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Alone-Community-279 | [removed] | 2021-12-17T20:23:10.000Z | riq04z | 9 | 0 | ADHD | I feel bad for Kim Potter for one reason and it's because I have ADHD | 0.5 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/riq04z/i_feel_bad_for_kim_potter_for_one_reason_and_its/ |
[deleted] | [deleted] | 2021-12-17T20:17:28.000Z | ripw0s | 16 | 6 | ADHD | It's been a bad day | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/ripw0s/its_been_a_bad_day/ |
thedancinghippie | I (26M) have always struggled with school. I'm sure y'all understand. I tried out the accommodations in high school but they just gave me extra test time which I didn't really need. Since then, I never really pursued it further, didn't think I needed them.
I'm going back to culinary school in a few weeks and on a whim decided to look at their accommodations. They are incredible!
I get to get up and take a break every 45 mins during class and tests.
I get a copy of the lesson plan the day before class so I can go over it.
I can record lessons so I can take notes later.
And a few more things I forget. I am mostly excited about the ability to get up and walk around for a minute. The lectures are 2 hours long at 7am! I am feeling hopeful about school for the first time in a long time and just wanted to share in case anyone else hasn't looked into what sort of accommodations their school provides! | 2021-12-17T20:16:17.000Z | ripv5z | 54 | 796 | ADHD | I just saw the accommodations my new school offers for ADHD and started crying | 0.99 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/ripv5z/i_just_saw_the_accommodations_my_new_school/ |
Make_u_wet_holy_watr | I made a list of things to do and I’ve been checking the actions off as I go. I struggle with wanting to do anything and just sitting in bed doing deep dives of useless info, but not today. I made my list last night!
I’m “choosing my hard”! It’s hard for me to be productive, because I kinda wanna lay there and think about all the things I’ve done wrong/pure random shìt and that makes me feel worthless. I usually feel low energy, but I feel pretty okay today being productive. I showered, brushed my teeth, gave my dog a bath, changed sheets, washed clothes, put away clothes, and went to a meeting. This is the most I’ve done in a long time.
I might become a list girl in the future, this feeling of crossing off items on the list feels like a game and has my interest | 2021-12-17T20:16:16.000Z | ripv58 | 1 | 2 | ADHD | I did it!! | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/ripv58/i_did_it/ |
barelyevening | I talk way too much, and what I talk about is also a lot. I tend to get roped into political discussions with people that are extremely taxing to have day in day out. I very readily share my emotional state or personal details and i think its about time I learned to shut my mouth. so I am. I've stopped talking so much, even to myself when I'm alone
I answer people with nods or shrugs most of the time. I try not to post everything on social media (ironically posts about it to reddit though lol) or reach out to people because I want attention. I'm slowly getting more comfortable being on my own. I hope not being super emotional all the time will help me toughen up a bit too
i know there are benefits to being open and emotionaly honest and wearing your heart on your sleeve but after 24 years I think it's time for a change | 2021-12-17T20:08:12.000Z | ripp44 | 4 | 8 | ADHD | trying to be quieter | 0.91 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/ripp44/trying_to_be_quieter/ |
Val24pt | [removed] | 2021-12-17T20:03:10.000Z | riplc3 | 1 | 1 | ADHD | I tried to create a better suiting acronym for ADHD… | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/riplc3/i_tried_to_create_a_better_suiting_acronym_for/ |
februarystars8989 | It seems like a lot of people talk about barely getting out of bed or not leaving the house/changing clothes, etc. I guess I am just jealous. I work full time and am a wife and mother and I would give anything to not work. Just keeping the house up and taking care of kids is extremely difficult with ADHD (medicated for years), but adding working full time makes it seem completely impossible and like I am bad at everything I do. That's all. I am just curious and jealous mostly. | 2021-12-17T20:01:06.000Z | ripjr0 | 69 | 37 | ADHD | Are a lot of people in this sub, unemployed? | 0.97 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/ripjr0/are_a_lot_of_people_in_this_sub_unemployed/ |
gingerbenji | [removed] | 2021-12-17T20:00:07.000Z | ripiu8 | 6 | 2 | ADHD | Lack of emotion in sympathy | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/ripiu8/lack_of_emotion_in_sympathy/ |
14thCluelessbird | Average job application: "We need someone who's detail oriented (....fuck), attentive (hahaha nope), great listener (sorry what?), great at multi-tasking (definitely no), focused (maybe if you have me do something interesting, so mostly no), highly motivated (lol yeah right), diligent and organized (oh come on!), great at prioritizing different tasks and responsibilities (...that's it I'm fucking done)."
Sometimes it's almost like they're just listing off the textbook symptoms of adhd straight from a DSM-5 and being like "yeah, so like, don't have any of this."
It gets even worse if you have any kind of social anxiety or depression. "Yeah we also need someone who is extremely outgoing, is invigorated by constant personal interaction, comes to work with a big fat smile on their face every day, and always cheerful and has an upbeat positive attitude." | 2021-12-17T19:58:05.000Z | riphh1 | 13 | 47 | ADHD | Sometimes it almost feels like those ideal candidate qualifications on job applications are intentionally trolling us... | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/riphh1/sometimes_it_almost_feels_like_those_ideal/ |
Macaronipuppy | I genuinely can't remember if I already took my medication. I just now took my medication but now I am paranoid that I accidentally did a double dose.
I take 15mg of Adderall everyday. It's not a very high dose, but regardless I am still paranoid.
I could be fusing yesterday memories when I took my medication with today. That happens often with me where I confuse two memories from two different days.
But I just want to know if this has happened to anyone before and if there are things I should look out for. I most likely didn't double dose, but I still would rather be safe than sorry.
I swear sometimes I feel like Dory with how shit my short term memory can be.
Update: Ok I think I had my normal dose. Nothing out of the ordinary happened, I think I am just overworked. Thank you for your suggestions! | 2021-12-17T19:56:19.000Z | ripg7s | 6 | 2 | ADHD | I am concerned that I might of took my Addaral twice | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/ripg7s/i_am_concerned_that_i_might_of_took_my_addaral/ |
peachy_kt | [removed] | 2021-12-17T19:51:08.000Z | ripcgs | 8 | 0 | ADHD | I just got put on Vyvanse and My appetite is gone. is this normal? | 0.33 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/ripcgs/i_just_got_put_on_vyvanse_and_my_appetite_is_gone/ |
munchidk | So my moms sent me a video that was basically an ad for a new ADHD specialist service called Done. ADHD managed. Apparently they have specialists and are working to take all the 'thats hard with adhd' parts out of treatment. Was just seeing if it was a sham or if i should check it out? Cause dodging the bull shit of treatment would be amazing. But getting stuck into a scam or bullshit sill just send me spiraling away from treatmemt again. Thanks all! | 2021-12-17T19:50:47.000Z | ripc7m | 8 | 6 | ADHD | Trying to find out if 'Done. Adhd managed' is a scam or if they are actually doing what they claim | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/ripc7m/trying_to_find_out_if_done_adhd_managed_is_a_scam/ |
[deleted] | [removed] | 2021-12-17T19:48:59.000Z | ripaxb | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Has anyone heard of or tried Done. ADHD managed? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/ripaxb/has_anyone_heard_of_or_tried_done_adhd_managed/ |
iwiwjejsiaiwiwj | I feel so drawn to do things that I enjoy but struggle so much to get myself to actually do them unless I am hyper fixated on them!! I am an artist in art school and also a tattoo artist. I love what I do but it’s so hard to keep consistently making work with my ADHD. I want to create but sometimes feel like my art work meets my expectations when I am hyper fixated on it to a unhealthy amount. I tend to push myself and get start working on stuff but don’t feel as compelled to do it because I don’t feel as in it as I do when I am hyper fixated. I want so badly to make more and build a studio practice but I can’t really
control when my body decides to fixate and when it doesn’t. Let me know if anyone relates. | 2021-12-17T19:48:11.000Z | ripach | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Wishing I had more consistent motivation | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/ripach/wishing_i_had_more_consistent_motivation/ |
DATDUDE30318 | Okay so here’s a good tip that a truck driver gave me. What he does to keep his attention from waning while he is driving is to pay attention to literally everything everything….road signs, vehicle tag numbers, speed limit signs, car colors, and never ever keep your eyes fixed on a certain point because you’ll get tunnel vision and tune out everything else around you. This tip has helped me keep my focus for over 3hrs at a time while driving | 2021-12-17T19:43:56.000Z | rip7ek | 1 | 8 | ADHD | Tip for keeping focused while driving | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rip7ek/tip_for_keeping_focused_while_driving/ |
NobodyFindsMeHere | i’m at work right now and there’s absolutely nothing to do I work in IT at a college and we usually just answer phones and do tickets or do something around the office that needs to be done but there is absolutely none of that to do and I’ve just been cycling my social media apps and I can NOT stay still I keep getting up from my chair and getting weird antsy feeling in my body when i’m sitting I can’t focus on anything right now does anyone know what I can or should do right now this is insufferable | 2021-12-17T19:42:56.000Z | rip6ou | 3 | 1 | ADHD | how do you guys pass time at work? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rip6ou/how_do_you_guys_pass_time_at_work/ |
PeepShowZootSuits | My son has ADHD as well as medical issues including heart defects. I just found our from his principal today that he has been awarded student of the year by his school. It has been a tough time for him at school since the beginning - pre-diagnosis troubles, multiple surgeries, online school etc and I am beyond proud of him. | 2021-12-17T19:40:54.000Z | rip584 | 5 | 46 | ADHD | Son awarded by school | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rip584/son_awarded_by_school/ |
[deleted] | [removed] | 2021-12-17T19:38:37.000Z | rip3lg | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Has anyone seen this company for ADHD treatment called DONE | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rip3lg/has_anyone_seen_this_company_for_adhd_treatment/ |
amditz314 | This feeling is so hellish. My brain is screaming for movement, music, something. I'm halfway through the school day (high school senior) and with winter break coming up, all my teachers are just giving us independent work time. But I can't do anything! I know exactly what I need to work on but it's like my brain has shut down on me. About the only thing I can direct energy into is complaining :/
It frustrates me so much because the obvious solution is to just DO SOMETHING, but I CANNOT. | 2021-12-17T19:36:39.000Z | rip26d | 3 | 3 | ADHD | I haven't gotten anything done today because I'm so understimulated | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rip26d/i_havent_gotten_anything_done_today_because_im_so/ |
Raaide | Just because you think you could/can do more stuff as a relatively neurotypical person on stimulants doesn't mean you're better at your job. I am able to pay attention to more details, sit and carefully do delicate work, do my work a little slower, read an entire protocol. I'm not just saying "I'm hyped up on drugs so I can pack more stuff in an hour without feeling tired" like you mean when you hear that stimulants make me better at my job. ugh. Sorry for the small rant, some people just don't seem to understand the fundamental difference between being able to "do more" versus "do better". | 2021-12-17T19:36:10.000Z | rip1ui | 97 | 464 | ADHD | I'm tired of being told that "anyone would be more productive on stimulants" | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rip1ui/im_tired_of_being_told_that_anyone_would_be_more/ |
[deleted] | [removed] | 2021-12-17T19:34:00.000Z | rip0cs | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Lack of emotion in sympathy | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rip0cs/lack_of_emotion_in_sympathy/ |
adviceismostneeded | [removed] | 2021-12-17T19:32:47.000Z | riozgj | 3 | 2 | ADHD | Been on Vyvanse for three months and I'm not sure if it's the right drug for me | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/riozgj/been_on_vyvanse_for_three_months_and_im_not_sure/ |
ratgarcon | I’ve only been on Vyvanse since about October, and had my dosage upped last month to 30 mg. I haven’t missed any doses until the past two days, should I worry abt any side effects from it? Other than usual fatigue. I know the body often becomes dependent on it so after long term use missing a dose can cause withdrawals, so about when should I worry about that? Like how many months/years of taking Vyvanse should I worry about possibility of withdrawals when missing doses?
I’m only asking here because I can’t really find any answers online for what I’m asking, thank you :) | 2021-12-17T19:32:37.000Z | riozcn | 3 | 1 | ADHD | Vyvanse question | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/riozcn/vyvanse_question/ |
Striker120v | So, I mask myself while at work. (Both covid and emotional!) And today I ended up letting loose just a tad bit more than I have ever done so Infront of my coworker. I, as I'm sure most of you do as well, have a constant dialogue or music or something going on in my noggin. And I usually will be singing and being goofy about it while at home but it never comes out at work. My coworkercame into the office and said "wtf are you doing?" He knows I'm odd but I had a good laugh because I've never been like that at work. At the same time my wife walked in to me explaining that it's a constant thing at home and backed me up. Felt good. Have you ever dropped your mask in public and didn't realize it. | 2021-12-17T19:19:58.000Z | rioq4a | 3 | 4 | ADHD | Whoops, my mask fell off. | 0.84 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rioq4a/whoops_my_mask_fell_off/ |
Xboxrrod | I don’t know how adults with adhd can work with children even at age 4/5. I made a ramp and spent a lot of time making it for the kids to have fun and one of the kids didn’t listen and was destroying the ramp so I was upset and took it personal and told him to stop and he didn’t once he broke it I literally felt like I was a kid again by moving him physically out of the way and I slipped on the ice as I slipped I ol accidentally pushed him we both went down. | 2021-12-17T19:13:52.000Z | riolid | 2 | 2 | ADHD | I get frustrated with kids working as daycare caregiver | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/riolid/i_get_frustrated_with_kids_working_as_daycare/ |
[deleted] | [removed] | 2021-12-17T19:07:17.000Z | riogfy | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Anybody else's medication make them depressed and their lives, overall, just worse? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/riogfy/anybody_elses_medication_make_them_depressed_and/ |
fishblanket11 | For years I have been struggling with a general apathy for life. I don’t like going out and doing things and everything feels boring, pointless, and unfulfilling. I have often turned to thc and other substances to try to escape this feeling. I have hobbies, I play the violin and a few other instruments. I try to exercise at least 3 times a week. I’ve been on adhd meds for a few months now after finally getting a diagnosis and that’s helped me to start doing more things rather than just laying in bed all the time, but I still feel like I can’t enjoy anything. I have been on lexapro for a while now and sometimes i worry that it is only worsening my anhedonia and emotional numbness. Can someone please provide some advice or emotional support? | 2021-12-17T19:06:17.000Z | riofp8 | 0 | 2 | ADHD | Anhedonia and Boredom with Life | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/riofp8/anhedonia_and_boredom_with_life/ |
Nic406 | It has to be such a specific writing utensil with a specific feeling with the texture of the material, its weight, how the ink dissapates on the paper for me to not be distracted noticing all these things.
In a nutshell, if my notes don't look perfectly neat or if the pen/pencil i'm using makes it harder to make everything look pretty, then my brain just can't do it. Somehow I notice the sensation of my hands more, like dry skin will become noticable, ill notice my cuticles, ill notice the sweat forming from writing for a period of time, etc. It's weird and I really hate it because I used to love writing for long periods of time as a kid. I feel like some sort of a pen/pencil snob now. | 2021-12-17T19:05:42.000Z | riof9r | 6 | 2 | ADHD | Not sure if it's an ADHD thing but I can't take notes for long because the writing utensil I'm holding distracts me so much | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/riof9r/not_sure_if_its_an_adhd_thing_but_i_cant_take/ |
Suagy | [removed] | 2021-12-17T19:01:35.000Z | riobzk | 0 | 1 | ADHD | How did y'all feel on your very first dose of Ritalin? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/riobzk/how_did_yall_feel_on_your_very_first_dose_of/ |
TheDemonLady | My doc increased me from 20mg to 30mg because she wants my effects to last longer. I could only give her a rough estimate of how long the 20mg was affecting me
I really want to give her a more accurate answer for when my meds start and stop working. Basically the answer I gave her was 6-8 hours and she wants at least a solid 8 hours. Any suggestions? | 2021-12-17T19:01:13.000Z | riobqk | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Documenting length of medicine effects | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/riobqk/documenting_length_of_medicine_effects/ |
[deleted] | [deleted] | 2021-12-17T19:01:00.000Z | riobjk | 4 | 2 | ADHD | Insomnia on dexamphetamine | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/riobjk/insomnia_on_dexamphetamine/ |
vash1911 | [removed] | 2021-12-17T18:59:04.000Z | rio9uh | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Just curious | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rio9uh/just_curious/ |
Egoash | [removed] | 2021-12-17T18:58:25.000Z | rio9dr | 1 | 1 | ADHD | There are two type of ADHD people: Those that think their brain is broken, and those that think it is different. | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rio9dr/there_are_two_type_of_adhd_people_those_that/ |
TheDemonLady | [removed] | 2021-12-17T18:55:21.000Z | rio71p | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Documenting length of medicine effects | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rio71p/documenting_length_of_medicine_effects/ |
pokey-poke | I work retail and have ADHD (inattentive) and OCPD (obsessive-compulsive personality disorder) and I'm nearly always defensive whenever anyone comes in the store.
Part of it is my OCPD which dictates how everyone else "should" behave and when they should ask for help and how they should do it.
But when I'm able to be present and not worry about how everything "should" be done, I love it. I am helpful, gracious and kind.
Does anyone else have a hard time with being overly prickly and controlling? | 2021-12-17T18:55:21.000Z | rio71k | 7 | 6 | ADHD | Why am I so defensive? And how can I chill? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rio71k/why_am_i_so_defensive_and_how_can_i_chill/ |
Popular-Addition-373 | I'm a screenwriter director and I'm currently working on my feature filme but I'm struggling to remain consistent with my progress - specially struggling with ADHD.
I'm looking to improve my work and life habits. I'm wondering if anyone want to do weekly meeting to share strategies, progress, frustrations, goals, success. I'm thinking one hour video meeting (half for each) where we can discuss what we would like to do during the week and share things we accomplished from the previous week. Also talk things we were not able to do - without judgment.
I feel I'm way more motivated to do things If I can share my progress with someone. At the same time I feel that my friends without ADHD don't really "get it". I think they would be judgmental about the things I consider progress (such as brushing my teeth everyday or replying to an email).
Anyone interested? | 2021-12-17T18:50:25.000Z | rio3hf | 8 | 9 | ADHD | I'm looking for an accountability partner. | 0.86 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rio3hf/im_looking_for_an_accountability_partner/ |
Stepawayfromkeyboard | …the buzzing sound that an unacceptable number of ceiling lights lights make. Kill them all. If I’m not alone in the universe, can we make a point about cancelling all electronic light?
What was wrong with fire.
characterscharacterscharacterscharacterscharacterscharacterscharactersfokyoubotscharacters | 2021-12-17T18:45:51.000Z | rio04f | 2 | 5 | ADHD | My latest nemesis is… | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rio04f/my_latest_nemesis_is/ |
heresaimee | I turned 21 in October and have been juggling with the idea of me having ADHD for a while. I've always procrastinated from getting a diagnosis (I'm also super nervous with phone calls and avoid them) and when I mentioned it to my dad he shut it down pretty fast, and when after the third time he promised to help me get tested, he just never followed up on it. A few weeks ago however, my mother stepped in and called around a ton and got me an appointment for a diagnosis. So I went, and, well. It took him half an hour to be like "yeah, you have severe ADHD".
I got my med prescription yesterday and took my very first pill today. I cried. I never knew my head could be this calm. I never knew it could be this much easier to... do something. I studied. I was never able to just... sit down and study before. It wasn't even silent around me and I was still able to concentrate. I didn't lose concentration every 20 seconds, and I followed through with a whole study session. I didn't have to hype myself up just to brush my teeth. I was able to have a conversation and fully concentrate on what my friend was saying. I didn't have 5 other thoughts at the same time. I was able to text another friend and still follow my irl conversation.
I never knew I could feel this way. I always thought I was lazy or stupid or useless. Today was the first time since I can remember that I really felt like I was living in the real world for a bit. (I'm crying again writing this)
I didn't know living could be this way. | 2021-12-17T18:45:48.000Z | rio031 | 3 | 10 | ADHD | I took my first ADHD med today. | 0.92 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rio031/i_took_my_first_adhd_med_today/ |
undercoverlamp19 | backstory: i’m frequently late and my boss recently told me i need to pick up the slack and i have to learn to be responsible.
tooth thing: i have a cyst on my wisdom tooth and it’s very swollen and tender and i’m getting them out in a couple weeks
hey (boss), I’m really sorry I’m not at work today, the doctor gave me norcos for my tooth and last night I took 2 cause i’ve been waking up in the middle of the night with pain. My mom woke me up at 9 when she was leaving for work. I didn’t know how to tell you but I will try to explain myself.
I have severe adhd and with that comes major anxiety and depression. This morning I woke up and immediately got nervous to how you’d react when I texted you another “sorry i’m late text”. My anxiety makes me overthink the situation and basically sends me into paralysis. I wanted to text you but I didn’t know what to tell you, I don’t know how you would react, I didn’t know if you were gonna send me home again, I didn’t think you wanted to pay me for the rest of the day, I didn’t know what to tell (coworker) if he asked me and so I just did nothing. i don’t try to do this it just happens and i have a hard time dealing with it. it doesn’t affect me every day but it does happen. i’m currently unmedicated but i’ve tried many and still looking. i’m not trying to make this an excuse for every time i’m late this is just information i think you should know.
how does this sound? does this explanation make sense? i don’t want it to sound like i’m trying to get out of work or something. and i didn’t tell hims about my adhd or anything when i started working so idk what he thinks about adhd | 2021-12-17T18:45:14.000Z | rinzn0 | 4 | 1 | ADHD | text to my boss. suggestions welcome | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rinzn0/text_to_my_boss_suggestions_welcome/ |
Patient_Line_5626 | Me and my doctor are planning to try Intuniv+stimulant, most research are focused on Intuniv combined with an extended-release methylphenidate or amphetamine, I currently have a good response with Dexedrine IR (mediocre experience with vyvanse and all methylphenidates). Are the any safety reasons why Intuniv should not be combined with instant release stimulant medication? Any resources help a great deal! | 2021-12-17T18:43:16.000Z | riny5n | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Safety reasons/concerns with Intuniv+IR stimulant? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/riny5n/safety_reasonsconcerns_with_intunivir_stimulant/ |
Stepawayfromkeyboard | [removed] | 2021-12-17T18:40:11.000Z | rinvw5 | 1 | 1 | ADHD | My latest nemesis is | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rinvw5/my_latest_nemesis_is/ |
[deleted] | When I forget to take my meds or intentionally don’t take my meds my friends always think I’m high. I usually don’t take them on days I just want to have fun. If I have little to do and am okay with not being able to focus I won’t take them. It is a clear shift from a calm and collected version of me to an energetic vibrant crazy version of me.
I’ve had friends ask me if I’m on my meds when I’m not. They think of Ritalin as something that will give you unending amounts of energy and will spark your personality up because of the way adhd meds have been perceived and because they’ve abused adderall before and don’t have adhd. I’ll be doing something I think is funny and people will think I’m high. I get that when I don’t take it I do stuff out of character but I don’t like that it’s so out of character that it makes people question my mental state. One of my friends still thinks I’m lying and every time I don’t take it and he’s around me he just acts disappointed in me.
My adhd meds take away my personality and I feel like a robot. When I’m not on them I feel so much more social and so much more me. My mind races and new ideas pop up every second when I’m unmedicated. Conversation just comes so easy when I don’t take my meds. I struggle to focus when I need to if I don’t take my Ritalin. I will set my mind to focus on work and a couple minutes later I realize I’m doing something completely different and I hadn’t even realized I swapped over to do something completely different. I basically act like I’m high when I’m off my meds. In certain ways it’s similar to when people who don’t have adhd take adhd meds. I do crazy shit without thinking, have unending amounts of energy, and my moods go crazy.
I’m a very emotional without my meds. One second I can be on top of the world and the next I’m ridiculously sad and then I’m angry. Yesterday night I was listening to a song that made me ridiculously happy and then during that song all of a sudden I started thinking about how lonely I feel even with friends and family because I feel so alone in this world and nobody can change that. Then I went back to being happy. My adhd meds make me act normal but without them I’m so much happier with myself to the point where it makes people think I’m on something when ironically the version of me they think is sober is actually on Ritalin. I just love feeling my emotions and feeling like a person. The world is so much cooler when I’m not on Ritalin. Anything can be fun when I’m not taking it.
It just feels frustrating that I can’t just have my personality and the good parts of my medication but my adhd is a part of my personality. It makes me who I am but it sucks that it also makes me dysfunctional when it comes to focus and organization.
I guess you can say I’m high if you think of sober as your most functional state and a high as something that makes you feel good. | 2021-12-17T18:39:36.000Z | rinvge | 4 | 5 | ADHD | My friends think I’m high when I don’t take my meds | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rinvge/my_friends_think_im_high_when_i_dont_take_my_meds/ |
[deleted] | [removed] | 2021-12-17T18:36:25.000Z | rint1u | 1 | 1 | ADHD | anger w/ Adderall or just emotional regulation? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rint1u/anger_w_adderall_or_just_emotional_regulation/ |
colaboy1998 | [removed] | 2021-12-17T18:34:48.000Z | rinrti | 0 | 1 | ADHD | How do people overcome lack of appetite while taking Adderall? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rinrti/how_do_people_overcome_lack_of_appetite_while/ |
careful_storyteller | I'm very upset and frustrated. I see a psychologist/counselor for PTSD through a counseling firm and they said they would refer me for a psychiatrist to be officially tested for ADHD. Because none of my therapists have been psychiatrists, they can't submit an ADHD diagnosis to my medcal records, even though it's obvious.
At my last session my counselor told me that the psychiatrist denied my referral because "depression symptoms are stable". the Messed up thing is that I don't have depression as a diagnosis through my therapist, nor did she mention it in the referral. The psychiatric team apparently consulted old notes from my PCP to find this and said that if I wanted medication management to go through my PCP.
Literally all I asked for was an ADHD test because my PCP can't prescribe me anything without the diagnosis. and yet the psychiatrist refuses to even see me? it seems wrong that they would use old notes from my general medical file and not go by my actual current therapist. | 2021-12-17T18:29:09.000Z | rinneg | 1 | 2 | ADHD | Denied a psychiatric referral on basis "depression symptoms stable" when depression wasn't even my diagnosis | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rinneg/denied_a_psychiatric_referral_on_basis_depression/ |
SnooDonuts3735 | It came to my attention recently that as I sit down to do something that I have to or want to but find a little boring, like reading a book for instance, I get these sudden, spontaneous spikes of motivation to do other things I have to, the second I stop to do it. Every time I take the time to do these boring activities, I almost never directly do it without interruption, I have this **ONE** thing I must do, the second I attempt it, Mr. Cerebrum decides it is the ideal hour to think about scheduling that appointment I've been meaning to for the past two months, checking my finances, sweeping the floor, making a sandwich, washing my hands, all of which are fairly boring to me, but apparently less so than reading that damn book that I do **WANT** to. Honestly, I believe it may have something to do with under-stimulation in regard to that specific deed, hence I assume it's a way of me seeking refuge on some other activity less boring than the one I'm currently at but nevertheless boring still. This is also likely why I struggle so bad with following routines. I plan to read for 30 minutes starting at 8:00 AM, I sit to do it....I'm there, in my chair, sitting, with the damned book open on my hands. "BUT NO", I HAVE to make this call NOW. It cannot wait because if I don't I'll probably stall for another month. Then I stand up, place the open book next to me and proceed to do a series of things I'm more motivated to do than that which I planned to do. And I kind of get it, but it makes me fail to follow though the routine properly. I don't understand why this happens, but the consequence of this is I end up not reading as much I had planned, or in some cases not reading at all. BTW this applies to pretty much any specific thing I have to do, The brain thinks of a billion things I should have done or must do and the priority is at that moment. I apologize for rambling. **Does anyone know of strategies or techniques to help this suffering fellow not get so sidetracked to the point it overthrows your entire routine schedule?** | 2021-12-17T18:26:35.000Z | rinle1 | 6 | 17 | ADHD | WHY DOES MY CEREBRUM HATE ME SO!? I have these random spontaneous spikes of motivation to do something I don't plan to at that moment. And because of it, I fail to do what I do in fact plan to do. | 0.95 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rinle1/why_does_my_cerebrum_hate_me_so_i_have_these/ |
LukaMaybeNoob69 | Hey guys, I just got diagnosed with ADHD and I am on my second day of taking atomoxetine. I already started noticing some minor side effects, I am not sure how direct I am allowed to be but it is spontaneous ej***ulation(I’m a male). Does this happen to anyone else and does it go away? And do you guys who are on non stimulant medication experience other side effects when it comes to s*x and is there anything to do about it? | 2021-12-17T18:26:26.000Z | rinl7e | 11 | 9 | ADHD | ADHD and s*x life | 0.85 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rinl7e/adhd_and_sx_life/ |
[deleted] | [deleted] | 2021-12-17T18:17:45.000Z | rinfbi | 4 | 2 | ADHD | Getting evaluated soon... could use someone to talk to? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rinfbi/getting_evaluated_soon_could_use_someone_to_talk/ |
[deleted] | [deleted] | 2021-12-17T18:17:09.000Z | rinevf | 2 | 1 | ADHD | Should I mention my positive yet illegal experience with certain medications to my doctor? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rinevf/should_i_mention_my_positive_yet_illegal/ |
[deleted] | [removed] | 2021-12-17T18:03:43.000Z | rin4o3 | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Does ADHD go away | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rin4o3/does_adhd_go_away/ |
twostrokevibe | A few days ago I woke up and realized that every plate, bowl, mug, and cup in my apartment was dirty, all my clothes were dirty, my body was dirty, and I was late for work and I just kinda lost it a little bit.
I sat down and just started crying because no matter how many times I do dishes, the dishes are never done. They're always dirty. I will never finish doing dishes and there aren't any more dishes and the dishes don't need to be done again. I feel like the day-to-day maintenance of being alive is an endless slog that I'm trapped in. Every day I wake up and do the things I need to do to maintain my body and then somehow they're all undone overnight and need to be done again. Nothing is ever finished. I never progress. I never move on. I just wash things and then wash them again the next day. I'm supposed to be doing creative work, but how do I have time for that when I have to constantly feed myself, wash myself, clothe myself every single fucking day. It never ends.
I'm so tired. | 2021-12-17T17:57:51.000Z | rimzpn | 3 | 10 | ADHD | I'm so tired. | 0.92 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rimzpn/im_so_tired/ |
zmac33g | I found out I have adhd right before my 21rst birthday and I’m going to be honest it’s been hell. Trying to learn why I do things, or why my brain acts a certain way in different situations. It’s all very much. And every time I feel like I get closer to something Monumental it just breaks. Nothing happens. I’m an artist, I make music. Well at least I did. I haven’t been able to for years. It’s eating at me everyday of my life. Constantly thinking that my life is headed nowhere because I’m not doing anything. But I can’t. There’s something in the way and idk what it is. This life is starting to feel….. I guess, not worth it. I don’t know much about our “disorder” and I know there’s hella perks to it, and half the time I actually like my adhd. But jeez man I’m so tired of fighting everyday without any goddamn results. I try and I try, failure after failure. On top of that I have to work a 9-5. I feel like that’s the worst thing you could do to a adhd brain. Life is so hard. And I feel like I don’t have a steering wheel or breaks. | 2021-12-17T17:50:29.000Z | rimu6y | 3 | 3 | ADHD | Help me, I am so lost. | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rimu6y/help_me_i_am_so_lost/ |
BrilliantWeb | [removed] | 2021-12-17T17:48:02.000Z | rimsez | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Miss America is one of us! | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rimsez/miss_america_is_one_of_us/ |
Ronald-Ray-Gun | Title mostly sums it up. My anxiety has been just awful the past few months (well, past two years but most notably the past few months) and so I began seeking ways to help it.
I quit nicotine after using it for ~7 years (I’m like 7 months off the stuff now 🎉). Then, I questioned if the rapid effects of Adderall (and the subsequent crash in the evenings) was exacerbating my anxiety, and I asked my psych to switch to vyvanse.
I went from 20mg Adderall XR daily to 30mg vyvanse, and then 40mg vyvanse. The initial “kick” in the mornings is much smoother, and there’s no sudden crash at night. So that’s good! My anxiety still isn’t quite under control, but one step at a time I suppose.
**Anyways:** I feel very capable of intense focus, but I feel like I have less control of it. My attention jumps rapidly to new things, and I often forget what it was I was trying to focus on in the first place. Because of so many external factors in my life at the moment, I’m unsure if this feeling can be attributed to the change in meds.
So, I’m curious if anyone has had a similar experience! | 2021-12-17T17:43:33.000Z | rimp98 | 5 | 1 | ADHD | Switched from Adderall xr to vyvanse, my ability to control my focus feels different. Wondering what y’all’s experiences are. | 0.67 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rimp98/switched_from_adderall_xr_to_vyvanse_my_ability/ |
dalme96 | My doctors have always been on the fence about ADHD and bipolar for my diagnosis. My new psychiatrist cautiously started me on Adderall bc she was convinced my symptoms were more adhd and i could benefit from it
I feel great things are quiet but also i feel too great? Like the world is so much nicer and im in such a great mood lolol Is this common for most people with adhd after taking their first dose? Or am i feeling a hypomanic episode coming on or idk if just in my head placebo LOL
i’ll let my doctor know too but i’m on 5mg of adderall and was wondering everyone else’s experience | 2021-12-17T17:42:46.000Z | rimopa | 4 | 2 | ADHD | Not sure if Adderall is working or if I’m experiencing hypomania | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rimopa/not_sure_if_adderall_is_working_or_if_im/ |
RobertoPaulson | [removed] | 2021-12-17T17:41:41.000Z | rimnw3 | 1 | 1 | ADHD | While I wait to be financially ruined by a locksmith again, who else here locks themselves out on a regular basis? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rimnw3/while_i_wait_to_be_financially_ruined_by_a/ |
Kvartar | DAE hate putting up Christmas trees? And take forever to take them down?
One year I had mini Christmas tree I had in my room up until August. I only took it down when I needed to move house.
It’s my whole family - we never take it down before March. No one had it in them to do it. When we had real trees at least someone would eventually take it down when all pine needles fell off. Fake ones stayed on for months.
The thing is I LOVE Christmas trees but I hate the drag of putting on/taking off lights and decorations.
Just heard from someone they wrap the whole tree with lights and baubles on in a cling film and put it in an attic. Next year they just take it down and unwrap it. | 2021-12-17T17:41:01.000Z | rimndf | 1 | 1 | ADHD | ADHD and putting up/taking down Christmas trees | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rimndf/adhd_and_putting_uptaking_down_christmas_trees/ |
jaysmalls905 | At the urging of my therapist, I asked my GP for a referral to an adult hdhd specialist for an assessment at a local mental health clinic. I feel better just taking that step. I don't know how long the wait times are, or what the assessment looks like, but so many things have just been resonating and lighting up over the last year. That I feel like the step is critical. I don't know why, but it's been in my head up till now that it seems like seeking easy answers or a silver bullets to look for the diagnosis, and seek solutions. Just asking feels productive. | 2021-12-17T17:39:30.000Z | rimm61 | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Finally asked my GP for a referral for assessment | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rimm61/finally_asked_my_gp_for_a_referral_for_assessment/ |
jaysmalls905 | [removed] | 2021-12-17T17:35:09.000Z | rimix0 | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Finally asked my GP for a referral | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rimix0/finally_asked_my_gp_for_a_referral/ |
lgmringo | Has any body here been diagnosed with ADHD that did very well on the D-KEFS? I scored in the 99%, was diagnosed with anxiety, think I probably don't have ADHD even though the symptoms/stories for perfectly, and thought I had poor executive function.
I'm looking for therapists to help me with my procrastination, getting stuck in loops, building routines, paying attention, keeping focused on tasks, switching tasks, etc.
Yet testing shows I have virtually no trouble here. My IVA 2 score was so bad it was invalid. I reported more executive function troubles than people with actual ADHD. | 2021-12-17T17:34:45.000Z | rimimr | 5 | 1 | ADHD | Delis-Kaplan Executive Function test | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rimimr/deliskaplan_executive_function_test/ |
andhrudu | I'm tired of my never ending distractions. I'm disgusted with my self. I used to feel adhd is a superpower at times. But I now feel it's a curse I'm unable to cope up with. My parents think I'm irresponsible. I don't know how to manage this. How do you do it ? How does your loved ones respond to your distractions ?
I'm tired and exhausted mentally. | 2021-12-17T17:32:00.000Z | rimgmb | 1 | 2 | ADHD | How do you do it ? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rimgmb/how_do_you_do_it/ |
sqlte | I went to a public school all my life, but I never made friends because people thought I was such a crybaby. For High School, I decided to go to an all girls private school. My social life has been so much better and I’ve become 100 times more confident than I was before. But school work got harder, I am EXTREMELY slow. I spent 3 hours on a 45 minute quiz retake. Though I got a 100% it seems so unnecessary. I rely on my grades, they are like my emotions. If I have an A I’d feel accomplished, if I got a C I’d go cry in a bathroom. But I know I’m not smart just because I can do school work, I’m actually pretty stupid. I only like math, to solve an equation and find that one answer satisfies me. English I don’t understand, maybe you could tell. I have to write many essays on all these stories but I end up looking at it all in a different way, in some weird perspective. I’m doing the outlines right, it just doesn’t make sense how I even came up with a totally different message to a story, the reader doesn’t understand what I’m talking about. I don’t know how to explain something that I only understand in my own mind. I’m crying and hiding right now, since I did my math final but the teacher took the paper away when I ran out of time. I didn’t bother mentioning I had a study hall and could finish it using that time because I became so emotional. I feel like if I don’t get good grades, then I am useless and have disappointed my family. I love to be creative outside of school, I’m extremely motivated to play piano, and I love to draw. I also love to randomly make gifts for people by hand. I want to have more time for those fun things but school is draining me. I don’t spend enough time studying but I like to only study at school. I feel worthless, and any dream I have of being a piano player or an artist just seems impossible and stupid to me. I am more motivated towards the things I love than school work and it hurts me. No one even likes me anyway and I’m too slow to do anything so why even try anymore. I’m sick of crying everyday and hiding it because I like to be the most optimistic in my friend group but I can’t handle it anymore. When I desperately feel alone I never have anyone to talk to, but sometimes like at school, all I want to do is be alone. I don’t even know who I am anymore, what I want, what’s my purpose, how am I supposed to act, what am I supposed to be, how do I help, how do I become useful, etc etc. I feel a little better than before now, but I know I’ll have these emotions again. | 2021-12-17T17:27:59.000Z | rimdj3 | 4 | 2 | ADHD | idk who i am anymore | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rimdj3/idk_who_i_am_anymore/ |
loljkbye | TLDR at the bottom.
So my SO and I both work from home. We're LDR, so we usually spend about a months to a months and a half together, then about the same time apart.
I was diagnosed with ADHD during the pandemic, while we weren't able to be together at all, and also changed career paths (used to be in retail, but there were no jobs offering full time or a good salary during lockdown, so I decided to bite the financial bullet and do a web development bootcamp. I now work remote for a web design company). During that time, I was put on medication, and was able to follow a regular sleep/meals/work schedule and honestly was happier than I have been in all my 26 years of life. Now that our borders have reopened, my SO and I have been able to mostly get back to our old routine of seeing eachother every other month.
But here is where it for complicated. When apart, it was already pretty hard working on boundaries: some of it because we both don't have the same routine (even if we live in the same timezone), but also because, surprise surprise, I'm very easy to distract, especially when it comes to things I would rather be doing, in this case, chatting with my SO instead of working. I don't blame him, as a normal person would be able to say let's chat later I'm trying to work, but I just give in to the smallest suggestion of getting away from work.
Now that we are together though, I just have lost my self control, to the point where I have a hard time getting 20 hrs/week done because I just haven't been following my schedule. I'm a solid 8-9 hours of sleep type of person. I wish I wasn't, but that's what my body requires to function. But I barely get 6-7 hours now, because I need to go to bed earlier than my partner, but because we stay in a very small apartment, the work desk in right by the bed, and if he's playing video games or watching shows, I just want to stay awake and hang out. I also am much more productive in the morning, and get bad social anxiety from talking to people first thing, but because I need to get every little bit of sleep that I can, I just end up waking up in time for my morning meeting and that's about it. I don't have the time my brain NEEDS to wind up my social energy for the day, so I end up spending my meeting, and then proceed to procrastinate for a couple hours because I'm sweating from the social anxiety.
I don't blame my SO for any of it. He really gives me all the space I need, and I can't blame him for not catering to my every needs just because I have no self control. Which is why I would love some tips from any of you guys that might be going through similar issues.
TLDR: My partner and I have very different routines, and I need help not giving in to his, which doesn't work for me. We live in a small apartment with limited space, and both work from home. HELP | 2021-12-17T17:25:39.000Z | rimbv5 | 1 | 2 | ADHD | Tips for not getting influenced by other people's schedule? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rimbv5/tips_for_not_getting_influenced_by_other_peoples/ |
soundboardqueen725 | I am a 21 year old graduate student. I was diagnosed with ADHD when I was in the fourth grade or so, so around that 10 year old mark. Well, my family decided that - as many others in this subreddit are seeming to struggle with - if I just "tried harder" and wasn't lazy, "making excuses" (the worst one to me), etc. then I would get things done. I feel like my overwhelming involvement in activities to fill up time only played into this idea that I was completely capable and wasn't struggling, when all throughout high school I would beg my mom to take me to the doctor again so I could get another confirmation diagnosis and be treated. Of course, she said no.
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This semester has sucked so much. I have experienced so many changes, all of my friends that would indirectly keep me in check by going to the library with me or do homework around me which would remind me that I have stuff due, they are at my old university and I am hours away alone. I have made some friends but I only see them in class and in graduate school everyone has something else going on like a full time job, kids, an internship, or something and I don't. I am one final exam away from being done with the semester and all I have been doing for the last two days is staring at my computer with a blank expression, with the constant urge to just not turn it in at all but this would absolutely tank my grade. This is mostly a rant to express what I have thought all semester which is if my parents had properly treated me and had an understanding household, would I still be like this? | 2021-12-17T17:22:27.000Z | rim9iy | 2 | 1 | ADHD | Untreated ADHD, now in grad school struggling | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rim9iy/untreated_adhd_now_in_grad_school_struggling/ |
trustmeimanexperttt | [removed] | 2021-12-17T17:20:49.000Z | rim8ap | 128 | 306 | ADHD | "Isn't ADHD on the autism spectrum?" | 0.97 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rim8ap/isnt_adhd_on_the_autism_spectrum/ |
icklemiss_ | Just diagnosed in the UK and my psychiatrist has given me a prescription for Elvanse (Vyvanse). I’ve read that lisdexamphetamine is generally not prescribed as a first medication over methylphenidate.
Is there any reason she would start with that one?
Just curious. I didn’t ask at the time because I didn’t know, and I don’t want to ask now as I went private and don’t want to have to pay for another appt right before Xmas!! | 2021-12-17T17:18:24.000Z | rim6gc | 6 | 1 | ADHD | Just curious… | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rim6gc/just_curious/ |
AppropriateSoft | I need a job to get out of this abusive situation and the job culture is so effed up and ablelist and judge you off of being nervous. As soon as someone asks me a question it’s like my whole body goes down it feels like I’m being interrogated and I try to give them the answer that would be right or predict would be the better answer. Don’t get me wrong I’m not saying anything wrong but it takes my breath away. I do know also have anxiety but my Brain cannot function to understand that this isn’t a trick or danger.
I have another interview come up and I don’t know wtf to do. As soon as it starts I’m anticipating the danger or the questions to start and I’m scanning for information to help me. I feel genuine confusion as soon as I’m asked something on a platform speaking in front of others | 2021-12-17T17:12:05.000Z | rim1sw | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Panicking during Interviews and questions | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rim1sw/panicking_during_interviews_and_questions/ |
[deleted] | [removed] | 2021-12-17T17:10:08.000Z | rim0az | 1 | 1 | ADHD | What do you tell someone who asks if ADHD if some form of autism? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rim0az/what_do_you_tell_someone_who_asks_if_adhd_if_some/ |
unfortunateRabbit | Hi there, lately I am suffering more than normal with my ADHD. I was super anxious so I gave a break in my meds, what I do not recommend, and I thought it made me better but actually it just elevated my depression to the point of extreme apathy so it was not that i was helping was just that I was numb.
I always been a very introvert person, being around a lot of people and stimuli just drain me right to the bone. When the pandemic came I was locked away from my husband as I was living in another town for college and he has an autoimmune disease so I was not willing to risk bring it to him, soon all lectures became online and I loved it. Not having to interact with people all day, not feeling self conscious that my classmates are younger than my baby brother seemed like a dream. But not long after things started to get more difficult. I put down to "normal" depression and anxiety that plagues me for as long as I can remember.
The think is, its getting worse... I, as a trully innatentive adhd being, took nearly the whole pandemic to realise that the problem is gettig worse because I am lonely. Yes I have an incredible husband but and while I rather be alone most of the time, I am still human and my personality needs are completelly against my biological needs for human interaction. Christmas is the worse for me, I am not religious but in my country religious or not Christmas is a big family thing that I thought that I hated but i really dont. So while I was procrastinating doing my almost over due assignment I found a video based on science that explain why humans feel lonely on a evolution/biological way and made a lot of sense not only for the loneliness but also made sense, even though the video does not mention, for rejection sensitivity.
per rules of the community I think I cannot post the link of the video but if you look for **Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell Loneliness** you may find and its sooo interesting and pretty animation too despite beina wee bit long.
PS: I AM IN NO WAY SHAPE OR FORM ASSOCIATED TO THE CHANNEL OR ADVERSING IT, I JUST WANT TO SHARE SOMETHING THAT TOOK ME OUT OF MY MISERY PIT FOR A BIT. | 2021-12-17T17:09:38.000Z | rilzxd | 5 | 7 | ADHD | Rejection Sensitive, Emotional Dysregulation and Loneliness | 0.89 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rilzxd/rejection_sensitive_emotional_dysregulation_and/ |
Depressed_Pancakee | [removed] | 2021-12-17T17:04:19.000Z | rilvu6 | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Did any of you have a strange/negative side effect when you started to take your medicine for the first time? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rilvu6/did_any_of_you_have_a_strangenegative_side_effect/ |
[deleted] | [deleted] | 2021-12-17T17:00:52.000Z | rilszn | 1 | 1 | ADHD | pain making the brain quiet like adderall? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rilszn/pain_making_the_brain_quiet_like_adderall/ |
AvaCatHasQuestions | So I have SPD and have been doing research on possibly having ADHD as well. I went to this program and talked to this nurse practitioner about it. She sent home a questioner for my mom and my teachers. We talked after that and she mentioned possibly going on ADHD stimulants. But she never actually told me, “you have adhd”. So what should I do? I can’t talk to the nurse anymore because I got discharged from the program. Who can I talk to about this?? I have really been wanting a diagnosis.
I talked to my mom about it and she said it will have to wait. | 2021-12-17T16:54:18.000Z | rilnmt | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Nurse practitioner talked about possibly going on ADHD meds but never actually told me if I have it? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rilnmt/nurse_practitioner_talked_about_possibly_going_on/ |
[deleted] | [deleted] | 2021-12-17T16:52:28.000Z | rilm8s | 1 | 3 | ADHD | I (16M) am afraid for my pre-schooler brother | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rilm8s/i_16m_am_afraid_for_my_preschooler_brother/ |
betonvlinder | I know it can't always be puppies and sunshine, but man, i hate these days. Forgot that i already took my medicine(luckily i was smart enough to only add half another pill to see if i felt any different), got overwhelmed by the task pile in front of me, still got distracted by everything, and i also felt pretty shitty because i was aware of it and still couldn't find the motivation to push through (even with my superdose of adderall). The worst part is that i'm supposed to send just one fucking email, but i'm too afraid because of the repercussions. I know my fears are irrational and the only way to find out is to just do it, but it really feels like pandorra's box. I am overthinking this, and i WILL send it today(i told myself i'm obliged to), but it could have been so much easier to day. Hopefully tomorrow will be better. | 2021-12-17T16:50:05.000Z | rilkf1 | 3 | 2 | ADHD | Rapper Fire Cube in tha house, today was a bad day. | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rilkf1/rapper_fire_cube_in_tha_house_today_was_a_bad_day/ |
[deleted] | [deleted] | 2021-12-17T16:42:14.000Z | rilebq | 7 | 2 | ADHD | Do you guys relate to this thing? is that ADHD? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rilebq/do_you_guys_relate_to_this_thing_is_that_adhd/ |
n0tthesun | I just got my ADHD diagnosis 2 weeks ago--haven't even had a medication consultation yet. But since I started this process my mom and I have been wondering if she too has ADHD, as she feels she also struggles with a lot of the things as me. She is hoping to have an evaluation done soon.
Last night, she came over to watch our 3 kids so that my husband and I could go to dinner. When we got home, she stayed for a bit, just watching TV and hanging out.
The entire time we were watching the show, she and I were googling people who looked familiar, what else they were in or just random things from the show that popped up or sparked a question that we were curious about. Like... through the whole show... To the point that my husband was commenting that he couldn't hear the show itself over us.
It really made me laugh, because we have done this as long as I can remember--discussing our theories, or why something happened, or weird details, in addition to looking up stuff like we were doing with this show. But my husband always gets annoyed at me for wanting to talk the whole time we watch anything. I have tried to explain to him that it is just my way of enjoying what I am watching, and also that it is something I'm used to doing, as my mom and I did it all my life.
All in all, it really just reconfirmed our suspicions that she could also have ADHD.
I just wanted to share this funny situation / thing I do that others may relate to. I hope this type of post is allowed here (also wasn't sure what flair to put on this??)--since having kids and now with lockdown I really have no friends and mostly just talk to family, so it could be nice to hear from others that might relate.
So, does anyone else do this when you watch TV or movies?? | 2021-12-17T16:38:28.000Z | rilbih | 1 | 3 | ADHD | My mom and I have a habit of talking over the TV.. | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rilbih/my_mom_and_i_have_a_habit_of_talking_over_the_tv/ |
Islamic_Psychologist | [removed] | 2021-12-17T16:37:39.000Z | rilawb | 2 | 1 | ADHD | اگر کسی کے ساتھ نفسیاتی مسائل ہوں تو ہمیں نہیں پتا ہوتا کہ کس ڈاکٹر کے پاس جانا ہے تفصیل کے لئے ویڈیو دیکھ لیں ۔ | 0.99 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rilawb/اگر_کسی_کے_ساتھ_نفسیاتی_مسائل_ہوں_تو_ہمیں_نہیں/ |
muffin_lewds | We all have that one item we hold near and dear to our hearts and when we lose it, the world stops and its all you can think about until you get it back.
for me, its a silacone bracelet that has all the characters and text on it, washed away over time but it’s important because it was a Cuphead and Mugman bracelet my boyfriend and I got together on the first day we met Four years ago. We wear it every single day like its a wedding ring.
But I occasionally have sensitive to touch days so I take it off and, oh boy here we go! I say “*Oh! I’ll definitely remember where I put it, tomorrow!*”
I bought a second one as backup but it has zero meaning to me and wasn’t made exactly the same so it doesn’t fit my arm the way I want. (hard to explain)
Any suggestions? Its lost again but I Know its in our room but all day at work I’m gonna be worried about it. | 2021-12-17T16:34:02.000Z | ril86s | 5 | 1 | ADHD | How do I stop loosing my very important bracelet? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/ril86s/how_do_i_stop_loosing_my_very_important_bracelet/ |
Dr_Mike_Hunt_MD | If I do, this will be my 3rd job I've lost (all contract) I'm so tired of being forced to be apart of a work force that makes it so god damn hard to make a living. I dont get it, why is it always my fault? When you dont train me, give me minimal feedback and expect me to know how to do everything off the bat, You're triggering my adhd all over the place. Fuck these lame ass companies tbh.
That is all. | 2021-12-17T16:33:34.000Z | ril7tu | 6 | 3 | ADHD | Think I'm getting fired today. | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/ril7tu/think_im_getting_fired_today/ |
NoOtherCastle | I’m recently diagnosed at 42. Over the past few months, I’d learned what I’d already been doing to manage my ADHD even without knowing, and doubled down on it. I’d also added in some new management techniques and went on medication. For the first time in my life, I’d been feeling mostly focused and productive.
Then, I had to exit my job, which led to a change in my career to being self employed. As a part of that, I had to sell my fairly large house and downsize into one bedroom at my sister’s place temporarily until I move across the country to a studio apt NYC where there are more opportunities for my new career.
Before I moved out from the house, my brain was was still feeling organized, focused, motivated, and excited about moving and my career change. However, the move itself ended up being a chaotic whirlwind where tons of critical things kept going wrong and only I could resolve each crisis. I ended up needing to work frantically from waking until collapsing into sleep every day for 6 weeks to pull it all off.
I’m finally in the new place, unpacked, and nothing has gone wrong in over a week…except the inside of my brain constantly feels like someone is tossing it like a salad. I’m either 100% hyperfocus on the wrong things or paralyzed with executive disfunction. I feel completely off kilter.
I’d had a great exercise routine in the mornings that helped me start the day structured and energized, but I can’t make myself do it. I can’t focus on my work anymore. I start things like cooking dinner and then wander away. I forget to take vitamins even though they are literally in my hand. It’s back to ADHD ruling my life. If I can’t get my shit together, again, I’m going to fail in this new chapter of my life.
Any tips or advice for how to get back on track after getting thrown off by charge and/or crisis? I’m going to move again in a few months, so this might be something I have to work through again soon, too. I’d love to have a management tool set for this kind of thing. | 2021-12-17T16:25:53.000Z | ril1z4 | 3 | 2 | ADHD | Any advice or tips on how to manage symptoms after major life changes? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/ril1z4/any_advice_or_tips_on_how_to_manage_symptoms/ |
[deleted] | [removed] | 2021-12-17T16:21:55.000Z | rikyz8 | 1 | 1 | ADHD | I feel very neurodivergent in the gym lol (like ppl probably think I'm not "normal") | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rikyz8/i_feel_very_neurodivergent_in_the_gym_lol_like/ |
dahavillanddash | I'm so sick of having to deal with psychiatrists.
Getting them to believe your anxiety is real is impossible. I feel like my doctor thinks I am making it up. My doctor used to be really nice but now I cry every session I go too. She makes me feel like I don't do enough. My anxiety can get very very bad at times and I feel like she doesn't understand. She doesn't understand that even though I'm on winter break that I could still have anxiety. She tells me some vague phrase to try to help me but it just confuses me. It seems like every single psychiatrist I go to makes me cry and makes me feel bad about myself.
She wanted to give me some non FDA approved SSRI at a dose not approved for my condition (or any for that matter) for depression for my anxiety but I refused because I have been on those before and they make me miserable.
My parents won't let me get rid of them. I don't want to get rid of them. They put in a lot of effort, but I just don't think it is working out. Things have gone downhill. I just don't think she can treat me anymore. But there is no one else for me.
Every week I dread going to see her. I am thinking of just canceling all future appointments with them.
In general psychiatrists are very intimidating to talk to. If you ask for medicine they make you feel horrible and like you don't do enough coping skills already and dismiss your anxiety. | 2021-12-17T16:15:51.000Z | rikugz | 1 | 3 | ADHD | I hate all psychiatrists | 0.8 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rikugz/i_hate_all_psychiatrists/ |
kirstilouise24 | [removed] | 2021-12-17T16:12:40.000Z | riks51 | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Diagnosis reaffirmed | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/riks51/diagnosis_reaffirmed/ |
rtanada | [removed] | 2021-12-17T16:12:31.000Z | riks0y | 1 | 1 | ADHD | People around me tend to associate impulsivity and hyperactivity with immaturity, which are perhaps characteristic to ADHD, and all my life I have believed the sole cure is thinking about growing up. | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/riks0y/people_around_me_tend_to_associate_impulsivity/ |
grittypitty | I always got/get along the best with others who have ADHD. Many reasons why, but here’s another possibility:
“When you get along with someone right off the bat, your brains may literally be on the same wavelength.”
https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/why_you_click_with_certain_people
There’s definitely a certain energy/vibe that I feel when in the presence of another with ADHD. What are some of your experiences? | 2021-12-17T16:01:41.000Z | rikjjm | 3 | 8 | ADHD | Always got/get along the best with others who had/have ADHD. Many reasons why, but here’s another possibility: | 0.91 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rikjjm/always_gotget_along_the_best_with_others_who/ |
Altruistic-Ad-4319 | [removed] | 2021-12-17T16:01:31.000Z | rikjf9 | 1 | 1 | ADHD | not sure if this is adhd related, but i figured i’d ask. | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rikjf9/not_sure_if_this_is_adhd_related_but_i_figured_id/ |
FLOHJO | [removed] | 2021-12-17T15:58:29.000Z | rikgwa | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Is there a link between smoking cigarettes and taking Adderall? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rikgwa/is_there_a_link_between_smoking_cigarettes_and/ |
WineGuy120 | Hey everyone,
I have been struggling with mental health for a long time. I was diagnosed with depression and anxiety at age 18 and prescribed Zoloft than ADHD at 20 prescribed Vyvanse. I was taking the combo for years and felt like I was on track to begin the best version of myself. There came a point recently where I started to feel ashamed of being on two medications and thought I could manage only with Vyvanse. My depression has since completely taken over and I can't find the energy to get out of bed and nothing is interesting anymore. I think I'm going to have to get back on Zoloft. I am wondering if this is a common combination or I'm just weird. | 2021-12-17T15:50:07.000Z | rikawz | 5 | 0 | ADHD | SSRI + Stimulant common? | 0.5 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rikawz/ssri_stimulant_common/ |
giantshinycrab | [removed] | 2021-12-17T15:42:52.000Z | rik5lr | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Has walmart ever lost a prescription before? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rik5lr/has_walmart_ever_lost_a_prescription_before/ |
Career_AssitancePls | Hello! Throwaway account..
I received my diagnoses this week, ADHD and Bipolar, at age 25. I'm about to finish up my degree in Business Administration.
Abstract concepts, work are so frustrating for me. I much prefer analysis and data entry, but I feel like those career options can get boring rather quickly. I also love helping people. A big majority of my jobs have been customer service oriented, but people stress me out and I want out of this type of work.
I love education and accounting. I have been tutoring and teaching ESL for about 7 years, but I don't want to get my teacher's license due to all the issues our public schools are facing right now (US). I have taken some accounting classes, but accountants seem overworked and I'm looking for good home life balance.
I have started tutoring recently, and I seem to really like that, but my issue with that is it'll be essentially running my own business, which I'm interested in, but it'll be a long road before I make any decent money to live off of.
Any suggestions? Are you like me? If so, what's worked for you?
Thank you! | 2021-12-17T15:40:36.000Z | rik3xv | 12 | 10 | ADHD | Career Suggestions? | 0.86 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rik3xv/career_suggestions/ |
ChonkyPunch | [removed] | 2021-12-17T15:39:26.000Z | rik319 | 12 | 17 | ADHD | Started Vyvanse today and felt peace for the first time. | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rik319/started_vyvanse_today_and_felt_peace_for_the/ |
n_10000 | [removed] | 2021-12-17T15:39:13.000Z | rik2v8 | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Strattera side effects, ED | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rik2v8/strattera_side_effects_ed/ |
ILikeAnimePanties | I've noticed that I start off very passionate about a job and I'm hyper-focused on doing what I want to do in order to fix things.
But as time goes on, your job role changes and the things you focused on in the past no longer work.
Essentially that has happened where I work and the job has changed so much that I have ZERO motivation or passion. Everyday I come in and just trudge through the day hardly changing anything and bullshitting to my manager. The things they want me to do now aren't enjoyable to me and the old things I used to enjoy were done months and months ago.
If I'm not interested in something I just zone out and don't bother because my brain simply cannot focus on something I don't enjoy.
How do you deal with this? I'm just thinking of quitting. I feel bad that someone could replace me and actually do a good job for the company. | 2021-12-17T15:38:14.000Z | rik23f | 7 | 2 | ADHD | Please help. How do you work when you have no passion in the job? | 0.75 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rik23f/please_help_how_do_you_work_when_you_have_no/ |
_PURDUE_PETE_ | ***trigger warning/heads up***
I’m a little-mega stressed while writing this, so just if you’re stressing out or having a rough time please don’t read this if it’ll make you feel bad/spiral. Take care of yourselves because you’re all wonderful <3
TLDR (sorry it’s still kinda long-brain is going brrr so it’s hard to have brevity)
It’s finals week for me and I've been doing all-nighters every other day and in my fatigue/delirium, I'm realizing that I accidentally doubled up on my dose.
Physically I feel weird but not necessarily good or bad and my brain is somehow both groggy/foggy and fast/clear. Emotionally I don't know why but I'm violently crying, so that's not fun. High-key it's like all the 'being overwhelmed' stuff I bottled up is just up and boiling over right now.
I just want to know what to do and if I'll be ok. I can't go to the doctor or ER because I don't have time today. Like, it sucks, but unless I drop dead I don't have a choice but to push through this. If I don't finish my work by 5 pm today I'm totally screwed and I can't afford to flunk my class. What can I do? I had oranges, does that help?
​
So the long story:
Last night I finally went to bed at like 12/1 and I remember physically being in my bed and that I had some alarms set to wake up going from 4-5 am.
Well, I don't remember waking up at night, but the next thing I know I wake up at 9am to my emergency and 'take your meds' alarms going off.
So being a morning zombie I'm like: 'shit guess I fell asleep doing work again' because I'm suddenly waking up at my desk which I don't remember moving to, but there I am.
* Sidenote, I swear I get fatigue blackouts or something because sometimes I'll migrate to places during the night if I can't fall asleep or wake up during the night and move into a new room or sleep on the floor and ish but then I don't remember how I got there in the am and just oof, I need to start regulating my sleep because I can feel my neural networks shriveling.
Anyway, I go about my morning ritual of making coffee and taking my meds not realizing I might have already had my morning dose. Then, 30 minutes later suddenly I'm feeling really stressed out and my legs are just hopping and I'm trying to figure out what's going on because it's like a shit ton of emotional-stress shit but also a little jittery and I'm out of nowhere coughing a lot too and then I think 'maybe I should go lay down'. Then after that thought it hits me ' I was in bed last night but was at my computer this morning', but I'm like 'there's no way I took my pills and forgot' so I recount my pills and fuck I'm a day off.
I don't know what to do, my pulse is already usually over 110 because I'm anxious, overweight, and run on caffeine so I can't figure out if everything is ok going to be ok or going ok based on that. And like I have a ton of shit to due by tonight but I'm tired but also not tired and my head is pounding and I'm stressed but I don't *physically* feel stressed. It's like shaking a snowglobe where everything inside is all messed up but outside I don't feel like I'm dying.
I had like 4 oranges. Someone said oranges help in a similar post but other posts say that's only for Adderall.
Also, just please don't yell at me because I'm already freaking the fuck out.
Like it wasn't on purpose!
I know my brain is already broken and trust me I do what I can to try and not add to it. I'm down to the wire with work and today would not be the day to be reckless and try 'experimenting'. I'm usually so good about this too so I'm just so mad at myself. Normally I pill sort and everything, but I just got bumped from 36 yesterday and I hadn't had the time to take stuff out of the bottle and I said 'fuck it, I'll do it after finals'.
I'm just someone that's out of their depth and mega freaking exhausted and running on fumes and I'm a stressed-out idiot. I don't know how I made it this far and I just keep fucking everything up no matter how much I try to do otherwise and just ughhhhh
Sidenote, can someone tell me how to stop crying? It's like a facet and I haven't stopped. I haven't really had water this week so I don't even know where all this liquid is coming from. Emotionally though I'll be ok then sad then ok then sad and it goes in waves every couple minutes.
God this is so long and rambly. I don't normally even write like this.
Fucking beautiful. I have a shit ton of essays and short answers to write in the next six hours and I can't even keep a Reddit post clear and concise. Wtf am I going to do?! :c | 2021-12-17T15:34:09.000Z | rijz5n | 5 | 6 | ADHD | Accidentally Double Dosed on 54mg concerta and I'm really worried! | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rijz5n/accidentally_double_dosed_on_54mg_concerta_and_im/ |
Sharoxnb | Hey!
Does anyone else have this problem too? I take Dexamphetamine 3x 5 mg a day. But the last time (2/3 months after first time) i keep forgetting words i want to say. Simple normal words that you use often but i just can’t remember for 10/15 seconds and that it pops up. Is this normal? Or is this medicine no good for me then? It is nog all day. But i notice it happens more often than without meds.
Also another thing. Can it be possible that you take 2 months straight without pause, that it works less?
Sorry for the bad English.. And thanks for reading ❤️ | 2021-12-17T15:27:20.000Z | riju0o | 1 | 2 | ADHD | Forgetting words | 0.75 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/riju0o/forgetting_words/ |
MiamisOwn | [removed] | 2021-12-17T15:18:42.000Z | rijnf5 | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Adult male finally getting help! | 0.67 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rijnf5/adult_male_finally_getting_help/ |
[deleted] | [removed] | 2021-12-17T15:14:33.000Z | rijk9b | 1 | 1 | ADHD | For those who lost hope. | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rijk9b/for_those_who_lost_hope/ |
Fuzzy-Comedian2659 | I usually have a hyperfocus like thing when i think faster, and just focus better. Its usually around 13:00 and i am really tired after that. So i had a math test at around 10:00. So i got to sleep early, and woke up at 4:00 instead of 7:00. So i aced the test and it was flawless. So, is this from ADHD? Or im just weird?. | 2021-12-17T15:09:11.000Z | rijg0k | 3 | 1 | ADHD | I used ADHD somehow. (i think) | 0.67 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rijg0k/i_used_adhd_somehow_i_think/ |
[deleted] | [removed] | 2021-12-17T15:07:01.000Z | rijede | 1 | 1 | ADHD | zero focus | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rijede/zero_focus/ |
princetwo | My 14-year-old daughter has what I would consider fairly severe ADHD and although she is aware of the diagnosis and doesn’t deny it , she doesn’t seem to have any self-awareness about how it affects her or the rest of us. among other things this seems to be a contributing factor to her hesitancy about medication. She’s tried some and didn’t like the way it made her feel and didn’t feel like it did anything productive for her either. From your collective experience do you think this is likely total ignorance or she’s aware and just in denial/embarrassed or perhaps something else like possible mild ASD on top of the ADHD that’s making her respond this way. It just seems from all of my lurking in this thread that most of you are very aware of your condition and that this awareness is a helpful part of coping with your adhd. Was that always the case or did you have to grow into that self-awareness? My hypothesis is that if she had more self-awareness she’d be able to help herself better or allow us to help her. On the plus side, we’re happy that having the diagnosis (and adhd) doesn’t seem to affect her self-esteem (is it really not affecting it or is it tied into her not being emotive?) she’s not depressed and is actually quite happy despite how her brain-functioning has affected things like her social life
Just curious if anyone has anything to share along these lines because there’s so much self-awareness in these posts wondering if there were epiphanies that went along with that self-awareness. Is it a maturity thing, or something else?
this sub is super-helpful, eye-opening, and at times, sad. i believe in you all and appreciate your posts. You are heard and valued. | 2021-12-17T15:05:19.000Z | rijd23 | 4 | 3 | ADHD | self-awareness of your ADHD | 0.81 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rijd23/selfawareness_of_your_adhd/ |
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