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Re: ADHDeh? Where did I ever say that people with ADHD can't have the TV on in the background?(Original post by ufo2012)
I and I know many others can have the TV on in the background too, does that mean we have ADHD?
No, it's called multitasking.
If you are good at it you will be applauded and excel in today's society.
If you try to be good at it but can't handle the pace, you have ADHD.
If you are no good at it at all and can only single task you are labelled slow, simple and useless.
It is all the fault of modern society - everyone just needs to slow down.
And what's being a spoilt brat got to do with being able to have the TV on in the background? I can't have the TV on, use my computer and know what's going on in the TV programme. Yes, I know that the programme I am currently watching is about an air crash of some sort and India and Canada are mentioned; but I'm not actually following it.
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Re: ADHDYou didn't, it was a rhetorical question so I corrected my post to highlight this.(Original post by OU Student)
eh? Where did I ever say that people with ADHD can't have the TV on in the background?
And what's being a spoilt brat got to do with being able to have the TV on in the background? I can't have the TV on, use my computer and know what's going on in the TV programme. Yes, I know that the programme I am currently watching is about an air crash of some sort and India and Canada are mentioned; but I'm not actually following it.
I am simply saying that your TV in the background example is like a child who has been "diagnosed" with ADHD.
In their mind they are multi-tasking, but they can't keep up with all the things they or their brain want them to do at once, one or the other is just not fast enough so they are seen as "hopping" from one thing to another but can't achieve what they require fully in each/any of those tasks.
So they then become known as "ADHD". Which is probably why some years ago when society operated at a slower pace, such these kids weren't such a big deal. -
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Re: ADHDYou can't really just claim that medication doesn't work. Do you have any idea the number of years of long term trials and analysis a drug goes through to be accepted as a prescription medicine.(Original post by scottkincaid)
The drugs you get for 'ADHD' is more of a relaxant, so it 'mongs you out'... Which in conclusion: If you have 'ADHD' and you take your pills/medication then you aren't going to be in a state of mind fit for learning because you will be chilled out.
However, I know of people that don't take their medication on purpose to be little ****s basically. So you can't win.
Also, for those of you against it, there's research showing that the problem is actually hard wired into people's brains. They think it's because of the recent changes in children's TV; very short shows, like 10 minutes, are played in very quick succession so kids don't become used to focusing for a long time.
One more thing, it has had a huge effect on my education, I am not unintelligent at all, but the style of exams disregard ADHD people's ability and don't serve their purpose of measuring intelligence, but instead measure how long you can focus on simple things.
(I think some of what I wrote probably doesn't have the same effect of what I meant, but you catch my drift with it
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Re: ADHDIt would be easier to accept the usefulness of the medication if the drug companies didn't have such a big part to play in it (and massive financial interest which is not always so apparent to us in the UK).(Original post by suttd)
You can't really just claim that medication doesn't work. Do you have any idea the number of years of long term trials and analysis a drug goes through to be accepted as a prescription medicine.
I think we have suggested this as a possibility more than once earlier in this topic, but if you have a link to the research that backs this up that would certainly be interesting reading.(Original post by suttd)
Also, for those of you against it, there's research showing that the problem is actually hard wired into people's brains. They think it's because of the recent changes in children's TV; very short shows, like 10 minutes, are played in very quick succession so kids don't become used to focusing for a long time.Last edited by ufo2012; 20-06-2012 at 03:25. -
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Re: ADHDI love my prescription
I wouldn't be able to do anything. Usually when i dont take it i am often very close to getting into car crashes/collusions. If medication is helping me get better grades and stop me from killing myself then im happy.
stop hatin on ritalin its the cure to all my pain and unhappiness -
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Re: ADHDyo shut up(Original post by ufo2012)
Unrelated to the above it is also suggested that Fluoride, Lead and Mercury could be possible causes of ADHD. -
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Re: ADHDAnd if this poster is serious is not a troll this is exactly the problem... sounds like serious help is needed and its not Ritalin(Original post by unoh)
I love my prescription
I wouldn't be able to do anything. Usually when i dont take it i am often very close to getting into car crashes/collusions. If medication is helping me get better grades and stop me from killing myself then im happy.
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Re: ADHD(Original post by williewalliewoolie)
ADHD IS A TRAIT NOT AN ILLNESS.
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Re: ADHDJust.... wow
This is not entirely new, as it was suspected for some time by various parties, but:
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) is to pay $3bn (£1.9bn) in the largest healthcare fraud settlement in US history.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-18673220
The drug giant is to plead guilty to promoting two drugs for unapproved uses and failing to report safety data about a diabetes drug to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
The case concerns the drugs Paxil, Wellbutrin and Avandia.
Deputy US Attorney General James Cole told a news conference in Washington DC that the settlement was "unprecedented in both size and scope".
In addition, GSK has been found guilty of paying kickbacks to doctors.
And on it goes...
The drugs of interest here are Paxil and Wellbutrin. Paxil primarily used for treatment of depression, though some years ago they thought it could be useful for some ADHD kids (but in many cases found out to the detriment, this and many other issues associated with Paxil, so they scaled back on this). Wellbutrin then took a similar position, so a kid could be found on Ritalin + Wellbutrin to help them.
Although these 'drugs' will probably disappear and no longer be used, be sure that something else will come along and take their place.
It helps show where the interests of the drug companies really are though... for all we know, the same some day could happen with Ritalin.Last edited by ufo2012; 03-07-2012 at 03:20. -
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Re: ADHDI can understand your annoyance, perhaps some blame more than they should on those conditions, but that doesn't mean they don't exist at all. A number of my friends have dyslexia and I know a few who have similar things to ADHD, and it is a genuine problem, with biological (i.e. neuroscience/brainy based) issues rather than an inherent character flaw.(Original post by scottkincaid)
I don't mean to offend anybody with ADHD or anybody that knows somebody with ADHD. I have a friend that has it too.
I honestly think that it is a lot of nonsense. It just doesn't make sense to me.
Somebody with ADHD can spit in a teachers face and get away with it and called 'brave' and receive a new gaming console or something. If somebody like you or me did it we'd probably be kicked out of education personally.
I just think that it's an awful reason for parents to justify why their child/children are misbehaving.
I would say that it's a little bit too far to call it a disability.
What are your thoughts on this?
But yes, I do fear some parents justify more than they should using it. -
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Re: ADHDi think you are a troll(Original post by ufo2012)
And if this poster is serious is not a troll this is exactly the problem... sounds like serious help is needed and its not Ritalin -
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Re: ADHDTake a look in the mirror mister!(Original post by unoh)
i think you are a troll -
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Re: ADHDhey mister guess what ill sell u some ritalin and u can run away and leave everyone alone.(Original post by ufo2012)
Take a look in the mirror mister! -
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Re: ADHDGonna take a wild guess... you have ADHD?(Original post by JCC-MGS)
Gonna take a wild guess you know **** all about ADHD -
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Re: ADHDNo thanks keep your ritalin don't want anything to do with it and if it bothers you so much just keep out of this thread!(Original post by unoh)
hey mister guess what ill sell u some ritalin and u can run away and leave everyone alone.
lol ... 'supposedly have it you mean? It's getting difficult to tell the reality of it all!(Original post by Muscovite)
Gonna take a wild guess... you have ADHD?Last edited by ufo2012; 05-07-2012 at 02:04. -
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Re: ADHDThat is true - you may just lack social skills - I wouldn't know unless you posted a doctors report so I'm only assuming(Original post by ufo2012)
lol ... 'supposedly have it you mean? It's getting difficult to tell the reality of it all! -
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Re: ADHDlol it's not me, I just quoted...(Original post by Muscovite)
That is true - you may just lack social skills - I wouldn't know unless you posted a doctors report so I'm only assuming
But yeah, a doctor's report would be good then we can be sure
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Re: ADHDNot my findings, but... opinions on these?
Possible triggers for ADHD:
1. Food intolerances
2. Heavy Metals
3. Antibiotics
4. Candida
5. Blood sugar imbalance
6. Low Zinc, Calcium, Magnesium, Vitamin B6, Omega-3
7. Head Injury
8. Low pH
http://www.unhinderedliving.com/ADHDcauses.html
http://www.healthymagination.com/blo...triggers-adhd/
http://www.livestrong.com/article/34...-trigger-adhd/
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