The ADHD Dopamine Solution💡 

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Trying to watch the video and read the comments at the same time is typical me.

For those of you with ADHD 4:17 is where content begins

1. Exercising 2. Protein 3. Caffeine 4. Healthy sugary food 5. Getting enough sun 6. Getting enough sleep 7. Listening to music 8. Doing something creative 9. Hugging

Buddy most of the people watching this video are struggling with ADHD you need to get to the point faster and speak quicker I lost my attention and had to watch this video like six times over half an hour.

I'm finding with ADHD that I absolutely MUST do something right when I think of it or I'll definitely procrastinate. For me, doing the dishes, laundry and going for a walk around my neighborhood must be done right away and I'm always glad I do them afterwards.

What helps me the most is a big affectionate dog 🐶 Two or three walks a day, in nature and a friendly neighborhood, eating at the same time twice a day, and lots of hugs, keep me going. Best decision ever!

Adhd has been both a blessing and a curse. Yes, I was in sales too and was very successful. But the curse is the constant struggle with overthinking, anxiety etc etc

Thank you! Recently diagnosed at age 51 years and assumed I was just a lifelong screw up. Since getting diagnosed, I’ve managed to quit smoking weed after 20 years of daily use, quit my job to start a small business, go to the gym 3 days a week, gave up sugar and junk food and am engaging in a much more robust social life (no alcohol of course). What an eye opener it has been to learn I’m not just a screw up, I’m just wired differently.

i think one of the biggest problems of ADHD its being impulsive, impulsive thoughts. Sometimes we need to count till 10 and breath to get the thoughts checked.

Diagnosed at 51, I’m menopausal, have depression and anxiety, I lost my job due to my mental health. I eat loads of sugar and carbs, due to this and menopause I’ve gained 4 stone or 56 pounds😢I’m fat, lacking in any motivation, have no focus, I look after my daughter who is 15, autistic and has ADHD. I’m completely lost, I’ve lost my identity, my brain and intellect due to brain fog, I’m floating through my life watching it pass by whilst achieving nothing. I feel like a spectator in my own life, it’s out of control and I don’t know how to cope with it. My only pleasure is art, I took up painting 3 years ago and I love it but everyone keeps telling me to sell it but I’m too scared of failing.

I got diagnosed with ADHD since my teenage, spent my whole life fighting ADHD. Also suffered severe depression and mental disorder. Not until my wife recommended me to psilocybin mushrooms treatment. Psilocybin treatment saved my life honestly. 8 years totally clean. Never thought I would be saying this about mushrooms.

Diagnosed at 65, turning 67 next month. I recognize the uniqueness of my ADHD brain and I am trying to direct its awesome power to make my life better. I have much to learn and the capacity to learn it. Your videos are inspirational and enlightening. Please keep them coming. 😊

L Tyrosine is an amazing amino acid that literally helps rebuild the neuro transmitter to a better state than when you were a kid.

Adhd athlete here. The problem i run into is that as i got bigger, faster and stronger and began to plateau i stopped getting the dopamine hit. At a certain point the amount of time it takes to continue to progresss becomes months and months. Not to mention all the eating snd stuff. The sport and training became a job and now i get almost no feeling from a good training session. My bloodwork and stuff looks great but i don't feel anything anymore.

My passion in life are to play fifa while doing a line of coke and overthink why i said something to a random person 10 years ago :) needless to say u hit the sweet spot on this video, feels like for the first time of my life i dont feel like an alien. Thank you for this video i really needed it.

8 minute video in 2 words: aerobic exercise. You're welcome. As a side note, aerobic exercise may not be best for everyone. For some reason, aerobic exercise has the opposite effect on me. I want to do nothing after it. Just sleep, watch youtube, eat junk food. If I do it in the morning, the day is nearly ruined. But in the evening, it helps with sleep. Anaerobic exercise has the effect you described though. Do it in the morning - all day is great. Do in the evening - can't relax. So... This may vary from person to person.

For me definitely consistent habits like exercise, clean diet, meditation is a way to keep myself in check. When I live in clean balance I dont crave dirty dopamine like junk food, pornography, too much social media consumption.

I'm diagnosed with ADHD and the things I get dopamine from are RU-vid videos (I watch some over and over again that give me dopamine), eating sweets, buying new things (especially planners) and being on discord and meeting friends in RL. I also like board games and video games sometimes, but the ones above are my main source. Also meds ofc.

Something to consider: according to Andrew Huberman in one of his brilliant videos on the subject, increasing the base level of Dopamine does not mean that one feels better. That effect depends on the amount of Dopamine released not so much on the amount stored. I guess that also applies to other effects like the ability to focus.

I was a huge weed addict for a decade. I started at 14 and smoked everyday for years at a couple points. It was miserable. I was doing it to cope with my already miserable circumstances, and it just made everything worse. Nothing was fun without weed. Now that I've quit, I've become a huge sugar addict because my brain is trying to fill the void. Wisdom tells me to just let that void exist and stop trying to fill it with unnecessary BS, otherwise that is what I will become. Big Game Changer: I've started doing cold plunges in 50 degree water. I know it doesn't sound like much, but that is so much colder than you might think. I do it for 3 minutes at a time and do it everyday. It has been the biggest help in naturally raising dopamine levels in an extremely healthy way. I'm also struggling really hard to start a keto diet. I always thought it was a fad diet but in the small amounts of time I have spent in ketosis, the mental clarity and mood stability is life-changing. I broke today and once again had sugar. I am so mad at myself because it's just a mental game. All I have to do is overcome the cravings and in theory it is so easy. I will be starting keto tomorrow because I am so sick of my own shit, I'm fucking done. I'm doing it no matter what it takes. And trust me, if I can do it, so can you. Stop trying to fill the void! It's never satisfied! It just wants more and more no matter what! And it will kill you one day if you let it! You have to let that void be and just push through the cravings because it's the only way you will ever find peace within yourself. I believe in you! c:

This video is so dope... amine. I’ll see myself out.

I just want to start by saying I absolutely loved this video and am so appreciative of what you are doing here with your channel. Thank you for making this kind of content, the world(we ADHDers) need/needs it !

Thank you. I think my son has ADHD (awaiting diagnosis). He would watch RU-vid all day long, he loves RU-vid 'shorts' because they're random and he doesn't know what's coming up next...but, I'm grateful that he LOVES to be outside....so, that's where we focus our time and attention - exploring new and exciting routes, woodland and forest walks. I'd rather him do this - than be glued to the internet all day :) x

this is the best adhd channel and ive watched them all. your videos are short, concise, to the point have great information, What a legend. Thanks!

hardest thing for me is the depression

For me - and I guess I’m not alone - I feel like I’m balancing on a fence with the ups and downs of ADHD. I tend to fall either side HARD, so exercise and health kick becomes obsessive, but likewise if I fall the other side of the fence, bad habits take over and it can snowball. Forcing myself to get my ass out for a run if the only way I can correct myself if I’ve fallen the wrong side of that fence. Good video, thanks and a new sub :)

Start at 6:30 to see what actions you can take right now to help yourself. Thank you @-luana for the summary.

Pro tip - drink green tea instead of coffee/energy drinks. Start intermittent fasting. Play background ASMR when your brain needs to relax/or is bored.

Love your shirt! And yeah, quitting video games and greatly reducing TV was SUPER helpful for my ADHD improvement.

I am in love with your videos. I can see you are 100% involved and you want us (ADHD persons) to be happy, living our lifes as good as it is possible. Thank you!

Just wanted to say this is my first longer video I’ve watched of yours, and it was SO helpful! I’ve seen some of the video shorts you post and I save them constantly. In an effort to show my spouse, it is much easier to be like, “here is exactly what I feel like and what I experience!” by showing him some little videos to better help him understand me. Appreciate the info and tips so much…I am mid-adhd assessment myself, so I’ve been loving all these helpful resources on RU-vid. Thank you!! Easy sub here!

Hugging pets like dogs or horse might help due oxytocin.

You are great! •problem solving •solving things that no one else can at work. •streamlined operations (IT/ ELECTRONICS) • making a sale (but hating the beginning of having to talk to someone, especially if they walk in when I am focused on something) •playing with my dog •working out (2 hours) •journaling/ writing in my agenda •long long hikes • sugary foods ugh • organizing • finishing something • and the worst.. IMPULSE BUYING And please get a dog! You know that I don’t know what else, it was very hard to come up with these .. I’d say the only unhealthy one is buying.. but it makes me so freaking happy 😖

Been struggling with this my whole life. Fifty one years and I never ever knew it was a dopamine deficiency. Suddenly every wrong decision I’ve made in my life is explained in an 8 minute video. Thank you! Why didn’t my doctors ever explain it to me?

This is amazing! Thank you so very much for taking the time to create your videos 🙌

Thanks mate my dopamine deficiency makes me constantly want to work hard at work it also helps me think about what to do for other people's birthdays, and creative ideas. Downfalls immersed in distractions and can over load my mind with ideas.

I moved from London to Spain in October. Now March has come around, I've been doing a push, pull, legs at-home workout on the terrace overlooking the Med. It sure does boost you in many ways.

I wasn’t medicated properly for ADHD as a kid.. and I eventually became an opioid and again eventually heroin addict. And it came from me trying a pill at work and realizing it helped me there and then again at college SO MUCH, I thought it was my answer to everything

I am not diagnosed but listening cause I can relate to so many of these things that you talk about.

34 and just beginning to understand that I am quite high on the ADHD spectrum, this video really helped me, you got a new sub.

This was awesome. I am just accepting that I need help. I’ve known for three years and I’ve tried no medication. The older I get the less driven and focused I become. I’m all over the place. Thank you for the video.

Thank you for your words about connection between addictions and ways of looking for dopamine "shot". So true!

RU-vid shorts are like the kiss of death for me. And my son. Although it focusses and calms us down, the side effect is an over activated brain that is giving up even faster than before. When I drink alcohol, like coffee it seems to put me into hyerdrive. I crave carbs constantly and Ive struggled with weight all the time. I run, ski and walk in the mountains which is brilliant. But I will say, I seem to be an all or nothing personality. At work I specialise in fixing teams that are chaotic as I excel in any kind of storm. I dont know why but Im very calm in a storm and I just know what to do to get things done.

Thank you so much! I struggle with ADHD and I'm a therapist that treats people with adhd.

Hey, thanks for the videos - re the Dopamine deficiency, I have just seen a study that concluded that available dopamine decreases naturally by about 6% per decade of life, which if true would suggest that (contrary to common understanding) the condition probably does worsen with age.

At the age of 50 I finally took the courage and went to a psychologist and ran a series of tests which (as I already knew) showed im suffering fr ADHD, but a mild one. Why mild? Because since a year ago Im living a super healthy life after a major life crash which forced me to “swim or drown” I exercise, meditate, dont drink alcohol anymore, eat healthy food and you name it I do it. This has led to that I can control my ADHD, and don’t necessarily need meds which I dont want tbh. Still struggling with daily structure, coping wirh long term projects and getting outta bed in the morning and more. But overall its much better. But now when i look back I see the ADHD has played major role in a lot of pain and suffering in my life. Sending strength and love to all of you with the condition, we can turn this to something good and beat many ofher people in their own game and find tons of success in life. Thats the positive side ❤

I was just legitimately diagnosed with ADHD. At first I thought it was an Anxiety disorder but it turns out, dopamine dependency has been triggering my Panic attacks. Its crazy how this works. I just started treatment. Its good to learn that others also struggle through this.

I took an ADHD test the other day and discovered that I have ADHD. I'm waiting for treatment at the moment. I've been addicted to alcohol for over 14 years but was sober for 5 years. I started drinking again a year ago and have recently tried to stop again. One thing that I've learned is that, if my brain is distracted by other things such as my creative pursuits, etc. then the thought of alcohol doesn't even cross my mind. It's only when I have nothing to distract my mind that I even think about it because it's "something to do..." I also flit between SO many things.. In the space of 5 minutes I'll be doing creative things, then watching a video, being creative again, back to watching a video but this time whilst playing a game on my phone.. Doing multiple things at once is the only way that my brain seems to work at "normal" speed. I recently cut back on playing this video game that I'd play for hours every day and I've already noticed a positive improvement on my mood.. I was always drawn to games where you'd get rewarded for being skilled at it but even that got boring in the end lol. I've been focusing more on exercise and myself now. Being diagnosed has really helped me to see my life in a new way.. I just could never understand why I struggled SO much with concentration, actively finishing creative projects, etc.

Hey! I’ve taken on these coping techniques over the past few years. Another thing I do is aim to finish my chores in a time limit but stop any attempt to focus and instead work randomly half finishing some before moving onto the next, like I might partly clean the bathroom because I went in to get a cloth whilst emptying the dishwasher. It’s more fun and strangely less effort, the goal is to get all the vital things completed in the allotted time. Thanks, I feel validated ❤

Thank you for doing this video short and to the point!

Thats a great sustainable solution. I really like your videos because you are relatable, honest and practical in your approach

When I realized my eating disorder was being exacerbated by my ADHD, I had to look for help. I have some stable and healthy thoughts about food, but impulsively just eat looking for the hit of dopamine and then spiral with the ED stuff. This is helpful!

4 minutes in and nothing done.

Thank you for sharing! I’ve watched a lot of RU-vid videos on ADHD & there are some good ones out there. This is definitely a great one!! First time I’ve seen you and I just liked and subscribed!

After years of starving myself of enjoyment it’s become very clear to me I enjoy pushing myself as hard as possible and winning

I've smoked weed daily for years, since 2020 I've had problems finding it (here in Italy it's illegal) and I realized I'm ADHD, thanks for these videos that are very useful! I want to take back my life without having to rely only on cannabis to feel good and your channel is helping me a lot, thank you so much!!

You are doing a great job with these videos, but I have to agree with another comment I read which is that it's hard to focus and not zone out a lot. One of our ADHD issues is zoning out, maybe make a bullet point structure that's to the point (not being offensive) for you scripting or work through in a question and answer style? 🤔 One of the main issues I have with any training is zoning out when trainers take 95% of the time rambling about why something is worth doing and not the 5% part I need to know; which HOW to do it. Sorry if this sounds neg, it's just honest, you are doing great 👍🏻🙏

One career field where my ADHD seems to have helped me immensely was learning a trade. I became a plumber, if I worked in new construction, every day was a new thing, even if it was the same thing, and in "service plumbing", every time you go to a house or business, it's something new.

Its super easy for me to get motivated for sport . But for normal paper stuff i need all my willpower . Thank you for the great advises .

Main thing from the video is exercise (running and bicycling is the best, because you get a sustained high heartbeat without tiring yourself, which is the goal), but the problem with exercise is that it is not always practical, sometimes you just feel too tired or sh..ity to bother with it, plus even if you do it, the dopamine effect is only one or two hours long and you'll probably not want to exercise 10 times a day, so a much more effective, practical and quicker solution would be to intentionally bore yourself to the point that you do your chore because it is the more "fun" alternative. Think about it, even if you are on your phone, you'll eventually start playing video games instead or doing something more fun than the phone, then the video games will get boring and you'll watch a show or jаck off and constantly try to find more fun alternatives...so why not use that to your advantage? If you force yourself to sit in a chair and just do nothing (or bore yourself in other safe ways), after a minute, two or five you'll decide that doing dishes has to be more fun than boring yourself. At that point do a tiny task to get some motivation and snowball that into finishing larger tasks. Just boring yourself alone won't work, but if you combine it with snowballing motivation by splitting tasks into small easily achievable ones, you'll accomplish a lot.

Amazing video, I can't find a lot of information on ADHD IN adults, I'm so happy I've found your channel 🤗🤗🤗

Fairly new here, just subscribed. Great vids and shorts. I know a few highly creative highly regarded ADHD. They will often start a project and stop, they've taken it farc enough for proof of concept, its not that they've given up, they can see it works, theyre happy. The rest of the world doesn't get it. Theyve got the next big thing on their minds.

The setting a big project part hits real hard. I’m not even valuing baby steps at this point of my life and I think I should do something about it.

Absolutely best way to increase your dopamine levels is to quit addictions. It took me years to realize this studying motivation. Quit sugar, porn, junk food, bingeing video games and media and your brain will become much more sensitive to dopamine and doing hard things becomes easy.

Bruh when the camera moves heapd it keeps me hooked on the video

You, who has ADHD, stand resilient like a beacon of strength. Don't be disheartened! Let negative words not shake you more than the unwavering certainty within. In a world filled with judgments and swift opinions, it's crucial to remind yourself that your intelligence transcends the fleeting criteria set by others. Disregarding gossip and hollow criticisms is a powerful form of resistance. You, possessing a brilliant mind, should never belittle yourself due to the limited perspectives of others. What truly matters are not the negative words attempting to reach you, but the unshakeable confidence you hold in yourself. Genuine intelligence surpasses labels and hasty judgments, manifesting in actions, resilience, and perpetual growth. Warm regards from Brazil.

This has just given me hope for the future ❤

I love it here. Thank you.

Thank you so so much this is exactly what I was looking for

I love your videos. Thank you sooo much for helping me navigate daily life!! You have made life much better.

you don't konw how much I needed this video when I was 17

Your videos are amazing!! Im currently in the low dopamine loop so. I’m heading out for a run now. After im done with my coffee.

I got diagnosed with ADHD in 4th grade and was on stimulants from then up until a year ago (I’m now 26) when I became severely addicted to them. That dopamine fix that stimulants give you will eventually make you want more and more and it takes you down a long rabbit hole. I now have no motivation to do anything since I quit and have been on lexapro, and I’m praying a dopamine detox will help.

I'm only halfway through the video but I paused to like, subscribe and leave this comment. Long-time ADHD brain, frequent MJ smoker. Used to drink a lot too. Trying to tackle this root cause scientifically now and this is helping, thanks

This video was great happy I found your channel

I developed a cannabis addiction as a result of dopamine deficiency. I learned that consuming cannabis makes it so every task feels rewarding and at first I thought I found a solution but shortly after I realized I cannot function sober anymore and without consuming cannabis I cannot get anything done which isn't good considering that despite popular belief cannabis is not a harmless non addictive substance.

The part where he’s screaming at the goal had me laughing hard 😂 hahaha

Your English is excellent. My Omi was from Frankenberg and I enjoy your videos for the information and the accent. I miss hearing it. Thank you!

today is a great day discovering this amazing channel

If you hate exercising I highly recommend finding you favorite way to move your body. I hate “exercising” but I love to go hiking and bike riding. I get so much dopamine from nature.

you forgot the very best tool. cold plunge.......COLD WATER GET IN IT

More than setting goals... find what you enjoy so much that you'll do it right now !!! setting goals can be extremely difficult for adhd's and we blame ourselve when we don'r reach the target (even if the goal was not realistic). So... setting goals, yes, but maybe we have to think it differently, to not think it as a plan (we are not good at planning). we can benefit to think and think again about what would be pleasant + healthy + pleasant. Also, we can think it as "exploring", much much more than "routine". the actions can be the same, but changing how we think it, could be useful.

Before diagnosis at 60 I had decided that peanut M&Ms were protein and not candy, and since driving was so incredibly boring it became a natural thing to have a giant bag of peanut M&Ms in my car for making it attractive to go somewhere. That was a BAD IDEA because my mental mischaracterization of this candy as OK food, meant I just ate them mindlessly as I drove anywhere. For years. Yeah. Now 1 year after diagnosis, and 10 months after starting meds, I've lost 35 lbs so far. Just 5-10 more and I'll be at my goal. Information IS therapy for late diagnosed people.

L-Tyrosine, fish oil, sulforaphane/broccoli, L-Dopa (sometimes), and uridine have been live savers. Gotu Kola is pretty nice too, same with bacopa, but I think those boost acetylcholine more than anything else and too much of that will give me asthma unfortunately... especially Huperzine-A, which makes sense since it's almost pharma level in terms of inhibiting acetylcholinesterase.

It only took me three attempts to finish the whole video... Thanks for sharing!

Yes. Meditation. Creativity. Sunshine. Pet and children hugs. High protein non processed foods My job gets me exercise and money while being around high vibe people who also love plants, i basically play tetras with pot plants. 😂 then I don't have to worry about working out and can paint or write a my hyper focus dictates. I've got things more organised than I thought. Lol. Nooo! Lol. Setting goals that I'm unlikely to finish (kids, life etc) just makes me hate on myself. I have vague list to remind me of all the things I could be working on. When I finish something I take a moment to give myself a pat on the back. Thank you

The camera movement is really calming to my adhd brain idk why

Well done, very nice work

The problem with exercise is that it can cause many adhd people to abuse exercise in order to continue getting this dopamine hit. Led me to have destroyed my knees from all the running at the age of 30. Or course not everyone will do this but it is fairly common

Great video I’ve lived my entire life almost with ADD ADHD and I appreciate the educational aspect

I've definitely noticed that I've become screen addicted. I appreciate the tips!

as soon as i wake up the dopamine hunt begins lol !!!

Lol I back when I was living in a house with a PlayStation, I got hooked to completing skill moves in FIFA. So I'd lose games because I was too focused on finesse and almost never actually trying to win.

I've been avoiding videos like this bc I feel shame and isolation because of my adhd. I started cycling in July. Took a break and boy it was the biggest mistake. Now trying to get back into it. It really helped me with the depression and anxiety, and I was okay with it being something I did alone. I hope I can make myself do it again.

Thank you so much i have been surching about dopamine based on your video in TikTok,about “healthy dopamine resources will change your life”♥️😭am so excited شكرا جزيلا thank you im sara from Saudi Arabia really your video been a great help to allow me to understand and have empathy towards myself👍🏻❤️

Oh absolutely! Once I started being treated I realised just how much I was relying on snacking and food to combat the lack of dopamine. Especially the no energy part. That was a way bigger deal than I thought it was 😅 I’d be bone tired, and try to snack my way into a functional level of energy. Way better about it now I’m appropriately treated but daaaamn Edit, 2 years on: I’m not about to discuss my own medical treatments online. Talk it over with a professional maybe.

My struggle is I can't hear half the time and remember important things.

Enjoy your insights. I have struggled with how I seek dopamine for several decades. When I focused on good vs bad stimulation, I was able to eventually harness the power of dopamine achieved through good stimulation (music, my children, weather). Work in progress. Eliminating and in fact fearing the bad ones (drugs, alcohol, speeding) Keep up the good work.

Thank you so much✨