If you’re looking for this check out “How to ADHD” great channel for adults!!! Like 90% of content is for adults! :)) she has ADHD herself! Her channel has helped me so much
1:02 great to know they invented a disease with such a broad category you could include every kid in world as having it.... I took add meds from kindergarten to highschool, it f u c k e d my stomach up and im like the shortest dude in my family, probably from having a bad appitite from taking literal meth.
I was having so much suicidal thoughts 10 years ago as a teenage, also suffered severe anxiety and mental disorder. I got diagnosed with ADHD, spent my whole life fighting ADHD. Not until my wife recommended me to psilocybin mushrooms treatment. Psilocybin treatment changed my life for better. I can proudly say i'm totally clean for 6 years and still counting. Always look to nature for solution to tough problems, Shrooms are phenomenal.
Can you help me with the reliable source 🙏. I'm 56 and have suffered for years with addiction, anxiety and severe ptsd, I got my panic attacks under control myself years ago and they have come back with a vengeance, I'm constantly trying to take full breaths but can't get the full satisfying breath out, it's absolutely crippling me, i live in Germany. I don't know much about these mushrooms. Really need a reliable source!! Can't wait to get them
YES sure of mycologist Pedroshrooms. I have the same experience with anxiety, addiction. Mushrooms definitely made a huge huge difference to why am clean today.
I'm so very happy for you mate, Psilocybin is absolutely amazing, the way it shows you things, the way it teaches you things. I can not believe our world and our people shows less interest about it's helpfulness to humanity. It's love. The mushrooms heals people by showing the truth, it would be so beneficial for so many people, especially politicians and the rich who have lost their way and every other persons out there.
The world needs to recognize ADHD in adults is a real thing. People on the streets n stuff gotta stop playing street psychologist telling everyone ADHD folk are manic and ADHD doesn't exist. There are so many people out there expressing dangerous misinformation.
@@hollydowns2279 who’s Hilary? Is that what this man (who’s presenting the video) is called 🤷🏻♀️ and what do you mean, is he saying the adhd drugs are rigged? Rigged with what?
i agree. i was not diagnosed until my mid-late 30's when I went to my doctor to figure out why I was forgetful frequently and am grateful it was not dementia, which i feared
I decided not to use the 10 second button and chose instead to not retain much of the information. Why am I in the comments section again? If I need to reference this, I will rewatch later.
As someone with ADHD that has caused me to lose almost every job I've ever had I thank God people are taking this disorder seriously. Adderall has given me my life back and I finally moved out of my parent's house at age 34.
I wasn't diagnosed until i was in my 40's. I'm a little jealous of people who are diagnosed young. The disorder is for real and wreaks havoc on lives when left undiagnosed. I was the last one to know i had an issue. You did a great job on the vid. explaining the chemical mechanics of the disorder, and sometimes a gift.
3 extra points for the correct spelling/use of the phrase "wreak havoc".✨😃! You are among the rare few on the internet who understand the use of this phrase. It made my day and restored some faith in humanity. Thanks for ending my years long journey. ✌️👍 Be well.
Just diagnosed yesterday. 53 years old 😢 I'm so grateful we figured it out. I have been treated for depression and anxiety since age 16. I cannot wait to see how I do at work now 😃💪🫶
Take heart! I was just diagnosed in my 50s. Until the diagnosis, all I knew was that my whole life I have been thinking differently from most people (and have frequently had this pointed out to me). My co-workers would kindly describe me as "eccentric". Only in my fifth decade on earth did I find out why.
You need to chill with your clickbait thumbnail because it’s clearly targeting ADHD people, especially the titles too. You’re hurting more than helping.
Cjkavy have you even watched the videos or do you look at the titles and thumbnails then judge them, Because she researches her videos and also has a small team that helps when needed so maybe you should actually watch her videos or look at other videos that are way less helpful then hers then realize how much she really is helping
These stimulants can really make a world of difference for someone with adhd. I was luckily diagnosed pretty young. The difference was night and day, I went from failing in school to the top of my class. Now I’m in college and I can’t even comprehend how different my life would be if I’d never gotten diagnosed and medicated.
@@codelyoko363 sure! I started off with Adderall but had to stop taking that because it made me angry. Then I was put on Concerta and thats what I'm still on as an adult. It seems like any sort of brain meds take some trial and error to get the right one, and its different for each person.
@@potatolegs3505 I have a question for you, and thank you for sharing. I also take Concerta, now at 54mg/day after a year. It seems to work for a long time and then eventually I start to easily get distracted again and the focus starts to wear off much more, but I do not want to up my dosage. Compared to when you started to now, what are the differences after developing a tolerance to methylphenidate? I still take it every morning and on the weekend I'll wait until almost noon, but I notice I'm way more tired than usual. I also take Klonopin and Suboxone and Gabapentin so I am tapering off of the Gabapentin otherwise it seems like it works quite well but my focus tends to fade away after 3-6 months of a dosage increase, although I'm quite certain it's the other medications interacting with it's effectiveness instead of just the Concerta. But, I'm not sure. So, dying to know.
I just wanted to use this as an opportunity to say if you're feeling a sense of desperation, whether that be in the form of depression, anxiety, or anything you feel like is holding you back in life, to talk to your doctor! You do not need to suffer through this alone, and you certainly should never feel like it is just "something you need to deal with." I've personally been diagnosed with ADD recently and it's taken me all this time to finally accept that it doesn't make me weak or pathetic to seek help for something that was clearly holding me back and damaging my work/personal relationships! Let's de-stigmatize mental health and de-stigmatize seeking help.
My entire self perception has shifted so dramatically in the two weeks since I was prescribed ADHD medicine. I can function and am so much more competent and I no longer resent myself for not being able to function the way I wanted to. I feel like a completely new person and I’m so so grateful my doctor took a chance with me and prescribed me this medicine.
My family and I knew I probably had some adhd sinds I was young. But as I did very well at working around the common simptoms we never got me diagnosed. It wasn't untill I was 20 and finally going to the doctor to talk about my lack of energy (witch had been a problem to the point of missing school sinds the start of highschool) that I got my adhd diagnosis and discovered a lack of energy can be a simptom of adhd. Medication really changed my life for the better. I don't have to call in sick anymore for lack of energy and I even have enough energy left to get together with friends every once in a while!
Fun fact when i was about 6 my teacher thought i had adhd and said my parents should take me to a doctor to check I out. My parents instead just ignored it. So for years I just thought I was broken. I drank a lot of coffee cause it was the only thing that seemed to even me out enough to function in class.
Big pharma invented ADHD as a diagnosis and works with the schools to push drugs to kids. It's fuckin sick and kids started on stimulants young have been shown to have a higher percentage drug abuse when older and also incarcerated more often, among many other negative things
@@Kylemathews1 First of all, I think that your statement that pharma tries to push stimulants to kids is quite believable. However, be careful not to confuse correlation and causation, as you mentioned that kids put on these drugs have a higher likelihood of abusing drugs and committing crime. This could very well be because the kids that are given those drugs where problematic in the first place (which might be due to a variety of reasons, such as dysfunctional families) and therefore would have been problematic later in life anyway. That's an important distinction to be able to tackle the problem at the root cause.
Kitty you make a fair point but not in a sense correct. ADHD symptoms are mostly diagnosed is men because they are noticed by schools more despite a near equal true case ratio among the sexes. Females simply are more ditsy and out of it instead of hyperactive. The diagnosis can cause people to regress into the place they are looked at to be and not strive to better themselves. I improved myself through understanding that a contrived diagnosis is no excuse.
I get a lot of comfort out of learning more about ADHD. Having a real explanation for how and why my brain seems to function differently from most others' brings a big sense of relief.
I'm 22 and it's a little sad to learn about this now bc this information couldve helped me so much at any other point in my life. I was in kindergarten not understanding why I had trouble progressing at reading and math like the other kids and feeling like I wasn't good enough. the shame starts so early but it'd be so easy to explain this to kids. I had so many teachers early on who made me feel horrible for struggling with homework.
I'm 35',ADD wasn't "A thing" when I was a kid, so I went through school doing badly and thinking "why does everyone hate me?" instead. Trust me, I had extra tuition, special classes, counselling, parents limited my junk food intake you name it but after being diagnosed with ADD at 31 and prescribed Ritalin I saw a bigger improvement in 6 weeks than 6 years of non chemical intervention. You can take that "drugs are not the answer" attitude and stick it were the sun don't shine; for me Ritalin has been a life changing miracle. Edit; I honestly didn’t expect so many replies to this comment. Just to clarify, ADHD was a thing when I was growing up here in the UK,but it was “that thing that doesn’t exist and is just some excuse for bad kids that America has made up”. I’m sad to see from some of these comments that, for some people, nothing has changed.
I'm 18 and I've been dealing with ADD since I've had memory. I've hated how much it screws with my grades and I've always been so frustrated with it. I've taken a few different medications starting with focalin (gave me tachycardia when I already have a higher than average heartrate), vyvanse (did well but I grew a tolerance over a year), and now mydayis. It's ridiculous to me that there are people that don't believe ADD is a real disorder because it's very, very real to me
Apple Gherkin Hope things work out for you and your medication problem, soon. 23 now, but I was diagnosed senior year of high school and m a n, I remember the difference in grades soon as I started... Had 20mg Vyvanse at first too, on 25mg Adderall now which seems to do better (in my case at least.)
I was diagnosed with ADHD when I was 21, about 3 years ago. When I first got the Adderall prescription, it seemed like an absolute miracle drug, because I could finally pay attention to things (other than my own interests) for the first time in my life. On top of that, it almost elminated my depression and anxiety. Which was interesting, because the SSRI anti-depressants that I had been on never seemed to work for me at all. In fact, they just always made me feel sick and light-headed, so I stopped taking them, but the Adderall worked. Throughout my time in the public school system, I consistently got As in all of my science classes, but straight Ds in everything else, which confused my teachers for years. It was just because science actually interested me enough that I was able to pay attention to it. So, I guess, according to the theory talked about here, those classes were releasing high levels of dopamine for me, whereas everything else just simply wasn't arousing enough for my brain.
@@alanberkeley7282 Perhaps watch the video. I mean, you do understand that dopamine is a chemical, right? It's a neurotransmitter. Is that the thing you think I need proof for?
I'm 68 years old now, but aware growing up that I was somehow different than everyone else , my mom said "You just follow the beat of a different drummer". I struggled with most things in life except sports. Eleven years ago (at 57), I was diagnosed ADD, and was given a script for Adderall... It changed my life... All of sudden I could remember things in more detail, I could complete projects on time, I could finally study for a few hours without doing things in between, I could concentrate... My doctor told me this " If you think you're ADD (ADHD), there's a good chance you are"... Get checked out, it's never too late. Oh, as time goes on you DO acquire the same skills that non-ADD people use, so if you skip a dose here and there... you'll know what I mean.
Thank you for sharing your story, Nick! I too was diagnosed later on in life, although I was diagnosed as a child, my mom didn't trust the meds back then. My Vyvanse seems to help me a lot on good days. Other days, I just get far too focused on my phone or youtube, and before I know it, 5 hours went by and I got nothing done. Then the meds wear off and I feel extra unproductive. Been a roller-coaster ride lately and almost feel more symptomatic since starting medication. Ritalin made me sad and low. Vyvanse has been better but still not consistent 🤷♂
Once a girl in my class (back in primary) asked why I only copied 3 or 4 words at a time off the board. I looked at her funny, and she said "just remember more words each time". All cause I complained about getting dizzy from the constant head bobbing (fast writer, tiny working memory; not a good mix). I looked at her like she had three heads, thinking "other people can remember more than 3 large words at a time? What?! Am I stupid?!".
Just remember that pharmaceutical companies have billions. They have no issues paying sci-show and people in the comment sections to promote their drugs.
@@BigMac4459 lol coming from someone who has legitimate adhd. adhd medication is the only thing that lets me function properly, it's not a conspiracy theory or something dumb like that
Based on my personal experience with ADD and Adderall, this makes sense. I can relax and even go to sleep while using this medication. (I have it prescribed, so please don't worry about drug abuse). I would get bored very easy, as a child, although I was interested in things, I just couldn't stay focused on it, and I would get very frustrated. I always scored very well on the IQ tests, but I could not apply my intelligence. What really caused me difficulty was/is, behaviors that some considered a behavioral issue. It causes many issues, especially as a child, due to my issues being attributed to being a bad kid. What was worse, my parents were told what was going on, even being involved with my therapy. There were many suggestions made by my psychiatrist, but never followed through. I had a terrible time during elementary school, all of the way into high school. My father could be very mentally and emotionally abusive. There was some times that involved him being physically abusive. I was a truly good kid, a good 'egg', being my term that describes an individual that was born as a wonderful child. It was a difficult time, because I couldn't understand why teachers and my parents were mean to me. I wanted to attend school wearing a suit and tie, as well as a brief case. I was picked on as a child. Often. I just couldn't understand. As an adult, who was also sexually abused, I suffer fron PTSD, which I am dealing with pretty well. This wasn't always true. As I got older I pushed so much down I eventually turned drugs to cope. Around 24, I made a decision to use heroin in an effort to deal with life. I grew up looking like Opie Taylor, and having a very similar view of the world. No one guided me through life, only getting any 'guidance' when I was in trouble. I loved to learn, I wanted to do well, but I just couldn't. I am under the impression that my father didn't really like me for being unable to be tough. I am now picking up the pieces, along with an awesome support system that includes 'professionals' but they are great! No one who I know has ever taken any time to understand me. I am a very empathetic person, which is a double edged sword.
I wan't diagnosed until adulthood. My mom asked how I could be sure it was the correct diagnosis. I reminded her of ALL the mornings she got my sister and me ready for school, and it was _always me_ who was daydreaming, dancing around with only one sock on while everyone else was ready to go. Not once or twice, but EVERY morning. "Why can't you just be ready on time like everyone else?" was a thing I cried about a lot as a kid. I didn't know why either. I'm just glad that as an adult, I can manage to put the rest of my clothes on before leaving the house.
My grandma used to give me coffee as a kid cause that's what her grandma did with my great-uncle since that's how they used to calm down super hyper kids in the 30s (and I imagine before that)
@@adrianhenry3636 lol. That explains my grades in primary school... I stopped drinking much coffee when I turned 14 and so did my grades go down... So amazing.
I unknowingly selfmedicated with caffeine pills. I didn't know I had ADHD, I only knew I was sick and tired of drinking caffeinated soft beverages or coffee to work better, and caffeine pills seemed like a clever way of getting the caffeine without being forced to also have all those sugary soft drinks or crappy coffee (I couldn't afford good quality coffee). I didn't realize other people's "better while on coffee" was importantly different from mine...
Omg same. My school did not allow anything but water in class but a math teacher told me I could bring coffee into class because it seemed to mellow me out more and allow me to focus. She was one of the first teachers to tell me a may have ADHD and should be tested for it
1:23 I think that's a very solid theory. One of the main problems I have with ADHD is the constant task switching to keep my brain stimulated. One second I'm playing videogames, the next I'm outside doing so gardening, the next I'm doing some exercise, the next I'm listening to music, and so on. I always want to be doing something, I can't just sit still. Like I went to dinner with my family last night and whilst they're all able to keep their focus on the people at the table and have conversations, I can't do that because my heads constantly on a swivel looking around me absorbing what is going on in the world. There's never a silent moment in my brain, even when trying to go to sleep I'm constantly thinking about scenarios and other types of stuff, and even after I get to sleep I have very vivid lucid dreams.
Is this an example of hyperactivity? I do not even like to hang out with friends anymore due to me noticing a napkin falling and pointing it out impulsively... it is mentally exhausting talking to people. Trying to keep focus is exhausting enough!
There might be a bit more to it. For example, in school you don't learn how the world actually works (man-made world or physical world). Where are real estate records kept (or any public record)? How do you look up laws? What public licenses and certificates exist and what do they allow you to do? These are just a few questions but this list is almost endless. Instead people are required to read things like Great Expectations, Catcher in the Rye, To Kill a Mocking Bird, Hamlet, etc... All of these things fall under the category of entertainment, yet they are presented not as entertainment but something scholarly to be cherished, and also sources of morality. I'm going to pick on mathematics for a moment because its an easy target. When you get a homework assignment that involves doing 50 similar quadratic formula problems, you pretty much have to be brain-dead to get enough dopamine to actually complete such an assignment. It's a waste of time and does not improve math ability after the first few problems. If you don't do it you might get told you are being lazy, you are not applying yourself, you have a problem with authority, etc... but the reality is that it is 100% a waste of time and does not improve math ability. And here is what is really critical: There are THOUSANDS of problems that DO actually improve math ability, but 99% of the public never encounters them. It's hard to pick an example of one of these problems that A) does justice to the thousands of such problems that exist and B) fits in a TH-cam comment, but I'll try. The following is a tricky problem but a 3rd grader could understand the solution: For any sequence of 10 digits, is there guaranteed to be a consecutive group of them whose sum is a multiple of 10? For example the sequence of digits 5, 9, 7, 2, 9, 5, 1, 1, 2, 5 contains a consecutive group whose sum is a multiple of 10 because 2 + 9 + 5 + 1 + 1 + 2 = 20. Is this true for every sequence of 10 digits? Yes. Consider all of the partial sums: S0 = 0 S1 = 5 = 5 S2 = 5 + 9 = 14 S3 = 5 + 9 + 7 = 21 S4 = 5 + 9 + 7 + 2 = 23 S5 = 5 + 9 + 7 + 2 + 9 = 32 S6 = 5 + 9 + 7 + 2 + 9 + 5 = 37 S7 = 5 + 9 + 7 + 2 + 9 + 5 + 1 = 38 S8 = 5 + 9 + 7 + 2 + 9 + 5 + 1 + 1 = 39 S9 = 5 + 9 + 7 + 2 + 9 + 5 + 1 + 1 + 2 = 41 S10 = 5 + 9 + 7 + 2 + 9 + 5 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 5 = 46 Note that the sum of any group of consecutive digits can be expressed as the difference between two of the partial sums. For example 2 + 9 + 5 + 1 + 1 + 2 = (5 + 9 + 7 + 2 + 9 + 5 + 1 + 1 + 2) - (5 + 9 + 7) = S9 - S3. And the difference between any two partial sums will be a multiple of 10 if the partial sums have the same last digit. For example S9 - S3 = 41 - 21 = 20. Since there are 11 partial sums but only 10 possibilities for a last digit (in other words there are more partial sums that possible last digits), then at least two of the partial sums must have the same last digit, and this gives a consecutive group of digits whose sum is a multiple of 10. So, while you are doing 50 similar quadratic formula problems in 11th grade, there are 3rd graders in special schools doing 50 problems of this caliber, and not all of them similar. So, yeah, you should feel "bored" doing those 50 similar quadratic formula problems. But it's so so SO much more beyond just being "bored". You are being shafted if the face, but they pacify people by telling people that they are "not applying themselves". None of this is an accident by the way.
I wouldn't say it was like that at all. Not for me anyway. Boredom is the opposite issue. I have too much to do because I have several things going at once. Housework is a good example. I'll start in one room of the house, then shortly after I'll start the kitchen and so on. By the end of it I've done a little bit of something in every room but not actually completed any of them.
I did the exact same thing, lol. I just left a comment saying that it took me twice as long to watch this video because I kept realizing I wasn't paying attention and having to rewind it.
Almost my entire life till my mid 30"s I was put on practically every depression med...I knew since preteen that something was always off but could never FIX IT and just got used to suffering everyday. I had truly crushing anxiety and it only got worse as I aged to the point of not going out (besides work till I would just quit...over and over and over from impulsion) for only if I absolutely needed something that I couldnt go without. At this point that is almost like a bad dream....from truly complete destruction of my life from anxiety to now almost seeing that as another person....Once I came to the end of taking and trying practically all the depression meds possible I just accepted it "is what it is". Anytime adhd and medication came up I was told it would likely amplify my anxiety....HOW WRONG EACH AND EVERY SINGLE DOCTOR WAS...Except for one Psych.... I will always remember taking the very first dose of adderall and at 37 years of age...within minutes I started to cry....I was walking down the road and said out loud to myself "Its Over"....I knew as soon as it started working everything for the first time in all those years FELT NORMAL....Not anxious, not depressed, not tired, not the complete lack of hope...NORMAL. It was all I ever wanted. Before I saw that Doctor I told myself "This is the last stop, if this doesnt work I dont wanna live no more" After 30 some years I was so worn down from fighting everyday....I had given up and was ready to leave...for good. But that last attempt did work, and all the destroyed family relationships slowly started to improve when DAY AFTER DAY AFTER DAY people began to see "HE IS NOT THE SAME PERSON". It truly was a gigantic personality shift....and it couldnt have been anything else....Im very grateful to of had the suffering stop basically overnight.....I do look back and wish I and the professionals would of figured it out far earlier....I sacrificed practically everything until, then....Missed out on College and so many other things I absolutely would have done if I had known....But....BETTER LATE THEN NEVER. Mental illness can be brutal...In the end we are really still in the infancy stage as far as medications for it etc....KEEP YOUR HEADS UP.
That’s powerful. Thank you for sharing. I’m sorry you almost gave up before you finally got answers and help. I’m glad you finally found the right medication to help. I’m 52, just now realizing i have it and hoping to start medicine soon. I want to feel more normal and able to function and not feel like everything is so damn hard. Like I’m a failure at everything. The adhd diagnosis gives me hope and better options
After struggling my entire life, I finally took the courage to see a doctor to discuss my symptoms. After trial and error with meds, I am now in 20mg ritilan twice a day. My life has completely changed. This is a great explanation video! Thank you!
@@chrisk1489my Ritalin usually works for a day of school, around 8 hours and slowly Fades as the day progresses. That’s why I use medikinet as an extra „booster“ for either homework/studies or the later hours of school:)
I've read the comments so far and have decided to throw my hat in the ring, as someone going 22 years since being diagnosed. I wanted to say this to those that keep repeating that treatment shouldn't be a pill, but teaching better coping mechanisms, learning strategies, etc. At least in my state, a child cannot be prescribed medication without seeing a psychiatrist and a therapist. I was required in my early years to see a therapist 1-2 times a month, then once a month after the first couple of years. This was in the late 1990s. The pill was used as a tool/treatment, but only one part of it. I also learned how to cope with my disorder outside of medication. I've learned these strategies. I've used them both on and off medication. I can tell you right now that I personally haved lived a better life while on medication, and it doesn't affect my health in a negative way. It is a huge pain in the *ss all the hoops I have to go through to receive medication, but I wanted to say that it's no longer just prescribed and forgotten. I think that's changed in the past 10 years so that misdiagnosing doesn't happen as often. I was fortunate. Those coping mechanisms helped me early on, especially when I was diagnosed with autism at 17. ADHD is real, but it's different for each person.
Thank you for sharing your story! I postponed medicating my son because of the unfounded stigma against it. We have tried nearly everything; hundreds of hours of therapy, developmental pediatricians, psychologists, psychiatrists, behavioral therapists, behavioral modifications, diet changes, routine changes, going completely screen less, buying all kinds of gadgets and gizmos that claim to help, and nothing worked. It got to the point that he wasn't able to focus on things he enjoyed. Finally we started him on the lowest dosage of concerta and it's been like night and day. He's able to relax and focus doing things he loves, like reading, drawing and writing stories. When he came home from school the first day on medication and told me he was so happy because he was able to focus in school and learn about volcanoes without having to take a break, I cried. I felt (and still feel) so guilty for waiting so long before deciding to try medication. The only side effect he's had is an increased appetite (which I'm thankful for as he's pretty thin and a very picky eater). It's actually made him more open to trying new foods!
Himani it's so unfortunate that there's so much misinformation on ADHD and the medication. No we're not trying to drug our children into submission because they're being normal energetic kids. If you haven't I highly recommend the "30 essential ideas" series of videos by Russell Barkley, here they are in a playlist, it's long but so very informative! th-cam.com/video/BzhbAK1pdPM/w-d-xo.html
Himani Vakarian That part about not being able to focus on even things that you loved is what gave me the final push towards my diagnosis. I had been searching for answers as to why I felt different than my peers off and on, for about ten years. I don't remember what search terms that I finally used to find my answers but I remember where I found them. That was the Reddit sub r/ADHD, I started reading various posts on it and there were and are still so many familiar situations and feelings described there. I had finally found it, and it wasn't bipolar disorder, schizophrenia or even just chronic depression for which I had been prescribed medications for by Psychiatrists in the past. None of those medications worked as well for me as even just a little independent research and eventually with help from my mother and sister a diagnosis and CBT from a Therapist that was very knowledgeable about ADHD partly because he too had it. After getting my diagnosis from him, I was able to use a document that he provided me upon request that provided a record of his diagnosis of ADHD-Primarily Inattentive and some comorbidities, to aid in getting a diagnosis from a Psychiatrist. It was quite the wait to even get an appointment with the psychiatrist which isn't uncommon, so I wanted to have that record to help ensure that I wasn't once again misdiagnosed. Luckily it worked out and I soon started taking 10 mg Adderall XR, the low end dosage to check for side effects. I noticed reduced mental noise which helped me focus and a lessened craving for constant stimulation on my first dose, which didn't last too long but that wasn't the point though, we were checking for side effects. There weren't any negative side effects which was good. Anyways I have lost sight of where I was going with this comment and feel like I am rambling, so I am going to wrap this up.
I'm a mess without medication. My moods are all on the extremes (super happy, depressed or angry), incredibly inattentive and a host of other quirks. My ability to think clearly only comes from the medication. Coping mechanisms have never really worked for me unless I go home and seperate myself from people.
I’m 47 and since I was young in the 80’s adhd wasn’t looked at and Adderall wasn’t a thing so I went undiagnosed until a month ago. I just started taking Adderall with a prescription from my doctor and I can say whoa I was honestly using about 5% of my brain. I’m so grateful I only wish I knew sooner
Wow. Just wow! To think, with my level of intelligence... And being able to finally use more than 5% (honestly feel like I'm functioning at 1 or 2% with my chronic illnesses)... I cannot wait to be properly medicated!
I've been told most of my life that I almost definitely have ADHD, but I've never been diagnosed. I'm autistic, and doctors often don't take me seriously because I "mask" and that makes me present as "not that bad". I'm hoping to be able to get a new psychiatrist soon who actually believes me.
I was diagnosed with adhd, I can believe it due to me getting distracted... a lot. However I choose not to take the pills because when I was diagnosed they gave me an extremely simple test (I was young) and then gave the paperwork. I personally think they were just trying to sell me pills rather than make sure I actually have it. Sadly adhd and add is over prescribed and too many people get addicted and end up giving themselves add because they become dependent
@@dontaskdonttell_ You are absolutely spot on. My brother has been professionally diagnosed with both aspergers and ADD. I was diagnosed myself with ADD many years ago, and have also wondered if i myself might have aspergers. The thing is, i don't have the typical traits of it. I am very good socially, i am very empathetic and i can put myself in the shoes of someone else. On the other hand i can be sensitive to noise, which is a trait of aspergers. Is it possible to have mild aspergers?
@@chrisk1489 possibly. Some things aren't as simple as you either have it or you don't. It's probably a spectrum, just like autism is a spectrum. Some people are considered high functioning while others are more severe
I was diagnosed at 19 after being a burnt out honors student. After a gap year, I've finally decided to try out medication because I know I can do so much better because my attention is what's holding me back. This is my first day on adderall!
You just described me. I'm thinking of going on medication cause even after a gap year and in my first year on uni, I'm struggling. Are you still taking adderall? How is it? I'm feeling a little hopeless right now so knowing it worked for someone similar to me would really help.
@@TessG9107I'm not the OP but I can tell you that I got diagnosed at 25 and was open to being medicated, and it IMMEDIATELY changed my life. I started on vyvanse (problematic, didn't have an appetite so I dropped 30 pounds in 3 months, friends started asking me if I was ok lol that doesn't happen to everyone though), then tried concerta, and finally settled on non-stimulant Straterra since my doctor thinks I'm too affected by dopamine, and dude it is wild how different everything is now. My house is clean, when before you couldn't Even see the floor. I don't buy as many things impulsively, so my finances are way better managed, I don't call off work because of depressive/lethargic reasons anymore. It's wild. I'm female, if that helps at all. I hope you have access to get medicated if that's what you want, and I wish you the best!
Addreal has been the best thing I’ve done for myself. I’m 33 and have always been against certain medication and for the longest time treated my attention issues and lack of motivation organically but that only can do so much. Started with 10mg and it’s improved my life and not looking back. Yes I may become dependent and I am ok with that.
@@kennyhumble3699 You can add me on Facebook and ill keep you updated. Same name and profile picture. Also the day I got diagnosed i found an amazing Facebook group called ADHD & chill . I didn't expect to find an entire army of people just like me. They talk about things openly so definitely give it a try! It's comforting and its great to get advice.
Hands down, the best description of ADHD I've ever seen. Very thorough (as usual) and very concise. I learned a little bit more about how the neurotransmitters work, as well! Thank you!
When I was in 1st grade The school advised my parents that I should be held back a year And maybe do summer school my mother refused and decided to get me a tutor the tutor told her that I know the information I just didn't want to do it and rather be doing something else 2nd grade was almost as bad as 1st grade. They were convinced that I was a special education student So for an hour and a 1/2 of every day I would go to a special education I felt so out of place I thought the reason I was there was to help the other kids learn so I would walk around trying to teach the other kids basic math and reading skills. Many many Doctor and therapist visits later I was Diagnosed as and ADD/ADHD child. and prescribed Adderall and sent to 3rd grade with a teacher who specializes in students with learning disabilities , she followed the same class to 4th grade . I went from a D&F student to straight A's all the way through 9th grade Even making the top 10% in the state in the math portion of the Texas standardized test . That's when I decided I'm not gonna take adderall anymore not exactly sure what it was doing and my grades suffered dramatically .
Sooo many of the kids in my school's Special Ed class were just kids with unmedicated ADHD, and they were honestly held back by the classes rather than helped by them (in the same spirit with what you said). As for me in middle school, I was getting good enough grades but hated the normal classroom setting. I had undiagnosed ADHD. Guess where they wanted to send me.
Once I began taking Vyvanse for my inattentive ADHD it felt like I finally was experiencing the real world, and I saw the beauty in everything. Before having my medication I would: CONSTANTLY forget things within the span of a minute, lose my train of thought, have a lack of drive to do things that I know I would enjoy, quickly lose interest in the things that I enjoy...and it made me strongly feel as if I was 1) a sociopath and 2) a complete moron... Initially when I started taking my medication it quickly began working, even at the first dose. Feeling and processing everything correctly and actually getting all of that mental feedback was overwhelming in a positive sense...I finally felt ALIVE. Can not express how truly grateful I am to live in a time where I dont have to suffer the curse of having a crippling mental disorder such as ADHD...and even writing this I'm nearly shedding tears.
Thanks for this! I started my meds last week and was really hesitant to numb myself out or make things in my head go faster. I was surprised when all it really did was let me finally get chores done without having to walk myself through every excruciatingly small step. "Stimulant" kind of makes sense now
I used to take Adderal to help with my ADHD, but around 11-12, I was taken off rather abruptly after moving in with my dad. My dad has ADHD, but he doesn’t take proper medicine for it, getting stoned to treat his ADHD. My step mom are one of those people who believes that people with ADHD ‘grows out of it’ and in turn, refuses to give me medicine, which affects my memory, my moods, and even my grades. After removing my medicine, my memory has gone down hill to the point where it’s hard to remember what someone said second after they said it, something. That didn’t start until a couple of years ago. People don’t understand how badly ADHD affects people and how serious it really is.
Ask them if you can drink coffee or look into mucuna pruriens. Coffee gives you a little hit of dopamine and mucuna is an extract from a bean that has pure l-dopa. I get it from a local whole foods or vitamin shoppe. L tyrosine is an amino acid that converts to dopamine in the brain. Also found at a health foods store.
Cole McRae Coffee has a reverse effect on me. Caffeine makes me super sleepy, so it wouldn’t do much. I’ll ask about the Mucuna, though. I doubt they’ll allow it, though. They work in Pharma, so they’ll most likely know what’s up if I ask.
Not trying to start anything here, but god how does getting stoned help with your dad's adhd. Freaks me out if he's driving though. I drive a manual / "stick"? transmission car as the extra attention required actually helps me stay focused on driving - does that mean he's driving stoned T_T
@@PureCoKayne for some people cannabis is a stimulant. It raises dopamine and norepinephrine and for someone with adhd, it would have a focusing effect. Increased norepinephrine from cannabis may explain anxiety and paranoia for those effected this way.
I was just going to say, thank you so much for the clear, confident, factual, well rounded explanation-it’s exhausting having ADHD and dealing with the stigma but people like you help to spread the truth! Thank you 🙏🏻 (I’m so glad to see these explanations because before you almost had to go on a hunt to find all the facts, it’s a relief to see them all here-together and sorted in a manner we can understand) 👍🏻
Every video by this channel is so well thought out and informative. I recently received an ADHD diagnosis and was prescribed medication and this has given me a much better idea of what's happening in my head. Thanks so much and please keep it up with the amazing content!
Thank you for explaining what is wrong with my brain and why my prescribed medication helps improve it. For me, listening to a massive quantity of podcasts also helps, though it helps most if they are only mildly interesting so I have 1 thing to tune out rather than trying to tune out the entire world, an impossible task for me.
I Listen to music in languages that I don't understand, when I work. It makes the tuning out easier. Furthermore it may help rising those dopamine levels. I don't know why exactly it helps, but it's the only way I can work in a big office with many people.
Yep! That's how I got into kpop (and eventually other languages too)! Upbeat, but can't understand the language so I'm energized but not distracted by 1) picking apart the lyrics since idk what they are 2) whatever else it is that I can't hear because of the music.
Part of it is how ADHD is a name based on the external symptoms, not what its actually like. As Hank explains, most symptoms are related to executive function. Before I take my meds each day, I can actually focus on nothing for a bit and actually sit still. The problem is, I can't control it. So yeah I can stand and look calm, but I don't want to be there. When I'm medicated, I need a minimum amount of stimulation to focus. But I can actually chose what I focus on, as long as I hit the minimum amount while medicated.
Brilliant video breaking it down. My son has recently been diagnosed with ADHD, and we are in the process of getting him help. I was a but skeptical about drugs medication but this explains the mechanism of how they work.
Love how i got here because I'm procrastinating after not taking meds for adhd today, I've got like 7 youtube tabs open and im flipping between each of the, as i get bored halfway through each video.
That 7 tabs thing is me on a daily basis. Im getting diagnosed as soon as lockdown ends (already got screened 3 years ago and positive results for adhd, but never got the diagnosis due to money)
This is a great explanation for why it took so long for me to find a combination of medications that worked. I was diagnosed with Bipolar 2 (prior to getting my ADHD diagnosis recently) and a few different mood/anxiety disorders. The fact that my brain doesn't feel like it has to race all the time anymore and get distracted by my anxieties is such a breath of fresh air. Also, I would love to see a video on the correlation between anxiety and ADHD. I have found that a lot of my overthinking and anxiety attacks stem from the fact that I sometimes can't focus on certain things or hyperfocus on things (primarily when I don't take my ADHD medication).
Good short video about the most common stimulant meds, and a good way to quickly get across info to someone who doesn't know what stimulants are! I did just want to point out that not all people with ADHD turn to their outward environment to try and stimulate brain activity. Some of us with the inattentive subtype will turn towards daydreaming habits instead. So from the outside we just look very spacey and off in our own world.
Thanks for having the text on screen for me to follow as you talked off the statistics, research results and explanations. It really helped me take it all in.
Arousal Theory: I am under-aroused - you've bored my brain into sleep-mode, so Im dazing off and inattentive. Just not by this video. A lack of dopamine would explain the fascinating link between ADHD and odd forms of depression.
What an awesome video! As someone diagnosed with ADHD, sometimes I forget why I can’t finish a damn course and graduate. There’s always something more important that catches my attention. 😣
I’m almost 26 and waiting on my own ADHD assessment early next year if all goes well (and have been waiting for some time). I honestly can’t wait because while I’m working on all the skills that can be taught like mindfulness, I’m still missing something and suffering for it badly. Here’s hoping that if I’m diagnosed, the medication is what helps to finally get things working well so that I can function decently most of the time instead of only once every so many days. I was diagnosed at 18 with ASD after a long and very hard school life despite being an at times high achiever, and never would have got my degree if not for the help that diagnosis provided. Still, it’s painful to know I might have struggled even less if this part of me had also been known then, but many of us are still held back by stereotypes of what we or others think ADHD is, especially for girls or those already seen as neurodivergent. Awareness REALLY needs to improve.
After all these years, someone explained with science how my brain works! I always had ADD, I always knew I was 'daydreaming' too much, but because I had good grades, my parents did not see a problem. But when I got to college, where half the classes did not interest me, my ADD slapped me in the face. I'm finally diagnosed, finally medicamented, and Vyvanes is helping so much! I feel happier in general, more focused and able to filter stimuli without outside help, like putting on headphones to isolate myself in music, always helped me. What is funny is, I take Vyvanes for my ADD and my partner takes Concerta for his ADHD (He's not physically hyperactive, his brain is).
nicely done video! how did the meds become such a "study-drug"? i always wondered that. the sad and repulsing thing about the topic is visible in the comment section(( why do so many people say "ADHD is a fake disease" when they have no idea about the the disorder or how it is living with it?
Not a disease. It’s just who you are in your own unique way. We’re not wired to sit at a desk reading and regurgitating information all day whether at school or work. And the stimulants the pharmaceutical companies are pushing is not a long term solution.
not only a chemical imbalance, but a literal imbalance in brain shape. there are dozens of symptoms that are very hard to ignore. with how much ADHD has prevented me from pursuing projects and doing basic chores on my own, I would want meds even if i didn't need them to meet everybody's expectations. so yeah. they are the _only_ long-term solution.
Thank you so much for talking about this in such a well informed manner. Too many people do not understand what happens in the brain of someone with ADHD. I hope more people see this and understand why the medication we take is so important.
Okay well this validates me SO MUCH. I've been diagnosed with ADHD since I was 9, and was only recently prescribed Adderall (back in October I think?), and it has helped more than I ever imagined or anticipated. Most people in my life have encouraged and shared in my success! Unfortunately, one family member had an over-cautious reaction to the news, coming off as worried and upset rather than trusting or happy for me. They explicitly equated it to street drugs, and seemed to totally disregard every good thing I'd just told them just to jump to expressions of concern. This person has a history of downplaying my Aspergers, so it's unsurprising they did it for my ADHD too, but it still crushed me. We talked it out later and they apologized and said they are happy for me and should have led with that. I was hoping their general attitude would change, but just like how they've been with the Aspergers my whole life, they still give off an air of disbelief or minimization when I talk about it. It's made me super self-conscious and feel like I have to somehow "justify" why I'm using it. The fact of the matter is, I don't have to justify anything further. I am diagnosed, it is prescribed, I've not become addicted, and it is helping me. That should be the end of story. But given this family member's propensity to say things like "everyone gets socially awkward sometimes" or "everyone has trouble focusing sometimes", plus their initial response to the news and their continued subtle attitude about it, it just seems like they're worried that I'm exaggerating things or something. That they don't really believe the ADHD affects me "that much" (again with the Aspergers, they once said, quote, "you're not *that* autistic"). That they think I'm taking it out of proportion and don't really need the meds, and am essentially taking them to gain some kind of "enhanced" abilities the way a street user might. So I'm caught in a double bind. I feel like I need to make it clear just how much it's helped me, in order to illustrate just how many problems were there that I never even realized until the medication made them suddenly go away. But that I also need to present it in such a way that doesn't sound like I'm functioning like a superhuman now, because I'm absolutely NOT. Things that are new and INCREDIBLE to me are things like being able to read a page without zoning out or having to re-read every 4th sentence 7 times. That is super basic functioning, but it feels superhuman to me. Regardless, talking to this person about any of this constantly makes me feel insecure and puts me on the defensive. Back to how this video has objectively validated me: 1. The fact that I DO experience such extreme improvement in cognitive function, and after having low expectations. If it rarely results in mental improvement in people without ADHD, then this wouldn't have happened for me (something that the diagnosis alone should have been enough to prove). 2. It can't possibly be the placebo effect, because I am constantly surprised by the ways this medication affects my processing of information in daily life. I had expected only minor improvement in ability to ignore distractions, but it went beyond that and also improved my comprehension and experience of doing the work itself, as well as virtually eliminating all of my obstacles to reading that I've struggled with my whole life, and keeps showing up in small ways in daily life that I'd never realized were ADHD-related or even problems to begin with. I shouldn't have to prove the obvious to myself, or look to TH-cam videos to assuage my insecurities caused by this family member. But learning more about this medication does certainly still help. Perhaps I'll show my family member this video after this comment has had time to get buried haha. Thank you!
I 'hear' you!!! I feel your pain. I'm an empath--high functioning ADHD person. I need to improve the quality of my life. I'm 83. NO ONE recognized what I was dealing with--including me. As I've become aware of my being ADHD, I've recognized that aging has escalated the ADHD. Starting, and finishing!, anything has become a problem. So...do what you CAN to help the situation. Don't ignore it like I did [there was no alternative that I could see]. Deal with it. Get on with living...abundantly, happily and successfully. YOU CAN, IF YOU SO CHOOSE !!!
Haven't heard it explained like this before. I'm guessing our ancestral tribes absolutely needed a group with a varied level of tonic dopamine. Some to stay focused and unexcited by things, some to be intrigued by the tiniest distraction in their environment. The "ADHD" members were probably some of the most crucial; always hunting and looking out for intruders.
Pretty much this, a slower and group-centered rhythm to daily life and less rote/industrial style-work and these adhd issues largely become the necessary intangibles needed for a diverse group of humans to thrive together, as we have for thousands upon thousands of years. Take this same type of person, isolate him as an individual, make him do work that is divorced from nature and often rote or merely time-filling, and then further remove meaning by removing social/group-rhythm and replacing it with intentional distractions of media and consumption -- placed there to keep you going headlong down this vile path paved purely for the profit of a few...well heck, of course you need a stimulant to help you embrace that on the daily. It takes too much to live in modern life, we are part of other types of neurodivergent folks who feel this strongly. We have enough prosperity, thank you type A Protestant work ethic folks, but it's time to balance it out. Let's avg 3-5 hrs of work a day, have many more hours with our groups and our nature, and be able to live without the constant b.s. that is foisted upon us by rent-seekers: their very existence is proof of over abundance -- it is time to slow down and build equity for all while we do it.
I don't think it's a mental disorder either, but rather a natural state of being. What is unnatural is being stuck in a classroom or cubical for 6-10 hours.
I was somehow almost entirely fine my entire life without meds but im trying them now, in preparation for high school and they make a significant impact
As someone with adult ADHD, I can testify that I feel extremely different when I'm on meds. Doing chores, works and projects are no longer an annoyance. I'm more calm, focused and motivated. I wish these effects could last longer, but I'm happy to be able to get things done during the 10-12 hours my medication is on.
As someone diagnosed with ADHD back in, like, 1994, I can tell you exactly what my experience is. It's basically like a general lack of willpower. A lack of ability to take your brain and apply it directly to something of your choosing. Does this process suddenly require extra steps? Doesn't feel worth doing in the slightest. Cooking does it for me. Feels like a whole lot of effort for almost no reward. Like constantly feeling too "tired" to take your brain and direct it where you want. You sort of feel less like you are making things happen, and more like things are just happening to you. So if it's something uninteresting, you can't absorb anything from it if you tried. If it IS interesting and engaging, you are basically addicted to it right away. It is SUPER similar to depression, as I have both. Anhedonia is super common for me in both cases. So I'm on SSRI's for Serotonin, and started on Ritalin for the first time in 20 years, which takes care of Dopamine and Norepinephrine. You get used to what each one feels like. Serotonin basically feels like the edge is taken off of things. It keeps you from getting suddenly sad or angry or irritible. It doesn't make you feel "better" so much as it reduces how much you feel "bad". Dopamine is often misunderstood. In general, it feels like "engagement". LIke connection to the world around you. It isn't "reward" so much as it is "motivation". If you are running to the finish line, dopamine is highest leading UP to the finish line, not actually AFTER the finish line. Norepinephrine I have less experience with. It feels a bit like caffeine and can make me twitchy when it's high. But it would be general alertness I would say.
As someone who's about a year in on methylphenidate, I've noticed first hand what a tremendous difference it made for me personally. I have AuDHD, primary ADHD, and this made life bearable to me. But being the curious bean I am, I wondered how, exactly, do they help? This was a brilliant explanation that gave some insight into the matter. Thanks! :)
I take mydayis (which is an amphetamine) and I used to take Adderall. I've always wonder why stimulants make me less hyper because it seems so counter intuitive. Thanks for the answer.
Mary Murphy ayoo, I started mydayis back in January and it has been so much more effective than vyvanse. The only problems I've noticed, though, are the loss of appetite (not good for working out), the dry-mouth, and it's subjective but you know that straight-faced focus that makes you seem bored or irritated to others but you're not?
Apple Gherkin loss of appetite is a common side effect for amphetamines and it's one I get too. I counteract that by buying things like protein bars and instant breakfast. These are small things that are full of nutrients, so even if I can't eat to much food I still get the stuff I need. Dry mouth is something I have anyway, and the meds I take don't help with that. My advice would be to carry a water bottle around. I would also suggest carrying mints or gum spend, since sucking and chewing on things will produce more spit.
I’ve been diagnosed with ADHD since I was 8 (I am now 23), and have been taking medication ever since. Mainly Vyvanse (I’m not positive, but I believe I began taking it shortly after it was FDA approved). I’ve tried to go without it but it’s proven necessary for me to concentrate on anything for any given period of time. Some might say that’s a crutch, but I doubt they’d say the same about life saving HIV medication or insulin for diabetes (which is what it essentially is for my brain). I love to science based things about ADHD and things about it in general (as someone who has been diagnosed for the majority of her life, I particularly love How to ADHD because I can remember a lot of the things she mentions in regards to kids with ADHD). Thanks for this! 😊
@Ungregistered User That's a good one. www.withdrawal.net/learn/amphetamine-symptoms-side-effects-timeline/ As with any substance that disrupts your brain chemistry, chronic use WILL cause the brain to compensate for the changes, making it dependent on the drug in this new state, causing withdrawal once discontinued. It happens with antidepressants, with antipsychotics, with antiepileptics, Hell, even lithium will make you dependent on it, so there is no way a CNS stimulant inhibiting the reuptake of dopamine will not cause the brain to compensate.
You're just amazing man. I've watched so many of your videos to understand complex concepts and you cut through it like buttah. I just love your content.
So glad this is out there in light of some uh, iffy Netflix stuff out there. Stimulants really do work differently in people with adhd. My meds would keep someone awake for jittery hours, but for my brain they're the best way to get me to nap. I'm surprised snris weren't included too
It depends on the person. My son recently started taking the lowest dosage of Concerta and his appetite has been through the roof. He was a very sparse and picky eater before he started his medication.
I’ve been taking biphenton for a few years and it definitely cuts my apatite. I normally eat around 1600 calories a day on my meds, but when I don’t take them I munch close to 3000 (which is my norm 0.o) 15 yrs old, 6’0.5” and 202lbs
it depends on the person. For me when I was prescribed Adderall, at first I was just not feeling hungry or thinking about food. When I stopped taking it, I had gotten to the point where smelling or sometimes even just thinking about food made me want to vomit.
ADHD is a wild and powerful thing, and while it often feels like a curse, I've often found it to be a blessing as well. I once felt a bit conflicted about taking the medication that I was prescribed, since I thought I was hindering my natural gifts. I learned that no medication has really ever made me think exactly like a neurotypical person would, and that there are still qualities of ADHD that I like that manage to leak through. Being able to "hyperfocus" for hours on end is a superpower of ADHD that becomes enhanced by medication. I've also found that meds give me more mental 'inertia' i.e. I'm not as easily taken on wild thought tangents unless I intentionally permit them. There is no correct choice when it comes to whether or not to take meds just like when it comes to whether or not to wear glasses. It all depends on how well you are able to do what you want to do in life.
Adult here with ADHD. I love when I’m on my pills I can feel a huge difference in motivation, concentration and mood. I can manage to be off pills by coping skills I’ve developed over the years but it is still a constant struggle to be normal and productive like everyone else.
I’d like to add it is easy for me to get anxiety and fall into depressions for weeks when I am not in my meds. And if youre wondering why I am not always consistently on my pills you can thank the cost of American health care. Since what I take is a controlled substance I have to go every single month 80 dollars just to see a psychiatrist to get “approved” for my pills again. 80 dollars every month and 20 dollars for the pills at the pharmacy with insurance. 100 dollars a month isn’t always feasible for someone who is 23 with a family.
I’ve dealt with learning disabilities and adhd symptoms my whole life but wasn’t diagnosed until just recently at 20! I used to be so self conscious about my extra time and distraction reduced accommodations, people would tell me I was so lucky to get more time and others that would say it wasn’t fair and that I didn’t deserve my grade. Going into college I felt so ashamed to submit my accommodations and be seen as different again, so for the first semester I didnt use any of them and what happened? I fell way behind, rarely finished quizzes or tests and ended up failing my classes. Watching this video illustrates perfectly how resources like medication and accommodations are needed and level the playing field!!! Wish I could go back and tell my high school self to not be ashamed or feel undeserving of getting help. Thanks for putting out such an informative video on this!!
I have ADHD and stimulant meds are AMAZING. It's the only time where I don't struggle with "normal" things. Like, I can absolutely be exceptional in some niche thing without them, but I'll also be so burdened by chores, paperwork and being on time, that I can't even get to the things I'm actually good at 😢.
I'm 42, and earlier this year, I started dexamfetamine for a very late in life ADHD and ASD diagnosis. My boss at work (I'm a nurse) said I was noticeably improved in my performance. As in a lot less manic in appearance. I also feel more focused. Never had issues doing my job, but I always did it almost manic. Six months in, my life has improved so much that the thought of going back to my pre dex life it makes me almost teary. It's such a benefit to my life. I can not go back to how I was. It's life changing to me. Beyond how much I try to explain it. If I forget to take my 2nd dose during the day, I can definitely feel the difference as my first dose for the day passes its six hour half-life. Normally I feel it about 6.5-7 hours post dose.
I never realized how bad my innatentive ADD was until I took recreational methylphenidate and Suddenly was able to function normally! Don't recommend it but it got me a diagnosis and really helped with my life ultimately!
But when you have adhd and take meyhylphenidate, how do you know that it is normal? How do you know what is normal? I think i might have adhd or just short attention span but i don't know what normal is?
@@mr.knowitall5019 There are a few criteria for determining what is normal and healthy, such as being able to focus on a task for an extended period of time, talking in a structured and logical manner and being able to finish projects. It's best if you talk to your doctor if you think you have ADHD.
My children have ADHD and since adjusting their medication their grade went from D to a B B+! They are so productive in all they do 😊 I was also diagnosed after my babies and they help so much! I can do everything I've always wanted to without souch struggle!
Drug those little kiddies so that they will remain productive. Yea my mother did the same, led to substance abuse in later years, lack of dopamine production in my brain from the years of stimulant amphetamines ie controlled meth (Ritalin and Adderal) . Still trying to get my life in check and stop relying on meds and alcohol to make me feel alive. Thanks Mom....
They drug your entire family if they have to, as long as they make money and you're foolish enough to fall for it. They tricked you into think you were so they can give you pills that will make you sick. Kids are born they way they are and we shouldn't drug up our kids so they'll conform to the school system, maybe the school system is made wrong and should adapt to your child.
I have suffered from ADD my hole life, I was unmedicated for 17 years and I'm kinda mad at my parents and family for keeping me away from stimulants because they thought they were "hard drugs". Adhd medications have given me an chance at life which I know I wouldn't off had without them. Before I was on medication, I was outsider and considered myself stupid. I couldn't concentrate ever and would switch from one task to the other without finishing. These medications showed me what it's like to be normal. I understand that medications for this disorder are considered sketchy but if you have the conditions you react to these meds differently then say a friend who abuses them. They calm me down, I can even sleep on them and meditate. They need a better reputation and if you struggle from ADD or ADHD you should definitely give them a shot. You'll be surprised how useful they are
"Now you feel bad because I thanked you for something you didn't do. So now you *have* to subscribe." Well played, SciShow Psych, well played. ;-) [I was already subscribed, btw.]
Way better video than the one ASAPscience did. This actually explained things incredibly well. ASAPscience basically said "lol Adderall is meth and ADD might be a super power?"
Wow, I went undiagnosed way too long. I just now realized from learning about dopamine levels, there was an obvious symptom of ADHD I had years ago. After extremely pleasurable and adrenaline inducing activities, a huge wave of despair would wash over me, I suppose because it was over. It was so scary and confusing I tried to ignore the feeling and distract myself in some way.
I was diagnosed at 27. I was so scared that Concerta18 would change me. A psychiatrist prescribed it to me and I met with my family doctor about it. My doctor at the time failed to explain to me how it works. He was mainly concerned about the side effects and risk of addiction. I have been on this medication for 8 months now (I also changed doctors) and Concerta has changed my life. There is no metaphor that draws an adequate comparison to how i was functioning then versus now. The thought of being on a medication for potentially the rest of my life scares me though. I am working through the fears and self placed stigma. I am so fortunate that I have access to this medicine. If you're reading this, it is my sincere hope that you are properly diagnosed and receive the medication you need. Try different kinds and different dosages. It is so worth it! I believe in you!
Ken Mabie - FIND ME ON BITCHUTE good ole Snopes. www.snopes.com/fact-check/work-of-fiction/ read the full thing, it's not as blatent as your cherry picked quote. Here they are arguing that it is greatly over diagnosed and over medicated however. Which I don't disagree with, especially in children.
I wish I was given these when I was younger. My parents got sacred into not giving them to me and I wonder how different my life could have been if they did. Adderall is a wonderful thing.
Found out I have ADHD at age 49! That explains why the few times I tried any kind of amphetamine, for fun, it did nothing. I always thought it was a placebo and my friends were all just _acting_ high.
ADHD: The world is your drug. I absolutely struggle with myself about this, but I'm glad that I now know what's happening. I usually drink water while or eat food before getting back to what I'm doing. I listen to music that's familiar or has lyrics your brain doesn't perk up to (think Jack Stauber or Jamaican dancehall) to account for my attention or block out other noises. I wouldn't recommend using music when trying to learn something tho. I actually had a very productive day today for what I'm on (I take 300mg Gingko Biloba a day).
Sooooo it's a little weird how a random science show on TH-cam summarizing how ADHD meds work also managed to do a better job describing how I feel than... just about anything else I've seen attempt to describe ADHD. But a lot of that is probably how focused on hyperactivity everything tends to be, when I'm inattentive type (previously just ADD).
I remember the last time I had my ADHD measured. It was some kind of tests with beeps and numbers and mouse clicks. (Edit: looks like that's called the IVA-2.) The psychologist asked me how well I thought I did. I said that it was really difficult, but that I think I only missed two or so of the signals. Apparently I did so much worse than that. :D
I'm a 78 year old who has had A.D.H.D since I was a young child. Of course back in those days A.D.D/A.D.H.D. wasn't even a gleam in a pharmaceutical executive's eye - so I was just an unruly child. When I was finally diagnosed in my early forties drugs were becoming available, but it took me a couple of years to find the right combination to reduce my problem with minimal side effects. Over the years since I have learned to control it enough to live a relatively normal life. What I did realize was that my A.D.D contributed greatly to my creative, high-speed thinking as a scientist, engineer, and inventor (9 patents). But a few years ago I realized something about my A.D.D - The A.D.D mind has a need to keep itself fully occupied and, when it’s not, it will turn to other thoughts to fill it up. So I took up things like speed reading and finding other minds like mine to talk with. This falls in line with your ideas I think.
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Finally an ADHD explanation that doesn't focus on children with ADHD.
Thanks SciShow!!!!
Amanda Picard this omg
If you’re looking for this check out “How to ADHD” great channel for adults!!! Like 90% of content is for adults! :)) she has ADHD herself! Her channel has helped me so much
Yaaaas! 😘💃🏾
Limitless
1:02 great to know they invented a disease with such a broad category you could include every kid in world as having it....
I took add meds from kindergarten to highschool, it f u c k e d my stomach up and im like the shortest dude in my family, probably from having a bad appitite from taking literal meth.
I was having so much suicidal thoughts 10 years ago as a teenage, also suffered severe anxiety and mental disorder. I got diagnosed with ADHD, spent my whole life fighting ADHD. Not until my wife recommended me to psilocybin mushrooms treatment. Psilocybin treatment changed my life for better. I can proudly say i'm totally clean for 6 years and still counting. Always look to nature for solution to tough problems, Shrooms are phenomenal.
Can you help me with the reliable source 🙏. I'm 56 and have suffered for years with addiction, anxiety and severe ptsd, I got my panic attacks under control myself years ago and they have come back with a vengeance, I'm constantly trying to take full breaths but can't get the full satisfying breath out, it's absolutely crippling me, i live in Germany. I don't know much about these mushrooms. Really need a reliable source!! Can't wait to get them
YES sure of mycologist Pedroshrooms. I have the same experience with anxiety, addiction. Mushrooms definitely made a huge huge difference to why am clean today.
I'm so very happy for you mate, Psilocybin is absolutely amazing, the way it shows you things, the way it teaches you things. I can not believe our world and our people shows less interest about it's helpfulness to humanity. It's love. The mushrooms heals people by showing the truth, it would be so beneficial for so many people, especially politicians and the rich who have lost their way and every other persons out there.
Where do I reach this dude? If possible can I find him on Google
Yes he's Pedroshrooms. I know few friends who no longer suffer ptsd and anxiety with the help of shrooms. Never had to take shrooms after then.
The world needs to recognize ADHD in adults is a real thing. People on the streets n stuff gotta stop playing street psychologist telling everyone ADHD folk are manic and ADHD doesn't exist. There are so many people out there expressing dangerous misinformation.
That is what they want ! So much information and misinformation ! What if Hillary had said it was rigged ? It is so easy to slander people these days
I agree
@@hollydowns2279 who’s Hilary? Is that what this man (who’s presenting the video) is called 🤷🏻♀️ and what do you mean, is he saying the adhd drugs are rigged? Rigged with what?
i agree. i was not diagnosed until my mid-late 30's when I went to my doctor to figure out why I was forgetful frequently and am grateful it was not dementia, which i feared
They are the same people who don’t believe vaccines are real and can treat diseases
As an ADHD person, the "go back 10 seconds" button is a godsend. Took me a while to get through this video lol but I loved it!
Hahaha. I got to 1:30, drifted away, came back, hit the 'back button a lot, then forced myself to stay focussed for 5 more minutes. Tried to...
we use subtitles as well
I dont know too much english, and i finished in15 min this video xD
I decided not to use the 10 second button and chose instead to not retain much of the information. Why am I in the comments section again? If I need to reference this, I will rewatch later.
i just don't bother anymore and let whatever i don't process go
As someone with ADHD that has caused me to lose almost every job I've ever had I thank God people are taking this disorder seriously. Adderall has given me my life back and I finally moved out of my parent's house at age 34.
Weight Loss Ninjas amen. It’s changed my life
Wow, that’s great I’m glad to here that man.
Hell yea! brings hope!
What dose are you on
ADHD isn't real
I wasn't diagnosed until i was in my 40's. I'm a little jealous of people who are diagnosed young. The disorder is for real and wreaks havoc on lives when left undiagnosed. I was the last one to know i had an issue. You did a great job on the vid. explaining the chemical mechanics of the disorder, and sometimes a gift.
3 extra points for the correct spelling/use of the phrase
"wreak havoc".✨😃!
You are among the rare few on the internet who understand the use of this phrase. It made my day and restored some faith in humanity.
Thanks for ending my years long journey. ✌️👍
Be well.
Just diagnosed yesterday. 53 years old 😢 I'm so grateful we figured it out. I have been treated for depression and anxiety since age 16. I cannot wait to see how I do at work now 😃💪🫶
Take heart! I was just diagnosed in my 50s. Until the diagnosis, all I knew was that my whole life I have been thinking differently from most people (and have frequently had this pointed out to me). My co-workers would kindly describe me as "eccentric". Only in my fifth decade on earth did I find out why.
Amazing explanation, thank you so much for tackling this!!! Will link to it in the description of our video today :)
Hey, fancy meeting you here. :D
Hiiiii
You need to chill with your clickbait thumbnail because it’s clearly targeting ADHD people, especially the titles too. You’re hurting more than helping.
Hey Jessica!! I love your videos 💕
Cjkavy have you even watched the videos or do you look at the titles and thumbnails then judge them, Because she researches her videos and also has a small team that helps when needed so maybe you should actually watch her videos or look at other videos that are way less helpful then hers then realize how much she really is helping
These stimulants can really make a world of difference for someone with adhd.
I was luckily diagnosed pretty young. The difference was night and day, I went from failing in school to the top of my class. Now I’m in college and I can’t even comprehend how different my life would be if I’d never gotten diagnosed and medicated.
Would it be okay if I asked what medication you took?
@@codelyoko363 sure! I started off with Adderall but had to stop taking that because it made me angry. Then I was put on Concerta and thats what I'm still on as an adult. It seems like any sort of brain meds take some trial and error to get the right one, and its different for each person.
@@potatolegs3505 The trial and error must be fun! ahaha. Thank you for letting me know :)
@@potatolegs3505 I have a question for you, and thank you for sharing. I also take Concerta, now at 54mg/day after a year. It seems to work for a long time and then eventually I start to easily get distracted again and the focus starts to wear off much more, but I do not want to up my dosage.
Compared to when you started to now, what are the differences after developing a tolerance to methylphenidate?
I still take it every morning and on the weekend I'll wait until almost noon, but I notice I'm way more tired than usual.
I also take Klonopin and Suboxone and Gabapentin so I am tapering off of the Gabapentin otherwise it seems like it works quite well but my focus tends to fade away after 3-6 months of a dosage increase, although I'm quite certain it's the other medications interacting with it's effectiveness instead of just the Concerta. But, I'm not sure. So, dying to know.
@@SpragginsDesigns lol
I just wanted to use this as an opportunity to say if you're feeling a sense of desperation, whether that be in the form of depression, anxiety, or anything you feel like is holding you back in life, to talk to your doctor! You do not need to suffer through this alone, and you certainly should never feel like it is just "something you need to deal with." I've personally been diagnosed with ADD recently and it's taken me all this time to finally accept that it doesn't make me weak or pathetic to seek help for something that was clearly holding me back and damaging my work/personal relationships! Let's de-stigmatize mental health and de-stigmatize seeking help.
My entire self perception has shifted so dramatically in the two weeks since I was prescribed ADHD medicine. I can function and am so much more competent and I no longer resent myself for not being able to function the way I wanted to. I feel like a completely new person and I’m so so grateful my doctor took a chance with me and prescribed me this medicine.
Try even getting a diagnosis in the UK.
@@robertdale2964 you have the NHS, shut it. I'm lucky too, to have Medicare and the NDIS funding my assessments.
My family and I knew I probably had some adhd sinds I was young. But as I did very well at working around the common simptoms we never got me diagnosed.
It wasn't untill I was 20 and finally going to the doctor to talk about my lack of energy (witch had been a problem to the point of missing school sinds the start of highschool) that I got my adhd diagnosis and discovered a lack of energy can be a simptom of adhd. Medication really changed my life for the better. I don't have to call in sick anymore for lack of energy and I even have enough energy left to get together with friends every once in a while!
Fun fact when i was about 6 my teacher thought i had adhd and said my parents should take me to a doctor to check I out. My parents instead just ignored it. So for years I just thought I was broken. I drank a lot of coffee cause it was the only thing that seemed to even me out enough to function in class.
caffeine, like Adderall and Ritalin, is a stimulant, which is probably why it worked so well
Big pharma invented ADHD as a diagnosis and works with the schools to push drugs to kids. It's fuckin sick and kids started on stimulants young have been shown to have a higher percentage drug abuse when older and also incarcerated more often, among many other negative things
@@Kylemathews1 First of all, I think that your statement that pharma tries to push stimulants to kids is quite believable. However, be careful not to confuse correlation and causation, as you mentioned that kids put on these drugs have a higher likelihood of abusing drugs and committing crime. This could very well be because the kids that are given those drugs where problematic in the first place (which might be due to a variety of reasons, such as dysfunctional families) and therefore would have been problematic later in life anyway. That's an important distinction to be able to tackle the problem at the root cause.
Kitty you make a fair point but not in a sense correct. ADHD symptoms are mostly diagnosed is men because they are noticed by schools more despite a near equal true case ratio among the sexes. Females simply are more ditsy and out of it instead of hyperactive. The diagnosis can cause people to regress into the place they are looked at to be and not strive to better themselves. I improved myself through understanding that a contrived diagnosis is no excuse.
damn. your parents failed you
I get a lot of comfort out of learning more about ADHD. Having a real explanation for how and why my brain seems to function differently from most others' brings a big sense of relief.
This is wonderful to read. Solid information is so incredibly important to have access to.
@@KingEdwardMD That's very necessary counsel.
I cried when I found out now I feel hope again and learning everything I can
I'm 22 and it's a little sad to learn about this now bc this information couldve helped me so much at any other point in my life. I was in kindergarten not understanding why I had trouble progressing at reading and math like the other kids and feeling like I wasn't good enough. the shame starts so early but it'd be so easy to explain this to kids. I had so many teachers early on who made me feel horrible for struggling with homework.
I'm 35',ADD wasn't "A thing" when I was a kid, so I went through school doing badly and thinking "why does everyone hate me?" instead. Trust me, I had extra tuition, special classes, counselling, parents limited my junk food intake you name it but after being diagnosed with ADD at 31 and prescribed Ritalin I saw a bigger improvement in 6 weeks than 6 years of non chemical intervention. You can take that "drugs are not the answer" attitude and stick it were the sun don't shine; for me Ritalin has been a life changing miracle.
Edit; I honestly didn’t expect so many replies to this comment. Just to clarify, ADHD was a thing when I was growing up here in the UK,but it was “that thing that doesn’t exist and is just some excuse for bad kids that America has made up”. I’m sad to see from some of these comments that, for some people, nothing has changed.
If someone can cope without drugs, then I doubt they ever had ADHD.
Ryan
She's saying here that she *didn't* cope well, until medication.
You're both saying the same thing...
I'm 18 and I've been dealing with ADD since I've had memory. I've hated how much it screws with my grades and I've always been so frustrated with it. I've taken a few different medications starting with focalin (gave me tachycardia when I already have a higher than average heartrate), vyvanse (did well but I grew a tolerance over a year), and now mydayis. It's ridiculous to me that there are people that don't believe ADD is a real disorder because it's very, very real to me
Apple Gherkin Hope things work out for you and your medication problem, soon. 23 now, but I was diagnosed senior year of high school and m a n, I remember the difference in grades soon as I started... Had 20mg Vyvanse at first too, on 25mg Adderall now which seems to do better (in my case at least.)
I was diagnosed with ADHD when I was 21, about 3 years ago. When I first got the Adderall prescription, it seemed like an absolute miracle drug, because I could finally pay attention to things (other than my own interests) for the first time in my life. On top of that, it almost elminated my depression and anxiety. Which was interesting, because the SSRI anti-depressants that I had been on never seemed to work for me at all. In fact, they just always made me feel sick and light-headed, so I stopped taking them, but the Adderall worked.
Throughout my time in the public school system, I consistently got As in all of my science classes, but straight Ds in everything else, which confused my teachers for years. It was just because science actually interested me enough that I was able to pay attention to it. So, I guess, according to the theory talked about here, those classes were releasing high levels of dopamine for me, whereas everything else just simply wasn't arousing enough for my brain.
Chemical imbalance? Prove it.
@@alanberkeley7282 Perhaps watch the video. I mean, you do understand that dopamine is a chemical, right? It's a neurotransmitter. Is that the thing you think I need proof for?
@@Soleilune1995 Where is your gage stick to measure the chemical imbalance? How much is too much or just right?
@@alanberkeley7282 labwork does prove it or so many papers would not be published in medical journals about them
@@ResortDog Journals backed by big pharma and people whose livelihoods depend on it
Noticing a pretty bird gives me the same stimulus as when I finished my PhD. Actually watching the bird feels better.
Wow, yeah I love the little lizards that run around where I live just about more than anything.
@@maddog2314 Gecko lizards? They are amazing!
New protocol is like 5mg fast release like 3 days a week. None of the teeth grinding.
And doctors wonder why we don’t have enough. Idiots
I'm 68 years old now, but aware growing up that I was somehow different than everyone else , my mom said "You just follow the beat of a different drummer". I struggled with most things in life except sports. Eleven years ago (at 57), I was diagnosed ADD, and was given a script for Adderall... It changed my life... All of sudden I could remember things in more detail, I could complete projects on time, I could finally study for a few hours without doing things in between, I could concentrate... My doctor told me this " If you think you're ADD (ADHD), there's a good chance you are"... Get checked out, it's never too late. Oh, as time goes on you DO acquire the same skills that non-ADD people use, so if you skip a dose here and there... you'll know what I mean.
I’m with you! I’m 62 and what you said resembles what it was like for me. Coffee helps me.
Age 40 only diagnosed this year also have Aspergers, Anxiety Depression and mild OCD
Thank you for sharing your story, Nick! I too was diagnosed later on in life, although I was diagnosed as a child, my mom didn't trust the meds back then. My Vyvanse seems to help me a lot on good days. Other days, I just get far too focused on my phone or youtube, and before I know it, 5 hours went by and I got nothing done. Then the meds wear off and I feel extra unproductive. Been a roller-coaster ride lately and almost feel more symptomatic since starting medication. Ritalin made me sad and low. Vyvanse has been better but still not consistent 🤷♂
Okay
Once a girl in my class (back in primary) asked why I only copied 3 or 4 words at a time off the board. I looked at her funny, and she said "just remember more words each time". All cause I complained about getting dizzy from the constant head bobbing (fast writer, tiny working memory; not a good mix). I looked at her like she had three heads, thinking "other people can remember more than 3 large words at a time? What?! Am I stupid?!".
Please please please do more videos on ADHD. It so often gets overlooked for "more exciting" disorders
Just remember that pharmaceutical companies have billions. They have no issues paying sci-show and people in the comment sections to promote their drugs.
ADHD is overlooked? Haha
I would love a video on non-stimulant ADHD drugs like Strattera.
@@BigMac4459 lmao sure Hank Green is taking money from Big Pharma
@@BigMac4459 lol coming from someone who has legitimate adhd. adhd medication is the only thing that lets me function properly, it's not a conspiracy theory or something dumb like that
Based on my personal experience with ADD and Adderall, this makes sense. I can relax and even go to sleep while using this medication. (I have it prescribed, so please don't worry about drug abuse).
I would get bored very easy, as a child, although I was interested in things, I just couldn't stay focused on it, and I would get very frustrated. I always scored very well on the IQ tests, but I could not apply my intelligence.
What really caused me difficulty was/is, behaviors that some considered a behavioral issue. It causes many issues, especially as a child, due to my issues being attributed to being a bad kid. What was worse, my parents were told what was going on, even being involved with my therapy. There were many suggestions made by my psychiatrist, but never followed through. I had a terrible time during elementary school, all of the way into high school. My father could be very mentally and emotionally abusive. There was some times that involved him being physically abusive.
I was a truly good kid, a good 'egg', being my term that describes an individual that was born as a wonderful child. It was a difficult time, because I couldn't understand why teachers and my parents were mean to me.
I wanted to attend school wearing a suit and tie, as well as a brief case.
I was picked on as a child. Often.
I just couldn't understand. As an adult, who was also sexually abused, I suffer fron PTSD, which I am dealing with pretty well. This wasn't always true. As I got older I pushed so much down I eventually turned drugs to cope. Around 24, I made a decision to use heroin in an effort to deal with life.
I grew up looking like Opie Taylor, and having a very similar view of the world.
No one guided me through life, only getting any 'guidance' when I was in trouble.
I loved to learn, I wanted to do well, but I just couldn't. I am under the impression that my father didn't really like me for being unable to be tough.
I am now picking up the pieces, along with an awesome support system that includes 'professionals' but they are great! No one who I know has ever taken any time to understand me.
I am a very empathetic person, which is a double edged sword.
I wan't diagnosed until adulthood. My mom asked how I could be sure it was the correct diagnosis. I reminded her of ALL the mornings she got my sister and me ready for school, and it was _always me_ who was daydreaming, dancing around with only one sock on while everyone else was ready to go. Not once or twice, but EVERY morning. "Why can't you just be ready on time like everyone else?" was a thing I cried about a lot as a kid. I didn't know why either. I'm just glad that as an adult, I can manage to put the rest of my clothes on before leaving the house.
My grandma used to give me coffee as a kid cause that's what her grandma did with my great-uncle since that's how they used to calm down super hyper kids in the 30s (and I imagine before that)
I have a friend whose daughter has ADHD and when she was younger she had caffeine pills she would have to take. They did calm her down though.
My mom used coffee to calm me in the '80's & '90's.
I thought it was new ideas at the time. I had no idea it went that far back.
@@adrianhenry3636 lol. That explains my grades in primary school... I stopped drinking much coffee when I turned 14 and so did my grades go down... So amazing.
I unknowingly selfmedicated with caffeine pills. I didn't know I had ADHD, I only knew I was sick and tired of drinking caffeinated soft beverages or coffee to work better, and caffeine pills seemed like a clever way of getting the caffeine without being forced to also have all those sugary soft drinks or crappy coffee (I couldn't afford good quality coffee). I didn't realize other people's "better while on coffee" was importantly different from mine...
Omg same. My school did not allow anything but water in class but a math teacher told me I could bring coffee into class because it seemed to mellow me out more and allow me to focus. She was one of the first teachers to tell me a may have ADHD and should be tested for it
1:23 I think that's a very solid theory. One of the main problems I have with ADHD is the constant task switching to keep my brain stimulated. One second I'm playing videogames, the next I'm outside doing so gardening, the next I'm doing some exercise, the next I'm listening to music, and so on. I always want to be doing something, I can't just sit still. Like I went to dinner with my family last night and whilst they're all able to keep their focus on the people at the table and have conversations, I can't do that because my heads constantly on a swivel looking around me absorbing what is going on in the world. There's never a silent moment in my brain, even when trying to go to sleep I'm constantly thinking about scenarios and other types of stuff, and even after I get to sleep I have very vivid lucid dreams.
Is this an example of hyperactivity? I do not even like to hang out with friends anymore due to me noticing a napkin falling and pointing it out impulsively... it is mentally exhausting talking to people. Trying to keep focus is exhausting enough!
I've always described ADHD as getting bored really easily, now it makes more sense why.
There might be a bit more to it. For example, in school you don't learn how the world actually works (man-made world or physical world). Where are real estate records kept (or any public record)? How do you look up laws? What public licenses and certificates exist and what do they allow you to do? These are just a few questions but this list is almost endless. Instead people are required to read things like Great Expectations, Catcher in the Rye, To Kill a Mocking Bird, Hamlet, etc... All of these things fall under the category of entertainment, yet they are presented not as entertainment but something scholarly to be cherished, and also sources of morality.
I'm going to pick on mathematics for a moment because its an easy target. When you get a homework assignment that involves doing 50 similar quadratic formula problems, you pretty much have to be brain-dead to get enough dopamine to actually complete such an assignment. It's a waste of time and does not improve math ability after the first few problems. If you don't do it you might get told you are being lazy, you are not applying yourself, you have a problem with authority, etc... but the reality is that it is 100% a waste of time and does not improve math ability. And here is what is really critical: There are THOUSANDS of problems that DO actually improve math ability, but 99% of the public never encounters them. It's hard to pick an example of one of these problems that A) does justice to the thousands of such problems that exist and B) fits in a TH-cam comment, but I'll try. The following is a tricky problem but a 3rd grader could understand the solution:
For any sequence of 10 digits, is there guaranteed to be a consecutive group of them whose sum is a multiple of 10? For example the sequence of digits 5, 9, 7, 2, 9, 5, 1, 1, 2, 5 contains a consecutive group whose sum is a multiple of 10 because 2 + 9 + 5 + 1 + 1 + 2 = 20. Is this true for every sequence of 10 digits?
Yes. Consider all of the partial sums:
S0 = 0
S1 = 5 = 5
S2 = 5 + 9 = 14
S3 = 5 + 9 + 7 = 21
S4 = 5 + 9 + 7 + 2 = 23
S5 = 5 + 9 + 7 + 2 + 9 = 32
S6 = 5 + 9 + 7 + 2 + 9 + 5 = 37
S7 = 5 + 9 + 7 + 2 + 9 + 5 + 1 = 38
S8 = 5 + 9 + 7 + 2 + 9 + 5 + 1 + 1 = 39
S9 = 5 + 9 + 7 + 2 + 9 + 5 + 1 + 1 + 2 = 41
S10 = 5 + 9 + 7 + 2 + 9 + 5 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 5 = 46
Note that the sum of any group of consecutive digits can be expressed as the difference between two of the partial sums. For example 2 + 9 + 5 + 1 + 1 + 2 = (5 + 9 + 7 + 2 + 9 + 5 + 1 + 1 + 2) - (5 + 9 + 7) = S9 - S3. And the difference between any two partial sums will be a multiple of 10 if the partial sums have the same last digit. For example S9 - S3 = 41 - 21 = 20. Since there are 11 partial sums but only 10 possibilities for a last digit (in other words there are more partial sums that possible last digits), then at least two of the partial sums must have the same last digit, and this gives a consecutive group of digits whose sum is a multiple of 10.
So, while you are doing 50 similar quadratic formula problems in 11th grade, there are 3rd graders in special schools doing 50 problems of this caliber, and not all of them similar. So, yeah, you should feel "bored" doing those 50 similar quadratic formula problems. But it's so so SO much more beyond just being "bored". You are being shafted if the face, but they pacify people by telling people that they are "not applying themselves". None of this is an accident by the way.
@@TryHardNewsletter where can I get more problems like these?
Yup
That's why I can never go to regular "church" I feel myself going crazy!!! But socail bible study events with friends is pure joy xD
I wouldn't say it was like that at all. Not for me anyway. Boredom is the opposite issue. I have too much to do because I have several things going at once.
Housework is a good example. I'll start in one room of the house, then shortly after I'll start the kitchen and so on. By the end of it I've done a little bit of something in every room but not actually completed any of them.
Irony: my ADHD kicked in around 3 minutes and I had to rewind the video to rewatch what I'd missed. 😂
Well, i'm still not watching the video..i'm looking at the comments..and i'm also wondering why this was in my recommended
Same
I missed alot and i changed the other video
Same as you, it only kicked around 5-10 min
Lol
I did the exact same thing, lol. I just left a comment saying that it took me twice as long to watch this video because I kept realizing I wasn't paying attention and having to rewind it.
Almost my entire life till my mid 30"s I was put on practically every depression med...I knew since preteen that something was always off but could never FIX IT and just got used to suffering everyday.
I had truly crushing anxiety and it only got worse as I aged to the point of not going out (besides work till I would just quit...over and over and over from impulsion) for only if I absolutely needed something that I couldnt go without.
At this point that is almost like a bad dream....from truly complete destruction of my life from anxiety to now almost seeing that as another person....Once I came to the end of taking and trying practically all the depression meds possible I just accepted it "is what it is".
Anytime adhd and medication came up I was told it would likely amplify my anxiety....HOW WRONG EACH AND EVERY SINGLE DOCTOR WAS...Except for one Psych....
I will always remember taking the very first dose of adderall and at 37 years of age...within minutes I started to cry....I was walking down the road and said out loud to myself "Its Over"....I knew as soon as it started working everything for the first time in all those years FELT NORMAL....Not anxious, not depressed, not tired, not the complete lack of hope...NORMAL.
It was all I ever wanted.
Before I saw that Doctor I told myself "This is the last stop, if this doesnt work I dont wanna live no more"
After 30 some years I was so worn down from fighting everyday....I had given up and was ready to leave...for good.
But that last attempt did work, and all the destroyed family relationships slowly started to improve when DAY AFTER DAY AFTER DAY people began to see "HE IS NOT THE SAME PERSON".
It truly was a gigantic personality shift....and it couldnt have been anything else....Im very grateful to of had the suffering stop basically overnight.....I do look back and wish I and the professionals would of figured it out far earlier....I sacrificed practically everything until, then....Missed out on College and so many other things I absolutely would have done if I had known....But....BETTER LATE THEN NEVER.
Mental illness can be brutal...In the end we are really still in the infancy stage as far as medications for it etc....KEEP YOUR HEADS UP.
That’s powerful. Thank you for sharing. I’m sorry you almost gave up before you finally got answers and help. I’m glad you finally found the right medication to help. I’m 52, just now realizing i have it and hoping to start medicine soon. I want to feel more normal and able to function and not feel like everything is so damn hard. Like I’m a failure at everything. The adhd diagnosis gives me hope and better options
After struggling my entire life, I finally took the courage to see a doctor to discuss my symptoms. After trial and error with meds, I am now in 20mg ritilan twice a day. My life has completely changed. This is a great explanation video! Thank you!
Same boat lol
Just curious how many hours does the Ritalin work for before you need to take a second tablet?
@@chrisk1489my Ritalin usually works for a day of school, around 8 hours and slowly Fades as the day progresses. That’s why I use medikinet as an extra „booster“ for either homework/studies or the later hours of school:)
I've read the comments so far and have decided to throw my hat in the ring, as someone going 22 years since being diagnosed. I wanted to say this to those that keep repeating that treatment shouldn't be a pill, but teaching better coping mechanisms, learning strategies, etc. At least in my state, a child cannot be prescribed medication without seeing a psychiatrist and a therapist. I was required in my early years to see a therapist 1-2 times a month, then once a month after the first couple of years. This was in the late 1990s. The pill was used as a tool/treatment, but only one part of it. I also learned how to cope with my disorder outside of medication. I've learned these strategies. I've used them both on and off medication. I can tell you right now that I personally haved lived a better life while on medication, and it doesn't affect my health in a negative way. It is a huge pain in the *ss all the hoops I have to go through to receive medication, but I wanted to say that it's no longer just prescribed and forgotten. I think that's changed in the past 10 years so that misdiagnosing doesn't happen as often. I was fortunate. Those coping mechanisms helped me early on, especially when I was diagnosed with autism at 17. ADHD is real, but it's different for each person.
Thank you for sharing your story! I postponed medicating my son because of the unfounded stigma against it. We have tried nearly everything; hundreds of hours of therapy, developmental pediatricians, psychologists, psychiatrists, behavioral therapists, behavioral modifications, diet changes, routine changes, going completely screen less, buying all kinds of gadgets and gizmos that claim to help, and nothing worked. It got to the point that he wasn't able to focus on things he enjoyed. Finally we started him on the lowest dosage of concerta and it's been like night and day. He's able to relax and focus doing things he loves, like reading, drawing and writing stories. When he came home from school the first day on medication and told me he was so happy because he was able to focus in school and learn about volcanoes without having to take a break, I cried. I felt (and still feel) so guilty for waiting so long before deciding to try medication. The only side effect he's had is an increased appetite (which I'm thankful for as he's pretty thin and a very picky eater). It's actually made him more open to trying new foods!
Himani it's so unfortunate that there's so much misinformation on ADHD and the medication. No we're not trying to drug our children into submission because they're being normal energetic kids. If you haven't I highly recommend the "30 essential ideas" series of videos by Russell Barkley, here they are in a playlist, it's long but so very informative! th-cam.com/video/BzhbAK1pdPM/w-d-xo.html
Himani Vakarian That part about not being able to focus on even things that you loved is what gave me the final push towards my diagnosis. I had been searching for answers as to why I felt different than my peers off and on, for about ten years. I don't remember what search terms that I finally used to find my answers but I remember where I found them. That was the Reddit sub r/ADHD, I started reading various posts on it and there were and are still so many familiar situations and feelings described there. I had finally found it, and it wasn't bipolar disorder, schizophrenia or even just chronic depression for which I had been prescribed medications for by Psychiatrists in the past. None of those medications worked as well for me as even just a little independent research and eventually with help from my mother and sister a diagnosis and CBT from a Therapist that was very knowledgeable about ADHD partly because he too had it. After getting my diagnosis from him, I was able to use a document that he provided me upon request that provided a record of his diagnosis of ADHD-Primarily Inattentive and some comorbidities, to aid in getting a diagnosis from a Psychiatrist. It was quite the wait to even get an appointment with the psychiatrist which isn't uncommon, so I wanted to have that record to help ensure that I wasn't once again misdiagnosed. Luckily it worked out and I soon started taking 10 mg Adderall XR, the low end dosage to check for side effects. I noticed reduced mental noise which helped me focus and a lessened craving for constant stimulation on my first dose, which didn't last too long but that wasn't the point though, we were checking for side effects. There weren't any negative side effects which was good. Anyways I have lost sight of where I was going with this comment and feel like I am rambling, so I am going to wrap this up.
I tell them to go say that to someone wearing glasses! "You don't need that crutch, just train your eyes to see properly!"
I'm a mess without medication. My moods are all on the extremes (super happy, depressed or angry), incredibly inattentive and a host of other quirks. My ability to think clearly only comes from the medication. Coping mechanisms have never really worked for me unless I go home and seperate myself from people.
I’m 47 and since I was young in the 80’s adhd wasn’t looked at and Adderall wasn’t a thing so I went undiagnosed until a month ago. I just started taking Adderall with a prescription from my doctor and I can say whoa I was honestly using about 5% of my brain. I’m so grateful I only wish I knew sooner
Wow. Just wow! To think, with my level of intelligence... And being able to finally use more than 5% (honestly feel like I'm functioning at 1 or 2% with my chronic illnesses)... I cannot wait to be properly medicated!
I've been told most of my life that I almost definitely have ADHD, but I've never been diagnosed. I'm autistic, and doctors often don't take me seriously because I "mask" and that makes me present as "not that bad". I'm hoping to be able to get a new psychiatrist soon who actually believes me.
I was diagnosed with adhd, I can believe it due to me getting distracted... a lot. However I choose not to take the pills because when I was diagnosed they gave me an extremely simple test (I was young) and then gave the paperwork. I personally think they were just trying to sell me pills rather than make sure I actually have it. Sadly adhd and add is over prescribed and too many people get addicted and end up giving themselves add because they become dependent
Why would you "mask" if you want to get a diagnosis?
A lot of autistic people have ADHD. Get a new doctor and get an evaluation ASAP
@@dontaskdonttell_ You are absolutely spot on. My brother has been professionally diagnosed with both aspergers and ADD. I was diagnosed myself with ADD many years ago, and have also wondered if i myself might have aspergers. The thing is, i don't have the typical traits of it. I am very good socially, i am very empathetic and i can put myself in the shoes of someone else. On the other hand i can be sensitive to noise, which is a trait of aspergers. Is it possible to have mild aspergers?
@@chrisk1489 possibly. Some things aren't as simple as you either have it or you don't. It's probably a spectrum, just like autism is a spectrum. Some people are considered high functioning while others are more severe
im crying right now. you explained how i feel my entire life and nobody seems to understand.
I was diagnosed at 19 after being a burnt out honors student. After a gap year, I've finally decided to try out medication because I know I can do so much better because my attention is what's holding me back. This is my first day on adderall!
You just described me. I'm thinking of going on medication cause even after a gap year and in my first year on uni, I'm struggling. Are you still taking adderall? How is it? I'm feeling a little hopeless right now so knowing it worked for someone similar to me would really help.
@@TessG9107I'm not the OP but I can tell you that I got diagnosed at 25 and was open to being medicated, and it IMMEDIATELY changed my life. I started on vyvanse (problematic, didn't have an appetite so I dropped 30 pounds in 3 months, friends started asking me if I was ok lol that doesn't happen to everyone though), then tried concerta, and finally settled on non-stimulant Straterra since my doctor thinks I'm too affected by dopamine, and dude it is wild how different everything is now. My house is clean, when before you couldn't Even see the floor. I don't buy as many things impulsively, so my finances are way better managed, I don't call off work because of depressive/lethargic reasons anymore. It's wild. I'm female, if that helps at all. I hope you have access to get medicated if that's what you want, and I wish you the best!
Addreal has been the best thing I’ve done for myself. I’m 33 and have always been against certain medication and for the longest time treated my attention issues and lack of motivation organically but that only can do so much. Started with 10mg and it’s improved my life and not looking back. Yes I may become dependent and I am ok with that.
Hi Swanahhh any side effects?
I just started adderall yesterday. Can you give me an update on how you feel and if you're doing better.
@@Emily-lh6em can you let me know how it goes for you? I'm adhd! About to start taking meds for the first time!
You give me hope!
@@kennyhumble3699 You can add me on Facebook and ill keep you updated. Same name and profile picture. Also the day I got diagnosed i found an amazing Facebook group called ADHD & chill .
I didn't expect to find an entire army of people just like me. They talk about things openly so definitely give it a try! It's comforting and its great to get advice.
Lol I got to the end and restarted because I was too busy reading the comments
Me too!
Effing same lol
🤣 me at 2 minutes
Damn me too, maybe my tonic dopamine is low today
Currently doing exactly that
Hands down, the best description of ADHD I've ever seen. Very thorough (as usual) and very concise. I learned a little bit more about how the neurotransmitters work, as well! Thank you!
When I was in 1st grade The school advised my parents that I should be held back a year And maybe do summer school my mother refused and decided to get me a tutor the tutor told her that I know the information I just didn't want to do it and rather be doing something else 2nd grade was almost as bad as 1st grade. They were convinced that I was a special education student So for an hour and a 1/2 of every day I would go to a special education I felt so out of place I thought the reason I was there was to help the other kids learn so I would walk around trying to teach the other kids basic math and reading skills. Many many Doctor and therapist visits later I was Diagnosed as and ADD/ADHD child. and prescribed Adderall and sent to 3rd grade with a teacher who specializes in students with learning disabilities , she followed the same class to 4th grade . I went from a D&F student to straight A's all the way through 9th grade Even making the top 10% in the state in the math portion of the Texas standardized test . That's when I decided I'm not gonna take adderall anymore not exactly sure what it was doing and my grades suffered dramatically .
Sooo many of the kids in my school's Special Ed class were just kids with unmedicated ADHD, and they were honestly held back by the classes rather than helped by them (in the same spirit with what you said).
As for me in middle school, I was getting good enough grades but hated the normal classroom setting. I had undiagnosed ADHD. Guess where they wanted to send me.
Once I began taking Vyvanse for my inattentive ADHD it felt like I finally was experiencing the real world, and I saw the beauty in everything. Before having my medication I would: CONSTANTLY forget things within the span of a minute, lose my train of thought, have a lack of drive to do things that I know I would enjoy, quickly lose interest in the things that I enjoy...and it made me strongly feel as if I was 1) a sociopath and 2) a complete moron... Initially when I started taking my medication it quickly began working, even at the first dose. Feeling and processing everything correctly and actually getting all of that mental feedback was overwhelming in a positive sense...I finally felt ALIVE. Can not express how truly grateful I am to live in a time where I dont have to suffer the curse of having a crippling mental disorder such as ADHD...and even writing this I'm nearly shedding tears.
Are you still taking Vyvanse, still working good for you?, Thanks!
Thanks for this! I started my meds last week and was really hesitant to numb myself out or make things in my head go faster. I was surprised when all it really did was let me finally get chores done without having to walk myself through every excruciatingly small step. "Stimulant" kind of makes sense now
I used to take Adderal to help with my ADHD, but around 11-12, I was taken off rather abruptly after moving in with my dad.
My dad has ADHD, but he doesn’t take proper medicine for it, getting stoned to treat his ADHD. My step mom are one of those people who believes that people with ADHD ‘grows out of it’ and in turn, refuses to give me medicine, which affects my memory, my moods, and even my grades. After removing my medicine, my memory has gone down hill to the point where it’s hard to remember what someone said second after they said it, something. That didn’t start until a couple of years ago.
People don’t understand how badly ADHD affects people and how serious it really is.
Ask them if you can drink coffee or look into mucuna pruriens. Coffee gives you a little hit of dopamine and mucuna is an extract from a bean that has pure l-dopa. I get it from a local whole foods or vitamin shoppe. L tyrosine is an amino acid that converts to dopamine in the brain. Also found at a health foods store.
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Coffee has a reverse effect on me. Caffeine makes me super sleepy, so it wouldn’t do much. I’ll ask about the Mucuna, though. I doubt they’ll allow it, though. They work in Pharma, so they’ll most likely know what’s up if I ask.
Not trying to start anything here, but god how does getting stoned help with your dad's adhd. Freaks me out if he's driving though. I drive a manual / "stick"? transmission car as the extra attention required actually helps me stay focused on driving - does that mean he's driving stoned T_T
@@PureCoKayne for some people cannabis is a stimulant. It raises dopamine and norepinephrine and for someone with adhd, it would have a focusing effect. Increased norepinephrine from cannabis may explain anxiety and paranoia for those effected this way.
That’s child abuse imo. Adderall withdrawal can be fatal if its abrupt.
I was just going to say, thank you so much for the clear, confident, factual, well rounded explanation-it’s exhausting having ADHD and dealing with the stigma but people like you help to spread the truth! Thank you 🙏🏻 (I’m so glad to see these explanations because before you almost had to go on a hunt to find all the facts, it’s a relief to see them all here-together and sorted in a manner we can understand) 👍🏻
Every video by this channel is so well thought out and informative. I recently received an ADHD diagnosis and was prescribed medication and this has given me a much better idea of what's happening in my head. Thanks so much and please keep it up with the amazing content!
Thank you for explaining what is wrong with my brain and why my prescribed medication helps improve it.
For me, listening to a massive quantity of podcasts also helps, though it helps most if they are only mildly interesting so I have 1 thing to tune out rather than trying to tune out the entire world, an impossible task for me.
Yeah! Listening to podcasts while driving helps me focus on the driving in a different way than music does!
I Listen to music in languages that I don't understand, when I work. It makes the tuning out easier. Furthermore it may help rising those dopamine levels. I don't know why exactly it helps, but it's the only way I can work in a big office with many people.
Yep! That's how I got into kpop (and eventually other languages too)! Upbeat, but can't understand the language so I'm energized but not distracted by 1) picking apart the lyrics since idk what they are 2) whatever else it is that I can't hear because of the music.
Part of it is how ADHD is a name based on the external symptoms, not what its actually like. As Hank explains, most symptoms are related to executive function. Before I take my meds each day, I can actually focus on nothing for a bit and actually sit still. The problem is, I can't control it. So yeah I can stand and look calm, but I don't want to be there. When I'm medicated, I need a minimum amount of stimulation to focus. But I can actually chose what I focus on, as long as I hit the minimum amount while medicated.
Brilliant video breaking it down. My son has recently been diagnosed with ADHD, and we are in the process of getting him help. I was a but skeptical about drugs medication but this explains the mechanism of how they work.
Thank you so much for doing a video on ADHD!! It’s really important for people to know more about it (people who are diagnosed and people who aren’t)
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and then you find out about personality structure and behavioral diagnoses stop making sense.
Love how i got here because I'm procrastinating after not taking meds for adhd today, I've got like 7 youtube tabs open and im flipping between each of the, as i get bored halfway through each video.
Why didn't you take your meds?
@@martinXY Because they cost money.
That 7 tabs thing is me on a daily basis. Im getting diagnosed as soon as lockdown ends (already got screened 3 years ago and positive results for adhd, but never got the diagnosis due to money)
Bruh you hth
This is a great explanation for why it took so long for me to find a combination of medications that worked. I was diagnosed with Bipolar 2 (prior to getting my ADHD diagnosis recently) and a few different mood/anxiety disorders. The fact that my brain doesn't feel like it has to race all the time anymore and get distracted by my anxieties is such a breath of fresh air.
Also, I would love to see a video on the correlation between anxiety and ADHD. I have found that a lot of my overthinking and anxiety attacks stem from the fact that I sometimes can't focus on certain things or hyperfocus on things (primarily when I don't take my ADHD medication).
Good short video about the most common stimulant meds, and a good way to quickly get across info to someone who doesn't know what stimulants are!
I did just want to point out that not all people with ADHD turn to their outward environment to try and stimulate brain activity. Some of us with the inattentive subtype will turn towards daydreaming habits instead. So from the outside we just look very spacey and off in our own world.
This helps explain why caffeine helps my ADHD so much.
Sam Rakita best cure for me, any chemical drugs can make long lasting personality changes and desensitization
@@williamnolan1943 caffeine is also a chemical drug and also causes desensitization
William Nolan what do you mean personality changes?
-- Those are more dissociative than caffeine I believe
@@milk9613 nah, you're thinking of poor fit antidepressants I think.
Thanks for having the text on screen for me to follow as you talked off the statistics, research results and explanations. It really helped me take it all in.
Arousal Theory: I am under-aroused - you've bored my brain into sleep-mode, so Im dazing off and inattentive. Just not by this video.
A lack of dopamine would explain the fascinating link between ADHD and odd forms of depression.
@Spydyr_Byte I'll see your atypical depression and raise you one personality structure.
Lukas Böck very funny
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Please elaborate Paul..so your saying time alone or lack of mental stimulation can cause someone to become depressed ?? As in with adhd
This is exactly how I feel.
What an awesome video! As someone diagnosed with ADHD, sometimes I forget why I can’t finish a damn course and graduate. There’s always something more important that catches my attention. 😣
I’m almost 26 and waiting on my own ADHD assessment early next year if all goes well (and have been waiting for some time). I honestly can’t wait because while I’m working on all the skills that can be taught like mindfulness, I’m still missing something and suffering for it badly. Here’s hoping that if I’m diagnosed, the medication is what helps to finally get things working well so that I can function decently most of the time instead of only once every so many days.
I was diagnosed at 18 with ASD after a long and very hard school life despite being an at times high achiever, and never would have got my degree if not for the help that diagnosis provided. Still, it’s painful to know I might have struggled even less if this part of me had also been known then, but many of us are still held back by stereotypes of what we or others think ADHD is, especially for girls or those already seen as neurodivergent. Awareness REALLY needs to improve.
This was an amazingly responsible video about ADHD and stimulant medications. Thanks for doing such a good job with this topic!
After all these years, someone explained with science how my brain works! I always had ADD, I always knew I was 'daydreaming' too much, but because I had good grades, my parents did not see a problem. But when I got to college, where half the classes did not interest me, my ADD slapped me in the face. I'm finally diagnosed, finally medicamented, and Vyvanes is helping so much! I feel happier in general, more focused and able to filter stimuli without outside help, like putting on headphones to isolate myself in music, always helped me. What is funny is, I take Vyvanes for my ADD and my partner takes Concerta for his ADHD (He's not physically hyperactive, his brain is).
As someone with ADHD I wanna thank you for talking quick and getting to the point on this video (not sure if it was done on purpose or not, but yeah)
nicely done video!
how did the meds become such a "study-drug"? i always wondered that.
the sad and repulsing thing about the topic is visible in the comment section((
why do so many people say "ADHD is a fake disease" when they have no idea about the the disorder or how it is living with it?
Shaorandra I've been scrolling through comments for a few minutes and I haven't seen any
I have! i had a agrument with one then deleted their comments!
@Commander Cody: either those comments were deleted or overrun by good comments. Either is good ;)
Not a disease. It’s just who you are in your own unique way. We’re not wired to sit at a desk reading and regurgitating information all day whether at school or work. And the stimulants the pharmaceutical companies are pushing is not a long term solution.
not only a chemical imbalance, but a literal imbalance in brain shape. there are dozens of symptoms that are very hard to ignore. with how much ADHD has prevented me from pursuing projects and doing basic chores on my own, I would want meds even if i didn't need them to meet everybody's expectations.
so yeah. they are the _only_ long-term solution.
Thank you so much for talking about this in such a well informed manner. Too many people do not understand what happens in the brain of someone with ADHD. I hope more people see this and understand why the medication we take is so important.
Okay well this validates me SO MUCH. I've been diagnosed with ADHD since I was 9, and was only recently prescribed Adderall (back in October I think?), and it has helped more than I ever imagined or anticipated. Most people in my life have encouraged and shared in my success!
Unfortunately, one family member had an over-cautious reaction to the news, coming off as worried and upset rather than trusting or happy for me. They explicitly equated it to street drugs, and seemed to totally disregard every good thing I'd just told them just to jump to expressions of concern. This person has a history of downplaying my Aspergers, so it's unsurprising they did it for my ADHD too, but it still crushed me. We talked it out later and they apologized and said they are happy for me and should have led with that. I was hoping their general attitude would change, but just like how they've been with the Aspergers my whole life, they still give off an air of disbelief or minimization when I talk about it.
It's made me super self-conscious and feel like I have to somehow "justify" why I'm using it. The fact of the matter is, I don't have to justify anything further. I am diagnosed, it is prescribed, I've not become addicted, and it is helping me. That should be the end of story. But given this family member's propensity to say things like "everyone gets socially awkward sometimes" or "everyone has trouble focusing sometimes", plus their initial response to the news and their continued subtle attitude about it, it just seems like they're worried that I'm exaggerating things or something. That they don't really believe the ADHD affects me "that much" (again with the Aspergers, they once said, quote, "you're not *that* autistic"). That they think I'm taking it out of proportion and don't really need the meds, and am essentially taking them to gain some kind of "enhanced" abilities the way a street user might.
So I'm caught in a double bind. I feel like I need to make it clear just how much it's helped me, in order to illustrate just how many problems were there that I never even realized until the medication made them suddenly go away. But that I also need to present it in such a way that doesn't sound like I'm functioning like a superhuman now, because I'm absolutely NOT.
Things that are new and INCREDIBLE to me are things like being able to read a page without zoning out or having to re-read every 4th sentence 7 times. That is super basic functioning, but it feels superhuman to me.
Regardless, talking to this person about any of this constantly makes me feel insecure and puts me on the defensive.
Back to how this video has objectively validated me:
1. The fact that I DO experience such extreme improvement in cognitive function, and after having low expectations. If it rarely results in mental improvement in people without ADHD, then this wouldn't have happened for me (something that the diagnosis alone should have been enough to prove).
2. It can't possibly be the placebo effect, because I am constantly surprised by the ways this medication affects my processing of information in daily life. I had expected only minor improvement in ability to ignore distractions, but it went beyond that and also improved my comprehension and experience of doing the work itself, as well as virtually eliminating all of my obstacles to reading that I've struggled with my whole life, and keeps showing up in small ways in daily life that I'd never realized were ADHD-related or even problems to begin with.
I shouldn't have to prove the obvious to myself, or look to TH-cam videos to assuage my insecurities caused by this family member. But learning more about this medication does certainly still help. Perhaps I'll show my family member this video after this comment has had time to get buried haha.
Thank you!
I 'hear' you!!! I feel your pain. I'm an empath--high functioning ADHD person. I need to improve the quality of my life. I'm 83. NO ONE recognized what I was dealing with--including me. As I've become aware of my being ADHD, I've recognized that aging has escalated the ADHD. Starting, and finishing!, anything has become a problem. So...do what you CAN to help the situation. Don't ignore it like I did [there was no alternative that I could see]. Deal with it. Get on with living...abundantly, happily and successfully. YOU CAN, IF YOU SO CHOOSE !!!
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Haven't heard it explained like this before. I'm guessing our ancestral tribes absolutely needed a group with a varied level of tonic dopamine. Some to stay focused and unexcited by things, some to be intrigued by the tiniest distraction in their environment. The "ADHD" members were probably some of the most crucial; always hunting and looking out for intruders.
Pretty much this, a slower and group-centered rhythm to daily life and less rote/industrial style-work and these adhd issues largely become the necessary intangibles needed for a diverse group of humans to thrive together, as we have for thousands upon thousands of years. Take this same type of person, isolate him as an individual, make him do work that is divorced from nature and often rote or merely time-filling, and then further remove meaning by removing social/group-rhythm and replacing it with intentional distractions of media and consumption -- placed there to keep you going headlong down this vile path paved purely for the profit of a few...well heck, of course you need a stimulant to help you embrace that on the daily. It takes too much to live in modern life, we are part of other types of neurodivergent folks who feel this strongly. We have enough prosperity, thank you type A Protestant work ethic folks, but it's time to balance it out. Let's avg 3-5 hrs of work a day, have many more hours with our groups and our nature, and be able to live without the constant b.s. that is foisted upon us by rent-seekers: their very existence is proof of over abundance -- it is time to slow down and build equity for all while we do it.
Many scientists, engineers have ADHD.
@@MattScofieldBeautiful analysis
@@rainbowglitterclit nice to hear. I checked out your ecology of the future playlist and the kumukuai one as well, right down my alley, much to enjoy!
I don't think it's a mental disorder either, but rather a natural state of being. What is unnatural is being stuck in a classroom or cubical for 6-10 hours.
I take Citalopram and Adderall for my ADHD/anxiety. I’ve always wanted to know how they actually worked. Thanks for this great video!
I was somehow almost entirely fine my entire life without meds but im trying them now, in preparation for high school and they make a significant impact
You should've mentioned How to ADHD which is a good youtube channel to support people with ADHD
A Unicorn , he did in Vlogbrothers
I know but that was a while ago and her channel relates to this video
Luckily they have come across this video
I was diagnosed with ADHD as kid and I don’t think it’s ever gone away. I’m 25 and I have the focus of an epileptic ferret on meth at a rave
It never goes away. There's no cure sadly.
@@robertdale2964 it does go away when entering adulthood for most people
@@popthiccle1158not true
@@popthiccle1158As an adult with ADHD I am curious where you heard this??
Thank you for actually explaining -how- the meds work, and not just "they help focus."
As someone with adult ADHD, I can testify that I feel extremely different when I'm on meds. Doing chores, works and projects are no longer an annoyance. I'm more calm, focused and motivated. I wish these effects could last longer, but I'm happy to be able to get things done during the 10-12 hours my medication is on.
I am so happy right now. Couse i have finnaly faund a video where i can understand more about myself
I am litterly crying right now you made my day
Please look up the channel How To ADHD if you haven't seen it already
Develope some emotional maturity
@@patrickturner7683 develop some empathy. it could've been impacting her severely.
As someone diagnosed with ADHD back in, like, 1994, I can tell you exactly what my experience is.
It's basically like a general lack of willpower. A lack of ability to take your brain and apply it directly to something of your choosing. Does this process suddenly require extra steps? Doesn't feel worth doing in the slightest. Cooking does it for me. Feels like a whole lot of effort for almost no reward. Like constantly feeling too "tired" to take your brain and direct it where you want.
You sort of feel less like you are making things happen, and more like things are just happening to you. So if it's something uninteresting, you can't absorb anything from it if you tried. If it IS interesting and engaging, you are basically addicted to it right away.
It is SUPER similar to depression, as I have both. Anhedonia is super common for me in both cases. So I'm on SSRI's for Serotonin, and started on Ritalin for the first time in 20 years, which takes care of Dopamine and Norepinephrine. You get used to what each one feels like.
Serotonin basically feels like the edge is taken off of things. It keeps you from getting suddenly sad or angry or irritible. It doesn't make you feel "better" so much as it reduces how much you feel "bad".
Dopamine is often misunderstood. In general, it feels like "engagement". LIke connection to the world around you. It isn't "reward" so much as it is "motivation". If you are running to the finish line, dopamine is highest leading UP to the finish line, not actually AFTER the finish line.
Norepinephrine I have less experience with. It feels a bit like caffeine and can make me twitchy when it's high. But it would be general alertness I would say.
Just got diagnosed with adult ADHD. Was a little nervous to begin treatment today, but this helped ease that. Thanks 🙏
I didn’t realize you had this channel!Just subbed because the amount of accuracy and science in this is satisfying and I’m here for it!!🤘🏻🙌🏻
As someone who's about a year in on methylphenidate, I've noticed first hand what a tremendous difference it made for me personally. I have AuDHD, primary ADHD, and this made life bearable to me. But being the curious bean I am, I wondered how, exactly, do they help? This was a brilliant explanation that gave some insight into the matter. Thanks! :)
I take mydayis (which is an amphetamine) and I used to take Adderall. I've always wonder why stimulants make me less hyper because it seems so counter intuitive. Thanks for the answer.
Mary Murphy ayoo, I started mydayis back in January and it has been so much more effective than vyvanse. The only problems I've noticed, though, are the loss of appetite (not good for working out), the dry-mouth, and it's subjective but you know that straight-faced focus that makes you seem bored or irritated to others but you're not?
Apple Gherkin loss of appetite is a common side effect for amphetamines and it's one I get too. I counteract that by buying things like protein bars and instant breakfast. These are small things that are full of nutrients, so even if I can't eat to much food I still get the stuff I need.
Dry mouth is something I have anyway, and the meds I take don't help with that. My advice would be to carry a water bottle around. I would also suggest carrying mints or gum spend, since sucking and chewing on things will produce more spit.
@@Ronaldinho1996 25 mg
I’ve been diagnosed with ADHD since I was 8 (I am now 23), and have been taking medication ever since. Mainly Vyvanse (I’m not positive, but I believe I began taking it shortly after it was FDA approved). I’ve tried to go without it but it’s proven necessary for me to concentrate on anything for any given period of time. Some might say that’s a crutch, but I doubt they’d say the same about life saving HIV medication or insulin for diabetes (which is what it essentially is for my brain). I love to science based things about ADHD and things about it in general (as someone who has been diagnosed for the majority of her life, I particularly love How to ADHD because I can remember a lot of the things she mentions in regards to kids with ADHD). Thanks for this! 😊
Have you ever tried getting off Vyvanse?...Do you feel it is as effective after all this time of taking it ?
You know why you can't do without them? Withdrawal symptoms.
@Ungregistered User That's a good one.
www.withdrawal.net/learn/amphetamine-symptoms-side-effects-timeline/
As with any substance that disrupts your brain chemistry, chronic use WILL cause the brain to compensate for the changes, making it dependent on the drug in this new state, causing withdrawal once discontinued. It happens with antidepressants, with antipsychotics, with antiepileptics, Hell, even lithium will make you dependent on it, so there is no way a CNS stimulant inhibiting the reuptake of dopamine will not cause the brain to compensate.
Too bad you develop a tolerance and it stops working after awhile leaving your brain worse than ever.
@@vishnu108hari And then you have to either up the dose or eat the withdrawal. What a brave new world.
You're just amazing man. I've watched so many of your videos to understand complex concepts and you cut through it like buttah. I just love your content.
So glad this is out there in light of some uh, iffy Netflix stuff out there. Stimulants really do work differently in people with adhd. My meds would keep someone awake for jittery hours, but for my brain they're the best way to get me to nap. I'm surprised snris weren't included too
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adderall lets me sleep easy because it lets me stay still instead of always moving when im not on it
Yes! My doctor upped my dose several months ago and I could finally get a nap when I need one.
Yo, same, I literally drink tea or coffee before bed. Stimulants just don't work on me.
Dont they also cut your appetite? Most of the days I forget my pill I only notice cause my normal large appetite return
james edwards I'm one if the lucky suns of guns that actually puts weight on with amphetamines. Unyay!
It depends on the person. My son recently started taking the lowest dosage of Concerta and his appetite has been through the roof. He was a very sparse and picky eater before he started his medication.
I’ve been taking biphenton for a few years and it definitely cuts my apatite. I normally eat around 1600 calories a day on my meds, but when I don’t take them I munch close to 3000 (which is my norm 0.o)
15 yrs old, 6’0.5” and 202lbs
it depends on the person. For me when I was prescribed Adderall, at first I was just not feeling hungry or thinking about food. When I stopped taking it, I had gotten to the point where smelling or sometimes even just thinking about food made me want to vomit.
Totally. I could never eat and not even notice.
ADHD is a wild and powerful thing, and while it often feels like a curse, I've often found it to be a blessing as well. I once felt a bit conflicted about taking the medication that I was prescribed, since I thought I was hindering my natural gifts. I learned that no medication has really ever made me think exactly like a neurotypical person would, and that there are still qualities of ADHD that I like that manage to leak through.
Being able to "hyperfocus" for hours on end is a superpower of ADHD that becomes enhanced by medication. I've also found that meds give me more mental 'inertia' i.e. I'm not as easily taken on wild thought tangents unless I intentionally permit them.
There is no correct choice when it comes to whether or not to take meds just like when it comes to whether or not to wear glasses. It all depends on how well you are able to do what you want to do in life.
Adult here with ADHD. I love when I’m on my pills I can feel a huge difference in motivation, concentration and mood. I can manage to be off pills by coping skills I’ve developed over the years but it is still a constant struggle to be normal and productive like everyone else.
I’d like to add it is easy for me to get anxiety and fall into depressions for weeks when I am not in my meds. And if youre wondering why I am not always consistently on my pills you can thank the cost of American health care. Since what I take is a controlled substance I have to go every single month 80 dollars just to see a psychiatrist to get “approved” for my pills again. 80 dollars every month and 20 dollars for the pills at the pharmacy with insurance. 100 dollars a month isn’t always feasible for someone who is 23 with a family.
Am ADD. Can confirm literally everything you just said.
I’ve dealt with learning disabilities and adhd symptoms my whole life but wasn’t diagnosed until just recently at 20! I used to be so self conscious about my extra time and distraction reduced accommodations, people would tell me I was so lucky to get more time and others that would say it wasn’t fair and that I didn’t deserve my grade. Going into college I felt so ashamed to submit my accommodations and be seen as different again, so for the first semester I didnt use any of them and what happened? I fell way behind, rarely finished quizzes or tests and ended up failing my classes. Watching this video illustrates perfectly how resources like medication and accommodations are needed and level the playing field!!! Wish I could go back and tell my high school self to not be ashamed or feel undeserving of getting help. Thanks for putting out such an informative video on this!!
I’ve never seen ADD and the effects of its medication explained like this before! Thank you! It makes so much sense!
I have ADHD and stimulant meds are AMAZING. It's the only time where I don't struggle with "normal" things. Like, I can absolutely be exceptional in some niche thing without them, but I'll also be so burdened by chores, paperwork and being on time, that I can't even get to the things I'm actually good at 😢.
I'm 42, and earlier this year, I started dexamfetamine for a very late in life ADHD and ASD diagnosis. My boss at work (I'm a nurse) said I was noticeably improved in my performance. As in a lot less manic in appearance. I also feel more focused. Never had issues doing my job, but I always did it almost manic. Six months in, my life has improved so much that the thought of going back to my pre dex life it makes me almost teary. It's such a benefit to my life. I can not go back to how I was. It's life changing to me. Beyond how much I try to explain it.
If I forget to take my 2nd dose during the day, I can definitely feel the difference as my first dose for the day passes its six hour half-life. Normally I feel it about 6.5-7 hours post dose.
I never realized how bad my innatentive ADD was until I took recreational methylphenidate and Suddenly was able to function normally! Don't recommend it but it got me a diagnosis and really helped with my life ultimately!
But when you have adhd and take meyhylphenidate, how do you know that it is normal? How do you know what is normal? I think i might have adhd or just short attention span but i don't know what normal is?
@@mr.knowitall5019 There are a few criteria for determining what is normal and healthy, such as being able to focus on a task for an extended period of time, talking in a structured and logical manner and being able to finish projects. It's best if you talk to your doctor if you think you have ADHD.
My children have ADHD and since adjusting their medication their grade went from D to a B B+! They are so productive in all they do 😊 I was also diagnosed after my babies and they help so much! I can do everything I've always wanted to without souch struggle!
Drug those little kiddies so that they will remain productive. Yea my mother did the same, led to substance abuse in later years, lack of dopamine production in my brain from the years of stimulant amphetamines ie controlled meth (Ritalin and Adderal) . Still trying to get my life in check and stop relying on meds and alcohol to make me feel alive. Thanks Mom....
@@mattwalls7381 same with me. Made me wanna kill myself even tho I was succeeding at school. Never again.
Ain't you a great mom, pushing stimulants into a developing brain, making sure they'll be nice and addicted for life.
They drug your entire family if they have to, as long as they make money and you're foolish enough to fall for it. They tricked you into think you were so they can give you pills that will make you sick. Kids are born they way they are and we shouldn't drug up our kids so they'll conform to the school system, maybe the school system is made wrong and should adapt to your child.
if i take no meds, i get super impulsive.
I have suffered from ADD my hole life, I was unmedicated for 17 years and I'm kinda mad at my parents and family for keeping me away from stimulants because they thought they were "hard drugs".
Adhd medications have given me an chance at life which I know I wouldn't off had without them. Before I was on medication, I was outsider and considered myself stupid. I couldn't concentrate ever and would switch from one task to the other without finishing. These medications showed me what it's like to be normal.
I understand that medications for this disorder are considered sketchy but if you have the conditions you react to these meds differently then say a friend who abuses them. They calm me down, I can even sleep on them and meditate. They need a better reputation and if you struggle from ADD or ADHD you should definitely give them a shot. You'll be surprised how useful they are
"Now you feel bad because I thanked you for something you didn't do. So now you *have* to subscribe." Well played, SciShow Psych, well played. ;-) [I was already subscribed, btw.]
Way better video than the one ASAPscience did. This actually explained things incredibly well. ASAPscience basically said "lol Adderall is meth and ADD might be a super power?"
That was the best description I’ve heard, thank you for the video!
ADD has a nasty interaction with depression specifically loss of interest in activities
Wow, I went undiagnosed way too long. I just now realized from learning about dopamine levels, there was an obvious symptom of ADHD I had years ago.
After extremely pleasurable and adrenaline inducing activities, a huge wave of despair would wash over me, I suppose because it was over.
It was so scary and confusing I tried to ignore the feeling and distract myself in some way.
I was diagnosed at 27. I was so scared that Concerta18 would change me. A psychiatrist prescribed it to me and I met with my family doctor about it. My doctor at the time failed to explain to me how it works. He was mainly concerned about the side effects and risk of addiction. I have been on this medication for 8 months now (I also changed doctors) and Concerta has changed my life. There is no metaphor that draws an adequate comparison to how i was functioning then versus now. The thought of being on a medication for potentially the rest of my life scares me though. I am working through the fears and self placed stigma. I am so fortunate that I have access to this medicine. If you're reading this, it is my sincere hope that you are properly diagnosed and receive the medication you need. Try different kinds and different dosages. It is so worth it! I believe in you!
Thank you very much for this.
Ken Mabie - FIND ME ON BITCHUTE good ole Snopes. www.snopes.com/fact-check/work-of-fiction/ read the full thing, it's not as blatent as your cherry picked quote. Here they are arguing that it is greatly over diagnosed and over medicated however. Which I don't disagree with, especially in children.
I wish I was given these when I was younger. My parents got sacred into not giving them to me and I wonder how different my life could have been if they did. Adderall is a wonderful thing.
This was so, so very helpuful. Thnak you for helping me to understand why my meds work and to feel less stigma about taking them.
Found out I have ADHD at age 49! That explains why the few times I tried any kind of amphetamine, for fun, it did nothing. I always thought it was a placebo and my friends were all just _acting_ high.
ADHD: The world is your drug.
I absolutely struggle with myself about this, but I'm glad that I now know what's happening. I usually drink water while or eat food before getting back to what I'm doing. I listen to music that's familiar or has lyrics your brain doesn't perk up to (think Jack Stauber or Jamaican dancehall) to account for my attention or block out other noises. I wouldn't recommend using music when trying to learn something tho. I actually had a very productive day today for what I'm on (I take 300mg Gingko Biloba a day).
I played this video then got distracted by a different task... Rewatching now!
Sooooo it's a little weird how a random science show on TH-cam summarizing how ADHD meds work also managed to do a better job describing how I feel than... just about anything else I've seen attempt to describe ADHD. But a lot of that is probably how focused on hyperactivity everything tends to be, when I'm inattentive type (previously just ADD).
Have you ever seen anything by Dr Russell Barkley on ADHD?
I remember the last time I had my ADHD measured. It was some kind of tests with beeps and numbers and mouse clicks. (Edit: looks like that's called the IVA-2.) The psychologist asked me how well I thought I did. I said that it was really difficult, but that I think I only missed two or so of the signals. Apparently I did so much worse than that. :D
I'm a 78 year old who has had A.D.H.D since I was a young child. Of course back in those days A.D.D/A.D.H.D. wasn't even a gleam in a pharmaceutical executive's eye - so I was just an unruly child. When I was finally diagnosed in my early forties drugs were becoming available, but it took me a couple of years to find the right combination to reduce my problem with minimal side effects. Over the years since I have learned to control it enough to live a relatively normal life. What I did realize was that my A.D.D contributed greatly to my creative, high-speed thinking as a scientist, engineer, and inventor (9 patents). But a few years ago I realized something about my A.D.D - The A.D.D mind has a need to keep itself fully occupied and, when it’s not, it will turn to other thoughts to fill it up. So I took up things like speed reading and finding other minds like mine to talk with. This falls in line with your ideas I think.
Ah yes, a video that covers ADHD information applicable to ALL AGES, developmental or not. We love ya’, Hank!