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lord_ashtar | I was recently diagnosed and feel compelled to overshare about it with everyone I know. There is also something telling me to kick back and keep it to myself. It would be so cool to tell explain to my coworkers (who've been amazing at accommodating my scattered way of getting things done), but I'm not sure if it would somehow backfire. How do you approach this in your life? | 2021-10-09T00:46:03.000Z | q4at49 | 13 | 8 | ADHD | How private is your ADHD | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q4at49/how_private_is_your_adhd/ |
little__gh0st | I feel like I'm going nowhere and nothing is going to help and I'll never have the motivation to become anything but a fuckup. I don't finish projects, I can't stay focused on a hobby long enough to become good at it, and I just can't motivate myself to do anything but the bare minimum anymore.
This stupid mental illness may not be the source of all my problems, but a great deal of them at least. I have no good organization habits, I forget everything, I can't sleep normally and I can't focus on anything for longer than ten goddamn minutes unless there's some other responsibility I'm ignoring.
I know this is essentially just whining, but at this point I just feel so utterly miserable. I''m 22 and I don't even know where I'm going or if anyone's ever going to be able to fix me. I just can't do this on my own and I wish to god I just had a normal brain that wouldn't break the fuck down whenever I need to do basic tasks. All of the coping mechanisms I've tried have never worked. I don't know how to deal with this anymore. | 2021-10-09T00:45:04.000Z | q4asfk | 2 | 5 | ADHD | I just don't know what to do anymore | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q4asfk/i_just_dont_know_what_to_do_anymore/ |
Bat_Country_88 | I was diagnosed a couple months ago. Started with Adderall and now on Vyvanse.
What I’ve noticed with both, which I haven’t really seen other people post about, is that my comedown and side effects get progressively worse the longer I’ve been taking the medicine. Almost as if there’s a cumulative effect. Adderall I quit after 2 weeks because of this, and Vyvanse I’m around 10 days in so far and feeling frustrated.
With both medications, I’ve felt great with almost no comedown the first 2-3 days. And with both, it seems each day after the first few, the comedown gets worse.
I’m trying to take good care of myself to counteract this - eating throughout the day, drinking plenty of water, getting some exercise in, getting enough sleep. But still the crashes feel worse than when I started, and I wake up in the morning feeling super tired with dry, bloodshot eyes.
I’m wondering if the reason things seem to get worse the longer I take the medicine is because of the collective effect on my sleep quality. Im taking the medicine as soon as I wake up every morning and get to sleep fine, but maybe it’s still messing with the quality of sleep without me realizing.
Does/did anyone else notice this issue with crashes getting worse over time (at least in the first month)? Im trying to be positive and give it a chance, but it’s demoralizing when the longer I stick with it the more punishment I seem to take.
Also, I know I’m gonna get the “talk to your doctor” comments. I did. My doctor just seems to think side effects go away in time and doesn’t provide much insight. | 2021-10-09T00:34:10.000Z | q4alu1 | 5 | 3 | ADHD | Crashes getting worse. Do meds affect your sleep even with 8 hours? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q4alu1/crashes_getting_worse_do_meds_affect_your_sleep/ |
dragontruth | Hey all. Currently self diagnosed as I've read the dsm5 criteria and believe I meet all the requirements, but I'm also seeing a psychiatrist in 1.5 weeks (I've been waiting for months for an asd diagnosis).
I drink a lot of tea. Every morning for years I would have a 2 strong black teas in the morning. Sometimes I'd have another at mid-day if I wasn't at school. All I knew was that if I didn't have the caffeine, I couldn't work. It was as superficial as that for me.
About a month ago, I decided that I wanted to stop having caffeinated tea in the morning because it made my anxiety worse when I accidentally had too much. That's when it hit me that attention difficulties really kick my ass. The last month has been *so much harder* than my usual hard months. I couldn't figure out why.
I researched my symptoms. Uh... Haha I think I have ADHD. I had a lot of other symptoms I never connected like interrupting people a lot when I don't want to and being unable to work on the same task without getting sidetracked. I'm pretty sure I meet the criteria. But what really drove it home was what I did this morning, which was have my tea again.
I can't do my university worked easily, per se, but the difference is super noticeable. I'm still getting distracted (writing this post woops) but I get more work done between distractions.
I really hope I can get a diagnosis and accommodations and stuff. Meds too if I can, life is a real struggle for me due to this stuff. I will be surprised if I don't have ADHD but that's only something a psychiatrist can officially judge.
I guess... Hello. I'll be hanging out around here for a bit.
**As for my question:** Is there anything I can do to make the next week and a half easier until I can see the psych? | 2021-10-09T00:29:34.000Z | q4aj29 | 1 | 6 | ADHD | I was self medicating with caffeine and didn't even realise I probably have ADHD (also a question) | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q4aj29/i_was_self_medicating_with_caffeine_and_didnt/ |
Starstalk721 | I just started substitute teaching this past Wednesday at a Middle School and I feel like I am where I belong for the first time in such a long time.
I have been teaching college and HS drivers ed for awhile, but this just felt.... right. Like, I clicked and fit into my proper space. I've been working on an educators license for 5-8 Science for awhile but until I started subbing I was unsure if it was the right path. But now, I know this is where I am meant to be.
I just wanted to share this because you never know where or when you will find your place. I'm 36 and I've had several differe t jobs, but this is the first that really feels "right". | 2021-10-09T00:27:09.000Z | q4ahn5 | 1 | 3 | ADHD | For the first time in as long as I can remember, I feel content with my job. | 0.81 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q4ahn5/for_the_first_time_in_as_long_as_i_can_remember_i/ |
AMartyredFroggo | [removed] | 2021-10-09T00:26:55.000Z | q4ahih | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Gene therapy for ADHD? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q4ahih/gene_therapy_for_adhd/ |
Rainbolt133 | Hey Reddit,
A couple of years ago I started using meds and it drastically altered my life. I was an outcast and a loner basically my entire life and I numbed myself with video games and escapism. I was pretty much unable to hold a conversation because I felt so angry and frustrated all the time. So I didn't really have any friends growing up. Now that i'm on meds i'm somewhat able to enter polite society but there's always that fear of going back.
I'm able to hold conversations and do well with people with people but I feel paralyzed whenever the conversation gets personal. Small talk bores the hell out of me, and although I realize it's important to have genuine conversations with each other, my rational side switches on and I just respond in factual statements rather than listening and communicating; I feel like I constantly need to win. I think about what is the most rational choice all the time and that really prevents me from being able to connect with people. I come across as normal at first glance, but I can't really make friends like this. I don't want to be always thinking about the consequences and facts.
I'm afraid of being a failure, and I think that robs me of being able to enjoy the finer things in life; cracking jokes with friends, relaxing and just having a good time. I feel as if I need to be advancing every day. I know it doesn't make sense, but I just have this unquenchable drive that I can't seem to be rid of.
I'm at a loss on what to do. I have shifted towards a more people-focused approach, but I still treat it like work in like this almost inhumane way to get what I want. It's like i've been emotionally deadened and it really prevents me from building close relationships with others. Any ideas on what I can do? | 2021-10-09T00:21:27.000Z | q4aecp | 3 | 5 | ADHD | I feel emotionally dead | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q4aecp/i_feel_emotionally_dead/ |
[deleted] | [deleted] | 2021-10-09T00:16:38.000Z | q4abm4 | 8 | 2 | ADHD | Does adderall? mess with your brain? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q4abm4/does_adderall_mess_with_your_brain/ |
[deleted] | [deleted] | 2021-10-09T00:16:30.000Z | q4abj7 | 1 | 2 | ADHD | I can’t seem to do anything right | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q4abj7/i_cant_seem_to_do_anything_right/ |
RandomnessYT123 | I have a voice that is very cool. Its like I’m streaming and i am the most powerful being in the universe and have a mission that i have to complete (i never thought of one it just is a mission ik) and if I’m like in a car or airplane i’m like we are going 532.173826 mph and then a “chat member” asks have you flew a plane (i’m in my human form doing the secret mission) and i say yes its rly wierd and i was wondering if anyone has anything similar lol | 2021-10-09T00:08:31.000Z | q4a6qw | 5 | 2 | ADHD | The voice in my head | 0.75 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q4a6qw/the_voice_in_my_head/ |
PrimaryMiserable | [removed] | 2021-10-09T00:06:38.000Z | q4a5m4 | 0 | 1 | ADHD | Why is cannabis the only thing that works so far? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q4a5m4/why_is_cannabis_the_only_thing_that_works_so_far/ |
GoldenGaelicGuy | [removed] | 2021-10-09T00:01:42.000Z | q4a2kp | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Real estate agents anyone? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q4a2kp/real_estate_agents_anyone/ |
[deleted] | [removed] | 2021-10-08T23:59:50.000Z | q4a13v | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Not sure if I have ADHD | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q4a13v/not_sure_if_i_have_adhd/ |
GoldenGaelicGuy | [removed] | 2021-10-08T23:58:15.000Z | q4a06g | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Real estate agents anyone? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q4a06g/real_estate_agents_anyone/ |
throwawayclownboy | I’m only doing this sporadically and in the interim while I finish college and go to law school, but frankly it is really fulfilling.
At the end of the day, it’s basically arts and crafts. Seriously. I was always so tentative about home reno because for whatever reason tradesmen in the US are such bullies that over inflate their worth and always find fault with something—even if they were the last person to do the job, seriously. But in reality all home reno is
1. Costly because of the human aspect—in that supplies are cheap but our time isnt.
2. Using skill to try and save time
3. Using sand paper to fix up what you couldnt use skill on the first and last go.
I’d had s mental breakdown and was struggling with getting out of bed or finding a place thatd likely take me for employment in the interim.
I started just doing home reno for neighbors and such. I’m p much a scab scab, but seemingly it still pays extremely well :y
I have wondered so much what somebody would do in my position if they werent privileged like I am and honestly this would be a good interim job while they get their bearings together. | 2021-10-08T23:57:39.000Z | q49zuq | 7 | 4 | ADHD | How many of you took up work as a handyman at any point in time | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q49zuq/how_many_of_you_took_up_work_as_a_handyman_at_any/ |
[deleted] | [deleted] | 2021-10-08T23:54:17.000Z | q49xur | 4 | 1 | ADHD | Is struggling with grammar a common ADHD problem? Any tips or pointers? | 0.67 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q49xur/is_struggling_with_grammar_a_common_adhd_problem/ |
[deleted] | [removed] | 2021-10-08T23:49:47.000Z | q49v43 | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Finally diagnosed and starting meds, what to expect? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q49v43/finally_diagnosed_and_starting_meds_what_to_expect/ |
Trying_To_Be_My_Best | I'm pretty sure I have ADHD. I'll be seeing a doc as soon as I can. But everything I've read about it seems to be exactly it. All my life I've vacillated between hyperfocus and an inability to focus, but for the last 6-8 months, it's been the latter. I've been unable to focus at all (especially on work) and it's damaging everything in my life. I've had one good day in the last 6 months where I went into hyperfocus mode and worked on a project for like 14 hours straight. I used to be able to turn that on and off easily. I would go into that hyperfocus mode in my doctoral program and it served me well through those years of deep analytical grind. I miss the ability to do that.
Anyway, I also have a bit of OCD (have had that as long as I can remember), and I assume it's related on a neurochemical level. I've never taken any medications for it. In fact, I've never taken any prescription drugs, but I've tried every other adjustment in life I can the last 6 months and nothing has helped me get my ability to focus back.
I'm assuming the doc will prescribe a stimulant. From my quick research, it seems Ritalin or Adderrall might work best for a case like myself. Before I go that route, are there any science-based OTC pills worth testing out that can help with focus. Not really big in alternative meds, unless they're science-based. I know many aren't. | 2021-10-08T23:49:41.000Z | q49v1w | 9 | 4 | ADHD | 40 (m) with ADHD? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q49v1w/40_m_with_adhd/ |
[deleted] | [deleted] | 2021-10-08T23:40:46.000Z | q49pkd | 2 | 3 | ADHD | Uni students - how did you manage? | 0.81 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q49pkd/uni_students_how_did_you_manage/ |
yossarian0220 | Lord I hope I can explain this right, I really need advice.
**27F, ADHD, combined type, diagnosed and medicated - Me!**
**35M, ADHD, inattentive, undiagnosed and occasionally borrowing my meds - My Partner of 6 years.**
Partner feels ignored. It took me a long time to get this, because I took his comments as snarky criticisms and didn't understand that he was trying to communicate something through observations like: *You're always wearing headphones. / You must have the volume on way too loud, you should get your ears checked out. / You never remember what I told you. / You should change your job, you're always so tired when you come home. / You can play this stupid game for hours, how come your eyes haven't popped out.*
Well, for months I've been feeling criticised left and right, turns out that these comments had a goal: to tell me that I'm an inattentive (sic!) girlfriend.
I want to fix that so much! But I have no idea how to. I love my job, but I talk to a lot of people and when I come home my brain switches off a bit, sometimes for a long time.
Also, it's about coming home. At home I feel like I need to be a bit of a savage, not look pretty, be able to eat chips on the couch playing a stupid game and enjoying not having responsibilities (other than a bit of light cleaning) for a tiny part of my day. It sounds egoistic maybe? But that moment is very important to me.
And on top of that as you all know, there's the standard ADHD inattentiveness and there will always be information that I never register, even if I nodded. This gets so much worse when I'm tired after work. Please help me be a better girlfriend!
**TL;DR: I'm being inattentive towards Partner, he feels ignored; my brain switches off when tired + I need my home to be a comfort-recharge zone.** | 2021-10-08T23:39:20.000Z | q49on0 | 7 | 4 | ADHD | Relationship - can I be attentive? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q49on0/relationship_can_i_be_attentive/ |
[deleted] | [removed] | 2021-10-08T23:33:07.000Z | q49kok | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Newly diagnosed with ADHD, kinda scared of taking the stimulant drugs | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q49kok/newly_diagnosed_with_adhd_kinda_scared_of_taking/ |
[deleted] | [deleted] | 2021-10-08T23:32:34.000Z | q49kaf | 1 | 1 | ADHD | ADHD in school | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q49kaf/adhd_in_school/ |
necriavite | I get to spend my very first day filling out paper work and sampling Chocolates... Yes!!!!!
Its mon-fri, 9-5, a wonderful historic local company, everything I have ever wanted! I did it! I got a job that's everything I was looking for!!!
And I did it all thanks to all of you who post tips and tricks, commiserate about challenges, and remind me that I'm never struggling alone, as well as my own effort. So, let's celebrate together! 🍾 🥂
Thank you everyone! | 2021-10-08T23:29:01.000Z | q49hyd | 59 | 602 | ADHD | I got a Job Today making more per hour than I ever have before! And the best part? It's at an amazing local chocolate factory!!! | 0.99 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q49hyd/i_got_a_job_today_making_more_per_hour_than_i/ |
melizzuh | I was prescribed Wellbutrin for the inattentive subtype, and it’s eh for the morning and afternoon, but by dinner time I am just exhausted. I feel tired and sleepy, to the point I’m hardly motivated to do anything..
Seems counter productive. Is this common? Seems most folks get some energy from it? I’m really just feeling the crash. My blood pressure is still low too, not abnormally low, almost, but I expected it to elevate per what I’ve read/heard.
Anyone else experience this? Does it get better? | 2021-10-08T23:26:29.000Z | q49gdn | 4 | 3 | ADHD | Inattentive subtype and Wellbutrin | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q49gdn/inattentive_subtype_and_wellbutrin/ |
Salomon_95 | [removed] | 2021-10-08T23:25:24.000Z | q49fn7 | 18 | 12 | ADHD | Is this normal? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q49fn7/is_this_normal/ |
[deleted] | [deleted] | 2021-10-08T23:24:28.000Z | q49f2x | 12 | 8 | ADHD | My meds aren’t working, they don’t do a thing and I’m envious and upset | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q49f2x/my_meds_arent_working_they_dont_do_a_thing_and_im/ |
bicon_in_training | (TL;DR: I'm kind of a "gifted kid," I guess. My "giftedness" has inadvertently masked my ADHD symptoms, and now I'm scared I'll hit rock bottom before I get any help.)
High school's been kicking my ass.
My academic struggles led me to do research, which led me to find that ADHD *might* explain many aspects of my life. The fast, excessive, *non-stop* talking. The emotional dysregulation. The constant need to be doing something. The inability to stay still. The intense, yet short-lived fixations on certain things. The lack of follow-through. The forgetfulness. The tardiness. The simple mistakes. The detrimental procrastination. The feeling that "just *doing"* things isn't that simple. The list goes on and on.
My mom heard out my concerns, and I recently had my first screening. After a while of buildup, a battery of tests, and more self doubt than I knew what to do with, the results that came back were... disheartening. Some of the quotes that bother me are:
* *"While OP shows some of the symptoms associated with ADHD, they are not to a clinical degree inasmuch as they do not affect her academic performance."*
* *"OP's executive functioning is her main barrier to learning- this involves time management, organization and emotional regulation."*
* *"While OP shows some inattentive behavior in other classes, it is only occasionally and it does not affect her academic performance enough to meet the criteria for diagnosis."*
Yeah, this report was incredibly painful to read -- especially since other people got to weigh in, but *I* wasn't asked to give any sort of self-report.
I understand there's a large chance that I'm wrong (I'm not the one with the degree, right?), but it feels like ADHD explains so much of why I am the way I am. Why I struggle with the things I struggle with. But now that I need help, I might not be able to get it. Why? Well, as it turns out, I've used intellect to circumvent my shortcomings my whole life. The extensive list of ADHD symptoms I've been displaying since day one? It doesn't matter, apparently.
My executive functioning is shambolic, my home life's a mess, and I'm doing worse in school than ever in my life. I'm starting to fall into what looks like depression, and sometimes, the thought of school makes me so distraught that I genuinely can't make myself go there.
But these are all non-issues. I'm brilliant, remember? I should be fine :). | 2021-10-08T23:23:07.000Z | q49e7t | 6 | 2 | ADHD | Too smart to warrant an ADHD diagnosis, apparently | 0.75 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q49e7t/too_smart_to_warrant_an_adhd_diagnosis_apparently/ |
[deleted] | [deleted] | 2021-10-08T23:23:04.000Z | q49e6m | 5 | 2 | ADHD | Holy fucking shit this is a whole new level of mental pain. I'd rather break my both legs than feel this. | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q49e6m/holy_fucking_shit_this_is_a_whole_new_level_of/ |
akurtz14 | [removed] | 2021-10-08T23:22:01.000Z | q49div | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Have you used Wellbutrin for your ADHD? Did it work for you? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q49div/have_you_used_wellbutrin_for_your_adhd_did_it/ |
Schmi5f5 | Hi All - I'm not new to meds, so didn't think this would fit in with the weekly megathread.
Lots of Rx context below, sorry if it's too detailed.
I've been on varying dosages and forms of Adderall for the past year. At the start (if I remember correctly), I was on 10mg Adderall XR (name brand! la-dee-da) and 2x 5mg Adderall IR throughout the afternoon. Those first few months were glorious! I've never felt better in my life - could actually set my mind to something and do it. And when that thing was done, wow, I could then start on another thing and finish that too! I started working with a doc to tweak the Rx though as my partner was finding me "antsy and agitated" - like nervous energy and I couldn't sit still - to her anyway. I felt great, yeah a little amped up, but able to actually do LIFE. But fine, early on so worth experimenting to see if something fits better. Tried a few things over the months including Concerta which definitely did not work for me - can't recall ever being so grouchy or irritable. So ultimately came back to Adderall XR (the generic version anyway). In July and August I was on 20mg adderall XR generic and 2x 20mg adderall IR generic per day. Throughout that period, I was finding that I wasn't feeling as capable or able to focus or get started on things as well as before. Like, even though the dosage was double that from the start of my treatment, it felt like I was getting 25% of the benefit. Interestingly, I really only "felt" the medication once I started the first IR of the day around midday. A month ago, per a friend's recommendation, doc started me on 2x 20mg adderall XR generic per day. I'm not seeing any difference, except now I'm not getting the "boost" I felt when I took the IR.
So. I hear some people have found the generic adderall XR to be different than the name-brand. Can anyone else corroborate? Or refute?
I also have noticed a trend that "generally" people fall into the Adderall or Concerta camps - like one umbrella works for someone while the other umbrella makes them irritable. How about Vyvanse? Or Mydayis? Or others? I've heard great things about Vyvanse. Haven't heard much about Mydayis. Does response to these others trend along with the Adderall vs Concerta split in any way?
Thanks for your help all. I don't post/comment much, but this forum has been such an amazing resource.
tldr; Adderall benefits wearing off (building tolerance?). Thoughts on generic vs. Name brand Adderall XR? Does "good" response to Vyvanse/Mydayis/others generally trend with a "good" response to Adderall (or does it trend with a "good" response to Concerta? Or neither?) | 2021-10-08T23:19:16.000Z | q49bu4 | 2 | 5 | ADHD | Adderall Wearing off - Alternatives? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q49bu4/adderall_wearing_off_alternatives/ |
pumpkinpecans | I have many of the symptoms of executive dysfunction, but am also pretty organized. I can't tell how much of this is compensatory behavior, personal preference and anxiety, though. I keep seeing "loses things frequently" and "disorganized" as significant symptoms, but I rarely lose anything. That being said, I've literally eliminated 80% of my physical belongings to reduce mental clutter - it's easy to know where something goes when you barely own anything. When I'm out of the house, I'm also always taking stock of critical belongings like keys, phone, wallet, so I don't leave them somewhere. I make sure that I stay hyperaware of not losing things, because the thought of having to replace them fills me with massive anxiety.
I've been able to train myself to put things back after I use them, but left to my own devices I'll just throw things everywhere then later clean it up all at once. I actually enjoy cleaning/organizing and doing most household chores (dishes, laundry, vacuuming, etc), but can't tell how much of this has to do with my discomfort with being unable to tune out external clutter, or just liking hands-on tasks in general. Ironically, I really enjoy looking at "cluttered" places (aka homes with tons of random tchotchkes) but can't deal with this in my own house. I generally try to keep up with chores but am unable to do so when I'm busy with/tired from other more critical tasks.
Mental organization is a completely different story. My short-term memory is dismal, and I'll forget important pieces of information constantly or blank out on things that happened recently. I have to keep verbally reminding myself to do certain tasks or I'll forget them completely. I usually can't get myself to do things that are tedious and time-consuming to me, am horrible at long-term planning, and generally live my life in an unplanned, reactive sort of way. I adapt easily to random events but get really uncomfortable when I have to stick to a plan. The thought of working a job where I have to do the same thing with the same people for years, or decades, fills me utter dread. When I've had jobs like this I'll come in strong and hyperfocused, then completely lose motivation after a few months. I just stop caring and for whatever reason get physically tired all the time once I check out.
I can usually plan and order tasks that require mental effort, but have extreme trouble executing to completion unless it's something I like, want to do, or am capable of zoning out/hyperfocusing on. I don't think I've ever really finished a personal project, and have a ton of unfinished ones lying around. I space out constantly when I'm bored and bounce from task to task, and often even have trouble focusing on recreational activities. I feel this weird obligations to focus so I can enjoy it, find I can't focus, then go do something else. I think I operate best when I'm task-switching a lot, but give me too many tasks and half of them will be left undone because I forgot about them.
I also have a habit of constantly running through to-do lists in my head - I don't know if this is normal? If I don't mentally verbalize things to do and run them through my head over and over, I'll forget to do them. I rely on actual to-do lists constantly to get things done, and am virtually incapable of mentally storing this kind of information. I have to take a handwritten list to the grocery store if I'm trying to buy certain things, because I'll get distracted in there and forget what I need. My preferred method of shopping is just to randomly go through a shop, look at a bunch of stuff I won't buy, and chuck things I need in my cart.
Not to mention the constant dopamine-seeking. I've dealt with addiction issues before, and have found it very hard to stop using substances compulsively, even when I want to quit. Cannabis helps with focus in a weird way - it doesn't help while I'm using it, but it's like my brain will "reset" for about a month after quitting use. I have more energy and motivation, focus better, am more engaged socially, etc. I feel like a wind-up toy though in that I'll eventually run out of steam and revert to my usual state.
I'm also very addicted to coffee (which doesn't really improve my focus, but keeps me awake at least), can't tear myself away from my phone a lot of the time, and waste hours on the computer without knowing what the hell I was really doing. I feel dull, bored or anxious a lot of the time unless I'm sensation-seeking or absorbed in something I really enjoy. Even then, I usually can't immerse myself completely in a task because my mind will wander. This is part of why I started using substances, because they create this sort of immersive focus and tune out the boredom and the noise.
Would it be advisable to get an ADHD consultation and/or try meds? My main worry with medication is that it'd exacerbate my anxiety or contribute to depression when the stimulants wear off. I think I've avoided trying them for so long because many of the people I've known with ADHD who were medicated had also been put on antidepressants. I am really, really tired of living below my potential though. I know I can do better, but I don't feel I can do it with the brain I have now. | 2021-10-08T23:08:44.000Z | q4956z | 3 | 1 | ADHD | Can you be organized with ADHD? | 0.67 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q4956z/can_you_be_organized_with_adhd/ |
[deleted] | [deleted] | 2021-10-08T22:52:59.000Z | q48unb | 2 | 2 | ADHD | I have a lot of executive functioning problems as an adult and wonder if it's ADHD. But nobody would have thought I had it when I was a child. | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q48unb/i_have_a_lot_of_executive_functioning_problems_as/ |
OdderlyNat | I asked my doctor about taking a booster dose of stimulants because the Vyvanse is only effective for 5 hours for me. I asked about Dexedrine because it’s the same active ingredient, and Adderall makes me irritable and scattered. He sent in a prescription on Tuesday.
The pharmacy then said it was out of stock and they were ordering it. It usually takes 24 hours for an ordered drug to come in, and it’s been three days.
I went in today to pick up my other script and asked about it. Because it’s a controlled substance, they can tell me NOTHING about it. Can’t tell me if they CAN get it in, can’t tell me if they CAN’T get it. They can’t even tell me how long it usually takes to get it or if it’s been discontinued or if their supplier even carries it. My prescription is basically stuck in limbo and I have no idea if it’ll ever be filled.
I can’t even transfer the script to another pharmacy. The pharmacy tech suggested I call my doctor and have him send a different script to another pharmacy (another shot in the dark) or for a different medication.
This is the definition of Kafkaesque.
Thank you to all you stimulant abusers and to the War on Drugs for making it so incredibly difficult for me to get the medications I require to function. | 2021-10-08T22:48:37.000Z | q48rvj | 13 | 6 | ADHD | Thank you stimulant abusers, for making life so difficult | 0.71 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q48rvj/thank_you_stimulant_abusers_for_making_life_so/ |
slooshx | I've always used drugs. I went through a pretty bad ghb addiction a few years ago.
I quit drugs for a year, only drank from time to time.
I've used kratom recently also.. but i think it's one of the milder ones in terms of risk, so I'm not very concerned about it.
Now at 28 i get diagnosed with ADHD and it's sort of an Eureka moment. My life has been steered by this ADHD brain the whole time. It's probably the Reason I've always used drugs to try to find ways of feeling more normal and calm.
So tried my new ritalin, and i feel like the person I always failed to be. I felt social, got back in touch with friends I had abandoned. I even went on a date and it was the best night i've had in years.
If you also have an addictive personality and take ADHD meds. How has it been? Have you felt negative addictive feelings about your medication?
Tell me about it! | 2021-10-08T22:47:31.000Z | q48r6j | 6 | 2 | ADHD | Being prescribed Ritalin as a former Addict. | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q48r6j/being_prescribed_ritalin_as_a_former_addict/ |
redkokio | so i started on adderall pretty recently - low dose, slow release, take it with food. i’ve noticed that for the first part of the day i feel calm and my energy is level, thoughts aren’t too bad.
but when the meds start to wear off, i know it immediately because my heart will start to point a littler faster/heavier and i start to feel anxious again. i don’t think it’s my heart though, it’s the same feeling i get during an anxiety attack - i tend to have 2-3 of those a day though.
i can’t tell if my anxiety is worse due to the meds, or if this is how i normally felt without them and i just got so used to it. has anyone else had a similar experience? | 2021-10-08T22:45:49.000Z | q48q4z | 5 | 1 | ADHD | anxiety being worse after meds wear off | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q48q4z/anxiety_being_worse_after_meds_wear_off/ |
ObjectiveCorgi89 | I've been in therapy for over 6 months now. I've talked to my therapist about my suspected ADD, and she encouraged me to seek out a psychiatrist to at least test me. She agreed my symptoms matched up to ADD.
So I did. And I had an appointment today. The intake lady basically told me that because I wasn't formally diagnosed at 12, that I am not qualified to talk to a psychiatrist.
BG (****TW***) I lost a pregnancy two weeks ago. I have been depressed. I told her this at the very beginning of the appointment, because I figured the system would flag for that. (It did flag, but not for that!). I started to talk about the things that made me suspect, I even had a list ready.
Basically I was told because I lost my pregnancy, all of my issues were caused by depression. I've been on depression meds since 17...WHY ARENT THEY HELPING?!?!?! I'm still disorganized, foggy headed, easily distracted, never keep hobbies for long, etc. The intake person didn't really allow me to explain or finish my list. She just basically asked me what I wanted from my provider. She said she would send me to my PCP for medications if that's what I wanted, but I didn't qualify for a psychiatrist.
I am signed up to take ADHD classes, which is the only way I'll see a psychiatrist at this place. So I'll try that out. I'm 100000% ready to give up and live in this perpetual feeling of inadequacy, never trusting my brain to function the way it should.
Oh, and I was flagged because I admitted to smoking 1-2 puffs of MJ every 5-6 months as needed, for when I cannot shut anything down and don't want alcohol. Apparently I'm a high drug risk now. She could have looked at my last two urine drug screens from my OB appointments TWO WEEKS AGO to confirm I haven't done anything in months. But whatever. | 2021-10-08T22:43:22.000Z | q48ojo | 12 | 2 | ADHD | I don't fit the normal criteria (TW!) | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q48ojo/i_dont_fit_the_normal_criteria_tw/ |
annanassie | Okay I know the title doesn't make a lot of sense but hear me out:
I(F20) finished highschool 2 years ago. After highschool I immediately started university but dropped out 3 months later. Covid hit so my gapyear was just working at a supermarket. I did some backpacking in that summer and was planning to inroll myself into the army. They didn't accept me because my home situation was not stable enough because my sister struggled with an eating disorder at that time (is kinda important for later).
So next gap year there I went. Covid hit wayyyy harder again then I had expacted so I did 6 months of supermarket job again. Then I made the decision that I still wanted to make something out of my gapyear so I moved to Berlin for 3 months to learn German and to just be in another country.
The moment I came back home I felt this huge big slump of sadness coming over me; I really wanted to go back. My parents where really focused on college so they didn't seem to budge with my Berlin plan especially because it was so last minute (it was August & my next study started in September) so I thought okay next year.
But I kept getting deeper and deeper into the slump (didn't help that I (impulsively ofc :( ) broke up with my then bf although I still love him. So also combo of going through a breakup). The first few weeks I thought it was a combination of the breakup, the never processed shit from the impact of the eating disorder from my sister during mostly lockdown on me & some past not really great unprocessed things.
But I had a lot of talks with my parents and while I was talking why my head was full I realized that my head was just mostly sooo full with shit because I have been thinking about: "what if I get therapy but it takes more than 2 months from now (what is likely with waiting and stuff) then I can't go on time to Berlin, so I don't have enough time to get my C1 language, so I can't roll into fashion school, so I spend ANOTHER year not doing college (I really want to start something again that will guide me for a few years). What if I stay at my study now but I can't focus on it because I just want to go to Berlin but I have still stay after January, then they started the next block, then basically I can't really drop out anymore, and I can't learn german next to my study now because it takes sooo much energy that I can't do anything next to it. So I will not get my C1, also again year lost. Ect."
I feel like I can't move on with my life until I'm in Berlin because thén I can go focus on the language and focus on inrollment and all that. I really feel just stuck here. I thought it was because of all the other things but I think it's because I want to go to Berlin so badly. (Mind you, this is the first time in 3 years that I know what I really really really want) I feel like I can't do anything while I'm still here.
Ofc the other things that are in my head need attention to but I think I will get way happier when I'm in Berlin and working on my goal and eventually getting therapy there. Then staying here and starting therapy. But that's my opinion and that's where I need you guys, please what do you guys think? Move or stay now for a year?
(Side note: parents now just want me to be happy so moving to Berlin is fine for them as long as I'm happy there. So that's not the issue anymore)
[Sorry fellow down scrollers, you need all the details so no little recap sorry :( ] | 2021-10-08T22:37:59.000Z | q48kyr | 1 | 2 | ADHD | Move to Berlin or Therapy first | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q48kyr/move_to_berlin_or_therapy_first/ |
LVCXD | Maybe the same as most of you I was a smart young kid but always getting into trouble for talking. All was well with my school like until grade 11 when everything got much harder. I never had to study for a test and I would cram assignments night before constantly. Year 11 and 12 saw my grades slip. Move out of hard subjects like chemistry (which I loved) and higher maths classes. I failed year 12 all together because of my English grades.
So here I was end of year 12 no certificate and low marks not knowing what I wanted to do. I picked up going to the gym because I thought I should do something.
One year goes by and I meet a family friend who came from Turkey. He told me about his work as a network engineer and told me about the problems he solves. My eyes lit up. I was always good with computers but my schools curriculum was underwhelming to say the least.
I studied in tafe (technical college) got my cert 3 then went on to get a diploma in IT. Mid way through I found out that this course bridges into university and when I finished I went to uni at age 22 or so.
There I found my love in programming after a year or so doing more business IT oriented classes.
Now I’m a programmer for 5 years in a senior role. Making great money and being respected. Recently got diagnosed with adhd at the age of 29 and it’s helping me even more
Don’t worry if you haven’t found your path or if things are looking down. Keep on pushing ahead till you find the thing that clicks for you. | 2021-10-08T22:36:12.000Z | q48jt6 | 3 | 2 | ADHD | My life story | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q48jt6/my_life_story/ |
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sadasawasata | [removed] | 2021-10-08T22:33:45.000Z | q48i5u | 1 | 1 | ADHD | ADHD & Friendships | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q48i5u/adhd_friendships/ |
[deleted] | [deleted] | 2021-10-08T22:26:48.000Z | q48djx | 3 | 1 | ADHD | Vyvanse Severe Stomach Pain?? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q48djx/vyvanse_severe_stomach_pain/ |
Tipper-Gore | I saw a tiktok recently asking people with ADHD which accent they find themselves slipping into, which got me thinking. Is this really a common ADHD thing?
Minnesotan is the answer. 9 times out of 10 I go full Fargo, but I have a bunch of accents I will pull out depending on the situation.
I also do a lot of impressions. Cartoon characters, celebrities, people I know personally. I've been doing it since I was a kid. Often when I run into people from school, they will ask me to do my impression of our school officer. It was always a big hit.
It had never dawned on me that this is something I do with an amount of regularity. I want to say I'm doing accents or impressions or character voices on an almost daily basis. I know it's at least several times a week, more if I've been particularly social. I just break out into them lol I don't even know how to explain it.
Wtf is this? Do any of you guys do this too? Or some variation of this?
I've been doing this for as long as I can remember. It's like a reactive impulse. I'll do an accent or a voice before I've even thought about it. It just comes out.
And, yes, it's as annoying as it sounds. I've always just equated it to me being a giant asshole. I didn't realize I was anything other than an asshole until I was diagnosed with ADHD last year at age 34.
What the hell is this lol like what purpose does this serve? Is this some weird feature of ADHD or is this something totally unrelated and I'm just a weirdo? | 2021-10-08T22:22:43.000Z | q48ayd | 67 | 66 | ADHD | Do you guys do accents and impressions all the time too, or am I just a jagoff? | 0.95 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q48ayd/do_you_guys_do_accents_and_impressions_all_the/ |
[deleted] | [deleted] | 2021-10-08T22:22:24.000Z | q48arl | 1 | 1 | ADHD | The final stand | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q48arl/the_final_stand/ |
keepitgoingtoday | Having just had an interview where I was caught off guard with some of the questions and also asked to give a very specific detail from something I did 85 years ago and of course could not remember, I was left thinking I would've killed it if I'd only known they were going to ask that. They had said in advance that the interview was going to be about x, and then it ended up being about x, y, and z. As someone with poor working memory under the best of conditions, I didn't feel like this was a scenario I could possibly have succeeded in.
Has anyone ever asked for the specific questions in advance, and explained it's because of poor working memory or some such? I'm just wondering if I can/should ask for that going forward. | 2021-10-08T22:19:41.000Z | q488yk | 8 | 1 | ADHD | Anyone successfully gotten accommodations for job interviews? | 0.99 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q488yk/anyone_successfully_gotten_accommodations_for_job/ |
Clover999IsAQueen | [removed] | 2021-10-08T22:14:45.000Z | q485q6 | 1 | 1 | ADHD | I need help. | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q485q6/i_need_help/ |
[deleted] | [deleted] | 2021-10-08T22:10:59.000Z | q4835z | 3 | 2 | ADHD | How to deal with an apathetic, unsupportive spouse? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q4835z/how_to_deal_with_an_apathetic_unsupportive_spouse/ |
[deleted] | [deleted] | 2021-10-08T22:05:46.000Z | q47zle | 2 | 1 | ADHD | Accident-prone, injury-prone, illness-prone? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q47zle/accidentprone_injuryprone_illnessprone/ |
lilwhiterabbit86 | I was recently diagnosed and prescribed 5mg biphentin, which from what I under is not much. I take antidepressants as well and was assured that the side effects are quite minimal.
I have not been able to bring myself to start the medication. I’ll mentally prepare myself and make sure I’m going to wake up early enough, then I end up staying up late or most of the night almost as self sabotage so I end up sleeping too late to take the medication.
Every day I’ll have a reason as to why today isn’t the right day. I know the side effects are said to be minimal but once I saw that psychosis was a possible side effect, it’s almost scared me to take it.
I’m finally called back to work after a year and a half and I want to have some sort of routine in place so I can be successful.
Does anyone have any advice or can just share their experience starting medication?
Sorry for rambling! | 2021-10-08T22:03:31.000Z | q47y28 | 2 | 1 | ADHD | Starting a medication | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q47y28/starting_a_medication/ |
Spare_Equipment_3644 | My workload this week was MUCH more than I usually have on my plate. I had to rearrange my daily routine around, but I was hanging in there. I'm great with adapting and thinking on my feet at work. Mon-Thurs I was exhausted but it wasn't affecting my mood or anything.
Then halfway through totally I totally derailed. I got a phone call halfway through my day that started with some VERY VERY good news.... and ended being informed of some very stressful upcoming things I have to take care of.
I went from grateful, excited, surprised to feeling panicked, lost and hopeless all within the span of a 10 minute call. That's all it took and the rest of my work day went down the drain. My mind was going a million miles a minute doing anything but work. I could not snap out of it for the life of me. I guess that was the straw that broke the camel's back.
TL;DR - I had a rollercoaster of a day and I didn't handle it well. It got me thinking about how stress responses vary. What does your overwhelmed reaction look like? Do you get stuck or easily snap out of it? | 2021-10-08T22:03:28.000Z | q47y0y | 6 | 3 | ADHD | How do you respond to being stressed/overwhelmed? | 0.81 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q47y0y/how_do_you_respond_to_being_stressedoverwhelmed/ |
keefd2 | I just need to get this off my chest because I'm feeling frustrated.
So I went to a psychiatrist today to talk about PTSD, ADHD and to ask if I'm maybe possibly on the autism spectrum. In his opinion, pretty much no on ASD. Fine, that's not what's giving me issues I just wanted to know.
Problem is, he didn't seem to cotton to the idea that older adults can have ADHD so much, and he seemed to target fixate on anxiety. I have anxiety, sure, but it's pretty much manageable.
What isn't manageable is my problematic levels of concentration. But now I'm facing months of therapy for anxiety before they'll even consider medicating for ADHD. I can deal with anxiety, problems with focus not at all. The social worker for the VA who referred me was sure I'd be on meds.
Funny thing is I'd have had a prescription for SSRIs today if I agreed, even though they never worked in the past. My daughter has similar issues, and after taking every anxiety med under the sun was finally helped by taking Adderall.
Sorry y'all, just needed to vent. Thanks. | 2021-10-08T21:58:50.000Z | q47uib | 7 | 7 | ADHD | Just saw a psychiatrist and I feel defeated. | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q47uib/just_saw_a_psychiatrist_and_i_feel_defeated/ |
squishyspy | I don’t have the patience. In fact, it’s almost painful sitting there waiting to see if I like this song.
Listening to the same music gets boring eventually and I just end up stopping.
It’s sad because I _really_ like music, but I hate looking for new stuff, it sucks and it feels like it takes forever. So... how do you do it? | 2021-10-08T21:58:07.000Z | q47u0y | 34 | 51 | ADHD | How do you find new music? | 0.96 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q47u0y/how_do_you_find_new_music/ |
[deleted] | [deleted] | 2021-10-08T21:55:47.000Z | q47sjh | 1 | 1 | ADHD | How to deal with an apathetic, unsupportive spouse? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q47sjh/how_to_deal_with_an_apathetic_unsupportive_spouse/ |
Grey_Hedge | F21 here and currently taking 50mg Mydayis. I have been contemplating buying a blood pressure monitor to help keep track of my heart health since I have a family history of Congestive Heart Failure and high blood pressure. I don’t want my medication to harm my heart or overall health, but I know it can possibly be a side effect if I don’t take care of myself. The only reason I’m hesitant it because I don’t know if it’s worth it to buy one or just better to go to a doctor any time I have a concern. I also live with my father (since the US economy is crap right now) and he doesn’t want me to buy “useless” things that won’t benefit me. I’ve been known to be an impulsive buyer in the past.
So if there are any; what are the pros and cons of getting one and is it worth it?
Thanks everyone! | 2021-10-08T21:54:01.000Z | q47rb5 | 6 | 1 | ADHD | Is it worth it to buy a Blood pressure monitor? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q47rb5/is_it_worth_it_to_buy_a_blood_pressure_monitor/ |
[deleted] | [deleted] | 2021-10-08T21:41:04.000Z | q47iew | 3 | 1 | ADHD | My call centre job is causing me severe anxiety | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q47iew/my_call_centre_job_is_causing_me_severe_anxiety/ |
Fenino | Looking back, I think because I was quiet and well behaved, any red flags were overlooked.
Locker was typically always a mess.
I’d always have ALL of my books in my bag for lessons I didn’t even have that day
(no chance of me organising the night before!)
My bag was craaazy heavy!
Files would be full of loose papers that I just couldn’t be bothered to hole punch.
Always would sign my own planner and my homework would be completed on the bus.
Maths I remember clearly that I’d often pick up a method really quickly and zoom through questions, only to completely forget how to even do the method in the next lesson.
I remember I’d also do very well verbally in lessons (if picked on to answer) but couldn’t for the life of me sit and read through questions on paper.
Creative writing and any outside the box challenges were thrilling.
Often described as “smarter than I come across” 🥴
Quite antisocial and always fatigued to the max too… probably because I’d spend every night gaming.
I’d either do no revision, or would hyper focus the night before on a subject and think “Wow, this is actually so easy. Why am I only just bothering to learn this all now?”
Only ever doing well enough just to get by, didn’t ever think about my future! 😅😅
EDIT :
I really didn’t expect the post to take off/resonate with you all so much!
Although I haven’t bothered to reply to the lot of you lol, I still look at the notifications coming through.
I’m happy this was something that you could all relate to.
Likewise, I’m happy that I’m also not the only one to have had these experiences. | 2021-10-08T21:38:12.000Z | q47ggp | 436 | 2,353 | ADHD | Inattentive ADHD, how was school for you? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q47ggp/inattentive_adhd_how_was_school_for_you/ |
t04st3d3gg5 | my adhd is treated with straterra and nothing else right now. i know im a very visual organizer (even on meds if i cant see it i forget it exists) and like 90% of my papers are important legal and medical stuff i need to keep long term, the others are keepsakes (like my first paycheck, birthday cards from my chosen family, art my friends kids drew for me) i already have a designated to-shred box and everything possible paperless/digital but i have no idea how to physically file papers without just dunping them in and then forgetting where i put the box. | 2021-10-08T21:30:29.000Z | q47ban | 2 | 1 | ADHD | Need advice on organizing papers? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q47ban/need_advice_on_organizing_papers/ |
[deleted] | [deleted] | 2021-10-08T21:28:26.000Z | q479rz | 6 | 2 | ADHD | Did drinking lemonade ruin my adderall? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q479rz/did_drinking_lemonade_ruin_my_adderall/ |
[deleted] | [deleted] | 2021-10-08T21:27:47.000Z | q479c6 | 2 | 3 | ADHD | Instagram Reels/tiktok and time wasting | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q479c6/instagram_reelstiktok_and_time_wasting/ |
mariorpg2009 | Tl;dr how am I supposed to get back into hobbies when I keep getting overwhelmed the moment I try to start them?
I don't know what kind of advice I'm expecting to get, I just want to get these thoughts out of my head so I can hopefully finally get to work.
I've been calling myself an aspiring writer and artist, but I haven't done either of those in months, to the point that I'm worried that my drawing tablet might not work properly due to how much dust is on it. I've decided to dedicate time to get back into these hobbies, and today was supposed to be the start of that. But here I am, took my Adderall two hours ago, and still just sitting here. No paper, no tools, no text documents or art software open.
I have the motivation, I absolutely WANT to create something today. I have more than enough inspiration, I may have dropped out of these hobbies months ago, but not a day has gone by without me thinking about my story and invisioning dumb meme comics that I want to make.
My only guess to the problem is that I'm overwhelming myself with options, on top of getting serious performance anxiety - even though I have no intention of showing what I make any time soon - is making my executive dysfunction go into overdrive.
I'm at a loss for what to do. But I absolutely refuse to give up on today because the last time I tried to get back into things I couldn't do it and then two months past. So any advice would be greatly appreciated. | 2021-10-08T21:26:23.000Z | q4789z | 11 | 2 | ADHD | getting back into hobbies | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q4789z/getting_back_into_hobbies/ |
[deleted] | [deleted] | 2021-10-08T21:24:57.000Z | q4779t | 26 | 42 | ADHD | I’ve read that it’s fairly common for someone with ADHD to have a history of changing their job frequently or getting fired | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q4779t/ive_read_that_its_fairly_common_for_someone_with/ |
LogDog519 | When I was a lot younger, I used to be able to openly talk to my friends and have fun conversations with them. I would actively seek to spend time other people and not worry about how I looked to them. Then I learned how loud and annoying I was and that it was best to just be quiet. And I don’t think that’s terrible advice in moderation, don’t wanna be interrupting people or anything, but I took it too far and now I don’t know what to do.
I don’t think I’ve been able to just be me in such a long time that I don’t know how to be myself again. I cut myself off from the world and now I barely say anything when I’m with a group of people. I don’t make friends, and the ones I do have I’m losing touch with. I’m sad and scared and lonely and it feels like it’s entirely my fault. I don’t know what to do. I just want to have genuine friends again that I can feel comfortable around, and I want to salvage what’s left of my current friendships, but I don’t know how to act like a normal human being anymore. My parents are worried about me, my old friends are worried about me, and I’m worried about me.
TL;DR I stopped acting like myself a long time ago and now I don’t know how to go back to being me. Read the whole thing to understand | 2021-10-08T21:24:19.000Z | q476ut | 7 | 14 | ADHD | [RANT] How do I relearn how to be me | 0.9 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q476ut/rant_how_do_i_relearn_how_to_be_me/ |
VivereIntrepidus | I got diagnosed with combined type adhd about two years ago, and I'm on medication that I take pretty regularly. things are going better than they did before, with they exception of falling asleep at a reasonable time. historically, I've always had a problem / tendency for staying up late. I've thought waking up earlier would do it, but I still stay up, and then get sick from lack of sleep.
Here's my problem. At the end of the day, when I relax and have time to myself, I tend to do things that I find really interesting, like watching tv, or playing games, or even going on the internet, and this makes me more awake. I've tried eliminating these things at night, but then I don't relax, I don't have a way to lose the tension of the day, and I end up staying up late as well.
anyone else struggle with this? What do you do? | 2021-10-08T21:12:18.000Z | q46yuc | 3 | 5 | ADHD | tips for relaxing to fall asleep | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q46yuc/tips_for_relaxing_to_fall_asleep/ |
Piratavicius | I have a pretty boring life...
I have close to no friends ,most of them are way younger than me which is just pathetic because it seems like i can't talk to people my age and i have close to nothing in common with them..
I never talk to anyone with my problems, mostly because no one seems to understand me
Also my grades are down as down as they can be...Also i will have a AM license test which is terrifying for me at least...
I don't know what I am doing posting this here but yeah nothing out of the ordinary any tips guys?
How to make more friends,get better at studying,not getting shouted by teacher for not paying attencion?
(Sorry for bad english) | 2021-10-08T21:07:19.000Z | q46vaw | 5 | 1 | ADHD | What should i do? | 0.67 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q46vaw/what_should_i_do/ |
[deleted] | [deleted] | 2021-10-08T21:04:51.000Z | q46tks | 2 | 1 | ADHD | Hyperfocusing and ADHD | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q46tks/hyperfocusing_and_adhd/ |
Treknine | [removed] | 2021-10-08T21:04:48.000Z | q46tjn | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Music and adderall | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q46tjn/music_and_adderall/ |
belle1432 | **Every day I wake up with crippling anxiety that causes me to look at my phone for way too long, unable to focus or break free from the ADHD paralysis. I used to have a morning routine preCOVID, but it hasn't been working for me anymore. What kinds of things do you do to break out of this? I've thought about exercise or going on a walk, but those things seem too hard in the moment. Does anyone have any tips or morning routines that help them not get trapped in the morning ADHD anxiety?** | 2021-10-08T21:00:28.000Z | q46qff | 24 | 47 | ADHD | How do you deal with morning anxiety and adhd? What types of things do you include in your morning routine? | 0.95 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q46qff/how_do_you_deal_with_morning_anxiety_and_adhd/ |
Such-Pangolin-6355 | I'm a writer and absolutely hate it when someone tries to talk to me while I'm writing. Usually, I have noise-cancelling headphones and I turn my desk to the wall to avoid visual distractions — yet people interrupt me and make focusing harder.
I know I should be able to tell people that I'm busy, but the thought of doing that terrifies me. There are times when people said they were busy when I tried to talk to them and I felt crushed. In my head, I don't want someone else to feel this way, so I'd rather allow them destroy my focus than set clear boundaries.
Plus, there's also the impulsive desire to just talk and talk. Once I get going with a discussion, I cannot stop. It's like I'm in a Ferrari with bad brakes.
It's getting worse these days. I'd see the time and know I shouldn't be having this conversation, but no matter how hard I try, taking my leave is impossible. I beat myself up all the time over this problem because my time management skills are already poor and allowing people suck my time is only going to worsen it.
I'd appreciate any tips or advice that you guys have found helpful in dealing with this issue. Thanks! | 2021-10-08T20:57:14.000Z | q46ny1 | 12 | 9 | ADHD | How do I tell people I'm busy and I don't want to talk/get distracted? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q46ny1/how_do_i_tell_people_im_busy_and_i_dont_want_to/ |
nomdebloom1 | I am having one of those ~~days~~ ~~weeks~~ months where I am feeling the result of years of burnout and feeling hopeless. For anyone else feeling this way, you're not alone. I would really just love to hear stories from those of you that have been to this point, and what made you feel better? I need to know that I am not going to be a shell of a human being for the rest of my life. Not really looking for advice, I just want to hear your success stories. Please. I need a morsel of dopamine.
Background to preemptively answer questions: I (37F) was diagnosed a couple of years ago, in my mid-30s. I did great in school, made it through law school with good grades, and I've practiced law successfully for a decade now. Despite academic success, I had some "weird" habits (never organized, always late, forgetful, daydreaming, etc.). I thought these were just character flaws, but they never really made me feel "less-than" until my last boss made fun of me for all of these things. I had a traumatic health/family event a few years ago that lasted over two years, and only after that time did I know something was wrong. Despite being at work, I could not make my billable hours at my firm, no matter how much I wanted to and how hard I tried. I would sit in front of the computer and cry. I was \*barely\* functioning, but I was trying to get better. I was in therapy and got all the usual mis-diagnoses (which now causes me so much anger because I complained SO many times of the inability to focus and got suggestions like "post-its," "planners," blah blah blah). I basically diagnosed myself after hyper-focusing on self-help books/podcasts/reddit, and later got an official diagnosis from my psychiatrist. I've tried numerous ways to help myself recover from ADHD burnout, and to get back to living my life. I take my ADHD meds (adderall) and I've been on anti-depressants for a few years. I meditate probably 5 days a week. I quit my job during the pandemic and started my own law firm that I designed to accommodate my ADHD needs (after surviving a toxic work environment for years). That helps, because I am in charge of my own schedule, but I don't have any staff to help me stay organized, so I get overwhelmed. For weeks now I have just felt like a complete failure. I feel like I've tried everything. I'm starting with a trauma-informed therapist and EMDR next week, which feels like my last chance. \*\*Please note that though I am depressed, I am not a danger to myself or others.
TL;DR: I am sad, have tried everything to improve my ADHD burnout, and need some success stories to give me some hope. | 2021-10-08T20:55:32.000Z | q46mup | 3 | 1 | ADHD | I really need some ADHD success stories | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q46mup/i_really_need_some_adhd_success_stories/ |
MacroMintt | I started taking Strattera recently and it’s helping a lot but I’m noticing that every other day or so, it will take FOREVER to kick in. Yesterday and the day before I took it around 7AM and felt it around 9, 9:30. Maybe 3 or 4 days ago, I took it again around 7 and didn’t feel it until the afternoon. Today I took it around 8AM and I’m just now feeling it’s effects at like 4. Weird, right? Anyone else had any weird delayed onset experience with their meds? Any way to figure out why it’s happening or try to get it to stop? | 2021-10-08T20:54:11.000Z | q46lwk | 3 | 2 | ADHD | Meds having massive onset delay? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q46lwk/meds_having_massive_onset_delay/ |
Either_Rice_2125 | [removed] | 2021-10-08T20:52:38.000Z | q46kt2 | 0 | 1 | ADHD | How do you overcome boredom? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q46kt2/how_do_you_overcome_boredom/ |
64557175 | Hi y'all! I really wanna share this with you: the important part is in caps, the rest is explaining.
I hope this helps someone out starts a significant discussion. It blew me away.
Today I had an epiphany and would like to share and discuss with you lovely people.
I was looking at my cluttered music room and thinking I should clean it up and play more. Then I thought no, I am saving up for a down payment, I need to focus on work. No time for fun & games.
Problem is I play actual video games 1-3 hours a day! Obviously I would swap the two at least partially. My brain is smarter than that, but just leading me astray and creating an irrational barrier. I've caught myself in this before, that's nothing new, but I'm really trying to be solutions-based and pay attention to myself to figure my way through this.
In the grind of brainstorming this situation and how I know there is neurochemistry behind it I had a huge realization:
*NEUROCHEMISTRY DOESN'T HAVE A NARRATIVE, BUT YOU DO.*
Your brain is blocking an essential part of a functioning transfer of readiness-action-completion and instead feeding extra stress hormones. Your brain looks for a narrative to put this into perspective of your life and to you, you "don't feel like doing it at all/at the time" or just blank it out of your existence even if it's something you know you'd enjoy or greatly benefit from.
That can't be your narrative to others because it just sounds "lazy" and there's so many stereotypes, stigmas, etc Idon'tneedtoexplaintoyouguyslol, but your brain only has its self knowledge and contents to connect with your feelings and when there's nothing there, it will fill the void with something maybe stupid or half baked or one tracked or one sided or whatever as long as there's a facade that in a glimpse(because that's all it takes to effectively distract from an anxiety task) looks legit enough to move along from.
Anyway, I felt like this was an important thing to share. You guys have helped me so much I want to share back any way I can.
💗💗💗 | 2021-10-08T20:51:13.000Z | q46jun | 2 | 14 | ADHD | Discovery about self-sabatoge / habit justification | 0.94 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q46jun/discovery_about_selfsabatoge_habit_justification/ |
asianstranger | I’ve tried discipline.
I’ve tried motivation.
I’ve tried planning.
I don’t have health insurance right now so I can’t see a therapist and my medication is running out. Honestly is there anyway around the constant “not being able to do anything”? Is there anything I can do for the time being to help myself? I know I have the confidence and ability to do the hundreds of things that fly through my head everyday, I just wish I could take initiative and follow through with at least one of them. I’m starting to really think that I’m just lazy and it’s killing me. | 2021-10-08T20:38:09.000Z | q46alk | 2 | 2 | ADHD | How do I fix myself??? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q46alk/how_do_i_fix_myself/ |
cdiddy19 | Ok, who can sympathize with me, I'm not medicated and I finally finished my weeks work of amoxicillin in 10 days. Yay me!!
I didn't have any side effects, I have nothing against taking antibiotics. My only problem is I can't remember to take the damn things. Same with birth control and my damn vitamin b12 I'm supposed to take.
I'm not looking for support or anything just more casual conversation and you know, people understanding the struggle, and can kind of laugh about it with me. | 2021-10-08T20:30:11.000Z | q46517 | 9 | 4 | ADHD | ANTIBIOTICS | 0.84 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q46517/antibiotics/ |
[deleted] | [deleted] | 2021-10-08T20:23:19.000Z | q460el | 9 | 15 | ADHD | I have no source of dopamine except food | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q460el/i_have_no_source_of_dopamine_except_food/ |
[deleted] | [deleted] | 2021-10-08T20:21:58.000Z | q45zhg | 2 | 3 | ADHD | ADHD/ASD comorbidity | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q45zhg/adhdasd_comorbidity/ |
Suspicious_War1604 | [removed] | 2021-10-08T20:21:00.000Z | q45yso | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Bi-Polar and Adhd | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q45yso/bipolar_and_adhd/ |
Sea-Humor7178 | I feel like I keep hurting my partners feelings because of my forgetfulness. They know about my ADHD and are very understanding to it. My partner's left hand has been in pain for a few days, a weird numbness type of pain. We both have school and they also work. I get so occupied with school or YouTube videos, I totally forgot to ask for an update on their pain. We both speak sarcasm fluently and they go like "I'm fine btw 😂". I was like oh snap I totally forgot. I could sense how hurt they felt, but they were like it's okay and changed the subject.
I feel like a completely shitty partner for not even remembering that there was something wrong with their health. I don't want them think I don't love them or I don't care. They completely understand this, but my heart is not forgiving myself. This has happened more than one occasion. | 2021-10-08T20:19:00.000Z | q45xb4 | 12 | 10 | ADHD | ADHD and relationship (forgetfulness) [RANT] | 0.87 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q45xb4/adhd_and_relationship_forgetfulness_rant/ |
Agile-Leek8918 | Quick question, do you guys have any difficulties with writing? I just suddenly thought of this and now I'm mega curious.
My spelling is fine, there are your occasional screw ups but I personally find it normal since I do it as much as everyone else. However I do have two habits that I'm used to but I wanna see if my ADHD is a good explanation.
Habit 1) I often miss out parts of sentences which is annoying. I have an idea of what I wanna write in my head and when I write that out, sometimes I end up missing huge part of a sentence and the entire thing just doesn't make sense and I wouldn't realise this until I send it. This is more frequent when I text for a period of time and honestly, it's easier to look back and see that I was obviously zoned out and just typing on autopilot what I was thinking. I might've answered by own question but the next habit is more annoying and less clear
Habit 2) I make too many mistakes. Way too many since I started passed that weird childish period of life where I went from pencil to pen. You'd see atleast one scribbled out word on my tests and essays and it's honestly really annoying. | 2021-10-08T20:17:26.000Z | q45w81 | 11 | 9 | ADHD | Writing and ADHD | 0.86 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q45w81/writing_and_adhd/ |
AndrogynousAndy | [removed] | 2021-10-08T20:16:25.000Z | q45vjh | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Thrown out medication | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q45vjh/thrown_out_medication/ |
littlemanbigdream | [removed] | 2021-10-08T20:13:07.000Z | q45t7i | 3 | 1 | ADHD | Would telling the truth make me look like I'm just trying to get drugs | 0.67 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q45t7i/would_telling_the_truth_make_me_look_like_im_just/ |
mike_oxlong_69 | I’ve been experiencing symptoms more and more over the past year and a half and some things that have just been a part of my life I’ve recently identified as symptoms and every time I bring it up my mom never believes me and always dismisses it even though she’s not a trained professional. But I’ve been describing symptoms like caffeine calming me down and making me hella tired to her nonchalantly and I think she is starting to believe me. Anyways wish me luck in hoping for her to get me tested. | 2021-10-08T20:11:07.000Z | q45rty | 1 | 5 | ADHD | I’m slowly convincing my mom that I have ADHD | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q45rty/im_slowly_convincing_my_mom_that_i_have_adhd/ |
[deleted] | [deleted] | 2021-10-08T20:08:16.000Z | q45ps9 | 2 | 6 | ADHD | Do you ever feel outright hated for having a disability? | 0.81 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q45ps9/do_you_ever_feel_outright_hated_for_having_a/ |
cuteasstrawberry | [removed] | 2021-10-08T20:05:31.000Z | q45nt8 | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Do you think I have adhs? Or what is my condition | 0.67 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q45nt8/do_you_think_i_have_adhs_or_what_is_my_condition/ |
dawgqs | after over a year of seeing multiple doctors and being diagnosed with a multitude of other disorders i finally got diagnosed and took my first dose of adderall today!
the nurse i saw was so patient and completely listened to everything i said. when she asked if my parents had me tested she understood that i didn’t have that opportunity as a kid. when i mentioned i had anxiety and other disorders she just nodded and told me when adhd goes undiagnosed for so long it brews other things as well.
overall, she was so patient and i felt so listened to. finally over doctors who won’t even consider testing me! | 2021-10-08T20:03:35.000Z | q45mfd | 1 | 3 | ADHD | Finally got a diagnosis! | 0.81 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q45mfd/finally_got_a_diagnosis/ |
Mama_Tried_44 | He has been on this difficult journey for so long, I'm just so proud of him for letting go of the shame and accepting himself not as a "broken person" but as a person who has always been forced to do things a certain way and has been told he's bad or dumb or lazy due to ignorance.
He has had no support for this his whole life. His parents sadly deny him and are taking a very "all my fault" approach and making it about themselves. But he's setting boundaries and I think they'll come around (or at least keep it to themselves).
Thanks to this community for being such a great resource and pushing me (non-adhd) when I was thinking about things all wrong (neurotypically). It has been paramount for me to know how to be the support he has desperately needed in his life. And I still have a lot of learn.
Keep learning, keep listening. Cheers! | 2021-10-08T20:00:37.000Z | q45k7p | 1 | 8 | ADHD | Husband (37) has had adhd his whole life, finally has an official diagnosis and hope for the future. | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q45k7p/husband_37_has_had_adhd_his_whole_life_finally/ |
New_Adagio_3635 |
So I have that one friend I met from work. He is a good soul and I think he just want\`s to be my friend. The thing is, there are a few things that bug me about him. He is in his 30s and has ADHD just like me, wich isn\`t the problem, he just seems like he gave up on his life in a way. He often talks about how he spends all of his time in his room playing video games and doesn\`t do many other things. He also works only part time at our company at a 40% rate because he cant work more due to the ADHD. He also often talks about how he stopped wanting to educate himself. All the time when I turn on my PC and start Steam, he is the first one within 30 second who texts me if I want to play with him and I just have to turn him down everytime because I just dont have the motivation to play with him. I often find excuses to not play with him wich is totaly a dickmove of mine. On one side i just thing that he brings me down everytime we spend time together, even if its not his intention and I know that, on the other side I\`m just scared to end up like him, because I have some bigger goals in my life, despite my ADHD. I have no right to guess if his current situation is good for him or not, nor do I know his full back story wich led to his current situation. I just think he is lame and I should not surround myself with people with his altitude or else I fear to fall into the same hole, but I am also too afraid to tell him why I dont want to hang out with him because I think that will get him into a self-fulfilling prophecy of his negative self talking. AItA for not wanting to hang out with him and not telling him why?
Edit: Sorry for my vocabulary, unfortunately Im not a native english speaker | 2021-10-08T20:00:22.000Z | q45k0f | 1 | 1 | ADHD | I dont want to spend time with a friend anymore | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q45k0f/i_dont_want_to_spend_time_with_a_friend_anymore/ |
ivegivenupimtired | It’s like I have a finite amount of focus juice for the week and I borrowed some from the next day in order to be really productive one day. And then the next day, inexplicably, I can’t focus at all. And I keep asking myself like wait where did my productivity go I did so well yesterday. I got so much done. I thought I’d permanently turned over a new leaf and this was gonna be me from now on. Productive.
Instead I’ve been on Reddit for like four hours instead of doing work. Because I was super productive and had my shit together yesterday. | 2021-10-08T19:57:54.000Z | q45i2d | 75 | 669 | ADHD | Y’all ever have like a super productive day followed by an incredibly unproductive day? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q45i2d/yall_ever_have_like_a_super_productive_day/ |
[deleted] | [removed] | 2021-10-08T19:56:32.000Z | q45h4e | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Impulsivity | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q45h4e/impulsivity/ |
broccoliboi989 | [removed] | 2021-10-08T19:55:11.000Z | q45g4m | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Miserable while waiting for meds | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q45g4m/miserable_while_waiting_for_meds/ |
MacaroonExpensive143 | Do y’all get that? Where you literally feel stuck like you can’t even get up and move? I have to get some cleaning done and I just don’t have the will/energy to get up. I took both my doses today, tried eating (I struggle to eat before meds so nothings changed there), force myself to sleep at night…so why do I feel like a freaking sloth?? I’m a single mom with no support and I’ve been extremely stressed and overwhelmed lately so maybe that’s adding to this but I need it to stop. I need to get up and get stuff done.
Any suggestions/tips? What do you do? Thanks! | 2021-10-08T19:53:47.000Z | q45f4x | 13 | 17 | ADHD | Adhd paralyzation? | 0.9 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q45f4x/adhd_paralyzation/ |
mireic | Hi friends,
I recently got diagnosed with ADHD (but this is much more than an “I got diagnosed!” post so I hope it’s ok I put it here). I am in my late thirties and have been in treatment for mental illness for over twenty years. My primary diagnoses now are Bipolar, CPTSD, Attachment Disorder, and Anxiety NOS. I also have NVLD and SPD. I was previously diagnosed with personality disorders and eating disorders.
Because of all that, I’ve always been told that my neurocognitive differences are the least of my problems, and I wasn’t even bothered to be tested for ADHD before now. But my new doctor thinks I definitely have it, along with the NVLD.
I’ve done almost every psychiatric treatment you could name, drugs, hospitals, therapies, and while I have gotten a bit better I’m still struggling.
I’m really hoping that the neurocognitive angle will give me fresh hope. So that’s what I’m asking—have any of you tried treatments for ADHD that have really helped after psychiatric treatments have failed? If so what treatments?
I truly appreciate anyone who is willing to share their story. | 2021-10-08T19:52:50.000Z | q45egr | 8 | 2 | ADHD | treatment for adhd with significant psychiatric history | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q45egr/treatment_for_adhd_with_significant_psychiatric/ |
New_Adagio_3635 |
So I have that one friend I met from work. He is a good soul and I think he just want\`s to be my friend. The thing is, there are a few things that bug me about him. He is in his 30s and has ADHD just like me, wich isn\`t the problem, he just seems like he gave up on his life in a way. He often talks about how he spends all of his time in his room playing video games and doesn\`t do many other things. He also works only part time at our company at a 40% rate because he cant work more due to the ADHD. He also often talks about how he stopped wanting to educate himself. All the time when I turn on my PC and start Steam, he is the first one within 30 second who texts me if I want to play with him and I just have to turn him down everytime because I just dont have the motivation to play with him. I often find excuses to not play with him wich is totaly a dickmove of mine. On one side i just thing that he brings me down everytime we spend time together, even if its not his intention and I know that, on the other side I\`m just scared to end up like him, because I have some bigger goals in my life, despite my ADHD. I have no right to guess if his current situation is good for him or not, nor do I know his full back story wich led to his current situation. I just think he is lame and I should not surround myself with people with his altitude or else I fear to fall into the same hole, but I am also too afraid to tell him why I dont want to hang out with him because I think that will get him into a self-fulfilling prophecy of his negative self talking. Are my feelings justified that I dont want to hang out with him anymore?
Edit: Sorry for my vocabulary, unfortunately Im not a native english speaker | 2021-10-08T19:52:34.000Z | q45eaq | 3 | 1 | ADHD | I dont want to spend time with a friend anymore | 0.67 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q45eaq/i_dont_want_to_spend_time_with_a_friend_anymore/ |
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BuckyChucky4 | Hey so I have been taking Vyvanse 60 mg for a while and my prescription is coming late (due to being in college) and I won’t have it for another 3 days. My friend offered me addy to get me through the weekend of studying for midterms. I was just wondering what y’all think I should do. I really don’t feel comfortable taking the Addy, however, when I’m off my medication my adhd is in full force. | 2021-10-08T19:45:03.000Z | q45955 | 2 | 1 | ADHD | Vyvanse Prescription coming late | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q45955/vyvanse_prescription_coming_late/ |
OwlFit4967 | Hi. I'm fairly new to stimulant so am seeking advice from people with more experience.
I started with Adderall. It was pretty good, but 20 mg didn't do that much and 25 or 30mg caused fast heart rate, irritability when wearing off, insomnia. Tried 30 mg XR - still insomnia.
Moved to Zenzedi and it was great, but it's been out of stock and I had to get generic this month. I've been more moody and now have mild depression. I called the pharmacist and he said the generic shouldn't be doing that.
I'm wondering if maybe now that I've been on Dextroamphetamine for two months now if maybe it's a dose issue?? Can too low or too high create either of those side effects?
Thank you! | 2021-10-08T19:44:08.000Z | q458id | 5 | 4 | ADHD | Dexedrine instant release - too high or too low? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q458id/dexedrine_instant_release_too_high_or_too_low/ |
md3194 | I was diagnosed with Narcolepsy in January 2019 and started on Vyvanse 20 mg shortly after. My dosage increased over time to 60 mg which I was on until last week. Having been on Vyvanse for a bit, I certainly built a tolerance over time, and I felt like it wasn’t working as well anymore. No sleepiness for the most part so still effective, but no kick in the ass jolt of energy like I used to get in the beginning.
I mentioned it to my Dr., and she suggested trying Adderall XR instead. She prescribed Adderall XR 20 mg for the morning, and another 15 mg XR for later in the day since it lasts less than Vyvanse.
From day one of trying Adderall I have not felt it work whatsoever. By everyone’s accounts, Adderall is definitely much stronger than Vyvanse. But even after taking both of my daily doses (total 35 mg), I feel absolutely exhausted and with debilitating brain fog. Two days ago I woke up at 8 am, took my pill and went back to sleep. I continued to sleep for another 4 hours until my husband woke me up.
Has anyone else experienced Adderall not working? Especially after switching from Vyvanse? Or could it be Vyvanse withdrawals?
For context, it’s brand Adderall, not a generic. | 2021-10-08T19:42:39.000Z | q457io | 3 | 4 | ADHD | Adderall XR does absolutely nothing for me | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q457io/adderall_xr_does_absolutely_nothing_for_me/ |
PatersBier | I recently discovered that I have RLS. This is a sleep disorder that makes you want to move your legs especially when tired. The theory is that lack of dopamine causes RLS so I wondered if there was a correlation between RLS and ADHD. After doing a quick Google search I found a research paper from the University of Rochester showing the possible correlation between the two in children.
I've always wondered if I had RLS because I do have issues sleeping and it tends to coincide with my legs feeling extremely tight. On Tuesday and Wednesday I took Benadryl and my legs were the worst they have ever been. RLS runs in my family so I asked my dad and he said that Benadryl can actually make symptoms worse. Another Google search revealed to me that Benadryl actually reduces dopamine. This made me realize that yes I do have RLS.
I thought it was an interesting rabbit hole I would share with the group since I know many of us have sleep issues. There are drugs that can help with the symptoms of RLS that also increase your dopamine (just like we do when we take stimulants). The major side effect is addictive behavior so beware of that side effects.
TL;DR: If you can't sleep at night because your legs are uncomfortable ask your doctor. There is a possible correlation between RLS and ADHD. | 2021-10-08T19:39:34.000Z | q455f0 | 10 | 14 | ADHD | Possible correlation between ADHD and Restless Leg Syndrome (RLS) and other sleep disorders. | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q455f0/possible_correlation_between_adhd_and_restless/ |
Rednecktek | I started Concerta 27 a couple months ago and noticed a little change in that I was suddenly present when before I was kinda just zombie-ing my way through life using caffeine to self medicate. I am now noticing that I still use caffeine because I still have trouble focusing and getting distracted. I do however also notice that my auditory overwhelm happens easier.
Should I explore increasing to 36? | 2021-10-08T19:38:14.000Z | q454es | 4 | 2 | ADHD | Time to increase meds? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q454es/time_to_increase_meds/ |
Obvious_Reporter_235 | Sleep has never really been something I’ve had any difficulty with. A few minutes after my head hits the pillow I’m out like a light. Even after my diagnosis and being put on stimulants I still sleep solid.
But I’ve read that almost everyone diagnosed with ADHD has some form of insomnia. Is it a myth? Or am I some kind of freak? | 2021-10-08T19:35:25.000Z | q452ev | 11 | 9 | ADHD | How many of you don’t have trouble sleeping? | 0.92 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q452ev/how_many_of_you_dont_have_trouble_sleeping/ |
TattooedOpinion | I’ll go first. I am HORRIBLE about bills. I get paid biweekly, bills are monthly in a pattern that makes zero real sense.
Two years ago I got a bonus paycheck and decided to pay all my monthly bills besides rent 6 months out (cell, internet, insurance, power, storage…) When I was done I felt this incredible sense of relief. Aside from rent, I don’t have to pay anything at all. I took 2-3 Months and didn’t pay the bills at all bc they were paid. And then each non-rent paycheck now I throw a large lump at one of them, so they’re all still about 6 months ahead. That’s two years without a single late fee. While I know some financial advisors are like “no, but the interest!” … One late fee is worth ALL that potential $.50 interest.
It’s just so much easier to pay $400 to something once a month than try to scramble to pay all of them - especially since some of them charge me to pay them (and this cuts those fees down too).
And even better, when an emergency came up I just paid for that trip by not paying any other bill. Oddly, it seems this method has actually given me more available money because I am not thinking “I have this bill if this and this due, how much can I spend before I push it…” (that panic we all love)
So what other tips have you guys got? | 2021-10-08T19:33:24.000Z | q450xs | 4 | 3 | ADHD | What’s your favorite odd ADHD Life Hack? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q450xs/whats_your_favorite_odd_adhd_life_hack/ |
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