Why ADHD Diagnoses Have Exploded In The U.S.
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- Опубликовано: 6 дек 2022
- The rate of ADHD diagnoses has been rising in the U.S. for the past two decades, and experts hypothesize that social media and the pandemic may be a catalyst. More Americans are seeking out treatment for ADHD all at once, which is putting strain on an already stretched thin health-care system.
Stories about attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, have been having a resurgence in the social media zeitgeist the past several years, and it may be leading more people to seek out diagnosis for the condition.
"A lot of my patients would hold up their phone to the camera and be like, 'Here's this video that I saw on TikTok and this is why I have ADHD,'" said Dr. Sasha Hamdani. She is a psychiatrist and ADHD specialist who also is a content creator about the condition with more than 800,000 followers on TikTok.
This influx in people seeking out treatment all at once can cause a problem of supply and demand.
"What I see in my practice is that we have a six-month waiting list to get in. And we're incredibly busy," Adler said. "Some of that's from the pandemic, but I think there's a general need for services at this point."
The CDC announced in October that there was a shortage of both the brand name and generic form of Adderall in the U.S.
Watch the video above to learn more about the rise in ADHD in the United States and whether the health-care system can handle the increase in demand.
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Why ADHD Diagnoses Have Exploded In The U.S.
They left out two of the biggest reasons that ADHD is up. 1) There are more distractions these days (especially if you work from home) so it becomes a lot more apparent that you tend to get distracted. 2) ADHD is less obvious when there is a good structure in place. The pandemic pulled the rug out from under us when it came to structure. A lot of borderline ADHD people suddenly found themselves with no structure and the symptoms became obvious.
That explains it I was just recently diagnosed with ADHD which actually came as a shock because I have had that test many times and it came up negative. I knew I had a learning disorder and it was a requirement for some program that I had to take an IQ and diagnosis. I definitely do think my attention span has lowered as social media has advanced and in the recent few years.
I have adhd and have had it all my life. It’s now hard to get medication. My home is a mess, I’m getting in trouble at work and with my bills. There’s ADHD and there’s SEVERE ADHD!
@@jalex4251 I have always been a mess, very disorganized but everyone in family was except my mom. Being late or not being not is one of them as much. I never find anything and I have accidentally thrown important stuff. And I can't remember where I put things it's so annoying. I'm pretty sure I could build a pretty good escape room, lock myself in it and forget how to get out and end up stuck there. That's how my normal feels like. I have always had to dumb myself to function. It reminds me of when I was little kid and I had dumb down my vocabulary bc I couldn't spell well. But I never related to anything, to ADHD except for the mess. I'm not impulsive, I don't fidget, I usually don't get good sleep only in short brief periods of my life I did get decent sleep, my messiness and forgetfulness, lose track of time, where I'm going is really annoying. Granted, good healthy "dieting" does like less sugar helps my brain fog.
@@KCH55 not sure if you knew, but ADHD and learning disorders are different
@@Heyu7her3 I know they are I was just relating to it. And a learning disorder it doesn't make you stupid that's literally the point of what I'm saying is you have to dumb yourself down despite the fact you're more capable if that makes sense to you. Because I'm the way I am I have to do tasks that would otherwise be oversimplifications like I have to make passwords simpler for me to remember them. And neither am I saying that it is ADHD I'm saying that is what I was diagnosed with and that is literally how I feel. And I wouldn't say they're completely separate there are a lot of overlaps with learning disorders and ADHD. It can make learning harder especially in the classroom.
*Also reread it nowhere in there am I implying they are one in the same. 🤦♀️ Like said I'm relating to it, and tend to speak and think metaphors and philosophically a lot. Sorry if that confused you, I could see how you would.
It's important to keep in mind that not all attention problems are ADHD. I feel like there are a lot of people who will jump to the conclusion that they have ADHD just because they have trouble paying attention, but it doesn't work that way. There are many other mental disorders that can cause symptoms similar to ADHD including bipolar disorder, depression, anxiety, and autism just to name a few.
This is why they do a comprehensive test to get a diagnosis. My test took hours after waiting for months to get appointments.
You’re referring to executive dysfunction.
@@jessatlife yes. That is the main thing I'm referring to. Even so, there are still other disorders that can cause executive dysfunction with autism probably being the main one. I feel like I have executive functioning issues, but I do not have ADHD. I do, however, have autism.
There are also non-mental medical conditions that can mimic ADHD. One big one is thyroid problems.
I agree. When I was younger, I thought I had ADHD. I was put on a stimulint, and I was out of control. Years later, I went to another therapist and psychiatrist.
They diagnosed me with bipolar type 2 and PTSD. I was put on a mood stablizer. Now I feel like i can manage life a little better
I was recently diagnosed with adhd after having lifelong issues. I wish they would spoken more about why people weren’t diagnosed when they were younger, like girls, poorer students or students of color. While adhd has become more “trendy” I am seeing a lot of people who were ignored finally get some answers and help.
This was me. 43, just realized I have undiagnosed ADHD and that untreated it ruined my life. My school allowed me to flunk out because I couldn’t get my executive dysfunction under control. Fell into drugs, addiction, depression, anxiety. Now I’m shedding all the false labels that were attributed to me (lazy, no good, not living up to his potential). It wasn’t my fault. I’m looking forward to learning more, finding counseling and treatments.
The answer is that the majority of the time you are diagnosed through elementary school. You may not actually have ADHD. It might be ADD which is extremely hard to diagnose. In fact, you might not have either. There's loads of other disorders that have similar symptoms.
@@octogonSmugglerADD has actually been merged into ADHD. It is now called ADHD - Type Inattentive.
majority of diagnosed people probably dont have adhd, the big pharma has a major incentive to diagnose people with as much crap as possible, getting you on pills. Thats the goal.
You literally only excluded white male children
Ive been diagnosed and I absolutely hate that so many people abuse ADHD meds making it harder for people like myself to get help. Its been difficult getting help, and once I did get help from a doctor she was very hesitant to prescribe me meds for treatment and im sure its because she had to first determine if i genuinely needed help or if i was just seeking drugs.
Its been life changing for me and I dont abuse it. I still sleep well, eat healthy and get exercise. But people like me dont make the headlines, only the people who abuse it and have terrible experiences with ADHD meds.
I hear what you’re saying. It’s unfortunate that people who may benefit from the drug are called drug seeking though. Like yes, they ARE drug seeking, to help themselves. And with enough support, they can responsibly manage their medication usage. Otherwise these people go to the streets for their drugs and end up abusing them with no support.
It Is life changing to eat Amphetamine salts Every day 🤦♂️
DEAL WITH IT LIKE SOBER PPL DO
How do you know that they don’t need it
Everyone should get access to it. Let them try it and see if they need it. It is bull that some get it and some don’t
If it helps you, great, but its methamphetamine plain and simple. I know a lot of people that say it helps and they dont realize how addicted they are until they try to stop, or sometimes they don't see it, but i do when no matter what even on their days off they take it... or take it more than prescribed and go to extraordinary lengths to get more since they ran out before next scrip.
Issue is we should not be giving drugs to kids... but ALL drugs should be legal for ADULTS. But the fact that doctors are prescribing it to KIDS is disgusting.
Adderall kids quickly move to other drugs in late teens I have a lot of friends dead and their journey with drugs started with adderall from a doctor.
ADHD docs are the same as cannabis doctors, just a way to get the scrip you want.
Drugs can only treat symptoms. The only CURE is willpower.
we all need to have acces to them, i dont see why you would advocate against it. It a huge help
Here’s one - they missed all the girls. Because they usually aren’t disruptive. So we just struggled for decades. Finally diagnosed in my 50’s. Both a relief and enraging.
You’ll get over the anger part. It just takes time. You also need to remember that you’ve learned a lot through your struggles, and you wouldn’t be who you are today without them 👍
Oh yeah, girls and inattentive boys, because while we weren't usually disrupting class, we would "not live up to our potential" and were "lazy." Diagnosed at 44, wife as well.
I have combined ADHD (the whole chart they showed, unfortunately) and it's really frustrating that emotional dysregulation isn't listed as a symptom or mentioned more often. It is by far the most difficult part of having ADHD. I hate it so much. I can deal with the others. For example, fear of failure, rejection sensitivity, unawareness of emotions, and spiralling anger.
Yep. I sometimes wonder if I have a turbulent personality, or ADHD is genuinely just that bad for me.
My heart races any time I get close to making a mistake in front of other people, it’s like my life is on the line. I usually opt to just avoid conversation and people because of it. I’ve thankfully gotten better with the anger, but it’s still not hard at all for me to go from 0 to 100 at the flip of a coin.
I used to be pretty hyperactive when I was younger, but I’ve always had *every symptom* of inattentiveness, since I was little.
I guess me being unable to shut up when I do get the chance to talk is also a pretty telling sign of hyperactivity…
My rambling aside, I agree with you completely. In isolation either would’ve been fine, but terrible emotional control on top of terrible work ethic led me to some pretty bad self-hatred in the past. I don’t want to imagine what other people deal with
God, I really was rambling yesterday
Y’all are both tweaked seeking meth. The adhd medication is methamphetamine. Good luck kicking the drugs when you’re meth stops working
Emotional disregulation is currently the top priority of Dr Russell Barkley
I've thought my husband has ADHD for decades. He's finally getting diagnosed (at age 60) and treated, but ADHD in adults is no joke and can be quite crushing to their careers and mental health. There's still too much stigma associated with mental illness.
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I have it and my uncle has it. He was diagnosed in the 80s as a kid, I was called a shy and anxious young girl in the 90s and brushed off by the doctors Medicaid afforded my mom. It took until I was in my 20s to be diagnosed with something I definitely didn't want, but it was too obvious at that point that I was not society's definition of normal. I'm not a fan of how many people see this disorder as something trendy to say they have because they get distracted by Tiktok, but with more research and understanding on ADHD in women, it makes sense that more of us are being diagnosed.
During a meeting with my psychiatrist she stopped and asked me why I didn't include ADHD on my medical history and realized that I wasn't diagnosed growing up when I should have been.
1) Destigmatization of mental illness and of people seeking mental health services.
2) Daily saturation of algorithm-driven content designed to grab young people's attention seconds at a time.
3) Over-prescribing of pharmaceuticals vs other treatment options or simply letting kids be kids. We cannot expect children to be obedient robots for 8+ hours each day.
Lots of attention needs to be placed on 3.
@@yummyspaghettinoodles1650ah yes because a disorder that we are born with makes us a baby! what an ignorant and idiotic person lmao
Upvoted. Kids need kid time, and I don't mean playing games or watching TikTok. Playing outside does more to develop the mind than what happens in the classroom. But no one plays outside anymore.
Adhd is so much more than that. I was a good kid, well behaved, and even did well in school, but my brain was running 100's miles a minute. My teachers liked me, but knew I was struggling and asked my mom to have me tested. She didn't want me to be labeled. This was starting back in elementary school... I didn't know the details of adhd until RUclips and it was like finding the missing puzzle piece finally at the age of 42. It then took me about 2 months to get an appointment with a psychologist, and another 6 months to get an appointment with a specialist. Testing was intense to rule out other causes/ mental disorders for my struggles.
I'm glad many doc are careful about who & how they diagnose to be sure it's legit... now I wish 2 things: they'd rename adhd because it's very misleading about what we adhd-ers are struggling with, and secondly, people would quit having pooing on us. And this is a huge stretch, but try to be more open to changing things to be more nerodivergent friendly. Like making official website easier to navigate and easy to follow bullet point list when you need to complete multiple forms to do whatever thing you want to do. This stuff could be total road blocks for some struggle with executive function issues (big part of adhd).
All of this
PLEASE, PLEASE, do another video about how before 2008 (Obama Care), ADHD was not treated or paid for by insurance companies because it was thought adults grow out of having issues with it. I had to threaten legal action against Community Hospital North in Indianapolis for not being honest with me about the issues ADHD was causing for me. They gave me a diagnosis of NOS as my insurance company wouldn't pay the same for an ADHD diagnosis compared to a NOS diagnosis.
oh, what's nos?
I still have to fight that battle. Yet when I was little, it was thought that girls didn't have ADHD but discipline problems and they were/we were punished for it. But yes, I have had my medication abruptly halted, requiring my doctor to basically employ witchcraft to bring it back, and when it does, the milligrams or dosage amount gets cut by the insurance because ultimately, they decide my fate. It's like, when they relent and allow my doctor to prescribe, the insurance has the final word with 'oh yeah? Well, she can take THIS MUCH OR ELSE and PS: Enjoy your 75$ copay!
@@raspberrytaegi I think it might be 'not otherwise specified'
@@LeighPhillips78 thanks!
This "thought" still true. Many children who are diagnosed do have improvement in functioning and no longer meet criteria for diagnosis.
I think there must be ALOT of women getting these adult ADHD Diagnosis. It was severely undiagnosed back in the 90’s because the symptoms manifest differently in girls and they are better at masking it to avoid social scrutiny.
I have seen patients and friends trying to learn ways to manipulate the system in an attempt to be diagnosed with ADHD to get prescriptions for stimulants. It’s a disturbing trend because this drug abuse causes real diagnosed patients to have hard time getting their prescriptions filled.
I have seen so many TikTok videos of these “influencers” trying to convince and diagnose themselves and their audience they have ADHD. Perhaps TikTok and social media should take some responsibility and look into those videos and take the misleading ones down. That would help some of the issues of people learning to fake symptoms and seeking a diagnosis that does not apply to them.
That’s one of my opinion in this matter.
I actually have adhd and my doc started me on a non-stimulant for treatment. It may be because of this stimulant abuse going on. Maybe doctors are getting hesitant to start off with stimulants. I’m glad though because my medication is only 36 dollars vs vyvanse over 300.
If people just want a stimulate, the can gain a lot of weight and then ask their doctor for phentermine.
I have adhd, diagnosed at age 42. My doc started me on a non stimulate med. Now I take a combo of a low dose of a stimulate and my main med is a different new non stimulate, QELBREE. It works great.
Anyway, my experience is that it took months, like 6 of them to get tested for adhd. The test took 2 afternoons off work, and then a month later to get results. Then my main psychiatrist would finally prescribed adhd meds and started with non stimulates. And I'm glad we started that way. I can't imagine it would be worth all that to get a perception that wouldn't be helpful or even feel good for someone without adhd.
@@monicarenee7949 Stimulants are overrated. Yeah, they work, but then you realize you’ll need to get them filled every 30 days for the rest of your life, and dealing with the early fill restrictions gets old very fast.
@@monicarenee7949that’s nuts because generic adderall runs me 21$ without insurance as long as CVS runs their “self pay” discount card.
Anyways… as someone who’s had the ADD/ADHD diagnosed slapped on me since first grade… no one has adhd and everyone has adhd. Tuning out is not a disorder. It’s a coping mechanism for when you are overwhelmed
@@monicarenee7949 I have vyvanse and pay $30. With insurance it’s $70, but I found a discount card on the Vyvanse website
It's only been over the past 20 years that research into ADHD has taken a leap. I was diagnosed early into this, and some of the consequences still affect me today.
You go by the name LightningwingDragon...I'm just going to assume you were diagnosed correctly lol.
People realize that pharmaceuticals are connected with these doctors in research of which billions of dollars go into it… Of course they’re going to make diagnosis to line the pockets of research, doctors and pharmaceuticals!
Yea right. It's fake-!
I use to take my ADHD medication every day but because I had to wait a week for my pharmacy to have it in stock, I decided to stop taking it on weekends for two month. I would recommend everyone do this. That way when it comes time for your next refill, you will have like 2 weeks worth of extra medication in case anything happens.
I did that once and QUICKLY found out how low my natural dopamine levels really are! I was sleeping that entire weekend.
@@Heyu7her3 Same, I thought the medication was not working. I realized that when I take my medication on Monday after not taking it for two days, it does work.
I have my doctor prescribe a higher dose than I realistically take, and just split them. It takes the stress away when there are shortages, such as the current one.
@@jamie7664 yes same. These shortages have been happening periodically for literally years. You have to plan ahead, build up a buffer supply.
I wish I could but i need my executive functioning daily because kids.
I was diagnosed with ADHD this year as an adult. I felt like I had to fight for the diagnosis after paying what I’ll call the ADHD tax (I.e., poorer professional and social outcomes) for so many years. I was evaluated as a child yet labeled as a ‘good student’ so my masking kept my parent from seeking help. I’m so happy to see more content on adult ADHD.
Thanks for speaking to this point! There are many people who have crashed and burned because of undiagnosed ADHD. For a very long time my parents were told I'd grow out of the issues ADHD made for me. I feel your pain!
I have been homeless for 20 years. I've been to hundreds of doctors. They all say ADD isn't real and I am just lazy.
Same here ! In the 90’s my mom was deterred from seeking further diagnosis because the folks at Harvard said I wasn’t rambunctious enough to have ADHD. Girls were I overlooked so much because they present the symptoms differently and are better at masking them!
And do you Think you have it?? No you dont. You just normal.
Same here! I had to advocate for another clinician in the practice.
The cost of medicine in the USA is truly insane. Vyvanse in Australia costs under US$30
Is that with some cost sharing? I pay $30 for Vyvanse in the US, but my insurance pays like $200.
The cost is the same, it just means other tax payers are paying for your meds. Which affects the marginal tax rate and other things.
Your government is subsidizing the cost on the backend.
It's one of Shire's biggest cash cows and they're trying to milk it for as much as they can as it goes off-patent in 2 years, where it'll get considerably cheaper due to competition.
@@ZePopTart how?? I pay $350 per month after insurance pays $100 so where are u from? im paying this much in indiana and new jersey
My adderal generic only costs like $10 in the states
The fact of the matter is that ADHD medication helps many persons to be better in specific spheres of life, especially academically and career-wise.
The problem is someone like me is a fairly normal and healthy person but our society has evolved to a fast paced environment where everyone is trying to pay attention to too many things at once and this causes their brains to lose focus on everything
I agree. Most people don’t have it, just don’t have good attention spans, but are FAR from having true ADHD. it’s just sad
That's not how ADHD works. There are multiple levels than attention span and disorganization.
Yeah, that's not enough to get prescribed. Having ADD as I do is like living in slow-motion, while everything around you is sped up. You want to engage or you want to start something, but you can't seem to will yourself to do it. The amount of procrastination causes your life to become incredibly stagnant, whereas normal people aren't this chronically destabilized by their environment. It's not just that I struggle to pay attention, I am zoning out constantly or "mishearing" someone, and this has caused many fights which have strained most of my relationships bc they think I'm intentionally ignoring them or dismissing them or gaslighting them, but in reality my brain simply checked out and I was just tryna play off like I was paying attention, when I really wasn't.
I also have RSD (rejection-sensitivity), this hypersensitivity is the WORST part of ADHD bc you hate yourself for coming off so "weak". I can't make a point or explain my feelings without my voice shaking or tears welling up. And you just know that they're focused on your weeping, rather than the important topic you're trying to discuss, so it's not a surprise that ADHD can cause low self-worth. Another crappy part of that is overanalyzing, it's possible that they aren't focused that much on the weeping and that it actually makes them want to listen to you more, but you can't help to scrutinize every detail bc your brain doesn't know how to filter out all the noise. The incoming stimuli is not just overwhelming, it's also anxiety-inducing and can lead to bad coping mechanisms.
It doesn't help that my type of ADHD is more accurately described as SCT (Sluggish Cognitive Tempo). I also have MaDd (Maladaptive Daydreaming), this is different from just zoning out. This is pure and utter reality dissasociation and by god, it's so addicting to do. However, I've lost hours of every day of my life slipping into the multiple realities and paracosms I've built in my mind palace. This is also in part due to time-blindness which is another issue that ADHD folk have. You don't realize how long you've been down rabbitholes in your mind or online, but by the time you come back to what you were supposed to be doing, you've lost half the day to be productive.
The hyperactive ones (ADHD-HI) are impulsive and will waste hundreds of dollars making rash decisions. But I'm the inattentive type (ADHD-PI) and I also make rash decisions in spending, however it's not bc of impulsivity, but bc of hyperfocus/hyperfixation on hobbies that I pick up and then discard when I get bored. Which leads to the other ADHD symptom (holy crap I didn't realize I had this many lol), and that's fickleness. ADHD has an issue with the reward-cascade system in the brain, so bc we have dopamine deficiency, we seek it often to get that fix/high. This leads us to quit jobs, hobbies, or relationships once their novelty wears off -- it can also lead us into addictive behaviors.
But the cherry on top is that you can have all of these symptoms and still have imposter syndrome, criticizing yourself that you're probably just lazy or that you need a justification for why your life is in complete shambles. But the truth is, no therapist in their right mind would sit an hour with a person who has ADHD and not be able to tell. The mannerisms, the way we conversate (and interrupt), the way we explain various topics, and the anecdotes we relay (as scatter-brained as they sound), are ALL tells for ADHD. And oh the crying, dear god, the crying!
Edit: Another tip for how you can tell, who here has ADHD from the rest, is the long wall of text lol. It's like word vomit, ALL the incoming thoughts need to be spilled out and in meticulous detail, bc we need to be sure you don't misinterpret us.
@@YourMajesty143 Hello, Neuro Twin! Thank you for explaining the difference for those who think that Adhd is no big deal. I could maybe be more accepting of my many challenges if the world would be. The fact that people with Adhd receive hundred of times more criticism throughout their growing up years, has scarred and scared many of us for LIFE. Dealing with the lasting effects might be more challenging than having this disorder but who knows…. 💖💕
This video is leaving out a huge reason for the increase in diagnosis. More women and people of color are getting diagnosed people used to think ADHD and autism were very specifically male Issues. A lot more adult women for example are talking about their experiences being diagnosed as adults cause they were never diagnosed as children because people didn’t think they had it because they were girls or they were misdiagnosed with other mental disorders there’s a huge spike if we look at data that way in certain groups
This sounds like exactly what happened with depression diagnoses when SSRI's (Prozac, etc.) first became available. There was a huge spike in demand, concern that there was over-diagnosis and prescription, and then the realization that no, there actually were that many people out there that were depressed and could benefit from pharmaceutical assistance. And now it's ADHD. The question I have is why are so many people suffering from this kind of mental health issue? Is there a way to prevent it? Those answers seem less available.
You know I loved my therapist's perspective on ADHD. There is nothing inherently wrong with being ADHD. Stimulants or other meds improve quality of life because they help people meet societal pressures. People with ADHD are more creative and can thrive in the right environment. If there were more economic freedom to pursue passions, I think less people would be on medication. Forgetting things or being late at times doesn't have to be "dysfunctional". But there is a pressure to perform a certain way in specific roles that aren't well-suited, causing a great deal of stress and struggle. Then the question becomes, can society adapt to more neuro-atypical people so that we become less dependent on medication?
Many adults are becoming late diagnosed ADHD. I don't entirely believe that the overall rise of diagnoses is due to the rise of screen use or Tiktok type media usage. Medically it's a fairly new area and mental health is becoming more mainstream. We live in different times with new problems with new solutions. If medicine improves your quality of life, then there's nothing wrong with taking medication. If you manage ADHD in your life without, that's terrific too.
@@genevievemacdonald9610”more economic freedom to pursue passions” I like that. This is why I prefer living in the country than the city cause everything is more mellow.
I was diagnosed with ADHD when I was 17. I had struggled for years with symptoms doctors couldn’t quite put a diagnosis to that truly encompassed what I was going through. Growing up, I was constantly bored even when I had plenty to do. Nothing could hold my attention except for when it held all of my attention and became my hyperfixation. Careless mistakes were guaranteed on everything, which still is true to this day. I couldn’t stay organized, jumping from task to task while not finishing a single one. I would forget things that were asked of me and was unable to listen consistently when I was talked to (my mom would always say I just had “selective hearing”). In school, my lack of ability to keep attention combined with making good grades kept ADHD from even being a consideration because this was just seen as me being “quiet” and “too intelligent to have a disorder”.
For me, social media videos discussing ADHD highlighted that the presentation of the disorder in women is not always a kid who is bouncing off the walls and instead typically manifests internally. It made me realize that the disorder could explain the impairing struggles I had been dealing with my whole life which, after receiving unhelpful treatments for years, I had just accepted as normal. It encouraged me to do more digging and eventually talk to my therapist.
Receiving a diagnosis and treatment for ADHD was like putting on glasses for the first time. I wasn’t constantly depressed as I had adequate levels of neurotransmitters being supplemented that my brain did not adequately produce on its own. I could stay more organized and lost things less frequently. Tasks I wanted to start would not only be started but ended up getting completed more often than before.
I still struggle with ADHD symptoms but this is to be expected as treatments are not a cure-all. With this said, I am thankful to have stumbled upon videos that encouraged me to do more research as my diagnosis has allowed me to receive treatments that have significantly improved my life in ways I never thought were possible before.
Yeah youre totally in adderall
Got diagnosed ADHD around 20. Its been 2 years and definitely doesn't help when the environment around me isn't the same as it was 10 years ago. I also have depression / mania so we tried ADHD medications but I stopped due to it hindered me more than it helped. It sucks when I also don't know if it's my ADHD or depression acting up cause it all interconnects.
@@myco_tripssoninstagram3180 as someone that's microdosed for years in a legal state, please dont recommend or spam this information on youtube. it's not something to be taken lightly and you're likely doing more harm than good. you're recommending something that can lead to years in jail or can lead to a mental break if there are un-diagnosed mental conditions. there's also a lot of very misleading and outright incorrect information regarding "microdosing" on the internet. until more research is done nobody should be recommending it like you are. it's irresponsible.
Sounds like maybe comorbid bipolar 2 perhaps, with the depression and mania?
These traits wouldn't be so bad if we were working in active situations with our hands. However in boring repetitive office jobs I can see how these symptoms like difficulty listening and distraction would be a problem. If I was pouring concrete it wouldn't matter as much.
Nah it affects much more than just work. Any level of adult functioning can be impaired by symptoms of ADHD. Even relationships can be harder because of it. It's much more than just "focusing".
I do think that the modern world is less ADHD friendly than the pre-modern world. It does affect way more than work though.
@@lemonsavery Actually, it is the modern world that has *created* the ADHD epidemic. Few people raised in our technological world had such problems focusing.
Not true for all of us. I personally hate working with my hands. Manual labor IS repetitive. I rather work in a creative/scientific/intellectual job. I’m looking into psychiatry and human rights law.
@@MorganHorse I'm not suggesting most people should work with their hands. I would not ask for us to give up our technology. My point is that this technology, when placed into the hands of three-year old children (and provided for them 24/7 as they grow) impairs their normal brain development. They lose the years of low-stimulus life when their brains learn patience and pondering, when they learn that it's okay to have an empty canvas which they must fill with their own thoughts. Obviously, some children still develop well with this environment, but the explosion in ADHD coincides too neatly with the historical time frame in which this low stimulus life was taken from children.
I'm a Middle School teacher and approximately nearly one-third of my students have an ADHD diagnosis. The numbers seemingly rise with each new class/year. Many of my closest friends also have ADHD. This video gave me even more empathy for those with ADHD who opt for medication.
Once they turn 18 only women can get meds. Men are just pushed to suicide. We are really living in The Handmaid's Tale.
Sad to see so many kids on Rx speed. No need for anyone under 14 to take these medicines. If not she 16. 🇺🇸
Having such a high amount of people on these pills/with this diagnosis is abnormal. I think most of them don’t have it and got diagnosed on a whim by careless doctors.
@@yasmeensaleh9243 What is normal? And who decides? Just playing devil's advocate....I agree kids shouldn't take legal meth if they don't have ADD.
Where does she say that her ADHD students are on medication? And have you ever experienced children who actually benefit from the meds?
My jaw dropped at the cost of meds' in the US. I'm very very lucky to live in a country with public health care, medication here is super cheap and affordable even for low income peoples.
I mean goddamn 430 for Vyvanse that’s crazy expensive
I live in Canada, and unfortunately without good insurance my monthly refill of Vyvanse is still $150. I cant wait for their patent to expire.
Whelp, i have 9/9 symptoms. I wasn't diagnosed or treated until age 25 and suffered tremendously because of it. I'm 31 now and have finally held a job for several years. Before treatment, my longest employment was 6 months. My resumé is a disaster.
People need to consider that sleep deprivation (poor timing, behavioral factors, and poor sleep hygiene) and sleep disorders like sleep apnea can cause inattention and poor memory so these should be investigated and corrected before settling on the diagnosis of ADHD
A complication of that though is that sleep problems and ADHD do co-occur and it's entirely possible to have both.
That’s why an important question that’s asked is when did symptoms start. If you are just now having attention problems, etc it’s not likely adhd. It’s something people are born with that may present more or less according to environment but it’s always there.
You're making some bold assumptions. They were not true in my diagnosis. The testing was intense & time consuming and covered everything it could possibly be.
My husband has adhd and sleep apnea. Those commonly co-occur. Our son had sleep apnea too, which in children is treatable with surgery. Genetics are a big deal.
ADHD often causes the sleep issues. When I'm medicated I have little issue keeping to a set bed time and waking up in the morning (I take the 24 hr version). When I'm unmedicated (as I currently am due to the shortage) I just can't commit to the routine, and when I do, I can't sleep anyway, so things fall apart.
It's annoying when people with little apparent expertise or experience with the matter try to obfuscate causality to dissuade me from seeking treatment. I dealt with this constantly from family back when I started transitioning and it was always for their comfort, not my wellbeing.
The awful irony is that social media itself causes the very inattentive symptoms that it's wrongly diagnosing. It's a terrible cycle.
Not true. I was diagnosed at 42, but I struggled with adhd all my life. Once getting diagnosed, my mom told me that the school wanted to test me, but she didn't want me to be labeled or put on meds, so she declined. Meanwhile, I struggled so much and didn't know why until RUclips, and dr John Delony was talking to a mom of a girl with it and suddenly my life struggles made sense. Then I bing listened to adhd people sharing their stories, and cried finally understanding my life and not being alone in my struggles. It then took 2 months to get an appointment at a psychologist and he didn't test for adhd, so he recommended a specialist. And then it took another 6 months to get an appointment with him for testing. Testing takes 2 afternoons off work, and then wait a month for the full report and take another afternoon off work. It's not easy to get a diagnosed...
Also, it's not just "being inattentive". It's an issue wuth executive function, and some other specific issues. It effects so much of ones life. I'm so very glad to understand how my brain works and be able to learn from other people with brains like mine how to navigate life better. It's like I've found the tool box with the proper tools I need.
Did you not hear the Dr who said that it was about 50-50 on whether someone actually had ADHD when they came in because of social media? While there are a lot of wrong self-diagnoses, there are a heck of a lot of correct self-diagnoses too.
I am part of the wave of adult diagnoses. I was diagnosed at the age of 18, in 2020. I've had symptoms all my life. I've always been disorganized, struggled with emotional regulation and deadlines, impulsive, incapable of maintaining relationships, and have never really managed to find a right level of whelmed. I've always either been doing stupid things because I was bored out of my mind or completely drowning because the world was too much. My brain was never quiet, and I could never understand how people were just able to do things, everything that wasn't a personal interest felt like an insurmountable wall.
I was abusing caffiene so that I could get my homework done and fall asleep at night. I was always described as bright but lazy. Smart but an underachiever. Wasting my potential. I was always on a razor's edge where one tiny bump in the system could derail my ability to get things done for weeks. I thought that I was hopelessly stupid and that I'd end up dead by 20 because I forgot this that or the other thing, and it turned out to be fatal.
I was described as the textbook example of someone with ADHD, inattentive type by a specialist. Why was I not diagnosed until adulthood? Because I wasn't a loud, excitable, disruptive boy, but a quiet, flighty, burnt out girl. Because girls have OCD, not ADHD. My family doctor thought I was full of it and described her referral as her "humouring" me.
I took ritalin for the first time. Everything changed. My brain was finally quiet. I could finally work with my brain instead of constantly fighting with it. My love and excitement of the world around me was finally reflecting in my grades again after over a decade of "smart but careless." I finally felt like I deserved to be alive again. My ADHD diagnosis likely saved my life.
A large part of this wave of adult diagnoses are the victims of medical misogyny and racism finally understanding what's been "wrong" with them after decades of treading water. This cannot be understated.
Did you use social media during your childhood? Im not saying you're a liar but social media does ruin your attention span and makes you less motivated.
I have had concerns for years I had it. My son was diagnosed with it, my Nephew was, and my father has not been diagnosed but has always had every symptom of it as far back as I can remember. Finally after depression and anxiety meds were no longer working, I finally was able to be evaluated for it. I hit 2points shy of the max score on both evaluations. Now that I am on Adderall, my life has taken a 180. I have not had issues with depression or anxiety, I have lost over 40lbs bc I no longer have urges to snack or drink soda or alcohol (wasn't an alcoholic but definitely used it once a week to medicate). I feel better and have become a better husband and father now that I am treating it.
I didn't know it could help with anxiety, I have an anxiety disorder or previously was diagnosed I certainly have anxiety and I've been recently diagnosed with ADHD but I didn't know the medicine could potentially help my anxiety problems too. Because in general I'm a bit hesitant about taking medicine.
@@KCH55 it doesn't really help anxiety or depression directly. Anxiety and depression can develop in those with ADHD because they are having difficulties coping unmedicated. Mine became so severe that the meds I was taking for them no longer were working. Because of this my doctor finally agreed to evaluate me for ADHD, so when I started to medicate for the actual issue it allowed my brain to ease up on myself to where my anxiety went way down and now zero issues with severe depression.
@@KCH55 Everyone is hesitant to try medication but for many, the benefits are a true miracle. It can take time to get the dose adjusted.
I was diagnosed about a year and a half ago. As a child in the 90s girls were not being diagnosed as much as boys because boys generally show the hyperactive traits more than girls. Multiple times my teachers tried to explain to my mom that I wasn’t paying attention and my moms response was to not sit me by the window and that I just needed to do better. At one point I stopped reading and the teacher put me in a small reading group with a specialist where we got easy children’s books with a brightly colored cassette tape. I was so excited to go home and show my mom and she got angry at the teacher because I was reading way above my grade level at that point. I just wasn’t reading for class and I wasn’t good at reading out loud in front of people. To help me with reading out loud my mom made me read out loud to our cat 😹. He loved sleeping on me while I read out loud to him. I love my mom dearly for that suggestion and meeting me where I was. When I was diagnosed my mom said, “yea now I know I probably have adhd too.” We both struggled with the same life tasks and procrastination. She just passed away in July and I miss her so much. I think the rise in diagnosis is for the quiet people with ADHD.
I was diagnosed with ADHD almost exactly 10 years ago. I had most of the symptoms so the doctor said it was "severe" and prescribed 60mg of Adderall a day. I also took Vyvanse at first because it was free. The Vyvanse may have been effective long term, but I couldn't afford to keep taking it. I ended up getting addicted to and abusing the Adderall which nearly destroyed my entire life. I became homeless and directionless for several years. Once the medication left my system and my brain went back to baseline, I was determined to handle my ADHD symptoms naturally and get my life back in order. Five and a half years ago I made a plan and I'm happy to say that the execution of the plan has gone even better than anticipated. I get plenty of exercise, eat healthy, sleep 8+ hours, and occasionally meditate. I now have zero of the ADHD symptoms and my life is on the right track for the first time ever. Medication may help some people, but it also has the potential to ruin your life. This needs to be talked about more, along with natural ways of dealing with it.
This is the issue. I think people should be able to use drugs as needed. But we all know our drugs have both good and bad sides to them. I myself for many years didn't know Adderall was basically speed. All you hear is Adderall. No one says speed. They say Adderall. I don't like how the drug companies are allowed to legally brand name drugs in a questionable haphazard manner in the first place and somewhat official appearance disguise the real name of the drugs millions of people are taking. For example "Oxycontin" should never have been allowed to say only "Oxycontin" by itself anywhere on any labels, but it should have been required by law to always say OPIOID prominently everywhere label. We all know how the Oxycontin craze worked out. Should be same with at all times PROPERLY labeling every other drug whether opioid or amphetamine, everywhere there is a brand name it should be required by law to in same font and size say OPIOID, AMPHETAMINE, NSAID, etc. NEVER just brand name by itself. We should probably go back to banning drug commercials on television. And are some social media influencers particularly those who are NOT licensed and practicing in medical facility doctors being directly or indirectly sponsored by drug companies? Or are the perverse incentives of screen economy just getting the clicks and eyeballs and how the algorithms themselves operate enough to distort and corrupt far too much of the "medical information" we see online? But it seems while some information is legit and can help people, far more is not, so many people have difficulty sorting out what hear online and this is leading to real consequences causing much harm to people's lives like drug shortages for people who need the drugs or drugs being overprescribed in too many cases, ever more chaos and burden and stress on medical professionals and health care system that jeopardizes public health, etc. Seems the "social" media corporations bear some responsibility. They don't even put up a basic disclaimer "This Tik Tok is for very basic informational or entertainment purposes only. Please see a licensed medical professional to discuss health matters," before the videos begin.
I only just got diagnosed at 19 last January. I am so grateful. A lifetime of struggle finally changing. I adore Vyvanse. It’s $60 for me.
“It’s not because you’re lazy. It’s not because you’re stupid”
Was really nice to see the subject approached professionally. Good job. There's so much more info to cover but progress is important.
I got hereditary adhd, the adderall is genuinely life changing; like I can’t get any work done without it
I was diagnosed a decade ago when I was 19. It felt so reassuring that I wasn't crazy and that finally I could rebuild from years of being told I wasn't reaching my full potential. While I'm happy that people are talking about it I also feel like there has become an over saturation of folks claiming to have it
Everyone out there wants to label themselves with it.😵💫But there is a range of NORMAL behaviors in human beings that have been ignored. It’s sad that social media decides what the current ‘disease of the decade’ is going to be. Then there are people who think they are kidding themselves & only want Ritalin for the energy component or weight loss component.🤷🏽♂
@@davisholman8149 This! But then tell people who do suffer from it that our symptoms are excuses and everyone has a bit of adhd. Like you said there are normal human behaviors and then there is chronic
Thanks for doing this and for talking about the issues as well as the benefits of being diagnosed and treated. And lots of love for sharing parts of your own stories. ❤️
* Differential diagnosis is so important to find out the real issues. There are many causes for distractibility and memory problems. And differential diagnosis can help a lot to find out if it is really ADHD. - But yes, there seems to be a general realization that ADHD has been under-diagnosed in adults, and that the inattentive type generally has been under-diagnosed in the past as well. And parts of that was too little awareness of the condition, and the lack of belief that it can be real condition that is not under the control of the people who have it, and that it can (and should) be treated.
* It was not the focus of your report, but I believe it should be noted that ADHD often contributes to additional mental health issues, for example anxieties. Luckily, treatment can help a lot there, especially when ADHD has been identified as a contributing factor. (And the combination of several issues can make it harder to diagnose underlying ADHD. But luckily, this also seems to be improving, as we have more research on ADHD now, and as people become more aware of it.)
* Let’s hope that the medication shortage can be sorted out. Vyvanse hopefully going generic in late 2023 is good news. But there should be short-term solutions as well.
* There is so much more to say. (For example, how some people with ADHD also have ASD. Or that both conditions have positive sides too, like creative or analytic ways of thinking.) But enough for now.
Thanks again. 🙏 ❤️ 😊
I also wish that ADD/ADHD could be a protected category of disability at the workplace, and though they may claim that it is--it isn't. How could any workplace deal with someone who couldn't make it to their own funeral on time? Time management is still a problem that that is not going to be helped by medication management alone. Cognitive behavioral therapy is essential for people like me, since Adderall can only do so much (but now I am going to start rationing mine due to the inevitable supply problem. Btw, I tried Vyvanse and it worked as a weight loss drug. I didn't even need to lose weight, so I am hoping to stay away from the stuff.)
@@LeighPhillips78Most stimulants are apetite suppressants so it’s worth exhausting ways to manage that effect rather than giving up on them. Larger protein based breakfasts and easy to consume meals like shakes can really make a difference. Also side effects lessen in severity over time. That being said some mixes of amphetamine salts are worse for others.
Good video that I relate to having been diagnosed as an adult. The key is to not self-diagnose but to recognize symptoms and then get tested and discuss the symptoms with an ADHD specialist to make the diagnosis and treatment plan. Medication can be part of that treatment that includes stimulant and non-stimulant options.
Unfortunately that process is expensive as hell and so many people can't even get the time off work to get the full testing done.
Medical Gaslighting -> Medical Upcoding -> 33% kickbacks between Medical Doctors
Something struck me about the rise in ADHD content. I thought I had ADHD, but after reflection all these "diagnoses" is in relation to the world we created and live in. Imo, we don't have an adult ADHD problem, but a social problem where big corporations, especially tech, have produced an environment where every person is exposed 24/7 to a hyper competing-for-your-attention system. My thought is that we're overstimulated bc of sheer volume of stimulants, not that there's something wrong with our brains.
As someone who has been officially diagnosed with ADD, it's always baffled me why all of a sudden in the past five to ten years, there's been a huge increase in diagnosis.
I was diagnosed at age 6 and have taken medication since. It has really helped me getting through school and eventually helping me focus at work.
Consider yourself lucky! A lot of women & people of color (like myself) weren’t lucky enough to be diagnosed as children & only found out recently that we have ADHD &/or autism!
Me too way back when it was ADD, in the 1970s. Wellbutrin has worked well for me.
Yeah, methylphenidate they've only been making it since the 1920 or 30s...
I’m assuming you’re a white male. That’s probably why.
My mom was scared to have me tested and get labeled, so it wasn't until I learned about it on RUclips that I finally knew why I'd struggled so much my whole life. Then I got tested. Then my mom told me about how much the school wanted to test me. I wonder what I could have accomplished knowing my brain operating system sooner?
The major change that's happened is that sitting down and paying attention to something for hours upon hours was something that used to only happen for a limited number of people - maybe kids went to school then they ended up working on a farm. But in modern times, there's this relentless pressure to concentrate for hours on end since most jobs require people to sit at a desk and stare at a screen and get this much done. What you're getting done is being tracked and evaluated and you might get fired if you don't need enough done or if you make mistakes. It's not the change with social media - it's this relentless pressure to get more and more and more done at work to be able to even keep your job much less get promoted.
This is a very good and important point and it needs to be discussed more when it comes to this issue.
I have adhd and have been on meds for a while now. the other day they told me their is a shortage in my paticular med and ive been a few months without any. Its frustrating to know personally, some ppl who claim they have adhd cuz they said all the right things and now they taking meds. I hope the people who do have it get it diagnosed, but i also hope ppl stop trying to fit into this category. In 3 years alone when ive explained to people what it was, instead of them stopping and really researching it, they go to their doctors and claim they have it.
I work in the retail pharmacy setting and this story failed to mention the rise of internet ADHD "clinics" about 1-2 years ago. They actually advertise their services on social media. Cerebral and Done health are 2 of the biggest ones. I think they both are at least being sued now if they haven't been shut down by the DEA entirely.
I remember seeing an ad pop up on my feed and thinking "uh oh, they are going to get in trouble for this" and about a month later saw them on the news and then we got an email from our boss saying we aren't to fill any medications from those companies anymore.
I think Truepill is actually in trouble right now for doing exactly that.
Interesting to see what's happening from the unique viewpoint of someone who provides medications under strict controls. Thanks for speaking up.
Being diagnosed with ADHD and Executive Functioning Disorder early in grade school and being on medication for it, seeing social media’s role in self-diagnosis today is infuriating. Every person on earth has some issues focusing, and no one’s memory is perfect. That’s not an excuse to hyper inflate the medication market and make it harder for those who do truly need it most.
Nick Cappelli EXACTLY!!!!!!!
America is wayyyyy over prescribed on pills. We lived shtty lifestyles and in a world our ancestors never expected. I was diagnosed with ADHD and got prescribed medication and I was MISERABLE. Thank god I fixed alot things I needed to. Sad to think the first thing we do is throw pills and money at everything
I've never met anyone who has ADHD that doesn't like taking the medication, but you can definitely observe them without it and it's obvious they need it.
Sounds like you tried one drug and didn’t like it, and gave up. The rest is mumbo jumbo talk, real ADHD is a biochemical imbalance, which u can’t fix with lifestyle choices
You got diagnosed with adhd how? It’s not something people accidentally get diagnosed with. It means you sought out a diagnosis. Why are you acting like doctors just walk up to people and give them pills without them saying anything is wrong?
It’s sad that people like me who actually have a medical need have to go without medication because it’s been prescribed Willy nilly sometimes. I have an aggressive form of ADHD and have to go without meds. This illness ruined my life, my credit, my education, and almost my health.
Maybe your doc can have you try QELBREE. And an available stimulate until your real med is available. I really like QELBREE much better than Strattera.
As someone diagnosed 2 yrs ago, im sad to hear your upset i finally got the much needed help i needed. Be mad at the system. The school wanted me tested starting in elementary school, but my mom said no. I've also been laid off of several jobs and a lot of other typical adhd struggles. I might not have it as bad as you, but that doesn't mean I should suffer forever.
I'm glad to finally know how my brain works, and can stop calling myself bad names when I can't do normal things without jumping over many hurdles and circling to restart. I'm glad to know why this happens. It's still embarrassing, but not as bad now.
I feel the same. I've been diagnosed at a young age because I could barely function in school. There was no masking that could hide I needed help.
The back and forth was the worst part. I finally started getting it from a tiny pharmacy that doesn’t take my insurance but goes the extra mile to get it every month.
I was diagnosed when I was 6 (currently 43) and got the help I needed in school to learn how to overcome many of the problems ADHD causes. I took Ritalin from the time I was diagnosed until middle school and haven't needed to take anything since. I still have some issues but lists and alarms help me keep track of the things I have difficulty with. The main issue is remembering to write the lists and set the alarms. lol
The increase in diagnosis is in Women not Men since teachers didn't care to diagnose the kid spacing out cause they weren't a class disturbance unlike the boys running around and being disruptive.
While it’s true that calm children get diagnosed less often than disruptive ones; If you’re a disruptive girl you would be diagnosed just the same as a disruptive boy.
@@tevinvezina1766 for sure but most girls aren't the one's running around being disruptive.
@@tevinvezina1766 most women don’t have the hyperactive version, that’s what they mean
@@monicarenee7949 Ahh so then the crux of the issue is that ADD is diagnosed less often at a young age than ADHD is!! That makes more sense. Thanks!
I was diagnosed with adhd at age 9 in 1999. I remember people being under the impression that "every other kid" was diagnosed with adhd even then.
She is always so great in explaining things and making you feel like she's talking directly to you.
Psychedelics saved me from years of uncontrollable depression, anxiety, and illicit pills addiction. Imagine carving heavy chains for over a decade and then all of a sudden that burden is gone. Believe it or not, in a couple of years they'll be all over for treatment of mental health related issues.
To be honest, mushrooms are one of the most amazing things on the planet and it is natural, they serve in many ways not only for mental related issues.
Does anyone know any good source to get them? I put so much on my plate and it definitely affects my stress and anxiety levels, would love to try them
Yes, Sporeville
Tripping is not bad but find a good mycologist who will inform you of the right things you need to know
Sporeville is pretty commendable and a very intelligent mycologist I'm glad to be part of his community
I have ADHD and my life was slowly finally coming together, but then this shortage happened and it's not just Adderall that's in short supply, also the Generic form of Concerta and those like it. My life is back to a stand still and I can barely function :-(
I also have adhd. I take QELBREE which is a non stimulate. I like it a lot. It's way better than Strattera, so I'd recommend it. Your doc can prescribe it with a stimulate too if your new med isn't working well. Hope that helps. It did for me sooooo much.
I just have my doctor prescribe the absolute maximum dose I’d hypothetically take of Adderall. I end up splitting them and saving the rest as a reserve. It makes theses shortages no big deal. Obviously that doesn’t work for anything that’s extended release.
@@jamie7664 my DR does the same, he upped my dosage on paper then just told me to split the tabs since my normal doseage is unavailable
Behavioral therapy and skills teaching does NOT substitute for med if you need med. You can need both. He's wrong that med won't help working memory. It does!
GREAT video ! I think-that my partner has ADHD and RSD. He lacks time management, loses things, procrastinates, over thinks, over talks and is an obsessive perfectionist. But he is not hyperactive. Doesn’t fidget. Can blurt out things & interrupt -at times - but CAN often be a good listener. He CAN focus and he isn’t
distracted -once on task-maybe even hyper-focused at times. Yes he is sometimes hyper-focused and sometimes 'spacy'.
Zoned out. He is overly sensitive-gets his feelings hurt so easily. For this reason I think he probably also has RSD. He is easily embarrassed. Gets angry or has an emotional outburst when he
feels like someone has ‘disrespected’ him. He sets high standards for himself and when he can’t meet them he gets very discouraged with himself. Shuts down. Sulks. Tells himself he is a victim. Boo-hoo!! He can make an issue out of the slightest thing and I keep telling him that everything can NOT be "a thing" ! I say let this thing GO it’s not worth obsessing about. You are just upsetting yourself. I think he also has RRE which is recognition responsive euphoria. Thrives on recognition. Needs a lot of praise & validation. I get stressed wondering what will upset or disappoint him each day-? Jesus! Exhausting because he gets his feelings hurt so easily-over nothing!! Embarrasses me with his outbursts at times and inappropriate anger. Overwhelmed by things..starts things-piano lessons, building a greenhouse and then no follow through doesn’t finish. Gives up! Things pile up in a cluttered disorganized mess all around him.
Hyper focused at times. When working outside. Inconsistent at times.
Rsd is not a real disorder.
As the expectation for employee productivity has increased, more people are unable to meet the demands
Exactly! And that’s how it is in school too. It’s “concerning” when a child can’t sit still and focus on incredibly boring crap day after day. Frankly that seems like a pretty normal way to be.
@@ZePopTart Nope. That is NOT ADHD. Sorry.
This is indeed a very serious topic for a legit problem. However, it’s also mind blowing how much people try to frame every single life difficulty as a potential illness. Many times these “symptoms” appear on people that don’t actually have ADHD and can be improved with simple things such as a routine, encouragement to a disciplined lifestyle, less exposure to social media, more physical activities and learning how to differentiate our times feeling lazy to the real difficulty of focusing on completing a task.
Many mental illnesses have symptoms that appear in normal people; in those cases, you can do all you mention and be fine. It becomes a problem when those symptoms severely interfere with one's ability to function/life. Severity of the symptoms, duration and their impact is what separates a person who is having a bad day/week from a person who has a problem. Some with a problem can cope fine with tools they learn and exercise etc, or just therapy. Some need both therapy and meds. Some people do well on meds and don't need therapy.
It's okay to be forgetful becasue you did not sleep well, your diet is poor, or you drank last night. That is normal. But imagine if you were always forgetful, and it didn't matter how small or big the thing you are forgetting is. Also, it didn't matter how well you slept or ate or took care of your body. We would admit you have a problem that needs a different intervention. Now, imagine you had a bunch of those symptoms, and they were persistent and didn't respond to the interventions you mentioned. We would say you have a massive problem.
A lot of people who go seeking help is becasue they have a massive problem. It might turn out it's not ADHD and it's something else (like not getting enough sleep or another mental disorder), but it's better to go find out, especially if you have tried to "fix" yourself a bunch of times. Many people who suffer from something usually go to the doctor as a last resort. They have usually tried other things or tried to "wait it out."
@@Macxermillio yes! I am just now getting diagnosed and you hit it on the nose. It’s not simple “forgetfulness”. It’s more than just always losing keys (which I do) but it’s almost burning the house down twice because I left the eye of the stove on, not taking care of majorly important tasks that impact my livelihood and that of my daughter, avoiding things like a simple email for hours and days when it would literally take 5 minutes to write, literally forgetting things I should know by heart, being stuck for hours on what I should do first when I get home and end up getting nothing done after moving a little on every task. It was always like this, I was always disorganized and forgetful even though I eat healthy and exercise. Simple diet and exercise wasn’t enough which let me know I needed some extra help.
It's important to make a distinction btwn what *we* want to pay attention to and what *they* want us to pay attention to. I have no problem paying attention to my own stuff--even striking a good balance btwn shorter-term vs longer-term concerns--but am begruding of having to pay it to lesser causes. I don't know why so many people feel so entitled to my attention.
Interesting how a "disorder" or "disease" how some see it , from possibly being a key "tool" for learning multiple things, chances of more successful hunting, or getting out from tricky situations, higher chances of reproduction etc for our hunter gatherer ancenestors has become our own weaknesses in the modern world.
My ADHD is ruining my adult life I still struggle with organizing, losing things and time management. My ADHD is relentless like Death is.
I'm currently in the struggle to find my diagnosis. Hearing about the stimulant shortage isn't suprising. In my area a lack of doctors that are not specialists, and a severe lack of therapists are providing to be my biggest hurdle so far.
this is excellent journalism - bravo to you
Thank you for this inquiry ! It sparks so much more
I was diagnosed with adhd as a child and I currently live in a country where amphetamine based medications are illegal (also as far as I know mental health issues are not covered by insurance here), so for awhile I was unmedicated. The past few years I realized that caffeine has big positive effect on my symptoms. At first I just tried drinking a cup of coffee regularly (about ever 2 hours) while at work, but realized that I can get the same amount from just taking a caffeine pill at the same intervals. I know for many people caffeine has the opposite effect, but it could be worth it to try drinking coffee if you can’t get medication.
I’ve been going unmedicated for most my life and just now realizing the reason I was even functioning is because I’ve been drinking coffee and other caffeine since I was very young. Just got diagnosed with adhd but I was prescribed a non-stimulant. Are you allowed Strattera (Atomoxetine)? It’s a non stimulant and not amphetamine based.
Try modafinil. It's like caffeine on cocaine lol
I'm really glad CNBC has been getting away from producing the silly short videos on RUclips that are oversimplified and don't give much information.
I really like the tire quality Long-Form content CNBC is producing because it goes into the granular specific details although, 30-60 minute segments would be better.
The future of news and media is 100% video and, this should be the primary focus of all media now.
People don't want to read a long article when they can watch or listen to the same thing...
**ALSO, I myself have ADHD and, my ability to retain information from videos is literally 1,000 TIMES more effective than reading it!
Who doesn’t have adhd
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glad to have more clarity on the information surrounding this thing. I'm still undiagnosed so we'll see how it goes
8:25 sasha hamdani nailed it. it's not that more people are having it, it's that more people are being diagnosed.
back in the 90s, in london, this was never considered as a thing. i'm 45 and have only realised that i'm not uniquely crazy. i'm not physically hyperactive, but mentally i think about too many things, constantly, that it becomes hard to focus. beer helps me focus.
i don't need meds though, or a therapist, it's fine, i function well as a designer. I've learnt to somewhat quiten my mind by focussing on my designs, and using earplugs and white noise when i go to bed.
i'm just so fkn glad i found out recently, i'm happy in a relieved way. it's kind of hard to explain, i'm just glad i'm not alone in this other way of thinking.
also, i'm glad it's called a disorder, because us people who are out of order are the ones who change sh!t up, and then the squareheads will follow the new order.
think different innit, otherwise nothing will progress. squareheads need us ❤ so stay cool
FYI: Concerta name brand offers a time released prescription that may not be on some formulary at different facilities, especially generic versions. Our son only had positive results with the time release capsule. It made a huge difference.
I was diagnosed when I was 6-8 years old. It made my life a living hell. It wasn't until I turned 14 that I found adhd medicine that works (Adderall). I recently almost ran out of Adderall completely and I was so terrified of running out.
I have been on it since age 14 and I’m 35. I am in no position to not take my medicine
Earlier this year, I took a 3.5 month mental health leave to manage my C-PTSD (mixed with High-Functioning Depression, Anxiety, and ADHD). After completing the program, my therapist said only a few even complete this process all the way through. With the rise in mental health issues, it’s insane that we do not have a system to support this crisis!
I saw a few 'influencers' posting about ADHD, then went to watch doctors talking about it, which basically confirmed the fact that I have ADHD...I still haven't done anything about it (which I think further cements the fact that I have it? 🤣)
I've definitely had it since adolescence, and I'm in my 40's now... Current social media has absolutely made it worse, and I struggle to function these days...
Procrastination is a really bad heuristic on determining if you have ADHD.
From you comment it seems you have an idea of what your actual problem it.
But instead you have decided buying expensive pills for the rest of your life is a better alternative. If you go to a doctor seeking a certain diagnoses realize they have a financial incentive to grant you that diagnoses.
@@woodchuck003 it's definitely not the only issue I have, just one of the many symptoms that happened to be topical.
Edit - and I have no official diagnosis, so there's no drugs involved at this point
I struggle to stay focused on things long enough to forge new habits, currently. I wouldn't want to rely on medication, but if it can help me start and reinforce habits that are maintainable without it, that would be great 🤷♂️
@@woodchuck003 basically I hit 100% of the inattentive type diagnostic criteria and a few of the hyperactive, and have since I was a child... It's a struggle getting anything actually done...
@@cloudyview so you are suffering from being human and you are seeking an excuse for your personal failings.
Make a list, workout, sleep at a consistent time, these are changes you could make now and don't require medication.
I can tell you from personal experience that change only happens if you want it to. Medication may make life easier but it in of itself will change nothing unless you make lifestyle changes. Remember medication ideally is short-term.
@@woodchuck003 No he’s suffering from ADHD & doesn’t have any personal failings! The system & our parents failed a lot of us due to pervasive myths about ADHD being over diagnosed & only being in white boys! None of those things you recommend will help or work! I should know because I actually believed the BS your spewing & thought I was a horrible person & failure when in reality I’m autistic & have ADHD! Please don’t speak on things you know nothing about!
Another thing to consider is the burnout caused by working to earn a living. So many hours needed just to pay basic living expenses. Lack of sleep and too many things to get done can cause serious lack of energy, attention deficits, and forgetfulness. Stress adds as time goes on which ultimately compounds everything.
I literally don't care what drug they prescribe but this shortage is making my life so difficult
And what about the minorities that never got a diagnosis. It is bull that some were neglected. We need equal and fair treatment for everyone
Can you not get your prescription at all or is it just difficult to find stock?
@@jasperstoj I don't really understand the question, but it's multiple pharmacies that have been unable to fill my prescription
@@am8115 Oh wow
I started with strattera, a non stimulant. Thankfully it was easy to fill. Wonder if that would be possible, but then again it might not be as effective
I was diagnosed with it as a kid back in the 90s. I was prescribed ritalin and had a very bad reaction to it and I feel like as a result of that I buried that part of my self and continued to struggle on my own. But in the past few years especially after having some health issues and having my first child I have felt overwhelmed by my lack of concentration. It has affected so many parts of my life. But I’m afraid to try another medication and experience a bad reaction again (I developed very intense temporary tics from ritalin - to this day though when i’m very stressed they rear their ugly head again).
and you know i just hope people get their treatment rather than suffering in silence as long as we behave appropriate and be kind to one other 🙏
I’m thinking that the rise in cases come from our collective disintegration of health. Most of us have serious challenges with insulin resistance due to our processed food lifestyles. We know from countless studies that our food products, our diet lack any nutrients will cause everything from brain fog to various other things that are similar to ADHD. If CNBC can do a follow up with those sort of questions, then we could have a more targeted insight that will help people do the corrective actions to avoid this further sliding into a disease state.
All of a sudden we ALL got ADHD?!🙄
How to fix ADHD
1.Supplements.
2.therapy
3.biofeedback
4.Calming techniques
5.Maintaining healthy sleep habits
6.Paying attention to your diet
7.Getting enough exercise
i got diagnosed at 40 years old in the middle of the pandemic. all my normal ways of directing my energy was stripped away when we were stuck in quarantine and my energy spiraled into anxiety and depression. But the main indicator that it seems to be very much ADHD despite having naturally figured out my own behavioral conditioning, when i finally went on adderall.... i didn't get the energy people get when they take amphetamines. It was calm... it was quiet in my head finally. The constantly looping and looping ruminating thoughts I've had my whole life and didn't realize was such a roar ... finally quieted in my mind. That peace was the most fascinating thing to come to terms with. So this was what it was supposed to be like the whole time? To be fair, I do view my ADHD as a super power. When I'm whipped into hyper-focus, I can tackle a gargantuan amount of work. But for certain times, like during the pandemic, when my usual avenues of corralling my energy is taken away, it's nice to know that I have a tool I can turn to. And for every day, I like to have a billion activities going on, plenty of social engagements and tons and tons of exercise.... and a lot of alarms to keep me on track.
I have a lot of the symptoms but I don’t think I have it. I do have ASD though (diagnosed). I think my symptoms are related to anxiety (also diagnosed). A lot of things trigger my anxiety, particularly work, and so I do a lot of avoidance behaviours that make me very distracted. I wonder if this might be what other adults are dealing with (especially those in jobs that aren’t fulfilling). I didn’t have ADHD symptoms as a child, and I can have extreme focus for hours if I’m doing something interesting.
Same here
If you didn’t have adhd symptoms as a child it makes sense you don’t have it. That’s why the main question a doctor/psych will ask is when you started experiencing these symptoms. I’ve had the opposite experience, was diagnosed with anxiety for years until I finally told my therapist that these symptoms have been my whole life and then I realized that I needed to let her know about other stuff I was struggling with that in hand with my distraction I always thought was just a normal trait of mine like sloppiness/disorganization, forgetfulness, careless mistakes, etc. Also people with adhd can have extreme focus on things they find interesting. I agree anxiety and adhd have common symptoms and so many with adhd have been diagnosed as having anxiety when they really don’t
Do you guys ever get scared that you've been misdiagnosed? I'm in my third week on ritalin, and as it definitely has some very positive effects, it does also have some quiet negative ones. And I'm kinda scared because I don't know how I can differentiate if it does the right thing for me, or if it's all a mistake :(
@All - My medication made me more violent, numerous of times. I stopped before I got out of hand, had to spend years rebuilding self control, and I'm still terrible at it. I practiced stoicism for years, its all helped, never grew erratic like that ever again after I stopped. After years of depression I broke out of that as well without medication, and now I feel like I just have good days and bad days like everyone else. I feel the world is intolerant of people who are different and this is how schools, parents, doctors, companies and governments always handled it.
Has anyone else noticed the spam bots making whole comment threads by themselves trying to get you to listen to the financial advice of somebody for stocks and crypto? Sketch as hell
I was part of the wave of adult diagnosis. It has been almost a year. One of the hardest parts for me is that I clearly see my symptoms in both of my 60 year old parents but they think they are fine. But it is disruptive to our relationship and it is getting more difficult as I get treatment and they won't even get tested or admit that it might be a possibility. In their minds, they are retired and don't need to focus for work anymore, so what's the pont?
If you are feeling like you relate to symptoms of any mental health issue, go get a differential diagnosis if you can. It isn't just about work, it is about relationships and understanding trauma.
Dear god do not get your parents on stimulants! If they are already retired, let them live the rest of their life without this demon on their backs. Not to mention jolt on the nervous and cardiovascular systems are surely not good for people that age. I've been on addy for nearly 20 years and wonder when and how I will be able to find an exit ramp. At their age, the biggest concerns should be their physical and mental health, (i.e. dementia and Alzheimer's). And stimulant medication can be dangerous for both.
@@rdean150 I appreciate your concern. As you know, there are many options, not all medications, for treating adhd. I'm not trying to suggest specific treatments with them... merely that they acknowledge the problem and get help. It is at the point where it is interfering with their relationships. My sister cut off contact years ago and is only just now beginning to bridge that gap. I'm not at that point yet, but I only keep in contact out of a sense of duty.
I was a parentified child, so it hard not to feel a certain amount of responsibility. It is sad to see them get worse and worse. My mom's anxiety is clipping her social life and my dad struggling to stay sober. Non treatment has real consequences.
Imagine they take meds and see the changes in their life. Would they be happy? What about the life they missed? What about your life they messed it up by not taking you to a doctor? For them to see a doctor, they have to Admit they have been Wrong. That is very hard to swallow. Maybe you could trick them into taking something like Clonidine which was invented as a blood pressure medicine since they will be very against Adderall which is for 'crazy people' in their mind.
I am retired and have ADHD. If you’re parents are living a happy life please let them be. My ADHD doubled in severity when I quit smoking while in menopause. Now I also have severe anxiety especially since I’m unable no longer able to get my medication due to the shortage. My anxiety is leading to such panic attacks my life is not good at all right now.
Please let your parents be happy.
As someone diagnosed way before the pandemic, I’m so tired of hearing people say they “think” they have adhd. Especially when those people can get work done whenever they need to and are organized. Like this never debilitated their lives and they don’t understand what it actually is.
Encourage them to get tested. At least they'll try to understand our struggles. Just because they struggle less, it doesn't mean it's not important to them. Also, remember that adhd isn't a visible disability. We don't know what's happening in other people's brains. Some are way better at masking than others.
@@nleem3361 "Masking it" only works if someone in your life is taking care of EVERYTHING for you. Without that, your massive failures will begin to become more and more obvious rather quickly. Trust me.
Adhd is different for many people. I can finish my work on time, but every time it’s 1-2 mins before the deadline and it causes a lot of stress and then panic attacks. I’m 1-5 mins late to every meeting, but people won’t think I have adhd because I have my own business and I can pay my bills. If you don’t see anything it doesn’t mean that people do not struggle.
@@sewing_lovers_school then you most likely don't have it, just a shoter attention span. A true ADDer can't complete work before the deadline
@@emilywells7415 it’s a spectrum
My mother and brother were both diagnosed and we always knew I had ADHD but didn't seek a diagnosis until I was 17 and my symptoms were severely impacting my life and I knew I wouldn't be successful in college without accommodations and to get those I needed to be diagnosed. I'm honestly kind of regretful that I didn't try to get diagnosed when I was younger, because I wouldn't have overlooked so many symptoms and gotten to the point that I was at had I spoken up about my struggles earlier. My parents were awesome and made many common struggles easier by default of my mom understanding ADHD since she deals with it herself and them having learned tools for helping my brother so I didn't speak up until nothing helped anymore and I was not ok. My mom helped by doing homework with me and having me have snacks and taking breaks to go jump on the trampoline or us doing a page of homework every commercial break of a show I liked. My mom always helped me with my papers for school because organizing my thoughts was such a struggle so she would be my transcriber I would talk about what I wanted to write and she would type what I said, then I would be able to edit my thoughts since they were already organized and typed (she never did my work for me but she helped me). Sometimes I am happy I was 17 when I got diagnosed so people understand it wasn't the stereotype of a hyper kid getting labeled but pretty much every parent teacher report noted at least 3 symptoms but since I wasn't disruptive in class my teachers never pushed for me to get diagnosed either.
I was known to be the forgetful kid, the one that never finishes any task, we lose him in lectures or even talking to him, etc.
Looking at the criteria, I marked 7.5 for the inattentive and 8 for hyperactive. I also recently found that I have Austistic sensory issues.
But I'm glad to discover it's recognized and I wasn't just a weirdo kid that there's no solution for him. It's now a battle of getting officially diagnosed and the necessary medication.
Even if people think they have it based on social media misinformation that doesn't explain the rise in diagosis. Do doctors just diagnose people because they say they have something without doing any tests?
Tbh yes. Kinda long, sorry. But Doctors get money from prescriptions. There are amazing, wonderful doctors who'd never misdiagnose you, but there are ones who would. My mom literally almost died bc a doctor kept giving her pain meds while she was hospitalized for nearly a week. She said she actually yelled at them to not give her anymore, and she got better within 12 hours. Anything that runs off of money becomes corrupted.
We treat anxiety depression and adhd as a disease
How?
Everyone gets nervous that doesn't mean you have anxiety
Everyone gets distracted that doesn't mean you ADHD
True, and the most destructive aspects of ADHD are NOT AT ALL about distractibility. Sadly, most people do not know this.
Notice how all the symptoms are very common normal things, then notice how they say there are multiple treatment options but only talk about pharmaceuticals, then notice how they start talking about how much money it brings in. This is a giant scam
I was diagnosed as having ADHD when I was around 6, along with being autistic. Then I was evaluated earlier this year and was told I am autistic, but do not have ADHD. I feel like I still probably have it, but was too interested in the assessment for them to pick it up.
Attention problems are both over and under diagnosed. Over diagnosed in that rigorous screening is not done and some people mis-labeled as ADHD, and under-diagnosed in that many who would qualify as truly ADHD if tested are never screened.
What I want to know is how many people with ADHD find careers to keep themselves comfortable financially? I was told my whole life I'd never really make much above min. wage, which has been true even at 37.
I work as a programmer, and in my previous jobs there have been a large number of successful devs with ADHD. We just learn to work with our brains instead of against them.
@@rachaelhapeman2710same! ADHD has worked really well with programming. I feel like we’re generally really good at problem solving but terrible at verbalizing our thought process in a way that makes any sense to a normal human. We don’t have to do that with computer. Computer don’t care.
@@rachaelhapeman2710 I am also in the tech field. I was doing project management but it was so boring and I was so unmotivated, so now I’m back in design/development where I get to do programming and I love it. I have seen a lot of people with adhd find success in these kind of high paced fields
It depends,if your hyperfocus is in math and science then you can do well. Otherwise try finance or sales
I'm a civil engineer. Of my family members with it: My sister is a paramedic and going to nursing school. My dad is a carpenter. My uncle moves house. My cousin is a chef. Another cousin also an engineer. A fried drives trucks and sells livestock.
There are other RUclips channels, podcasts & readit with lots of adhd people. Many are writers or other creative fields.
It really depends on what you like to do.
5 years ago (December 2017), I was seeing a psychiatrist for the impulsivity, and came to the realization that I probably had ADHD and ASD. Over the 5 years since that moment, I am more and more certain that I have both.
I would like to see a study on why the increase in these symptoms. In my opinion many are diagnosed incorrectly. Too much sugar in your diet, which will cause sleep issues, parents failing to properly raise discipline their children at a young age, over stimulation by allowing kids to be on their phones, tv is on, computer is on. My grandson moved in with us and showed these signs. After three months of limited sugar, getting better sleep, limiting over stimulation, proper discipline and structure and he is calm, thoughtful, alert. Let's work on these issues first, then after a year I can see asking for a test for ADHD.
_"A lot of my patients would hold up their phone to the camera and be like, 'Here's this video that I saw on TikTok and this is why I have ADHD,'" said Dr. Sasha Hamdani._
I always go to TikTok for my medical advice.
You shouldnt...
I had adhd, the worst was not able to concentrate or able to focus and learn which was bad coz i am a student. So i just simply remove everything with screens, from TV to Phones to PC everything. Did that for 3 months then started using screens again slowly.
Yes, My adhd got cured.
*Still used internet for about 30mins every day during this period to check impt messages etc.
Adhd is not something that can be "cured", you can deal with some of the most problematic symptoms sometimes, but it is pretty much a trait of your brain and there is no evidence to suggest it can be cured if you have the symptoms from childhood
It’s incurable. That must mean you never had it to begin with.
@@tevinvezina1766 Its not that rare for people to think they are cured just because they temporarily dealt with some symptoms, but i agree with you that if the symptoms that they should've had since childhood just disappeared like that, its very likely they never had adhd in the first place
Grandma has adhd, aunt had adhd, my brother has adhd, I have adhd, all on one side. Whenever I do tests I get so into it, I can't keep track of the time. I'm inattentive so I never thought I had it... until I opened up to my doctor to the thing I was like "no way" about. Starting at a lower dose I can focus for a couple hours, but even though it's long lasting I feel really tired and hole myself up. It feels weird actually thinking about conversations. I doubted it, but when I started it I realized that I probably do have it.
I appreciate the media, but it made me fear talking about it for such a long time. I was afraid people would be like "oh a self diagnoser 😒" if I said I had trouble with stuff so I never looked into it out of fear.
I realized that I had ADHD when I was 57 years old, I am now 61 and it is so depressing for me to think about how different my relationships, my career, and my life in general would have been had I been diagnosed when the symptoms started to appear as a child; I am so glad that there is more awareness for this terrible condition than there was during my childhood.