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A.D.H.D. and A.A.D.
You know I am not a doctor and I cannot give you medical advice. But I can tell you what happened to me. And you can decide for yourself if it is something you might want to look into for yourself.
My oldest son was diagnosed with ADHD years ago. It has been a journey to say the least. My youngest is just starting kindergarten and shows much worse signs than his older brother did at the same age. And so, we get to do this one more time.
My boys' dads both have ADHD so I always assumed it was their DNA that caused it.
However, over the last two years, my teenagers and I have been noticing signs in
me, that I have it too. I was an excellent student throughout school, was not stir-
My problem… I talk too much. I mean I really talk too much. I can hear myself going on and on and I can see the other person is getting uncomfortable and wants to run away from the conversation, but I cannot seem to stop myself. Words just keep pouring out of my face and I have no idea half the time what is going to come out next. Yes, it has caused plenty of social problems. Yes, I am quite easily bored. My boys and me, we have major issues with "impulse control" and only minor issues with "inattentiveness."
Over the past few years, while coming to this realization, I have also been experiencing
some rather disturbing symptoms. To make a long story short, my libido completely
shut down and I spent an entire year freezing. It had to get up over 100 degrees
before I would take off my jacket. Then I spent the next year battling constant
hot flashes -
I was terrified. One grandmother had had Alzheimer's the other had suffered a stroke. Neither could verbally communicate very well after that. Brain tumors and such went through my mind. I felt trapped inside my head, behind a pair of eyes, looking out, but unable to communicate with anyone. All I could do was sit there with my mouth open, waving my hands around, as if by mimicking the action of speaking it would somehow help the words come back into my head. Then, my vision would clear and suddenly my brain would switch back "on" again.
Soon, I realized that all of these symptoms were tied to my monthly cycle and that the last week before my menses came was when I was slammed with the worst of the symptoms. My doctor was no help whatsoever. She suggested I slap a little progesterone cream on myself and call it good. She really did not want to discuss my questions about facial hair growth and other negative side effects that I had been adamantly forewarned about. I threw away the prescription.
One day while researching these symptoms, I came across an article about women with ADHD and menopause. Apparently, we have different symptoms than "normal" women do and trouble with verbal recall is one of them. Makes sense, female ADHD is often "overly verbal" rather than "kamikaze stuntman" like my boys have. Therefore, when our hormones get out of balance, it can affect the verbal centers in our brain. (Great, so I probably don't have a brain tumor!)
This research led me to more articles and more articles. Eventually, I came across something that discussed Amino Acid Deficiency. I do not know if this is caused by the body simply needing way more amino acids than normal people or if our bodies just do not use them wisely and therefore need more because we waste a lot of the amino acids we normally get through our diet. Regardless, the lack of sufficient amino acids can end up looking like the person has ADHD.
Amino acids affect appetite control, depression, concentration, and many other functions.
This made sense to me because I have always had an outrageous appetite, way too
hungry for it to be anything other than a medical issue. Also, felt much calmer,
happier, and more relaxed when eating a diet of predominantly red meat. Yes, I know
how bad that is for me, but it was the only thing that made me feel full for any
length of time and I just felt so much better afterwards. If I suffer from Amino
Acid Deficiency, then I have been self-
I began taking an Amino Acid supplement about six months ago. There are numerous
types of amino acids, so I am taking one that has a bunch of different kinds all
in one tablet. I also began taking Omega-
I tried these supplements on my boys and they are doing extremely well on them. My oldest son has said that it feels a lot like being on his prescription medications but without the upset stomach or the crash when they wear off. A $10 bottle of amino acids is as affective on him as a $130 bottle of Strattera. With three of us needing some type of treatment, you can see how much money we are saving by not taking prescriptions.
I am not telling you to stop taking your meds or to ignore your doctor's advice or that all ADD and ADHD people are really AAD people. I am saying that it is working for us.
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