I tested it y’all, and it’s true: Eating sugar-packed food worsens ADHD symptoms tenfold!

So last night i decided to experiment, as I love to do :)

I decided to eat a ton of candy (courtesy of my friend giving me her kids leftover Halloween candy) lastnight before bed to see how I am functioning the next day, if it really does affect my ADHD symptoms.

And boy does it!

I have absolutely brain fog today. I took my meds as always (which never not work unless it’s a week before my period which it’s not), and it’s like they’re not working. I’m extremely distracted by my phone, took me 4 hours to start my day (typically takes me an hour after waking up to start my productive day, I like slow mornings), and I cannot stay focused on anything.

I’m trying to clean & rearrange my room today, and instead of doing one corner at a time, anything I look at I grab and try to figure out. So I’ve started 20 tasks partially, and my room is half switched around so random furniture half out of its spot, with barely anywhere to walk. I have not been this bad with my symptoms since I started a new PMDD-treatment birth control (PMDD and ADHD is a horrific combo) about 7 months ago, so I know it’s from last nights sweets.

So, experiment was a success! It truly does mess with your brains abilities! Lesson learned.🫡

Edit: I guess I should’ve made this more clear, obviously this is not everyone’s experience. Hardy any one thing is for anybody of any kind. Always take that into account when reading personal experiences like this. Don’t take it as the end all be all. This was just my experience. And I was sharing it to see if anyone else noticed this either really. Not to say “this will happen to you no matter what”, and sorry if it came off that way! I’m just excited I found a culprit!