tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3045634714760830992.post8259113477755124268..comments2023-06-05T11:51:38.383-04:00Comments on Evolutionary Psychiatry: ADHD and Mom's Serotonin DeficiencyAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04429177284200775781noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3045634714760830992.post-88169371756993146852011-03-21T16:28:54.748-04:002011-03-21T16:28:54.748-04:00This is quite interesting. I've always "...This is quite interesting. I've always "blamed" my asthma on my mom because she also has asthma. However, I've always kind of wondered where all of my mental health issues came from. Both of my parents suffered with recurrent bouts of depression for as long as I can remember. My mom smokes, but she stopped while she was pregnant with me and her pregnancy went fine. Then out popped me. I started having mental health issues when I was 16 years-old; that's when the depression kicked-in. Then the schizophrenia started a few years later. The adhd was just always there since I was in first grade.<br /><br />Does this imply there is a relationship between schizophrenia and adhd? Is there a high amount of people who have schizophrenia that have adhd? How does OCD fit into the picture?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16006908805229243499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3045634714760830992.post-70202407188307893732011-02-18T23:27:56.099-05:002011-02-18T23:27:56.099-05:00Very interesting. My case is just the same. I have...Very interesting. My case is just the same. I have been depressed all of my life. Lots of therapy, lots of meds on and off...my depression has been called dysthymia and "treatment-resistant". Drank alcoholically for years as well. However, by the time I became pregnant with my son, I had been sober for 8 years and was not taking any medications. It was a happy pregnancy...but very difficult once my son was born. He has been irritable and restless all of his life. Attention deficit was apparent at a very early age. Now, at 9 years old, he has been diagnosed with ADHD. He also has symptoms that suggest an autistic spectrum disorder. I had to take him out of school last year because he is too hyperactive and distracted to learn or even cope in public school. It is a daily struggle to home-school him, even though we are trying different medications.natureloverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13018304065569483423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3045634714760830992.post-79284353243236412662010-11-03T22:03:47.509-04:002010-11-03T22:03:47.509-04:00They are also chock-ful of magnesium! Might have ...They are also chock-ful of magnesium! Might have been any of the above. Yummy oysters.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04429177284200775781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3045634714760830992.post-30721013892275857242010-11-03T13:53:09.891-04:002010-11-03T13:53:09.891-04:00*First, tryptophan hydroxylase (with iron) convert...*First, tryptophan hydroxylase (with iron) converts tryptophan to 5-HTP, then a second enzyme makes 5-HTP into serotonin*<br /><br />that caught my eye... i have trouble falling alseep and getting sleepy at night, but last night i went out with my mom for raw oysters for our bday and if memory serves me right theyre loaded with zinc and iron... and i was very sleepy last night, something i havent felt in a LONG time... would that make sense? may continue having me some raw oysters....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com