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Post by manson88 on Jul 19, 2014 16:30:29 GMT
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Post by .... on Jul 19, 2014 17:16:02 GMT
Interesting article, worth the read. His website has a long winded questionaire that takes forever but I was not impressed by it because it only narrowed my problems down to four of his types and then looked like it was going to try & sell me a cure. Ring of fire ADHD sounds terrifying doesn't it!?
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Post by carly31 on Jul 19, 2014 17:24:25 GMT
Interesting article, worth the read. His website has a long winded questionaire that takes forever but I was not impressed by it because it only narrowed my problems down to four of his types and then looked like it was going to try & sell me a cure. Ring of fire ADHD sounds terrifying doesn't it!? There's another thread about this somewhere. I quite liked the idea but brain scanning has not been shown to be very accurate has it?
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Post by leftbehind1 on Jul 19, 2014 21:51:35 GMT
Yes this is very interesting I know the amen clinic in America is well know for these scans for adhd does anyone know if such scans in the uk it would be interesting to see were the problem lies in my own adhd
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Post by .... on Jul 19, 2014 22:28:59 GMT
I'd be interested to read the other thread if anyone comes across it? I have not seen a convincing set of scientific studies yet to suggest SPECT is useful as a diagnostic tool. Although I watched a programme on autism a while back and think this may have been the technique they were using to try and identify autism likelihood in the younger siblings of diagnosed children?
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Post by manson88 on Jul 20, 2014 6:04:18 GMT
Some of you may be aware that I had scan done. What bothers me is that they have probably seen this in my scan and haven't bothered doing anything about it. When are we going to get to a stage where we are level with everyone else.? Really I think we aren't being treated right at all! ? Sent from my GT-I9505 using proboards
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Post by carly31 on Jul 20, 2014 10:24:22 GMT
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Post by chrispy on Jul 20, 2014 11:28:22 GMT
Some of you may be aware that I had scan done. What bothers me is that they have probably seen this in my scan and haven't bothered doing anything about it. When are we going to get to a stage where we are level with everyone else.? Really I think we aren't being treated right at all! ? Sent from my GT-I9505 using proboards You probably just had an MRI scan, which only looks at brain structure not brain function and is of no use to diagnose mental disorders. I don't know how good Dr Amens stuff is, but looking at how he sells himself, and how he defends himself against his critics, I would not trust him.
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Post by carly31 on Jul 20, 2014 13:46:23 GMT
I was invited to take part in a brain scan for misophonia. Apparently they put dye in your brain and play noises that cause your rage- people eating, breathing, typing etc that then shows activity in that area of the brain. With misophonia they think that the part of the brain responsible for sorting noise is wired up to emotional areas of the brain instead of the usual processing areas. I wonder if that type of scan is a similar thing? I never got round to finishing the application form btw, that's why I never had a scan!
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Post by chrispy on Jul 20, 2014 14:10:18 GMT
When was that carly31 ? I think they now use fMRI for that sort of research as they don't need to inject you with anything.
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Post by carly31 on Jul 20, 2014 14:27:16 GMT
oh it is fMRI! sorry just the way i interpreted it!
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Post by danherts on Jul 20, 2014 18:36:00 GMT
I was invited to take part in a brain scan for misophonia. Apparently they put dye in your brain and play noises that cause your rage- people eating, breathing, typing etc that then shows activity in that area of the brain. With misophonia they think that the part of the brain responsible for sorting noise is wired up to emotional areas of the brain instead of the usual processing areas. I wonder if that type of scan is a similar thing? I never got round to finishing the application form btw, that's why I never had a scan! I've never heard of this. I looked it up and and can relate to a lot of the examples. People chewing absolutely does my head in and my mum often clicks her tongue at the end of a sentence and I feel absolute hatred. My poor dog often gets evicted from a room for licking himself because I can't stand the sound. I'd never really even thought about it before but it doesn't seem to bother anyone else. Is this related to ADHD at all? In the piece I read it only mentioned a link with OCD, although I would have qualified as that in the past.
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Post by carly31 on Jul 20, 2014 19:29:35 GMT
Not sure if it's related to ADHD, although many people with ADHD have noise sensitivity. They think it's a neurodevelopmental disorder so could very well be separate condition, a part of ADHD or a cluster of conditions? They think OCD has genetic factors, as does ADHD and autism. For me I think part of it could be how distracting the noise is and then how angry I get could be because nobody understands how totally irritating and annoying it is!
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Post by chrispy on Jul 20, 2014 20:23:55 GMT
It is linked with OCPD, not OCD (Thanks Wiki, learn something new each day).
From Wiki, OPCD, Obsessive–compulsive personality disorder...
characterized by a pervasive pattern of preoccupation with orderliness, perfectionism, mental and interpersonal control and a need for power over one's environment, at the expense of flexibility, openness, and efficiency.
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Post by leftbehind1 on Jul 20, 2014 21:34:57 GMT
I find certain noises can be very irritating but I think it's more to do with the fact that my concentration is already being tested and annoying noises will come up on my radar a lot easier . plus the fact that adhders distractibility is infact react ability we react to every sound sight and distraction which breaks our focus so if ur trying to relax and watch tv or something and the dog is making noise u react to the noise and can't drown it out because ur focus to the tv isn't that strong anyway unless it's something engaging.
I find also if I've had a busy day I've had to deal with a lot of struggling to focus so later in the evening u may be exhausted mentally so u need quiet to relax and refocus and I find not even noises if my house looks untidy it effects my focus I wouldn't say I have OCD at all i do not have ritualistic behaviours and anyone in the general public has the same stressors with sounds and house clutter we are just more reactive to such stressors just my opinion.
And yea i would take what dr amen says with a pinch of salt on his scans he said in an interview u can test urself online on his website any respectable physiatrist or physiologist would not advertise such inaccurate superficial apps unless they had some sort of benefit for profit and I would say these scans aren't cheap.
what they pick up on a scan may be entirely different if I were to go back for a second scan because there scanning function. emotion anxiety or stress may well effect what they see every time you get one I'm no expert at all just an opinion if it was the way forward I'm sure we'd hear other experts on the matter but i am no one to comment on the matter it may well help with developing certain future treatments for different adhd types but I'm just giving my opinion on what I know I'm aware of at the moment and it seems like he's turning a profit more than how it would actually benefit us.
What difference would it make for us getting a scan they will try u out on different meds anyway there very similar anyway the only real difference is you can say this part doesn't work correctly and I'm out a few thousand I know peace of mind but until there's more definitive research I wouldn't spend big money on them
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Post by danherts on Jul 20, 2014 23:15:35 GMT
It is linked with OCPD, not OCD (Thanks Wiki, learn something new each day). From Wiki, OPCD, Obsessive–compulsive personality disorder... characterized by a pervasive pattern of preoccupation with orderliness, perfectionism, mental and interpersonal control and a need for power over one's environment, at the expense of flexibility, openness, and efficiency. You're right, it's OCPD. I will learn to read one of these days. Mind you they always get them mixed up on TV as well.
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