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[deleted] | [deleted] | 2021-12-17T14:58:21.000Z | rij7im | 5 | 2 | ADHD | Can I get diagnosed within an hour? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rij7im/can_i_get_diagnosed_within_an_hour/ |
Powerful_Piccolo3355 | I got diagnosed with adhd around 6 months ago in my early 20s. Never seemed to have hyperactivity instead more so constant fatigue and the inattentiveness was always prevalent. I started taking elvanse 20mg and it solved my anxiety issues I wasn't aware I had and the dose was upped each month until 40mg.
after the initial euphoria for a couple of weeks this medication was working amazingly for me and I'd rarely miss a day as I'd notice my anxiety would rise again.
Now a couple of months on it seems I'm falling back into old habits and having difficulty concentrating again - is this normal? I'm wary of upping my doses to 50mg elvanse as if this is a tolerance problem whos to say in 6 months 50mgs is going to be too little?
any advice would be much appreciated as this has been a massive bummer after the godsend elvanse seemed to be
thanks | 2021-12-17T14:49:27.000Z | rij10s | 1 | 3 | ADHD | Elvanse seems to be becoming less effective - tolerance? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rij10s/elvanse_seems_to_be_becoming_less_effective/ |
bigG193 | How do you know? Psychiatrist told me I'm adhd inattentive (not on meds, yet). If I try meds, will there be some way of telling for sure? Some days I can sort of focus and force myself to work on things I dislike doing (for a few hours at most), but most days, not a chance. There's always an excuse in my mind. Yesterday I was banging my head on the wall because I wanted to start being productive but just can't seem to start.
Sometimes I think I'm just dopamine deficient due to too much porn or general over stimulation. Meh, I'm clueless.
Appreciate any thoughts tips etc. Thanks :) | 2021-12-17T14:44:59.000Z | riixsi | 13 | 2 | ADHD | ADHD inattentive or just lazy? | 0.67 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/riixsi/adhd_inattentive_or_just_lazy/ |
msmurasaki | I'm in the process of testing if I have inattentive ADHD. But it feels like imposter syndrome all the way despite recognizing myself in a lot of the questions that relate to ADHD.
Like there could be a lecture or someone can talk to me and I am able to pay attention. Or I could study and pay attention. The issue is more that it requires a huge amount of concentration and it can be exhausting. But I can do it. And that isn't including stuff that I can super focus on, like reading a book I like for hours or spending hours down a rabbit hole of something that interests me. On the other hand, I can't watch a movie or series alone without doing something on the side. I can easily be distracted around conversations when it's not important enough to require full focus. Like anything I don't deem important enough to spend a lot of energy focusing on, I can become distracted from. Boring things, distracted.
Which makes me wonder if I am just fooling myself into thinking I have ADHD. I don't really understand where it's normal or where it's ADHD. | 2021-12-17T14:39:48.000Z | riitut | 4 | 1 | ADHD | Are you guys still able to pay attention/concentrate despite having inattentive ADHD? What are the symptoms like? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/riitut/are_you_guys_still_able_to_pay/ |
cambo654 | [removed] | 2021-12-17T14:39:45.000Z | riittn | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Recommendations for a psychiatrist to help me with my ADHD Melbourne Australia | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/riittn/recommendations_for_a_psychiatrist_to_help_me/ |
arlindos24 | 3 days ago I got diagnosed with ADHD and Depressionen because of it. That's a good think because after 20 years of living I finally know whats up with me and why I was different. The bad thing is that I can't start treatment now. I have to wait 2 months. I got so much shit to do but no motivation and concentration to do it. Any tips that work to get my fat ass to work that don't involve going to therapy or to a psychiatrist? | 2021-12-17T14:36:43.000Z | riirom | 1 | 1 | ADHD | I can't get help but need it now | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/riirom/i_cant_get_help_but_need_it_now/ |
Positive-Ad5818 | To begin with, I have been diagnosed with ADHD since I was in the 7th grade. Both of my parents have it and so does my identical twin sister. That being said, I also have severe anxiety and C-PTSD so it took them until I was in the 12th grade to give me something other than non-stimulants. It took me 5 years to get on Adderall because absolutely nothing else was working for me. I completely understand why it took my doctors so long to give me a stimulant.
I have a childhood best friend of 10 years. She never once mentioned the thought of possibly having ADHD. She heard I got on Adderall, she got a new doctor, walked in the next day and walked out with an Adderall prescription.
I can remember doing the ADHD testing with the computer and the headband more than once but she didn’t have to do it.
Did I just have different testing than everyone else? | 2021-12-17T14:33:50.000Z | riipm2 | 3 | 0 | ADHD | I don’t understand how some people get diagnosed. | 0.33 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/riipm2/i_dont_understand_how_some_people_get_diagnosed/ |
oopela | That means, that if I write a large paragraph every waking hour until then, I should be able to make it. However the number is even bigger, as I will have to take care of typography, citations and bibliography and I have absolutely no idea how long that will take.
So yeah, you guys got any tips on how I could not get distracted and actually do what I need to do? Despite <REDACTED> of <REDACTED> I am still extremely easily distracted and I kinda need to rid this ultimate distraction machine I have to work on of anything that could distract me. Got any tips?
EDIT: I reposted this because I thought that the AutoMod comment is telling me that I broke rules. I just didn't read the whole this. Woo | 2021-12-17T14:26:45.000Z | riikec | 6 | 1 | ADHD | Bc. thesis deadline is on Sunday midnight, I have 45k characters left to write | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/riikec/bc_thesis_deadline_is_on_sunday_midnight_i_have/ |
RantyPattern | So going through the diagnosis right now. I'm not asking anyone to tell me what to do "to get diagnosed". I just have a concern: when I fill out some of the questionnaires (WURS, DIVA, ASRS) there is a clear pattern: anything relative to physical hyperactivity or temper is low / never / rarely. Anything related to attention, underachievement, distraction, lack of organization etc is a clear match.
The guidelines for some of the questionnaires suggest that hyperactivity is a "required" ingredient.
I'm worried about this giving a false negative because of a potentially outdated definition of ADHD.
Is this something that might happen? I'm based in France and dealing with a local doctor.
I've got at least one more appointment with a doctor to understand what this all means. Again, I'm not going to change my answers or interaction with the doctor based on anything here. And it may well turn out that I don't have ADD but something else, which is "fine" too. But I'm worried about an incorrect "not hyperactive? ok, no ADD" conclusion. | 2021-12-17T14:25:31.000Z | riijj7 | 4 | 4 | ADHD | Would being ADD Inattentive make it more difficult to get diagnosed? | 0.83 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/riijj7/would_being_add_inattentive_make_it_more/ |
[deleted] | [deleted] | 2021-12-17T14:25:30.000Z | riijiz | 0 | 1 | ADHD | So I have done nothing to day, but to wait for a call, regarding the old car I am selling. So from 8am to 3pm I haven't done anything, not even touched food. | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/riijiz/so_i_have_done_nothing_to_day_but_to_wait_for_a/ |
oofadhdsucks | Follow up to this post: https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rhym7q/i_did_not_show_up_to_work_two_days_in_a_row/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share
So the person I hired to basically watch me while I got ready for work started today. It was ... Interesting.
She was a very nice lady. Just sat on my couch while I got ready and took my meds in front of her. 10/10 for her.
But the experience of a stranger being in my house was so anxiety inducing. That was somewhat the point, but jeez I was so nervous.
"Is my room too dirty? She doesn't need to see that. Do I sound weird? Do I look weird? Can she tell I'm TRANS? Should I tell her? Well she obviously doesn't care I'm literally paying her to be here. But what if she DOES care! Do my cats smell? Do EYE smell? Does she think I'm pathetic? I feel pathetic right now. I'm 24 and I am paying someone to be my mom Christ." Etc etc.
So what I've learned. 1) This is the most effective way up routine. 2) just because I don't have panic attacks anymore, does not mean I don't have anxiety.
Updates soon. | 2021-12-17T14:24:07.000Z | riiii4 | 3 | 3 | ADHD | I hired someone to watch me while I got ready for work.... | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/riiii4/i_hired_someone_to_watch_me_while_i_got_ready_for/ |
[deleted] | [deleted] | 2021-12-17T14:22:42.000Z | riihi0 | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Bc. thesis deadline is on Sunday midnight, I have 45k characters left to write | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/riihi0/bc_thesis_deadline_is_on_sunday_midnight_i_have/ |
LeopoldDDoggo | Recently put on Vyvanse after first diagnosis at 39 years old. What an incredible difference. I can barely stop working now. It's absolutely brilliant. Confidence rising, productivity tripled, anxiety falling.
But man, I have never wanted to put assholes in their place so badly.
I'm a kind-hearted person, I always have been. I have never been in a fight in my life because I've always avoided it. But I genuinely dislike when someone is hurtful to another without prompting, when they could so easily be helpful or just walk away easily enough.
Now, I *want* to argue, but it's out of emotion as much as conviction. I'm so ready to tear assholes a new asshole. I want to get in their face and completely blow them out intellectually and morally. It feels powerful and good.
I'm not sure I like this side of me. Anyone else experience this? How did you handle?
Edit: Thanks so much everyone for a really positive, diverse set of responses. You have given me a ton to think about as I get familiar with my new “powers.”
Huge update: My friends, I have to share with you the a-ha! moment that came out of this post and your responses to it, particularly u/robotsexsymbol's comment. Retrospectively, my experience of the above was illustrative of feeling real anger combined with real power for the first time in my life (I am ADD non-hyperactive and have very low mental energy by default, so I simply do not have the mental energy for confrontation).
I was so positively struck by your comments as they began to describe both sides of my internal experience of the aggressive feeling, which were basically "Be careful, that can do much more harm than good." and "Good! Sometimes you need to stand up for yourself and others." -Both sides are correct.- And for me, here's what was missing, or rather, dormant: my mind's situational calculator for which one is appropriate in each situation.
Before now, -everything- that angered me made me feet that the latter sentiment was the correct one. That I could and should react to all personal and empathic injustices. And why not? It felt good when I did it. And I should stand up for myself, right? Eh, about 50%.
If ADHD treatments activate the executive inhibitory mechanism of the mind, then you all have been my treatment for the -emotional- inhibitory mechanism. I realize that I have never felt anger and power at the same time. Never. And for my low mental energy profile, stimulants are a very good fit. Now I realize that there is an entirely new dimension of self-control that I will need to learn with a stimulant regimen, and it's one of emotional inhibition, one that I have never had to use, because my kind nature kept me from exposure to anger, and power has simply never been a thing for me, until recently.
So thank you to everyone in this thread, and particularly u/robotsexsymbol (thanks, Bender!) for the comment that legitimately activated a doormant part of my own mind. I read every single comment. So glad you're all out there. | 2021-12-17T14:10:37.000Z | rii8to | 106 | 319 | ADHD | Scary treatment side effect: aggression | 0.98 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rii8to/scary_treatment_side_effect_aggression/ |
[deleted] | [deleted] | 2021-12-17T14:10:13.000Z | rii8jp | 6 | 0 | ADHD | adderall substitute help | 0.5 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rii8jp/adderall_substitute_help/ |
madleur | I never notice that I'm doing it, but I've been told by several people that I speak like a run on sentence and that I can be unpleasant to have conversations with because of it. I love talking with people, but when I have to manually think about how slowly I need to speak, I feel extremely drained. Any tips? | 2021-12-17T13:58:55.000Z | rii0b5 | 4 | 2 | ADHD | How to stop talking so fast | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rii0b5/how_to_stop_talking_so_fast/ |
Euphoric-Picture2427 | Does anyone else wake up in the middle of the night and can’t shut your brain off? A few times a week I’ll wake up around 1am and can’t get back to sleep for hrs. Any tips or tricks to sleeping through the night? I’ve tried listening to white noise but that really doesn’t help. Is this even a ADHD thing? I was diagnosed when I was 5 so about 35 years ago. | 2021-12-17T13:48:07.000Z | riht1k | 5 | 2 | ADHD | The midnight wake up. | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/riht1k/the_midnight_wake_up/ |
iDidntThinkiWasGonna | I really wanna be optimistic about this but I've heard mostly bad things about this drug. And she told me to take it 1 hour before bed. Does this drug last a long time? I'm confused how it's supposed to help me focus the day after taking it.
Has anyone had any success with Strattera? I really hope this works for me. | 2021-12-17T13:48:01.000Z | rihszn | 16 | 2 | ADHD | They prescribed me Strattera | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rihszn/they_prescribed_me_strattera/ |
sumsl | ***TL;DR***
* *have to work with and on social media, especially YT*
* *all the non-work things on there interfere with my work and output*
* *need ideas to up water down distractions and boost my output at least a little*
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Background: almost 42 y/o, inattentive ADHD, diagnosed 2 years ago, medicated with methylphenidate (helps, but doesn't do wonders)
Hi,
this is my first post here and I'm in general bad at seeking help. I guess this is because I feel that my challenges are so small compared to those of anyone else. I'll try.
I'm easily distractable I'm sure all of you can relate to that. My daily work is 100% home office and about 80% on my computer. I run my own business (with my wife) and theres no real line between work and everything else. That's not the problem, we don't want to separate this too much.
A big part of my work is content research on social media, especially YouTube and Facebook.
I can't manage to ignore all the non work related content while doing my work-type-thing, especially on youtube. I get drawn into other videos or comment sections and so on. Gaming content, fast worker compilations, animated educational stuff (oh I know ALL the things I can't use at all by now!) and "how to not get off track"-videos are everywhere and I can't resist.
Just closing or even blocking specific websites is and option and helps, when I'm writing my actual content, but not while I \*have\* to be on just those platforms.
It's like being hungry and on a diet, while working at a funfair 🙈
This is about 50%+ of the time I'm trying to work, and it should be like 10% for the resulting output.
I mean, it kinda works anyway. We make a living while procrastinating like that. It's not plenty, but it's enough to pay for everything we need + a little fun things.
My "problem" is, that this produces stress, because I'm aware of whats happening right in the moment. Most of the time at least. And I also think, that we always walk a fine line between a self sustaining and a slowly crumbling business, that could easily be turned into a comfortable safety margin by just upping our efficacy by 10-20% and having the equivalent of \~4h real work each day.
I slipped from "me" to "we", because my wife is just the same. I'm diagnosed with AD(non-H)D, she's not (yet), but we're doing kinda the same stuff. I'm more of a writer, she's producing visuals for the same posts.
I don't know how to manage this and I don't think that the current financial equilibruim will hold forever like this.
Any ideas or strategies how I could deal with that a little better? I can try kinda anything, but I \*have\* to be on youtube, facebook and other social media platforms, no way around that.
Please feel free to ask if anything seems odd or unclear, since english isn't my native language and I just need get this thing out there without overthinking and -editing for half a day 🙈
Any input is highly appreciated! | 2021-12-17T13:46:43.000Z | rihs49 | 2 | 1 | ADHD | Work involves being on YouTube, Facebook and other social media. Constant distraction hurts output and will be problematic in the future | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rihs49/work_involves_being_on_youtube_facebook_and_other/ |
50Sims_to | I’ve been reading books on cognitive behavior therapy and made a list of things you can do to help with low mood that don’t require much executive function. **Only pick 1-2 per month**
1-no watching ***negative*** news stories, fiction, songs or social media for 1 month. Switch what and who you subscribe to.
2-at the end of the day, make a mental list of things you did accomplish, what you didn't do doesn't matter, you did your best
3-praise yourself every 5-10 minutes when doing beneficial things
4 learn to recognize what your automatic negative thoughts are. And when you have them-->” it’s just a neural impulse, I don’t have to respond to it.” You can still respond; the point is to learn to acknowledge that it’s just a random electrical signal in your brain. Often, it’s not worth paying attention to.
I’ve been doing this for half a year now and my average mood has gone from 3.7 to 5.6. I track it. So, these seem to work. If you have more suggestion, don't be afraid to say. | 2021-12-17T13:37:48.000Z | rihm9z | 21 | 87 | ADHD | ADHD friendly tips for low mood | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rihm9z/adhd_friendly_tips_for_low_mood/ |
tab_log | I have a lot of inspiration to do things but when the time's there I end up not doing them.
Also I don't forget tot take my second dose of meds but it takes me an hour or more to actually to so. If I actually manage to take them again.
Anyone else? What to do?
Ironically I have just been sitting here feeling all shitty about being inactive, didn't take my second dosage yet, have to eat still but have no interest in doing so but I have to... Everything is just a chore. | 2021-12-17T13:34:36.000Z | rihk4k | 3 | 1 | ADHD | How to want to want to do things | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rihk4k/how_to_want_to_want_to_do_things/ |
[deleted] | [removed] | 2021-12-17T13:30:28.000Z | rihhc6 | 1 | 1 | ADHD | I am happy sometimes. | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rihhc6/i_am_happy_sometimes/ |
[deleted] | I saw a post here about folding clothes and always felt like a failure because I was so bad at doing it and keeping them nice. I’ve decided not being able to fold my clothes doesn’t make me a huge failure. I’ve decided to just hang what I can and throw the rest into my bins and drawers. My room is really clean right now this way. I feel a bit better knowing I’m not the only one who struggles with this and I’ve felt so much better about my room even though my clothes aren’t neatly folded. I didn’t realize so many other people don’t fold their clothes or have trouble doing it. | 2021-12-17T13:28:35.000Z | rihg13 | 8 | 4 | ADHD | I’m done folding my clothes | 0.84 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rihg13/im_done_folding_my_clothes/ |
idunno324 | Part of the reason I never thought I had ADHD was because Im always so tired. I was always told that ADHD is just for kids who can't sit still and need to being doing a hundred things at once.
I'm so tired all the time and have trouble concentrating, I get bored so easily and have trouble sticking to things. I get bored of things that I enjoy.
I acknowledge that the hyperactivity would be a nuisance at times but id rather have too much energy than none at all | 2021-12-17T13:25:31.000Z | rihe3f | 600 | 3,678 | ADHD | Why couldn't I get high energy/hyperactivity as my symptoms instead of tiredness and brainfog? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rihe3f/why_couldnt_i_get_high_energyhyperactivity_as_my/ |
PanickedAF | [removed] | 2021-12-17T13:24:30.000Z | rihdgc | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Do employers care if you have ADHD? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rihdgc/do_employers_care_if_you_have_adhd/ |
-unknowntomost- | [removed] | 2021-12-17T13:22:13.000Z | rihbys | 7 | 45 | ADHD | After 34 Years - I’ve Finally Received an ADHD Diagnosis | 0.99 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rihbys/after_34_years_ive_finally_received_an_adhd/ |
[deleted] | [removed] | 2021-12-17T13:21:06.000Z | rihb85 | 2 | 1 | ADHD | Do employers care if you have ADHD? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rihb85/do_employers_care_if_you_have_adhd/ |
izawen | Long story short, I struggled a lot with university and flunked it, now I am working towards getting back to get my degree, and to help cope with it, I returned to therapy and to consulting with my psychiatrist. Because I have a very specific need this time, I started to tell them about how I struggle to focus on studying and sometimes at work - the later has worsened with home office.
They both told me I should look for a neuropsychologist to check for ADD, which I understand to be ADHD without hyperactivity.
Anyways, my mother is being very supportive and helpful, and not judging me about failing education, she is not being a bad parent or anything. But when I told yhis to her, she started to talk about how she thinks that my concentration problems are just my mind being blocked due to some sort of trauma, since I always did good at school and since I am the only one who had the patience to learn rubik's cube and is the most patient of the family to put together puzzles, to the point that I assembled a Rosetta stone one almost alone.
However, at the same time, I feel I have always struggled to concentrate on studies, since I was a child.
I am kinda worried that I will only waste money by seeking evaluation, but at the same time, I think I need it for closure, even if it results in knowing I'm just lazy or something.
I just needed to get this off my chest without being judged, thanks if you read it all. | 2021-12-17T13:21:05.000Z | rihb7j | 2 | 2 | ADHD | Mother thinks I am being paranoid for seeking diagnosis | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rihb7j/mother_thinks_i_am_being_paranoid_for_seeking/ |
[deleted] | [removed] | 2021-12-17T13:18:38.000Z | rih9ly | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Do employers care if you have ADHD? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rih9ly/do_employers_care_if_you_have_adhd/ |
Jacobiah | So Im sure you know the deal, you wake up and have about 30 minutes to get ready for work. Instead you spend 26 of those (or more!) sat scrolling through fb, reddit, whatever.
You don't want to, you want to leave and start getting up but your neurotransmitters aren't hitting that threshold they need to get you up and focused on the morning.
Well I'm sorry to say I don't have any advice for fighting this (and if you do please share!) but I have figured out a great way to weaponise this brain fault to help in other areas of my life.
As I write this I'm sat on a cycling machine in the gym. Normally I can't do this for longer than 10 minutes, not down to exhaustion but down to it being booooring.
Well guess what I can do with my hands free but my legs moving? You guessed it, reddit!
I've been here for 20 minutes and haven't even realised, I can barely feel my legs but they're just going. The memes and posts are keeping me trapped but honestly for once it's fine cause my outer world body is doing good productive work without me even having to keep an eye on it!
Mileage may vary but though I would share as I'm going to be taking advantage of this as much as possible for the future. | 2021-12-17T13:15:57.000Z | rih7xa | 4 | 7 | ADHD | Weaponising screen paralysis | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rih7xa/weaponising_screen_paralysis/ |
Fre_Sch | I have been struggling with weight all my life. But I also have been doing Sport all my life. When I started playing football I gained muscles and lost fat but of course gained weight Overall. But I never in my whole life lost weight. Even when I was working out 6 times a week, had football practice 3 times a week and went boxing 3 times a week. I ate pretty normal. I mean I just ate what everyone else ate in the cantina.
For years I just have been constantly gained weight slowly. Went from about 190lbs when I was 19 to about 280 when I was 30. I tried many diets and nothing seemed to work.
Though I did Lose about 25lbs in the last couple of months when I actually cut out snacking which was a habit I newly formed when I was in lockdown. But since those 25lbs I havent been losing weight for like 3 months.
Now I started getting meds and I lost about 6lbs. I was wondering if this is normal?
Could also be that I am kinda in a depression rn and have some days without eating. But since I am talking meds I actually eat quite normal. Because I have to since the doc told me I cant take them without Food 😅 | 2021-12-17T13:09:49.000Z | rih40m | 5 | 3 | ADHD | Did meds and/or therapy help you Lose weight? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rih40m/did_meds_andor_therapy_help_you_lose_weight/ |
Leo369777 | [removed] | 2021-12-17T12:55:48.000Z | rigulf | 0 | 1 | ADHD | B complex, LSD miscrodose Benefits | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rigulf/b_complex_lsd_miscrodose_benefits/ |
[deleted] | [deleted] | 2021-12-17T12:50:25.000Z | rigrfj | 3 | 2 | ADHD | I need an accountability buddy | 0.75 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rigrfj/i_need_an_accountability_buddy/ |
[deleted] | [deleted] | 2021-12-17T12:45:40.000Z | rigolp | 2 | 2 | ADHD | Question about RSD | 0.75 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rigolp/question_about_rsd/ |
CanaryInALandmine | At 30, I've just made the first step of requesting a consultation with my doctor, to see if what I'm seeing is real or I'm reading too much into it.
I know that for a diagnosis symptoms need to appear in youth. I have basically no concrete memories of my youth. Snapshots of things, sure. Feelings. But the closest to actual memories, are the stories I've heard, retold, and internalised.
I don't expect my mother to be combative about it, but how do I ask her to remember things from 20 years ago that she didnt notice / identify at the time? Any advice on specific questions I can raise?
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UPDATE: I spoke to her. It was met with... Not argument, but a certain amount of "Well everyone does that." with regards to speaking before the question is asked, forgetting names, forgetting to reply to people etc. She did agree that as a kid, we'd be at a family function, with music etc, and without fail you would find me outside somewhere quiet reading or something instead, and that I absolutely would spend all day on a swing, reading, if I wasnt called in to eat etc.
She did agree to think about it, and to read anything I send here, but bear in mind she's north of 60 and doesnt know what a link is. Is there anything You know of that i can send her to help understand my perspective? For the record, my perspective is "I'm not saying I have ADHD. I'm saying a lot of the things that I do, are things that people with ADHD do. A lot of things people with ADHD struggle with, are things I struggle with. Enough so that I would like a Doctors opinion."
| 2021-12-17T12:33:04.000Z | righ55 | 5 | 3 | ADHD | How do I constructively question my mother about ADHD symptoms as a chind | 0.72 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/righ55/how_do_i_constructively_question_my_mother_about/ |
Desirablepotato | To something important…
I can’t even count the times but today hit me hard. I was meant to be going to my work Christmas party which was a family friendly event starting after 4pm… I misjudged the time they’d set for dinner as the starting time, this was 6:30pm
I’ve been moving house this week & overcommitted myself at work. I also live 2 hours away from the main office so had to drive up last night for work today, and didn’t think to go to the shops then.
I thought I’d have heaps of time to go after work to get fruit for the fruit salad, booze, secret Santa pressie etc. By the time I got home it was about 6pm and after getting ready, I didn’t even leave the house until 7pm. I got to my colleagues house at 7:30pm, re-read the initial email invite and burst into tears 😭 I didn’t end up going in because I was so embarrassed and ashamed of myself. I was genuinely looking forward to it which is pretty rare with me and social situations!!!
Make me feel better, friends… what have you been embarrassingly late for? | 2021-12-17T12:31:11.000Z | rigfy0 | 2 | 2 | ADHD | When have you been really late? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rigfy0/when_have_you_been_really_late/ |
[deleted] | [removed] | 2021-12-17T12:24:29.000Z | rigc0m | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Background music | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rigc0m/background_music/ |
pawelk198604 |
At the turn of the 90s and 00s, when it turned out that someone was gay, then if someone was in the age group of 12-25, let's say he was socially exhausted, he was a pariah.
My buddy ended up in a camp for troubled youth, mostly with ADHD or autism, after he beat up a school bully for wanting to harass him and recognize him for his alleged homosexuality, although no one would normally consider him gay because he was very brave risky e.t.c.
He was an amateur skateboarder, his enemies found out that he was gay after he was browsing gay pornography in the form of JPG pictures, because there were no videos back then
Once, when some rogue wanted to beat him, he got pissed off, and he beat him so badly that our Polish air ambulance service had to arrange for that boy an ambulance Mi-26 of the Medivac version, because he smashed his head with his skateboard :-)
And he was criminally responsible for exceeding the limits of self-defense, he was charged with aggravated battery :-)
Due to the fact that he did not start this situation, and that he was still a child, the family court ordered him only to receive psychiatric treatment and to engage in a busy therapy to control his outbursts of anger.
Although his teachers liked him because he studied well and he defended weaker children | 2021-12-17T12:24:17.000Z | rigbwo | 2 | 0 | ADHD | Have you ever been treated psychiatrically, whether as children, teenagers, or as adults? I had a special friend who had ADHD and I think Asperger was gay, at school, it turned out that he was gay and he was bullied, but he beat the bully: D | 0.4 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rigbwo/have_you_ever_been_treated_psychiatrically/ |
njieke | Hey,
Kind of a long shot maybe, but is there anyone here that either has knowledge or experience with/about long covid.
From what I've come to understand, ( which isn't much and the information that's available seems non conclusive plus I'm far from a medical scientist )
I have reason to wonder if stimulants might affect the trajectory of the disease/recovery
Maybe for the better maybe for worse.
But I don't know enough about anything and I would like to learn more so I can better understand what my body is going through with hopes I can aid its recovery process
So yes
Insights
Experience accounts
Information
All is welcome
Thanks in advance :) | 2021-12-17T12:15:03.000Z | rig6f0 | 3 | 2 | ADHD | Long covid/post covid syndrome and stimulants | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rig6f0/long_covidpost_covid_syndrome_and_stimulants/ |
smurg12 | I was prescribed meds for my adhd a very long time ago and I really did not react well. I’ve been without medication for over 9 years and found myself having a hard time dealing with my adhd sometimes but not consistently. I do not want to be on a regular medication schedule. Is there a medication that can be taken only when needed and be effective in treating sudden adhd outbursts? | 2021-12-17T12:13:57.000Z | rig5sc | 2 | 1 | ADHD | Situational treatment? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rig5sc/situational_treatment/ |
Dreaming_mari | I am not on break between semesters, as a full time college student I wasn’t sleep for more than 4 hours a night because of homework.
Since I started the break I finally got my sleeping back in a healthy cycle. But today I messed it all up and it’s completely my fault. I took my normal 40mg of Adderall, but then I paired it with 4 large (venti sized Starbucks wise) coffees, and no food at all. I don’t know why I did that, I didn’t even realize how much coffee I had and how little food I ate until now when I added it all up.
I am just so disappointed in myself, I made so much progress in taking care of my body to only mess it up all in one day. It’s hard to watch a small success get completely irradiated over a stupid decision.
I know it’s not the end of the world, and I’ll be fine. But it’s more of me just being upset that I did this to myself. I want to take care of my body. But things like eating, sleeping, drinking something that isn’t coffee, are all so unimportant to me and I’d rather be up and doing something 100% of the day than having to stop and eat, or sleep.
It feels like a waste of my time when I do things that care for my own well being, because I could be doing something more “productive”
But this style of life I’m creating is dangerous and unsustainable. I’ve lost 35 pounds in a matter of 3 months. I know if it continues I’ll have to take a break off my meds to try and get my body at a “safe” level. But it’s so hard to remember to take care of it, or even to have a desire to that will last more than 20 minutes. | 2021-12-17T12:03:59.000Z | rifzup | 1 | 5 | ADHD | I Made Bad Choices, it’s 6am and I haven’t slept. It’s my fault but it still makes me upset I keep doing this to myself. | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rifzup/i_made_bad_choices_its_6am_and_i_havent_slept_its/ |
XxMazzy | so i have been diagnosed with adhd by my psychiatrist since my freshman year of high school and i’m now 19. i have most of the symptoms (inattentiveness, trouble focusing, stimming, hyperactive mind, trouble completing tasks or finding any motivation to, hyperfixations, the list goes on). but after reading about adhd meds (i’m prescribed vyvanse) it seems like it effects me more like a person without adhd? i get jittery, my heart rate rises, it feels like there’s electricity running through my body, i can focus better and i get a boost of motivation for the first few hours. it also makes it to where i can’t sleep sometimes (although i already have trouble with that). i don’t get any euphoria though, i just feel like i can do stuff. hearing about how it’s supposed to affect people with adhd, it’s apparently supposed to just make you feel normal? im just wondering if my side effects are normal for a person with adhd or if i actually don’t have it (which seems unlikely because of my long list of adhd symptoms) i’m just pretty confused. do you guys get the same feeling? | 2021-12-17T12:00:37.000Z | rifxo1 | 6 | 6 | ADHD | do meds work like this for everyone? | 0.87 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rifxo1/do_meds_work_like_this_for_everyone/ |
R-DnB-83 | Apart from what the leaflet tells me. It doesn't say anything about the long term effects of ADHD medication.
It's not really an issue right now but 90 pills a month is alot. That's 3 a day.. 90mg of LR and 5mg IR. So 95mg a day.. I don't even want to do the maths and find out how much that is per week/month/year.
I can't believe I have to take this much so my brain works as it should..I mean it's great and everything and I can function properly. But ngl, I am concerned.
Has anyone got an information on the long term effects I can read up on? Or any information that I can look at to ease my mind a Little.
Cheers! | 2021-12-17T11:53:30.000Z | riftcm | 204 | 224 | ADHD | I take 90 pills a month just so my brain can work.. I'm slightly worried. | 0.97 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/riftcm/i_take_90_pills_a_month_just_so_my_brain_can_work/ |
[deleted] | [deleted] | 2021-12-17T11:48:22.000Z | rifqex | 3 | 2 | ADHD | Disordered eating? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rifqex/disordered_eating/ |
Bman-Bob | [removed] | 2021-12-17T11:28:24.000Z | rifetz | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Who else just forgets how to sleep every other month or so? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rifetz/who_else_just_forgets_how_to_sleep_every_other/ |
Starzzi | Has anyone managed to get approved for DSP for having ADHD alone? I do have other things going on but from what I know you can only use 1 condition on the application.
If so, how did you go about it?
Please no judgment, I’ve tried and tried and tried to study, find work, etc. i just lost my entry level job and I’m at my wits end. I can’t afford to make ends meet of Jobseeker but I also can’t see myself ever succeeding in a career. I’ve failed to complete 6 different courses that I’ve tried to do to make myself employable. I really have tried but I’m almost 25 and just don’t know what to do anymore. | 2021-12-17T11:22:24.000Z | rifcd0 | 3 | 1 | ADHD | Looking for advice from Australian’s regarding the DSP for ADHD please. | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rifcd0/looking_for_advice_from_australians_regarding_the/ |
Suspicious_Coffee222 | It can both happen in the morning or in the day hours after a nap. When I wake up, just before opening my eyes, I find myself questioning where I am. It can be simply not knowing if I’m in my bedroom or sleeping on the couch in my living room. But sometimes it’s even worse, I can’t even know where I am. I may think I’m in one of my previous houses, or even in my childhood room which I was living 20 years ago. This confusion lasts only 2-3 seconds but it’s still very disturbing.
I’m used to waking up not knowing if it’s day or night, or if it’s weekday or weekend. But not knowing where I am, who is around (my parents, my ex boyfriend, or my husband, or no one) is really confusing.
Any of you having something similar? Should I be worried? | 2021-12-17T11:19:58.000Z | rifayr | 8 | 3 | ADHD | Sometimes I wake up and have no clue about where I am. Anyone having the same issue? Can it be related to ADHD? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rifayr/sometimes_i_wake_up_and_have_no_clue_about_where/ |
[deleted] | [deleted] | 2021-12-17T11:18:01.000Z | rif9xi | 2 | 3 | ADHD | Parents saw me break down and finally realized how serious I was. I feel devastated, I'm actually seeking empathy and don't know how I should feel sorry. | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rif9xi/parents_saw_me_break_down_and_finally_realized/ |
Danny_robinson | [removed] | 2021-12-17T11:16:48.000Z | rif9a3 | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Chromecasting YouTube rant | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rif9a3/chromecasting_youtube_rant/ |
geekfromgalifery | I am so proud of myself this morning. Last night I installed our new dishwasher with the help of my mother who's a retired plumber but she recently has surgery so I had to do pretty much everything myself. There was a lot of yelling and dishwasher because it wasn't doing what I wanted it to do and losing things as I set them down in places I didn't remember but between the two of us she helped me break everything down into little tiny things and after I finished a part I gave me a lot of positive affirmation which really helped me keep going. It took forever but we got it done. | 2021-12-17T11:15:30.000Z | rif8ky | 3 | 3 | ADHD | I successfully installed a dishwasher | 0.81 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rif8ky/i_successfully_installed_a_dishwasher/ |
HolmfirthUK110994 | I used to be a really avid gamer, and I still am. Bit I just don't have the same passion for it that I used too.. but it's basically my only hobby. I've tried so many different things but the typical ADHD thing of losing interest happens incredibly fast.
I mean I'm having serious mental health issues as well lately, I haven't had ADHD meds in at least 10 years now
I don't know I just see all these posts about people obsessing over things, or hyper focusing on something.. and I just can't do that
Is that normal? | 2021-12-17T11:12:30.000Z | rif6wv | 2 | 3 | ADHD | I just don't get passionate about anything really anymore. | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rif6wv/i_just_dont_get_passionate_about_anything_really/ |
Kubrick_Fan | I've started trying to get up at 5 or 6 am. I get up and play a video game for a couple of hours (after getting up to use the bathrrom)
Usually I wake up around 07.30 to take my meds and go on my game and finish around 10 am and get pretty much nothing done until the afternoon.
By waking up 2 or 3 hours early, I can game, take my meds and feel like I've done something fun before starting work around 10.30.
I work remotely in the UK for a US based company as the art department director. By the time I've got my project sorted to upload for the other teams and my ADHD related boredom has kicked in from having to focus on work (generally around the same time) I'm ready for lunch and a videogame break.
A couple of hours later, having now become bored of the videogame the US based teams are up and wanting to know what's going on. | 2021-12-17T11:05:53.000Z | rif3e6 | 1 | 6 | ADHD | I've found a schedule of sorts that seems to work for me. | 0.87 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rif3e6/ive_found_a_schedule_of_sorts_that_seems_to_work/ |
[deleted] | [removed] | 2021-12-17T11:05:41.000Z | rif3a1 | 2 | 1 | ADHD | vyvanse health anxiety | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rif3a1/vyvanse_health_anxiety/ |
East-Garage-9897 | [removed] | 2021-12-17T11:01:54.000Z | rif1aa | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Do you ever just not want to talk? Likes its too much effort? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rif1aa/do_you_ever_just_not_want_to_talk_likes_its_too/ |
gothclowncar | Long time lurker on here, but first time posting. (Sorry for formatting issues, on mobile)
I have been diagnosed with ADHD for a long time but have only recently been medicated (Adderall 3x a day but I often forget doses which is a problem) and I have semi recently moved in with my gf. However, now that I live with her I have sort of realised how debilitating my ADHD is. I forget to throw away things, leave laundry in the washer/dryer, forget to do the dishes, and more things that I didn't realize were a problem before because no one had really told me. This makes the living environment not the best for any party involved. We have had several talks about how I can do better and every time I try to do something new it doesn't work and I keep struggling. What are some things you guys do that help make your ADHD work for you when your executive dysfunction is so severe? I am attending therapy and seeing a psychiatrist, but am still struggling.
TLDR: brain doesn't work and it is making my relationship strained and both of our lives harder | 2021-12-17T11:00:00.000Z | riezyq | 4 | 3 | ADHD | My (20) ADHD is ruining my relationship with my gf. (19F) Help!! | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/riezyq/my_20_adhd_is_ruining_my_relationship_with_my_gf/ |
Imlochness | Just got diagnosed!
I'm yet to start meds and therapy, I need another appointment first which will be early next year.
In true ADHD style, tell me what I should buy please (lol)! Also recommendations.
Firstly I want to understand it better, so good books, websites etc
Secondly anything that has helped you.
Thirdly any good places/products to point my partner towards to help him understand
Thanks in advance! | 2021-12-17T10:53:02.000Z | riewn7 | 3 | 2 | ADHD | Judy diagnosed, now what do I buy? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/riewn7/judy_diagnosed_now_what_do_i_buy/ |
[deleted] | [removed] | 2021-12-17T10:51:12.000Z | rievu5 | 1 | 1 | ADHD | What do you tell someone who asks you if adhd is on autism spectrum? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rievu5/what_do_you_tell_someone_who_asks_you_if_adhd_is/ |
inkworks271 | I was diagnosed with inattentive adhd a few months ago.
I scored 9/9 for inattentive type but nothing for hyperactive/impulsive type. Anyone else? Has medication helped you at all?
I’ve tried Vyvanse and Concerta but I haven’t really noticed a difference.
I’m still unmotivated, tired, brain foggy, addicted to scrolling my phone, procrastinate everything.
I’m starting to wonder if I even have adhd at this point.
Just wondering if anyone on here had a similar experience and if you found anything that helped? | 2021-12-17T10:50:59.000Z | rievq0 | 77 | 67 | ADHD | Inattentive type ONLY | 0.94 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rievq0/inattentive_type_only/ |
Revolutionary-Door20 | Help!! I struggle every day with things like dishes, taking the trash out, washing and putting away laundry, etc. I let the dishes pile up in the sink until I don't have any to eat out of, I let my dirty clothes stack up until my very last pair of underwear is absolutely soiled (Ew, I know) Even when I wash them, I take days to fold them and put them away. My trash stacks up against the wall until it starts to smell unbearable. For context, I live in a one-bedroom apartment. I was recently diagnosed with ADHD and I am desperate for some tips that really help. | 2021-12-17T10:49:48.000Z | riev3y | 9 | 7 | ADHD | ADHD Cleaning Tips?? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/riev3y/adhd_cleaning_tips/ |
jauid4me | It took a bit of time for me to find the right doc because for almost 14 years none of the psychiatrists I met here even hinted at anything remotely close to Autism/ADD. After a couple of years of living in the west and a nervous breakdown, I came back to India right before my diagnosis. I was still taking medicines at the time for depression and anxiety but not by a specialist. I used to see this General physician and things got to the point where I had a nervous breakdown. After some reading online, I suspected that I could be suffering from ADHD. So, I thought maybe someone educated in the west will be more exposed and comfortable with diagnosing adults if it happens to be ADHD. I was lucky to find a doc here in India, who pretty much confirmed my suspicion and also told me that I'm autistic too. It has been over a year now and I still keep having these aha moments where things that never used to make any sense, now do and life, in general, hasn't been as confusing as it used to be pre-diagnosis. And I also tried a lot to find a therapist and I must say, I failed at finding a good one who understands NDs. I want to connect with fellow Autistics and people with ADHD in India and possibly collect a database of Info on resources that helped them in diagnosis and sustaining in their daily regimes. Interested people let me know so that we can create a group here and start some discussions over there. | 2021-12-17T10:49:47.000Z | riev3b | 1 | 3 | ADHD | India-specific Autism/ADHD group - Are there any such groups online? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/riev3b/indiaspecific_autismadhd_group_are_there_any_such/ |
Nightingales219 | Hi all
Long time lurker here, I have only posted a few times.I was diagnosed (well, still in process, but whatever) with ADHD about a month ago and got prescribed both Concerta 18mg and Ritalin 10mg. My psychiatrist suggested taking concerta in the morning, followed by ritalin every two hours afterwards.I'm not yet on that schedule, since it felt a bit too much to go from nothing for 27 years, to that much. However, to my question:
I work out quite intensely, two to three times a week. If I only take Ritalin, I make sure its effects are gone by the time I get to the gym. However, if I take Concerta in the morning (and sometimes add some Ritalin throughout the day like I was told to), I have the feeling that my workouts feel.. different?I don't get the same satisfaction out of them, half way through my workout I feel like quitting instead of the drive I usually have to finish it in time/at max reps. Is there anyone else that recognizes this? Is this only temporarily because I need to adjust to the medication?I do love every other aspect of my medication, they do much more than I had expected even, but right now I need to choose between the stable, focused feeling I can get while medicated, and my workouts that I (normally) absolutely love.
Edit: I have a follow-up with my psychiatrist next Thursday, and of course I intend to ask him for advice. However, I wanted to know if this is something that people recognize.
TL;DR: Working out feels different while on meds, to the extend that I don't enjoy it in the same way anymore. Anyone recognize this? Does it fade when you adjust to the meds? | 2021-12-17T10:49:38.000Z | riev0s | 6 | 1 | ADHD | Working out while on medication | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/riev0s/working_out_while_on_medication/ |
inkworks271 | [removed] | 2021-12-17T10:48:16.000Z | rieuc1 | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Does anyone ONLY have inattentive adhd? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rieuc1/does_anyone_only_have_inattentive_adhd/ |
[deleted] | [removed] | 2021-12-17T10:46:33.000Z | rietip | 1 | 1 | ADHD | India-specific Neurodivergent group - Are there any such groups online? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rietip/indiaspecific_neurodivergent_group_are_there_any/ |
[deleted] | [removed] | 2021-12-17T10:44:30.000Z | rieshe | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Why do psychologists test your IQ- score in the process of your ADHD diagnosis? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rieshe/why_do_psychologists_test_your_iq_score_in_the/ |
inkworks271 | [removed] | 2021-12-17T10:41:55.000Z | rier8c | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Anyone ONLY have inattentive adhd? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rier8c/anyone_only_have_inattentive_adhd/ |
Sweet-Strawberry-119 | [removed] | 2021-12-17T10:41:43.000Z | rier4n | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Does medical marijauna help adhd? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rier4n/does_medical_marijauna_help_adhd/ |
Adept_Brilliant_738 | [removed] | 2021-12-17T10:38:53.000Z | riepq6 | 0 | 1 | ADHD | Concerta dilemma | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/riepq6/concerta_dilemma/ |
yoxcinoya | [removed] | 2021-12-17T10:33:34.000Z | rien1m | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Are there any entrepreneurs, business owners, or any managerial positions dealing with adhd here? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rien1m/are_there_any_entrepreneurs_business_owners_or/ |
abdv69 | 26M recently disagnosed
Dating apps seem way more trouble than they're worth.
I match with maybe 1-2 women per month. Of these, 90% do not reply to my message.
This sends my RSD into overdrive because the other 10% of the time when they reply, I allow myself to get excited. But usually after 1 or 2 messages back and forth they stop replying anyway.
This then further feeds into my RSD and feelings of low self esteem. Objectively I realise it probably has nothing to do with me, but it still hurts.
How do you navigate the world of online dating? It feels completely impossible. | 2021-12-17T10:26:31.000Z | riejbu | 6 | 2 | ADHD | RSD and dating apps - finding it a struggle | 0.67 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/riejbu/rsd_and_dating_apps_finding_it_a_struggle/ |
_fairy_mary_ | Hi! One of my friends suffers from depression. We keep in touch via texts, and very often they need a word of support or encouragement. I empathise with them a lot, since I have depression myself. And I really, really want to be supportive friend. I'm in a better place than them, I have better personal support net, I have literally all the resources needed to be supportive. Apart from the focus.
Let's say I got a message from them late in the evening. I won't read it then. I'll do it in the morning. And I'll stare at the text, desperately trying to come up with something, anything to write back. Sometimes I'll come up with some half-assed response which I'm not happy at all.
Or worse, I'll give up and try to get back to it later that day. Or the next day. Or another. And guess what, it's not getting easier over time. Even tho I want to help so so much, my brain refuses to cooperate. And I have to deal with this guilt of not being a good friend.
Do you have any workarounds for this? How do I become a better support? | 2021-12-17T10:24:18.000Z | riei8h | 8 | 0 | ADHD | How do I focus on a friend who is struggling? | 0.5 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/riei8h/how_do_i_focus_on_a_friend_who_is_struggling/ |
MobyR00ster | I have been struggling with maintaining am exercise routine most of my adult life. Which sucks, since I notice I feel alot better when I manage to exercise on a regular basis. I have alot more energy, feel more positive, have better posture, get more motivated to eat better, sleep better. Everything is just better when I do it. So I really wish I could find a way to make it work for me. It seems like a solution for so many of the problems in my life.
Does anyone here have some good tips? What has worked for you? | 2021-12-17T10:22:11.000Z | rieh6l | 36 | 24 | ADHD | Tips for exercising regularly? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rieh6l/tips_for_exercising_regularly/ |
Ryker0106 | For me pickles have been super effective, my dad learned how to make them from my grandpa, and now makes them every year. I have had some pretty nasty side effects from meds and usually it comes down to not eating or drinking enough throughout the day, but I noticed I got significantly more relief specifically when I eat pickles. Also just today when I was working out I got a terrible reaction in my stomach, likely from eating poorly today, and almost passed out. I am not exaggerating when I say it was probably the worst feeling I've ever experienced. After a while I ate only 1 pickle and felt back to normal in 5 minutes lmao. | 2021-12-17T10:15:34.000Z | riedum | 6 | 1 | ADHD | What are your favorite foods to help you feel better in general/fight off some med side effects? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/riedum/what_are_your_favorite_foods_to_help_you_feel/ |
Rozzledorf | I'm looking to exercise more and have a better diet as I'm unhappy with my current body fat % but I'm having major difficulties in motivation and executive functioning to make myself do so.
Are there any techniques, phone apps or routines that are useful for those with ADHD wanting to get in shape?
Looking for advice, not affirmation. | 2021-12-17T10:10:12.000Z | rieb4h | 3 | 3 | ADHD | Exercising and Lifestyle recommendations | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rieb4h/exercising_and_lifestyle_recommendations/ |
Important-Dust-9675 | Hi again to all of the amazing and helpful people in this subreddit.
So recently I've (20F) considered how to explain ADHD to my friends and family since I only know one person (well maybe two) with ADHD. Have anyone had to explain ADHD to someone who doesn't have it? I've been trying to find videos/ simulations to show people. Is there any videos, simulations, metaphors, and such?
Thank you so much in advance! And I hope that whoever reads this has an amazing day/ evening/ night.
ALSO IF IT'S NIGHT YOU BETTER GO TO BED AND GET A GOOD NIGHTS SLEEP! | 2021-12-17T10:07:38.000Z | rie9vp | 16 | 4 | ADHD | How to explain ADHD to others | 0.75 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rie9vp/how_to_explain_adhd_to_others/ |
[deleted] | [removed] | 2021-12-17T09:59:38.000Z | rie5p2 | 1 | 1 | ADHD | How to explain ADHD to others | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rie5p2/how_to_explain_adhd_to_others/ |
[deleted] | [removed] | 2021-12-17T09:58:59.000Z | rie5dg | 3 | 1 | ADHD | Turns out I've been overdosing for two years | 0.6 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rie5dg/turns_out_ive_been_overdosing_for_two_years/ |
ZestycloseShelter107 | Menstruating with ADHD is hell. There seem to be two categories of existence.
The first is Paralysis^TM. I’m not moving, I can’t move, I need to change my tampon but I’m not moving. Then inevitably it reaches the point where the transition from horizontal to vertical would trigger a crimson Niagara Falls and ruin my clothes/sheets. Further paralysis.
The other is Schrödinger’s tampon, when I’m busy, out and about, and there may or may not be a tampon inside me. I won’t know until I go to the bathroom and check. There is almost always one, ripe for removal, at which stage it becomes apparent that my tiny shrivelled brain hasn’t packed any new ones. So the makeshifting begins. Rinse and repeat.
Does anyone have any tips? I’m more than old enough to know how to manage my period by now, but for some reason I just can’t get it right. H E L P.
Edit: Thank you so, so much for all your tips and advice, it feels like being in the girls bathroom on a night out (the safest, most supportive people). I’m going to look at getting a cup, and dig out my period undies! You guys are the best! I’m glad I’m not the only one struggling to stay on top of it. Happy ADHDing! | 2021-12-17T09:55:40.000Z | rie3ru | 533 | 1,313 | ADHD | Period hacks with ADHD? | 0.99 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rie3ru/period_hacks_with_adhd/ |
[deleted] | [deleted] | 2021-12-17T09:55:19.000Z | rie3m0 | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Recommendations for doctors/psychiatrists in Melbourne | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rie3m0/recommendations_for_doctorspsychiatrists_in/ |
Main_Maximum4122 | Hi everyone. This is an Elvanse post.
My question is, how long after you first dose I'd Elvanse did you start to develop a tolerance? I know everyone is different and I will be taking that into account but I can't find any literature on the subject.
***I'm not trying the chase the initial euphoric effects. I just keep having moments to hours that don't seem quite right***
Please feel free to ramble at me!!! The more you tell me the better!
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Here's my ramble, feel free to skip this part I only really want you to answer the question if you kindly will 😊
I've been keeping an account on things, food, caffeine ect. It's worth noting that I also have Bipolar 2
***I 've met with my bipolar psychiatrist since my ADHD diagnosis and nothing has been changed in regards to my bipolar diagnosis. He's also aware of my current mental state and is ok with me starting stimulants***
In currently on day 4 of Elvanse 30mg. I started Elvanse at what I believe to be the tail end of a mixed Bipolar episode. I started medication for my mixed episode one week prior. Which is enough time to begin to take effect before I started Elvanse.
Day one was quite impressive. I noticed a massive difference in my motivation. I was very chatty and slightly euphoric, I think the Euphoria actually came from the tail end of my mixed episode but I'm not sure. I have taken stimulants recreationally in the past (5 years clean) and at much bigger doses and did feel a little similar to that, just less intense.
Since after day one things have started to slow down. For example just now the word finding element seems to have dissipated. No Euphoria since day 2. I'm NOT chasing the Euphoria. I've been down that road before and thats not the reason I wanted to start this medication.
I've been having quite low mood moments. Sort of lost? Anhedonia. I don't know. Fuzzy, lost zoning out moments. Kind of like when I was in an episode but only lasting a few minutes to halt hour. My medication seems to give me 9 hours and these are happening at random times within those 9 hours.
Basically I'm not sure if it's bipolar that's overshadowing the medication or that I'm starting to have a tolerance? So soon? I'm definitely going to speak to my provider about this but I don't have an appointment for a while.
***I'm eating plenty of protein, limiting my caffeine intake to two small cups a day, getting a relatively decent amount of sleep and working out once a day.***
If you made it this far. Thank you!! 🙏🙏
Edited for visual aesthetics | 2021-12-17T09:50:24.000Z | rie1bj | 8 | 1 | ADHD | Elvanse tolerance? Days? Is that possible? | 0.99 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rie1bj/elvanse_tolerance_days_is_that_possible/ |
[deleted] | [deleted] | 2021-12-17T09:46:05.000Z | ridza1 | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Does medicating actually exacerbate other adhd symptoms? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/ridza1/does_medicating_actually_exacerbate_other_adhd/ |
[deleted] | [removed] | 2021-12-17T09:44:57.000Z | ridyq2 | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Melbourne doc/psychiatrist recommendations | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/ridyq2/melbourne_docpsychiatrist_recommendations/ |
austrian_law_cat | So im 26 years old und just got diagnosed with ADD.
I just started my ADD medication Ritalin 10mg. Everything goes great for about the first two hours and then I suddenly get so tired i could emediatly fall asleep.
I feel so desperate rn, especially sice I had really high hopes that I would feel better on medication but the tiredness makes me unable to do anything. This sucks especially because Im studying for an important law exam rn and cant afford to lose whole days of studying.
Im thinking of quitting after yesterday and today because I truly need to get shit done.
does anybody have an idea why a stiumlant makes me tired like that? Im truly baffeled. | 2021-12-17T09:43:20.000Z | ridxy7 | 12 | 3 | ADHD | Ritalin makes me fall asleep | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/ridxy7/ritalin_makes_me_fall_asleep/ |
nullfier | Lets say you function nearly the same at 30mg vyvanse as you do on 60mg vyvanse. Same amount of noticable side effects during the day etc, would 60mg be unhealthier for you? Or does the dosage not matter?
I don’t know how to phrase this properly for some reason. Basically asking if the dosage amount affects the level of damage/elevated amount of neurotransmitter pathways or whatever (over an extended period of usage say a year), or if its the same amount regardless of dosage since ur still getting the amfetamine in you and its changing ur brain regardless. | 2021-12-17T09:42:47.000Z | ridxp0 | 4 | 2 | ADHD | Does higher Vyvanse dose mean more brain damage? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/ridxp0/does_higher_vyvanse_dose_mean_more_brain_damage/ |
[deleted] | [deleted] | 2021-12-17T09:39:37.000Z | ridw5q | 1 | 1 | ADHD | What's your medication schedule? Do you take days off? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/ridw5q/whats_your_medication_schedule_do_you_take_days/ |
boombox324_ | Basically I have three weeks before I leave my home country and won’t be back till may. I want to use this time to find a doctor and set an appointment to begin the diagnosis process. But I wouldnt be able to come into the actual appointment till May. Should I just wait till I’m back or can I make an appointment so far into time? | 2021-12-17T09:37:45.000Z | ridva8 | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Can I schedule an appointment 4 months in advance | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/ridva8/can_i_schedule_an_appointment_4_months_in_advance/ |
[deleted] | [removed] | 2021-12-17T09:34:00.000Z | ridti1 | 2 | 1 | ADHD | I suspect my brother might have ADHD (Inattentive) | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/ridti1/i_suspect_my_brother_might_have_adhd_inattentive/ |
Subzero1up | [removed] | 2021-12-17T09:30:59.000Z | ridryx | 0 | 1 | ADHD | Anyone here who has sluggish cognitive tempo (SCT) ? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/ridryx/anyone_here_who_has_sluggish_cognitive_tempo_sct/ |
[deleted] | [removed] | 2021-12-17T09:26:56.000Z | ridpwt | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Do you think I might have ADHD? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/ridpwt/do_you_think_i_might_have_adhd/ |
jbug5j | Just me over here at 3am wandering why im not sleeping and just tossing and turning
Until i realize...
I took my cymbalta/adderall before bed instead of my clonidine/lamictal
Eff
I really need to use my medicine organizer...
Side not: took meds at 7am yesterday. Then at 1030. Should i skip tomorrow morning?
120g cymbalta
30mg adderall xr | 2021-12-17T09:26:19.000Z | ridpma | 2 | 4 | ADHD | Well this sucks | 0.75 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/ridpma/well_this_sucks/ |
[deleted] | [removed] | 2021-12-17T09:21:10.000Z | ridn2b | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Well that sucks | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/ridn2b/well_that_sucks/ |
ghoulian666 | [removed] | 2021-12-17T09:17:57.000Z | ridlgs | 1 | 1 | ADHD | I’ve been recently prescribed “Atomoxetine” | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/ridlgs/ive_been_recently_prescribed_atomoxetine/ |
Hot_Squirrel_7211 | I'm 13 with ADHD and anxiety with OCD tendencies, (according to my therapist/phycologist.) My interests are phycology and marine biology. I can't relate to any of my peers.
I'm also borderline misophonic. One of my friends wants me to watch POV ASMR. But it feels like my ears are dying and I have to resist the urge to punch the wall.
I also want to play dolls, but I'm pretty sure things like that is what my peers see as cringy.
I feel so alone and just need to ask for advice anonymously. What should I do. | 2021-12-17T09:04:44.000Z | ridewc | 4 | 1 | ADHD | I can't relate to any of my peers. | 0.67 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/ridewc/i_cant_relate_to_any_of_my_peers/ |
owowowowowtoop | [removed] | 2021-12-17T09:02:48.000Z | riddxa | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Anybody else can't wear socks on carpet? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/riddxa/anybody_else_cant_wear_socks_on_carpet/ |
tollerdis | Is this something related to ADHD? I get this multiple times each day where i go on with my business and suddenly realize,
''Hey..im feeling really off about something, but no clue whats it about'' like i have forgotten something important or said something (hate the word but) cringeworthy earlier but i just forgot. | 2021-12-17T08:52:46.000Z | rid8or | 2 | 4 | ADHD | Remembering emotion but not the cause/reason | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rid8or/remembering_emotion_but_not_the_causereason/ |
CriticalChapter7353 | I’ve been taking Strattera for over a year now, and it works!! However, if I don’t eat exactly the right kind of food, it’ll make me sick and I’ll throw up—or be on the verge of throwing up for several hours.
The foods that work best for me are milk (cereal works particularly well, just milk can make me a little nauseous), eggs, and meat. Generally, animal products work the best for me. (I haven’t tried soy/almond/coconut milk with it, if anyone has please let me know how it works). This means I can’t just eat a bagel, toast, oatmeal, etc. for breakfast. Unless my meal also contains a specific amount of meat, eggs, and/or milk. I’m not bothered by eating animal products necessarily, but I’d like have more options available.
If I take it at night, it gives me insomnia and I am INCAPABLE of falling asleep. I could try taking it for several nights in a row to see how it works. If anyone does better this way, please let me know. I’m willing to try again… if it doesn’t affect my circadian rhythm dramatically haha.
I just want to eat just oatmeal, toast, or a bagel with cream cheese for breakfast sometimes. But if I do, I’ll vomit or get really really nauseous and I can’t get out of bed. I’ve been doing fine taking it with cereal, but I’d like more breakfast options that won’t make me sick.
I’ve also tried taking it without food, it just made me very nauseous but unable to throw up, as well as dizzy. But if I eat later, I throw up and get sick. If I keep trying for a few days in a row, will my body adapt? I wanna eat my favorite oatmeal for breakfast again, bro!
Any suggestions on different ways to take the medicine? Or, does anyone have a different type of non-stimulant to recommend that doesn’t need to be taken with food? | 2021-12-17T08:49:29.000Z | rid733 | 2 | 2 | ADHD | Looking for different methods of taking Strattera. | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rid733/looking_for_different_methods_of_taking_strattera/ |
Molehole | Just wanted to share a couple things that have made my life easier. Maybe they will help someone else as well. This is not meant to be an ad but I think mentioning the product I use will help finding similar products. Sorry if that bothers someone.
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An App that manages my chores. I use Tody. It has quite a few of notification features and such reminding you to do laundry etc. I haven't noticed too much help from that but here's the biggest thing:
When I start to do chores I usually feel anxious because I don't know where to start and I just don't start or aimlessly do stuff and it's super inefficient. This app puts everything in priority order so I know that vacuuming the bedroom or taking out the garbage should be the first thing I do. It also helps you remember to do those more rare chores such as cleaning the shower drain
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Small bluetooth trackers for keys and wallet that beep when you use your phone app. I bought a set of Tile trackers after I managed to lose my wallet and managed to lose my keys the week after. They are the best thing I've bought in a long time. Even if you don't permanently lose your wallet the amount of time and stress these things alleviate from my every day life is insane. I haven't had to search for my keys or wallets in months now. Even if it saves that 5min a day you spend searching for your wallet or car keys in the morning it's so worth it because at least for me being late because I can't find my keys is the worst feeling ever. You can also make them notify you in case you accidentally drop your keys or leave them behind. | 2021-12-17T08:45:53.000Z | rid5b4 | 1 | 2 | ADHD | Some things that have made my life easier with ADHD | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rid5b4/some_things_that_have_made_my_life_easier_with/ |
cloudsandclouds | I've been on Concerta (18 mg) for a few months (finally diagnosed with ADHD this year after suspecting it for many more, let's go!!!) and I have a pretty variable response to it. Some days it makes me feel clear and calm and focused; on others it has no effect at all, and on still others it makes me feel hyper-energized and leaves me with a bad crash afterward.
I'm wondering if it could be the generic quality (it's Camber pharmaceuticals), but I'm also wondering if it could be affected by small changes to my body and circumstances that vary between days. Is the effect of meds strongly affected by the particulars of diet? (Does it e.g. release at different rates if you eat more acidic foods?) How does sleep affect things, and how does routine affect things? (Sometimes I don't take it if the previous day involved a crash or if I missed my window.) What about, I don't know, exercise? Or anything else in your day-to-day life?
**If you're on meds, what have you found affects how well they work (even if it's a small change)?** | 2021-12-17T08:37:22.000Z | rid1aw | 5 | 2 | ADHD | What affects the effects of medication? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rid1aw/what_affects_the_effects_of_medication/ |
deskcorner3367 | It’s been mentioned here and there in this sub that eating a higher protein diet helps for some.
What does high protein mean to you? How many grams of protein, or what do you typically eat in a day? (Please also share your height, weight, age, sex - since that would help compare protein intake). Thanks.
For me I think my brain feels better at 90-95g (I think, I am still trying to figure it out but I know for sure I shouldnt eat lower than this) 5’6 160 30s F | 2021-12-17T08:35:41.000Z | rid0il | 5 | 1 | ADHD | How much protein makes you feel better? | 0.67 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rid0il/how_much_protein_makes_you_feel_better/ |
Groundbreaking-Fee36 | I just came from a bar tonight and everyone I talked to seemed like a friend but they always leave after like 10-20 mins and I’m usually the one doing all the talking… wether it be girls to talk to (I’m straight) or guys just to hang with. Everyone seems to think my behavior is “unusual” but I literally don’t see it at all. | 2021-12-17T08:24:54.000Z | ricv50 | 1 | 1 | ADHD | I don’t get along with anyone | 0.67 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/ricv50/i_dont_get_along_with_anyone/ |
momoenf | Good morning,
Sorry, my english is bad. I amb Spanish' woman (This is text from Google traslate). I was diagnosed with combined ADHD un 2011 and the drug treatment did not work good with strong adverse effects. Recently, as a result of memory loss and acute inattention with anxiety disorder and depression, I had a 3 Tesla brain MRI for determine the existence of epilepsy (as a differential diagnosi...luckily I don't have that) and that same day I had headache and the next day I was very, very attentive and calm. I was positively surprised. The next day the effects were gone.
Has anyone else happened to you? Following this, I investigated and found current transcranial magnetic stimulation treatment research.
It was very nice not to have anxiety and to have attention in the people around me and in my tasks without feeling strange, without adverse effects and in the right measure ...Thanks you. | 2021-12-17T08:21:34.000Z | rictl5 | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Brain MRI 3 Teslas give me attention! | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/rictl5/brain_mri_3_teslas_give_me_attention/ |
Groundbreaking-Fee36 | [removed] | 2021-12-17T08:18:24.000Z | ricrzc | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Where’s the best place to go to find other ADHD ppl? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/ricrzc/wheres_the_best_place_to_go_to_find_other_adhd_ppl/ |
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