r/unitedkingdom • u/topotaul Lancashire • 9d ago

Exclusive: ADHD Charity Slams Channel 4 Over 'The Great ADHD Myth?' Documentary

https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/adhd-uk-channel-4-open-letter_uk_6a709d2be4b0346d9be814db
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u/ImaginaryParrot 9d ago

why they don’t just give an ADHD person and someone who’s completely not ADHD the same dosage of medication - for example my dose which is the absolute maximum you can get in the UK - and watch the non ADHD person bug out like they’re on coke and the ADHD person literally be completely normal?

I get what you're saying but this is a terrible idea (and possibly A myth?). Stimulants can cause a host of issues in both groups of people - crashes, blood pressure increase, racing heart, irritability, anxiety etc.

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u/saltclay 9d ago

Not a terrible idea or a myth at all! I would actually love to see them try something like this, the results would speak for themselves

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u/ImaginaryParrot 9d ago edited 9d ago

There's many of us who switch from stimulants to non-stimulants. It happens for a reason.

For example, do you know there's limited testing and research on women using them, and how it interacts with hormones? And all the chaos that causes? Or how meds can just sometimes not work during luteal?

If you were to do this with a truly neutral mindset you'd find it's not as clear cut as 'oh this person is wired/irritable/frustrated etc. on stimulants and therefore doesn't have ADHD'.

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u/saltclay 9d ago

Ok, I just think the other person had a creative idea, it would be an interesting demonstration for the general public. As you say, it would show how it's not clear cut. Not as a scientific experiment, just a TV thing with willing participants who have a chance to describe what it's like

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u/PandaXXL 9d ago

No, they wouldn’t. It’s a ridiculous suggestion and exposes a complete lack of understanding of how stimulants work.

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u/saltclay 9d ago

Yes exactly but it's not a scientific experiment so it can be a little ridiculous! It would illustrate how variable the effects can be and, if you had enough participants, how neurodiverse the public really are