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Re:My ADHD Founder Toolbox by hirvi74 on Thursday November 17, 2022 @04:31PM (#33646047)
> Do you have a deficit of dopamine, serotonin and norepinephrine?

What evidence exists that points this is the cause of ADHD? Wouldn't a dopamine deficit be more akin to Parkinson's Disease?

Also, last I remember reading, I am pretty sure we are not fully aware of why stimulants help people with ADHD. I think the leading hypothesis is that dopamine plays a role somehow, but I thought that he yet to be fully observed.

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Re:My ADHD Founder Toolbox by thefringthing on Thursday November 17, 2022 @06:42PM (#33647632)
This article from about ten years ago asserts that "a highly cohesive story [was] emerging regarding the etiology and treatment of ADHD": https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2894421/ and gives an overview of that etiology, which concerns norepinephrine and dopamine in the prefrontal cortex.
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