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Budget_Educator6068 | The frustration of sitting in front of my assignments for school and my mind racing and being blank at the same time just made me start crying. I’m kinda typing this out of anger but I genuinely want advice on this. For background I got a psych eval done and was told I probably have adhd based on my iq scored and symptoms yadaydayada but they can’t diagnose me because at the time I was heavily smoking, but I am 1 month sober now and making the appt to be reevaluated tomorrow. I really need help. I can make myself do laundry, I actually love cleaning and cooking (although my room gets messy a lot but I usually clean it every night or so), I run errands, I’ve been taking care of my hair, I have a part time job, I do high intensity sports and work out often. But I can’t do my fucking homework. I’m 16 and a junior in high school, so my grades matter so so so much right now and I’ve been trying to not stress myself out with that sentiment but it’s so hard. The most frustrating part about it is I always get a’s on my tests. My last physics test was a 94%, and I have gotten 100%s on every quiz in physics since the beginning of the semester, and all of my other classes follow this same trend. I have d’s and c’s right now though because there is just something wrong with me trying to do homework. I either do everything else productive I can to avoid it until the last minute which then I sit down to focus and can’t, sometimes I can’t even make myself get to the sitting down infront of my computer stage and I just do a million other things and then suddenly it’s time to go to sleep and I get completely stressed out, or (in my head I’m saving myself the trouble of doing it but this makes the problem worse) I just say fuck it I know I won’t focus anyways, why try when I could be doing xyz, or I do start the assignment and then end up getting distracted before I can finish it. It’s overall just making me feel like such a failure and I really need to figure this out before it permanently damages my self esteem. I’m not sure if this matters but I am also diagnosed with bipolar affective disorder (my doctor told me it’s bipolar 2 but they can’t diagnose me since I’m a minor) and my eval was entirely based around me having borderline personality disorder but again they said they can’t diagnose me until I’m 18. Please help | 2021-11-29T00:48:32.000Z | r4j44c | 9 | 14 | ADHD | How do I make myself do things. | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r4j44c/how_do_i_make_myself_do_things/ |
rinkinky | I feel like I have the worst temper in the world and I only have a grip on it when I take my medication. But it’s so hard dealing with this, I cry so much from feeling regret and like I’m a terrible person for my outbursts of anger and constantly distancing myself from my loved ones just so I don’t take it out on them impulsively
I hate my ADHD, I hate living with it. I wish so badly that I wasn’t born with it, I feel so abnormal, and feel envy when I watch the rest of the world doing things so easily that I struggle so hard to do. I don’t feel normal without medication, and I wish I didn’t have to rely on it. I just want to be able to do what everyone else can
I want to be able to just clean something when I see it’s dirty
I want to be able to just think before doing something that I end up regretting the next day
I want to be able to understand what I’m reading and comprehend it
I want to be able to sleep without feeling like there’s 20 TV channels on in my head that won’t shut off
I want to be able to stay calm when I’m met with a situation that upsets me
I want to be able to listen to other people without going on about myself for so long repetitively and stop looking like I don’t care about others and I’m self centered
I want to stop fidgeting so much that I end up damaging my nails, lips, skin, and hair
I want to have patience
I just want to be like every other neurotypical person, I hate my ADHD. I don’t see anything good in it, people want to pretend to have ADHD and some people have this misconception that it’s full of energy and creativity and being quirky, but I’m so so exhausted, I can’t find any creativity in me, and I am not looked at as quirky but the laziest out of my group of friends.
For me it’s like watching everyone live life moving a rock while I’m living life trying to move a boulder, idk how to explain it. I wish there was a cure for ADHD | 2021-11-29T00:45:34.000Z | r4j21e | 3 | 2 | ADHD | Ranting on my struggles with ADHD, wishing I was neurotypical. | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r4j21e/ranting_on_my_struggles_with_adhd_wishing_i_was/ |
Sir-Rich |
I envy ADHDers because although scatter brained..there is at least a manic dynamicness at work, I bet its exhausting and taxing in many ways but at least theres a dynamism at play.
Allow me to explain. ADHDers have an abundance of energy but with great difficulty in applying them in a singular direction now imagine the direct opposite of that being very little energy to apply ANYWHERE.
Inattentive ADD leaves one so stagnant of mind, that it is even hard to form a thought at times, so lacking in vitality that you feel like the walking dead...years sail idly by, and you feel sorta okay...the internal numbness is almost like a comfortable barrier. Id trade my inattentiveness for the hyperactive kind anyday. Its like a flame slowly flickering out, that almost goes completely unnoticed. | 2021-11-29T00:45:18.000Z | r4j1v0 | 2 | 1 | ADHD | ADHD's neglected twin...the inattentive. | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r4j1v0/adhds_neglected_twinthe_inattentive/ |
natashaDW | Hi guys! So I take meds and I found an issue recently: my appetite. I know that's a common side effect, and I pack lunch and everything, but when I try to take a break at work (I'm a nurse), I'm turned off by my food. I was thinking, I'd still like to eat something to fuel my body, but things like frozen meals, or bigger meals doesn't help. One day i packed some frozen lasagna but opted for a yogurt instead. I just would like to reach a middle ground. Would love some ideas! | 2021-11-29T00:43:58.000Z | r4j0w0 | 9 | 2 | ADHD | Lunch idea's to eat when I'm on my meds? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r4j0w0/lunch_ideas_to_eat_when_im_on_my_meds/ |
captain_partypooper | [removed] | 2021-11-29T00:43:49.000Z | r4j0ss | 1 | 1 | ADHD | I wish that things would just happen, instead of me sitting here thinking about them not happening. | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r4j0ss/i_wish_that_things_would_just_happen_instead_of/ |
Classic_Pineapple489 | I’ve had this issue for so long, before my diagnosis, but now that I’m aware of my disorder I’m wondering if it’s the reason they don’t like me.
I have tried so hard to do things with people I thought liked me. When we were talking and I mentioned having a girls night out or going out for anything really, they seemed interested in the idea. Then I wait a pretty good while to give them space, I’ll drop a how have you been or just genuinely asking how they’re doing, I either get no replies or vague answers that lead to complete silence in the end. I don’t understand what I could be doing wrong. I’m doing CBT and trying to form connections, but I don’t know what I’m doing wrong. 😞 Am I meeting the wrong people?
I ask because my husband has a friend and he’s married. They both work together, but I just met his wife and I invited them to a party. I thought she was nice, so I texted a few times. No reply. It seems like the other times. Just ghosted. | 2021-11-29T00:36:09.000Z | r4ivcb | 12 | 7 | ADHD | I’m having difficulty keeping friends | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r4ivcb/im_having_difficulty_keeping_friends/ |
Ar1esRis1ng | Someone on here posted about struggling to do the dishes and people had some great ideas of stuff to buy to make the task more enjoyable and therefore easier to do. Recently, I bought something called a Foreo Luna for cleaning my face and it has definitely ensured I've remembered to wash my face daily, and I downloaded an App called TroveSkin which sends me reminders as well! So, what gadgets and things have you bought that helped? Fancy toothbrush to remember to brush your teeth? Cool gloves to make you want to do the dishes? Anything! I didn't realise this would work so well now I'm on the hunt for little motivators! | 2021-11-29T00:36:00.000Z | r4iv8m | 8 | 4 | ADHD | What gadgets and tools do you use to help you do daily tasks? | 0.84 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r4iv8m/what_gadgets_and_tools_do_you_use_to_help_you_do/ |
crumpzilla | [removed] | 2021-11-29T00:27:16.000Z | r4iose | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Anyone else that can’t stand the feeling of air conditioning on their bare skin? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r4iose/anyone_else_that_cant_stand_the_feeling_of_air/ |
KeyZHostHD | OK so I have started ritalin a couple of months ago, 1st dosage 20mg 2nd dosage 40mg 3rd dosage 60mg 4th dosage 80mg.
20mg I felt close to nothing mentally related, 40mg was a small step in the right direction, 60mg was same, now 80mg is where I told my doctor that this is getting somewhere and I am starting to notice bigger improvement then with all the other adjustments but its still not there yet and that I would need to go even higher, so the plan is to try concerta first before stepping it up in dosage because of the risks associated with it. I mean it helps a lot with hyperactivity but that wasn't my main goal with adhd treatment since it doesn't bother me compared to mental issues which are a pain in the ass.
But the question I want to ask is how did your focus management increase with medication?
For me, I feel the better focus but I cannot for the life of me control it, I can be listening to music trying as hard as I can to hear everything vocally related in the song, but I fall out really quickly like I can get a random thought, look at something else for a second, zone out etc which makes me loose track of my surroundings and I cannot remember what the artist(s) are saying, don't get me wrong I don't loose consciousness per say and I still hear the music beat and vocals but its like the words and sounds are "distant"?? Like its there, I hear it clearly but I don't understand it, like its there but its not there at the same time.
That's the best way i can think of describing it with music, its exactly the same type of loss of management with games, movies, work, reading etc but with some word twists.
And also closing my eyes while listening to music helps a surprisingly good amount its like its a medicine of its own helping me to keep track.
Please help. | 2021-11-29T00:22:32.000Z | r4ila8 | 3 | 3 | ADHD | Still huge issues with concentration management and visual distractions | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r4ila8/still_huge_issues_with_concentration_management/ |
DoingItAsFastAsICan | Just finished submitting paperwork to get an ADHD evaluation with a psychiatrist. Not sure why, but I have this sense of “cold-feet” or like I’m making a mistake getting reviewed.
Not sure if it’s some kind of imposter syndrome or what. I’m middle aged, relative success in my career, have close friends, etc. I also feel like I’m slowly losing my ability to maintain everything I need to do to maintain focus on the task at hand and seeing projects/hobbies through. I also wonder if I’m just not trying hard enough. I’ve always been able to find a way to get myself to get the job done, but now I just feel like I’m losing my ability to do that.
Any one have any advice/words of wisdom for me? | 2021-11-29T00:12:50.000Z | r4ie4f | 16 | 6 | ADHD | Pre-evaluation jitters for adults and how I can help myself not feel like I’m making a mistake seeing a psychiatrist | 0.88 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r4ie4f/preevaluation_jitters_for_adults_and_how_i_can/ |
SnooOwls3978 | My year long senior thesis is due this Friday. Where I go to school it’s a big deal, as everyone is required to do it. I have somehow made no progress in writing this whole year. It’s a topic I care about but the pressure is so hard. It’s mostly pressure I’ve created in my head, but the school culture around it is hard. All my life for the past 5 years has been about graduating. And now it’s so close i just feel horrified and confused. And my brain gets caught in these scary loops of avoidance, and writing is THE trigger for me. Writing papers have become such an impossibly emotionally burdensome task, and i don’t understand how it got this bad. I failed out of this school for not turning papers in, and I’m back and made it this far and i can’t believe I’ve shot myself in the foot again. It’s like I’m writing this post why can’t I just write my thesis. Not only that but I have weeks of makeup work to do. Every time I’ve been trying to work i end up losing 5 hours to do everything else but write. You could call it productive procrastination, but it’s actually extremely torturous. Finishing this degree has been the most difficult thing I can imagine. The worst feeling is that i know i can do it, and i just want to do it well.
I can write a minimum of 20-30 pages and still pass it, but like I’m sitting on my bed crying as I type this. So much guilt so much grief over lost potential, so many things I’ve flaked on from being stuck in these scary avoidance loops. I’ll break them at times when I feel the sense of urgency and feel empowered to do things, but when things feel most important I get into self defeating patterns and learned helplessness. Moments like these I feel like my life is out of control and it’s just this sick joke because it’s so easy my computer is right next to me.
All of this could be really fueled by seasonal depression, mixed in with ADHD and OCD. I got a likely ADHD diagnosis from the Brown-ADHD scale, but haven’t gotten testi in full yet. I’m 23 years old and it feels like my whole life is ahead of me and what’s between me and all that possibility is pages and pages of writing and makeup work. It’s triggering so much self destruction. But you know it takes so much energy to break through this extremely horrible wall of awful. Last few times I tried to work on this paper I ended up spending over $100 on office supplies and beverages so everything could be juuust right. Well that trip to the library I took and planned my whole day around, I got there and the whole time I was so excited about the fact that I was being responsible and starting my work early. And doing what I thought was impossible, but I felt like I blinked and. 5 hours flew by and all I did was organize my supplies and drink my beverages. And other times I can write something lengthy in 30 minutes like it’s brushing my teeth. I feel like my nervous system is under extreme distress and it is before I even really start the work.
I feel like my brain jumps the gun or puts cart before the horse and I’ve imagined completing everything and by the time I am actually in the headspace or ready to start. I just do everything else but the task at hand.
This has really got to stop because I will graduate. I’ve made up my mind on that, which is good. Eliminating self doubt is the first step. But here I am on Reddit instead of writing which is kinda good because it’s a way I’m trying to get out of this rut and scale the wall of awful. But yeah. Please help me because no one. In my life understands this extreme torture and I feel like I’m disappointing everyone | 2021-11-29T00:08:39.000Z | r4ib1z | 3 | 5 | ADHD | I feel stuck. Utterly just stuck. I messed up. I have an extremely important deadline this Friday and I am trying to graduate college in a few weeks. I just can’t do anything but nap and avoid—the pressure is impossible. I need some help,y’all. | 0.86 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r4ib1z/i_feel_stuck_utterly_just_stuck_i_messed_up_i/ |
social_gothmoth | So, this university semester is almost over, and it's been one of the hardest ones yet. All I have left is to write a 2000 word final essay, for a class that is absolutely boring and uninteresting, that I chose so I would have enough credits. I have been procrastinating this task for the last three weeks, and it's due on Tuesday night. I can't seem to force myself to start, every single time I try I feel physically sick and absolutely overwhelmed. I have tried to divide the work into smaller chunks, but not even that is working.
The thing is, I cannot afford to fail this class. I live in an apartment provided by the university, that is modern, small but really cozy, in a centric area close to my workplace, and the best part, it's really cheap. The university is not trying to make profit from them, they are only for students, and you are allowed to stay as long as you are passing a certain amount of credits per semester. If I fail this class, which is worth a lot of credits, I won't have enough to keep living here. Looking for a rental place in the city I live, where there is a shortage of housing, that is centric, clean, not a rat hole, and where I wouldn't have to share it with anyone would make my rent double the amount I'm paying right now.
I am becoming desperate, because I can avoid this, I just need to write 2000 words on a topic I have 0 interest and will to. It doesn't even have to be a good essay, the teacher is known for being quite forgiving and passing almost everyone that complete the projects. The executive dysfunction is killing me, how am I going to live like this my whole life? | 2021-11-29T00:07:21.000Z | r4ia3y | 39 | 24 | ADHD | I have a final essay due in 2 days and if I don't do it I might lose my apartment. | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r4ia3y/i_have_a_final_essay_due_in_2_days_and_if_i_dont/ |
Better_Kitchen2122 | [removed] | 2021-11-29T00:00:00.000Z | r4i461 | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Swollen finger vyvanse | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r4i461/swollen_finger_vyvanse/ |
flabberjabberbird | I am a walking bag of trauma; but I have been tackling my avoidance of it non-stop for several years now; thinking to myself this is how I make myself employable again, mentally more resilient and less traumatised. I've been unpicking my mental health and trauma piece by piece; and it's only recently and after confronting a lot of inbuilt denial about ADHD and internalised stereotypes with help from a very kind human, that I've come to realise why my life is this way. I've never wanted this current reality to be my life; I've fought so hard to achieve my ~~goals~~ failures.
Yet the hard work I've put in has always been broken by my lack of consistency. I burn out. Do something impulsive and upon reflection stupid. Or, I sleep for 16 hours. Or, I forget something very important. Because of this pretty much every job I've had I've been fired from. How do you manage to work 8 hours a day when your body wants to sleep for 16 of them? How do you prevent forgetting basic instructions because your working memory is dreadful? How do you do a boring job, when your brain wants to eat itself alive having been placed in that situation?
Those around me always just expected me to be able to keep up with the same productivity as everyone, because of course he can, because he's intelligent. He was good in class at school, therefore he must be good at self-directed work and the like. Doesn't matter that he's never been able to consistantly brush his teeth every day, we don't need to look at that.
And then, I'm disappointedly written off as lazy when reality replaces expectations. I'm just a dark horse afterall, lazy, selfish, unwilling.
But really all of that is bullshit, I care! I love. I hate being a burden, I don't hate much, but I hate this! I am embarassed and humiliated. And, god am I poor! And inflicting tall of this onto the man that I love. It's hell, every single day. It's a half-life.
I booked an adhd assessment months ago, which was cancelled by the clinicians at the last moment this week. I'm emotionally broken. I've been through so much that I couldn't even begin to list on here. And worst of all is the effect that this has on the person I love the most in this world. I want to provide for him, I want to remove this burden and use the inbuilt gifts I've been given. But no, I manage to clean and wash the house fairly well, inconsistantly feed him and us and otherwise manage what would be considered work once every 10 days where I hyperfocus and can finally paint a painting by chasing the anxiety and urgency that's finally too much to bare.
That inconsistancy has broken friendships, family relationships, any chance of a stable job, a four year fight to finish my degree and persue a noble career and has turned me into a barely functioning adult child. Reliant on those I love for financial and emotional support. I hate what I'm doing to them. I hate myself for it.
Any support or suggestions are very welcome. I'm sorry for the self-centredness of that rant. I just needed to say this tonight, to someone, somewhere. | 2021-11-28T23:58:29.000Z | r4i31w | 5 | 1 | ADHD | I can't bear to look my partner in the eye at the moment. I'm causing him pain and suffering because of the financial and emotional burden my adult self is. | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r4i31w/i_cant_bear_to_look_my_partner_in_the_eye_at_the/ |
Striking_Garden_1808 | [removed] | 2021-11-28T23:58:02.000Z | r4i2q7 | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Misdiagnosed | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r4i2q7/misdiagnosed/ |
[deleted] | [deleted] | 2021-11-28T23:57:15.000Z | r4i26j | 1 | 2 | ADHD | Medication & Menstruation, what’s normal? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r4i26j/medication_menstruation_whats_normal/ |
__shadowwalker__ | Hi everyone. I have StayFocused on my android and it is awesome. I blocked or set limits on many apps, and in the settings I made it so that I can't make any adjustments until winter break starts. I can't delete StayFocused either.
On my laptop this was too easy to bypass. I've decided to leave my laptop at a friends house once I can set something up on my mom's spare iPhone (I need 2 devices to study). However, I've looked into a few apps and you can't make them strict to the point where you're stuck with the settings you made until a certain date. They also let you delete the app. Is there something similar to StayFocused on android?
Thank you! | 2021-11-28T23:57:12.000Z | r4i24y | 7 | 1 | ADHD | iPhone app that blocks other apps/sites for a certain amount of time and you can't change the settings? | 0.6 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r4i24y/iphone_app_that_blocks_other_appssites_for_a/ |
[deleted] | [removed] | 2021-11-28T23:55:27.000Z | r4i0ug | 2 | 1 | ADHD | Motivation at an all time low. | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r4i0ug/motivation_at_an_all_time_low/ |
Murderpanties | I’ve been prescribed Adderall IR and for a multitude of reasons I’m having to switch to a non-stimulant. I have an appointment to switch, but the holidays make the wait time long. In the meantime, I’m not refilling medication while waiting for my appointment and the nausea is unbearable. I wish I could throw up and feel better, but I don’t have the urge to yet. Just lingering sourness that’s like a sneeze that never comes. Can anyone recommend a home remedy or snack that has helped them? I’ve taken medication for nausea and vomiting already, but I’m not supposed to take more than a certain amount per day every few hours. Also how long should I expect to experience this withdrawal symptom? | 2021-11-28T23:53:40.000Z | r4hzjh | 9 | 1 | ADHD | Adderall IR and Nausea | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r4hzjh/adderall_ir_and_nausea/ |
[deleted] | [deleted] | 2021-11-28T23:52:56.000Z | r4hz0b | 2 | 1 | ADHD | Appointment With my doc tomorrow | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r4hz0b/appointment_with_my_doc_tomorrow/ |
brieannajames | So Im 23 and I take “Evekeo.” Ive tried multiple medications for ADHD my whole life (Hated Vyvanse) but Evekeo is the one that seems to work the best for me. However, each time I take it, it seems to effect me differently. Sometimes making me super motivated and SUPER talkative because I really get into my thoughts. I love this. And then other times I’m a zombie with no personality. Today I’m super tired on it. I take 20MG each time and yes I’m on and off it but I can not be on it for two weeks and then take it and be talkative and then not on it for two weeks then take it and be a zombie... or I can take it consecutively and it still effects me differently every time. My doctor said it’s from caffeine but I went off caffeine for a bit and it doesn’t seem to help. Does this happen to anyone else? And do you have any thoughts/advice.. a possible reason or things that could effect it? How can I help it? Thanks ❤️ | 2021-11-28T23:49:38.000Z | r4hwl1 | 3 | 2 | ADHD | Meds effect me differently every time. Why? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r4hwl1/meds_effect_me_differently_every_time_why/ |
slpcurious | Please help your kids, even if they seem “too old” for that kind of help. I have seen several posts from parents recently starting that they aren’t offering some type of help because “x age is old enough to do x action.”
Here is the thing, if your child was just like other kids his/her age, he wouldnt have an ADHD diagnosis. He might need more support. It’s not a crutch to help your child. Children with ADHD are often several years behind their peers. Yes, even the ones who are smart or mature for their ages. ESPECIALLY the ones who are smart/mature for their age. If they ask for help and you would help a younger child in that way, you can help your older child in that way. Please don’t add to the feeling that they are bad or stupid. They get enough of that already. | 2021-11-28T23:48:56.000Z | r4hw24 | 99 | 490 | ADHD | Dear Parents of ADHD children | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r4hw24/dear_parents_of_adhd_children/ |
JaguarOptimal5959 | If I am angry at something, my brain freezes up and I literally loose control over my thoughts. I would not be able to move on to the next thought until the issue gets resolved. In this process, I will be tortured with intrusive thoughts.
My parents used to tell me when I was a kid (\~8 years old), I used to get so angry when I don't get what I want. For example, if I don't get something I want from the store , I would literally hit people and scream my lungs out. I get the same amount of excessive anger now (20 yo) but I react inwards and take it upon myself.
For example, if I don't get the grade I want for a school assignment, I am toast for the rest of the day. My brain would have intrusive thoughts that would just torture me. I would think about morally or religiously taboo things which are so out-of-character that I would never think such things when I am normal. Sometimes I would socially embarrass myself (mostly in a subtle way) to exert my anger and punish myself. I will physically feel an immeasurable amount of pain when I attempt to control it.
The closest mental condition I found with these symptoms is OCD. So, do y'all think this could be OCD, or some other condition. I would really appreciate any inputs. | 2021-11-28T23:41:19.000Z | r4hqnp | 4 | 4 | ADHD | Extreme Anger and Intrusive Thoughts | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r4hqnp/extreme_anger_and_intrusive_thoughts/ |
[deleted] | [removed] | 2021-11-28T23:40:38.000Z | r4hq5e | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Anyone else have this problem? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r4hq5e/anyone_else_have_this_problem/ |
[deleted] | [deleted] | 2021-11-28T23:34:58.000Z | r4hlvt | 4 | 7 | ADHD | Ashamed of my ADHD and I dread seeing people because I can’t be truthful | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r4hlvt/ashamed_of_my_adhd_and_i_dread_seeing_people/ |
[deleted] | [deleted] | 2021-11-28T23:32:58.000Z | r4hke7 | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Ashamed of my ADHD and I dread seeing people because I like my mask better | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r4hke7/ashamed_of_my_adhd_and_i_dread_seeing_people/ |
Emotional_Nothing_82 | Hi all,
I’ve been on Vyvanse 40 mg daily for about 2 years, when I was first diagnosed. I am 58. For about 6 months, I just feel flat, like I am going through the motions of working and getting things done, but there is no enjoyment in life and no feeling of excitement when I get things done, or ever, really. I don’t feel depressed. The only time I felt really good was when I accidentally took my medication twice one day. I felt motivated and happy that day.
I don’t want to stay in touch with friends or text them. Part of the problem is that I have to answer lots of emails and communications at work. I’m just done. I like to be alone and watch Hulu. I have inattentive ADD, and this is what I did before diagnosis, only more often.
is this how people on meds feel? It’s either that or work burnout, or pandemic depression. I can’t figure it out. I am a successful professional, but I just fake it these days so I can go home and watch Hulu.
Thanks so much for any feedback. | 2021-11-28T23:29:02.000Z | r4hhex | 5 | 2 | ADHD | Just feel “flat”. Is it medication related? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r4hhex/just_feel_flat_is_it_medication_related/ |
Famous-Date5136 | I get sucked into everything Except my schoolwork. It feels like no matter what is available I’ll find something to distract myself. However there are certain things that suck me in more than others. Is it even worth it ditching those things when they’ll just be replaced, and what other methods if any are there to being productive outside of quitting everything else cold Turkey. | 2021-11-28T23:25:23.000Z | r4her9 | 1 | 6 | ADHD | Is it the games or is it me, what do i do about it | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r4her9/is_it_the_games_or_is_it_me_what_do_i_do_about_it/ |
ScaredOfLife666 | [removed] | 2021-11-28T23:25:20.000Z | r4hepw | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Anyone else feel dumb when they find a studying/structure technique that works when it's almost too late? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r4hepw/anyone_else_feel_dumb_when_they_find_a/ |
Extension-Influence | Let's start with my wishlist. Whenever my parents ask me what I want for Christmas I'm like "yeah, I have plenty of things" If I would just write this stuff down.. now I have to actually spend time thinking about the stuff I want for Christmas.
The big deal however is BUYING presents! "Okay my father wants a new headset.. so they should not be that cheap.. would they fit him.. These look nice.. oh wait they are bluetooth.. okay what about these.. ahhh NO he wouldn't like the colour red!" So half an hour of looking for the perfect present and three YouTube videos later.. I have nothing! So I stop for a week or so and try again. Procrastination and Overthinking doesn't make it easier I tell you that! So It's mostly a last minute order.
Often times I go shopping to buy some small things, but there are so many people that go shopping, like SERIOUSLY, it's hell. Everyone seems so unfriendly and stressed, people don't watch where they walk, bump into you, slow you down.. all that. I hate it!
Every year my grandparents come visit, so my mum forces me to clean my room. Who cares about my room, when we literally spend the whole time in our living room!! But I do it anyway, mostly a day before. Same goes for wrapping up my present. Naturally my mom gets even more stressed and I get stressed, because she does. And then my family asks me why I'm so angry.
Luckily, I still live with my parents, so I don't have to prepare the dinner for Christmas evening or have to do the decoration. I can't imagine doing this stuff, because I'm just not interested in it. (I absolutely can't do things that are boring.. sounds familiar right?)
Don't get me wrong, I love Christmas and I love my family. But the weeks before the 24th/25th of december? so annoying | 2021-11-28T23:23:57.000Z | r4hdnx | 1 | 3 | ADHD | The weeks before Christmas are the definition of "annoying" for someone with ADHD | 0.72 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r4hdnx/the_weeks_before_christmas_are_the_definition_of/ |
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MestaajaMarkku | I started taking adhd meds abt a year ago when I was 17 and if im being honest im slightly addicted. Im using 54mg methylphenidate mylan, which kinda is the cheaper alternative of concerta here.
I think im taking way too much than I should and the jar just runs out too fast. Without taking the med Im very tired, sleepy and I eat a lot. Too tired to do things with my friends and overall just feel depressed. However I can't focus without it. I feel desperate
I need help what should I do? I don't feel comfortable enough to talk about this with my mom | 2021-11-28T23:00:27.000Z | r4gvoc | 15 | 7 | ADHD | I have a problem with meds | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r4gvoc/i_have_a_problem_with_meds/ |
ADHDandBrainPain | [removed] | 2021-11-28T22:56:02.000Z | r4gs7b | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Got diagnosed, totaled my car on the way to get my medicine. Not doing well. | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r4gs7b/got_diagnosed_totaled_my_car_on_the_way_to_get_my/ |
[deleted] | [deleted] | 2021-11-28T22:47:32.000Z | r4glq4 | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Anxiety over my weird interests and obsessions | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r4glq4/anxiety_over_my_weird_interests_and_obsessions/ |
Smoking_Dumpling | [removed] | 2021-11-28T22:38:54.000Z | r4gf6n | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Were you ever able to establish routines with ADHD? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r4gf6n/were_you_ever_able_to_establish_routines_with_adhd/ |
amynotadoctor |
I’d love if anyone can recommend me some. Nothing too expensive like the $300 ones or 200
I’ve been looking everywhere for noise canceling headphones to drowned out loud sounds or people talking in in the next room. Since I have classes daily I want to be able to focus and I don’t want to hear people talking in the next room over and not being able to concentrate
If anyone can give me some recommendations that would be awesome. I’ve never use headphones before and I figured I might as well give them a try since it won’t hurt.
**And if you do own them I’d love to what what you’re thoughts are! Does it completely drown out the sound except the airplane/train sounds?** and is it battery or wireless charging
I can’t wait to see what you guys have in store. | 2021-11-28T22:37:49.000Z | r4gefb | 3 | 1 | ADHD | Recommendations for Noise canceling head/ear phones? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r4gefb/recommendations_for_noise_canceling_headear_phones/ |
pastatuite | My sleeping schedule is so everywhere and it’s not because of Adderall, but it delays the days I take it.
I’m talking last night I didn’t get to bed until 4 am (I went ghost hunting last night) slept until 2 pm, and I didn’t take my meds today because it’s too late to take them, cause I don’t wanna be up until 5 am again, and this happens often, already 4 times) I just started it like a week ago too and I want it built in my system, but waking up early all the time just isn’t in my cards.
If that makes sense? I dunno, I didn’t take my meds today so my words are scrambled. | 2021-11-28T22:37:18.000Z | r4ge1k | 2 | 1 | ADHD | My sleep schedule is crazy and NOT bc of meds | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r4ge1k/my_sleep_schedule_is_crazy_and_not_bc_of_meds/ |
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AdHot2933 | I got diagnosed with ADD (nowadays it’s apparently called adhd inattentive type) when I was 15. It’s not really that bad, but I do have a lot of comorbidities (like depression, anxiety, OCD, binge eating etc). My dad has two siblings, both in their 50’s, and they both have early onset Parkinson. I wonder if there is a link between Parkinson and ADHD and if that could mean that it’s strictly genetic in my case? I’m worried that I might develop Parkinson later in life. I’m 20 years of age today. | 2021-11-28T22:29:59.000Z | r4g8by | 10 | 7 | ADHD | Parkinson and ADHD | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r4g8by/parkinson_and_adhd/ |
Californiacation0 | I was diagnosed having adhd back in middle school, i was prescribed adderall and it actually helped a lot , only thing was that it really messed up my appetite so i stopped taking it . I’ve been thinking about going back on it these past few years but the only reason I didn’t ask to go back on it was because I was really thinking about joining the military and If you have adhd and taking medication for it you have to be off that medication for more then 2 years to be accepted in. Well tables turned and i’m no longer pursuing the military . I set an appointment with my doctor this coming week, how do you think it’ll go?And any advice on what i should tell my doc? | 2021-11-28T22:17:23.000Z | r4fyom | 9 | 2 | ADHD | How do i ask my doctor for Meds? | 0.67 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r4fyom/how_do_i_ask_my_doctor_for_meds/ |
drbrungus | **[TL;DR in bold]**
I started medication (Xaggitin XL) in August and my psychiatrist recommended I don’t take my medication the day of and 2 days after a night of full on drinking. They explained alcohol is exacerbated when methylphenidate is present and I’ll get a really bad hangover. I’ve read stories of people not realising the effects and literally blacking out after not many drinks.
I’m lightweight and get really bad hangovers as it is. I get tipsy off 1 pint and quite drunk by the 3rd and my hangovers from 4+ pints last 2 days. It’s led me to avoid it for the past couple of years anyway. Now that I’m taking this medication I’m considering going sober.
**I recently started taking optional immediate release to last me through the evening and found that when I have 2-3 bottles of 0.4% alcohol beers I genuinely get tipsy!**
My friend and I did some lousy math and concluded that, for me, the alcohol must be exacerbated x10. I have a best friend’s birthday coming up and I want to see how I would do with half a pint of beer. But if it’s x10, having half a pint could be like having 5 pints lol.
**Before I experiment, I want to hear from others. How do you deal with drinking alcohol? How does it affect you when methylphenidate is present?** | 2021-11-28T22:16:01.000Z | r4fxnk | 9 | 1 | ADHD | Alcohol and Concerta, what works for you? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r4fxnk/alcohol_and_concerta_what_works_for_you/ |
morsecode191 | Hey all! Just found this sub and I’ve been doing some research on my own but looking for some specified responses.
I just got prescribed Strattera by my primary, I had brought up some issues with not being able to focus on schoolwork and tasks and also forgetting things. 25mg to start, and increasing after one week, then again after two weeks (up to 75mg).
First day was Friday and it made me slightly nauseous but it was more-so just feeling bloated, I took it with breakfast. Yesterday, same thing and taken with breakfast and a coffee. Took it was a few pieces of bacon and coffee today.
I have felt a bit warm, kind of fuzzy feeling inside that you’d expect from a painkiller, and outside of the stomach bloating I’ve felt pretty fine. No lack of appetite, I don’t feel as tired as usual, and it might be a mind trick since it’s only day three but I have felt pretty motivated. But my biggest issue is how it’s affecting me sexually. Not to be too graphic but I’ve been having a hard time getting and staying fully erect. I was able to perform and finish just to see how I was the first night but today, I could barely stay erect and never got there fully.
Is there anything I can do to battle this specific issue or problems with Strattera overall? Do they go away and about how long should I expect to deal? Any information is greatly appreciated! | 2021-11-28T22:15:14.000Z | r4fx2t | 2 | 3 | ADHD | Strattera- Tips and info? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r4fx2t/strattera_tips_and_info/ |
chronograms | I recently got this grant, and it includes **140$ for a laptop sleeve/case.**
I was thinking of getting a Kanken backpack as it has a sleeve in it, my question is, do I need to get the Kanken Laptop or can I just get a regular one? I'm not sure if the product \*needs\* to include the word laptop.
On this note, would this mean I can *only* get the bag, or would I be able to also get a protective case/sleeve in addition, as long as the total falls below 140?
Thank you for your help! | 2021-11-28T22:14:06.000Z | r4fw6j | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Canada Student Grant For Services and Equipment for Students with Permanent Disabilities | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r4fw6j/canada_student_grant_for_services_and_equipment/ |
[deleted] | [deleted] | 2021-11-28T22:12:09.000Z | r4fuo5 | 6 | 11 | ADHD | Procrastination is destroying my life and I'm so tired of it...... | 0.93 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r4fuo5/procrastination_is_destroying_my_life_and_im_so/ |
shann0n420 | I’ve been told over and over than I’m abrasive and intense and despite being very kind and compassionate, I realize I can be offensive and rude. A big part of this is that I lack the awareness of when this is happening. Therefore, if the other person doesn’t verbalize that there is an issue or give obvious signs, I don’t realize I’ve done something wrong. I’m 29 and this is not new but as I move forward in my life, I don’t want to be that person.
My ADHD plays a huge role in this. My lack of impulse control and excitement are some of the biggest factors. I’m medicated but honestly, the meds might make this worse?
Planning to return to therapy soon but wondering how others have handled this? | 2021-11-28T22:10:55.000Z | r4ftph | 2 | 4 | ADHD | Advice with higher level social skills? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r4ftph/advice_with_higher_level_social_skills/ |
crazykooko23 | [removed] | 2021-11-28T22:10:28.000Z | r4ftcy | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Does anyone ever clench their muscles ? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r4ftcy/does_anyone_ever_clench_their_muscles/ |
Intelligent-Leek8909 | Hey everyone! Still struggling to get my medication; but after meeting with my therapist, they felt it would benefit me to widen my social circle. Especially since I’m on winter holiday. That, until I can get my medication, it might help my rapid firing brain to have some periodic distractions throughout the week.
My problem is: In my entire life I’ve met one person who could actually keep up with me (he ended up being a shitty person, so I don’t talk to him anymore).
Every time I go on a date or meet a new person I find myself having to slow down for the other person. I’ve NEVER been condescending about it; but it takes its toll. I sit there and listen to mundane stories that they’ve clearly told a million times: the “first date appropriate things”. Their way of thinking/functioning isn’t a bad thing, neither is my way of thinking/functioning - I just find it physically hurts my brain to have to slow down that much. Then I start to get antsy which, lets be honest, usually ends in my ADHD self making poor choices (boredom sex, am I right??)
In the spirit of honesty and balance, I know people also get tired of me. After their initial infatuation ends (because they’ve realized I’m not some mystical woodland creature - I’m disappointed by this fact too). They tend to want “space” because, as I’ve been told my entire life, I am like the Energizer Bunny and it’s too much.
I have a wide variety of interests, but get tired of doing things over an extended period of time.
Would love some advice on where to go to meet new people/make new friends that can actually keep up with my witty, hyper self… | 2021-11-28T22:06:17.000Z | r4fq2m | 4 | 3 | ADHD | How do I date/make new friends when no one seems to be able to keep up with me?? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r4fq2m/how_do_i_datemake_new_friends_when_no_one_seems/ |
wolfisone | [removed] | 2021-11-28T22:06:04.000Z | r4fpwd | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Was diagnosed with inattentive last month. Take 5mg of Adderall twice a day. No effect. Tried 10mg, barely any effect. Is there something wrong? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r4fpwd/was_diagnosed_with_inattentive_last_month_take/ |
forrestdivine | For example, X and C are next to each other on the keyboard, so I often mix them up (I even typed 'nect' and 'eaxh' while typing just now). The weird thing is, when writing with pen and paper, I make the same mistake, among my other typical typos, S and D, G and H, etc. Does anyone else do this?? Is this some sort of dyslexia, or a symptom of being on electronics too often? | 2021-11-28T22:06:02.000Z | r4fpve | 4 | 6 | ADHD | Anyone make "typos" when writing things by hand? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r4fpve/anyone_make_typos_when_writing_things_by_hand/ |
Temporary_Economy736 | I've been been taking adderall/vyvanse for years now to treat my adhd and I've recently been unable to get my medication due to medication shortages. I have noticed something extremely strange with regards to my perception of time; It seems as if the day is 3 times as long. I obviously realize that when you are focused on work or any other task, time seems to speed up. That being said, I am focused on my distractions as normally unmedicated me would be, but time seems as if its passing at 1/3rd the rate it typically does. This might be just me but I feel like vyvanse is making me stupid. Vyvanse is my base but I take adderall along with it because of hyperspeed metabolism. While medicated I can spend a full 12 hours focused on my studies (university), but I've noticed that I don't absorb information near as well as I do unmedicated. I'm wondering if this alteration in my perception of time is relevant to this suspicion of mine. I've been off the medication for over a week now and it feels Like it's been a month where as the previous month seemed to blink by in a moment. I would speculate that while medicated, my senses are heightened across the board and that my brain might be hyper focused but inadvertently distracted due to the volume of sensory processing. Maybe while unmedicated everything is completely underwhelming to the point where I am cemented in the moment and this is why time seems to pass so slowly. Maybe unmedicated I learn better because the information is the only weight on my attention rather than every other stimuli in my environment. Have you experienced this?
TL;DR: Time slow down unmedicated. | 2021-11-28T22:02:17.000Z | r4fmu8 | 4 | 11 | ADHD | Adderall alters perception of time | 0.83 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r4fmu8/adderall_alters_perception_of_time/ |
sgravle | A little bit of background on me:
My life is a mess without meds. I’m a 5th year student in undergrad that has 3 more semesters to graduate. I have been taking 3 kind of medications (vyvanse, Ritalin, address) since I was around 10 years old and I’m now 23. I abused vyvanse before and had a stroke as well and now I am struggling with continence because of it. I also have been smoking bud while using medication for about 4 years straight until present day. I don’t really have any routine and anytime I start one, it ends up in shambles after a month or few weeks. The one thing I keep up very well is exercising consistently 4-6 days a week. I also obsess very easily over things I like, for example: I can play guitar for 5-8 hours straight playing the same thing. It’s a problem for me because I don’t do productive things due to the urge to just play guitar.
My big question and advice I want is...
How do I get off meds once and for all for the sake of my health. How do I study without feeling like I’m going insane when sober. How do I stop thinking repeated thoughts that go nowhere (thought repetition). I feel like I can’t get off meds otherwise ima fail. I’ve tried doing work without it and it’s just not possible.
I understand the practice of meditating and note takin, but I really want to just know is it possible for someone like with adhd to ever sit still like a normal person. Can I increases my willpower to be far more productive and disciplined? It just really feels like it’s impossible. I’ve made so many attempts and will forever continue to do so, but it just seems like I haven’t really progressed much and probably got worse.
I appreciate any feedback! | 2021-11-28T21:57:40.000Z | r4fiyx | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Seeking advice from similar experiences | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r4fiyx/seeking_advice_from_similar_experiences/ |
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[deleted] | [deleted] | 2021-11-28T21:55:58.000Z | r4fhov | 1 | 2 | ADHD | Reddit scrolling is great for fidgeting... Until you collapse what you're reading... And my other ADHDer with phone in hand problems. | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r4fhov/reddit_scrolling_is_great_for_fidgeting_until_you/ |
Affectionate_Feed407 | So, I dont know how to put this clearly. But sometimes I get myself in a situation where I make things 50 times harder to solve by acting like I do. I accept this of myself.. mostly, but my wife does not agree. She thinks I am capable enough and shouldnt just accept that "I am the way I am", because I hold myself back from improving that way.
This came up in a discussion because my car wouldnt start. I drove it to work and had a very busy shift and when I got back to my car it just wouldnt turn on. I dont really know why, but this is a situation I have never been in, so I dont inmedeatly know the right way to solve it. Do I lift the hood? Do I ask people to help? Do I call a service? Do I leave for home by bus and come back another day to solve it? So much good options and before I know it, I choose the dumbest one.. leave for home by bus. Its a split decision, made in haste, as I see that the local bus is almost comming. I sit down in the bus and start doubting my decision right away. Should I turn back? Keep going? Why am I leaving in first place? Isnt it better to deal with it now? Can I deal with it now? So much confusion. So I decide to call my wife. She, offcourse, sends me directly back to the car to fix it and gives me five good options on how to go about it. I get of the bus in a hurry, now a half an hour walk away from my car and angry with myself for not handling it correctly from the start. End of story, car gets fixed by a car service with not even to much trouble and I can get on my way.
In this story I am feeling like I cant always change this sort of thing. 9 out 10 times I find a solution or give myself enough time to not get overwhelmed and then fix it. But the tenth time is a whirlwind of missed oppurtunities and bad decisions and somehow I cant put my finger on how to solve thay 10th time. So I accept it as me being an adhd'r. But my wife gets mad when I put it like this and says its not necesarry just accept this and it makes her wonder/doubt if I will walk away from harder to solve problems too in the future, so I should fix this and see that I can fix it. It feels unfair to me, because I feel I cannot always be perfect and there will alway be fuck ups because of of I am/my adhd.
Am I being immature here and hiding myself behind my adhd or do I have a point in how I feel about it? Not trying to one up my wife here, but trying to sort my emotions from reality. Do you guys have some thoughts? | 2021-11-28T21:55:57.000Z | r4fhob | 3 | 6 | ADHD | Can I do better or is she wrong? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r4fhob/can_i_do_better_or_is_she_wrong/ |
Professional-Ok | After trying stimulants and having a not-so-great experience (worsened anxiety), I decided to try Strattera. I've been on 25mg for almost 2 months now. After a few weeks, I started to notice a slight improvement in my ADHD symptoms? It was hard to tell. The issue is that since I've been taking it, I cannot get a good night's sleep no matter what I do! I practice good sleep hygiene, I've tried supplements like melatonin and amino acids, yet I still wake up multiple times per night and cannot go back to sleep. Any positive effects from Strattera are completely unnoticeable now because I feel like total garbage every day from not getting more than 5 hours of sleep. At first, I didn't think that it was Strattera, but it doesn't seem like a coincidence that this has started since I've been on it.
I told my doctor about my sleep issues during our last appointment, and he looked at me strangely and said that if anything, Strattera should be helping me sleep. I do get sleepy during the day, but I really believe that it is because I am so sleep-deprived.
I'm not seeking medical advice, but I am wondering if anyone else has had a similar experience with Strattera causing sleep issues. My doctor made me feel like I am the only one who has ever experienced this with this med. I'm seeing my doctor next week, so I am wondering if I should discuss stopping it. My ADHD sucks, but I'm sure you all know how much more it sucks without proper sleep. | 2021-11-28T21:52:35.000Z | r4ff1c | 4 | 1 | ADHD | Strattera Insomnia | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r4ff1c/strattera_insomnia/ |
7chariotmusic |
I apologize in advance for what will be a long-winded post, but here it goes:
I was diagnosed with bipolar II during the pandemic and was put on 200mg lamictal for mood stabilization and 10mg of prozac for anxiety. My symptoms seem consistent with the typical cycles of hypomania and depressive episodes but I have always struggled with inattention, forgetfulness, focus issues,etc. I was tested for ADHD by my psychologist (the QbTest) and my results indicated that I was right on the cusp of typical ADHD score. Because I have previously diagnosed anxiety, my psychiatrist is hesitant to add any stimulants for fear of exacerbating those symptoms. I did do some research into the psychopathology and there is a lot of overlap in bipolar/ADHD/ anxiety. Apparently they can also be concurrent and hard to diagnose as a result. I feel like I either have both or that ADHD might be causing similar symptoms. A lot of my mental health struggle is tied to my ability to function and master my mental health and when I can’t do that, I shut down entirely. As you can imagine, my symptoms make it really hard to do this all the time and I frequently burn out as a result.
I am a straight A college student and on the surface I seem to have all my shit together. My psychiatrist is great but I think it’s hard for her to gauge how bad things are because I tend to minimize so much and I am “functional” most of the time. Anyone else have these issues and if so how have you navigated this with your psychiatrist and psychologist? For those of you that downplay your challenges, do you have any suggestions for keeping yourself honest? | 2021-11-28T21:48:02.000Z | r4fbbr | 7 | 5 | ADHD | Help navigating concurrent ADHD and Bipolar II | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r4fbbr/help_navigating_concurrent_adhd_and_bipolar_ii/ |
LuteroKing | [removed] | 2021-11-28T21:47:19.000Z | r4far8 | 1 | 1 | ADHD | HINO DO BOTAFOGO-RJ | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r4far8/hino_do_botafogorj/ |
[deleted] | [deleted] | 2021-11-28T21:47:09.000Z | r4famu | 49 | 48 | ADHD | Wife doesn't believe my ADHD affects my behaviours | 0.95 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r4famu/wife_doesnt_believe_my_adhd_affects_my_behaviours/ |
Plane_Ad_7191 | Hi I am kinda new to this Reddit thing, but I am having a lot of issues overcoming some obstacles right now and need some experiences to hear. I do have ADHD (diagnosed) and stopped taking medications due to substance abuse. I am a 2nd-year cs major and had to drop an important programming course (data structures and algorithms). I simply did not know the basics enough to survive in that class. All my life my family has believed that I can do something with myself. I am 24 and at this point, it's the opposite. I have not engaged/completed anything at a high level. Cs is extremely rough for me because things take time for me to process and learn, and I can't problem solve as well as I thought I could. I am pretty dumb, and I knew that but I never thought it would be this hard to do something at a decent. I feel incapable, and that I can only do minimum wage work. When I like something that's all I want to do, but I cannot get past hard problems, and when they are presented in front of me it takes me hours to even come up with an idea. I don't navigate through ideas in my head like I used to. Something difficult comes up and I freeze. I know what this route is, it will end up with me being no one, but what can I do when all I do is blank when problems come up. Or when I am reading about the news I will sometimes not comprehend what is really going on about the topic. It sucks because you guys aren't given enough info to really help, but I don't know what to do. I have always had comprehension problems, but post addiction things aren't the same. I am looking for hope but maybe I just am a very bland average person. Don't know where to start.
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p.s thank you for the advice in advance | 2021-11-28T21:46:57.000Z | r4fahj | 2 | 1 | ADHD | not capable | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r4fahj/not_capable/ |
craftspace234 | [removed] | 2021-11-28T21:45:47.000Z | r4f9k3 | 5 | 0 | ADHD | How to get rid of adderall crash as fast as possible? | 0.5 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r4f9k3/how_to_get_rid_of_adderall_crash_as_fast_as/ |
tinminthegreat | I was prescribed it ages ago from a doctor for my ADHD, I’m now 14, it’s still in date. I took originally to help with exams, but I have moderate ADHD and would like it for daily life so that I’m a bit more functional. I would not take it inappropriately and am not abusing it. Nor am I addicted I just like being able to work. My parents don’t want me taking it because they are broadly against it. Do you think that it is bad that I’m taking ADHD meds without parental permission? Also, do you think my therapist would tell my parents? I’m happy to answer any questions (within reason)
Update: told my therapist and he said it was fine | 2021-11-28T21:43:45.000Z | r4f7zo | 9 | 8 | ADHD | Is it bad that I’m taking ADHD meds without parental permission? | 0.79 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r4f7zo/is_it_bad_that_im_taking_adhd_meds_without/ |
TaeBaeSomething | [removed] | 2021-11-28T21:38:25.000Z | r4f3op | 1 | 1 | ADHD | I am so terrified of not being able to access treatment | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r4f3op/i_am_so_terrified_of_not_being_able_to_access/ |
DrRoer | Does anyone else get stressed out when people suggest “taking a break?” I feel like I can never take breaks because they aren’t breaks. I’ll take a break from homework and then never finish it. The break lasts forever rather than it being just a 15 minute break.
Any tips for actually taking breaks? | 2021-11-28T21:33:42.000Z | r4ezt9 | 2 | 2 | ADHD | Break Stress | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r4ezt9/break_stress/ |
StickyMan1999 | [removed] | 2021-11-28T21:31:10.000Z | r4exss | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Light Headed on Adderal | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r4exss/light_headed_on_adderal/ |
unsurepolarbear | [removed] | 2021-11-28T21:26:57.000Z | r4eucj | 1 | 1 | ADHD | What do you think should be in an app that can help someone in their everyday lives? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r4eucj/what_do_you_think_should_be_in_an_app_that_can/ |
[deleted] | [deleted] | 2021-11-28T21:23:45.000Z | r4ersz | 1 | 1 | ADHD | i’ve been on 27mg of Concerta for half a year and i finally worked up the courage to ask to switch meds… with only 3 weeks left in the semester. 😔 | 0.67 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r4ersz/ive_been_on_27mg_of_concerta_for_half_a_year_and/ |
[deleted] | [removed] | 2021-11-28T21:18:56.000Z | r4envn | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Has anyone of you developed OCD to combat ADHD forgetfulness? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r4envn/has_anyone_of_you_developed_ocd_to_combat_adhd/ |
[deleted] | [deleted] | 2021-11-28T21:18:10.000Z | r4en9i | 2 | 3 | ADHD | Can you give me some tips to study and not get overwhelmed? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r4en9i/can_you_give_me_some_tips_to_study_and_not_get/ |
pegasuspish | early 30's, new adult ADHD diagnosis. long suspected, but had to fight through a ton of resistance, dismissal, and gaslighting from primary care Dr. took about a year of advocating for myself before I was able to begin the process of getting meaningful care. after neuropsych testing, evaluation, and report confirming the diagnosis, finally managed to convince Dr. that my symptoms are real and I deserve treatment. so much resistance even then.
started low dose (5mg 2x daily) of adderall instant release. initially noticed my brain seemed a little quieter, but no real improvement getting though tasks, or maintaining focus. did not like the speedy rollercoaster feeling of ups and downs and swings with the instant release.
after consulting with psychiatrist, started 20mg extended release a week ago. more of an even feeling, definitely an improvement of the IR ups and downs. less speedy, more calm. brain still feeling quieter relative to unmedicated state, but still not feeling much of a difference in my ability to complete tasks, focus, or motivate. seemed like there was an initial improvement, but right now it kinda feels like I'm just back where I started. it's genuinely hard to draw an objective before and after comparison, everything feels so subjective.
I know that medication is not a magic fix, but for now I'm disheartened that there hasn't been more of a noticeable difference. I read a lot of testimonies of people who describe the change as night and day, and I admit I was hoping for more of a major shift. I know everyone is different, and it can take time to figure out the right meds, right dose, etc. trying to keep hope and be patient. my situation is complicated (as many are) by depression, anxiety, and also complex PTSD. I'm glad there's been a little improvement (I think?) but it doesn't feel like enough and I'm still feeling stuck in the same old patterns. how could you tell that your meds were or weren't working?
I would love to hear from folks about their process of starting meds/ finding the right kind and dose/ working and communicating effectively with a doctor in a way that builds trust and respect. I know it's a process and different for everyone, and I probably need to find a different doctor who actually takes me seriously and treats me like a human being deserving of care. I'm in the process of finding a good and affordable therapist as well to help me strategize and cope effectively. living this way is really hard.
thanks for reading and for sharing your experience if you choose to do so! | 2021-11-28T21:11:55.000Z | r4ei8w | 14 | 2 | ADHD | 2-3 weeks in, ADHD meds don't seem to be helping. how could you tell if your meds were working or not? how to communicate effectively with Dr. if meds are not helping? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r4ei8w/23_weeks_in_adhd_meds_dont_seem_to_be_helping_how/ |
Isakbanton1337 | [removed] | 2021-11-28T21:07:36.000Z | r4eerx | 2 | 1 | ADHD | Is it possible that I have ADHD? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r4eerx/is_it_possible_that_i_have_adhd/ |
[deleted] | [removed] | 2021-11-28T21:04:31.000Z | r4eccz | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Personal advice if you have ADHD | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r4eccz/personal_advice_if_you_have_adhd/ |
TheDorkNite1 | I lost my car keys. Not in your typical "Oh they were in the fridge/under the bed/outside on the porch!" way.
No. I legitimately somehow lost them between locking my house and my car. And since it is push to start and my partner had the other keys with her I managed to drive off without realizing it for hours. And yes, I already tested to see if they were somehow still in my car by trying to start it while the other keys were outside.
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I truly don't know how I managed that. But I really hate this. By far the worst thing I have done. | 2021-11-28T21:03:20.000Z | r4ebc1 | 5 | 5 | ADHD | I can't believe I did this | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r4ebc1/i_cant_believe_i_did_this/ |
coszette | I feel so self conscious at my job all the time because I never know what I’m doing and I know it shows. I’m constantly freaking out inside because I can’t figure out which tasks are priority, when I finally decide what to focus on I get super sucked in to what I’m doing, only to realize a couple hours a much more obviously pressing matter I should have begun first thing, or that I’m going about a task in a completely backwards or inefficient manner, and I just know my managers and coworkers are baffled and confused as to why & how I work. I’ll fail to follow simple instructions for reasons I can’t even conceive, and there’s a lot of things I should have memorized by now but I just dont. I also don’t seem to remember to use/check all our modes of communication & miss important updates or fail to pass things along.
Something like this happens literally every single day. The fuck ups vary in severity and some days don’t cause problems, just seem odd, but there are times where others have to pick up my slack or cause a lot of frustration.
Ive had a couple sit downs & know they must like me and I don’t come across as completely stupid, seems like they want me to succeed, but as time has passed & im not improving I’m feeling alienated by my strange lack of skill. I’m pretty sure it shows that I am trying, not being lazy, so I feel embarrassed and flustered all the time. I’m the odd one out. I just want one good day where I make something EASIER For a coworker, however small. Do one actually useful act.
Otherwise I come home and day dream they will just let me go, because I’m determined not to quit another job. Problem is, I work at a grocery store and I seriously can’t imagine a job easier than this one. It’s objectively simple, a really good company with a supportive work environment, my managers and coworkers are laid back, If this job is too hard for me …well fuck. | 2021-11-28T21:00:31.000Z | r4e8zq | 2 | 14 | ADHD | I’m tired of being the weird coworker/employee who doesn’t fit in and just doesn’t just seem to “get it” | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r4e8zq/im_tired_of_being_the_weird_coworkeremployee_who/ |
Dremmissani | So, I’m traveling to Canada from Finland for exchange studies, and I’ll be staying for five months. I have just one problem; I don’t know where to find information about my medication, and is it legal there! The embassy of Finland in Ottawa has been a total waste of time. The University I’m going to doesn’t know anything. Even Google doesn’t seem to know anything about bringing ADHD medication outside of the EU area. I’m losing my mind here!
So, does anyone know is Methylphenidate Mylan legal to bring with me?
And if it is not, pray for me 😐 | 2021-11-28T20:58:57.000Z | r4e7k0 | 23 | 22 | ADHD | Canadians! I have a question 💊 | 0.94 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r4e7k0/canadians_i_have_a_question/ |
Kida317 | School was always boring for me, but I pulled through with general erudice and quick thinking. Not this time tho.
A couple of years ago I've been wrapping up my bachelors with only one thing left really - thesis. I just couldn't do it. I remember sitting down and just staring at my laptop silently crying - I had everything I'd ever need to start and just couldn't. I postponed the inevitable for 2 years but got expelled in the end. Survived a huge mental breakdown, went to therapy, took antidepressants.
Fast-forward to now I finally found strength within me to go back to uni to get that degree. I am repeating the final year, but that's fine. What's not so good is the looming threat of the damned thesis. I have to present my plan for the supervisor next week and I'm dreading even thinking about it.
Folks, the executive dysfunction is strong with this one. I'm desperate for any tips besides the usual "make a list" and "try pomodoro", which doesn't work on me - I end up JUST writing and rewriting lists and staring into space respectively.
If anyone was in a similar pickle and got through - please share your wisdom with me.
Many thanks, K | 2021-11-28T20:56:52.000Z | r4e5wt | 13 | 3 | ADHD | Any tips how to write a thesis with ADHD? Share your experiences | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r4e5wt/any_tips_how_to_write_a_thesis_with_adhd_share/ |
TheZenPsychopath | Title is self explanatory. If you have asthma I'd highly recommend this! but here's the story of me almost dying for anyone interested.
Asthma is deadlier with adhd.
I woke up wheezing just before 4 am and reach for my puffer. Of curse I forgot to put it where it belongs.
I sneakily rasp around the room in the dark because my fiancé is asleep. Nope.
I leave the bedroom, search the apartment with the lights on, wheezing in frustration. No luck.
My phone flashlight in the bedroom wakes up my fiancé who joins the search, tearing up the apartment. I'm having more trouble breathing as I go. My head almost hurts in wracking my brain so hard.
I go search the car. It's like 430am and I'm frantically searching through car rubbish in my pajamas trying so hard not to cry because it'll make it harder to breathe. Still nothing.
Inside, I resign to homeopathy. Hot honey water by a humidifier. My fiancé is still zooming around searching. I'm tearing up but trying to do breathing exercises and hold back the tears. I'm trying to delay calling an ambulance as long as possible in case we find it. Finally at like 5 we find a little bag I carry some cosmetic stuff that fell behind/underneath my bedside table. Id never put my puffer in there before, but I get a flashback of doing that quickly in the morning when I almost dropped something and had to free my hands.
So yeah I got a tracker with an adhesive so I never go through that again. Asthma can't kill me now! Unless I lose my phone too.... | 2021-11-28T20:56:22.000Z | r4e5ho | 6 | 31 | ADHD | I almost died and now I have a tracker on my puffer | 0.97 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r4e5ho/i_almost_died_and_now_i_have_a_tracker_on_my/ |
AskingHard | I slept the last 5 days except for thanksgiving working on a mantle for my wife’s best friend, and I put everything I had into it. The mantle turned out beautifully.
Even though I religiously took all my medications, I have had a complete anxiety spiral as all of the anxiety for the past 5 days have crashed down on me all at once.
I’ve take the maximum emergency dose of both Valium and Hydroxine that I am allowed to take. I have done every grounding technique I’ve been taught.
Currently my wife and kids (4 and 2) are doing minor decorations downstairs for a Christmas while I am stuck in my office focusing on breathing to avoid switching from anxiety to a panic attack.
I called my doctor and she said my only options were to wait it out or go to the ER for stronger medication.
So I’m hiding in my office waiting it out, kidding decorations with my family.
😩 | 2021-11-28T20:52:13.000Z | r4e258 | 3 | 2 | ADHD | ADHD + Hyperfocus Deferred Anxiety Sucks | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r4e258/adhd_hyperfocus_deferred_anxiety_sucks/ |
Zhyneika | I remember reading as a magical experience. The way I sat there for HOURS, completely unaware of my surroundings, with nothing but my mind playing a movie from what I've read.
And now? Yeah, it's the typical "bookworm kid that got burned out" here. I literally can't read a book or even a longer text. And when I try, my whole body is put under a weird pressure that urges me to throw away whatever I got in my hands at that moment. I feel so horrible whenever I fail to concentrate on not just reading, but also watching series and movies.
(I cope with reading Mangas, it has become an unhealthy obsession, my room is littered with those)
I'm 19 and just got my diagnosis weeks ago. No meds, nothing. With the bureaucracy of my country, I think it will take a while for me to actually get medication, but I wanna start reading again NOW. It's just that the "just pick up a book and READ" doesn't work.
Is there anything I can possibly do? Thank you in advance :) | 2021-11-28T20:48:57.000Z | r4dzkp | 40 | 107 | ADHD | I desperately wanna get back into reading. Last time I finished a book was 7+ years ago. I miss it so hard. How the hell can I start over here? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r4dzkp/i_desperately_wanna_get_back_into_reading_last/ |
[deleted] | [deleted] | 2021-11-28T20:48:08.000Z | r4dywq | 4 | 1 | ADHD | Fuck school | 0.6 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r4dywq/fuck_school/ |
[deleted] | [removed] | 2021-11-28T20:39:58.000Z | r4dsby | 0 | 0 | ADHD | I don’t know if my marriage is worth it anymore | 0.5 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r4dsby/i_dont_know_if_my_marriage_is_worth_it_anymore/ |
juststartingover | I think that's kinda rhetorical, as basically I need to move out of a conservative town and back to either where I did uni or another country, like my original plans, so please dont delete as drug/doc seeking behavior or something.
I'm incredibly forgetful, I have an impossible time starting, I have 350 notecards full of projects I've started but just lost interest. It took me a year to compile about 30 lists into those notecards to physically look at them, only to file them away.
I forget everything, and just can never focus. Anyways, I was prescribed adderall,...again,...a decade later for chronic fatigue/sleep mild apnea, and it has made a ton of difference, more productivity in a few days than all year. It was the same effect when I was in uni(being an engineer is insanely stressful, especially when you cant see the bigger picture) and I quit meds shortly after graduating, only to never become an engineer or really do anything with my life. only constantly trying to fill that dopamine void.
My sleep doc is perfectly fine prescribing this to help with the tiredness, which my main doc attributes to depression, but I can say 100% without a doubt, being able to focus on my goals, and work on projects I want to, has eliminated any depression. Just like in uni, I was only depressed because of crippling social anxiety, which was never really addressed (only with an ssri which has actually proven to make social anxiety worse), anyways, better on that front to an extent.
I would love nothing more than to live abroad AND go back into computer engineering(got an IT degree instead), but I fear without any support/focus for dealing with this, it'll be impossible.
my main doc and my 2nd opinion doc both look at this highly structured, short, game based test and concluded no adhd. idk about you guys, but I fucking love puzzles and mini challenges, so that was probably the worst possible way to test me. Now if they tested me on trying to spin up a server, or get going on designing a circuit, or even look at my decade old projects, stuff I really do enjoy, but just never get going, I lost my point, someone make sense of this please | 2021-11-28T20:25:32.000Z | r4dgnd | 5 | 1 | ADHD | how can I get a proper diagnosis? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r4dgnd/how_can_i_get_a_proper_diagnosis/ |
[deleted] | [deleted] | 2021-11-28T20:23:47.000Z | r4dfc4 | 262 | 1,464 | ADHD | How have you handled the “chameleon” problem with ADHD? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r4dfc4/how_have_you_handled_the_chameleon_problem_with/ |
craftspace234 | [removed] | 2021-11-28T20:20:38.000Z | r4dcti | 1 | 1 | ADHD | How to get rid of crash as fast as possible? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r4dcti/how_to_get_rid_of_crash_as_fast_as_possible/ |
DfreshR | [removed] | 2021-11-28T20:20:17.000Z | r4dck0 | 7 | 0 | ADHD | Help! Self medicating but now need prescription! | 0.29 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r4dck0/help_self_medicating_but_now_need_prescription/ |
Poppyspacekitten | A little over a year ago now I found myself in one of the worst possible jobs as someone with ADHD. There's never two days that are the same, constant scheduling of meetings, appointments, due dates- not just for me but for my staff and the residents who's health care and social needs I help manage.
A month into the job, I succumbed to the inevitable: I bought a planner.
I used it for a week and lost it in the back of my car. A year later I have yet to pull it out of the abyss. (Please encourage me to clean my car.)
My team already had a shared appointments Google calendar so we could see when everyone was busy. So, I decided to make my own calendar. I put the dates of appointments, due dates, outings, activities, miscellaneous events, and meetings all on my calendar. What's really nice is I put an event the night before to remind me when something is going on earlier than usual the next morning.
This drastically changed my work ethic and I am so thankful for this tool.
So thankful that I now have a personal Google calendar on my phone that I use to remind myself of plans with friends and even when people say things like "remind me to cancel my Adobe in 6 months." If I haven't talked to a friend in a while, I set a reminder to text them every few weeks to check in. These are tasks I could usually not accomplish on my own even with medication.
Why this works for me and a planner doesnt: I forget the planner- I never forget my phone.
I hope this tip helps someone else! Give it a try and hang in there everyone.
tl;dr- I use Google calendar on my phone for work and personal event reminders. It works better than a planner because I always have my phone. | 2021-11-28T20:19:11.000Z | r4dbpo | 15 | 47 | ADHD | Google calendar has changed my life | 0.98 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r4dbpo/google_calendar_has_changed_my_life/ |
[deleted] | [removed] | 2021-11-28T20:17:38.000Z | r4dahi | 3 | 2 | ADHD | Can I take my medication before going under anaesthetic? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r4dahi/can_i_take_my_medication_before_going_under/ |
[deleted] | [deleted] | 2021-11-28T20:17:29.000Z | r4dae2 | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Coming off of Wellbutrin reminded me of how bad my ADHD really is | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r4dae2/coming_off_of_wellbutrin_reminded_me_of_how_bad/ |
hismaserati | [removed] | 2021-11-28T20:15:15.000Z | r4d8l3 | 4 | 1 | ADHD | Could chemo and radiation have caused me and my mother's ADHD? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r4d8l3/could_chemo_and_radiation_have_caused_me_and_my/ |
Leafeyes | [removed] | 2021-11-28T20:13:01.000Z | r4d6sy | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Every drawer in my house is a junk drawer | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r4d6sy/every_drawer_in_my_house_is_a_junk_drawer/ |
[deleted] | [deleted] | 2021-11-28T20:09:07.000Z | r4d3ry | 2 | 2 | ADHD | Would love to hear about your life before and after medication! | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r4d3ry/would_love_to_hear_about_your_life_before_and/ |
grassbl8d | [removed] | 2021-11-28T20:07:46.000Z | r4d2on | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Flexible Pomos For Obsidian Note Taker | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r4d2on/flexible_pomos_for_obsidian_note_taker/ |
[deleted] | [removed] | 2021-11-28T20:04:52.000Z | r4d0ba | 5 | 2 | ADHD | I strongly relate to some ADHD symptoms but not at all with other very common ones. Could it still be ADHD? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r4d0ba/i_strongly_relate_to_some_adhd_symptoms_but_not/ |
34576123 | Hi! I literally just got a credit card. I have been making payments on a car and college for a while and had to get one for improving my credit score, (and being able to pay for improv classes)
Im not a super compulsive spender… but i also have only had a debit card and i think this might feel different eventually. Especially bc my brain knows i dont have to pay interest for 15 months. I do make compulsive decisions so i am nervous.
What has been your experience with credit cards?
What has worked for you and what hasnt?
This feels like an important thing to have for building credit and i do want to take large loans out in the future for a studio/building. But part of me cant shake the stress or getting into trouble | 2021-11-28T20:04:10.000Z | r4czre | 9 | 1 | ADHD | Any tips on compulsiveness and a credit card? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r4czre/any_tips_on_compulsiveness_and_a_credit_card/ |
woog17 | I just had a week long break for Thanksgiving, and it was amazing. I got so much work done during my medicated hours, and relaxed once my meds wore off. Being able to make my own schedule and doing what I want to do has just been utter bliss for me, I've been 100x more productive.
But my break is over. I have to go back to the buzzing blue-white lights and the constant worry I'm going to forget everything and fail (a worry that has proved true multitudes of times).
It's my last day of break and I was so excited to get more work done today until I remembered. And now my chest is a pit of worry and I just want to curl up and hide. I don't know how to overcome this, there's a lot I was excited to do today and now it just feels impossible. | 2021-11-28T20:01:28.000Z | r4cxj4 | 2 | 3 | ADHD | I hate when holidays end | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r4cxj4/i_hate_when_holidays_end/ |
[deleted] | [removed] | 2021-11-28T19:55:11.000Z | r4cs9n | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Does medication affect anaesthetic? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r4cs9n/does_medication_affect_anaesthetic/ |
Insertedgynamehere75 | (13 ftm, recently diagnosed) I’m so excited!! I’m not quite sure what’s going to happen there, but I hope it’ll be fine. I’m so excited to actually be able to focus!!! I don’t know if my doctor is gonna give me a low dose tomorrow, but either way, I’m pUMPED!!! Anyways yeah sorry I’m just super super super excitedddd I thought I should share!!
Oh here’s my anxiety… is there anything I should expect tomorrow? Will I have to get blood work or something done? I have sh scars on my arms and I don’t wanna show my doctor. Is it true that you don’t really feel hungry with certain meds? Is there any way to prepare myself? Anyways yeah any help is appreciated, thank you!!! | 2021-11-28T19:55:08.000Z | r4cs7z | 1 | 1 | ADHD | I’m going to the dr. to discuss meds tmw! | 0.66 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r4cs7z/im_going_to_the_dr_to_discuss_meds_tmw/ |
grapegoat22 | I (35M) have ADD and I’m studying engineering. I can’t focus or stay on task unless I leave it until the last minute, which often ends in me missing a deadline or submitting incomplete work.
I know I’m smart enough to do the work but because of this, I’m in danger of failing.
Medication is off the table due to substance abuse issues (I’m sober). I went to a psychiatrist years ago but my insurance is bad so it’s currently not covered. I’ll go in the future but it’s not feasible at this time.
Do you have any study tips that have helped you? Because of covid, classes are still online and I need my monitors so I study from home. This makes it particularly hard because there are so many possible distractions. | 2021-11-28T19:52:10.000Z | r4cpw7 | 3 | 2 | ADHD | Study tips for people with ADD? | 0.75 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r4cpw7/study_tips_for_people_with_add/ |
[deleted] | [removed] | 2021-11-28T19:49:12.000Z | r4cnkc | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Confused on my symptoms and if I do have Adhd | 0.99 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r4cnkc/confused_on_my_symptoms_and_if_i_do_have_adhd/ |
electrical_bogaloo | Good day everyone, hope ya'll are well (or as well as you can be at the moment). I'm looking for good ADHD pod casts,nothing specific as I'm trying to find a good one regardless of topic/format.
On the flip of that, of anyone has pod casts we should stay away from please share, along with the why (please and thank you).
I hope this will benefit more than just me.
Thanks in advance everyone. | 2021-11-28T19:48:25.000Z | r4cmxg | 6 | 1 | ADHD | Recommendations on Pod Casts. | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r4cmxg/recommendations_on_pod_casts/ |
SnowblackMoth | In january this year I've got a date for friday, the 25th of november, noon.
I've repeated it like a mantra for more than ten months: „Friday, nov 25th, 12 pm." It was supposed to mark the day I gain back the control of my life. To finally gain access to medication after being the mental mess I've been for twenty years.
Since mid of october I couldn't sleep anymore, I've skipped every other night and had 3 to 6 hours of sleep over two days. I was so happy and excited the appointment is right around the corner I just couldn't find enough sleep.
I was so sure it's a friday I didn't realise my wife's and also my bff's reasonable comments about the 25th being a thursday should worry me. I was so focussed on friday and I checked my calendar and said „Well then it's friday, the 26th!".
As it turned out I've never been so wrong in my life.
On the evening of the 25th I searched through my files and finally found the original note I had received.
T., 25th., 12 pm.
I broke down. I was finished. I need time to leave the anger about myself, my blindness, my carelessness as well as my dishevelment behind. I mistook the T as an F when I wrote it down in my electronic calendar at home.
I wrote an e-mail and asked for forgiveness. It's my bad. I made this mistake. A mistake a small call would've cleared with ease. I was so sure of myself. I've wasted their time as well as my own.
They said it's okay and gave me another appointment.
September the 2nd, 2022, noon.
It's a friday. | 2021-11-28T19:46:54.000Z | r4clr0 | 13 | 30 | ADHD | Missed my doctor's appointment after waiting over ten months for it. | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r4clr0/missed_my_doctors_appointment_after_waiting_over/ |
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