Posted by horseluvr on September 11, 2003, at 20:26:58
In reply to Re: ADHD--How and where do I get tested?, posted by DSCH on September 11, 2003, at 15:24:16
Hmmm, I do take a lot of vitamins as I have absolutely no energy in the morning or the rest of the day for that matter. To date, I haven't been taking the amino acids but I ordered them last week because I hear they are good for fighting age :O) Anyway, I am in the habit of taking flaxseed oil and the fish oils. Unfortunately, I am a sugar and caffeine junky. I just can't seem to get enough of either and have an obseesion with cheesecake, chocolate truffles (I've eaten entire boxes in one sitting), and cinnabons and other gooey pastries. Even when I am not hungry and the last thing I feel like doing is eating, if you pass sweets in front of me I'll eat until they are all gone. I beg the girls in the office to leave the sweets out of the kitchen because I really have no control. They think it's funny but after the inital sugar rush and high, I'm left with pounding headaches and I hate, hate myself for not having the self control to not eat something I wasn't hungry for in the first place. And the coffee, I drink it all day and dehydrate myslef and I know it's bad for me but it makes me feel more awake and as though my mind is a little clearer. I even take stackers--not to lose weight but for the feeling it leaves in my head. I don't want this junk in my body so I will keep trying the vitamins, I'll start trying the amino acids, the grapeseed extract and the pine bark. I love meat and so that won't be hard to increase in my diet and as of today, I am drinking the licorice tea that another post mentioned to see if it'll help me waken. Thanks for all the help! I still would like to know how and by whom others were diagnosed. I've taken the online tests before and according to my answers, even the dumbest stump could figure out that I have issues--whether they are chemical or mental aside LOL But seriously, I want to get a handle on this and your insights always help. Thanks again! k
> > Hi,
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> > Me again. One more question--whether I have the ADHD-I or am just incapable of getting my act together, is there any natural product that has been successful in treating either?
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> > Thanx!
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> OK, a switch got thrown and a lightbulb went off over my head. :-) This is the program I developed, and which I slid from when I stopped taking DLPA...
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> 1) Atkins diet. Carbohydrates and sugar elevate blood sugar resulting in insulin release. Insulin then assists the transport of L-tryptophan across the blood-brain-barrier to form serotonin. This comes at the expense of the transport of L-phenylalanine and L-tyrosine, the precursors to dopamine and norepinepherine. So keep carb intake low, especially simple sugars.
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> 2) Full vitamin and mineral supplementation. I think Atkin's Basic #1 is a pretty good basis to work from. It's hard to come by and I think everything with the Atkins brandname has its price jacked up so I take one capsule of Solray Twice-a-day Fe-free Energy Formula with each meal. You need vitamins C, B3, and B6 in particular to assist the enzymatic activity that produces dopamine and norepinepherine within the brain. http://www.mind-boosters.com/chapter_13.html (see figure 13.1, NADH is activated B3)
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> 3) DLPA, L-phenylalanine, or L-tyrosine. Load up on the precursors to dopamine and norepinepherine. These are best taken before meals.
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> 4) Omega-3 deficiency? I don't think this is the case for me, but you may want to consider it. "excessive thirst, frequent urination, vision impairment, dry skin and hair, learning difficulties" from http://www.nutritional-healing.com.au/add.htm
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