Posted by Slugbrain on July 10, 2015, at 9:35:17
In reply to low thyroid?, posted by rjlockhart37 on July 9, 2015, at 20:22:06
I'm new here as a poster as of, well, just now, but saw your post and found it so similar to my experiences (see my earlier autobiographical post) that I had to respond.
In my decades+ of various ADD meds, aka stimulants, when I feel like that it might be one of these things (for me, underscored):
- thyroid, for which I took synthroid for sub clinical hypothyroid until osteopenia contraindicated the synthroid
- poor or interrupted sleep - too hot, cold,loud, bright, restless legs or self or bed partner, too much stim, cumulative effects over days/weeks of this, allergic or weird reaction to med...and more
-ineffective ADD med
- ate something that I know will counter ADD benefit from stim. Bowl of oatmeal will guarantee brain fog, for me, as will many other carbs. Fruit juices, also. (Interesting that grapefruit juice is also contraindicated for some heart meds )
- other gut or digestive issue
- lack of exercise - being active first thing in the morning (before stim med!) works great for me, especially when I have a little green tea. My brain just works better across the board. a bike ride can cut my obsessive thought cycles sometimes, too.I try to evaluate my status in terms of whether I'm physically tired...likely means a sleep problem. Versus mentally fatigued or 'slug-like', which *might* mean ADD med is ineffective. Or taking too little, OR -- taking too much!! (See PDoc Charles Parker who takes about duration window).
I discovered the research of Adele Diamond through a website specifically for inattentive ADD types. Don't know your dx (not asking), but it's worth reading about how one treatment can be more effective for an inattentive type ....but awful for a hyperactive- or combined- type. For me, fully inattentive, the methylphenidate family does nothing. That jives with her research. (See http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1474811/)
Hope this helps a little...
sbI'm an optimist, but I carry an umbrella. Or 2. Sometimes 3.
poster:Slugbrain
thread:1080393
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20150629/msgs/1080417.html