The Optimal Body 87 | Overcoming 17 Years of Adderall Use for ADHD and Anxiety with Sheeva Rouhanifard
Do your doctors prescribe an end-all-be-all generalized medication protocol to your unique condition? Contemplating what life might look like off medication? Tune in as Sheeva shares her experience coming off 17 years of Adderall. Sheeva walks you through her story that started with an Adderall prescription for hormonal imbalances and ADHD, and led to a plethora of consequences where she began to lose sense of herself and what life encompassed without Adderall. As she dissects her journey, Sheeva speaks to her emotional revelations and how she managed her extreme withdrawal. She hones in on how mindset, community, rest, and appropriate supplementation eased and assisted the process of becoming independent from Adderall. However, she acknowledges how vital relationships, connection, understanding, and knowledge can be the ultimatum to successful Adderall independence. She touches base on how open-mindedness, as well as purposeful reflection, can facilitate the withdrawal process, highlighting the necessity for further literature in taking medication long-term and polypharmacy. The drive comes from within. Tune in to gain insight into an inspiring story to medication independence and hear what Sheeva has to say about contemporary medicine.
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What You Will Learn In This Interview with Sheeva Rouhanifard
4:45– Sheeva’s Story.
8:44– What is PMDD?
14:07– Sheeva’s realizations post-Adderall.
17:00– The importance of Rest & Ingredients.
23:35– Concoction of Medications.
30:28– Power of Mindset Change.
33:52– Sheeva still works on regulating symptoms.
38:03– Research on Adderall.
43:18– How you can explore more with Sheeva.
About Sheeva Rouhanifard:
Sheeva Rouhanifard, Boxing gym owner and brain health coach, opens up about her 17 years on Adderall and how her life has changed for the better ever since she discovered that she didn’t have to take medication to manage her anxiety and ADHD. Sheeva walks us through her journey on Adderall, the reasons she decided to go the natural route, and how she found success medication free.
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To learn more about Sheeva and view full show notes, please visit the full website here: https://jen.health/podcast/87
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