Treating ADHD without the Adderall; psychiatrist Dr Nick Nissen on a more holistic approach to managing ADHD.

Nick is a Harvard trained psychiatrist who’s developed a unique approach to managing ADHD without the use of some of the most common stimulant medications like Adderall or Ritalin.

We chat about the explosion in prescribing stimulant medications during the pandemic and the rise of companies like Cerebral. The pros and cons of using stimulants to treat ADHD, the importance of developing executive functioning skills and not just relying on a medication.

Again, we touch on the subject of temporary use of medication while working in therapy vs staying on meds long term, and why ADHD tends to fall into the latter with many patients taking a stimulant medication long term without working on any of the non-medication interventions that Nick describes.

Lastly we talk in detail about Nick’s clinical approach in working with patients with ADHD and the Bio, Psycho, Social interventions that he uses which can include; therapy, coaching, non stimulant medications, supplements, diet, exercise, sleep and more.

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Couple of points to note, in the intro I refer to Nick treating ADHD without the use of medication, this is not quite accurate.. As you’ll hear he treats without controlled substances like stimulants or benzodiazepines, but he does use other medications like antidepressants.

Nick also mis-quoted a book by Nick Norwitz’s. The approach is called Medi-keto, not Ketotarian. https://a.co/d/j2ofBAQ

Uncontrolled Substances: how tele-health company Cerebral set out to shake up the mental health industry and ended up under federal investigation.

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Nissen Clinic (Nick's private practice)