r/science • u/mvea Professor | Medicine • 17d ago

Neuroscience ADHD misinformation on TikTok is shaping young adults’ perceptions. An analysis of the 100 most-viewed TikTok videos related to ADHD revealed that fewer than half the claims about symptoms actually align with clinical guidelines for diagnosing ADHD.

https://news.ubc.ca/2025/03/adhd-misinformation-on-tiktok/
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u/mr_potatoface 17d ago edited 17d ago

Untreated sleep apnea can also mimic ADHD-PI symptoms very closely. It is so closely overlapping that if you have sleep apnea and start treatment for ADHD without having a sleep study done, there's a decent chance it can resolve the majority of your symptoms despite not actually having ADHD. It won't resolve other sleep apnea issues like high hematocrit values, choking in your sleep, or snoring. It may actually make them worse if you take the medicine too close to bed time.

Also, one of the treatment options for people with severe sleep disorders that cannot be treated through CPAP are the same stimulants used for people with adhd.