Lisa Bilyeu on Adult ADHD Diagnosis

On this episode of Scan My Brain, Dr. Daniel Amen is treated to a visit by ‪@LisaBilyeu‬ cofounder of Quest Nutrition, Impact Theory, and Women of Impact podcast. Lisa had been struggling with attention issues due to her adult ADHD and was seeking help to keep her operating at full capacity with her many successful business ventures. Dr. Amen shows Lisa her brain SPECT scans, pointing out the physical attributes of her brain responsible for influencing her behaviors, and how certain behaviors (such as marijuana use) influence the physical function of her brain. Dr. Amen then sets her on a course toward a better, healthier brain.
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[@favae4033]

Marijuana is not good to use longterm, especially starting off young (as i and many others have). I noticed that when i smoke i feel great, but its later when im sober that the anxiety and stress hit me. I was in denial about it for so long, but came to realize its just not for me.

[@ljh150]

I went to Amen clinic Costa Mesa last month and it’s one of the best things I’ve ever done.

[@niellalien]

Expensive?

[@ljh150]

Over $5k. After my hubby watched the recording of my results appt.- he said he would’ve paid twice that much.

[@celebratelifetodaywithcele8428]

WOW! THANK YOU, Lisa, for being brave enough to permit Dr. Amen to share your results and treatment plan with us. He is awesome. I'm looking forward to having a session with him as well someday soon.😊 God willing! I can't wait to see your magnificent changes in 6mos. Do what the bleep he says. 😅 BLessings

[@ladip007]

Thank you Doctor Amen. Your work is a real light shed on the mental illness... Bringing the stigma to an end. I pray I can make it to one of your clinics one day to get the full & correct diagnosis. Right now I just read your books and follow you from afar. Thank u so much for what u do & God bless u

[@98Dougmorris]

Thank you for doing this, Lisa!

[@LisaBilyeu]

Absolute my pleasure!! Honesty is the true key to any change! 🥰

[@jentbotbfa]

ADD Is over diagnosed like crazy. C-PTSD has overlap with ADD/ADHD symptoms… just a thought.

[@ELENAVZLA]

Thank you Doctor !!! Many people should watch this video it will save their life. Hello from Italy

[@BradKittelTTH]

Thank you for addressing this, as a lifelong outcast for my differences and drugs were a path I tried young to find peace in my head. I find the activity great, thinking a million miles an hour to learn, get things done, write, etc. Glad to have the energy. I cut most of my habits but coffee and pot, did not think I had any issues. At peace within and productive, great memory, and all things youthful. I ground, walk miles a day, study, and left out most of my habits from my younger days. At 68 this October, I still smoke pot and remain productive, focused and writing at 200 wpm, which is in a flow state that does seem to be possible with coffee and THC together. I realize there may be issues with both, but the performance levels at this age with these factors and some supplements, good food, and exercise. Grounding, which seems to be working very well till. In spite of that, I want to look into having such a scan to see but not if the scan requires chemical injections to get the shadowing. Cool but the issue of what pot does to us and I have an issue with that so darn... no nicotine... but pot seems to be serving me well so far still. Are you sure there is no back door... it does seem to help give energy, focus, creativity, sensitivity to nature, and more. Why is there a dichotomy in this question and answer? Does the coffee then compensate and offset. If that is possible in 6 months, it might be worth the test again. Scary to think that has to be what is coming next.

[@tamrabaerwolf1516]

Lisa and Dr.Amen thank you very interesting

[@roseschulze1647]

Thank you both for this. :) I'm honestly disgusted with how the media pushes marijuana use these days.

[@Dodomba]

Alkohol also make this wholes and better legal then illegal drugs

[@kimberleybrown7523]

Thank you for your honesty! ❤️ You’re so refreshing. Keep it up beauty! ❣️

[@LisaBilyeu]

Thanks so much!! 🥰

[@JulianaSilva-mf3th]

Thanks to Lisa, great woman!!! Thank You Dr. Amen.

[@LisaBilyeu]

Ahhhh thanks so much! ❤

[@tamrabaerwolf1516]

Love this Lisa thank you⚘️

[@acruzcita]

Love this. Just got diagnosed with ADHD!!!!

[@MindsetMom]

Dr. Amen, in the literature, is there any link between toxins in the brain (such as due to marijuana use or nocitine, or alcohol for that matter), and ADHD? This interview was awesome!

[@NZkiwigirl8]

Lol I was distracted watching looking at all the comments and links to watch after this interview. Just been listening to you and Marisa Peer on the apple podcast. So inspiring. And yes I’m diagnosed with ADHD at 46! Brilliant! Much love to you ❤

[@samanthajoy5143]

Did anything happen after you got diagnosed? I’m 31 also from NZ and was diagnosed a few years prior but was essentially told I had it with no information or guidance on what to do next. I was diagnosed with a few mental illnesses but was pretty much told what was wrong with me then sent on my way 😢 Just wondering if that’s normal

[@poesiemauw9122]

I got distracted because of the plant behind dr Amen😅…(“is that… a (fake) Marihuana-plant???😳😂😂😂)

[@frankie9953]

win or learn. Love this!

[@STRONGfamVALUEZ]

ABSOLUTELY LOVE DR AMEN ..I REALLY THINK PEOPLE DEALING WIT CHILDREN LIKE DCS/CYS SHOULD HAVE A SPEC SCAN DONE . JUST LIKE HE SAID DOMESTIC VIOLENCE OFFENDERS WOULD TO..THANK U

[@tanuchaudhry7240]

Very informative

[@whitespringranchmuseumarch5738]

Brilliant

[@stingylizard]

Interesting! Regarding Cannabis. My body's receptors appreciate the relief provided...eases pain, anxiety and more. I'm thinking it's less toxic than the hydrocodone,Adderall,benzos and anti-deps it replaced. Less is usually more but sometimes a lot more is better. Mental growth,self awareness,etc is highly individual. Quanah Parker managed 8 wives,re-built the Comanche nation,wrangled with the US Government and was never a slacker,all while creating the original full-use peyote shaman church. Just know who you are,focus on being healthy in your soul. Love a LOT,it makes life better.

[@DeathTrapProductions]

Microdosing cannabis is life changing. I use a dry herb vape which only uses a tenth of a gram if that.

[@gregcroteau2217]

There is a tremendous amount of research that shows how CBD/THC in medicinal forms have enormous physiological benefits. Just smoking weed may not have much value, but a good practitioner who understands how marijuana compounds work can provide patients relief from many ailments. It cured my cancer, as well as many others' cancer. Amen is a great doctor, but he doesn't understand marijuana's benefits

[@renatapeters3681]

ADHD needs to be treated properly with life changing medication and behaviour therapy. Long term studies of people using stimulant medication show the shrunken areas of the brain typical of adhd brains have grown, developed and normalised. Supplements or getting the necessary nutrients from food, even better, can help assist general health but are not going to treat the dopamine deficit in the brain that medication will assist with.

[@ez2427]

THANK YOU

[@barbs1298]

@renatapters3681 I agree w/what you explained. Treating ADHD has to be a multi-faceted approach, particularly for kids in intense learning situations like school. I speak from experience as a retired elementary school counselor. There isn't one magic bullet. Skills have to be taught to manage certain focusing & learning, social or other deficits that come w/managing ADHD & medication assists the brain on being able to do those tasks. If you listened closely, Dr. Amen said he "suspects" from years of experience that the "holes" in Lisa's brain are from nicotine & marijuana use. Any long term substance abuse is not healthy for anyone. And I wonder how trauma & stress, neglect etc. affect the brain & could they do the same damage? We are such complex beings as are our brains. I struggle w/ADHD & I'm 63. I also grew up in a rageaholic/alcoholic home & have suffered from trauma related to such an environment. I was successful, earning 2 degrees by the grace of God, but it was a struggle. I of course self-medicated w/drugs & alcohol in my teen years & w/alcohol into my early 30's. It is a constant day to day managing of my focus & attention & my heightened fight or flight response. Exercise, gardening & being outdoors works wonders for me in relieving stress. I take supplements & do my best to eat a healthy diet. I bike & walk regularly. So, there's lots of good info from Dr. Amen, but it takes a lot of work. And sadly not everyone can afford to have such a scan done that insurance won't pay for. I'm sure my scan would yield similar results among others as I've had 2 concussions from car accidents in my lifetime. A well rounded approach as you stated is what works & there is seldom a magic bullet as ADHD is a complex diagnosis that impacts all facets of life. If medication helps in the management of it, I see no problem as long as other approaches are also being used along w/the medication.

[@renatapeters3681]

@@barbs1298 Thank you Barbs for sharing your story. I recently watched a video lecture by an ADHD specialist who said that scans are not used and cannot be used as part of a diagnostic process. In another video lecture, he describes how certain areas of the brain shrunken in ADHD people, but after years of receiving stimulant medication treatment, the neural pathways linking executive function to those shrunken areas, such as the amygdala’s start to grow a normalise in size.

[@karenpopp18]

Thank you for this info. What role does the smoking play vs. eating or drinking Marijuana?

[@hdd1977m7]

Please study ME/CFS brains 🙏🙏

[@courtc567]

How do you heal the brain if you smoked weed on and off since 18 and stopped when 28? Is it possible? I’m nearly 30 and wish I could go back and tell my younger self to never touch it I regret it so much 😢

[@CScuber14]

If you don’t mind me asking… what happened to you that you regret smoking?

[@courtc567]

@@CScuber14 I used to smoke it to get the nice, relaxing feeling at the end of the day but over the years I sometimes found myself getting paranoid on it and got too deep into my thoughts, one day that feeling turned into a huge panic attack. Never touched it again after that but now I've developed an anxiety disorder I can't shake

[@aphysique]

​@courtc567 GAD SUXX..General Anxiety Disorder

[@Merrith]

It's absolutely not harmless. Depending on an individual's brain chemistry, it can awaken a latent mental susceptibility.

[@juliaingeorgia]

But what about microdoses? The microdoses sold in many states are 2.5mg, but I find even 1.25mg helps me to focus.

[@jeanlanz2344]

The audio is very fuzzy. Please correct!

[@jamestracey5958]

It's the masses are all heading towards marijuana I'll go the other way thank you very much

[@theodora_pilates]

Omg I have friends who smoke multiple joints every day for maybe 20 years!! 😭

[@Rizzaknits]

Is Calm my Brain the main supplement you would suggest for anyone with adhd? Is it OK to take it along with a prescribed stimulant?

[@AmenClinic]

Thank you for reaching out. For more information, visit brainmd.com/calm-my-brain. For additional questions, please contact our team: brainmd.com/contact

[@samanthajoy5143]

Interesting… I actually got prescribed cannabis for my ADHD 😅 Prior I was self-medicating for ADHD, anxiety and IBS. I praise Lisa for being so honest.

[@juliaingeorgia]

Do you microdose?

[@VS04]

Music is so loud and distracting

[@helenwarren5217]

I use CBD Charlottes web which releave my anxiety.I usually use it for serval day's then I don't use it unless it untill the anxiety comes back.

[@aphysique]

I heard Charlotte's web works, where did u get it, off the site?

[@helenwarren5217]

@@aphysique yes.

[@jamesfestini]

Marijuana is not bad…it’s just not good.

[@Serenitynow958]

Unless like a loved one at 25 hospitalized for psychosis… twice. Not so great!

[@slate49]

That is it! You are correct!

[@CH-RC]

“Radical Confidence” - everything about her screams mental issues. For some people, does anything really change them especially when their way of thinking is the issue to begin with? Not to mention her externalization to some degree of her own internal decisions and issues. Even something small like discussing how she rolls her joints, she has to externalize and joke "it's the European way of doing it" which is complete and utter nonsense and not remotely the point. Imagine living with someone who lacks self awareness to this degree; the way she talks "here's the thing, at the end of the day ...". It's good she's going for help, but it's crazy the lack of common sense with so many people these days to the point where people can't say "Hmmm, are doing drugs good or bad? ... Obviously bad. Don't do it. Do something healthy instead." Is there really any lasting help with these sort of interventions?

[@franhoffman7435]

This comment is disrespectful. Lisa is a very strong courageous woman and is transparent and honest about her vice of smoking weed. She wants to give it up and good on her. I don't think she has mental health issues. She's open honest strong and a beautiful person. I love listening to her chanel and find her inspirational. Go Lisa! We love you x ❤️

[@dreamtheanswer]

@@franhoffman7435 I second this! Lisa is a compassionate loving women who is very brave to share her experience. It takes "Radical Confidence" to level up. Listening to her and watching her videos transmutes positive energy to us. She exudes a strength to help us all be better and kind. And I love her sense of humour.♥

[@LisaBilyeu]

@@franhoffman7435thanks so much for this response! It means a lot to me 🥰

[@LisaBilyeu]

@@dreamtheanswerahhhh thanks homie!! I appreciate you!! 🥰

[@rebeccagrace1509]

This Lovlie Woman's hole is from her gross highly unspiritual covert narcissistic husband #I would hang out with MaryJane at night too instead of him #Lisa is TOO GOOD for Tom💔😓

[@tamrabaerwolf1516]

Loved that Netflix documentary it was GOOD 🤌🔥👌