Like the title states, I made a series of videos discussing the struggles people with Inattentive ADHD go through. The reason I made these videos is because when I was doing my research on the condition, there were few if any videos explaining details of the Inattentive subtype and the struggles it brings. The more I researched, I started figuring out why, and it's because lots of people with Inattentive ADHD like myself, are introverts and lack motivation and drive. I could not relate to the large quantity of Hyperactive or Combined type videos/youtube channels, and usually got rather irritated by the perky presenter. So after 3 years of researching, I finally made a series of videos based off my studies and own life experiences. In my opinion the Inattentive subtype gets very little spotlight, which explains why many, including myself, never knew about this condition. At 25 I thankfully found out about it, researched/hyperfocused for about 6 months and then got myself evaluated and diagnosed. I started taking my medication and came up with a nootropic stack of necessary and crucial supplements to take with my medication. The reason the medication does not work to its full potential for a large amount of people, and why it creates a myriad of negative side effects, is because supplements are rarely if ever recommended to people taking ADHD medication. This is something I hope to change. This combo of medication/supplements has thankfully changed my life for the better, and I have graduated with a BA in Psychology, and am now entering grad school to become an MFT and hope to help out tons of others out there struggling, like I was. Here's a link to the playlist, I input some other people's videos in there as well. My humor and way of speaking is rather sardonic, I am an INTJ, so just a heads up : )
You say that you take theses nootropic supplements with your medication. Did you experiment with the "right stack" of these supplements to see how they interacted with your medication? How did you know that adding these supplements didn't impact your meds negatively was it how you felt?
I ask this because my son has just been diagnosed with the inattentive type at 12 years old three months ago. Once he entered middle school his grades went south. We are working with our doctor on dose but thing are moving in the right direction and almost over night his C's have gone to B and he is getting A's and B's on the same tests he would get D's on.
I don't want to just add these to his meds if that will move us backwards. He is on a low does of Vyvanse - he was diagnosed with mild to moderated inattentive type. I'm am thinking of adding the N-Acetyl Tyrosine and the flaxseed Oil. He has always been a happy kid but is a tween now. I don't see the mood swings and he is very social so I'm not thinking of adding the l- Tryrtophan ( based on your three top).
How will I know if these are helping or working again his medication?
I researched for months what are the negative side effects of the medication both physical and especially cognitive. With long term use of stimulant medication, you want to eliminate the best you can, all the oxidation and give extra help to those neurotransmitters that eventually over time start getting depleted. If your son has just recently started on the medication and if its a stimulant, he must likely will not experience the depleted neurotransmitter occurrence until maybe months to a year from now. If the dose he is at now, is working great for him both cognitively and physically, I would not increase his dose. What unfortunately occurs is that people take the medication for a few months or a year, and then the positive effects of the medication wear off, because of dopamine, norepinephrine, and serotonin depletion. So they go to the psychiatrist or doctor, and increase their medication dosage, which is not good according to many articles I have read, because they are now going above their therapeutic dose. The same thing will eventually happen again, and the person will either up the dosage again, stop the medication and say it flat out does not work, or switch to another stimulant or form of medication. Negative cognitive and physical side effects can also start happening over the months or years.
The main reason I take supplements is to lower oxidation, increase neuroplasticity, keep heart rate and blood pressure at a healthy level, help me have deeper sleep and faster onset sleep, and most of all to fight off depletion of neurotransmitters and all the negative side effects that come with that.
Unfortunately there are multiple good supplements for each of those things I mentioned above and it can be hard deciding what to take. The ones I have in my list, are considered the top notch go to supplements for their respective purposes from my research. I have put in many hours into researching the supplements I take, but at the end of the day it all depends how your body reacts to it, especially in combination with the medication. With: Flaxseed oil, Magnesium (chelated form), CoQ10, multivitamins, and melotonin, I did not have to do any trial and error since they all worked well and are commonly used with little to no side effects. But with: Tyrosine, Tryptophan, PS100, B-12, and now R - Alpha Lipoic Acid, I had to do multiple trial and error with different supplements that did similar things. One of the supplements I would try out would either not go good with the medication, or I would get a minor allergic reaction or discomfort in the gums. There are test kits available as well to see which vitamins and nutrients a person lacks, I believe Walgreens carries some. These are the reasons why I believe medication and supplements work in harmony with each other to help themselves out, and most of all to help the user with the condition out. Just something to look into, hope that helps a bit.
Thank you thank you! Your videos were so helpful and spot on - you habs described my son to a T. It was nice to get a glimpse into college and adulthood. Keep up the good work!
Wow that's really great to hear! Hearing stuff like that, makes all the effort of making those videos, worth it. Thank you for the kind words, and I'm glad it has been of some help. My best regards to your son.
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