Reta and ADHD

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From my own experience I've noticed major positive shifts with my ADHD after beginning reta. Shopping urges have dropped off along with unnecessary spending habits dopamine seeking feels reduced and my emotions don't flare up as fast. Things finally seem more balanced haha

I've seen no verified studies on this topic so far, just what individuals have shared from their own trials. A handful mention getting some relief from those urges, yet a number of others find their mood drops further and they risk picking up new worry problems. Having a doctor oversee the whole thing feels preferable to me, above all when already using another prescribed item, and even then the amount should be raised only a little at a time with plenty of caution.

After reading the thread, I'm taking one of these compounds now and thinking about trying the other. Those side effects haven't shown up for me on what I'm using, so assuming they're real and not just stories, I'd like to understand why the two might act differently. I've seen that keeping my urges to eat in check also cuts down on other habits that feel compulsive. It seems like getting the eating side sorted lets me handle the ongoing hunt for that feel-good chemical more easily since the urge isn't always active.

This medication has gotten rid of most of my constant thoughts about eating, and that includes reducing my interest in having alcoholic drinks quite a bit. I still might have one or two wines or mixed drinks when going out with my partner, yet the amount is significantly lower than before I began taking it. On the other hand, there's been no improvement in my ADHD from this. It actually feels like it's worsened because I've started focusing intensely on looking into other similar substances instead of my usual hobbies or interests haha.

Both of them aggravate the symptoms I have.

Today marks six weeks since I started this and I truly never expected or knew anything about it yet when I think back something does seem different. Those obsessive tendencies really haven't shown up for me. Still I've gotten way more curious about peps lately lol.

After getting diagnosed with combined type ADHD, this medication has given me quite a bit of relief. It curbs my nonstop drives toward dopamine and eases my problems with holding back impulses to some degree. From what I've come across, its effect on quieting food thoughts links to dopamine and the brain's reward pathways. That might account for the partial improvement it brings to my ADHD symptoms too.

My focus during games has improved a lot. Before, I would game constantly because staying on one thing was hard for me. I'd switch to playing something to clear my head about whatever I was doing, and that let me come back to it with better attention. These days I have zero urge to start up a game at all. I'm finishing way more work now. The same goes for other habits like browsing the web endlessly, checking sports numbers all day, or even placing bets. Those were all little ways I kept my thoughts occupied before.