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Mission_Mastodon8657 | Say you've consistently been taking meds for 10 years now, and you decide to go off them, will your performance be lower than if you had never taken medications at all or what exactly happens, elaboration, you're 17 years old and you decide to take ritalin daily, you stop at 27, of course you're going to be worse off than when you were on ritalin in some sense, would you however be worse off than if you hadn't taken it like would your dopamine levels be lower etc | 2021-10-09T22:58:59.000Z | q4w3cb | 5 | 15 | ADHD | ADHD meds and long term | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q4w3cb/adhd_meds_and_long_term/ |
[deleted] | [removed] | 2021-10-09T22:58:40.000Z | q4w35t | 1 | 1 | ADHD | i tried to ask these question on r/modafinil but got banned by mod saying it's too basic lol so have no other option but to ask them here | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q4w35t/i_tried_to_ask_these_question_on_rmodafinil_but/ |
Mission_Mastodon8657 | My attention/awareness/impulsivity can be bad but I noticed it's very heavily influenced by my environment, the more time I spend a device the worse the adhd, sleep also seems to have a huge impact, I can look back to times where I would say my attention was far better when I had a better environment than it is when I'm on my computer a lot more often | 2021-10-09T22:51:00.000Z | q4vybi | 2 | 1 | ADHD | I'm not sure if I actually have ADHD | 0.67 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q4vybi/im_not_sure_if_i_actually_have_adhd/ |
[deleted] | [deleted] | 2021-10-09T22:50:00.000Z | q4vxoo | 3 | 5 | ADHD | Psychologist is not sure if I will get ADHD meds. | 0.86 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q4vxoo/psychologist_is_not_sure_if_i_will_get_adhd_meds/ |
VanGoghsSeveredEar | Today i was extremely nervous to go to my very first psychiatrist appointment and I got my diagnosis of adult ADHD (and severe anxiety and depression buh dum tsss). Im glad I and going to try to chill a bit while i wait for the pre approval for my adderall (fuck uhc). My dr offered to trial Strattera while i wait on the pre approval from uhc. I said ill just wait so im not on all kind of different meds, but now im nervous uhc wont approve my adderall because i havent tried a non stim like stratterra. Still, i will anxiously wait until they let me know if i can have the life changing drugs or if i will have to jump through hoops to get them. | 2021-10-09T22:43:58.000Z | q4vtvv | 3 | 5 | ADHD | I got my diagnosis! | 0.86 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q4vtvv/i_got_my_diagnosis/ |
Mission_Mastodon8657 | If you weren't taking medications at all of course your dopamine levels will be a lot more stable, how about when you're taking them say ritalin for instance which lasts 4 hours, you take it in the morning, will your dopamine levels be lower than if you hadn't taken any medications at all? just for further elaboration, you weren't taking anything 1 month ago and your dopamine levels were at say a stable 0 on a scale from -5 to 5, ritalin brings it up to 2 when you're on the medication, when it's worn out will your dopamine levels deplete to say -1 | 2021-10-09T22:43:04.000Z | q4vtbr | 6 | 6 | ADHD | ADHD medications and dopamine levels when off them | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q4vtbr/adhd_medications_and_dopamine_levels_when_off_them/ |
[deleted] | [removed] | 2021-10-09T22:39:26.000Z | q4vr15 | 1 | 1 | ADHD | ADHD and dopamine levels? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q4vr15/adhd_and_dopamine_levels/ |
[deleted] | [removed] | 2021-10-09T22:38:51.000Z | q4vqnb | 1 | 1 | ADHD | ADHD medications and dopamine levels | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q4vqnb/adhd_medications_and_dopamine_levels/ |
[deleted] | [removed] | 2021-10-09T22:38:18.000Z | q4vqb0 | 1 | 1 | ADHD | ADHD medications and dopamine levels when off | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q4vqb0/adhd_medications_and_dopamine_levels_when_off/ |
[deleted] | [deleted] | 2021-10-09T22:27:31.000Z | q4vjjq | 2 | 5 | ADHD | how does you ADHD affect dating to commitment relationship stage? | 0.78 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q4vjjq/how_does_you_adhd_affect_dating_to_commitment/ |
GrouchyMike | [removed] | 2021-10-09T22:09:55.000Z | q4v88s | 1 | 1 | ADHD | What behaviour or habit did you think was ‘normal’ for everyone but realised it was one of a plethora of them that fit under a simple diagnosis? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q4v88s/what_behaviour_or_habit_did_you_think_was_normal/ |
Sanikasanika | Hi guys,
I'm 24 years old and I am almost certain that I have ADD, which my doctor think is probably the case. But due to the fact that he knows I work at big law firm and plan to become a lawyer, he advised me not to get diagnose, because it, according to him, makes it impossible to get insurances in the future.
I struggle every single day because I'm overthinking things, and I can't focus at one thing at a time. Yes, I'm almost done with law school and have a good job, but it has been some of a fight. I never manage to relax mentally, and this has been the case whole my life. I'm good with people, but I'm not mentally present when I'm out and having "fun", and I don't have surplus to do what I would like to.
I have had depression, which I have overcome. I think it had a connection to my ADD. Also, I have tried ADD medicine which made my day "normal" and thus easier.
So, I would like to hear your opinions on whether or not I should get a diagnose so it can be treated. | 2021-10-09T22:09:18.000Z | q4v7tn | 10 | 2 | ADHD | My doctor advised me not to get an ADD diagnose | 0.75 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q4v7tn/my_doctor_advised_me_not_to_get_an_add_diagnose/ |
[deleted] | Personally, I am deep in the grips of Big Bagel.
Thin bagels with hummus, avocado, peanut butter, Nutella or cream cheese. I can make it healthy or unhealthy. Cold, room temp or toasted. Wow. Love.
The possibilities are also endless but not so endless that it gives me choice paralysis.
What about you? | 2021-10-09T22:07:18.000Z | q4v6ic | 8 | 2 | ADHD | What food group or meal are you currently obsessed with? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q4v6ic/what_food_group_or_meal_are_you_currently/ |
imabettafish | I'm on Dexedrine and I honestly really like it. I have nothing to compare it to as far as other ADHD medications go, but I still think it does me well in terms of the formula and the fact that after my initial side effects went away, I have ZERO side effects from it. Can't tell if this is a miracle but I feel very lucky.
Dex has made my life so much better, however, there are inconveniences.
The unfortunate part of Dexedrine is how short acting it is. I feel like it's becoming less useful because it hits me for a couple of hours and then I feel this crash. I "crash" 3 times a day, because I try to space out the doses, but in between my doses, I'm a mess and sometimes the time between my doses I forget to take my next dose at the time I planned and then it's just too late to take the next one.
I often wonder how many hours I'm truly supposed to feel like I'm "able" during the day? Am I supposed to be truly useful 6 hours throughout the day?
I want to ask Vyvanse users:
* how long you feel the effects for?
* Does it last you all day?
* How many hours do you feel the "peak" effects?
* If I work well on 5 mg of Dexedrine, do I take 20 mg of Vyvanse because it has 5 mg of dextroamphetamine in it?
* Does it feel like I took 5 mg of Dexedrine for the whole day?
That would be amazing, to be honest.
I always read positive things about Dexedrine and Vyvanse. I read Vyvanse has a pretty shitty crash, which is something Dexedrine doesn't really have (at least for me), so I can see people liking Dexedrine over Vyvanse for that.
I hope some of these questions can be answered, would really appreciate it!! | 2021-10-09T22:03:27.000Z | q4v3zq | 20 | 7 | ADHD | If I switch from Dexedrine to Vyvanse, will I have any side effects from Vyvanse? I know they're both dextroamphetamine, but wondering if anyone would know. Other Vyvanse questions. | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q4v3zq/if_i_switch_from_dexedrine_to_vyvanse_will_i_have/ |
bonzaibuzz | [removed] | 2021-10-09T22:03:04.000Z | q4v3qo | 1 | 1 | ADHD | ADHD fuels depression? and much more.. | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q4v3qo/adhd_fuels_depression_and_much_more/ |
Mr_AP92 | [removed] | 2021-10-09T22:01:06.000Z | q4v2fp | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Anyone else note improvements with symptoms when you're sick? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q4v2fp/anyone_else_note_improvements_with_symptoms_when/ |
craftspace234 | [removed] | 2021-10-09T21:56:16.000Z | q4uz00 | 0 | 1 | ADHD | Lions Mane and Alpha GPC ever cause lethargy or fatigue? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q4uz00/lions_mane_and_alpha_gpc_ever_cause_lethargy_or/ |
EVelectricvehicle | The last week has been really crazy for me just overall life wise and I got a parking ticket on Thursday Afternoon because I forgot we had street sweeping, and I literally am never home at that time. I then proceeded to get another ticket because I totally forgot I parked my car in the school garage that requires a special permit to park there during school hours (I entered the structure before school hours, also I park there because its a safer walk). I even thought about it and figured I had parked in the other one which doesn't require it. So I racked up two different parking tickets within a 48 hr period UGH! I guess I also was not taking my meds those two days... can anyone relate? Have any tips so I dont mess this up as much - makes me feel so stupid for these charges that could've easily been avoided. | 2021-10-09T21:55:28.000Z | q4uyhd | 2 | 5 | ADHD | is this the adhd tax? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q4uyhd/is_this_the_adhd_tax/ |
VexatiousKid | Up until this year of school, I never had to really study or focus much, I just understood what was being taught and I had mostly A's and a few B's on my report cards. But this year of school, everything became confusing. I don't understand what my teachers are talking about and I have to study, (but since I never had to, I'm not sure \*how\* to study) the school year just started about a month ago and I'm already failing a class. Is this normal? What even is this? What do I do? Any bit of info will help, thank you! | 2021-10-09T21:50:56.000Z | q4uvjf | 3 | 3 | ADHD | Not sure what's going on, need help! | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q4uvjf/not_sure_whats_going_on_need_help/ |
[deleted] | [removed] | 2021-10-09T21:48:34.000Z | q4uty3 | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Has anyone else expirenced this? If so, what is it? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q4uty3/has_anyone_else_expirenced_this_if_so_what_is_it/ |
joyful_nonoise | Somehow I even have a hard time doing/starting the things that I am super interested in.
trying to be a functional human, am dealing with motivation issues and am in need of strategies on how you get things rolling.
SUGGESTIONS SO VERY MUCH APPRECIATED ❤️🔥
p.s. i’ve already done the “be super hard on yourself and motivate through fear/failure” thing and don’t want to do that anymore. help help lol | 2021-10-09T21:43:56.000Z | q4uqyb | 6 | 6 | ADHD | help! HOW DO YOU MOTIVATE? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q4uqyb/help_how_do_you_motivate/ |
Careless_Hospital_26 | So my 5yo has been diagnosed with autism and ADHD. Got a few questions in ways of focus and behavioural to see what clicks well and what will help him for when he starts school next year. We are involved with an OT, but be interesting to get some ideas from people who actually have ADHD, or experiences of what worked and what didn’t from other parents of kids with ADHD.
Focus - what is something you do to help you focus on something your not interested in? As in the classroom, or something that needs to be done (chores)
Behavioural - son is medicated with Rittalin but still has his off days (as do all of us!), and is going through a stage at the moment where he’s really not thinking before doing.. is there something I can do on an off day to sortve snap him out of it? In the supermarket when he’s acting up (being loud, messing with stuff on shelves) sometimes I’ll play a silly game with him so it deters his focus on me rather then everything and everyone else around us.
Punishment - now this is the one I’m have trouble with, at the moment putting him in his room for a bit and explaining why isn’t working aswell as it used to. He keeps on stealing from his kindergarten, this was the 3rd time in the last few weeks. Being the third time I was a bit harder then usual saying he wasn’t aloud to play Mario for 2 days, and that we had to put the lollies back from the shopping trolley (he told me while we were in the super market). He kept apologising but wasn’t really realising he had done the wrong thing. I’m thinking I might get him to watch a YouTube video later about stealing so it might sink in a bit more. So I guess what I’m asking is , what’s something for you that worked during punishment over something serious for a kid with ADHD?
Edit - to add..
Obsessions - Super Mario. He plays this once a day for 30 - 60 mins a day. Most of his pretend play is based around Mario, I kind of encourage this because I’m a fairly big game head from when I was pretty young so when he asks a question about the game I’ll answer it for him or I’ll join in with him and finish bosses for him but do encourage him to try and do it himself and coach him through boss battles, and if he starts getting angry I’ll show him that it doesn’t matter if you die or are struggling just try to stay calm and you’ll do a better job at what you’re trying to do.
I also bought him a Cappy (Hat in Mario Odyssey) that he lives in. I don’t entirely have a problem with it because I know his going to have an obsession no matter what but it drives my husband a bit nuts lol and a lot of his conversation with others revolves around Mario like he plays it ALOT when he doesn’t. He does watch YouTube videos on people playing Mario when we’re in the car to and from town, so that’s probably for about 40 mins. Mario is also his reward for doing his ‘school stuff’ which is writing and what not at home, still he is only playing this once a day for 30 - 60 mins. His gotten better since starting starting rittalin though, and is fairly curious about science and how things work. How do you sortve cut back or deter your obsession comfortably, or at least reduce telling everyone about it all the time? | 2021-10-09T21:35:02.000Z | q4ul11 | 9 | 2 | ADHD | Trying to understand 5yo’s ADHD a bit more | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q4ul11/trying_to_understand_5yos_adhd_a_bit_more/ |
magicbook | To provide some context, I started on a Generic Ritalin roughly 5 months ago. It was effective from Day 1 and I worked with my Doc to finalize on a dosage. Everything was going well for the first 3 months when in month 4, the generic I had been taking was switched with another brand generic. Right from the first day, I was experiencing different side-effects including high levels of drowsiness during rebound, severe dry-mouth etc. I was able to maintain focus but it wasn't as before(with the first generic I was put on). It was also very rough, whereas the first one was much more smooth during the day and the comedown.
I did do some reading as to why this might have happened and found that while it can happen with other classes of ADHD medication(like adderall), it wasn't that common with Methylphenidate as it's just one active salt. I even pulled the ingredient list of both the generics and found that the second one had more inactive ingredients namely - "Dibasic Calcium Phosphate, Microcrystalline Cellulose and Pregelatinized Starch". Most of these seemed to be filler ingredients and I couldn't explain why I experienced such different side effects. I would also say that the effectiveness was different because I was more like my original self before being medicated and got less work done and had less focus/motivation to do anything. I am now back to my older generic and the side effects have completely gone.
I was hoping to get an educated answer to why I might have experienced this difference in effectiveness and side-effects between the two generics. | 2021-10-09T21:31:11.000Z | q4uiju | 1 | 4 | ADHD | Need an Educated explanation towards the differences in Generics | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q4uiju/need_an_educated_explanation_towards_the/ |
o-essence-o | I'm posting to possibly get some reassurance and insights on others experience with first time medication use, Ritialin specifically.
I don't really feel any different. My brain still feels foggy and I don't really feel focused as much as my doctor mentioned I would be. I understand that I'm only on day 3 and it may take time but reading posts it seems like most people have effects right away. I do understand that the brain fog may be transitioning to a quite brain but I'm still unsure of what is working vs not. Some effects I've kinda noticed :
feeling very spacey, high but not actually (euphoric), social anxiety has decreased, focus and attention hasn't changed, extremely dry/dilated eyes, anxiety has decreased but start to feel anxious when heart starts beating fast (don't drink alcohol did not make this any better and learned the hard way), isn't thinking clearly (maybe not used to clear brain), dissociation, feels like a zombie (out of body experience similar to dissociation), random bursts of hyper activity, can only focus on one task at a time, I feel as if I can converse better but don't feel like I'm even in the conversation as if I'm speaking but don't realize it. Hard time pulling away from one thing to even listen to people talking. (I'm a welder) and zone out while welding to the point I don't even remember welding things. But I do feel like tasks are getting done without even thinking about them
These are just a few examples of what I've experienced so far and hoping to get others inputs on similar experiences.
Thank you! | 2021-10-09T21:18:51.000Z | q4uagg | 5 | 1 | ADHD | First time taking adhd medication. (21m Ritialin 5mg 2x) | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q4uagg/first_time_taking_adhd_medication_21m_ritialin/ |
echobrishell | I have a bad habit of forgetting my morning meds, and I don’t remember until I’m at work or somewhere without them. This always leads to a less than ideal day, and I’m sure you guys understand, and makes me feel terrible about myself.
So, recognizing that this will continue to be a problem and that I need to learn to adapt to it. So I bought myself a portable pill case that fits on my keychain.
The one I bought has three separate compartments (one for each of my morning meds, and one for my afternoon med). It’s big enough to have a few doses of each, and I have refilling it on my master chore to-do list for once a week (I call it my brain).
When I got to the car dealership for my cars oil change this morning, and realized I hadn’t taken my meds. I just opened the container, pulled them out and took them. No stress, no feeling bad about myself.
I feel like I’m finally starting to go the grain of my own brain, rather than against it.
EDIT: Spelling | 2021-10-09T21:18:29.000Z | q4ua81 | 4 | 3 | ADHD | For the first time, when I realized I forgot my meds this morning, I didn’t stress because I removed that friction from my life. | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q4ua81/for_the_first_time_when_i_realized_i_forgot_my/ |
flufflebuffle | ||| *Not really sure what the proper flair for this post should be, if mods are unhappy, I can of course change it to something more proper * |||
Has anyone else experienced this? I’ve been medicated/treated with adderal xr for about 3 months now and just noticing that just *doing* small, ordinary things is just so much easier. Like, revisiting a video game that was very hard and just breezing through it.
But also being more emotionally/socially intelligent. And during times of reflection, cringing very hard at situations/people you thought you understood at the time but realizing that your interpretation/memory of a specific event or person has been very (sometimes tragically) wrong.
I’ve heard someone say getting on medication for adhd is like putting glasses on your brain, and I really felt that. But it’s also seeming to be, putting glasses on your recollection of memories and seeing them completely differently and maybe more accurately.
Anyone else gone through this? | 2021-10-09T21:09:12.000Z | q4u44p | 5 | 5 | ADHD | Life before treatment hardly seems real | 0.86 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q4u44p/life_before_treatment_hardly_seems_real/ |
caterpi1ar | I need some help or advice
I feel really stuck at the moment.
I am 17F and I have thought I might have ADHD for ages now but I’ve only told one friend, who has diagnosed ADHD and I only told them because they suggested that I might have it.
I have done loads of research into it and most of it just makes so much sense to me.
I desperately want to go to the doctors, my school or speak to my college lecturer about it but the thought of actually trying to explain to someone especially my parents about it is terrifying. Day to day when I try to explain things to people I forget words and generally make a mess of it by tripping over words and having to stop to think about how best to say it which always makes me feel really stupid and embarrassed.
The other problem is that I have been hiding many of my traits and problems since I was young and I have also lied about how I’m coping with things like homework and studying for most of my life because generally, I have gotten away with it. I hate the fact that I would probably have to tell my parents (or whoever I talk to) this, to make them believe me and this makes me feel extremely guilty because I hate lying to people.
I have tried to tell my mum before but I was in such a state (Panicky and crying) and she kept saying I couldn’t have it because I have played the guitar for years and I had never done terribly in school.
I don’t know what to do or how to go about telling someone, any advice would be greatly appreciated! | 2021-10-09T21:07:00.000Z | q4u2mh | 6 | 2 | ADHD | I need some advice, I don’t know what to do | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q4u2mh/i_need_some_advice_i_dont_know_what_to_do/ |
Dont_Fall_Asleep1323 | I thought I would love being the one to grocery shop for my family, but I HATE it. 3 hours and $200 worth of food later, and the pantry and fridge still look empty. This is the way it goes EVERY TIME. After every grocery trip, I just feel angry, and frustrated, and disappointed in myself. Being in the store for so long makes me so disoriented. Even with a grocery list, it’s still so chaotic and overwhelming. Let me say it again: I HATE GROCERY SHOPPING | 2021-10-09T21:02:35.000Z | q4tzm6 | 7 | 3 | ADHD | How does one grocery shop? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q4tzm6/how_does_one_grocery_shop/ |
pikachu0401 | I shaved one leg and zoned out and forgot to shave my other leg. I didn't even realize until I was already done in the bathroom. I zone out a lot. Lol. So now I have one shaved and one unshaven leg. Ugh.
I am proud of how far I've come with ADHD but things like this shaving situation remind me how real my own ADHD is.
I am trying to stay positive and validate my struggles with it but sometimes loving myself is so difficult.
Idk what I was going for in this post, I just thought y'all would understand. Thank you for reading this and I hope you have a fabulous day. | 2021-10-09T21:02:00.000Z | q4tz74 | 5 | 5 | ADHD | 'Zoning Out'/Self-Acceptance | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q4tz74/zoning_outselfacceptance/ |
[deleted] | [removed] | 2021-10-09T21:01:47.000Z | q4tz1m | 1 | 1 | ADHD | how to know if u like something? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q4tz1m/how_to_know_if_u_like_something/ |
energized_thoughts | Hi
Since starting my medication, I feel more bored with life and am constantly still seeking things to do. The medication helps me focus more on things but at the same time, I become bored leading me to feel more impulsive and want to do something that will bring excitement.
For example if I don't want to go somewhere such as work, taking the medication helps me go however I am then bored and feel really impulsive.
Does the boredom ever get better on medication. | 2021-10-09T20:56:52.000Z | q4tvfq | 1 | 3 | ADHD | Medication making me more impulsive | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q4tvfq/medication_making_me_more_impulsive/ |
lolkatz116 | I accidentally left all my ADHD meds at my house when I came to visit my girlfriend for a week. I usually take foquest 85mg on days where I know I have to do a lot of work (I also occasionally take Ritalin 20mg on days where I have less work to do as recommended by a doctor), the main issue is I have a lot of schoolwork due next week (around 8 assignments worth quite a bit of my mark). Does anyone have any tips for how I can do my schoolwork with no meds? | 2021-10-09T20:56:37.000Z | q4tv9x | 10 | 2 | ADHD | Tips for doing schoolwork with no meds? | 0.75 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q4tv9x/tips_for_doing_schoolwork_with_no_meds/ |
pikachu0401 | [removed] | 2021-10-09T20:55:34.000Z | q4tulo | 1 | 1 | ADHD | The Zoning Out Struggle | 0.99 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q4tulo/the_zoning_out_struggle/ |
bexyrex | I don't know if it's just me but I've noticed that on adderall I have a reduced appetite for sure.
But I've also noticed that the reduction in appetite is not the same across the board. On the adderall things like bread, chips, cookies ETC etc just taste like dust to me.
But I've been hard core like enjoying things like meat, fresh vegetables, fresh fruit etc. I couldn't finish a slice of toast this morning but I am literally scarfing down a giant salad with chicken, seeds, dried fruit and lots of butter and olive oil right now. It's like holy shit the fruits veggies and meat give me so much more pleasure than ever.
Is also EASIER in the grocery store for me to gravitate towards the real food and to make less compulsive choices.
I think adderall might finally help me achieve the dietary choices I've been trying to make for YEARS. | 2021-10-09T20:53:25.000Z | q4tt5m | 6 | 6 | ADHD | Adderall diet changes? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q4tt5m/adderall_diet_changes/ |
esims52 | Hi all,
Last week I (M23) was finally diagnosed with ADHD - inattentive type. My psych started me out on 27 mg Concerta extended release. So far it has been working great! I am more productive than I ever thought I could be. However, I have been experiencing new anxiety symptoms on the comedown, usually in the afternoon. I feel a small sense of impending doom, mixed in with what i believe to be a touch of DP/DR symptoms. Does anyone have any advice? Dietary adjustments, mindfulness practices, maybe a different medication? | 2021-10-09T20:50:15.000Z | q4tr43 | 3 | 3 | ADHD | Anxiety on Concerta | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q4tr43/anxiety_on_concerta/ |
Conscious_Food7668 | 27/m- I was diagnosed a long time ago with adhd and never got the proper treatment. I'm now diagnosed as bipolar as well. I've seen so many success stories about people with both and have had success with adhd meds. My psychiatrist REFUSES to even try adhd meds. I just feel so beat and defeated. Anyone else struggling like this? If so, what has helped? Ps I've been on Wellbutrin 300mg and lamotrigine 300mg (I prescribed it to myself after some internet surfing) for over a year now with no improvements. Just today wants to ween me off Wellbutrin and starting abilify | 2021-10-09T20:47:04.000Z | q4tp08 | 10 | 7 | ADHD | BiPolar/adhd - Just fed up with meds and psychiatrists | 0.9 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q4tp08/bipolaradhd_just_fed_up_with_meds_and/ |
immyy195hd | Sorry for the long read, I needed to get this out. TL;DR at the bottom :)
I thought I’d ask here to see if anyone has experienced similar problems with Concerta (alza brand), or has any advice. I am 22 and newly diagnosed with pretty severe combined-type ADHD (maxed out inattention) and no previous history of anxiety or depression – aside from the upsetting effects that undiagnosed ADHD causes of course.
I should also say that I am drinking lots of water, avoiding caffeine (apart from the occasional black tea when needed), exercising, avoiding alcohol for the most part (1 beer max, rarely), eating a balanced diet with regular meals, and getting lots of sleep (8+ hours).
Two weeks ago I started 18mg concerta taken first thing in the morning. The first day felt like the clouds had lifted: moving around my apartment between tasks felt like the equivalent of walking downhill rather than uphill. I felt more calm than I ever knew possible, and there was this new sense of well-being and contentedness that I’d never experienced before. Had an early afternoon crash and was asleep by 5pm (nothing too abnormal). Second day had fewer noticeable improvements: easier to do basic things, but still hard to concentrate on work, and getting distracted regularly. I had an even earlier crash (mid-afternoon) and an extreme amount of depression/sadness in the evening. I basically cried myself to sleep…
Knowing these things take time, I struggled through it for a week before moving up to 36mg as prescribed by my psychiatrist. The first day on 36 I felt minimal difference from baseline (even thought I’d forgotten to take it). I still found it hard to concentrate on anything, and if I could, I was unable to take any information in. I was irritable, impatient, felt foggy and tired in the afternoon, and had an even harsher crash. The second and third days I definitely felt ‘something’, but it was just this weird feeling that didn’t really make concentrating any easier. I had this sense of emptiness throughout the day: things that usually brought me joy no longer brought any, and I experienced social anxiety when meeting a close friend for lunch - I’m usually a very confident person with a good sense of humour but I had nothing to say and my reactions all kinda of felt forced. I just wanted to be alone. Plus had more depression and feelings of numb apathy on the comedowns, with the same unexplained anxiety.
The early and extreme crashes were almost unbearable, preventing me from socialising or completing my university work, so my psychiatrist told me to take 2x36 going forward (recommending a staggered dose), as the amount was clearly still too low to get any perceptible effects, aside from the crashes.
I’ve now had four days on 72mg, with few positive effects, and many more negative ones. I take one 36mg when I wake up, and another at lunchtime. On the first day I crashed at 9pm, second day I crashed at 6pm, third day similar, and the 4th day a crash at 4:30pm (despite taking the second pill at 1pm). No daytime anxiety, but still the same sense of emptiness, lack of happiness and social awkwardness throughout the day. I do get a sense of wellbeing, calmness, and feel more connected to the world for the first few hours of the day, but that quickly disappears and descends into a foggy, empty, apathetic grogginess, and I reliably feel exhausted from mid-afternoon.
I’m also not sure if it has really increased my ability to concentrate: it is somehow easier to ‘start’ to concentrate with high enough motivation, but I am still easily distracted seemingly by nothing (within seconds), and even with immense effort I struggle to really process what I am reading/listening to.
And that isn’t mentioning the crashes… unexplained depression and physical anxiety/shakiness, physical discomfort, inability to concentrate or really do anything, and extreme confusion (unable to hold any amount of information in my head), and no ability to feel ANY amount of joy. I can’t work or socialise in the evenings (and now late afternoons). I generally don’t feel like myself.
I am concerned that the next step will be an increase in dose, which I am uncomfortable with since I’m already nearing the upper-end of the recommended daily dose for an adult, and with little alleviation of symptoms I’m not sure if the harsher crash will be worth it.
Is it possible that I simply do not produce enough dopamine to benefit from the prevention of its reuptake by Concerta? Has anyone else experienced anything like this? If so what was your route forward? Did Ritalin IR boosters make a difference? A change of brands? Additional Wellbutrin? A change of medication? I do not want to give up hope since my life has already benefitted so much from the few hours of clarity I occasionally (however unreliably) get from my dose, and even knowing that that sense of ‘wellbeing’ is possible has given me so much hope for the future, that I might one day finally feel like a functional human.
TL;DR:
- Concerta has brought a negligible alleviation of symptoms, aside from the discovery of the feeling of ‘wellbeing’ from occasional mornings.
- Doses lasting 2-4 hours max despite increased doses, with super early crashes despite increasing dose. Today for example I took 72mg, had a subtle sense of calm for an hour or two but no increased ability to concentrate, tiredness and lack of happiness throughout the day, no ability to enjoy things that I usually would, and a terrible crash at 4:30pm.
- Aside from little positive impacts on concentration, I get weird feelings of emptiness and apathy, social awkwardness, and extremely bad (early) debilitating comedowns with physical anxiety, unexplained depression, unbelievable confusion/inability to think clearly, and exhaustion. Feels unbearable.
- Not sure if this unpredictable rollercoaster is a viable way forward… its exhausting and confusing and I’m unsure if the benefits are worth it in exchange for my mental health and happiness. | 2021-10-09T20:44:38.000Z | q4tnc4 | 3 | 1 | ADHD | A Fruitless Concerta Rollercoaster (help a girl out!!) | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q4tnc4/a_fruitless_concerta_rollercoaster_help_a_girl_out/ |
zalooc | Hey guys, I’m 19 and was diagnosed in 2017 but put on meds in 2019. I was always a scrawny kid even before the meds I just cannot gain weight now I’m 96lbs 5’9. Before I ate all the time and finished my food no weight gain. I’ve been to nutritionists and doctors they all tell me my metabolism is fast as hell. The only way I gain weight is working out, while working out I was still 5’9 115lbs. Now being on the meds for 2 years I’ve been able to gain weight and workout but I still drop weight on some days. I’m starting to realize its not like I have an eating disorder but when I’m eating and almost full I kind of get bored now and don’t feel like eating the rest of my food. Idk if anyone else has this problem but I just start getting bored eating. I love eating and love tasty food and am not against it. I’m just getting bored and being satisfied about how much I ate both off and on the meds. Just wanna know if anyone else has dealt with this and maybe have advice? I’ve been to all the professional able. | 2021-10-09T20:40:24.000Z | q4tkj8 | 6 | 4 | ADHD | ADHD and being underweight | 0.84 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q4tkj8/adhd_and_being_underweight/ |
FullMetalValkyr | I don't have an official diagnoses but does anyone suffer from prolongued periods of overstimulation? I had a few good weeks but lately I've been panicking constantly at work and now even at home at my lack of focus and fleeting thoughts. Even trying to meditate I'm struggling to come down. Sound at work feels incredibly loud, like everything is playing at the exact loud volume. The radio feels like a cruel joke to throw me off focus. I'm basically holding my head and twisting my legs in discomfort. Feeling can come and go at times, seems to help to eat | 2021-10-09T20:40:05.000Z | q4tkbq | 2 | 2 | ADHD | extended overstimulation periods | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q4tkbq/extended_overstimulation_periods/ |
havehave88 | I’ve had other serving jobs and have had no issues
But I’m a host and make a lot of mistakes. The first few days they said I was the fastest learner ever. They verbally told me the rules and than I had to be quizzed on it.
I think I might have trouble applying the rules to the real world and job. If someone comes in and asks to talk to the boss I will always go get the boss right away- but I’m supposed to get the name of the person who came in and I in the past haven’t asked and got in trouble for it. Plus when I seat people there are supposed to be silverware roles on the table before I take them and if there aren’t im supposed to put them there. But I just got in trouble bc I wasn’t doing it. But I had forgotten the rule bc my coworker told me to grab the role as I seat peolle once. My coworkers seem to understand the rules and make sure to do everything perfect when the boss is around but I mix them up and forget them.
I guess I’m bad at problem solving? Or projecting these things into how to solve them irk. Is this an adhd thing bc
once someone called for a pickup and usually when this happens I ask what car stop they are Parked in so I can tell my coworker who walks the food out (so she knows where to go). But this one time someone called and said they Parked across the street bc parking spots were full. I went to tell my coworker and she got upset bc I should have asked what color or style car the girl was in or where she was parked | 2021-10-09T20:33:03.000Z | q4tfmi | 1 | 3 | ADHD | I make lots of mistakes at work and don’t know why | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q4tfmi/i_make_lots_of_mistakes_at_work_and_dont_know_why/ |
partyhatpolarbear | [removed] | 2021-10-09T20:32:16.000Z | q4tf55 | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Anyone else with ADHD have "face blindness" (struggle to recognise faces / prosopagnosia)? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q4tf55/anyone_else_with_adhd_have_face_blindness/ |
athwolf | I started back in security today after being away from the job for six months. I forgot how godawful boring it is. My job consists of setting at a desk for the better part of 12 hours patrolling the facility semi regularly. As easy of a job as you can get for the money I'm making. But man if my boss wasn't cool with me on my phone every now and then I think I'd go insane. The money I'm making plus guaranteed hours is amazing though. | 2021-10-09T20:21:54.000Z | q4t86w | 3 | 5 | ADHD | security is the hardest easy job for someone with adhd | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q4t86w/security_is_the_hardest_easy_job_for_someone_with/ |
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NextAd9845 | I just turned 26, which means I’m no longer covered under my mom’s insurance, which means I can’t get my meds (Adderall— controlled substance!), because my doctor (with whom I have to meet monthly in order to get the refill) doesn’t take many different kinds of insurance— not even state. I make too much at my job to qualify for state health insurance, but I only recently started working full-time at my job (and it takes 90 days to process my benefits, which means 90 days without a doctor, and 90 days without refills).
I’ve heard about GoodRx providing care without insurance, and that sometimes you can use it toward your refill purchase to get it cheaper than insurance would give you. Can you get a monthly ADHD consultation from GoodRx? The website hasn’t been very helpful, oddly. I really need my meds to keep up at work.
Thanks! | 2021-10-09T20:09:03.000Z | q4szfd | 2 | 4 | ADHD | Aged out of parents’ insurance— care from GoodRx? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q4szfd/aged_out_of_parents_insurance_care_from_goodrx/ |
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rebornfenix | My wife and I both have ADHD. It’s now October. Apparently on Christmas Day 2020, my wife must have set her stocking aside to do something, gotten distracted, and then it’s been shuffled around in two different room moves.
Today, as we are wrapping presents for out youngest’s birthday she pulls it out and goes “what’s this?”. Yep, the pin that went with the shirt I got her for Christmas was in her stocking, which she just got now. Of course me being adhd didn’t even realize she hadn’t been wearing the pin.
Side benefit: I get to steal the 10 month old bag of gummy worms that still seems nice and squishy. | 2021-10-09T19:56:36.000Z | q4sq7x | 11 | 71 | ADHD | So my wife finally opened her Christmas stocking | 0.97 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q4sq7x/so_my_wife_finally_opened_her_christmas_stocking/ |
ridonkoulous | Just want to start this off by being clear on my apparent condition. I've not yet been diagnosed but I'm very confident that I have a mental issue that has the same effect as ADD as I struggle with pretty much everything a person with ADD struggles with.
As mentioned in the title, using/taking advantage of online resources that are given to me (links to websites, basically any information that I could or would fine useful) on time and not procrastinating or delaying, is just so difficult for me, and I absolutely hate that I do it. I feel like I'm isolating myself from opportunities to network with people in my desired field (which I've been trying to do), lagging behind my peers in terms of career and professional growth, and just not using valuable opportunities that I come across.
It's so damn frustrating because I know why I procrastinate and put it off. I struggle with stuff that involves taking a large amount of information and then completing a task based on that. I've been trying to get into Soccer (football) analysis and analytics and have got so much stuff about the game and the analysis of it saved up, but have barely ever visited all the articles, Tweets, videos that I've stockpiled. I also have been sent a link to a graduate community back in August (all graduates from the short programme I did in the summer got it) and I'm only just getting round to signing up for it. aIt just continues to bring about an unending wave of guilt and frustration and makes me feel even more lonely than I already am (due to living with a strict, super religious family).
Can anyone else relate? How do you get over it or at least battle it? | 2021-10-09T19:48:52.000Z | q4skvi | 5 | 4 | ADHD | I am painfully behind everything and it's driving me crazy | 0.84 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q4skvi/i_am_painfully_behind_everything_and_its_driving/ |
total-space-case | Today I realized that I’m actually very impulsive. Just yesterday I would’ve sworn up and down that I’m not impulsive, how could I be when I’m always so anxious and inhibited? It’s not like I’ve made any life ruining choices so far.
Except that I’m impulsive as hell! I even rely on it—that my impulsivity will break me out of decision gridlocks and I’ll figure it out from there. Impulsivity is why even though I try and try to plan and schedule my days, it almost never works! My mind wanders and my impulses follow. I realize that I also rely on my impulses to do things, which sometimes works but other times fails miserably because duh, uncertainty is part of the nature of impulses. | 2021-10-09T19:45:48.000Z | q4sitj | 1 | 17 | ADHD | Lightbulb moment: I am impulsive | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q4sitj/lightbulb_moment_i_am_impulsive/ |
Jen_Klen | Are there any recourses to help me with chronic fatigue? I’ve been feeling the normal signs of fatigue for as long as I can remember but the symptoms only worsened as an adult and as I gained more responsibility and independence as I grew older. I want to come to my parents about this issue, but I’m afraid that they’ll just brush it off as me being “in my head too much,” or “going online too much. I want to know if I REALLY HAVE chronic fatigue and if I do, how I can treat it. I just don’t know how to go about asking my parents, since I still live under their roof and I can’t drive. However I am 21, so they can’t really deny me my access to my healthcare. I just really want answers as to why I’m tried and hyper all the time it sucks!! I know it probably my adhd symptoms popping in as well, but I just FEEL like there’s another piece of the puzzle to my complex body that I’m missing here!! | 2021-10-09T19:39:22.000Z | q4seh1 | 3 | 3 | ADHD | I feel like I may have chronic fatigue | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q4seh1/i_feel_like_i_may_have_chronic_fatigue/ |
Tall-Connection3771 | Hello my friends, I just recently got diagnosed with ADHD. I've been having sleeping problems for most of this year and I think this has definitely worsened my symptoms. I'm in the process of getting a prescription for a stimulant and I hope that taking it will somehow lead me to organize my sleep schedule (assuming the meds will help me be a little more focused and structured during the day.) The thing is, I don't know when I'll be able to get the prescription so for now I'll just have to try out things on my own. I guess this is something that many of you can relate to: I'm really good at knowing things intellectually but then I consistently fail to follow through. I **KNOW** what a good sleep hygiene routine looks like, but I'm never able to stick to it. It's sooo frustrating. Sometimes I feel like I'm a slave to the workings of my mind, like it's my mind always determining what I can or cannot do instead of it being the other way round (hope this makes sense). Many nights, I feel very tired and sleepy, but when I go to bed my mind just won't leave me alone. I think I should mention that I'm sober from alcohol, I don't do caffeine **but** I do still consume lots of nicotine through vaping. I know this is not good for me and that nicotine is probably making my nervous system even more out of whack. But I don't feel capable of quitting smoking right now cause I'm going through so much at the moment.
I guess I'm ISO of advice/tips from people who actually understand what it's like to live with an ADHD brain. What has worked for you to sleep better? How do I get myself to sleep for, at least, 8 hrs a night? How do you guys calm down your nervous system?
I would really appreciate some guidance.
Thanks! | 2021-10-09T19:38:24.000Z | q4sdsu | 9 | 20 | ADHD | I know exactly what a good sleep hygiene protocol looks like, but I won't follow through | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q4sdsu/i_know_exactly_what_a_good_sleep_hygiene_protocol/ |
arielleeanne | Yesterday was my first day taking Concerta (I’m newly diagnosed). He prescribed me Concerta 27mg XR. I took it in the morning around 10:30, and just felt suppressed. Like I wasn’t hyperalert of everything anymore. I was just going through the motions. I didn’t have drive or energy to get things done. I wouldn’t even say my focus was better. I did have a lot of irritability and anger though. Over stupid stuff that I normally wouldn’t have been bothered over. And then towards the end of the night, around 10 pm- I started having chest heaviness. Not like a heart attack heaviness (you know how they say people experiencing heart attacks will feel like an elephant on their chest) it wasn’t like that. It was just a fullness. Like slight pressure on my chest. I’m a nurse, so I listened to my heart- normal heart sounds, no murmur, regular rate and rhythm, not elevated (60s - 70s). Is this normal?? I was terrified to fall asleep because I was scared my heart would stop. | 2021-10-09T19:33:06.000Z | q4sa4x | 6 | 5 | ADHD | Concerta and chest heaviness | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q4sa4x/concerta_and_chest_heaviness/ |
fistbump123 | Hi all,
I'm a 20 year old adult in University and in the past one or two years, I started noticing something different about me. I noticed that I am quite different than usual people and my colleagues at university. I later found out about adhd and realised that I could relate so well to it.
So I have been noticing that I tend to keep forgetting things a lot lately and I just find it so hard to find out where I kept it and I feel frustrated in the end too.
Another thing is that, I can't really focus on something like university lectures and stuff for too long at a time. My lectures go for as long as 1 hour to 2 hours usually and I can't really seem to focus on it for too long without taking losing focus multiple times in between. This also happens when someone is talking to me or giving me clear instructions and I have to follow them but I end up screwing up most of the time.
There are also other symptoms that I have noticed in myself but I don't want to make this post too long so I mentioned only the important ones. So feel free to ask me anything if it is gonna help me answer my question. Let me know if I should get diagnosed or not because I have been going back and forth with this decision and would really appreciate the help. | 2021-10-09T19:30:19.000Z | q4s883 | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Should I get myself diagnosed?? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q4s883/should_i_get_myself_diagnosed/ |
EnvironmentEven6184 | I feel that ADHD is referred to as a form of autism and schools aren't made for people with ADHD. I get alot of hate for having ADHD and I makes me feel like I am a freak, a Frankenstein of sorts. So want others opinion.
And how do you deal with ADHD? Like, how can you live like a 'normal' person without being hated? | 2021-10-09T19:28:24.000Z | q4s6uz | 4 | 0 | ADHD | is ADHD bad? | 0.5 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q4s6uz/is_adhd_bad/ |
WhoMe243 | Hi everyone! I hope you might have some ideas given I've heard a lot of others with ADHD have sensory issues regarding chewing sounds.
My sister in law moved in with us and we recently got a new table I'm so excited to have/use for meals. I've mentioned before I am sensitive to over-the-top chewing sounds/talking with food in theor mouth.
She hasn't stopped even though I've mentioned it a few times. Even this morning she imitated her dog panting with a mouth full of food across from my and my stomach turned and I felt absolutely disgusted. I have always been able to tell my husband to not talk with his mouth open/chew with his mouth open and now it's a vicous cycle they feed off eachother.
It's honestly impacting me so much more than it should and makes me so annoyed with my sister-in-law and makes me feel like I can't eat at my own table.
Any suggestions,tips are really appreciated. I don’t want to keep loosing my appetite after two bites because if this or feel isolated in my own home.
More info: moved in about 1.5 months ago and we moved into a new home on the first. We are eating at the table which is wonderful but an issue since before we watched in front of the TV and I didn't hear/see the chewing. I've mentioned it's a sensory issue and still. Nothing. Husband doesn't want to get in the middle with any of our issues which I respect. | 2021-10-09T19:24:07.000Z | q4s3yf | 7 | 3 | ADHD | How to not cause conflict with sister-in-law/roommate over obnoxious eating | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q4s3yf/how_to_not_cause_conflict_with/ |
EnvironmentEven6184 | [removed] | 2021-10-09T19:23:19.000Z | q4s3ee | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Is ADHD bad? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q4s3ee/is_adhd_bad/ |
theadhddad | Whether it's trying to type out a paper, cooking, or playing a video game, when I'm super focused on a task I get all bent out of shape if something has to draw my attention away from it.
Hell, I'll be trying to get something done and if my kids need me for something, I have to really check myself to make sure I don't raise my voice at them. I'll still end up in a bad mood for awhile though. And I'll be doubly frustrated because if it was something I had to really work myself up to do, I'll try to get back to it and will have lost all motivation that I once had.
So damn frustrating. Anyone else feel this? | 2021-10-09T19:21:13.000Z | q4s1yr | 46 | 325 | ADHD | Super hard to not get pissed off after being broken out of hyperfocus | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q4s1yr/super_hard_to_not_get_pissed_off_after_being/ |
Vera_98 | [removed] | 2021-10-09T19:20:47.000Z | q4s1p4 | 0 | 1 | ADHD | I've learned to love my ADHD personality and I don't think I need medication | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q4s1p4/ive_learned_to_love_my_adhd_personality_and_i/ |
Sontaku | [removed] | 2021-10-09T19:18:15.000Z | q4rzyv | 0 | 1 | ADHD | Quick question on adderall IR (microdosing) | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q4rzyv/quick_question_on_adderall_ir_microdosing/ |
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havehave88 | See I have trouble reading off of adhd medication too. I remember having to spend hours re reading a passage to actually let any of the stuff I was reading be comprehended by my brain. But like I was reading quick and eventually it comprehended
On meds it’s like.. I have trouble looking at the words and reading them and i read really slowly and it’s like not being comprehended unless I try really hard
I have a little trouble w speech on meds. I’m used to just being so scatterbrained and saying things that way. But on meds it’s like I feel blocked off from speaking that way | 2021-10-09T19:10:10.000Z | q4ruer | 1 | 4 | ADHD | Trouble reading on meds | 0.75 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q4ruer/trouble_reading_on_meds/ |
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scoutydouty | So. This is just a bit of a ramble but I am just full of emotions about this situation ranging from disbelief, anger, disappointment, and even joy. TW for discussions of self harm, ED, and non graphic mentions of suicide.
I was adopted at age 3 to a middle age, middle class suburban couple who had issues conceiving. I had been taken from my birth mother because she was on drugs, prostitution, stealing shit etc. She also allegedly had BPD. I strongly believe that knowledge affected my misdiagnoses when I sought psychiatric assistance.
In elementary school I was great on every single test. I was an advanced reader. I was reading Harry Potter in 2nd grade. I loved the spelling bee, I loved writing.
I was great at school. Well. Some of it. I happened to be very invested in 'educational' things as a kid like history, natural disasters, science. I loved learning about the world around me and devoured books within hours. I would read so much that I did it during certain classes that 'were boring' (as in: it didn't hold my attention more than what was in the book I had.)
I never did homework until the minute before it was due. I whizzed through tests and was always finished first so I could spend the rest of class reading my books. I didn't really have many friends. I was completely content with immersing myself in various books, TV, and family functions.
I tuned out the kinds of lessons where the teacher would basically read from the textbook on a projector because *I had already read the entire passage before the teacher finished speaking.* I would frequently daydream, stare out the window, doodle, and write silly little stories. These were not disruptive to the class so it went completely under the radar. Compound that with my test proficiency and bam. Nobody ever sniffed me out.
Come middle school is when problems begin to arise. I discover the internet, and other people. I experience bullying, friend drama, and puberty.
The demands of school change. More work. And my ability to cope with it has diminished. My interests expand towards non educational subjects, like video games, cosplay, hanging out with people, sexual discoveries. I develop depression and self esteem issues. Suddenly it mattered what I wore and who I talked to. This is normal for most, but affected me very strongly.
I suffer imposter syndrome. I do 'good' academically but everything starts feeling impossible. I always felt like I was barely scraping by to get things done. I feel like I am trying to juggle everything with one hand while everyone else has 2 hands.
My mother and I's relationship starts deteriorating. She didn't understand why I was miserable. She has that 'life is all about choices, make the right choice, pick yourself up and dust yourself off and everything will be fine, everything happens for a reason' type of outlook. She says I always half assed chores at home. Complained if I asked for help when I couldn't find something that was right in front of me, or if I forgot things.
I get diagnosed with depression at age 12. Start seeing a therapist. I didn't know she was incompetent because I was 12. Her advice is always to 'just do what your mom says. Why is walking the dog so hard to remember? Are you trying to rebel against her for some reason?'
I get meds. Prozac. Makes me numb and I gain weight. Cue more depression based body image problems.
I go to high school. I feel out of my element. I start skipping the first period of school to watch YouTube on my computer in the bathroom and sign in at 2nd period so I don't get marked absent. I still do good on tests. I calculate how much work I need to do to pass and am able to scrape by while giving myself 'breaks' (not handing in low impact work.)
When I am 14 I experience a severely traumatic event while I am overseas on a trip. I have my first attempt on my life and get sent to a mental hospital for the first of many times. I get diagnosed with Borderline at age 16, which is ridiculous. That should never be diagnosed to an adolescent because teen behavior mimics certain BPD symptoms so that's why you have to be an adult to be diagnosed.
"You have so much potential. You just need to apply yourself." I hear this over and over at my guidance counselor's office. From my parents. My teachers. Everyone in authority sees me struggling and pins it on my own personal shortcomings instead of looking deeper. I am a child. I do not know they are wrong. I internalize these words.
I discover pot and alcohol. This numbs me from emotional pain that I did not otherwise have the ability to cope with. Now I get slapped with addiction tendencies in addition to BPD, depression, PTSD, and generalized anxiety. I start having behavioral problems at school, home, and work. I am always angry and overwhelmed. I feel like I am drowning in the depths of all these things and everyone is telling me the water doesn't exist.
There is a lot more but let's fast forward a little. I am 22. I went through a lot of psychiatric treatments that were largely ineffective. A new psych drops my BPD misdiagnosis. I am still left with severe persistent depression, panic disorder, and PTSD. I tried enough meds that didn't work that I eventually get approved for transcranial magnetic stimulation to treat my persistent depression. When that doesn't work, I feel as though I lost all hope.
December of 2020 I am approved for electroconvulsive therapy after a severe suicide attempt. I go through 13 rounds of this treatment to no avail. It leaves me with crippling memory loss and lower ability to retain new memories. You can read a little more about that in my profile.
I become homeless. I live in my car for several months away from my narcissistic mother. This weird new freedom and a sense of 'fuck it, I have survived rock bottom, it can't get worse than this' allows me to focus on myself. I demand a new psychiatrist- a female instead of male- and a full length evaluation as my last one had been in 2018.
This new psychiatrist is absolutely amazing. I tell her everything I told yall in this post plus more, and she says the magic words: "It seems pretty clear to me that you have inattentive ADHD." My mind is blown. My depression symptoms basically erased ADHD as a possibility in my brain, and in the brains of everyone else who ever treated me. After all I did good in school! I didn't act out 'that bad', I wasn't running around like a nut in the middle of things. My fidgeting and racing brain was chalked up to anxiety.
She explained to me that in women, symptoms are often missed or attributed to other disorders. And while I absolutely had some of those other disorders, a lot of my suffering could have been treated if someone caught on earlier this missing link.
She said that the overlap between depression, anxiety, trauma and good old fashioned misogyny contributed to the under-diagnosing of inattentive ADHD especially in women. I said "Well... What now?"
So here I am. 2 months medicated with Adderall and a therapist who has experience with everything I struggle with. Guess what?
Being able to complete a desired task reduces my depression and anxiety. Slowing down my racing thoughts reduces those things too. Tackling daily activities like showering, laundry, and eating are now not things that make me want to rip my hair out. I can go to work and do my job without bouncing from task to task like a headless chicken.
I just am awestruck. 10 years it took for psychiatry to get to the bottom of me. I am full of hope for my future, and full of grief for the past me who spent so long in pain, not knowing why.
Just needed to rant about my story a little. Thank you for reading. | 2021-10-09T19:06:09.000Z | q4rrkw | 3 | 25 | ADHD | I did well in school as a girl so I went misdiagnosed for 22 years | 0.96 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q4rrkw/i_did_well_in_school_as_a_girl_so_i_went/ |
localbean2308 | Its said that adult ADHD can be quite internal, hence subtle and harder to detect. How did you guys first catch on to the symptoms and realised that you might have ADHD. And how long did you wait to be sure before going to the doctor, if you did?
P.S. I know I only said adults, but this question is also for parents with children/people with loved ones who got diagnosed with ADHD. | 2021-10-09T19:04:24.000Z | q4rqe1 | 22 | 0 | ADHD | Self diagnosed ADHD adults, which symptoms did you notice first? | 0.5 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q4rqe1/self_diagnosed_adhd_adults_which_symptoms_did_you/ |
jurredebeste21 | So I realized i was showing alot of adhd symptoms so i asked my mom if i could get diagnosed and she agreed hoping my grades would get better
So i was at the doctor and he asked “did you do a test online” so i said “no those arent always accurate “ he said okay and did a random online test afterwards he said “ye you might have adhd or add but we arent sure” then my mom asked if i could get the medication for it and he said okay
So the medication did help in the beginning but its not working very well right now and i still dont even know if i have adhd or add and my mom would get angry if i asked to get diagnosed again what should i do? | 2021-10-09T19:02:16.000Z | q4rot0 | 9 | 2 | ADHD | I dont know what to do | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q4rot0/i_dont_know_what_to_do/ |
DinahKarwrek | [#adhdsymbol Hashtag Videos on TikTok](http:// https://www.tiktok.com/amp/tag/adhdsymbol)
I am absolutely obsessed with a few ADHD information accounts, and some are definitely better than others. I submit for the approval of the midnight society, The Infinity Bee symbol, as created by Connor DeWolfe, for the official symbol for those of us with either Bees In Our Head or the Zoomies! | 2021-10-09T18:56:47.000Z | q4rkj1 | 12 | 3 | ADHD | How do we feel about the Infinity Bee as our official mascot? | 0.6 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q4rkj1/how_do_we_feel_about_the_infinity_bee_as_our/ |
[deleted] | [deleted] | 2021-10-09T18:56:11.000Z | q4rk34 | 5 | 5 | ADHD | symptoms got worse since lockdown | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q4rk34/symptoms_got_worse_since_lockdown/ |
[deleted] | [removed] | 2021-10-09T18:56:10.000Z | q4rk2k | 2 | 2 | ADHD | Does anyone take L-tyrosine or phenylethylamine supplements for ADHD? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q4rk2k/does_anyone_take_ltyrosine_or_phenylethylamine/ |
[deleted] | [deleted] | 2021-10-09T18:54:53.000Z | q4rj5d | 1 | 1 | ADHD | how do i stop thinking everyone can "read my mind" | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q4rj5d/how_do_i_stop_thinking_everyone_can_read_my_mind/ |
ermonda | I am 16 weeks pregnant and my doctors are totally okay with me continuing to take my medication so I am still fully medicated but my ADHD seems so amplified.
I have 1 daughter and I don’t remember this being an issue when I was pregnant with her (I was fully medicated for that pregnancy too).
Right now I have so many bills to pay, errands to run, things to clean and put away and it’s been hours and I haven’t done anything. I want to do these things so bad. I have been telling myself I just need a free day to get these things done and now my husband has taken my daughter out for the day and I’m just doing nothing.
It’s been like this for months. Usually I take my medication and it helps me so much but it’s not making a difference anymore.
Has anyone experienced this before. | 2021-10-09T18:54:17.000Z | q4riqe | 12 | 3 | ADHD | Pregnancy making my ADHD so much worse | 0.81 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q4riqe/pregnancy_making_my_adhd_so_much_worse/ |
tortilla5000 | After over a year of trying to get an adhd diagnosis, I finally have an appointment with a doctor that I’m feeling really good about. I tried doing this through Kaiser and they make the process soooo difficult and time consuming, it’s literally the least adhd friendly process ever lol anyway, I’m really excited but I’m also really nervous that I won’t get the diagnosis and will be told the same thing I’ve been told in the past, which is, yOu JuSt HaVe aNxIeTy.
I just really hope I’m able to get the official diagnosis and start meds so I can get on track with school and life | 2021-10-09T18:53:09.000Z | q4rhvp | 4 | 2 | ADHD | I have a diagnostic appointment on Monday and I’m excited but nervous | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q4rhvp/i_have_a_diagnostic_appointment_on_monday_and_im/ |
[deleted] | [removed] | 2021-10-09T18:52:15.000Z | q4rhae | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Can we accept this as our collective ADHD symbol? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q4rhae/can_we_accept_this_as_our_collective_adhd_symbol/ |
littlemanbigdream | I am aware that everyone has different effects to different adhd medications, but is there a few that are known to not last as long. Specifically, there are days when I only have one class and I don't want to be medicated so I would love to be just focused for about 2 hours. Is that an option/possability? | 2021-10-09T18:50:12.000Z | q4rfza | 2 | 1 | ADHD | Generally, which ADHD medication is the shortest lasting | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q4rfza/generally_which_adhd_medication_is_the_shortest/ |
concentrated-amazing | TL:DR looking for testimonials as to why at least trying ADHD meds is worthwhile.
So, I'm not the one with ADHD, but rather my husband.
He was diagnosed early in school, was medicated from then till early teens. Hasn't been since. He knows for sure he was on Adderall and Ritalin at different times. He had some sort of counseling or something for a few years as well to help with life skills or coping mechanisms or something, his details are vague. So for someone with ADHD, he had better support and early intervention than most do. (He also was diagnosed with hearing loss around age 3, and with dyslexia and I believe some other learning disabilities around grade 1.)
Anyways, only in the last year or so I've learned about how adult ADHD actually looks. I've realized that a lot of his particular tendencies or quirks are almost certainly his ADHD, and not particular to only him. I love and support him 100%, and accept him as he is. And he definitely feels it, we have a very loving and harmonious relationship.
But I can't help but be curious if him trying meds would help. Life isn't 100% easy with me managing a ton of stuff, since we have 3 kids under 4 as well. I just wonder if, instead of coping in some areas, if they would thrive more if he had some neurochemical help. I don't want to push too hard, but at the same time, if it would make all our lives easier, it would be REALLY nice.
*So I'm asking, were you hesitant about starting meds (or restarting if there was a long gap)? How did it go? Was it a difficult process to hit on the right one? Did you have a genetic test to narrow down possibilities to ones that would work better?* | 2021-10-09T18:48:57.000Z | q4rf3b | 3 | 3 | ADHD | Anyone on meds who wondered why they used to resist them? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q4rf3b/anyone_on_meds_who_wondered_why_they_used_to/ |
elementary_vision | I've been making music for about 7 years now. And I'm routinely annoyed at how fucking difficult it is. I want to finish full songs, but at the same time it's stressful. I can get a nice chord progression going, theme, overall mood,etc. That part is fun. But putting it all together into a song sucks. I've finished songs by forcing myself, but I'm tired of forcing myself. This is supposed to be fun and enjoyable, not stressful and draining.
I just want to create stuff and I can't without feeling super drained. It's depressing as hell. Music is the one thing in my life I really care about and I can't even enjoy it half the time.
I feel like I've built up so much anxiety around this over the years. The entire process is daunting because I know how difficult finishing anything is. | 2021-10-09T18:44:33.000Z | q4rc0r | 9 | 7 | ADHD | Musicians/music creators, how often does ADHD get in the way of enjoying the process of writing music? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q4rc0r/musiciansmusic_creators_how_often_does_adhd_get/ |
kratomboofer27 | Hello everyone I was diagnosed with ADHD at a very early age it went untreated for years and years until early adulthood. Well in my early twenties I was having a very rough time so I agree to go to an in patient hospital for about a week. There I see the specialist who was particularly interested in ADHD. And to make a long story short he looked at my record of past diagnosis and asked me do I believe that I have those? I told him no he said that he notices I have a lot of characteristics of ADHD and ask me have I ever been diagnosed or treated for it I said yes he decided to Give me an option of which ADHD treatment I want it I chose adderall And after the next couple days he see me again and saw a remarkable improvement he told me that around 2 and a 1/2 percent of adults Still have ADHD most of them Or out of it for some reason but he said that he truly believes that I need to stay on the medicine. My main question is I've had issues getting this prescription prescribed out patientAnd wondered how you guys find someone to put you on the proper treatment? BTW I have kasier Permanente ATM I'm 29 now. | 2021-10-09T18:39:39.000Z | q4r8l5 | 2 | 2 | ADHD | I need advice please. | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q4r8l5/i_need_advice_please/ |
[deleted] | [removed] | 2021-10-09T18:39:24.000Z | q4r8ef | 0 | 1 | ADHD | How many of u are perfectionists? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q4r8ef/how_many_of_u_are_perfectionists/ |
[deleted] | [deleted] | 2021-10-09T18:37:50.000Z | q4r7b2 | 1 | 1 | ADHD | I need advice please. | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q4r7b2/i_need_advice_please/ |
d36williams | I'm posting this because people with disabilities are far more likely to be abused; and in this case this abuse was the normal way of business for this school district. Don't let the school system abuse you or your children [https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/mom-takes-action-5-year-old-was-put-chokehold-school-rcna2614](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/mom-takes-action-5-year-old-was-put-chokehold-school-rcna2614) | 2021-10-09T18:28:44.000Z | q4r0zk | 3 | 25 | ADHD | ADHD Child Attacked By School Resource Officer | 0.93 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q4r0zk/adhd_child_attacked_by_school_resource_officer/ |
Spirited_World_235 | I made a few posts of my frustrations with judgmental psychiatrists, but my 4th appointment this year with a separate psych and he listened to me. He was kind and patient. Wrote me a script without even looking at my records. I literally broke down and cried I was so relieved. I have mixed feelings about the fact that I actually thanked my psych for believing me and taking me seriously. But for anyone in Central Illinois, Heartland Behavioral Health is the place to be. | 2021-10-09T18:23:55.000Z | q4qxro | 3 | 3 | ADHD | I finally found a psychiatrist who actually listened to me. | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q4qxro/i_finally_found_a_psychiatrist_who_actually/ |
[deleted] | [deleted] | 2021-10-09T18:21:59.000Z | q4qwh4 | 3 | 2 | ADHD | I want to talk to my healthcare provider about ADHD, but I feel like I know "too much" about the symptoms and will get away with a diagnosis without actually having ADHD | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q4qwh4/i_want_to_talk_to_my_healthcare_provider_about/ |
a2little2late | Is this just a me thing or do you guys do it too? I'm a very emotional person and act quick on impulses or overdramaicate things that are happening. When I realize I made a big deal of nothing, acted too aggressively, or made a fool out of myself I get embarrassed, and wish I just disappeared. I'm pretty sure my university wants me gone because of the things I say out of impulse and I feel like nobody really likes me | 2021-10-09T18:19:56.000Z | q4qv4z | 2 | 5 | ADHD | constantly making impulsive decisions and regretting it after | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q4qv4z/constantly_making_impulsive_decisions_and/ |
[deleted] | [deleted] | 2021-10-09T18:14:14.000Z | q4qrch | 4 | 2 | ADHD | Those of you who have ADHD and can still manage your time and do great in work and school - how do you do it? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q4qrch/those_of_you_who_have_adhd_and_can_still_manage/ |
Dont_Fall_Asleep1323 | [removed] | 2021-10-09T18:14:02.000Z | q4qr7q | 1 | 1 | ADHD | How does one grocery shop? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q4qr7q/how_does_one_grocery_shop/ |
[deleted] | [removed] | 2021-10-09T18:13:56.000Z | q4qr5f | 1 | 1 | ADHD | HELP! My brain start in hyperactivity mode! | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q4qr5f/help_my_brain_start_in_hyperactivity_mode/ |
[deleted] | [deleted] | 2021-10-09T18:08:46.000Z | q4qnhr | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Need encouragement | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q4qnhr/need_encouragement/ |
[deleted] | [deleted] | 2021-10-09T18:06:55.000Z | q4qm4d | 2 | 4 | ADHD | What does your phone home screen look like? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q4qm4d/what_does_your_phone_home_screen_look_like/ |
keal7685 | I wanted to pass along as this has really helped me - the “White Noise” playlist on Spotify (I can’t post a photo here otherwise I would). I can’t listen to music while I work or when I was studying as it’s too distracting. However when I put this playlist on in noise cancelling headphones I feel like I can actually focus without medication. I recently started going back to the office and was struggling with focusing with people around me talking and this has been life changing!! | 2021-10-09T18:02:48.000Z | q4qj4v | 4 | 20 | ADHD | This playlist changed my life | 0.96 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q4qj4v/this_playlist_changed_my_life/ |
Jaymundo_ | So I'm new to telemedicine and I'm trying to find the best option that works for me. I have an appointment with a prescriber on Monday for cerebral. Has any body used their service and had results for ADHD medication?
When you're doing the assessment before you speak with a provider it allows you to submit photos of previous medication and I was able to submit that I have taken Vyvanse 70 mg in the past. Has anyone also done this and seen results? I'm relieved I was able to submit photos proof because it makes my case that much easier . | 2021-10-09T18:00:43.000Z | q4qhnk | 16 | 7 | ADHD | Using cerebral for ADHD | 0.83 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q4qhnk/using_cerebral_for_adhd/ |
DaCreepyArcher | I am a very lazy person. Probably because I'm a teenager, I won't lie. I also happen to have ADHD.
I get meds every day, and not a small amount, but I still find myself consistently not doing homework, schoolwork, and the things I'm supposed to do in school.
**It's not as if I forget to do it, often I do know it (well not always if I'm the middle of doing something but maybe every 5 minutes I'd guess). I just REALLY don't want to do what I'm supposed to.**
**This would be fine if I genuinely didn't care about good grades, but I always find that when I come home from school, I regret not doing anything. Sometimes I already feel that regret right after class even.**
**This sounds like laziness, but at the same time, I'm so tired of going to school or to class knowing I will get nothing done and there is nothing current pre-class me can do about it.**
**It just doesn't occur to me at all in the moment that I should be doing my work. In that moment all that goes through my head the choice between doing something fun and something not fun. I'm not always completely oblivious to the consequences, but often it just takes so much energy I don't want to spend to get myself distracted from the distractions/procrastination**
I don't know if I got everything I wanted to say said there, but I hope I did.
Does anyone know a way to tell if you're just being lazy or ADHD is messing it up? I would appreciate it, because it would help me find out how to control it better.
TL;DR: Need help to tell when I'm just lazy and when I'm being sabotaged by my ADHD
Help appreciated | 2021-10-09T17:46:44.000Z | q4q7su | 5 | 2 | ADHD | How do I know the difference between my laziness and my ADHD? | 0.67 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q4q7su/how_do_i_know_the_difference_between_my_laziness/ |
Greeneyedgrill | [removed] | 2021-10-09T17:45:28.000Z | q4q6yx | 1 | 2 | ADHD | Have you ever accidentally taken a second dose of your stimulant med thinking you hadn’t taken the first? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q4q6yx/have_you_ever_accidentally_taken_a_second_dose_of/ |
pastelrose7 | I’ve recently gotten diagnosed, and my psychiatrist is hesitant to put me on stimulants because I have an eating disorder that includes some restrictive features. But I also struggle with binge eating, and I think stimulants would be beneficial for that. However, he also thinks it would be beneficial for me. I’m also nervous about this but I’d like to be on whatever med will help me best. Does anyone have any experience with having any kind of ED and being on stimulants? How did it affect you? | 2021-10-09T17:45:20.000Z | q4q6vk | 2 | 1 | ADHD | Eating disorders and meds? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q4q6vk/eating_disorders_and_meds/ |
I_can_haz_biryani | Hi fellow ADHDers,
I am a 40 year-old, married, father of two (soon to be three) and I was just diagnosed with ADHD a week ago. The psychiatrist got me started with a low dose of Straterra (25 mg) last week but so far, I have not seen any significant improvements in attention span, whereas I get really drowsy at certain times of the day and I really feel anxious at times (don't know if the anxiety is related to the meds or not).
I always knew that I was wired differently from other children, and was sort of an outsider, with no social skills to speak of. As I grew older, I became more and more sociable however, when I got to college, I really struggled with courses which required a series of steps to be repeated again and again (like accouting). It was then that I realised that there was something wrong with my brain (but didn't know about ADHD back then).
Since then, I've done relatively well in my career but to be honest, if I were more organised and cruel prioritise more effectively, I would have progressed in my career further. Now that I'm thinking of my own startup, I get anxiety attacks on whether I will be able to handle that kind of stress and the endless list of tasks. I always regret the time t
My question, is what has been fellow redditor's response towards Straterra / other medication, anything I should watch out for? What other resources / tips and tricks for a newly diagnosed middle-aged ADHDer would you guys recommend?
Thanks in advance, this community has been a great resource for me. | 2021-10-09T17:36:34.000Z | q4q0oi | 1 | 2 | ADHD | Newly diagnosed at age 40, need help with resources / tips and tricks | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q4q0oi/newly_diagnosed_at_age_40_need_help_with/ |
[deleted] | [deleted] | 2021-10-09T17:34:30.000Z | q4pz4c | 1 | 1 | ADHD | So what about motivation then? How does that work? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q4pz4c/so_what_about_motivation_then_how_does_that_work/ |
[deleted] | [deleted] | 2021-10-09T17:29:20.000Z | q4pvdb | 2 | 0 | ADHD | Sleepy immediately after meds kick in | 0.5 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q4pvdb/sleepy_immediately_after_meds_kick_in/ |
oboehobo32 | I just realized that I passed a little over a month of being diagnosed and medicated on Strattera for ADHD. I honestly cannot believe some of the changes that happened immediately for me, which I want to celebrate now:
* Never having even one dirty dish out at the end of the day
* Showering, brushing/flossing (2x per day), aroma care, washing face and moisturizing every single day (I know this seems like a no-brainer, but it wasn't for me before...)
* Eating a whole foods plant-based diet every day with 0 slip ups
* Exercising at least 4xs per week after not doing so at all for over a year
* Finishing multiple projects and improving several programs at my new job which resulted in the best review I've ever gotten in my career last week
I'm proud of my accomplishments, am so grateful for my therapist and feel so lucky to have gotten matched with the right medication on the very first try. It's truly changed my life in ways I could've never imagined, and though I wish I would've discovered all of this sooner (I'm 37), I'm very excited by the possibilities in the future. | 2021-10-09T17:26:49.000Z | q4ptpg | 8 | 10 | ADHD | A reflection of accomplishments since I started treatment for ADHD | 0.92 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q4ptpg/a_reflection_of_accomplishments_since_i_started/ |
[deleted] | [deleted] | 2021-10-09T17:20:13.000Z | q4pp14 | 1 | 2 | ADHD | I can’t function and I feel depressed - undiagnosed | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q4pp14/i_cant_function_and_i_feel_depressed_undiagnosed/ |
[deleted] | [removed] | 2021-10-09T17:16:18.000Z | q4pmax | 2 | 3 | ADHD | People who recommend you go and try group/ couple activities but won’t go with you | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q4pmax/people_who_recommend_you_go_and_try_group_couple/ |
[deleted] | [removed] | 2021-10-09T17:15:34.000Z | q4plsa | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Any Oura users here that have recently started with meds? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q4plsa/any_oura_users_here_that_have_recently_started/ |
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