[i336_]

I've personally only ever used various alternative therapies for my various issues (ADHD, OCD, Autism, a tiny bit of bipolar). I'm not "ready for life" yet (still working through other career showstoppers) but on multiple occasions I've talked to people who have experience with mental health and they haven't picked up on my issues after talking with them for a while.

Here's a shortlist of different things that seem to have helped. One of the usernames I sometimes use online - for example with gmail - is "asmqb7". ;P

- I switched from a "decent" fish oil to Nordic Naturals in 2012. The difference has been really good. Make sure the one you buy is a high-dose one - the only way you can make sure in a retail shop is to always check the back, without fail, to make sure the highest acting compounds are >=1g.

- I take CoQ10 for extra energy because my system is poorly balanced internally and requires more for its cogs to "turn over". Try yourself with different combinations of ubiquinone and ubidecarenone - my system prefers the latter, even though the former is understood to be the more powerful compound. Also don't be afraid to feed yourself a lot of it.

- Have a look at Alpha-lipoec acid. I'll admit I'm not 100% sure what it does but it definitely helps a lot.

- Are you getting enough salt? The medical consensus is "salt is bad for you!!11eleventyfour!"... they forgot to prefix the word table. It's table salt that's bad, other salt (like himalayan crystal salt) are better, and having a lot of salt per day is very good for you.

- See if you have PKU (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phenylketonuria), the MTHFR (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methylenetetrahydrofolate_redu...) gene mutation, or Pyrrole's disorder.

- Learn about Leaky Gut Syndrome. Most of the info you'll find is "this is the diet you need to follow"; take all that in your stride (apply it at your own discretion by all means though), I mostly reference this because the mechanics of the theories are good to know and understand.

This is all I can think of right now off the bat.

FWIW, I'm not the walking health encyclopedia, my Mum is :P Feel free to get in touch if you'd like more info.

[i336_]

Update: I wondered for a bit before I posted the above, about how I should word it and how much info I should share. I thought I'd go with a "post the most helpful info I've come across" approach, since I like trading high-quality information.

I'm interested to understand why people think the correct response to the info in my parent post is to downvote it (it's currently at -1 as I type this reply). It took me 9 years to learn what I know now, and this info has benefited my life greatly.

I will confess that I do still have a lot of issues with communication and social cues, but I cannot see any instance where I've behaved in a way that is behaviorally unacceptable and/or socially degrading, purported my view to be the only acceptable solution (far from it), or otherwise detracted from this conversation.

So I'm very confused :(

[slisla]

Yes, second what the other poster said - don't take it personally. You went out on a limb and shared some personal experiences; though it may seem anecdotal, a bit of research backs up a lot of what you said even though it may not work the same for all people with all ADD types; I for one was surprised at the resulting calm I felt when I just drank basically water with about a tablespoon of pink salt mixed in; then I suddenly realized about every psychiatric drug on the market has "sodium" as part of its makeup and am starting to wonder if the drug companies are not just selling people high-priced salt with some narcotics mixed in for the price justification. But in conclusion, this is a forum on the net, don't try to understand let alone predict people's reactions - you should focus only on what you can control, which is planting the seeds.

[i336_]

Ah, that's one of the things I still have an issue with, taking things personally, haha.

And yeah, now you mention it I realize I forgot to point out that this was my experience and that everyone's different.

Thanks for the kind words. :D

FWIW, AFAIK (not 1000% sure), panadol/hedanol/paracetamol/etc contain a form of Arnica (possibly along with one or two other things). Sourcing/using Arnica directly, in its natural form, can sometimes be effective. Pretty much the entire medical establishment is based on the idea of patented extraction techniques, which manufacturers can charge royalties for that are as high as they like.

I'm not against making money and being successful, but I think that an increasing majority of players in this field are making it hard for the establishment as a whole, and this has been going on for a while. I'm not sure how long it can keep going without cracking.

I figure most people (and HN) would be unimpressed with a random gigantic post in the middle of a thread, so I said more here: http://pastebin.com/ch6rSFUC (a few paragraphs out of an email I sent to someone recently)

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My guess is someone who doesn't believe in alternative medicine came along and gave you a downvote.

It's nothing to think too long on, people downvote for a multitude of reasons.

It has nothing to do with unacceptable social behavior, which, of course, you did not participate in.

[i336_]

Thanks for the encouragement :)