Most ADHD is neurochemical. Drink like two monsters and see if it makes you feel focused or like death. That was how I got to thinking I might have it.
ADHDheads process stimulants a little differently from NTs, so, depending on your existing level of caffeine tolerance, if something over-the-top like a Monster or a Death Wish coffee or a couple of Jolt Colas takes you from a tired mess and turns you into a productive human with the ability to focus on tasks (and not a jittery, anxious wreck on the verge of a heart attack), you might have ADHD.
It also doesn't help that "normal" soft drink manufacturers are getting in on the caffeine arms race -- Mountain Dew and Pepsi Zero Sugar are both like 69 mg and 68 mg per can now, which is more than double what you would find in, say, Coke or Coke Zero. For reference, Monster has 86 mg, and the Keurig version of Death Wish is around 420 mg (and more like 700 mg/12 ounces for the bag 'o beans version).
If you get a mixed result it does indicate a dopamine disregulation occuring. Ether the dopamine difficulties is smaller or caused by other pathophysiology. It could still mean ADHD or it could be depression related, or it could just mean your body doesn't like caffeine as much. Either way it just leaves you unhelpfully needed to find better testing.
Most ADHD is neurochemical. Drink like two monsters and see if it makes you feel focused or like death. That was how I got to thinking I might have it.
which result is ADHD and what's the other result mean?
ADHDheads process stimulants a little differently from NTs, so, depending on your existing level of caffeine tolerance, if something over-the-top like a Monster or a Death Wish coffee or a couple of Jolt Colas takes you from a tired mess and turns you into a productive human with the ability to focus on tasks (and not a jittery, anxious wreck on the verge of a heart attack), you might have ADHD.
It also doesn't help that "normal" soft drink manufacturers are getting in on the caffeine arms race -- Mountain Dew and Pepsi Zero Sugar are both like 69 mg and 68 mg per can now, which is more than double what you would find in, say, Coke or Coke Zero. For reference, Monster has 86 mg, and the Keurig version of Death Wish is around 420 mg (and more like 700 mg/12 ounces for the bag 'o beans version).
what about both, or one and then the other? :sadness:
If you get a mixed result it does indicate a dopamine disregulation occuring. Ether the dopamine difficulties is smaller or caused by other pathophysiology. It could still mean ADHD or it could be depression related, or it could just mean your body doesn't like caffeine as much. Either way it just leaves you unhelpfully needed to find better testing.