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kdjtufe | I started concerta about a week ago (first 18 mg and then 36 starting yesterday) but today I'll be drinking from lunchtime onward for a work thing so I shipped the dose this morning. It's currently 11 am and I'm insanely nauseous since hours back and not getting better. Skipped my dose once last week also and nauseous then too but not this badly.
I'm guessing this is some sort of "withdrawal" from the medication. Would it be likely to disappear if I take my dose now? Obviously 11 am is late and it's not great since I'll be drinking but I just feel awful.
Does anyone have any experience with similar withdrawals? Is there anything else I can do? I've eaten a bit and had some water but can't eat or drink right now without worsening it.
Edit: I'll try to ask my doctor next chance I get for future reference, but can't get a hold of them today. | 2021-10-07T09:10:15.000Z | q353jc | 4 | 2 | ADHD | Concerta withdrawal? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q353jc/concerta_withdrawal/ |
HotPocket3144 | [removed] | 2021-10-07T09:09:07.000Z | q35311 | 12 | 72 | ADHD | I always forget I have ADHD so I made a symptom list for those who relate | 0.99 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q35311/i_always_forget_i_have_adhd_so_i_made_a_symptom/ |
Hyper_JC | I’ve been on Xaggitin XL 18mg for around 5/6 months now, it’s definitely been helping me through the day but come night I’m exhausted and demotivated, this is quite annoying as I’ve recently taking up sprinting and that usually runs 6-8pm but I’m struggling to be motivated and feeling quite tired too. I’ve also began to get more frequent headaches and occasionally waking up feeling quite nauseous, anyone got any advice to help me avoid these problems? | 2021-10-07T09:03:57.000Z | q350pz | 1 | 0 | ADHD | Medication side effects | 0.5 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q350pz/medication_side_effects/ |
[deleted] | [deleted] | 2021-10-07T08:59:18.000Z | q34yej | 2 | 7 | ADHD | Sharing something I have learned from over the years on Adderall XR: A little caffeine on stimulants can definitely help with mood and attention; it enhances the Adderall a bit. But too much ruins all positives, and in fact, often makes ADHD and side-effects of medication nearly intolerable. | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q34yej/sharing_something_i_have_learned_from_over_the/ |
Froz-N | This is my first post so I don't know much about this. I've had depression and anxiety for majority of my life and recently my doctor thinks I might have ADHD too. I always thought I might be autistic but I don't have the budget to get that checked. So I was prescribed with Ritalin which is restricted where I live so it's hard to find. I ended up buying a months worth. On the first 2 days I felt ok but on the 3rd I started getting vertigo and vomiting and it made my anxiety skyrocket. Told my doctor about all of it and they told me to stop taking it so now I have no meds and I feel terrible.
What sucked is that I thought me stopping will take the vertigo away but it didn't. It's been officially 3 weeks with no meds. I was forced to go to the hospital to get the vertigo checked. They gave my some pills for it, it lessened it sometimes but I still feel sick when I do anything remotely taxing. Ever since I took those initial ADHD pills life has been like hell.
Please tell me this will all pass. It's getting very tiring. | 2021-10-07T08:50:33.000Z | q34uo4 | 44 | 22 | ADHD | I told my doctor that I stopped taking my meds because it made me sick | 0.86 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q34uo4/i_told_my_doctor_that_i_stopped_taking_my_meds/ |
Efficient_Memory8555 | [removed] | 2021-10-07T08:49:45.000Z | q34ub8 | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Cool Audio Learning App - I love listening to podcasts to learn, I've started doing it especially since the start of the pandemic, so much easier to learn, this app pretty much finds the learning podcasts on business, science and technology podcasts | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q34ub8/cool_audio_learning_app_i_love_listening_to/ |
[deleted] | [deleted] | 2021-10-07T08:43:24.000Z | q34rqy | 7 | 6 | ADHD | Diagnosed with inattentive ADHD as an adult | 0.88 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q34rqy/diagnosed_with_inattentive_adhd_as_an_adult/ |
[deleted] | [deleted] | 2021-10-07T08:38:46.000Z | q34pps | 2 | 3 | ADHD | Nictoine patches and ADHD | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q34pps/nictoine_patches_and_adhd/ |
[deleted] | [deleted] | 2021-10-07T08:37:13.000Z | q34p1e | 3 | 1 | ADHD | Destined to suffer forever? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q34p1e/destined_to_suffer_forever/ |
[deleted] | [deleted] | 2021-10-07T08:33:59.000Z | q34nmr | 13 | 0 | ADHD | Need help approaching my parents about getting myself tested (20F) | 0.5 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q34nmr/need_help_approaching_my_parents_about_getting/ |
DuPahkuh | I bought a Nintendo Switch impulsively, nothing new there....but Animal Crossing was the one thing I had in mind for playing. Definitely an obsession, the idea entranced me and so I bought it for $50 used.
As you may already see, my financial decisions are not as hot as I (or my mom) would like them to be, but I digress.
I bought it, popped it in, and i was so excited and the game is great, don't get me wrong but it is SO SLOW, GOOD GOD.
It's the type of slow that makes you want to pull your hair out, and I just keep thinking, who did I think I was? I can barley speak at a normal rate, let alone play a game based in real time.
There aren't any real rewards, just constant waiting and I guess the point is to be soothing and nice or whatever but man, why is it so hard to just sit and play and enjoy like everyone else? I can only really play for a few minutes at a time before I lose interest.
It's maddening, there's a button that makes you're character run, but then you can't get anything done because the fish swim away or the bugs fly away, so you HAVE to walk if you want to get any real progress.
Anyway, I forgot that my brain doesn't work like that and now I'm in a love hate relationship with a game.
How's your day going? | 2021-10-07T08:32:58.000Z | q34n7a | 19 | 22 | ADHD | Who did I think I was? Animal Crossing, Really🙄 | 0.96 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q34n7a/who_did_i_think_i_was_animal_crossing_really/ |
Aquariusnvibe | I (25f) was diagnosed with ADHD this year and it has really changed everything for me.
I realized all of my issues growing up were all pertaining to my ADHD.
My issues with not listening to things in school I didn’t care about, or not finishing homework despite finding the actual substance of the studies to be basic/elementary.
All of the things I thought were my personality traits… it’s ADHD! Like, almost everything. It was like I was meeting myself truly for the first time.
I am back at school through a community college after years of avoiding school. I always told myself I would be a psychologist at some capacity if I were to go to university.
I had this entire “plan” mapped out and stuck to it almost religiously. But I couldn’t read through my class textbook… and in a moment of total honesty with myself, I realized I hated the idea of studying psychology through to a masters level. In fact, it seemed like a nightmare come true.
So I looked up “good jobs for people with adhd” and journalism was one of the professions listed. I don’t know what happened, but I realized I have been denying myself of a career in writing/storytelling because I told myself that wouldn’t pay the bills since I was in highschool.
However, now I realize that with my ADHD I literally cannot do anything I don’t enjoy, even on medication.
following my passion was not part of my “safe” plan. I feel like I got spiritually and emotionally honest with myself and I can’t go back, but spending money to get a degree in journalism and having no idea what kind of return on investment I would get frightens the shit out of me. I don’t have much of a plan B; creative writing, singing and psychology are my best strengths and the two strengths I’d consider a career in require a lot of time/money investment.
What does anyone think? Would they recommend pursuing your innate interests as I am ? | 2021-10-07T08:30:00.000Z | q34lv9 | 3 | 2 | ADHD | My ADHD diagnosis changed my mind about my career but I’m terrified | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q34lv9/my_adhd_diagnosis_changed_my_mind_about_my_career/ |
__sweetpea__ | I was really hoping he would have some great week after starting it. That things would start just falling into place. Nope. It feels like things are slightly worse. He was hitting himself in class, hasn’t done that in a long time and did that this week. Went and hid in his locker in class when he got a question wrong, hasn’t done that this school year until now. Last year he did that all the time. Yelled at the class to shut up multiple times. He’s 9 btw.
I don’t know. I see people posting about how they or their kids started medicine and it was like a godsend the first day and they are euphoric. My son came home today and told me all he wants is to be a happy person. I just want to make this better for him and I can’t get it figured out. I feel like I’m failing him.
How long should he be on a medication before we realize it isn’t working? We tried concerta already, the low dose didn’t do much. The higher dose seemed to make things worse like this. | 2021-10-07T08:27:37.000Z | q34ktb | 17 | 8 | ADHD | My son has been on adderall for a week and it seems to be worse. | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q34ktb/my_son_has_been_on_adderall_for_a_week_and_it/ |
XxLooney | Hello everyone :) I can’t find the answer to my question online so I figured I’d ask here. I’m currently on 18mg concerta (for about a month) and it hasn’t really done anything for me. My psychiatrist gave me strattera (80mg) to try with my current dosage and it made me feel absolutely ill so I stopped taking it. Anyways, today I saw him again and he finally agreed to increase my concerta dosage and stop the strattera, however he’s prescribed me two 18mg extended release tablets now.
My question is, is 2 extended release 18mg tablets (one in the morning, one in the afternoon) the same as a 36mg dosage? Is that how an increased dosage works? I guess I expected to be taking one 36mg tablet in the morning since the single 18mg didn’t do anything (except for maybe the first day). Please let me know how this dosage thing works. Thank you! | 2021-10-07T08:18:41.000Z | q34gtp | 9 | 1 | ADHD | Concerta/dosage question | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q34gtp/concertadosage_question/ |
__loststar__ | I finally got diagnosed and while I first just wanted to get the evaluation and process the diagnosis. They did kind of rush me into starting medication which I was a bit intimated about doing. Any insight on what to expect?
It can be in terms of anything whether that's regular effects, side effects, dosage, how effective it seems, what it's like getting used to it and trying to find a balance etc etc (also kind of listing out examples to try and fill up the minimum character requirement for a post on this subreddit lmao 😭) | 2021-10-07T08:18:38.000Z | q34gsz | 5 | 1 | ADHD | Starting Adderall today and advice/insight on what to expect? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q34gsz/starting_adderall_today_and_adviceinsight_on_what/ |
__loststar__ | [removed] | 2021-10-07T08:14:59.000Z | q34f6g | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Starting Adderall today any advice/insight on what to expect? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q34f6g/starting_adderall_today_any_adviceinsight_on_what/ |
BASMOQN | I'm a 22 year old male. I've been experiencing adhd-like symptoms for most of my life. Recently I decided to ask my GP if they warrant concern. After two separate 10 minute phone calls with my doctor, and an adhd screening form that I filled out truthfully and to the best of my ability, I got a prescription for vyanse. The entire process took less than two weeks from first expressing concern, to having the pill bottle in my hand. Was anyone else this quick to be prescribed medication? So far the meds seem to be working okay and they help me with prolonged focus and procrastination. | 2021-10-07T08:05:51.000Z | q34b6f | 2 | 0 | ADHD | Was I properly diagnosed? | 0.5 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q34b6f/was_i_properly_diagnosed/ |
[deleted] | [removed] | 2021-10-07T07:58:12.000Z | q347kl | 1 | 0 | ADHD | Have you heard of "Ring of Fire" ADD? | 0.5 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q347kl/have_you_heard_of_ring_of_fire_add/ |
[deleted] | [deleted] | 2021-10-07T07:53:34.000Z | q345kr | 5 | 13 | ADHD | It gets better!!!! | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q345kr/it_gets_better/ |
energized_thoughts | Hi everyone
Just asking for general advice from people who've been taking adhd medication, what food or vitamins do you eat or take that you feel makes a difference to your health whist you use your medication.
I notice I constantly lick or push my lips together, so I normally am chewing gum. I have some light stinging pain in my palm and my hands and they're normally dry. Water doesn't seem to help with my dry mouth.
So any recommendations would be greatly appreciated, as this medication is truly beautiful in the way It allows me to function beyond what I thought possible. | 2021-10-07T07:50:16.000Z | q34448 | 3 | 1 | ADHD | Best things to take with stim medication? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q34448/best_things_to_take_with_stim_medication/ |
AL4MANC1 | I recently got diagnosed at 33. I am Inattentive/hypoactive type mainly because I was bullied when I was hyperactive as a young adult and found depression to help me conform.
I am prescribed Ritalin IR. I take one 10mg in the morning and another 10mg around 5pm. I noticed if the effect of ritalin continues after sundown, I get high blood pressure and a weird feeling of being tired or tightly strung.
\-The ritalin I take in the morning makes me wake up, I am focused, motivated to stuff I normally would find horrendously boring and I can act pro-social.
\-The ritalin I take later in the day makes me wired, not so focused, jittery, socially anxious and tired overall. Interestingly, my blood pressure goes up. 146-91 and 90bpm or so.
Anybody have a similar experience? do you know why this happens? What am I doing wrong? | 2021-10-07T07:46:22.000Z | q342a3 | 15 | 5 | ADHD | Ritalin in the evening feels weird | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q342a3/ritalin_in_the_evening_feels_weird/ |
[deleted] | [deleted] | 2021-10-07T07:44:08.000Z | q341a8 | 3 | 6 | ADHD | Indecisive to an extreme degree | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q341a8/indecisive_to_an_extreme_degree/ |
littleredrob | I’m not sure if it’s me hyper focusing or what. But I’m always obsessed with my relationship w a guy. Or I’m overpaying for Uber eats each day no matter how much money I have. Or I become obsessed w finding my mbti or who I am as a person. Or im walking to Starbucks every single day for fourty minutes in severe heat to pay for a drink I can hardly afford. Idk like I always have something that im obsessed with chasing and getting no matter what. Like at one point I was obsessed with going on walks every single day for hours. I don’t know why I do this and I find it really u healthy. It’s like I go through phases of these “needs” that last for a month or a few months. It almost becomes distressing. I’ve never had body image issues but a year ago I randomly developed an eating disorder and it basically was the same concept and issue I have with everything I explained above. It’s like I’m obsessed with something and it starts to become very distressing at some point but I still force myself | 2021-10-07T07:43:41.000Z | q3412f | 26 | 176 | ADHD | I feel like I’m always addicted to something | 0.99 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q3412f/i_feel_like_im_always_addicted_to_something/ |
GiveBackMySkull | I started my job in January of this year, and I still feel proud of what I'm doing and what it's about. I'm known for being nice and stuff.
However, all my feelings towards work at the moment are negative. So so negative.
I've tried so hard but I keep messing up. I was often so late because I struggle to move in the mornings that I ended up getting in trouble with work. I got a written warning saying that all the verbal warnings didn't work, and it hurts me.
I feel so much shame over the fact I've had to go down to 4 days a week as I physically was struggling with full time. I hate being the only one who can't just work a proper job.
Everyone is trying their best to make things work, but nothing is stopping or helping me. I'm so tired and done.
Im not currently medicated but im waiting to start soon but each day I feel I fuck things up. more and more.
Im a good worker but this is killing me. I just want to escape this problem but there is nothing I can seem to do anymore. | 2021-10-07T07:39:09.000Z | q33z0n | 3 | 2 | ADHD | The shame has me afraid of work | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q33z0n/the_shame_has_me_afraid_of_work/ |
honeybee-007 | [removed] | 2021-10-07T07:37:37.000Z | q33ycm | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Finally have an appointment tomorrow with a psychiatrist to get diagnosed. Anything I should do or know ahead of time ? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q33ycm/finally_have_an_appointment_tomorrow_with_a/ |
thatangelbaby | My psychologist thinks I might have ADHD and discussed the idea of medication with me but I have incredible difficulty falling asleep and I'm really worried that taking medication is going to make that issue so much worse. Not sleeping is a huge issue for me - to the point where things like temazapam dont even work that well for me - and I really dont want to make it worse.
For anyone who also has a major issues with sleep and falling asleep - has ADHD medication made this issue worse? | 2021-10-07T07:36:37.000Z | q33xwn | 10 | 2 | ADHD | ADHD medication if you have difficulty falling alseep? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q33xwn/adhd_medication_if_you_have_difficulty_falling/ |
T1nyJazzHands | Going through a breakup. 5 year relationship. Been on autopilot for the past few weeks but now I am crashing hard. ADHD and insomnia - horrible, no social battery, daily panic attacks.
I have been in physical pain for days now. Like, it eases up but it comes right back in waves. I’m not just talking about your stomach feeling heavy or your chest feeling tight and sore, I feel it in my fingers, my legs, my toes, my fucking tongue??
I know it’s directly related to how sad I am, gets worse when I cry. I feel like I’m being torn apart. Cry from the mental pain then physically hurt anyway, why self harm when my body seems to do it by itself?
This is not the kinda synesthesia or sensory sensitivity I rate at all 🥲 | 2021-10-07T07:32:11.000Z | q33vw8 | 4 | 3 | ADHD | Is it normal to feel immense physical pain when you’re sad.? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q33vw8/is_it_normal_to_feel_immense_physical_pain_when/ |
cherry_doughnut | I've just started meds, and they've helped a lot. I'm sort of trying to learn how to study now, but something that hasn't gone is this sort of paralysing anxiety when starting something new, and I know it's gonna suck and I'm gonna be bad for a while. Does anyone have any good strats for dealing with that? | 2021-10-07T07:26:11.000Z | q33t30 | 2 | 1 | ADHD | Dealing with starting anxiety? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q33t30/dealing_with_starting_anxiety/ |
[deleted] | [removed] | 2021-10-07T07:25:28.000Z | q33ss4 | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Imposter Syndrome, RSD, ADHD, C-PTSD | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q33ss4/imposter_syndrome_rsd_adhd_cptsd/ |
SnooPredictions9697 | Took me a long time to get diagnosed and I became a bit of a vegetable. Finally got medicated and it’s been 2 months now, but I feel stupid, literally. Like I am way better as well, but now I just KNOW how useless my brain actually became.
How did you study again? What about ways to execute creativity?
Maybe a little ambiguous but y’all get my drift. Just want to start at an easier step instead of what I’ve been doing, which is just straight into trying to research to help achieve a goal lol. Can’t really think of relevant personal circumstance to add to it, but if there’s something that would help you advise me then ask away! Thanks! | 2021-10-07T07:24:37.000Z | q33sdj | 3 | 2 | ADHD | Been 2 months since diagnosed and medicated, and I feel better for sure. But also now the lack of brain power is super evident and I’m almost more frustrated than before. What are some ways that help you build better learning connections in your brain? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q33sdj/been_2_months_since_diagnosed_and_medicated_and_i/ |
Frreddit09 | Hello everyone I'm 22y suffering from adhd dyspraxia.
I have a question
Why it's so difficult to talk with someone?
I mean I can't stand serious conversation with people (same with family) because when I talk seriously my mind tell me that I'm not quite mature to talk about serious think like I play role.
- I can't look people in eyes
- When I talk with them I don't know what to say apart childish thing.
-I'm not quite mature for my age
- I have anxiety issues too because when I talk with someone I'm scared that they saw me smallow saliva.
When I talk with a group of person I'm always the person who say nothing, stay in my world like a child
Because if I begin to be serious It's not "me"
I'm single because I don't know how take care of a women, I'm nostalgic of past, I don't want to grow up and be like my friend, routine in family etc, not mature for me | 2021-10-07T07:19:27.000Z | q33pza | 2 | 1 | ADHD | Struggle with people | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q33pza/struggle_with_people/ |
[deleted] | [removed] | 2021-10-07T07:17:20.000Z | q33p08 | 1 | 1 | ADHD | So hopeful about the new medication I've been put on, has anyone else had some success on SNRI's? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q33p08/so_hopeful_about_the_new_medication_ive_been_put/ |
penguinpow14 | This is veryyy long so feel free to skip lol, just been holding this in for a while. Skip to the bottomish for my main point. (I tried to make this shorter but I’m known for talking too much lmfao)
I’m currently 18, a college student, and have been trying to get diagnosed/treated for several years. I’ve been told by teachers, tutors, close friends, and my sister “you should get tested”, “do you have adhd? i know lots of people” etc. I’ve always been the “quirky, extremely talkative, funny person” around my friends, but have been struggling so hard especially being in college now.
I have never felt comfortable talking about my struggles because I don’t have an official diagnosis, but feel somewhat comfortable talking on here, and hopefully my struggles are valid. I have always been “naturally smart”, so years of procrastination and completing things last minute during hyper focus got me pretty far up until sophomore/junior year of high school. During this time I fell into a depression and wasn’t completely sure why, and felt guilty for feeling this way and attributed it to a poor relationship with my parents and low self esteem. I felt extremely frustrated in my own brain and the way I thought and couldn’t figure out why until a little bit of research. I remember trying to take adhd tests/online screenings in the past but could never get through the questions because I thought it was dumb or lost patience (lol hence the short attention span). When I realized after a bit of research what could be adhd, the constant fidgeting, everything being a distraction, procrastination, excessive talking and interrupting, sleeplessness, caffeine making me sleepy, frustration, and lack of motivation all made sense (just to name a few).
In school I found myself understanding concepts and helping my peers, but performing poorly on tests because I didn’t notice questions, made careless mistakes, or even skipped entire pages without noticing. I could never read books or readings because i would get distracted and have to reread it. I couldn’t sit down to study — from memorizing the countries of the world to endless doodles to just fidgeting with what was around me. The pure defeat of knowing you know material and even could teach it but getting grades that didn’t represent my knowledge made me feel frustrated, upset, like I had so much wasted potential.
SKIP TO HERE
Pass forward to now -college— I find myself in a similar situation but am at the point where I am failing my exams and worried about passing the class. No one can physically watch several weeks of lectures in one day, and last time I tried, I hyperfocused for several hours until 5 am and ended in a raging headache and tears.
I want to get diagnosed/treated but am unsure how to do this, considering I am on my parent’s insurance. I have tried asking my parents in the past and my mom was slightly understanding but very questionable/not supportive of meds. Additionally, I just prefer not to do this with my parents— I feel very uncomfortable/weird relationships. My options are to
- Pay out of pocket for an evaluation/possible treatment, but am not even sure if another person is required to be there? If I were to be prescribed meds, I could maybe cover it?— have a decent amount of savings and small monthly income reserved ($400-$600) to cover it (keep in mind i’m 18) — I have heard no insurance through pharmacy can be difficult though..
- Or… I can get over the uncomfortableness and talk with my mom again (she will likely be supportive of the evaluation itself) and try to do this through insurance, but I really don’t want my parents to know about medication etc. and sort of brings up past trauma..
Anyways, sorry this was so long, but I just feel like I’m stuck and don’t know how to approach this and I really want to so pls drop advice!
TLDR; i’m pretty sure I have adhd and want to get diagnosed/treated but I’m a 18 yr old college student and still under parents insurance and it’s difficult to get tested/treated with parents- how to do this on my own?? | 2021-10-07T07:13:15.000Z | q33n1w | 3 | 3 | ADHD | [LONG RANT] Trying to get diagnosed.. but I feel stuck | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q33n1w/long_rant_trying_to_get_diagnosed_but_i_feel_stuck/ |
LizzyO86 | [removed] | 2021-10-07T07:02:19.000Z | q33hq8 | 0 | 1 | ADHD | PLEASE HELP!!! I KNOW ITS LONG BUT I AM GOING CRAZY!!! | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q33hq8/please_help_i_know_its_long_but_i_am_going_crazy/ |
A1PHADRAGON808 | Basically, I'm in my second year of 6th form in the u.k which I think is the u.s equivalent of college (idk I could be wrong), and outside of my other two subjects that I chose I've been having trouble with history in terms of my adhd.
It's mainly because for history there's alot of work and little time to do it and I've been struggling to cope with the workload, because I'll sit down to work and even if I'm on my meds I'll get distracted or I'll be thinking that I have to get the work done and I'll be thinking of the consequences, but I'll end up doing nothing.
It's gotten so difficult to deal with to the point where I've been contemplating dropping history because I can't handle the work. Which I don't want to do because I enjoy history and even though I'm only predicted a C I just can't help but think, if I keep going the way I am I'm gonna fail the exams.
What upsets me more though is that I know I can do better, which can be seen in my other subjects where I'm predicted a B and an A.
Just some side information:
- I was diagnosed when I was around 8/9 (I don't rememberhow old I was but I was in year 5 at the time)
- I have been diagnosed with a bit of depression and will be seeing a professional therapist frequently soon
- I have got friends who are there for me so I'm not alone or isolated (even if I feel that way sometimes) | 2021-10-07T06:57:56.000Z | q33fdy | 4 | 1 | ADHD | my adhd in 6th form is making my life a pain | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q33fdy/my_adhd_in_6th_form_is_making_my_life_a_pain/ |
horrus70 | I have been on Adderall for almost 3 weeks now. When I talk to my wife about things in our relationship I feel like now I am able to understand what my wife is telling me and I am to internalize and understand my thoughts at a deeper level. Before I feel like I had a surface level of understanding when my wife told me things good or bad. Now I feel like I can take what she said. Process it and really know what she is tell me. Is this a rare feeling? I just feel like I can sit in my own head and break down stuff and understand the entire concept or thought. | 2021-10-07T06:54:25.000Z | q33dq9 | 2 | 2 | ADHD | Does Adderall help you understand your thoughts more? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q33dq9/does_adderall_help_you_understand_your_thoughts/ |
Mari_P10 | I wanted to share something positive.
So I tend to zone out a lot when people are talking to me. When I make an effort to pay attention, I usually manage to jump in and out of focus and only partially hear what they're telling me.
I'm so used to this, that I can usually guess what someone is trying to say without having all of the details.
This turned out to be a great skill to have during a job interview.
I was being interviewed over video chat but the connection was bad on my side, and the audio/video was randomly freezing. I was very focused on the interview, but I couldn't hear everything the company representatives were saying (and for some reason, I was scared to bring up the bad connection because I thought I might somehow screw up the interview).
But because I'm so used to piecing context together with incomplete information, I still managed to do well and got hired! | 2021-10-07T06:52:25.000Z | q33cry | 5 | 41 | ADHD | Unexpected skill | 0.95 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q33cry/unexpected_skill/ |
TheBrunnyRabbit | I’m 21 and I’m school and recently have been struggling hard to sit down and go the extra mile to get the A. Seems like for the first half of the semester I’m fresh and ready to go but as soon as it feels like a grind I instantly don’t want to do it anymore. My thinking is that I should just get rid of all the small instant-gratification in my day to day (social media, games, etc) so I will hopefully be more interested in the delayed gratifications of getting the grades I want. Has any one attempted this? Or am I just going to put myself through boredom for nothing. I’m also taking any other advise because I need a new method of approach to survive my day to day lol. | 2021-10-07T06:46:31.000Z | q339yh | 2 | 1 | ADHD | Dopamine tolerance break. | 0.67 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q339yh/dopamine_tolerance_break/ |
LizzyO86 | [removed] | 2021-10-07T06:38:20.000Z | q335w2 | 0 | 1 | ADHD | Misdiagnosed? Long read! PLEASE HELP!!! | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q335w2/misdiagnosed_long_read_please_help/ |
astilbee | wow!! i never thought this day would come!! after 3 years of wanting to see a psychiatrist but putting it off (hmm, wonder why...), ive finally found a psychiatrist and have been prescribed 10mg focalin xr. tomorrow i'll be trying it for the first time, and i'm very excited but also pretty nervous.
i guess i'm wondering if anyone has any first-day-on-meds tips? or if anyone has any experience on focalin xr? i've looked it up plenty since it was prescribed, but it's a lot harder to find success stories than horror stories on the internet lol.
and along the lines of horror stories... if anyone has any anecdotal info on ssri + stimulant combos, i'd really appreciate your insight. i've been taking 200mg of zoloft for the past few months and 100mg x2 a day of lamictal for about 10 yrs, and i'm definitely a little suspect of the whole **serotonin syndrome** thing. however, both my psychiatrist as well as one of my specialists (the one who prescribed the zoloft to begin with) gave me no warnings or reason to suspect it'd be a problem when i asked about my specific drug interactions, despite knowing exactly what doses i would be taking of each. so, i guess that means i should be good to go and i should just keep an eye on myself like one would with any meds?
anyways, cheers for finally trying to help my brain! and thank you in advance to anyone who replies with their experiences! :) | 2021-10-07T06:37:57.000Z | q335p2 | 3 | 2 | ADHD | first day on focalin xr tomorrow! nervous and excited... also taking zoloft and would love some insight! | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q335p2/first_day_on_focalin_xr_tomorrow_nervous_and/ |
xNothingButStaticx | Does anyone else struggle a huge amount with feeling completely useless/unproductive during the day and randomly super productive late at night? It's almost 2:30 am right now and I was able to do a solid hour and a half of work, but I struggled to string together an uninterrupted 30 minutes all day.
I am moving soon so I want to get on a normal sleep schedule, but I've found that on the days I can't get work done during the day I have to wait until the evening. Also comes with a lot of guilt-tripping but it is definitely frustrating to feel like I can only work well when it's super late because I like waking up at 8:30/9 am. So it feels like I constantly have to sacrifice a full night's sleep, productivity, or waking up on time.
okay rant over, thanks for reading | 2021-10-07T06:30:46.000Z | q3321v | 9 | 38 | ADHD | Late night productivity | 0.96 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q3321v/late_night_productivity/ |
[deleted] | [deleted] | 2021-10-07T06:29:04.000Z | q3316i | 5 | 3 | ADHD | Ranting about my struggles with my ADD in my relationship | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q3316i/ranting_about_my_struggles_with_my_add_in_my/ |
Windrunner786 | [removed] | 2021-10-07T06:17:36.000Z | q32vot | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Hi, I'm visiting to see if I might have ADHD or not | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q32vot/hi_im_visiting_to_see_if_i_might_have_adhd_or_not/ |
ggfien | [removed] | 2021-10-07T06:14:12.000Z | q32tz7 | 1 | 1 | ADHD | What are you obsessed about recently 🥺🙃 | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q32tz7/what_are_you_obsessed_about_recently/ |
Sam-Hinkie | For me, I am able to finally have a free flowing conversation, while being able to find the words to express myself that would typically be lost in my brain during a convo w/o. I literally can debate my friends well, or to describe something in detail, both of which I’m typically bad at w/o drink.
This obviously sounds like an anxiety/ social anxiety thing, which I do have but this is a issue I face even without feeling any anxiety.
I’ve even been on Zoloft in the past and that did nothing for this issue, in fact, it definitely made my brain fog even worse when I was on it.
I’ve always just attributed it to having anxiety time and time again, but like I’ve said I’m now noticing that it occurs in non anxious environments. Which is why I wanted to look elsewhere and see if this might be a common thing for adhd side. And not including being more sociable due to being less anxious. | 2021-10-07T06:10:35.000Z | q32s7i | 19 | 27 | ADHD | How does alcohol affect you? | 0.95 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q32s7i/how_does_alcohol_affect_you/ |
[deleted] | [deleted] | 2021-10-07T05:59:02.000Z | q32lzv | 2 | 0 | ADHD | Got caught cheating in test | 0.5 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q32lzv/got_caught_cheating_in_test/ |
[deleted] | [removed] | 2021-10-07T05:54:31.000Z | q32jrc | 1 | 1 | ADHD | I don't know if I have ADHD and I don't know how to figure it out. | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q32jrc/i_dont_know_if_i_have_adhd_and_i_dont_know_how_to/ |
Vadise_TWD | I’ve always felt like I’m the only weird one out there who finds watching new movies and TV shows/playing new games/listening to new music to be really intimidating and exhausting, so whenever I meet a new person I always have to have that awkward conversation where I explain why I haven’t seen *Jurassic Park*, or why the latest console I own is the GameCube, and why I’m mostly still stuck in the year 2006 before my mental health plummeted and I dropped out of high school. I *want* to be one of those people who can effortlessly keep up with all the latest stuff, but right now without medication I’m still a cultural peasant. If I had to explain it to neurotypicals it’s like being perpetually stuck in a state of FOMO, for years on end, and you can’t claw your way out. | 2021-10-07T05:48:33.000Z | q32gtk | 9 | 11 | ADHD | Do you guys feel like you’re stuck in a cultural time capsule? | 0.87 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q32gtk/do_you_guys_feel_like_youre_stuck_in_a_cultural/ |
[deleted] | [deleted] | 2021-10-07T05:43:41.000Z | q32edj | 1 | 3 | ADHD | first day on focalin xr tomorrow! nervous and excited... would love some insight! | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q32edj/first_day_on_focalin_xr_tomorrow_nervous_and/ |
DataTypeC | My college history midterms due tomorrow. I’m wasted writing it and this. I just got the book required for the essay yesterday afternoon due to the bookstore fucking me over and a bunch of serious medical issues taking the majority of my time. I have no idea how I’ll pull this off but it’ll get done I have 11 hours. Now the quality definitely will be questionable but hopefully I can still pass.
I don’t know why I wrote this maybe just to vent. Honestly anyone who reads this what fucked up things are you dealing with that ADHD makes harder to get other obligations done. I’m interested to hear and totally not procrastinating to distract from the monumental task at hand. | 2021-10-07T05:37:10.000Z | q32b36 | 3 | 12 | ADHD | Gotta love doing your work in the last minute | 0.85 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q32b36/gotta_love_doing_your_work_in_the_last_minute/ |
[deleted] | [deleted] | 2021-10-07T05:32:07.000Z | q328hh | 2 | 2 | ADHD | I have exams in 10 days (my 2nd year finals) and i can't concentrate. Do you guys have any tips? I | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q328hh/i_have_exams_in_10_days_my_2nd_year_finals_and_i/ |
[deleted] | [deleted] | 2021-10-07T05:27:43.000Z | q32665 | 2 | 3 | ADHD | Dexies and depression and anxiety | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q32665/dexies_and_depression_and_anxiety/ |
Killercheaf | Hey guys. I really need some advice.
I’m not sure if overthinking and anxiety is a symptom of ADHD, but it’s been ruining my life.
every night i think, what if this, what if that. I’m closed out and I’m scared to ask anyone for advice for they might judge me.
if you have this as well, please share some tips on how you overcame it
edit: i also occasionally have a voice in my head that talks to me. it’s my own subconscious that i can control, but talk to at the same time. i know it’s random, but i just wanted to put it out there | 2021-10-07T05:17:57.000Z | q3212j | 4 | 2 | ADHD | I overthink too much, please someone give me some tips | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q3212j/i_overthink_too_much_please_someone_give_me_some/ |
greeneggsandspamm | im going to have to read an essay out loud in front of my class for the first time in years, and i dont want to mess up. i can only say one syllable words without stuttering. the only thing my speech therapist tells me to do is talk slower and tap a desk. it doesnt help. im losing my friends because its just a one sided conversation at this point. would it be better to just stop trying to talk? i dont want to inconvenience others because it takes a while to write down what im trying to say but i cant think of any other solution.
tl;dr: any methods to stop stuttering that dont include talking slower or tapping something? thanks. | 2021-10-07T05:05:39.000Z | q31ukt | 6 | 3 | ADHD | hi, any good ways to stop stuttering? nothing is working. | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q31ukt/hi_any_good_ways_to_stop_stuttering_nothing_is/ |
[deleted] | [deleted] | 2021-10-07T05:05:31.000Z | q31uhw | 15 | 13 | ADHD | Can Anyone Relate to This? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q31uhw/can_anyone_relate_to_this/ |
nomorefamilynonsense | I have made a close friend who has ADHD. I don't have ADHD. We relate on some things and not on others. Sometimes it feels like we are the complete opposite in our thought process. This had me thinking what is the opposite of ADHD - tunnel vision? Like I like to hyper focus on stuff, it is hard for me to be split between too many things or I get over whelmed and shut down. | 2021-10-07T05:05:24.000Z | q31ug1 | 3 | 3 | ADHD | I don't have ADHD | 0.72 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q31ug1/i_dont_have_adhd/ |
[deleted] | [removed] | 2021-10-07T04:59:53.000Z | q31r6r | 0 | 1 | ADHD | I'm an agnostic existentialist with ADHD, and I go to a catholic college, I have a crippling fear of death and complete dread, need advice | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q31r6r/im_an_agnostic_existentialist_with_adhd_and_i_go/ |
[deleted] | [removed] | 2021-10-07T04:49:35.000Z | q31lh3 | 0 | 1 | ADHD | I can't handle the insomnia!! | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q31lh3/i_cant_handle_the_insomnia/ |
wandering-and-kate | Can anyone give me some advice on *sticking* to good habits? I take medicine and it definitely helps me in things like train of thought and focus, but organizational habits for grad school or maintaining my house are lacking. I start things like lists and reminder apps on my phone and excel spreadsheets and I just don’t stick with anything. Hopefully this makes sense to someone | 2021-10-07T04:48:20.000Z | q31krh | 2 | 0 | ADHD | Creating good habits | 0.5 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q31krh/creating_good_habits/ |
[deleted] | [deleted] | 2021-10-07T04:42:50.000Z | q31hte | 1 | 1 | ADHD | I'm not doing well and school (due to my diagnosis) but I need a part time job. I want to hide it from my dad because they don't want me working. | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q31hte/im_not_doing_well_and_school_due_to_my_diagnosis/ |
ZayyGoated | [removed] | 2021-10-07T04:40:38.000Z | q31gqi | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Can I take no stim preworkout? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q31gqi/can_i_take_no_stim_preworkout/ |
ilikechickens7 | *I’m not diagnosed with adhd, but I show a lot of symptoms and am in the process of getting tested*
I can’t sleep. I’m tired, but just don’t have the motivation to actually go to sleep. I’m sure It doesn’t help that I’m caught up in homework, either. I usually work on something fun(ish, like memorizing lines, or clay/painting said clay) then shower, then feed my cat and go to bed. That puts me at going to bed around 12 (on week nights), and having to wake up around 6:30. That is not enough sleep for me, and I usually don’t get work done in my first class just because I’m trying to stay awake, not to mention I’m pretty miserable for the rest of the morning.
Any tips on getting more sleep?
*Edit: I accidentally added 2 spaces and it was annoying me :P* | 2021-10-07T04:30:49.000Z | q31bch | 1 | 1 | ADHD | I can’t sleep | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q31bch/i_cant_sleep/ |
snapplecoop | I've been working from home for 2 years now and started a new job this week in an office.
I have never felt more drained in my life. I've only been doing the basic hr stuff so far, but interacting with people and all day trainings are exhausting. Like as soon as I sit in my car and start to drive home I feel physically ill from the stimulation.
I've also had to switch from going to bed at 4 in the morning to like 11ish. I forgot how hard that would be.
I might have been severely overworked in my last job, but my god I miss getting to be gremlin in my room with only having to deal with my dog in person. Lol
Send help. Haha
I'm sure I will get used to it and it takes time, I'm just surprised how hard it actually is. | 2021-10-07T04:26:20.000Z | q318p1 | 1 | 4 | ADHD | Mentally and emotionally exhausted after starting new job in an office | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q318p1/mentally_and_emotionally_exhausted_after_starting/ |
[deleted] | [deleted] | 2021-10-07T04:23:49.000Z | q3178f | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Struggling with diagnosis. | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q3178f/struggling_with_diagnosis/ |
ResponsibleTell953 | I was very good at 6-8 years old
I fully knew how to read and write before going to school, i was one of the best but slowly with time i became one of the worst (around 10yo) and i got my first 0/20 score in exams at 12yo
Like slowly everything felt apart because i just couldn't sit down and learn something for real no reason
This became worse as i got older and now at 21
There's not a single day that i don't move my body parts for no reason for hours
And I'm left without a job or a talent because i just can't...
I'm not sure if it's actually adhd because nobody in my family or school at the time suspected it or told me anything about it
Which is why I'm here to ask whether i have it or my problem is something else, because I'm sure my family will say you're fine and dismiss it | 2021-10-07T04:23:47.000Z | q3177q | 9 | 2 | ADHD | At what age did you start having low scores in school? And is my problem really adhd? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q3177q/at_what_age_did_you_start_having_low_scores_in/ |
[deleted] | [deleted] | 2021-10-07T04:23:05.000Z | q316ti | 112 | 568 | ADHD | How do people manage to do so much with their life, to make progress, improve themselves and their situations? My day is filled just taking care of the bare minimum. | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q316ti/how_do_people_manage_to_do_so_much_with_their/ |
N0placeish0me | My doctor prescribed me atomoxetine for probable adhd. In my country I can’t get stimulant medication until I get a diagnosis. So he’s given me it to see if it helps in the meantime. I’m a college student so it’s kind of a long messy process to get diagnosed. (I mean it is anyway but being a student makes it harder again.) I was wondering if anyone else has taken it and what to expect. I’m on Day 4 and don’t feel any different. How long does it take to start working and what should I be feeling? | 2021-10-07T04:21:38.000Z | q315xr | 1 | 1 | ADHD | atomoxetine | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q315xr/atomoxetine/ |
pinkmor | I took my Concerta one of these days and I felt great, I only had headache but I slept for like 2 hours and it went away. However, I keep getting this fear of developing epilepsy as I read that's one of the negative side effects. Since I have seen my neighbor suffering from this I'm now scared of developing something similar after taking my meds.
When I had the headache I was like, I don't want to suffer an episode. My main issue in my life is called anxiety. I'm always anxious and I have never been able to concentrate for extended periods of time and taking meds make my life easier, makes me feel confident, It's so weird to describe but I feel different, more optimistic and more coordinated. I also get fear of getting my heart damaged. I got prescribed Concerta 18Mg and I think it's a good starting dose and I hope it doesn't damage me. What's your experience with these meds long term? | 2021-10-07T04:12:03.000Z | q310cg | 3 | 1 | ADHD | I'm so scared of developing epilepsy for taking ADHD meds. | 0.67 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q310cg/im_so_scared_of_developing_epilepsy_for_taking/ |
[deleted] | [deleted] | 2021-10-07T04:09:23.000Z | q30ytf | 3 | 3 | ADHD | Short rant about my homework | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q30ytf/short_rant_about_my_homework/ |
Snak_The_Ripper | [removed] | 2021-10-07T04:02:56.000Z | q30v0m | 1 | 1 | ADHD | It took my molar literally breaking and spitting chunks of tooth out of my mouth, but I finally have a dentist appointment after years of wanting one. | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q30v0m/it_took_my_molar_literally_breaking_and_spitting/ |
LIFTINGxANIME | For us ADHD people the "flow" state, or being totally lost in something, is something we do more often than others. .. Maybe not on the task we should be but.. lol. Anyway do you guys think when you're hyperfocused on something you feel a deep sense of happiness in the moment? Is this one of the few perks of ADHD? | 2021-10-07T04:02:34.000Z | q30usf | 8 | 30 | ADHD | Is the "flow" state pure happiness to you guys? | 0.98 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q30usf/is_the_flow_state_pure_happiness_to_you_guys/ |
[deleted] | [removed] | 2021-10-07T04:00:23.000Z | q30tgi | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Anybody else hate journaling with a passion? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q30tgi/anybody_else_hate_journaling_with_a_passion/ |
PenPoorama | [removed] | 2021-10-07T03:59:36.000Z | q30svo | 1 | 1 | ADHD | adhd group | 0.99 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q30svo/adhd_group/ |
[deleted] | [removed] | 2021-10-07T03:55:04.000Z | q30q8h | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Is this weird? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q30q8h/is_this_weird/ |
bwak420 | Hello,
I thought I would share the story of what happened to me when I was diagnosed with ADHD because it's relevant to people who are still seeking a diagnosis. This is meant to be a warning story of what can happen when you self diagnose, don't get proper medical treatment, and in general are overlooked by the system. It's not meant to scare everyone who thinks they're ADHD out of getting a diagnosis, but it's something to seriously consider if you are currently attempting to get one.
Around sometime last year I was seeing a therapist regularly and read about ADHD. I had a lot of the symptoms, and thought I might have it. I discussed it with my therapist and he was unsure, but I pushed to be sent to an ADHD evaluator. Eventually I got a referral to a dedicated specialist. The specialist brought me in for a three hour test, part of which had to do with computer testing. It's my understanding that the computer testing was seen as the important part, since it was meant to rule out anyone who was faking ADHD for medication. It measured your attention span, and looked for abnormalities. I want to stress here that the reason what happened to me happened was because this test was taken into consideration above all else.
I was diagnosed with ADHD because they found several abnormalities in the computer test. I was given Ritalin to take and sent on my way. It was a fairly low dose of Ritalin, but this is when things started to go seriously south.
While taking the Ritalin, I started losing sleep. I started hallucinating that my neighbors were stalking me, and eventually that the CIA was trying to kill me. I developed complete psychosis and was eventually checked into a mental facility. When I was checked in, the doctor originally suspected it had been the Ritalin alone that had triggered the psychosis. I was released with the doctor telling me basically "don't take that again."
However, I continued to have hallucinations and be on edge. Eventually I went to a specialized inpatient program to figure out what was wrong with me. I was there for a month with a psychiatrist who had been practicing for over 35 years. Thankfully, he was the one who was able to diagnose me with bipolar disorder. I was told later by another doctor that the problem that had arisen with my ADHD diagnosis is that /they did not check for bipolar disorder./ ADHD and bipolar can overlap in huge ways, with energy issues, poor attention, talking quickly, etc. The tests that I had taken measured for poor attention, but they did not quantify why I had poor attention in the first place. In my case, it was mania.
I wanted to share this story because if I had been aware of the overlap of symptoms, this wouldn't have happened to me. I had to spend over a year recovering from my medication induced psychosis, which would not have happened in the first place if I had been diagnosed as bipolar. I think ADHD is kind of "popular" right now. I see a lot of people online talking about how they have ADHD symptoms or whatever. Particularly on tiktok. If you are just starting to research ADHD, I would encourage you to realize that these symptoms exist on a spectrum of disorders that are not necessarily ADHD. Even doctors can get it wrong, like in my case, so do not even begin to attempt to diagnose yourself. Go to a professional, and divulge your entire history. Do not ever push for a diagnosis just because you "think" you have it.
I hope this helps some people and serves as a warning story! Best of luck to everyone seeking a diagnosis right now. (Not sure what flare to use so I'll just go with Reminder.) | 2021-10-07T03:53:38.000Z | q30pbs | 162 | 664 | ADHD | My warning story as someone who was diagnosed with ADHD but is bipolar | 0.98 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q30pbs/my_warning_story_as_someone_who_was_diagnosed/ |
[deleted] | [removed] | 2021-10-07T03:52:56.000Z | q30owz | 1 | 1 | ADHD | I have a 4:52 am question | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q30owz/i_have_a_452_am_question/ |
[deleted] | [removed] | 2021-10-07T03:47:40.000Z | q30lrw | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Has anyone had meditation significantly help treat their adhd? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q30lrw/has_anyone_had_meditation_significantly_help/ |
intellectualballer | Fellow ADHD students, here's a reminder that midterms are likely coming up. Do your best not to procrastinate them. Mine are next week, but for some reason I've also had an exam every single day of this week so far. I started studying Sunday night for the one on Monday. Then after that started for Tuesday and so on. I have slept maybe 10 hours since Sunday morning and the only food I've eaten today was a croissant. My head is now spinning and I feel brain dead. I legitimately have no idea how I was able to drive home without crashing. Spending an hour just sitting in the parking lot may have helped. I still need to somehow gather enough brain power to do an entire project that's due in the morning. I am utterly miserable and my dog's crackhead energy is not helping.
Don't put yourself in this position. Start early. I tried to get stuff done last week, but my brain just didn't cooperate. If you're able to get some good sleep tonight, enjoy it for me. That's all, Thanks for coming to my TED talk. | 2021-10-07T03:47:11.000Z | q30lj9 | 1 | 3 | ADHD | Advice? Rant? Both? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q30lj9/advice_rant_both/ |
red_ball_express | Like many of you guys, I have an adderol prescription because I suck at paying attention.
Adderol does help me in many ways. I can program better, do paperwork at my job better, and when I was in school I could take tests better. However I also noticed some downsides. Adderol made it harder to take notes and write papers and harder to remember things I learned in class.
I went to my doctor with this information, complaining that I needed some way to conquer tasks that adderol made more difficult. His response "Have you tried taking more of it?". I could not believe this. The symptoms I described were worse when I took adderol. Are doctors really this stupid?
Also before I finish I will say although I don't exactly have hard data to back myself up on this, but when I took anti-adderol (alcohol) I could write and understand things better and be more articulate. Things adderol made me worse at.
I was wondering if you guys had similar experiences with your medicine and with doctors. | 2021-10-07T03:33:03.000Z | q30cym | 1 | 2 | ADHD | Drawbacks of medicine? | 0.75 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q30cym/drawbacks_of_medicine/ |
youngben | Hey y’all, I realized for the first time today that becoming immensely focused on something is almost always a stressful/draining experience. When I become singularly focused on getting something done/accomplishing something, it’s always at the expense of something else. I’m just trying to get that little hit of dopamine and it totally whacks me out. For most of my life, I haven’t even been aware of this. Now that I’ve started paying attention, what was once a pleasurable experience is now showing itself to be self destructive. At the same time, it’s such a joy getting lost in another little world for a bit. I probably just need to learn how to moderate but that can be difficult for obvious reasons. Now that I’m thinking about it, I don’t know if I know what normal focus is. It seems like the only way I ever get anything done is if I’m stressed -_- Anyways, it’s tiring. Thank y’all for giving the space to vent and for reading! I’d love to hear about your experiences with focus and stress. | 2021-10-07T03:31:44.000Z | q30c59 | 4 | 3 | ADHD | Hyperfocus sucks | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q30c59/hyperfocus_sucks/ |
gaycatmom | I have a written prescription of Adderall I need to get filled. The pharmacy I usually go to does not have my dosage, and the pharmacist tried to order it for me but he got sent the wrong dosage and was told the one I need is on backorder.
I don’t live nearby any others and I don’t have a car, so to avoid spending all day traveling around the city trying to find a pharmacy that has it I’d love to just call and check who does. I fear that I would look suspicious and get treated as such if I were to just call and ask if they had Adderall, though. I’m in NJ which is very conservative about prescription drugs, and I’m also new from out of state so I don’t have many resources.
I’m currently living off of some of my old meds I had on reserve, but I only have 5 left and I’m scared I won’t find anyone who has my dosage. Any advice? Thank you! | 2021-10-07T03:24:21.000Z | q307p5 | 12 | 3 | ADHD | Can I call pharmacies to see if they’ll have my dosage of Adderall or will I get lied to/pestered about it/treated like a criminal? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q307p5/can_i_call_pharmacies_to_see_if_theyll_have_my/ |
samlikeschicken | [removed] | 2021-10-07T03:19:23.000Z | q304lv | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Is it possible to hyperfixate on a musical artist? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q304lv/is_it_possible_to_hyperfixate_on_a_musical_artist/ |
bean_walker | I need to find a time management app that rewards me for meeting my time goals. I've seen some for studying, but they don't really work for my situation, since I'm trying to be on time for things, not get study time in.
I'm having to find a new job, and my partner is really worried about my time management (as am I) affecting my ability to hold a job, as I'm always late to work by 5-20 mins. My current boss is amazing and lenient, as her daughter also has ADHD, and so I don't get in trouble unless I'm late to an opening shift. I started Vyvanse several months ago, which has definitely helped, but I've started to backslide again since I've been very stressed the past couple of months. I've tried writing an earlier start time on my calendar, which isn't working anymore, since I know what time my shift actually starts, and I've learned that I don't really care much about the consequences of being late, since there really aren't any. I seem to do better with a reward based system, so I'm hoping there's some sort of app that gives you points or rewards for managing your time well, since creating rewards for myself is arbitrary and also doesn't work. | 2021-10-07T03:16:55.000Z | q3031i | 4 | 5 | ADHD | Trying to find a reward based time management app | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q3031i/trying_to_find_a_reward_based_time_management_app/ |
[deleted] | [deleted] | 2021-10-07T03:15:14.000Z | q301zr | 2 | 0 | ADHD | Can I take an extra Adderall IR if I'm up for 18 hours?? | 0.5 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q301zr/can_i_take_an_extra_adderall_ir_if_im_up_for_18/ |
[deleted] | [deleted] | 2021-10-07T03:13:11.000Z | q300qc | 5 | 3 | ADHD | my new doctor is reluctant to prescribe medication, any advice would be so helpful | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q300qc/my_new_doctor_is_reluctant_to_prescribe/ |
[deleted] | [deleted] | 2021-10-07T03:02:25.000Z | q2zu5k | 1 | 0 | ADHD | For those who have Cigna, how much do you pay for vyvanse? | 0.5 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q2zu5k/for_those_who_have_cigna_how_much_do_you_pay_for/ |
laakmus | I realised this community is probably the best place to look for advice like this.
Tldr: Stubborn immigrant parents don't really believe in ADHD, trying to persuade them to seek a diagnosis and/or therapy for younger brother. Tips, success stories, commiseration?
My brother is almost 16, and has struggled for years with what seems a whole lot like ADHD symptoms. My family are Russians living in Australia, so annoyingly, we actually have access to decent mental health services, but to my parents, mental health is a vague concept and they might admit it exists for other people, but we, of course, are "making up excuses", "just need to get our shit together", etc.
I'm 24 and have a freaking psychology degree (not a clinical psych or counselling though, I suck at the applied stuff), and have explained to them about a year ago what ADHD is, why my brother (and mother for that matter) likely have it, why it's important to address this as early as possible. They are very anti-meds, but I wanted to at least to get them to consider getting my brother diagnosed and into therapy (which he could use anyway). A year later we are exactly where we started and nothing happened.
Brother asked me to talk to them again. Once he turns 16, he's legally allowed to see a doctor on his own and I'd pay for therapy whether parents agreed or not, but this would really sour things and I don't want to do that.
So, what do? | 2021-10-07T03:00:14.000Z | q2zswm | 6 | 1 | ADHD | Tips on persuading parents to get younger brother diagnosed? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q2zswm/tips_on_persuading_parents_to_get_younger_brother/ |
Ok_Independence825 | [removed] | 2021-10-07T02:53:04.000Z | q2zowa | 5 | 1 | ADHD | Do anybody else have a stuttering problem? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q2zowa/do_anybody_else_have_a_stuttering_problem/ |
[deleted] | [deleted] | 2021-10-07T02:51:09.000Z | q2znvk | 6 | 2 | ADHD | [Need advice] Even when medicated, brain gets "focus fatigue" at around 3-4pm. This is snowballing into a work performance problem. Any suggestions on how to improve/cope? | 0.67 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q2znvk/need_advice_even_when_medicated_brain_gets_focus/ |
spastic_narwhal | [removed] | 2021-10-07T02:48:10.000Z | q2zm81 | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Did anyone else immediately stop playing video games after starting medication? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q2zm81/did_anyone_else_immediately_stop_playing_video/ |
[deleted] | [removed] | 2021-10-07T02:42:34.000Z | q2zj6n | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Long day ok to take a 3rd pill Adderall IR? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q2zj6n/long_day_ok_to_take_a_3rd_pill_adderall_ir/ |
Tejas_Belle | Hello y’all! I’ll do this quick and dirty: I take addy 30 mg 2X daily, now have an RX for Lamictal (lamotrigine) and Luvox (fluvoxamine) to address my borderline personality and major depressive disorders. Stressing about drug interactions and serotonin syndrome. Anyone have experience w this (or similar) combo of stimulant medication and SSRI’s?
I’ve tried a large selection of antidepressants prior to this with limited results. | 2021-10-07T02:40:02.000Z | q2zhsa | 8 | 1 | ADHD | Adderall and SSRI’s | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q2zhsa/adderall_and_ssris/ |
Square_Mechanic_5188 | I only have my school reports, so I was thinking of bringing my best friend and a brain scan report to the psychiatrist. Would a brain scan or FMRI be used as further evidence?
I can't really bring an ADHD assessment report, since my psychiatrist appointment is before my psychologist report. Also, the previous workplaces I worked for, I badly burnt bridges with them, and won't respond to me, and I dropped out of uni so I can't really get a university report. | 2021-10-07T02:39:17.000Z | q2zhdp | 2 | 0 | ADHD | Brain scan or FMRI as possible evidence? | 0.5 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q2zhdp/brain_scan_or_fmri_as_possible_evidence/ |
nads147 | [removed] | 2021-10-07T02:39:05.000Z | q2zh9m | 1 | 1 | ADHD | My heart rate often exceeds 100 when I take my meds. Is this normal? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q2zh9m/my_heart_rate_often_exceeds_100_when_i_take_my/ |
trynottocryaboutit | I have a diagnosis and I am supposed to be seeing my doctor to ask about getting out on meds, but i’m honestly terrified.
My mind usually all over the place, but it’s also what helps my creativity. I’m afraid of what will happen if that is contained. I treasure my mind’s out of the box-ness, and I‘m in love with all the stories and art I daydream up. I don’t want that to go away, I just want to be able to bring it all to life.
I’m afraid that ADHD meds might obliterate the way my mind works creatively because it seems like the chaos-thinking is where
all my ideas come from.
creatives: how do meds affect you? do you think you benefit from meds or is it better to just rely on therapy / learning skills to manage tasks? | 2021-10-07T02:37:38.000Z | q2zghm | 3 | 3 | ADHD | ADHD creatives: meds or just therapy? | 0.72 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q2zghm/adhd_creatives_meds_or_just_therapy/ |
ellie_0525 | I feel my medication kick in every morning on my period but it just barely does anything around my period?!?! I’ve noticed every month on the last day of my cycle and the first few days of my period, I legit cannot focus on getting anything done. I will do a total of 10 minutes of reading across 8 hours, and then make myself sleep deprived by staying up finally doing what I have to, and that doesn’t help anything!!
And luckily lectures are recorded now, but in class I get distracted constantly so I get lost so often when they are explaining things.
My period isn’t even bad in terms of normal period symptoms (luckily), it’s just my ADHD gets so bad!
Does anyone else experience this? Does anyone else increase meds on their period? Is that worth asking my psychiatrist about when I go in 2 months? | 2021-10-07T02:32:08.000Z | q2zdez | 7 | 3 | ADHD | How does ADHD affect your period? Does it make your ADHD seem worse? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q2zdez/how_does_adhd_affect_your_period_does_it_make/ |
[deleted] | [removed] | 2021-10-07T02:25:52.000Z | q2z9xp | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Why does my ADHD feel SO much worse on my period?? Anyone else experience this?? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q2z9xp/why_does_my_adhd_feel_so_much_worse_on_my_period/ |
[deleted] | [removed] | 2021-10-07T02:20:29.000Z | q2z6tz | 1 | 1 | ADHD | ADHD tax is real | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q2z6tz/adhd_tax_is_real/ |
cantshutupwontshutup | I know, I know. Medication affects everybody differently, we don’t all end up feeling the same way on medication, and it’s probably going to take some time to find the right meds/dose for me. However, I feel like there’s still enough overlap that ppl w adhd who take the right med/dose for themselves all have a shared experience of how they felt once they finally got medicated.
First, I’m going to tell you about my ADHD, how I realized I definitely don’t function the way my peers do, and about finally getting diagnosed. For some reason, I feel the need to add as much detail as possible, so feel free to skip that whole section. I’ll put dividers (———) to let you know when that story starts and stops, so you can just skip over it.
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I’m 20 years old, recently got diagnosed with ADHD. I’ve suspected that I’ve had it for a very long time, but it only JUST became way too overwhelming that I had to seek professional help. I started noticing the problem in high school, but it didn’t really impact me that badly. I was a really good student, and I am (and always have been) extremely intelligent for my age. My school system was super structured, and we weren’t allowed to have phones in class or anything like that. So up until I graduated from high school, I literally had no choice but to attend class and pay attention. This was enough for me. The content was easy enough, and I was smart enough, that it literally didn’t matter if I studied or not. Material that the other kids would spend days studying, I would (very poorly) study for a few hours the night before the exam, and I would ace it too. It didn’t matter that I couldn’t bring myself to study even if I wanted to. I was doing just fine. I mean, sure, my desk was always a mess, I obsessively created lists and schedules and calendars and study plans but could never stick to them, I was extremely talkative, I often found myself heavily procrastinating even though I actually wanted to study (despite not needing to) because yes, I was mostly acing things, but I had the capacity for 100% on those tests for sure, and I wanted that 100% (perfectionism am I right). But despite all of that, I was doing fine academically, so I figured I was okay.
Then, I got to university. First semester was fine, good actually. I was taking really fundamental courses for my major so it was never anything too foreign or new for me, attending class was enough for me to retain the information I needed to get straight As. I slept a decent amount (not perfect, but it wasn’t too bad, around 5-7 hours on the weekdays, and then a good 9 on the weekends). I even managed to make time for the gym, which was super great. And then, second semester, covid happened. And we went online. And god. I could not recover from that one bit. I never attended class, looked up the answers to all my homework, never submitted anything over 5 minutes before the deadline, and god knows how I didn’t fail every single course for the last 3 semesters, because I have seriously retained 0 information. One class, I almost failed. My final was 60% of my grade and the only “studying” I could bring myself to do was watch a whole semester’s worth of lectures on 3x speed 2 days prior. That is not how a typical mechanical engineering student is supposed to study. Not at all. Especially not if they want to succeed. Anyway, needless to say, I did so bad in that class. This was extremely depressing for me because, not to get cocky but, I know I’m smart. My entire life I have scored in the top 1-2% of literally everything. In school (I was actually valedictorian), standardized tests, ACTUAL iq tests, everything. I know I’m capable of mastering pretty much anything I want to learn. But I just couldn’t. And what made me feel even worse was how everybody I knew adapted at least a little bit to online life, but I just couldn’t. I would sit for hours and try to bring myself to work, but I just felt paralyzed.
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Fast forward to today. New semester, harder courses, and I’m still no better. A whole summer passed by and I still couldn’t figure out how to manage my symptoms. I finally went to get diagnosed. No surprise, pretty severe ADHD. Got prescribed adderall.
I read so much about how everybody talks about their medication being one of the best decisions they’ve made (considering they responsibly use them), and I got excited to finally see if this was going to help me.
I should note, I never intend on abusing this medication, and I don’t even want to use it in the long run. I only want to use medication long enough to get myself on track and be productive enough to create a routine where I can get my work done, so that I can sleep at reasonable times and make time for the gym. Once I get to that point, I intend on slowly getting off of medication while maintaining that desired routine.
The doctor prescribed 5mg IR and 10mg XR. I’d take XR in the early morning (around 7:30am. NEVER after 9), and then IR in the evening (NEVER after 6:30). Honestly, the first time I took it was the only time I ever actually felt it. I stayed up for about 23 hours with only 3.5 hours of sleep the night before, for example. When I took it that first time, I was still procrastinating like my normal self, but I noticed that when I directed my attention towards the stuff I should have been studying, I could actually process what I was reading, which was great! The medication was hit or miss for me for about 2 weeks though. Sometimes I’d feel it //just// enough to get myself to do a few hours of work. Others, I would feel no different than usual. Not even a little bit. After 2 weeks, my doc upped my dose. 10mg IR and 20mg XR. 30mg total per day. It literally feels no different than the 5 and 10, and those just barely made a difference for me to begin with. I just don’t seem to be experiencing anything that’s associated w being on adderall. I could take 10mg IR and easily sleep 2 hours later. My appetite is the same (although, I have a poor appetite to begin with). I don’t get a dry mouth. My heart rate has not changed. I don’t feel particularly focused. My mind isn’t SUPER clear, just a little bit better than before, which is something I guess. I just don’t feel anything I think I’m supposed to. People that I know who also have pretty bad adhd felt it pretty strongly at 10mg IR twice a day. I do 30mg Adderall a day total and I’m, I don’t know, just the same. Is that normal? Is it possible that adderall just doesn’t affect me? I know people have preferences for different medications, but isnt that usually because the side effects of, adderall for example, are just so bad that they switch medications? My issue is I’m not feeling anything. And honestly increasing my dose to 40mg a day sounds scary to me. Considering doubling from 15 to 30 did nothing, would I even expect to get to the functional point I want to be at if I took 40? Yes, the medication is doing //something//, but I know I’m still way behind in terms of functioning the way people usually do when they don’t have ADHD. I don’t know. Does anyone else have experiences like this? Would it be possible that a slight increase in dosage would change the world for me? It just seems crazy for me to think that 30mg all feels the same, but that extra 10mg everyday makes all the difference. If anyone has experienced something like that, I’d really appreciate you sharing. I’m just worried that this medication either isn’t working and I’ll never be able to become functional, or that I need a super high dose (which honestly terrifies me).
TL;DR
Severe ADHD. Started on 5mg IR 10mg XR, 15mg total per day. Helped a tiny bit. Felt it the most only on the first try. Recently upped my dose to 10mg IR 20mg XR and feel no different. Is this normal, and would a slight increase (to no more than 40mg per day) make all the difference in the world? Feel free to share your experiences, because I don’t experience any typical feelings associated w adderall. No issues sleeping, no super high levels of focus, appetite is the same, no dry mouth, and heart rate has not changed. Super confused. | 2021-10-07T02:18:34.000Z | q2z5r4 | 6 | 3 | ADHD | How am I supposed to feel on Adderall? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q2z5r4/how_am_i_supposed_to_feel_on_adderall/ |
Old_Paramedic_3882 | First of all sorry for my English it’s so bad
Second I was on vacation and I decide to getting a dog right now I’ve been with him like for a month and I don’t know what to do I think he’s maybe unhappy
I try to do my best but for the first time I saw my bank and I think I don’t have enough money to support him
One power of me it’s like I never save money and I always spend that money on stupid things so now I can spend that money on him but I also realize that I don’t have time but also without him I didn’t have time either
I don’t know what to do and I have my appointment with my psychiatrist next week and my therapy that he’s from my country she just cant not talk because the time the timing
I don’t know what to do ADHD eats greasy and I’m scare two becoming homeless for be honest
I just realize how much I need to invest in my studying like thoroughly learn English and more sings and I don’t think I’m going to half the time to give him what he stuck deserve because really he’s such a good dog super good
In also I feel guilty to return hem I don’t know what to do help me please | 2021-10-07T02:09:58.000Z | q2z10c | 2 | 1 | ADHD | I get a dog a big one and know I don’t know what to do | 0.99 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q2z10c/i_get_a_dog_a_big_one_and_know_i_dont_know_what/ |
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