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RedCynic92 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
I can tell you from experience, it goes either way. I was diagnosed with ADHD, and those drugs ruined a good portion of my childhood. They would make me withdrawn, jittery and on the verge of panic attacks. Friend of mine who didn't have ADD but was diagnosed had the same issues, to the lesser extent.
HarboeDrinker (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Well, i have ADHD and i get 40 mg Ritalin (speed) each day.. But i don't use it.. Only when i go to partys.. But when im at a party i take 400 mg instead of 40 mg.. It's way better than booze..
phoenixhoneybee (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
buddhists have a more creative name for 'adhd' and it's called 'monkey mind'. they actually meditate to tame the 'monkey mind'. it's not a new concept either.
psychetruth (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
ADHD drugs are banned from the Olympics and many sporting events (even high school sports) often because they give the athlete and unfair advantage. They are performance enhancer drugs for anyone regardless of an ADHD diagnosis or not.
Additionally, they are common drugs of abuse in both high school and college students who do not have ADHD but who take them to stay up all night studying or to help improve their concentration and sometimes cheerleaders even take them to help w/ weight loss.
psychetruth (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
That's not true. It simply depends on the dosage.
If you take too much a stimulant it will cause you to slow down and a child's dose of a stimulant will generally speed up an adult who has a much larger body.
I recall talking to a drug abuser once and I asked him what it was like to be on crystal meth and he went on and on about how well he could concentrate when high on crystal meth.
gigja88 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
this is just a question, I'm not taking any stance because I really don't know enough, but I have heard that people who take ritalin who DO NOT have "add" or"adhd" become hyperactive from it, whereas those who have "add" or "adhd" apparently calm down when taking ritalin.
I was wondering if this was true, and why.
thank you for this video, it is very interesting :)
angeredare (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Very good video!
Good work Dr. Breeding...
adhd/add exist because of many different reasons and are just symptoms of something else.
drugs are no cure, best cure is Neurofeedback, or nutrition and real homeopathy.
mikelunz (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
I had heard that, theoretically, watching excessive hours of television contributes, or causes ADHD. Since you are exposed to rapid image changes, such as having to readjust to every commercial and scene, visually and audibly, in small small blocks of time. Is there truth to this?
psychetruth (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
This is what a psychiatrists told the New York Times, "The thing for people to understand is that right now, the only thing imaging can tell you is whether you have a brain tumor," or some other neurological damage, said Paul Root Wolpe, a professor of psychiatry and sociology at the University of Pennsylvania's Center for Bioethics.
He added, "This imaging technology is so far from prime time that to spend thousands of dollars on it doesn't make any sense." "
psychetruth (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
3) Depending on the momentary psychological state of the person, a brain scan can look different. An unhappy or upset persons brain scan can look different from bored person or a sexual aroused person or a hungry person even.
Scientists can't tell if scan anomalies are due to psychological state or if the psychological state is due to the scanned anomaly. |
