ADHD must be diagnosed by a certified professional like a medical doctor or psychiatrist. It is a complex, multi-step process including a clinical interview, a medical history review, and the completion of normed rating scales by loved ones or parents, educators, and/or colleagues. A typical assessment for ADHD may last around one to three hours. Every practitioner conducts the assessment in their own way, but you can expect an in-person interview covering topics such as development, health, family, and lifestyle history. Usually, people with ADHD take stimulants like Ritalin or Adderall (you can read about them on the canadian pharmacy site if interested).
I know all this because my son was diagnosed with ADHD when he was 3. He is 8 now. I should say, medical treatment and regular sessions with a psychologist have helped him a lot.
Adhd and it's medications and treatments works differently on each person. For example: Ritalin makes me unable to sleep, I know people that Ritalin makes them less hungry, and some people that don't get any side effects from it, if you think that you have adhd, go check with a doctor and see what he recommends for in case you have adhd
As for what works for me:
1) meditation - it is hard work, but over the years it has helped significantly calm my mind down
2) accepting I am not good at many practical things and adapting to this fact - for example I always put my car keys in the same place, I write a shopping list even if I only want to buy 3 things,
3) living a simple lifestyle and not owning too much stuff
4) being careful with substances - stimulants do tend to calm me down, but I'm super sensitive to caffein so I don't drink it. I have self medicated with microdosing lsd and that has led to really interesting results.
As for medication I have not tried and at least for me it has not been necessary, but I am not saying it can't be of benefit.
There are medications that treat adhd like Adderall, vyvanse , ritalin
Adderall seems to be very very effective you can see more about treating adhd at www.premuimpharmacy.com
I have ADHD, I was diagnosed as an adult. Though I've displayed symptoms my whole life. My process was much simpler than the above description.
I am taking a low dose of Concerta now. After many years of attempting to self-regulate and use other coping strategies, it has been life-changing. I wish I had done it twenty years ago.
The best things other than medication for myself have been exercise, and despite the difficulty in actually doing it, having a routine and somewhat of a structure. I have whiteboards, pinboards, alarms and reminder notes all over my life to help keep me on track. Wake up at the same time, eat the same thing, take the same route to work, etc. The biggest thing I've learned to do is manage my self-depreciation when I do mess up, doing something is always better than nothing. Sometimes I just chug a water and do ten burpees, doing something productive helps reset the brain.
ADHD must be diagnosed by a certified professional like a medical doctor or psychiatrist. It is a complex, multi-step process including a clinical interview, a medical history review, and the completion of normed rating scales by loved ones or parents, educators, and/or colleagues. A typical assessment for ADHD may last around one to three hours. Every practitioner conducts the assessment in their own way, but you can expect an in-person interview covering topics such as development, health, family, and lifestyle history. Usually, people with ADHD take stimulants like Ritalin or Adderall (you can read about them on the canadian pharmacy site if interested).
I know all this because my son was diagnosed with ADHD when he was 3. He is 8 now. I should say, medical treatment and regular sessions with a psychologist have helped him a lot.
Adhd and it's medications and treatments works differently on each person. For example: Ritalin makes me unable to sleep, I know people that Ritalin makes them less hungry, and some people that don't get any side effects from it, if you think that you have adhd, go check with a doctor and see what he recommends for in case you have adhd
I have ADHD and my guess is that there are many people with ADHD doing gravity/adrenaline sports as for me a DH run is sure to make me fully concentrate easily which is otherwise hard work for me. There are varying views on ADHD and you can find both mainstream and not-so mainstream approaches to treating it. Either way I think it is important to confirm that you have it, easiest being getting evaluated by a doctor. A good source of information for me has been Scattered Minds by Gabor Maté (atleast some of his views are not in line with the mainstream though). Also ADHD has many forms and the symptoms vary from person to person.
As for what works for me:
1) meditation - it is hard work, but over the years it has helped significantly calm my mind down
2) accepting I am not good at many practical things and adapting to this fact - for example I always put my car keys in the same place, I write a shopping list even if I only want to buy 3 things,
3) living a simple lifestyle and not owning too much stuff
4) being careful with substances - stimulants do tend to calm me down, but I'm super sensitive to caffein so I don't drink it. I have self medicated with microdosing lsd and that has led to really interesting results.
As for medication I have not tried and at least for me it has not been necessary, but I am not saying it can't be of benefit.
There are medications that treat adhd like Adderall, vyvanse , ritalin
Adderall seems to be very very effective you can see more about treating adhd at www.premuimpharmacy.com
I have ADHD, I was diagnosed as an adult. Though I've displayed symptoms my whole life. My process was much simpler than the above description.
I am taking a low dose of Concerta now. After many years of attempting to self-regulate and use other coping strategies, it has been life-changing. I wish I had done it twenty years ago.
The best things other than medication for myself have been exercise, and despite the difficulty in actually doing it, having a routine and somewhat of a structure. I have whiteboards, pinboards, alarms and reminder notes all over my life to help keep me on track. Wake up at the same time, eat the same thing, take the same route to work, etc. The biggest thing I've learned to do is manage my self-depreciation when I do mess up, doing something is always better than nothing. Sometimes I just chug a water and do ten burpees, doing something productive helps reset the brain.
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