Saffron for ADHD

[Anonymous]

You guys- wild discovery that I'm sharing here. Not sure how I happened upon the benefits of saffron, but DS has always had problems with stimulants -- side effects with everything we tried. Decided to order saffron extract (available in a dropper) and Olly Happy gummy worms. TL;DR: Saffron is supposed to be as effective as methylphenidate for ADHD-- and that's exactly what we've experienced so far. The extract arrived first, around dinner time, so we gave it to him before bed. Around 8 PM, he said he was tired and ready for bed. Went to sleep easily. BUT woke up at 5 AM with a nightmare -- turns out I'd given him the adult dose. The next evening, the gummy worms arrived. That night, we gave him one of those (DH and I took one, too): all three of us slept soundly, with DS going to bed easily and sleeping more than 11 hours. Feeling emboldened, we gave him another gummy worm this morning, and the difference from his usual hyperactivity/impulsivity is *remarkable*. Completely different kid. Calm, chill and delightful.

Anyone else using saffron? If not, you're welcome.

[Anonymous]

Remarkable, OP. Thank you!

[Anonymous]

Thanks for the sales pitch!

[Anonymous]

Provide scientific evidence.

[Anonymous]

There's actually a lot -- google "saffron for adhd." Here's one from NIH: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37864351/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There's actually a lot -- google "saffron for adhd." Here's one from NIH: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37864351/

Bless your heart! The nih runs a repository of articles related to health. They dont run the studies or write the articles on there.
The "article" (more like a post it note, ) you referenced was written by students at a university in Iran
Im guessing Iran is the largest exporter of saffron.
Best to let the smart people do the science, dear.

[Anonymous]

Look, as with any medication/supplement/remedy of any kind, YMMV. We tried a bunch of meds, all of which were largely terrible experiences, and we’re only a few days in, but this is working for us. It may stop working tomorrow! Or work a little, but need to be supplemented by a Rx, who knows? For the moment, though, I’m excited and wanted to share in case others could benefit. And if you actually had googled it, you’d see there are plenty of studies.

It sounds miserable being you.

[Anonymous]

I had never heard of this but will look into it. Thanks, OP.

[Anonymous]

This has worked for my DD who is 15. It also works for my hot flashes.

We did as much natural as we could. She also takes Barlean's high potency fish oil as well as a high Vit B multiuvitamin and a gummy with magnesium, theanine, zinc, and Vit D.

Definitely better than any stimulant she has tried.

[Anonymous]

It's so. expensive.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's so. expensive.

That's why they have this grass roots marketing team pushing it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Look, as with any medication/supplement/remedy of any kind, YMMV. We tried a bunch of meds, all of which were largely terrible experiences, and we’re only a few days in, but this is working for us. It may stop working tomorrow! Or work a little, but need to be supplemented by a Rx, who knows? For the moment, though, I’m excited and wanted to share in case others could benefit. And if you actually had googled it, you’d see there are plenty of studies.

It sounds miserable being you.

Im not the one reduced to pushing my snake oil on a SN parents board. That's miserable

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's so. expensive.

That's why they have this grass roots marketing team pushing it.

"The caviar tincture that drops next month is what really gets results from these."

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There's actually a lot -- google "saffron for adhd." Here's one from NIH: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37864351/

Bless your heart! The nih runs a repository of articles related to health. They dont run the studies or write the articles on there.
The "article" (more like a post it note, ) you referenced was written by students at a university in Iran
Im guessing Iran is the largest exporter of saffron.
Best to let the smart people do the science, dear.

You don't have to be an a$$ about it. You can politely disagree and be done with it. Take your snark somewhere else.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This has worked for my DD who is 15. It also works for my hot flashes.

We did as much natural as we could. She also takes Barlean's high potency fish oil as well as a high Vit B multiuvitamin and a gummy with magnesium, theanine, zinc, and Vit D.

Definitely better than any stimulant she has tried.

Which gummy and multivatinin are you using?