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I’d like to know what anyone is using that they really think is helping them that isn’t taking traditional prescription medication for ADHD. Please make sure whatever it is can be found “over the counter” or readily available commercially. Please keep it to simple items that are easily found separately - i.e. a B vitamin of B6, 12 and vitamin C along with Magnesium glycinate or something. If you notice it helping in a specific area, please say what it is.

I have to throw in a couple caveats, just to make sure we can get a decent picture of what is actually helping, so…

  • Please nothing illicit or illegal.

  • Please no blends or other proprietary herbal combinations. If a blend helps you, great…but we don’t know what is in the blend that is helping, and someone may not have access to that product where they live.

  • Please be specific, like making sure to differentiate between magnesium glycinate and magnesium L-threonate.

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Edit: “votes” so far:

1 - Creatine monohydrate - short term memory

2 - Lion’s mane (a fungus) - brain fog

2 - Omega 3, 6, and 9 - brain fog

1 - exercise. Not really a supplement, but it’s a great idea for overall health.

1 - keto diet - brain fog

1 - N-Acetyl-cystein (NAC) - ?

2 - magnesium glycinate - ?

1 - Magnesium carbonate

Stimulants:

2 - Coffee

1 - caffeine (via energy drink)

1 - Guarana

1 - Green tea (caffeine and L-Theanine)

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[–] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Adding my own, and I just started these a month or so ago so I’m not entirely sure that the effects are correct, but they seem to be helping slightly.

Magnesium Glycinate

L- Threonate (1/2 dose, found it made me sleepy too early at full dose)

D

Standard multivitamin (no “extreme” values, everything is 100% or less)

Omega 3

I have absolutely noted a better sleep. Far less mind-churning time when trying to fall asleep. I would guess a little less brain fog and stress, but I don’t know if memory is any better. Having a little less anxiety does help a bit, because you’re not focusing on the stressful thing and have a chance to remember what you were supposed to. The last three I was taking anyway for general health reasons. The magnesium and L-Threonate I picked up just to see if they might help with ADHD.

[–] AddLemmus@lemmy.ml 1 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

Magnesium, D and Omega 3 are, as far as I know, all things where you gain a lot if you have a deficit that they compensate, otherwise nothing.

I too took shots in the dark, as I didn't find a doc who was willing to do some more tests. But recently I found out that in some countries, you can just go to a lab directly and they'll draw the blood.

Currently on Magnesium, too (Carbonate though), paused the D due to long times in the sun recently, Omega 3 currently through engineered staple foods & rape oil.

[–] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 2 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

Added.

It’s super hard to “OD” on D, so probably not much need to stop it other than just not consuming the $ as fast. Added to the list.

[–] AddLemmus@lemmy.ml 1 points 9 hours ago

afaik, 25µg D3 in combination with 20µg K2 should cover it in theory, even when there is hardly any natural source. Some supplement nerds have some reasoning for 100µg, which is near the upper bound of "harmless".

Much more than that can be quite dangerous, though! One drop of the stuff I have is 25, so it's not just theoretical.

EDEKA are the ones where too much is harmful.