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chopete3 | 6 months ago

If it helps anybody experiencing ADHD type symptoms.

>> The symptoms of ADHD and thyroid disorder are similar.

Ask your doctor to check that first before ADHD.

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dns_snek|6 months ago

Definitely make sure to check since it's easy to test and easy to treat, but remember that it could be both. What blows is that some doctors can become really dismissive of the idea that you might have something like ADHD if your chart already carries a different label (thyroid, personality disorders, depression, etc.) so watch out for that, it can be a challenge to get them to take it seriously.

notrealyme123|6 months ago

The cognitive bias of humans to "explain away" is one of my great pet peeves.

hinkley|6 months ago

Generally you’ll have both a blood test for thyroid dysfunction and possibly a sleep study because chronic sleep deprivation also presents with adhd like lack of focus.

BenjiWiebe|6 months ago

My thyroid was checked multiple times and always was fine. Now (recently) I got diagnosed with ADHD.