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to wonder if a lot of adult ADHD is actually neuroinflammation?

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sportio · 25/08/2025 21:30

Before anyone has a canary I have an adult diagnosis of ADHD myself and have been both medicated and unmedicated. However the more research I do the more I keep hearing about neuroinflammation. The symptoms of neuroinflammation are very much a match for those of ADHD and modern western lifestyles are for the most part a one way ticket to neuroinflammation.

Looking at medications they often work as a kind of brute force for executive function but they do nothing to address any underlying neuroinflammation. I am not on any medication at all now due to side effects but I am finding addressing neuroinflammation things like diet, lifestyle, sleep and exercise and supplements really helpful although it is early days for me I do like the idea of tackling the root causes.

Has anyone else explored this?

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Gettingfitorbust · 25/08/2025 21:32

Presumably you had ADHD as a child ( albeit undiagnosed at that time) so how would you explain that?