[Phife]

Very interesting. Thank you for your response.

I wonder if doctors shy away from performing extensive blood work in children due to the uncomfortable nature of testing.

Any time I show up at Labcorp and see a child waiting ahead of me I know that I’m going to be there for a long time. It takes forever to get their blood draw complete and I can hear the screaming and crying from the waiting room. Seems like it can almost be a traumatic experience for the child.

[Phife]

Would it be wise to test for thyroid hormone regardless of whether the child is skinny or overweight?

[Phife]

Thanks for the response!

The root cause of my nephew’s ADD was not investigated. A diagnosis was given and they went straight to Adderall.

The points below are of interest to me because I’d like to help determine where the ADD is stemming from.

@DrMariano 4745 wrote:

The three other areas, aside from the nervous system, to consider are:
1. Nutrition. People with ADHD generally have poor nutrition that impairs metabolic function, leading to impaired brain function and impaired ability to think.

I’ve often pushed for him to be eating a more nutrient dense diet (before ADD even became an issue) but have been met with resistance from his parents. “Practicalities” and all. They certainly have the financial means to feed him better food but I can only push so much.

Would something simple like EPA/DHA supplementation be a potential help? Do you consider fish oil to be a mandatory supplement in children eating a SAD?

He has a younger brother who does not display any symptoms of ADD. If nutrition were at the root of the problem would it be logical that both children would suffer from ADD given that they eat the exact same diet? Or is this a poor assumption?

2. Thyroid hormone.

There is a history of hypothyroidism in the family. However, my nephew has not been checked for hypothyroidism because he is skinny. Poor assumption to assume that a skinny child has normal thyroid function?

3. Pro-inflammatory Illnesses and the immune system.

How would one investigate these areas as well as nervous system functioning?

Thanks again!

[Phife]

If women no longer produce estrogen after menopause, wouldn’t hair loss be an automatic?

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