tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184208181444239184.post8241672251062671503..comments2024-03-29T01:56:37.975-04:00Comments on Child in Mind: ADHD: The role of diet and sleepClaudia M. Gold, MDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13081419560269676730noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184208181444239184.post-33658872258242274112011-10-16T16:51:50.625-04:002011-10-16T16:51:50.625-04:00What about artificial food coloring? Red dye #40 ...What about artificial food coloring? Red dye #40 gives me migraines as an adult. Any chance this stuff is causing the rise in undesirable behaviors in kiddos?<br /><br />Second grade teacher here!Leslie F.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04982038237452048570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184208181444239184.post-79966714540344176142011-10-11T00:38:14.790-04:002011-10-11T00:38:14.790-04:00Seems to me that ADHD can cause sleep problems all...Seems to me that ADHD can cause sleep problems all by itself. As a middle aged guy with ADHD, and sleep apnea that's successfully treated with a CPAP machine, I still have some trouble. It's not just anxiety, either. I get excited about some idea or other, and switch from one interesting topic to the next. Plus it doesn't take much to make me uncomfortable. It helps to take a bit of the same stimulant that I have for my ADHD. My mind stops racing. I wake up perhaps only once during the night instead of several times, and I can sleep later. The down side, of course, is that I have to DECIDE to go to sleep after I've taken the medication.<br /><br />I'm not saying the other causes you mention can't also make a lot of trouble, but even without those issues, there's still a problem.LRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15936417184002396970noreply@blogger.com