inattentive ADD and marijuana | ADHD Information

You are forgetting that ADHDers' brains react differently to different substances. Do a search for ADHD+paradoxal effect. Josh, have they discussed this in your courses? Actually, susieb is the mom of a 13yo w/ADD.  I never said that joshh58 had no clue about ADD because he didn't have kids.  I said he was in no position to offer parenting advice because he didn't have kids.  Would you want someone teaching you to fly a plane who had never flown one himself even if he designed and built planes?

I'm dogging josh because he's using this forum to sell stuff.  This forum was set up so people could exchange ideas, talk about problems and figure out answers.  You can recommend something you have tried, but this isn't a place to post so you can put money in your pocket.  It's against the rules that everyone agreed to abide by when they joined.  Josh is nothing but a shill and is only motivated by the money he can put into his pocket.

If you're interested in an interesting discussion of ADD and pot, go here: http://www.adhdnews.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID =15543&KW=marijuana&PN=0&TPN=1
Sorry, it's titled Marijuana helps ADD and it's on the alternative board.  I'll bump it for you.  The whole thread is interesting.  I don't agree with many of the posters, but my perspective is different (older) than most of the others on that thread. the link doesnt work, susie b. please say which section the thread is in and the name of the topic. thanks Substance abuse is pretty common with untreated adders. I've seen a friend use it to help with anxiety problems due to adhd, and yet she felt terrible because she was depressed and accomplishing nothing, so she kept escaping with the pot. Seems like a vicious cycle, a no-win situation. Marijuana, since it is illegal, is not regulated and can be laced with stuff like heroine. I smoked it as a kid about eight times and felt spacey, headachey, totally out of it, BUT HUNGRY (lol) and decided it made whatever was wrong with me (I was then undiagnosed) even worse. I got paranoid too. I don't believe pot is the answer to ADHD or anything other than a good answer to ambition. It will make one very disinterested in doing anything, especially if it's abused. I'm not one who thinks it's not a dangerous med. I think once or twice a month for those who have no psychiatric or neurological disorders is probably benign, but that may be too much for those with various psychiatric/neurological problems. And taking it all the time, well, I can't imagine. I'll tell you one thing: I refused to drive when high on pot. My reflexes were so slowed down I was afraid I'd kill us all.

i recently discovered i might have inattentive ADD. I believe i have displayed the symptoms all of my life. My question is that about a year ago i used marijuana a few times and each time had a weird reaction. It was like i could not function at all. I couldnt concentrate at all, and had a difficult time talking. I know for a fact it was not just a normal high because the kids i were with could still communicate and function. And it even lasted a couple days after i did it.

just wanted your thoughts on any correlation..

 

thanks a lot

Lol!  She is the lady who follows me around and says that I have no clue about add because i don't have add children.  Last time I checked I kind of feal like an expert on the subject since I have spen the last 28yr in an add brain.  Lol Susie B.  Marijuna is a sedative and the last thing some one with add inatentive needs is to be slower.  Marijuna will make everything slower.

What did Susie B say about it? and who is she? hahaha i know what youre talking about. this summer i got high from weed for the first time. there were times when i could barely think let alone talk. especially the first time feeling the high, i like stood still not able to move for a couple of seconds. i know what youre saying tho, i had trouble talking and stuff. i didnt really notice too many after effects. i just mainly remember being a bit lazier afterwards haha

cannabanoids such as marijuana are probly bad for ppl with ADD since it usually decreases concentration, focus, and stuff like that. So the marijuana would only worsen the effects of ADD so much more. maybe, pete, your reactions from weed may have a correlation with ADD. but of course im no expert or professional so im not the best source. anyways, drugs are bad news so try to stay away from them as much as u can. thats the mentality im trying to take. i hope i helped. cya
Yes this effect is commen among adders knocks you on your but just ask Susie b about it she could tell you!i always used to crave drugs and sometimes do them. now i just wanna be healthy and focus on more important things.