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[–] tiefling@lemmy.blahaj.zone 89 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Well it was nice not knowing all of you

[–] blazeknave@lemmy.world 15 points 3 months ago (2 children)
[–] Fosheze@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago

What are you all doing in my house?

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[–] morbidcactus@lemmy.ca 62 points 3 months ago (2 children)

There was, however, no clear increase in the risk of dementia associated with adult ADHD among those who received psychostimulant medication, and evidence of reverse causation was mild.

Actual journal here

[–] CheapFrottage@lemmynsfw.com 17 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Thanks, that’s what I was going to find. Shame none of us concentrate past the first two replies, but hey.

[–] kerrigan778@lemmy.world 22 points 3 months ago

I mean, we do have ADHD, how long do you expect us to be able to concentrate

[–] SwearingRobin@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I read the abstract and I can't understand if medicated ADHD adults don't show the increase the unmedicated ones did or if the medication did not make a difference (increase or decrease) compared with unmedicated adults.

So are medicated ADHDers statistically similar to unmedicated ADHDers or non ADHDers?

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[–] Wirlocke@lemmy.blahaj.zone 32 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 12 points 3 months ago (3 children)
[–] deuleb_biezelbob@programming.dev 14 points 3 months ago

I forgot what I was going to say

[–] Baphomet_The_Blasphemer@lemmy.world 28 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Yay, something else to look forward to besides joint replacement surgeries and more arthritis.

[–] kameecoding@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago (3 children)

What? Adhd affects joints?

[–] Plopp@lemmy.world 11 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, we tend to smoke more of them.

[–] Angry_Autist@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

3+ decades of dozens of prescriptions, none gave me a moment's peace.

On the other hand, my little vape has saved the day more times than I can count.

Not that I know of.... however, I'm a disabled veteran. Jumping out of planes definitely affects joints.

[–] Glasgow@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

It’s pretty closely connected to EDS/Hypermobility. For many this will be mild though and go unnoticed.

POTS, MCAS (gi issues, allergies) in the ‘chronic triad’

[–] kameecoding@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

yeah I looked up after and saw that there is an increased correlation between ADHD and hypermobility, I do have Hypermobility.

[–] xpinchx@lemmy.world 18 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Well fuck. I'd have been okay not knowing this.

[–] SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de 23 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[–] Madrigal@lemmy.world 18 points 3 months ago
[–] jeffhykin@lemm.ee 18 points 3 months ago

OP can you add "unmedicated ADHD" to the title to be a bit more (but still not totally) accurate

[–] aStonedSanta@lemm.ee 14 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Not surprised. My memory is already non existent. Lol. Maybe it’s the weed. Maybe it’s the adhd. Who knows.

[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 8 points 3 months ago

Blame it on my ADD, baby!SAIL!

[–] Angry_Autist@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

Weed actually ended up improving my memory when I started if only by having tons of practice FINDING THE FUCKDAMN LIGHTER!

[–] gorgori@lemmy.world 9 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

My grandma passed away from dementia a couple of years back. My mom has symptoms of ADHD. I am diagnosed with ADHD. The only person in the family to get diagnosed and actively treating with meds and stuff.

I wonder if knowledge and meds can stave of dementia.

[–] Coreidan@lemmy.world 12 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Every week there is an article linking dementia to this and that. I really can’t keep up with it anymore. At this point everything causes dementia.

I wouldn’t stress out of it. You might learn that stress is what causes dementia.

[–] restingboredface@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 months ago

Actually yes there was a study showing that recently

[–] recklessengagement@lemmy.world 9 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Man, I got enough to worry about, I don't need this

[–] Angry_Autist@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

That's the beauty of dementia, one of the symptoms is that you usually don't realize you're experiencing it.

[–] Gormadt@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (2 children)

Fuckin super.

Bundle that with my history of head trauma and I'm basically guaranteed to get it at this point.

yay.

[–] lath@lemmy.world 16 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Good news then. A history of head trauma means you're more likely to die early of a stroke from a random blood clot than to live long enough and experience dementia.

[–] Gormadt@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

woo...

Well might as well live a healthy active lifestyle from this point on hoping for the beat outcome

Gotta stack that deck in my favor Though basically everything before 25 could probably be best described as a path of self destruction, the future still isn't written. I've been on the up and up for 6 years now.

[–] lath@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

It can be done and I believe you can do it.

Good luck!

[–] deuleb_biezelbob@programming.dev 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

at this point, just add prions to your diet

[–] Gormadt@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 3 months ago

At this point it probably wouldn't change much lol

[–] Taiatari@lemmynsfw.com 6 points 3 months ago

Tbh ya all don't need to panic like that. While the finding appears to be sound what it does not tell is what happens in the cohort in 5/10/15 years. It is possible that an adult diagnosis of ADHD may only lead to an earlier onset and that the rest of the cohort will develop it in the same ratio. Until the cohort is not all through it doesn't really say anything.

Besides they appear to have excluded anyone who was already diagnosed with ADHD to begin with and only assessed people who were diagnosed as adult.

[–] Empricorn@feddit.nl 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

What's the risk of looking like Dormammu?

[–] deuleb_biezelbob@programming.dev 3 points 3 months ago

Nice like I dont forget enough things ready. I am going to be so much fun when the dementia hits

[–] Raptor_007@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

Well that’s just fucking great.

[–] Jeredin@lemm.ee 2 points 3 months ago

Wait, what was I going to write?!

[–] jaxiiruff@lemmy.zip 2 points 3 months ago

One of my grandpas just died this year due to dementia related complications and it is a hell of a way to go. Really hope I dont end up with it getting as bad as I have seen it get before its too late to jump off a bridge.

[–] beefbot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 3 months ago

Uggg I hate seeing things like this

ERASES RECENT MEMORY REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE RETURNS TO MERE MEDIUM-WORRY STATE Oh that’s fun I’m so glad i learned.. uh, that ignorance is bliss ✨👍🤩🫠🧠

[–] nothacking@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 2 months ago

What is this community about again?

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