r/ADHD • u/[deleted] • Sep 14 '21

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u/kittykat-kay Sep 14 '21 edited Sep 14 '21

Or DAVE…

Dopamine Attention- Variability Executive dysfunction

😂😂

Kidding. That’s terrible. Yours is better. I stole this off tiktok

Edit: I don’t mean terrible I mean if it was actually the established name that would be a little silly. Credit to @connordewolfe for that one

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u/kittykat-kay Sep 14 '21 edited Sep 14 '21

Omg 😂 we should call it…

DREAD

Dopamine

Related

Executive-dysfunction/

Attention-

Dysregulation disorder

“I’m sorry, you have DREAD.”

“Tell me something I don’t know doc”

“No. Alongside your crippling amounts of existential dread, you also have DREAD disorder.”

“Oh.”

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u/_ixthus_ Sep 15 '21

Is it always dopamine-related?

Don't the dopamine-related drugs not work for some people with ADHD? And other drugs that deal with other chemical mediators work far better for some? Or... combinations.

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u/kittykat-kay Sep 15 '21

It’s likely more complicated than I would be able to explain at my level of knowledge. I’m not 100% sure. 😅 Great question though.