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Testosterone Replacement, Low T, HCG, & Beyond
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Misdiagnosed as "Adult ADD" ; baseline labs -- starting TRT
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<blockquote data-quote="atlman65" data-source="post: 50695" data-attributes="member: 14094"><p>Hi Loki,</p><p> The treatment of ADHD is very much akin to the treatment of hypogonadism with TRT. The pre frontal cortex in people with ADHD is working too slow. As a result, you have trouble organizing thoughts, concentrating, staying on task etc. The medication targets this area of the brain and makes it work at the same "baseline" as everyone else. (Just like testosterone which brings a guy with low T back into the optimal range is not likely to experience any side effects) Stimulants have been used since the 1950s and have been proven to be very safe and effective when used for this purpose. If your friend has ADHD he probably can't "function" without them but he could go off of his dose and be just fine -- there is no physical addition. There can be a psychological addiction and some mild symptoms (like giving up caffeine) that lasts a few days. The standard adult dose of short acting would be about 10mg twice daily. 60mg is at the higher end. Like with most meds, under the supervision of a doctor the "right" dose is the dose that works and sometimes this exceeds the FDA recommended dose</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="atlman65, post: 50695, member: 14094"] Hi Loki, The treatment of ADHD is very much akin to the treatment of hypogonadism with TRT. The pre frontal cortex in people with ADHD is working too slow. As a result, you have trouble organizing thoughts, concentrating, staying on task etc. The medication targets this area of the brain and makes it work at the same "baseline" as everyone else. (Just like testosterone which brings a guy with low T back into the optimal range is not likely to experience any side effects) Stimulants have been used since the 1950s and have been proven to be very safe and effective when used for this purpose. If your friend has ADHD he probably can't "function" without them but he could go off of his dose and be just fine -- there is no physical addition. There can be a psychological addiction and some mild symptoms (like giving up caffeine) that lasts a few days. The standard adult dose of short acting would be about 10mg twice daily. 60mg is at the higher end. Like with most meds, under the supervision of a doctor the "right" dose is the dose that works and sometimes this exceeds the FDA recommended dose [/QUOTE]
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