Hey Dr John - There are many studies which also talk about the mitochondrial benefits of Melatonin - something to consider - also, i've been looking into recent studies in Photobiomodulation for ASD and ADHD, the studies are thin on the ground but also linked to mitocondria
interesting association! i take one mela….nearly every nite for better sleep. seems to reduce my many lying-awake episodes, which are a pain. at age 80, i’ve often wondered if i was ADHD affected but not diagnosed, given some weird lifelong sensory effects. my most recent sleep pattern has been multiple short (30m?) dream periods followed by wakefulness in (often) high anxiety states (feeling physically hot & having a mental thought-debriefing period), after which it takes me hours to fall asleep again, if at all. i do fall asleep ok when i first retire at say 9pm. at 1A$/pill, this stuff isn’t cheap, but what else to do?
Hi there Dr Kruse. I'm in the middle of getting diagnosed but the wait for the second appointment is quite long! Can I ask what you think. My impulsive thoughts are very troublesome. I'm 48, perimenopausal. I tried to 'control' my thoughts the other day to an awful outcome, I felt like my brain was actually disintegrating. I was squeezing a lemon onto the morning pancake for my child and I noticed the water filter was empty across the room and thought to myself 'no, I'm going to ignore my urge to stop doing this pancake' but my brain just froze and I stop there unable to move, frozen in time and brain disintegrating. What do you make of that? and I think either my adhd is quite extreme perhaps. Also what other conditions would you be looking to rule out aside from adhd?
Making a diagnosis from one incident, even an extreme incident is a very shaky proposition. So I hope that the person you see takes a careful history and listens to you and tries to identify patterns of problematic behaviors. Certainly distractibility, and feeling overwhelmed/frozen can happen often with ADHD, but anxiety disorders can often cause contribute to patterns like that.
Luckily I have my school reports which all confirm I've always been fidgety, easily distracted and behind in everything apart from art where I lost track of time lots but did well in. I think that's typical adhd. Hyperfocus. There's a shortage of ADHD meds here just now though plus a massive amount of people on the NHS waiting list so I fear they're trying to get rid of us. I'm also worried me being so convinced that that will put of the psychiatrist
Ramelteon does work on melatonin receptors to help with sleep. Dosage consistency and correlation with what the label says should be far superior for Ramelteon than for melatonin. In terms of efficacy, I don't think Ramelteon is likely to surpass melatonin itself. Even the generic Ramelteon is $1-$3 a pill in my area, and needs a prescription, so for most people that would be a considerably bigger expense and hassle.
Hey Dr John - There are many studies which also talk about the mitochondrial benefits of Melatonin - something to consider - also, i've been looking into recent studies in Photobiomodulation for ASD and ADHD, the studies are thin on the ground but also linked to mitocondria
Thanks for the info.
Thank you Dr. John for so useful information.
? He's not perfect, but explains a lot of details. I know people like you, you spread your personal problems around. Good one to avoid.
@JoyceNuel Man sorry if I offended you, I was just beig honest.
You're welcome!
interesting association! i take one mela….nearly every nite for better sleep. seems to reduce my many lying-awake episodes, which are a pain. at age 80, i’ve often wondered if i was ADHD affected but not diagnosed, given some weird lifelong sensory effects.
my most recent sleep pattern has been multiple short (30m?) dream periods followed by wakefulness in (often) high anxiety states (feeling physically hot & having a mental thought-debriefing period), after which it takes me hours to fall asleep again, if at all. i do fall asleep ok when i first retire at say 9pm.
at 1A$/pill, this stuff isn’t cheap, but what else to do?
For $0 a night, you could try cyclic sighing: ruclips.net/video/EyX-L1TELfg/видео.html
Hi there Dr Kruse. I'm in the middle of getting diagnosed but the wait for the second appointment is quite long! Can I ask what you think. My impulsive thoughts are very troublesome. I'm 48, perimenopausal. I tried to 'control' my thoughts the other day to an awful outcome, I felt like my brain was actually disintegrating. I was squeezing a lemon onto the morning pancake for my child and I noticed the water filter was empty across the room and thought to myself 'no, I'm going to ignore my urge to stop doing this pancake' but my brain just froze and I stop there unable to move, frozen in time and brain disintegrating. What do you make of that? and I think either my adhd is quite extreme perhaps. Also what other conditions would you be looking to rule out aside from adhd?
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Does ritalin up risk for Parkinson's what I have read
Making a diagnosis from one incident, even an extreme incident is a very shaky proposition. So I hope that the person you see takes a careful history and listens to you and tries to identify patterns of problematic behaviors. Certainly distractibility, and feeling overwhelmed/frozen can happen often with ADHD, but anxiety disorders can often cause contribute to patterns like that.
@@Truerealism747 Here's what we knew as of two years ago about any Ritalin - Parkinson's connection: ruclips.net/video/w77FNGEODec/видео.html
Luckily I have my school reports which all confirm I've always been fidgety, easily distracted and behind in everything apart from art where I lost track of time lots but did well in. I think that's typical adhd. Hyperfocus. There's a shortage of ADHD meds here just now though plus a massive amount of people on the NHS waiting list so I fear they're trying to get rid of us. I'm also worried me being so convinced that that will put of the psychiatrist
What about Ramelteon?
Ramelteon does work on melatonin receptors to help with sleep. Dosage consistency and correlation with what the label says should be far superior for Ramelteon than for melatonin. In terms of efficacy, I don't think Ramelteon is likely to surpass melatonin itself. Even the generic Ramelteon is $1-$3 a pill in my area, and needs a prescription, so for most people that would be a considerably bigger expense and hassle.