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Are there better alternatives to concerta with less side effects?
Concerta is a stimulant like ritalin for focus but last for 12 hours as opposed to 4 hours. I do have ADD which has gotten a tad better but its still a nuisance. I have been use st …
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what can help ADD and low dopamine symptoms?
I am dealing with pretty debilitating ADD symptoms. I am basically illiterate because I cannot focus long enough to read things I need to read, and holding conversations is diffic …
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ADHD - Structures, Foods, Studies, Ideas? - Help? Please.
Hi all,
I was diagnosed with ADHD in 7th grade. I'm currently a senior in college.
I've taken three different kinds of medicine, Vyvanse being the most effective, and the one I …
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Paleo and Adult ADD
In 2006 I was diagnosed with adult ADD.
They told me that none of my symptoms were bad enough to warrant meds and so I've been med free this whole time.
I deal with this with sever …
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ADD, Paleo and change in personality
I´m diagnosed with ADD and have been eating Paleo the last few months, and have been gluten free for about a year. Paleo was what made the big change really. When I cut out almost …
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ADD, Adderall Round Up: What’s missing?
I recently received an email from a Paleohacker with ADD who asked me to summarize what I've learned/discovered so far as a paleo with ADD. My response is below. The goal of this p …
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Dr K, do you have any suggestions for ADD?
I stopped life long crushing depression by doing an autoimmune version of the paleo diet (back/neck pain largely went away as well). I also more then cut in half my generalized anx …
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ADD/ADHD and Carnitine
So far I've found the ADD-related content on Paleohacks to be pretty disappointing. I've thus been independently researching ADD and its potential relationship to diet and lifestyl …
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Do spices affect your ADD/ADHD?
Some preliminary studies have connected AD disorders to food additives in children, but I would be curious to know if any of you have tried eliminating seasonings/spices and if it' …
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Anyone here have spinal meningitis as a child?
It's common for people to become paleo in response to pre-existing conditions or previous metabolic damage. I wonder if the fact that I had spinal meningitis when I was 9 months ol …