Mad in America

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Calming It Down In 2017, I began seeing the new psychiatrist, Dr. B, and he followed the clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) for treating drug-induced movement disorders by prescribing a beta-blocker and then later, a centrally acting alpha agonist, or Alpha-1, also an antihypertensive. If and when something helped, it never lasted.

Trauma and the brain

Psychiatric Times

JUNE 19, 2025

She also wished to stress the importance of a holistic approach that includes exercise, sleep, nutrition, and connectedness. September 2017. If that does happen, she tells them to message her over the patient portal, as most patients feel less fear or anxiety in messaging about sexual health in that way.

Nutrition and mood

ADDitude

APRIL 25, 2025

Read: Let’s Talk About Perimenopause and ADHD ] If your ADHD profile is defined by inattention and emotional dysregulation, higher estrogen levels around ovulation may come as a very welcome energy and mood boost. 3 We need more research, but the theoretical model is there for cyclic dosing. Psychopharmacology, 232(16), 30913100.

Healthcare

ADDitude

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

2, 3, 4 Lifestyle factors such as nutrition, exercise, and sleep exert epigenetic changes on DNA that influence how strongly or weakly ADHD genes are expressed. Levels of dopamine, norepinephrine, and serotonin also increase with exercise, thus improving focus, working memory, and mood to enable better learning. Epub 2017 Jun 29.

Eating disorders