Brain Fog and Disorganized Thoughts

[Jauge]

Hello! I have Teen with ADHD and he complains of have major BRAIN FOG. It is like He is on automatic pilot and not thinking. It is more than just the usual quick "spacing out". Can't think straight often which leads to not speaking correctly (so he thinks as he sounds normal). Anyone has this experience??? He tells me that this is the most debilitating part of his life.

[Pennywink]

Hi Jauge! Speech & language issues aren’t uncommon with ADHD.

understood.org/en/learning-...

I would recommend discussing this with his pediatrician, if you haven’t already - especially to weed out if there are any comorbities contributing to this.

Also, what treatment is your son currently receiving for his ADHD? If he’s on medication, a prescription change may be needed. If he’s not takin medication, maybe consider a short trial to see if it helps.

[Eclecticentric77]

I have Inattentive ADHD, and I suffered from brain fog for years, especially the teen years. After I got diagnosed in my mid 20s, I started taking small dose stimulant medication, combined with helpful supplements that help the ADHD brain. This immensely changed my life for the better and helped me continue my studies, and made school and managing my life a whole lot easier (the brain fog also lifted). I researched ADHD for about 4yrs and published a book last year, and am currently finishing grad school and plan on pursuing my PsyD. as a Clinical Psych to work specifically with the ADHD community.

Having ADHD, implies that an individual has low levels of these specific neurotransmitters. While stimulant medication helps with Dopamine and Norepinephrine, this leaves out other neurotransmitters that needed to be boosted due to low levels. These are the major neurotransmitters that people with ADHD have low levels of.

Dopamine : A neurotransmitter in the brain that affects your levels of concentration, motivation, pleasure senses, and sense of pain.

Norepinephrine : A neurotransmitter and stress hormone that deals with attentiveness, emotions, impulse control, planning ahead, sleep, and interpreting actions of others.

Serotonin : A neurotransmitter that deals with mood regulation, sleep, nervousness, empathy, appetite, digestion, and sexual urges.

Acetylcholine : A neurotransmitter that deals with muscle contraction, pain responses, mood regulation, REM sleep, and coordination.

Supplements along with stimulant medication, have been of major help to the ADHD clients I work with. The supplement PS100 is known to be quite helpful for brain fog relief ( I take it daily 2x). If this is of any interest, click my profile pic, it will take you to my profile, where in my bio you'll see theres a link of a google doc I made of every supplement I take that includes ones specifically to help those low neurotransmitters I mentioned above, along with some other helpful links, including a link to informative video on the ADHD brain and supplements. Hope this helps.