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Re: Is it ADHD…Epilepsy…or Both?

Generally speaking, epilepsy is one thing and ADHD is another. Epilepsy can show
up on an EEG; ADHD does not show up on an EEG. Persons with epilepsy can
occasionally show quite clear improvements due to taking the right medicine for
epilepsy like Dilantin or Keppra/whatever. Persons with ADHD can occasionally
show quite clear improvements due to taking the right medicine for ADHD
(historically a central nervous system stimulant - alerting agent such as:
coffee, caffeine compounds, Tirend, NoDoz, Ritalin, Dexedrine, Adderall and so
on). There are over 10 kinds of epilepsies; there are 4 kinds of ADHD today
(year 2011) including ADHD Inattentive. Books which can help clarify the
differences between epilepsy and ADHD include: the Nerves In Collision book by
Walter C. Alvarez, M.D. (about the many epilepsies) as well as the How To
(understand) Hyperactivity book (1981) about ADHD by C. Thomas Wild (about ADHD
Inattentive, central auditory processing disorder/CAPD, modern nutrition). Both
books (Alvarez, Wild) can provide insights here and there (no cures). Words:
Epilepsy = too much electricity in one or more parts of the brain
(simplified/oversimplified) vs ADHD = lack of neurotransmitters such as dopamine
(movement) and norepinephrine (alertness)(simplified/oversimplified). Also, for
some with ADHD - auditory processing disorder is a part of their ADHD. -
http://www.ericdigests.org/2003-5/auditory.htm - Caffeine and short term memory
- http://www.rsna.org/rsna/media/pr2005/Coffee.cfm - Coffee Jump-starts
Short-term Memory. Some symptoms of ADHD Inattentive (distractible, short
attention span, lack of sustained attention, imperfect working memory/short term
memory) can look like symptoms of petit mal/absence seizures (staring, spaced
out, space cadet, daydreaming) but the two are different (see books previously
mentioned). For persons with epilepsy, the central nervous system stimulants -
alerting agents - from caffeine to Adderall can lower the seizure threshold. It
can be extremely difficult to find professionals knowledgable about both
epilepsy and ADHD and especially the gray area between the two which can share
similar words such as: inattentiveness, unalertness, subtle concentration,
subtle memory difficulties, space cadet, daydreaming. -
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/misunderstoodmi ... ntion.html -

I abused adderall once and went to work then all of a sudden I started getting obsessed over cleaning instead of doing work like in a trance then all of a sudden I zoned out for thirty minutes.