No I've had adhd since i was a kid. Concussions/ tbi makes focus headaches and inattention worse though

This other guy said “no” because he’s always had it, but there is a connection lol Brain trauma can lead to secondary adhd, basically all the symptoms of adhd as a result of a TBI. If you’re interested look it up!

Brain trauma can cause ADHD.

Yes, concussions can cause adhd like symptoms in people without the neurological disorder, and they can make adhd much worse for those who have it. But if you get adhd like symptoms from a concussion you can't typically treat it the same as if you just have adhd.

Bonks is still bad, but if you already have NP it's a compounding interest rate deal.

Thanks for the link. I'd sure like to give it a try before buying. If it really works as advertised I'd gladly shell out the $1,200.

That doesn't do laser therapy though does it?

Hahaha. This was my reaction too. Reading these posts makes me think we are all one brain discovering ourself. Sad and broken and happy and hopeful. This kind of breakthrough is too exciting for me to believe at present. I've come to terms with the way that I am and the daily struggle required. I'll try to carve room for a tiny bit of cautious optimism amid the muddle

Our brains are constantly in overdrive trying to scrape up the dopamine and noroepinephrine which we can't produce or regulate like normal brains. So we need a lot of extra stimulation. That can mean trying to do a bunch of things all at once, or watching a show while playing a video game and talking to someone, using a fidget toy while engaged in other things, etc.

It can also mean taking hours to fall asleep because your brain can't stop. It can mean being super distracted because whatever you're doing isn't stimulating enough (with adhd most things aren't because our brain lacks the necessary chemicals to generate that feedback) so your brain keeps going on a little adventure. When we do find something that interests us enough and provides that extra stimulation, novelty, etc we need to get those chemicals, we can become hyperfocused and obsessed. My mom thought I was deaf and got my hearing tested when I was 6 or 7 because I'd just be gone when I was in that mode. Wouldn't hear a word she said. It's common for us to go through hobbies constantly because we get obsessed for a short period, then the novelty wears off, and we can't get interested again, leading to one form of ADHD tax where we waste money on tons of supplies and tools, then a month later forget about them and never touch them again.

It also causes issues with working memory and short term memory, impulse control and executive function (either you can't stop yourself or no matter how hard you try you can't make yourself do something). ADHD can be debilitating. I was a disaster before I got help.

I got diagnosed at 32. I didn't ever consider it, because I didn't know enough about it, until a friend who had a degree in early childhood education recognized it and suggested I look into it. Once I read more into it it made sense, and especially once i went over all my old school records and my symptom history with the specialist. Getting diagnosis, therapy, and meds completely turned my life around.

It's worth at least looking into if you think you might have it.

Fibromyalgia causes "brain fog": you have a hard time focusing and your memory is unreliable. You find ways to cope but it never completely goes away.

Fibromyalgia also causes fatigue and outright pain, which can become unbearable if not medicated.

Unfortunately they don't help with adhd. Our brains are actually formed differently from normal brains and have some specific chemical deficits which shrooms can't supplement.

The one I used to use was from brain-trainer.com. I don’t know the one you mentioned but could be good.

PS I looked at Neorhythm and it looks ok, but it's very limited, as it only records EEG on one area of the brain, similar to the Muse device. Unlike the Muse, since the Neorhythm isn't on Amazon, it doesn't have any reviews. In neurofeedback, the goal is to look at 19 channels of EEG to see which area of your brain is imbalanced, and then train that area of the brain accordingly. In ADD/ADHD, it is often corrected at the top of the head using a point called Cz, but it could be due to other reasons, such as too much slow wave activity at the front left of the head and not enough fast wave (required for activation/focus). The point is without a scan of the whole brain you won't know.

If you want to read a good book on the topic, check out Symphony in the Brain.