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[deleted] | [deleted] | 2021-11-25T20:53:44.000Z | r267g8 | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Advice for not making everyone around me, exhausted by me. | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r267g8/advice_for_not_making_everyone_around_me/ |
[deleted] | [deleted] | 2021-11-25T20:53:38.000Z | r267dv | 1 | 1 | ADHD | depressed and need a change, looking for advice | 0.99 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r267dv/depressed_and_need_a_change_looking_for_advice/ |
[deleted] | [deleted] | 2021-11-25T20:52:13.000Z | r266dt | 1 | 1 | ADHD | I want to go back to school (f28) (with flare) | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r266dt/i_want_to_go_back_to_school_f28_with_flare/ |
[deleted] | [removed] | 2021-11-25T20:47:52.000Z | r26367 | 1 | 1 | ADHD | It's been almost 10 years since my diagnosis of ADHD, if I wanted to see about getting prescribed medicine for it would it be easy? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r26367/its_been_almost_10_years_since_my_diagnosis_of/ |
[deleted] | [removed] | 2021-11-25T20:45:18.000Z | r2618n | 1 | 1 | ADHD | I have burned an entire pack of bacon because I keep getting distracted. | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r2618n/i_have_burned_an_entire_pack_of_bacon_because_i/ |
GardeningaBed | Lately I’ve felt increasingly frustrated with not being able to maintain interest in things for longer than a few days. I would love to dedicate time to improving skills in some of my artistic hobbies… but plans to do so are ruined by hyper-focus, followed by abandoning the hobby for weeks.
Has anyone found a loophole for this kind of thing that you’d be willing to share? For context, I’m not on medication yet but am working on making that happen. Although as we’re all told by doctors you have to meet the meds halfway. So I’m trying to establish habits in the meantime. Any help or thoughts are appreciated!!
TLDR: How do I stop abandoning hobbies that I actually want to dedicate myself to? | 2021-11-25T20:43:18.000Z | r25zqo | 2 | 1 | ADHD | Had anyone found a way to hack short attention span? | 0.67 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r25zqo/had_anyone_found_a_way_to_hack_short_attention/ |
[deleted] | [deleted] | 2021-11-25T20:40:38.000Z | r25xs1 | 3 | 0 | ADHD | Ritalin... titrating dose up, still not feeling much different? | 0.5 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r25xs1/ritalin_titrating_dose_up_still_not_feeling_much/ |
whateveryouwantme2b | [removed] | 2021-11-25T20:39:19.000Z | r25ws7 | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Is this ADHD? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r25ws7/is_this_adhd/ |
chizu33 | I'm a biochemistry major in my first semester of college.
I know that essays should be easy but for some reason, I find them so mind-bogglingly difficult and agonizing. Nearly every essay I do is submitted late. I spend weeks agonizing over them, having anxiety attacks, unable to properly think or form ideas or connect the sources I read. Finally, I submit it very late and have another panic attack hoping that the professor will accept it.
It's just an impossible process for me. I've been dragging out an essay right now since last Monday and I am not even sure if the professor will take it. I'm so anxious, so stressed and ready to be done with it.
It's not even a difficult topic- I know exactly what I want to say and I have all the sources to do it. But for some reason I'm so anxious, I've been nauseous and sweaty and I've been staying up till 4AM every night to spend hours staring at a screen trying to put a couple of sentences down.
I have barely spent any time with my family over Thanksgiving break. I'm just holed up in my room doing this stupid fucking essay. I'm so done with it and I just want it to be over and now I don't even know if it will be accepted. My mind is catastrophizing and I'm envisioning a scenario where the essay is not accepted, I lose my scholarship, and I drop out of college and leave all my friends.
Do others feel the same? What is it about essays that makes them impossible? | 2021-11-25T20:38:37.000Z | r25w8y | 11 | 22 | ADHD | Severely struggling with essays despite knowing they're "Easy." | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r25w8y/severely_struggling_with_essays_despite_knowing/ |
[deleted] | [removed] | 2021-11-25T20:36:18.000Z | r25ujc | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Switched from ritalin to Vyvanse last week | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r25ujc/switched_from_ritalin_to_vyvanse_last_week/ |
anty_5566 | Hello. This might be a long one and I (20M) apologize in advance. I’ve had ADHD since 1st grade. I’ve been on stimulants since then to and they have worked great. I’m now in college and in my second year. However, 3 years ago I began having small bouts of anxiety. Now it’s just a constant thing. I overthink everything in my life, i think every little mistake at work will get me fired, I think every little mistake in my relationship will leave me single, I think one lash out on my family will leave me lonely. I asked multiple professionals and they all think I’m experiencing Generalized Anxiety Disorder. I’m not sure of how I can possibly be treated considering I’m on stimulants. Anybody else in similar shoes and possibly have any advice for me? | 2021-11-25T20:31:56.000Z | r25r0e | 5 | 1 | ADHD | Possibly GAD | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r25r0e/possibly_gad/ |
neuralpatina | [removed] | 2021-11-25T20:22:50.000Z | r25jud | 0 | 1 | ADHD | Getting stuff done when studying/taking good advice and turning it into action | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r25jud/getting_stuff_done_when_studyingtaking_good/ |
deezbruh69chungus |
The prescriber said they were gonna prescribe me medication but I didn’t realize till after the call since I was already kinda brainfogged and just so focused on the fact I might finnaly fuckin get some help with this that they just completely missed saying what it was they were prescribing lolwhatever it is is still is not showing up on the app either and it’s been a hot second anyone have a similar experience? It’s also a holiday tbf | 2021-11-25T20:18:28.000Z | r25ggb | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Cerebral didn’t tell me what they were prescribing me with | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r25ggb/cerebral_didnt_tell_me_what_they_were_prescribing/ |
i_dont_hate_you1 | I know this is not a place for medical advice, I have a medical review in a month but I just really want to know if anyone else has experienced this.
Basically have been taking concerta 18mg for about 4 months which have been working really well. However, in the past few weeks, I've noticed the positive effects waning and now they make me feel awful, it feels like drinking too much coffee when it stops hitting right.
I feel tired but on edge, I get an anxiety thats not there when I dont take medication, my head hurts, my throat hurts, my body feels tight and tense.
So I thought maybe the dose is too low so I moved up to a higher dose and my concerntration and mood is much better but the other symptoms are still there.
I want to stop taking it so badly but I know if I do I'll struggle to do anything, but the side effects are awful. I'm just curious if anyone has experienced this? | 2021-11-25T20:13:18.000Z | r25cl9 | 6 | 1 | ADHD | Feeling weird on Concerta after a few months of taking it - is this normal? | 0.67 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r25cl9/feeling_weird_on_concerta_after_a_few_months_of/ |
VO0O2 | My doc started me at 5mg xr and it was only effective for a few days so he moved me up to 10mg and it's been working better but I still find myself getting distracted doing a lot of things. at what point should i stop asking for dosage upped? i'm cautious of working up to a super high dose because of dependency/withdrawl | 2021-11-25T20:12:58.000Z | r25ccf | 8 | 0 | ADHD | At what point is my adderall "working"? | 0.5 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r25ccf/at_what_point_is_my_adderall_working/ |
[deleted] | [removed] | 2021-11-25T20:12:53.000Z | r25cak | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Had a cerebral appointment didn’t tell me what they were prescribing me with | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r25cak/had_a_cerebral_appointment_didnt_tell_me_what/ |
lg24689 | Does anyone relate to constantly not feeling fully satisfied/ fulfilled in social interactions? I don’t know what I’m looking for but I can’t stand small talk and just want to find out everything I can about everyone ever, or maybe it’s something else. I truly don’t know what I’m searching for out of my relationships— anyone else have this insatiable need for something but they don’t know what? | 2021-11-25T20:11:56.000Z | r25bjj | 4 | 5 | ADHD | Constantly dissatisfied socially | 0.78 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r25bjj/constantly_dissatisfied_socially/ |
[deleted] | [removed] | 2021-11-25T20:11:11.000Z | r25azy | 3 | 2 | ADHD | Getting bored in relationships/being a serial monogamist? | 0.75 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r25azy/getting_bored_in_relationshipsbeing_a_serial/ |
finncat616 | Hey everyone, so I’m home for thanksgiving and I just got “lectured” by my brother that ADHD doesn’t exist and getting clinically diagnosed is a tool that is used by the “system” to limit people like me because the color of my skin (I’m African American). I just don’t know what to do because I feel really upset that no one takes this seriously.
Hope everyone is having a fantastic holiday if you do celebrate it :) | 2021-11-25T20:09:38.000Z | r259r7 | 32 | 101 | ADHD | Got told my ADHD doesn’t exist | 0.98 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r259r7/got_told_my_adhd_doesnt_exist/ |
BreakfastBoth3161 | Does anyone have any recommendations for private clinics/psychiatrists for an ADHD assessment in London (also happy to have an online appointment or travel out of London). Struggling to navigate all of this and don't know where to start so would really appreciate some recommendations. Thank you so much 💕🌈 | 2021-11-25T20:06:50.000Z | r257io | 15 | 3 | ADHD | ADHD assessment reccomendations (London/online UK)? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r257io/adhd_assessment_reccomendations_londononline_uk/ |
StrattonOak2021 | [removed] | 2021-11-25T20:06:27.000Z | r2577f | 0 | 1 | ADHD | ADHD - Realisation | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r2577f/adhd_realisation/ |
[deleted] | [deleted] | 2021-11-25T20:05:53.000Z | r256qt | 2 | 2 | ADHD | I work too much?! | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r256qt/i_work_too_much/ |
Diddlydom35 | I've been on concerta my whole life basically. I got diagnosed with ADHD at 6 years old, as a girl tok which is shocking. But anyways, I've been on concerta on and off for the last 16 years and the past few years I've been strictly on it. I just upped my dosage from 36 to 45mg and I've never sweated to much in my life!!! Like I can't only wear black now because of how bad it is and it just won't stop! I've has this problem when I first started it as a kid but it went away but now it's back with a vengeance, I need a solution, literally anything. My hands are sweating, my underarms, like everything but my face thankfully.
If anyone has any suggestions for curving these side-effects I'd great appreciate it!
Ps. Going off them is definitely not an option!!! | 2021-11-25T19:59:34.000Z | r251bi | 5 | 1 | ADHD | Concerta side-effects help!!!! | 0.99 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r251bi/concerta_sideeffects_help/ |
katastrophe_7719 | recently i’ve been talking to my therapist about possibly going on meds for my adhd and she told me that it would be tough to prescribe meds for me because i also have anxiety and a lot of the medications have a potential to increase it (which makes sense to me since most of them are stimulants). however i have heard that some people that have gone on meds have had less anxiety and an overall improved mood. i know that everyone responds differently to these things but if anyone could tell me their experience that would be great in helping me decide what i want to do. | 2021-11-25T19:55:22.000Z | r24y2u | 7 | 1 | ADHD | people who have taken meds- did you notice an increase in anxiety? | 0.67 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r24y2u/people_who_have_taken_meds_did_you_notice_an/ |
SageChefLazarus | I notice this thing I do, (not sure if adhd or not) I've gotten into the pattern of being so overwhelmed by my thoughts that I constantly distract myself. From the moment I wake up, I focus on waking up, getting ready for work, getting to work, working and such. And then when I get home I play games or watch something on my phone. I do this for hours. Distracting myself from my thoughts. It gets to the point where what I'm doing is the only thing I focus on and I'm not progressing in life. Does anyone know what this is? Does anyone else feel this way? I feel life is way to hard right now... | 2021-11-25T19:52:30.000Z | r24vua | 7 | 2 | ADHD | Not sure what's going on, can someone offer me some insight in this? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r24vua/not_sure_whats_going_on_can_someone_offer_me_some/ |
riddlegirl21 | Like the title says, I’m from the US. I have a prescription for Adderall XR and hope (want, need) to travel with it to the UK and Europe in a month or so. I know I’ll be in Scotland and Germany (flying into one and out of the other) and likely taking a train to a few places in between. As far as I can tell from EU and UK government websites, I should be ok if I carry the original pharmacy bottle and a letter with my name, dosage, prescriber, and destinations, but the information was a bit unclear. Where can I find a concrete answer to this? Is there anything I’m missing or haven’t found? | 2021-11-25T19:51:35.000Z | r24v39 | 3 | 3 | ADHD | UK/EU travel with meds prescribed in the US? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r24v39/ukeu_travel_with_meds_prescribed_in_the_us/ |
Spacemandan01 | [removed] | 2021-11-25T19:51:04.000Z | r24uot | 22 | 80 | ADHD | ADHD meds are not "basically meth". Stop spreading this rumor. | 0.89 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r24uot/adhd_meds_are_not_basically_meth_stop_spreading/ |
russiancr8me | Hello guys!
I’m close to starting my treatment and I’m super nervous and scared that it wont work like i have imagined, that the side effects being too severe that I’m stuck with staying "like this" forever.
I can’t imagine living a fulfilled life the way i so deeply want it to, so I’m kindly asking you to share what changed you personality wise when you started getting on meds?
Positive and negative sides. Not only ADD/ADHD related. Are you happier?
I’m a 25 year old girl(woman) who would really like to get an education soon.
I would really appreciate your answers, please and thank you🤍
Excuse my English | 2021-11-25T19:49:41.000Z | r24tkr | 4 | 2 | ADHD | What changed when you started taking medication? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r24tkr/what_changed_when_you_started_taking_medication/ |
bradynotbunch | [removed] | 2021-11-25T19:43:54.000Z | r24p3l | 2 | 2 | ADHD | Idk if this is an ADHD thing | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r24p3l/idk_if_this_is_an_adhd_thing/ |
chizu33 | [removed] | 2021-11-25T19:43:51.000Z | r24p1z | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Anyone else find essays absurdly difficult? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r24p1z/anyone_else_find_essays_absurdly_difficult/ |
Eodir | Hello, I was suspicious that I had ADHD so I went to a psychiatrist for help. Lots of questions, and stuff she told me is I am a innatentive type ADHD patient but here is my problem. I don't have some things that are seen commonly in innatentive ADHD people. I don't forget names when I meet someone, I don't lose personal items, I am punctual, have some sort of ritual when going out of the house etc. So my questions is "is it possible to be ADHD without showing some of its significant characters?" | 2021-11-25T19:41:28.000Z | r24n59 | 8 | 2 | ADHD | Can someone be ADHD without some of its significant diagnostic criteria? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r24n59/can_someone_be_adhd_without_some_of_its/ |
Audqueenxx | I feel this overwhelming sense of sadness. And there's a negative voice that starts chiming in with all my interactions and I start to wonder if people really like me or are ignoring me. I start reading into things way too much. I remember having this voice around all the time (pre-adderall). Now a couple times a month, it peaks its ugly head out and **I can't seem to find the trigger/make it stop. Any tips you have towards get out of this would be great.**
I don't have anything to be sad about today that i can think of. I am surrounded by people I care about and good food. My whole family is together for the first time in a long time. I've been feeling like this since last night. It feels like a small weight on my chest. | 2021-11-25T19:39:13.000Z | r24ldb | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Feeling so sad and I don't even know why? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r24ldb/feeling_so_sad_and_i_dont_even_know_why/ |
Nonlinear_thinker | [removed] | 2021-11-25T19:39:12.000Z | r24lcu | 1 | 1 | ADHD | The Octopus Movement | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r24lcu/the_octopus_movement/ |
Revolutionary-Low901 | [removed] | 2021-11-25T19:33:41.000Z | r24h05 | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Cerebral diagnosis | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r24h05/cerebral_diagnosis/ |
[deleted] | [deleted] | 2021-11-25T19:30:58.000Z | r24eso | 5 | 1 | ADHD | Should I do my pre calculus homework or my AP US history homework first? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r24eso/should_i_do_my_pre_calculus_homework_or_my_ap_us/ |
zaclikesanimals | After 29 years of struggling and denying the potential of me having ADHD I finally saw my doctor about it and was diagnosed. I currently am taking Adderall 20 mg extended release but idk if it’s working. I was told it takes awhile to find the correct dose but I was wondering if I could get some insight on what it’s supposed to feel like. I’m looking forward to it, finally not feeling like most things are challenging and potentially changing my work and social life for the better. Thanks to all who comment :-) | 2021-11-25T19:24:34.000Z | r249on | 10 | 2 | ADHD | How will I know if my medication is working? | 0.67 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r249on/how_will_i_know_if_my_medication_is_working/ |
iamjobr | Concerta crash help!
I’m currently taking 36mg/day - i’m a teenager and therefore in school so i’m taking my meds at about 7:30am - however, this leads to issues when it comes to about 4pm and i need to do homework…or anything! I’m also very sociable on the weekends so weekends breaks are not an option for me. I’m coming to ask if anybody has had any luck using Caffeine to help them come off and still be productive without the massive effects of insomnia or anything at all really! I’m open to trying maybe CBD, Caffeine obviously or if there are any physical stuff etc. Just some general advice would be great - Thanks in advance guys <3 | 2021-11-25T19:16:08.000Z | r2430v | 5 | 3 | ADHD | Concerta crash help! | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r2430v/concerta_crash_help/ |
[deleted] | [removed] | 2021-11-25T19:15:57.000Z | r242wh | 0 | 1 | ADHD | willing to fill out a survey about Mental Health in teenagers? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r242wh/willing_to_fill_out_a_survey_about_mental_health/ |
[deleted] | [removed] | 2021-11-25T19:12:31.000Z | r2405z | 2 | 1 | ADHD | I (29f) broke up with bf (33m) because of some concerning behaviors. He says it's his ADHD but I think it could be narcissm?... help me figure it out please | 0.67 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r2405z/i_29f_broke_up_with_bf_33m_because_of_some/ |
pastatuite | I (22F) am so disappointed in my past doctors. All my my life I was labeled as manic and crazy, dumb and lazy, when all this time I had ADHD.
A little background on me, I’ve always struggled with my mental health, especially since I was 11-12. My grades started to slip, I felt like I couldn’t focus, I had constant brain fog, I felt inadequate to all of my peers, I was messy, had no concept of time, I was always tired, when I was awake I would fidget, I had most of the signs!
My mom started taking me to a psychiatrist and they diagnosed me with depression/anxiety. They prescribed me meds that never worked and better yet, made things worse. I started to get worse, and even felt feelings of wanting to unalive, so she took me to multiple psychiatric inpatient hospitals where I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder and was prescribed Seroquel which made my anxiety even worse, they cold turkied me off it twice and basically made my head worse. Ever since then, I’ve had AWFUL anxiety and developed dissociation.
I’ve upset because I fit most of the criteria, and I hate to turn it into a sex thing, but I did some research, and cis women/girls are less likely to get diagnosed because we don’t portray the obvious hyperactive like boys do most of the time. When I was younger, I was actually calm, just fidgety. I just never turned in my homework/would procrastinate it/not even get it done. I didn’t even understand what I was doing because I physically couldn’t. I eventually stopped paying attention in class because I thought “well I’m dumb anyways, what’s the point?”.
My family would root it to laziness, my classmates thought I was outright dumb and ditzy. Even my coworkers. My teachers would scold me. It hurt so much and really put a huge damper on my self esteem.
It hurts a lot that the doctors diagnosed me Manic Depressive at 17, when I wasn’t even manic. I was hyperfocused and temperamental which is also signs of ADHD. I believed I had it up until recently, I used to think my excessive spending was just me being “manic”. I used to think me wanting to me a doctor out of no where was me being being “manic”. Then I saw what manic really was, and that’s when I was like “oh, I’m not manic.”
I’m so happy to finally be be properly diagnosed with ADHD. For once in my life I feel hope. I take my medicine and have a therapy session scheduled January 8th so I can properly work with my medicine.
If you made it to the end, thank you for taking time out of your day for reading this. I hope you have a marvelous life. <3 | 2021-11-25T19:09:57.000Z | r23y21 | 11 | 39 | ADHD | Why did the doctors never suspect ADHD? | 0.92 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r23y21/why_did_the_doctors_never_suspect_adhd/ |
PM_me_ur_launch_code | I started on 18mg ER and 10 mg IR a couple weeks ago. I feel like the first few days were great, but then the effects kind of wore off and I'm back to feeling how I was prior to meds.
However in the past few days my stomach has been rumbling and always feeling like I'm hungry, even after I eat. Then I get some gas mostly burping.
I heard it was an appetite suppressant but I feel like I'm constantly hungry. | 2021-11-25T19:07:14.000Z | r23vv6 | 3 | 2 | ADHD | Gas/stomach issues on Ritalin? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r23vv6/gasstomach_issues_on_ritalin/ |
juneishhue | [removed] | 2021-11-25T19:07:03.000Z | r23vpn | 1 | 1 | ADHD | I recently got diagnosed with ADHD but I feel like I'm lying to myself and everyone I know. | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r23vpn/i_recently_got_diagnosed_with_adhd_but_i_feel/ |
shorty-045 | Today has been rough. I woke up at 7, after only 5 hours of sleep, to give myself time to make my food and drive to my mom's house, which is ~2.5 hours away. I'm making my own food because I am the only vegan in the family, so I know they wouldn't cook me anything. Dinner was going to be early (12:00) because she works tonight. That gave me 2-ish hours to cook my food, it's tight but doable. (Doable for somebody without ADHD)
I had to go to the grocery store twice because forgot to buy ingredients. I had to clean dishes at I went to be able to cook other things. Long story short, I am still not done cooking.
I broke down in the kitchen and cried because I was so overwhelmed. I called my mom saying that I don't even want to go anymore, and she said I'm making a mountain out of a molehill. It took me a bit to remember that emotional dysregulation was common with people with adhd.
I still have no idea why it took 22 years for me to get diagnosed. | 2021-11-25T19:06:37.000Z | r23ve7 | 3 | 9 | ADHD | Emotional Dysregulation | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r23ve7/emotional_dysregulation/ |
Sycamore27 | On mobile, not native speaker, yada yada.
If this comes out weirdly written, I'm sorry. But i need to vent, and it's pretty difficult for me to find the words...
I remember that since i was little, all my teachers used to say to my parents that i had a "learning problem", it wasn't just like one or two teachers, neither something that came and left, but they sent me to make studies because i was always with my head on the clouds. They always called it just that, a "learning problem", it was something that my parents were aware of, even if they always thought it was a personality thing. Everyone treated it like that, line i was being lazy, and just didn't care for school, even classmates that tried to explain things to me, just gave up when they saw that i couldn't concentrate in anything slightly math related.
Forward to today: my mental health has been slowly decaying and getting better at perfectly random paces, but it's mostly going down. I never ever thought that i Would have ADHD until a few weeks back, mostly because i (mistakenly) thought that it was a children's thing...the results of never hearing anything about ADHD on adults. But as I started investigating, turns out that it exists.
Then the dread: "you're faking it, you just WANT to say that you have it, you are just distracted, maybe you are dumb, you are lazy and making up excuses". It made me feel extremely bad. I consulted it with my bae and my friends, and they all told me that i should talk about it with my psychiatrist. Obvious choice to make, but it took me some time to get myself to do it. So i did it.
And yes. Apparently I do have ADHD.
Not only that, but i talked with a dear cousin of mine about it, and she just looked at me a bit confused, and told me "i noticed since you were little"
It just hit me like a truck, not so much because of the diagnosis itself, but because there's way too much stuff that this explains. And I'm not talking about just the "distracted impulsive" part, no, for me it's worse.
Why I've been feeling so derealized all the time, why do i lost interest in stuff i love out of nowhere, why i forget words mid sentence, why i forget how to write WHILE I'm writing, why i tend to slap things out of nowhere, why i get stressed so easily, why huge things don't affect me as much as a simple everyday small problem, why my brain simply WON'T WORK unless I have coffee, why i can't push myself to do something like clipping my nails and brushing my teeth without having to mentally prepare for hours, why i feel SO NUMB ALL THE TIME.
I feel like I've been falling for so long, and just now i realized that.
I'm scared to tell my parents about it, because they're the ones that don't believe in mental problems unless there are a million meds behind. I'm trying my very best to make stuff, I'm making my bed everyday, and i want to keep my room clean. But i feel bad. | 2021-11-25T19:06:24.000Z | r23v7s | 1 | 1 | ADHD | So many things are clicking now. At the very least, i know the "why" to a lot of things about myself | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r23v7s/so_many_things_are_clicking_now_at_the_very_least/ |
kalamamarisa | As most of you know, we can feel dumb af sometimes. Even though i m not sure(im 99.9%sure tho) if i have adhd due to some academic achievements and stuff. And i had problems reaching my medical file(doctors keeping them from me atm bc they messed up in the past while treating me).
So a little summary of the past: i was severely bullied between 3rd and 8th grade. In 7th grade, mom takes me to a intelligence/ig test. They don’t give the results saying only a professional can receive even though my mom was the one who asked for not someone else(they knew). They say they wanna do therapy with me and also now i have ´concentration problem’ and getting started on concerta 36mg. I definitely had problems at school but i was doing well even without studying like crazy but i wasn’t studying it was just the classes and very depressed due to all kinds of bullying i was receiving. My mental health was so unstable. Then i passed to highschool a no more bullying which left me to adjusting normal social life. I had problems. I felt like a sheep in middle of a wolf herd when i was in school. I was doing all the wrong things to get in. I lied. I lied to not get mocked to be interesting. I desperately wanted to be liked and be friends. Along the way still theraphy every Week and med) Till 10th grade when i stopped. Along i had every kind of trait some more obvious some more less showing. Dealth with them alone by myself thinking its normal. Bc if i was not normal people would mock me. I was scared to death of being a outcast. I started uni stopped med(also forgot about them like literally ) it was hell. I failed two years and now i moved to another city studying at one of the best unis in country and i just don’t know what the hell is going on with me all along. So i contacted my old psychiatrist and psychologist for my iq test results and what they diagnosed me with back then and related stuff. Bc i know i have adhd in my heart whatever level intelligent i had doesnt matter. If they didn’t diagnosed me i was gonna take them and go to another evaluation. Just got the result of the test. All this time i thought i was dumb in some way. But now it just make sense. They say i have very high intelligence in non verbal and general intelligence but average with verbal. Which is so me bc i dont think before i speak. And i cried for like two hours. Even screamed at some point. I found it very venting and satisfying.
This is frustrating. I wish good luck to anyone else thats feeling frustrating. If you read this far, thank you. | 2021-11-25T19:06:04.000Z | r23uyk | 2 | 6 | ADHD | I cried today, a venting of years of neglect and confusion | 0.88 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r23uyk/i_cried_today_a_venting_of_years_of_neglect_and/ |
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_ac1d1c | [removed] | 2021-11-25T18:58:06.000Z | r23o8e | 4 | 0 | ADHD | Concerta wearing off to early in the day - advice needed. | 0.5 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r23o8e/concerta_wearing_off_to_early_in_the_day_advice/ |
DreamL1nk | [removed] | 2021-11-25T18:52:58.000Z | r23k8b | 4 | 0 | ADHD | Homeopathic? | 0.5 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r23k8b/homeopathic/ |
Moognahlia | [removed] | 2021-11-25T18:49:01.000Z | r23h72 | 1 | 1 | ADHD | What type of exercise is best to alleviate ADD symptoms? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r23h72/what_type_of_exercise_is_best_to_alleviate_add/ |
pikachuchuchu21 | TLDR at the bottom
Short back story: For my most of my (23F) life I was at a healthy weight, but right after I graduated high school I got into a relationship and started college. Over the course of the next three years I gained about 40 pounds of weight.
Due to changing jobs last year in fall 2020 (from a server at a cafe to a receptionist) my diet dramatically changed and I lost 12 pounds solely from not eating/drinking the things I used to at work. I was still overweight but this was a win for me since I didn't change anything I was eating outside of work and boy do I love food!
My ADHD diagnosis came earlier this year in spring 2021, but I didn't start med management until August (3 months ago). From the beginning I was told that stimulants can affect your appetite but holy shit I was in no way prepared. To be frank I don't experience hunger anymore. On the weekends I sometimes forget that I need to eat because the hungry feeling never comes. Most of the time I have to force myself to eat because I'm not ~hungry~. Food doesn't excite me anymore, and unless my meal looks mega appetizing I'm not really interested in eating it.
In the 3 months since I started my meds I have lost 16 pounds. I went from overweight BMI into healthy weight BMI. This is where I start to get conflicted. On one hand I'm not upset that I've lost weight—quite the opposite. On the other hand I know that 16 pounds of weight loss within 3 months from malnutrition is a bad sign.
Since I lost a total of 28 pounds in one year I'm struggling with enjoying it too much. I'm starting to wonder if it it could develop into an eating disorder. If I'm already not hungry, it's easy to let "oh shit it's lunch time" become a passing thought rather than a necessary action.
Has anyone else experienced this? Do you think this is a slippery slope for an eating disorder?
I would love advice on how to get myself to eat when I'm not hungry!
TLDR: I lost 16 pounds in 3 months on my ADHD meds from loss of appetite. I enjoy the weight loss, and am concerned for developing an eating disorder. | 2021-11-25T18:48:27.000Z | r23gpt | 6 | 2 | ADHD | Weight Loss and Eating Disorders | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r23gpt/weight_loss_and_eating_disorders/ |
[deleted] | [removed] | 2021-11-25T18:48:12.000Z | r23gjh | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Is anyone here studying ADHD, a specialist, or further along in their ADHD understanding that I could talk to specifically about the emotional disregulation and rejection sensitive dysphoria? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r23gjh/is_anyone_here_studying_adhd_a_specialist_or/ |
wellthisisjusttiring | [removed] | 2021-11-25T18:45:27.000Z | r23ee6 | 1 | 1 | ADHD | How in the HECK does anyone ignore those late night sugar cravings!? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r23ee6/how_in_the_heck_does_anyone_ignore_those_late/ |
[deleted] | [deleted] | 2021-11-25T18:39:55.000Z | r23a33 | 1 | 2 | ADHD | Vyvance dosage testing. That crash tho 😯 | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r23a33/vyvance_dosage_testing_that_crash_tho/ |
bluebasset | I'm due to refill my Adderall XR (30mg) and I just got a text from my pharmacy saying it's on backorder and not available from the manufacturer. What can I do to remain functional while waiting on a refill? I also have a prescription for 10mg non-XR, and since I don't always take them, I have a bit of an emergency stash. Could I take one of those in the morning and one about 4 hours later? Should I stock up on Monster? Help me, r/ADHD, you're my only hope! | 2021-11-25T18:37:42.000Z | r238c8 | 4 | 1 | ADHD | How to remain functional during med shortages? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r238c8/how_to_remain_functional_during_med_shortages/ |
[deleted] | [deleted] | 2021-11-25T18:35:40.000Z | r236qr | 5 | 6 | ADHD | There’s so much I want to do and yet I feel like I can’t do anything. | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r236qr/theres_so_much_i_want_to_do_and_yet_i_feel_like_i/ |
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QueDalle_ | I just realized that I can't really picture people's faces in my mind. I can recognize them if I see a picture but I can't really imagine them. This goes for people I don't know that well and people I know more than anyone like my parents or siblings. I don't know if this is normal or a symptom of add or just me.
Does anyone have the same "problem"? | 2021-11-25T18:29:49.000Z | r231xw | 8 | 3 | ADHD | Problem with faces. | 0.81 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r231xw/problem_with_faces/ |
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owloveu | I looked around and couldn’t find any posts answering this question.
I’ve been back on Adderall since Monday and all was going well.
Yesterday I had a super high stress meeting for Grad School and during my zoom I felt my heart pounding and my Apple Watch gave me a High HR Alert.
The alert scared me so bad I panicked and I left the meeting and did some yoga and meditation. My HR came back down to my normal range within 5-10 min of leaving the meeting.
My heart rate is already in the high range unmedicated 88 resting, 100-115 standing and 120-130 moderate exercising.
I sent my doc a message through the patient portal to ask if I should be concerned.
It’s a holiday, so I probably hear back until Monday.
I really need my meds to get through the Thanksgiving Dinner I planned.
I’m not asking for medical advice, but would you discontinue your meds?
Can stress really make your HR that high and would you be worried? | 2021-11-25T18:22:12.000Z | r22w03 | 4 | 1 | ADHD | Back on meds after 10 year break and had a scare | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r22w03/back_on_meds_after_10_year_break_and_had_a_scare/ |
MicroscopicStonework | [removed] | 2021-11-25T18:22:10.000Z | r22vym | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Unsure if I have ADD (I've always thought I do). Any input greatly appreciated. | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r22vym/unsure_if_i_have_add_ive_always_thought_i_do_any/ |
[deleted] | [deleted] | 2021-11-25T18:20:58.000Z | r22v18 | 3 | 3 | ADHD | Still mad about the past | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r22v18/still_mad_about_the_past/ |
AQuestionableVase | ADD is supposed to be everything going on at the same time and it may have been like that for me once but it's not...intense nymore. I still can't focus, but I find myself getting stuck on doing one inconsequential thing, like cleaning a coffee machine with a toothpick, not realising how much time had even passed. I could do it for hours just daydreaming when I literally have midterms nnext week. Same day dream over and over again, and I can't even focus on that either because it keeps changing to something else. Like I'm seriously not even good at imagining things anymore. I have to make a mental effot to pay attention to noises around me or I won't notice the microwave going off or a customer talking around me. Its so so much wors when I'm stressed about something becaue it just sucks my attention into this imaginary situation and I am incapable of focussing on two things at once even though ADD is supposed to make me good at that? Normally worrying that you have to do something while you have the time to do it would mke you do it but for some reason the more anxious and twisted I feel about something the more it feels like all the worry and anxiety hs clumped into this huge dark wall infront of me and it's paralyzing, even if the solution is literally the simplest thing ever. Is this even ADD? Or something else? I don't even know anymore. | 2021-11-25T18:20:54.000Z | r22uza | 1 | 4 | ADHD | I mostly feel like my brain is working slower than others | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r22uza/i_mostly_feel_like_my_brain_is_working_slower/ |
newrapsucks | Apologies in advance for the wall of text.
I’m co-responsible for leading a team in a department store in inventory management; requiring the ability to adapt to changing situations/task prioritizing, fixing inventory problems - in addition to procurement, supply management and maintenance upkeep - in ensuring the back end of the store runs smoothly. In addition to the above, I also participate to a certain degree in the same tasks as the rest of the team.
I have a lot of difficulty prioritizing tasks and delegating; my time-blindness makes it difficult to meet deadlines, as a result. I have a tendency to task switch to whatever new ‘fire’ happens instead of focusing on the important stuff first or finishing what I had started thinking I can do everything on-time - which usually results in deadlines not being met.
Whenever my neurotypical surrogate is working, everything seems to run so much more smoothly because he has a tendency to look at the bigger picture; whereas I hyper-focus and/or task switch to whatever new ‘fire’ has been started without prioritizing before acting (especially when my meds kick in) so I have energy - but no impulse control - and my ED is on full display.
I’ve been getting reprimanded for not being able to work at the same level as my colleague. I’ve shared my diagnosis with some of my managers - some of whom are more empathetic to my struggles than others. I’ve told them that my work challenges are innately tied to personal ones, but my managers see it as a work ethic/behavioural problem. I’ve been in some dark, dark places recently because of how much I think of myself as a failure.
The pay is decent, but the benefits are top notch - 401k match, PTO, etc… My work stress is causing hair loss and taking all my energy - to the detriment of my conjugal relationship.
I love the work itself; there’s so many different things to do and the inventory aspect is good exercise. Each day brings a little (or a lot) of something different to the table which keeps me engaged. I’m just tired of being looked at and treated as ‘less than’. I feel inept and shame myself for my inadequacies; especially when I see my colleague who constantly excels and has more trust with the team and management. Sometimes I just have this feeling of being burdensome and it causes decision paralysis and self-doubt - to the point of complete breakdown; l feel numb, disassociated, and rejected.
I’m wondering if any of you have been in a similar environment and what resources or tools you’ve used to help cope. I’ve heard of ADHD coaches - do they help in this area? Are there any formal, specific accommodations I can ask for to be supported - especially since my bosses aren’t receptive or understanding to my limitations?
Thank-you in advance for any support or guidance you can provide. I’m really struggling and in the midst of a depressive episode feeling hopeless trying to figure it all out. | 2021-11-25T18:20:35.000Z | r22upi | 1 | 3 | ADHD | Executive Deficits at work. How do you cope? (struggling) | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r22upi/executive_deficits_at_work_how_do_you_cope/ |
[deleted] | [deleted] | 2021-11-25T18:12:18.000Z | r22obx | 3 | 1 | ADHD | No matter how much I try to study, I just can't. | 0.67 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r22obx/no_matter_how_much_i_try_to_study_i_just_cant/ |
[deleted] | [removed] | 2021-11-25T18:11:48.000Z | r22nx2 | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Is neurodivergency like ADHD and Autism are becoming trendy? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r22nx2/is_neurodivergency_like_adhd_and_autism_are/ |
Independent_Isopod_7 | Growing up, my folks made it seem like your drivers license was as important as your shoes when leaving the house.
However, I’ve lost my license about 37 times now.
This has taught me that so long as you have SOME form of photo ID- like a passport card in my case- you can get away with not having one for a long while.
Of course I always get around to replacing it eventually in the case of inevitable traffic stops for headlights I keep forgetting to get fixed. | 2021-11-25T18:02:14.000Z | r22g59 | 2 | 2 | ADHD | What seemingly important item do you keep losing? And how have you learned to cope? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r22g59/what_seemingly_important_item_do_you_keep_losing/ |
Throwintobasket | [removed] | 2021-11-25T18:01:20.000Z | r22fda | 1 | 3 | ADHD | Consider Vortioxetine (Brintellix / Trintellix) | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r22fda/consider_vortioxetine_brintellix_trintellix/ |
sophiessoul | I don't know if I can post this here but I feel like I need to tell someone
I don't know if I'm the only one but does anybody else gets totally distracted during s3x? Like I have the most amazing boyfriend and he cares about my pleasure but sometimes I just can't focus on it?
I try to close my eyes to not get distracted by anything visual but then my thoughts start running around...
It kinda takes away the fun
Maybe someone experienced that before and has a Tip? | 2021-11-25T18:01:16.000Z | r22fbr | 117 | 395 | ADHD | ADHD AND s3x | 0.99 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r22fbr/adhd_and_s3x/ |
Independent_Isopod_7 | [removed] | 2021-11-25T17:56:53.000Z | r22bg3 | 1 | 1 | ADHD | What seemingly important item are you always losing? And how have you learned to cope? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r22bg3/what_seemingly_important_item_are_you_always/ |
sad_yet_happy | I recently realised I might have ADHD (34yo this year)
For me, I was feeling depressed (again). And I finally decided that I should try some therapy or something to resolve the issues I had. I can’t keep shutting down whenever I am overwhelmed.
Asian culture do not trust psychiatrist. If u see one, u r crazy. So I have zero idea on where to start.
So I tried betterhelp. When filling up the form, I realise ADHD symptoms are so generic and normal. (because I thought I was normal). I dug deeper and it finally make sense. I wasn’t normal.
I am so relieved I wasn’t alone but I am not sure what’s next. Do you just walk in the clinic and say you suspect you have ADHD?
And I wondered how did you guys realised that you should get tested? Because I wished I found out earlier. | 2021-11-25T17:48:50.000Z | r2251a | 80 | 36 | ADHD | What trigger you to get tested for ADHD? | 0.97 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r2251a/what_trigger_you_to_get_tested_for_adhd/ |
[deleted] | [deleted] | 2021-11-25T17:46:43.000Z | r223af | 5 | 1 | ADHD | How can I become more of a morning person? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r223af/how_can_i_become_more_of_a_morning_person/ |
kingevillemon | I'm starting my medication soon and I'm alittle cornered about loosing my appetite. I'm massively into weightlifting, one would say its my life, but I'm so worried that I'll not eat when on medication and then loose all of my sweet gains.
Do you have a have this issue and any advice to give on the topic? | 2021-11-25T17:46:06.000Z | r222t7 | 9 | 2 | ADHD | How badly does medication effect your appetite? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r222t7/how_badly_does_medication_effect_your_appetite/ |
[deleted] | Always thought it was about the people at my first job (very toxic crowd), the kind of work at my second, slow and older folks at the third and the scope of work, and so on. I’m at my fourth now, four weeks in, but I’m already SIGNIFICANTLY BORED!!
So much that I just wish I could quit. And in that boredom, I do not attend to the tasks at hand either, because a) I know they’re shitty af; b) they won’t make much difference in anybody’s lives; c)it’s not a fire i have to put out.
I’m so worried that the career switch I’m in the middle of is going to keep me bored as well and that I’d never find fulfillment in any line of work.
FYI: i am on Vyvanse 30mg. It did it’s trick the first week or so. Now I’m back to being bored af.
Do you feel (this) bored at work? How do you work around this? Also what line of work are you in? | 2021-11-25T17:45:54.000Z | r222np | 4 | 10 | ADHD | Are you sick of getting bored at jobs? I am! | 0.82 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r222np/are_you_sick_of_getting_bored_at_jobs_i_am/ |
Usakoi84 | Most of the posts I've seen on this sub have been about Adderall ruining sleep. I've luckily not had a problem as long as I take XR in the morning and stick to a consistent sleep schedule as I do have episodes of insomnia sometimes (usually related to stress or being excited about an event the next day).
However, I find that if I wake up, take it, and fall back asleep, I will just want to sleep forever rather than get up when it kicks in around 30 minutes. I wake up around the 30 and opt to go back to sleep. I have also been able to nap no problem on it, even after getting 7-8hrs of sleep the night before.
**I'm curious if anyone has experienced this and, if you've changed what you're doing to combat it, what have you done differently?** On days where I know I need to stay awake, I will have an energy drink in the morning in combination with the Adderall. Sometimes even this doesn't help.
*Side note: I have been diagnosed with hypersomnia (I haven't been tested for narcolepsy, but the fact that I can fall into REM fast makes me wonder). I have 1 positive test for apnea (but I had a head cold at the time, so I don't agree with the results) and I have 1 negative apnea test. I do not believe I have apnea as a former partner has never heard me stop breathing during naps nor has anyone said I snore. They wouldn't give me the narcolepsy test because that was the one they said I had apnea, even though I told them my nose was stuffed and my throat was sore!* | 2021-11-25T17:44:08.000Z | r221a6 | 5 | 2 | ADHD | Easy to sleep WHILE taking Adderall XR | 0.75 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r221a6/easy_to_sleep_while_taking_adderall_xr/ |
chaoticteatime | Hi all,
I'm curious if there are any Canadians here who've been prescribed Desoxyn in Canada for ADHD. I realize there are quite a few hoops to jump through before a prescription will be approved, including going through Health Canada to get special access, which requires proving you have exhausted other options.
My problem is that I have exhausted *many* but maybe not *all* options re meds. Tried all mainstream stimulant groups, tried non-stimulants, tried combinations of stimulants and non-stimulants with mood stabilizers or anti-depressants. Nothing affects me or makes a noticeable change in my life, although I think the mood stabilizers are helpful but only for what they're good for (mood-stabilizing). So I'm curious about others who have maybe experienced the same/similar situation and have been able to try desoxyn. Was it any different? Was it helpful?
Additionally, I've read a little about pharmacogenetic testing to determine genetic markers for how I interact and metabolize medication. Does anyone have any experience with this either?
I am going to talk with my doctor about both of these things but was curious about community experiences from other ADHD folx as well.
Thanks in advance. | 2021-11-25T17:40:44.000Z | r21yo5 | 5 | 3 | ADHD | Curious about Desoxyn and pharmacogenetic testing in Canada | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r21yo5/curious_about_desoxyn_and_pharmacogenetic_testing/ |
turtlelizard51 | My local Costco pharmacy keeps running out of Adderall within the first week of the month and can't order more until the 1st of the following month. My insurance plan allows controlled substances to be sent through their mail order program, but it does sound like delivery takes a while. Has anyone else tried this before? | 2021-11-25T17:38:57.000Z | r21x6y | 1 | 2 | ADHD | Any experience with Costco Mail order pharmacy for ADHD meds? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r21x6y/any_experience_with_costco_mail_order_pharmacy/ |
MatureBabbling | I was supposed to go to dinner with my boyfriend and his friend at this really nice place we've been wanting to go to for years. I was really excited to go, but I fell asleep on the couch, slept through 20 calls and woke up half an hour after I was supposed to be there. I'm really upset about, but my boyfriend is also furious with me, because this isn't the first time something like this has happened and he paid a lot of money in advance for this dinner that he can't get back.
I was diagnosed with ADHD a few years ago and I was wondering if this is something other people also experience. Some days I'll just be so tired despite having slept for 10 hours, that I just can't keep my eyes open and I don't know why or how to try to prevent this. I'll have forgotten to take my phone off silent after having put it on silence like 3 weeks ago (also something that happens to me all the time), so when someone calls I'll just sleep through it. I've also been late to work and missed appointments, because I've fallen asleep.
My boyfriend keeps saying it's irresponsible and unacceptable and I know that, but there doesn't seem to be anything I can do about it. It's incredibly frustrating for everyone involved. Does anyone else deal with this and have any tips? Or is it not ADHD related at all? | 2021-11-25T17:38:40.000Z | r21wz0 | 4 | 2 | ADHD | Missed an event because I fell asleep AGAIN! | 0.75 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r21wz0/missed_an_event_because_i_fell_asleep_again/ |
throwaway53849606072 | To those of you celebrating Thanksgiving, I hope you’re able to either get through it fast, or enjoy every minute of it!
To those who don’t, I hope today goes just as perfect for you! You’ve been through enough lately and deserve the break.
To the powers that be anywhere out there, I hope it gifts you with an adventurous or relaxing day!
Not really ADHD related but I wanted to let you all know someone is out here cheering you on.
I’m gonna be bored today so drop a comment about how your days going and I’ll do my best to respond! Support or otherwise ❤️ | 2021-11-25T17:32:34.000Z | r21s0r | 6 | 4 | ADHD | Please have a great day today! | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r21s0r/please_have_a_great_day_today/ |
[deleted] | [deleted] | 2021-11-25T17:26:45.000Z | r21n74 | 5 | 0 | ADHD | Does Adderall make your body relax? | 0.5 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r21n74/does_adderall_make_your_body_relax/ |
pocketdoodles | hi everyone.
i had an adhd referral processed back in august and was told by my gp i would be contacted directly about the results and to call back in 12 weeks if i hadn’t heard back. so an hour ago (about 15 weeks later) i finally called them to chase it up.
turns out they got a letter in early november about my referral (not sure why i didn’t since i was supposed to be contacted directly) and the letter states “it is felt this patient does not meet the criteria to be put forward for assessment or treatment on this occasion”.
i really thought this would be the answer to whatever is going on in my brain, which i especially needed at this time since i’ve started my final year of uni and i’m already feeling overwhelmed by the work, and also my sleep schedule has been absolutely abysmal for the past two months. i haven’t stopped crying since reading it. i don’t know whether it’s because the county i currently live in doesn’t really have much of an adhd service for adults so it can only take a few patients at a time (this is mentioned in the letter) or whether maybe i don’t actually have adhd.
should i seek another opinion or just give up on this? | 2021-11-25T17:18:20.000Z | r21gas | 20 | 4 | ADHD | i finally heard back about my referral and i don’t know what to do | 0.83 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r21gas/i_finally_heard_back_about_my_referral_and_i_dont/ |
[deleted] | [deleted] | 2021-11-25T17:13:54.000Z | r21crg | 22 | 10 | ADHD | Meds have stopped working - is this tolerance? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r21crg/meds_have_stopped_working_is_this_tolerance/ |
NightHunter0108 | [removed] | 2021-11-25T17:03:53.000Z | r214k6 | 2 | 0 | ADHD | Is this a scam? | 0.5 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r214k6/is_this_a_scam/ |
[deleted] | [removed] | 2021-11-25T17:02:56.000Z | r213rf | 1 | 2 | ADHD | What should say to my psychiatrist? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r213rf/what_should_say_to_my_psychiatrist/ |
spidermonkeyy115 | [removed] | 2021-11-25T17:01:37.000Z | r212l6 | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Saw a pic on fb on how to hack happiness chemicals | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r212l6/saw_a_pic_on_fb_on_how_to_hack_happiness_chemicals/ |
[deleted] | [deleted] | 2021-11-25T17:00:22.000Z | r211gf | 2 | 1 | ADHD | Why is it so easy for me to focus when I’m playing a video game but when I study it’s almost impossible | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r211gf/why_is_it_so_easy_for_me_to_focus_when_im_playing/ |
Bulky-Draft6915 | I'm sitting waiting for a call from an ADHD coach, she's late.
The last coach I reached out to missed our first two scheduled calls and was 48 minutes late when I actually got to speak with her. I understand that ADHD coaches also have ADHD, but if they are coaching I don't know how I can take them seriously if they can't keep their appointments.
The call was also a shitshow, I've got less clarity about what it the coaching is and more doubt than ever before.
Note: I'm also a coach and I just can't see how coaching can work if appointments are this hard to set up, not kept and the process is completely ambiguous.
Can anyone help me out with what to look for in a coach?
Or alternatives like a course? | 2021-11-25T16:48:08.000Z | r20rko | 5 | 6 | ADHD | Can ADHD coaches not keep appointments? Help me find one? | 0.88 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r20rko/can_adhd_coaches_not_keep_appointments_help_me/ |
kawaiibobasaur | Note: this only applies to iPhone users, if there is an android setting similar to this, please share in the comments.
CONTEXT: I was recently diagnosed with inattentive ADHD. As a disclaimer I am on meds for my ADHD. This hack may not be as amazing for people not on meds or have worse focus/discipline issues than I do. With that being said I hope this helps somebody.
PROBLEM: Even though my meds help me SO MUCH, I still notice I can hyperfixate on the wrong things. For example, after I take my meds I tend to get sucked into my phone in the mornings when I should be getting ready for work. This would make me run late and was very frustrating for me. Instead of getting upset with myself I decided to look into options to limit my access to nonessential apps, and found a great solution.
SOLUTION: On my iPhone I went to my Screen Time settings > down time > schedule and set my schedule for weekdays. From 5 AM to 8 AM I can only access my notes app, messages app, music, fitness and podcast apps. All other apps (including safari) are greyed out on my screen. If I click on one it will tell me I can’t access it until 8 AM. There is a way to override the schedule, but just seeing the locked screen is a great reminder that I SHOULD NOT BE on that app, and I’m able to set my phone down.
My screen time has been down by two hours on average each day and I’ve been on time for work every day. It’s truly a life saver!
I love this because it’s completely customizable to YOUR needs. You are able to select your schedule, days, and which apps you want to be able to use. This is much better than those apps that lock your entire phone if you still need to listen to music or podcasts while you do whatever.
If you feel inclined, please share any other phone or tech hacks that have worked well for you! I love this community and the wonderful solutions we come up with. Have a beautiful day (: | 2021-11-25T16:46:38.000Z | r20qfs | 5 | 15 | ADHD | Life Hack for iPhone Users | 0.94 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r20qfs/life_hack_for_iphone_users/ |
Overall-Tie-1027 | [removed] | 2021-11-25T16:39:25.000Z | r20kqu | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Does the combination of zinc + magnesium + Melatonin + B6 really help as a sleep aid | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r20kqu/does_the_combination_of_zinc_magnesium_melatonin/ |
sh8wol | aside from my intense fear of missing out that social media graciously feeds into, there’s something about having to manage a social app like insta that just…
i can’t think of instagram as anything but a chore. ive tried and i just can’t. other socials? pretty fine with it. but not insta
keeping up with followers? seeing your old “friends” from high school and wanting to prove to them that you got better? i wish my mind didn’t default to that and just had *fun* but here we are
and this only got worse with quarantine and having to practically rely on it for not just “fun” communication but group projects, etc. it was like i could never escape the highlight reel social world unless i just decided to not do anything anymore and rot
ive ghosted people countless times because i genuinely just couldn’t. people who’ve liked me as a potential friend. as a potential partner… people who i liked back
yet every time i open instagram specifically i wanna curl up and d*e. i cant even bring myself to open it long enough to better curate my feed in hopes of that helping. its getting really bad and idk what to do
sometimes i go on there i scroll with this morbid fear than i’m gonna see something i don’t want to: my ex, a cute post from someone i should probably check in with, a msg from someone saying they miss me and/or asking to hang out…
and other times, it’s not even that fear. i just genuinely would rather be doing anything else and being on there makes me so anxious i get indigestion and just wanna throw up /srs
it feels like these days its all i can do to keep up with college, listen to podcasts at 1.5 speed bc i cant do it any slower anymore, and stay in contact with the *last* close friend i have
meanwhile, so many others my age are generally doing things i’d love to do if only i had the social battery/ attention span/ *mental capacity* etc
maybe it’s a focus thing? or maybe it really is a fear missing out? worsened social anxiety?
and why do i have such an emotional and bodily response to this? despite emotional dystrgulation’s more common presentations, i don’t usually have heightened emotion but lack thereof.
but this time i do? and it’s because of instagram? what gives :/
i think that’s why im making this post. is this maybe more adhd specific than i’m realizing? does anyone else have experience with this?
sorry for the length. | 2021-11-25T16:36:25.000Z | r20ier | 78 | 124 | ADHD | i haven’t been able to open instagram for months. i just start crying | 0.96 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r20ier/i_havent_been_able_to_open_instagram_for_months_i/ |
[deleted] | [deleted] | 2021-11-25T16:34:41.000Z | r20h08 | 2 | 1 | ADHD | Has anyone seen a shortage in Amphetamine ADHD meds? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r20h08/has_anyone_seen_a_shortage_in_amphetamine_adhd/ |
Deltroyd | Hi! I’m a uni student and we’re getting closer and closer to the end of the semester. I have a hard time to keep myself motivated to study and turn in assignments/reports. ADHD makes the while thing an absolute chore. Apparently, wanting to be successful or wanting good grades just aren’t big enough motivators to keep me going.
So, what are your tips and tricks to stay motivated and see tasks through? | 2021-11-25T16:33:13.000Z | r20fqf | 3 | 2 | ADHD | Success isn’t a big enough motivator. What are your tips & tricks to stay motivated? | 0.75 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r20fqf/success_isnt_a_big_enough_motivator_what_are_your/ |
ThisBid6888 | [removed] | 2021-11-25T16:32:36.000Z | r20f8g | 1 | 1 | ADHD | free meditation | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r20f8g/free_meditation/ |
GustavRbana | I just turned 26, I’ve never been a good student, always distracted or site acting. My family and background never had any structure growing up, but I’ve decided to go back to school for robotics.
I’ve been diagnosed with ADHD by two psychiatrist at this point.
It’s been almost 10 years since I graduated from high school, and I’m pretty nervous about it.
So I decided to start taking some basic math classes from coursera, been making good progress but recently I’ve noticed something; I fully understand the equations and when/how to use them, but near the end of solving it I almost always get a plur or minus sign wrong, or forget to carry over an exponent, this immensely frustrating especially because I know the material. I’ve tried some meds but never really stuck to them. Here is a list of the once I’ve tried and why I stopped using them.
1. Adderral - I get wired as fuck too Intense for my liking, also fucks my sleep, even on lower doses
2. Concerts- make me feel dull and I get sleepy.
3. Concerts and atomoxatine- same shit, I get sleep and my mood is just flat, can’t get erections and kills my sex drive. Super wack
4. Vyvanse & Dex - probably my preferred meds out of the ones I’ve tried so far, I’m usually on the lower end of the dosage spectrum.
So I got two questions for the gang,
1. Is this ADD/ADHD?
2. Any med recommendations I haven’t already tried, and is it normal to try a bunch before finding one that works? | 2021-11-25T16:30:47.000Z | r20ds3 | 4 | 6 | ADHD | Is this it? | 0.87 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r20ds3/is_this_it/ |
[deleted] | [deleted] | 2021-11-25T16:26:49.000Z | r20akp | 3 | 2 | ADHD | Dexedrine and tingling | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r20akp/dexedrine_and_tingling/ |
Your_Spiciness | I'm a 24 year old male and I've been diagnosed with ADHD-PI (or ADD back then) in 2018.
The amount of positive covid cases per day are rising strongly in the Netherlands and there's being "leaked" that another lockdown will be announced tomorrow. My experience with the last lockdown was terrible. Every day of the week feeling as the same day and nothing spontaneous happens, which resulted in having a very bad concentration, tiredness and just feeling down.
Since march this year I've been busy with my graduation project (which I should have finished in august btw...) and my overall progress is quite slow. My teachers have been very supportive, but they also can do only so much to help me. Before my graduation I already had a study delay of a year and because of that, all my classmates have graduated (and because of me being me, I don't have contact with any of them anymore).
The last two months felt great to me. The lockdown was pretty much non-existent and during this time I made the most progress for my project. Besides, doing things with my friends (other than gaming) really put me in a great mood.
Because of all the recent news about covid and the (very likely) coming lockdown, I can feel my concentration and mood already getting worse. I really don't want to go through the same sh\*t as last time... | 2021-11-25T16:24:43.000Z | r208zz | 1 | 1 | ADHD | So here we go again... | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r208zz/so_here_we_go_again/ |
[deleted] | [removed] | 2021-11-25T16:23:44.000Z | r20888 | 1 | 1 | ADHD | side effects with medication | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r20888/side_effects_with_medication/ |
dkortman | I saw a comment on here somewhere mentioning Edward M. Hallowell and John J. Ratey’s *Driven To Distraction* and I looked into it and ordered it for like $12 on Amazon. I brought it with me on a road trip down to florida to see my grandparents for thanksgiving and I’ve been reading this book nonstop. I’d be damned if I could pay attention to a book for more than a chapter but I just GET everything in this book. It all makes sense. I’m just glued to the pages. If you’re reading this, look into the book. I’m only 40 pages in and I’ve already felt a difference. It’s helped me discern what’s specifically wrong with me and how to cope with it. It’s amazing and very well written. This sounds like an ad for the book lol but I just really like it. That’s all. | 2021-11-25T16:15:14.000Z | r201jo | 25 | 75 | ADHD | If you haven’t read this book, order it now | 0.98 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r201jo/if_you_havent_read_this_book_order_it_now/ |
sleepycatinarayofsun | I’d rather something more academic than flashy/animated so she can grasp the seriousness.
I remember a power point done by a white psychologist(?) dude I found on YouTube that was fantastic, thorough and empathetic.
If anyone knows what I am referring to or has other suggestions I’d love to know. I just know she sees me as a failure and thus herself and it kills me. Causes so many arguments over shit I should be able to handle as an adult but am awful at. I think if she got more perspective on my problems she’d feel better about herself and give her more tips on how to help me better | 2021-11-25T16:12:39.000Z | r1zzlz | 6 | 15 | ADHD | I need a video explaining ADHD to my mom, bonus points if adult or female adhd is spoken about | 0.95 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r1zzlz/i_need_a_video_explaining_adhd_to_my_mom_bonus/ |
merganzer | I'm hosting a small get-together tonight with my husband, kids, and parents - I'll roast a chicken, heat a ham, sauté green beans, mash potatoes and make gravy, bake rolls, boil down some fresh cranberries and sugar, and whip up some cream to go with an apple pie. Tomorrow, I'm getting up at 5 AM so I can make my famous blueberry coffee cake for my MIL's annual brunch, then of course there's the main meal with my husband's family later in the day.
The thing is, I'm not going to be able to eat much of *anything*. I'm taking half of today and all of tomorrow off of Adderall, but after a month of being on it and not having any appetite, my stomach has shrunk and can handle only small portions of solid food at a time (I make a lot of smoothies with protein powder now). I don't even like sweets anymore.
It's been great for my diet (although I shouldn't lose much more weight), but I do miss enjoying food. I still enjoy making it and sharing it with others, but not eating it.
It eventually gets better, right? | 2021-11-25T16:11:32.000Z | r1zyrw | 4 | 1 | ADHD | I'm not going to be able to enjoy Thanksgiving food this year | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/r1zyrw/im_not_going_to_be_able_to_enjoy_thanksgiving/ |
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