Dr. George Papanicolaou
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When she was a child, they thought she might have ADHD. But they decided not to pursue it. They finally did. She was put on a medication. She felt terrible on it. Stimulants, like Adderall or Ritalin. She was put on Adderall, and she did not like it, so she never used it. Through school, she happens to be very bright, but she really struggled. And at times, she got bullied.
When she was a child, they thought she might have ADHD. But they decided not to pursue it. They finally did. She was put on a medication. She felt terrible on it. Stimulants, like Adderall or Ritalin. She was put on Adderall, and she did not like it, so she never used it. Through school, she happens to be very bright, but she really struggled. And at times, she got bullied.
When she was a child, they thought she might have ADHD. But they decided not to pursue it. They finally did. She was put on a medication. She felt terrible on it. Stimulants, like Adderall or Ritalin. She was put on Adderall, and she did not like it, so she never used it. Through school, she happens to be very bright, but she really struggled. And at times, she got bullied.
She got bullied through elementary school, middle school, and she was oftentimes called dumb and slow and And she wasn't any of those things. She just had a really hard time focusing. Organizing was very difficult for her. And she created systems, but she had to work really hard at them. And she felt overwhelmed all the time. But there was a very high standard set for her. So she didn't complain.
She got bullied through elementary school, middle school, and she was oftentimes called dumb and slow and And she wasn't any of those things. She just had a really hard time focusing. Organizing was very difficult for her. And she created systems, but she had to work really hard at them. And she felt overwhelmed all the time. But there was a very high standard set for her. So she didn't complain.
She got bullied through elementary school, middle school, and she was oftentimes called dumb and slow and And she wasn't any of those things. She just had a really hard time focusing. Organizing was very difficult for her. And she created systems, but she had to work really hard at them. And she felt overwhelmed all the time. But there was a very high standard set for her. So she didn't complain.
She put her nose down and she worked at it. And one of the things that parents commented to me was, he's always fatigued. He's always tired. Well, if you had to work as hard as she did, you're going to be tired at the end of your day. And it's going to be even harder to focus when you try to get your work done. So she struggled through these things. And she also struggled with sleep.
She put her nose down and she worked at it. And one of the things that parents commented to me was, he's always fatigued. He's always tired. Well, if you had to work as hard as she did, you're going to be tired at the end of your day. And it's going to be even harder to focus when you try to get your work done. So she struggled through these things. And she also struggled with sleep.
She put her nose down and she worked at it. And one of the things that parents commented to me was, he's always fatigued. He's always tired. Well, if you had to work as hard as she did, you're going to be tired at the end of your day. And it's going to be even harder to focus when you try to get your work done. So she struggled through these things. And she also struggled with sleep.
Mine was always racing, hard time falling asleep. She would wake up in the middle of the night, oftentimes catastrophizing. And she also would find herself drawn to eating lots of carbohydrates and sugars. He found them stimulating and helpful during the day, and she was drinking more coffee than she should.
Mine was always racing, hard time falling asleep. She would wake up in the middle of the night, oftentimes catastrophizing. And she also would find herself drawn to eating lots of carbohydrates and sugars. He found them stimulating and helpful during the day, and she was drinking more coffee than she should.
Mine was always racing, hard time falling asleep. She would wake up in the middle of the night, oftentimes catastrophizing. And she also would find herself drawn to eating lots of carbohydrates and sugars. He found them stimulating and helpful during the day, and she was drinking more coffee than she should.
It creates the neuroinflammation. It creates the nutritional deficits. When you're not getting those things that you need, you're just compounding the problem. So she's just pouring gasoline onto the fire. Typically in conventional medicine, this is what happens. She, parents take her to her local physician before they come to see me.
It creates the neuroinflammation. It creates the nutritional deficits. When you're not getting those things that you need, you're just compounding the problem. So she's just pouring gasoline onto the fire. Typically in conventional medicine, this is what happens. She, parents take her to her local physician before they come to see me.
It creates the neuroinflammation. It creates the nutritional deficits. When you're not getting those things that you need, you're just compounding the problem. So she's just pouring gasoline onto the fire. Typically in conventional medicine, this is what happens. She, parents take her to her local physician before they come to see me.
And he wants to put her on an antidepressant and even told her to consider taking a stimulant again. And they didn't want to do that. So they decided to bring her to the ultraviolet center to see me. We're going to now take the functional medicine approach that we're going to dig. We're going to dive deep and we're going to do what we do.
And he wants to put her on an antidepressant and even told her to consider taking a stimulant again. And they didn't want to do that. So they decided to bring her to the ultraviolet center to see me. We're going to now take the functional medicine approach that we're going to dig. We're going to dive deep and we're going to do what we do.
And he wants to put her on an antidepressant and even told her to consider taking a stimulant again. And they didn't want to do that. So they decided to bring her to the ultraviolet center to see me. We're going to now take the functional medicine approach that we're going to dig. We're going to dive deep and we're going to do what we do.
We're going to look for the clues in those root causes, those deep dive insights. conditions, and we have all the tools to do that. One, I've seen thousands in my career of patients with ADHD, so I know what to look for. I know what questions to ask to find out about lifestyle, because it all starts with lifestyle. You've got to get lifestyle under control. What does that mean?
We're going to look for the clues in those root causes, those deep dive insights. conditions, and we have all the tools to do that. One, I've seen thousands in my career of patients with ADHD, so I know what to look for. I know what questions to ask to find out about lifestyle, because it all starts with lifestyle. You've got to get lifestyle under control. What does that mean?