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notanon404 | after 6/7 years of researching adhd i finally built up the courage to talk to someone about a diagnosis. in 2 days i have an appointment and im wondering whether i made the right choice or not. im super worried about whats going to happen and im severely doubting myself even after years and years of thought and research | 2021-10-04T16:19:25.000Z | q18rj0 | 35 | 33 | ADHD | appointment in 2 days | 0.95 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q18rj0/appointment_in_2_days/ |
Yoda-Bruh | I’m a 21 year old male senior college student who was just recently diagnosed with ADHD. This is just another addition to the other mental disorders I have like depression, anxiety, and severe OCD.
According to my psychiatrist, apparently the reason I’ve lasted this long without being diagnosed or having medication for ADHD is that I’ve managed to scrape by through school because I’m fairly smart. But I don’t know.
I have really good highs and really bad lows. Is there a way to always be in a type of manic state? I just feel human during it. It’s hard for me to read because I keep loosing attention and re-reading the text. What’s a good way to stop this? Whats the best medication? My psychiatrist is giving me Adderall, and I can’t tell if it’s making me better or worse.
I’m stuck in the same pattern and routine. I don’t even do things I really want to do. I only feel truly great during the manic states really.
I need advice guys. | 2021-10-04T16:18:56.000Z | q18r6d | 6 | 4 | ADHD | I need help, guys… | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q18r6d/i_need_help_guys/ |
Starknight5673 |
i started university at the beginning of september and have been taking adderall XR 20 mg every weekday so i can actually get shit done and focus in my lectures. i’m a big guy so 20 doesn’t do much so on rarer occasion sometimes i do 40 on days where i super have to grind. at either dose tho i have absolutely no appetite for like probably 8 hours of the day. i barely have any time to make a proper breakfast before my early classes (which i have at least one class before 10:30 4/5 days) and if i want to be able to sleep before 2 am i can’t take my meds after like 10 am. i try to eat some fruit out of the fridge around the same time i wake up and take my meds but it rlly doesn’t give me true energy ! but it still results most days im taking my meds before i can get proper food and sometimes due to me heavily focusing w the meds i forget to eat until the afternoon. and when i do remember to eat it’s rlly hard to force myself to have something substantial enough that i’m getting the nutrients one needs for their body to just function lol. As i said i am a big guy generally and i have consistently lost weight over the past few months taking my meds but i know that partially isn’t healthy weight loss (although i have just been eating healthier foods in general and my doctor said that my weight loss isn’t too concerning) but overall just wanna make sure i’m treating my body properly.
does anybody have any strategies to eat food when it’s physically difficult to actually make yourself eat anything? also anything that can aid w the time constraints + any recipes are super helpful too. really any advice helps thank u
im sure many people have been / are in a similar situation as me so hopefully this helps anyone who sees it | 2021-10-04T16:18:34.000Z | q18qw9 | 41 | 11 | ADHD | any quick healthy meals that are easy to eat when on meds that destroy your appetite? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q18qw9/any_quick_healthy_meals_that_are_easy_to_eat_when/ |
[deleted] | [removed] | 2021-10-04T16:17:06.000Z | q18pse | 2 | 1 | ADHD | Feel like I have impostor syndrome. | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q18pse/feel_like_i_have_impostor_syndrome/ |
MikhailDovlatov | When I am afraid of a failure/rejection, then I start to do nothing and only want to cry. I have done nothing for 3 days. For one week I couldn't eat anything, This Week I eat everything with a disgust. Just because I am afraid of failure again. SO how do you fight against that? And when you need to cry, what do you do if you are not able ? | 2021-10-04T16:15:54.000Z | q18ovw | 3 | 1 | ADHD | How do you deal with RSD? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q18ovw/how_do_you_deal_with_rsd/ |
barbarz00my | [removed] | 2021-10-04T16:14:47.000Z | q18o1p | 0 | 1 | ADHD | SPREAD THE GOOD WORD. | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q18o1p/spread_the_good_word/ |
Paradoxahoy | So after my prescriber had me try Strattera for 6 weeks and having no success except some negative side effects they are giving me the option to try Wellbutrin.
Anyone have experience using it? Primarily I have issues with innatentiveness and lack of motivation. I know Wellbutrin is primarily a Depression med and I don't have any issues with Depression though I have some with anxiety though it's nots too bad.
Really want something that will help
Update*
I held off on the Wellbutrin and was able to see a doctor and was prescribed Vyvanse! So far I've been having wonderful results with it! | 2021-10-04T16:14:02.000Z | q18nhi | 19 | 7 | ADHD | what are the benefits Wellbutrin for ADHD? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q18nhi/what_are_the_benefits_wellbutrin_for_adhd/ |
GamersWife01 |
Anyone here tried or is taken Biphentin? I was recently diagnosed with Adhd and today I started my meds for the first time. My doctor prescribed me Biphentin 30mg per day. I(26F) started today and since then I feel like a have something pounding on my chest. Its hard to take deep breath. I just feel like my heart will stop anytime. Is it a normal side effects?
Edit: 20 mg of Biphentin and not 30mg. | 2021-10-04T16:13:56.000Z | q18nes | 6 | 4 | ADHD | Biphentin side effects | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q18nes/biphentin_side_effects/ |
Lebowquade | Being an R&D guru was basically what I had been aspiring to since I was 20-ish... you get to sit and do a deep dive into an interesting problem that desperately needs a solution. This is basically what our brains are wired for, a full day of unhinged hyperfocus time, and everyone gives you a pat on the back at the end for being the hero that figured it all out.
It was a great job, and I rocked at it. After COVID hit, the company had some layoffs, and some projects that needed a leader... but no one was left with the technical knowledge to tell everyone what to do.
So I got a "battlefield promotion" where I became the project lead. So now instead of staring deeply at one issue at a time, I have to do the following things:
- keep the program on track with a clear progress trajectory
- keep everyone's time balanced on my project against what they need to do elsewhere
- keep an eye on the funding for the project and make sure we don't overdo it, and plan our level of effort based on the money allocated for the project
- compile monthly progress reports to give the the government
- keep an eye on everyone's progress and make sure they know what to do and have a clear plan: nobody should be overloaded, and nobody should be sitting around wasting time
- make and keep a long term plan for how to accomplish and complete the project requirements
- keep track of all the bookkeeping the government requires
The above list should read like fucking nightmare fuel. If someone were to make a job description containing only things that people with ADHD are super bad at, this would come really fucking close.
For anyone thinking "just talk to your boss," there is literally no one else at my company right now who can tell everyone what needs to be done. I am the only one who understand it, and I've made my peace with that. We also don't have the money to hire me an assistant to keep track of all this shit. I also don't really want to have a conversation with my boss (the CEO) about my ADHD either, he is in his 60s and in my experience people think they know exactly what ADHD is (mostly I blame the misleading title that suggests what the symptoms are) and baulk at my attempt for sympathy or understanding.
But I am still only 33... I only had my dream job for like 4.5 years before being promoted into this. I refuse to let this be my career now.
I am not totally complaining, I know that I have gotten remarkably lucky in my life overall. I found something I was super good at despite my ADHD and I sped my way there like an arrow until I got it.
But I don't see an end to my current situation anytime soon and that makes me very sad. Up until now I've never really been forced to manage my symptoms... now I have no choice. | 2021-10-04T16:11:49.000Z | q18lrc | 62 | 183 | ADHD | I got promoted from an R&D Scientist to a Project Manager... this job should be your worst fucking nightmare | 0.99 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q18lrc/i_got_promoted_from_an_rd_scientist_to_a_project/ |
error_418___ | Hi I'm new sorry if this doesnt belong here
I got my evalv done coming up to two months ago and I haven't heard back from the place at all. I tried calling all they said was they'd call me when its ready. Point is how long did it take you guys to hear back? I am in college and I'm struggling, i am struggling and I can't get any accommodations unless I have a diagnosis and I just want to know whether its something that typically takes this long or if I have to wait it out or if its like a red flag for the place idk
Sorry and thanks
Some more info:
Im in the US and have public insurance
My call was last week.
They said I needed to do atleast 2 sessions of therapy before I could get the evalv. I ended up doing 4/5 months before they even got the ball rolling on that. | 2021-10-04T16:10:04.000Z | q18kgc | 11 | 0 | ADHD | How long did it take to get your evalv back | 0.5 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q18kgc/how_long_did_it_take_to_get_your_evalv_back/ |
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[deleted] | [deleted] | 2021-10-04T16:04:08.000Z | q18fo5 | 2 | 2 | ADHD | Becoming difficult to request time off | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q18fo5/becoming_difficult_to_request_time_off/ |
thinkcleer | Hello everyone,
I have ADHD, but my wife thinks my behavior is arrogance and self-centeredness, which is why you cannot focus, especially in conversation. “You do not have an interest in people.” Maybe she is right! I think that my issue is more significant than arrogance.
I have had a history of not being able to focus. I discovered it in the 6th grade; throughout school, I never studied, my grades were average until I got motivated in the 10th grade, and I learned a couple of friends made straight As. Then, I started to study. It was revelatory to me at that point that I did not have an intelligence issue - it was an issue with being interested.
I took two ADHD quizzes this morning, one I scored 18 of 24, the second, one compilation of 20 questions divergent tests. I scored 13 out of 20, 15 signals that an individual should seek assistance.
List of my characteristics:
In college, I turned in assignments at the last minute, crammed for tests.
Cutting people off in conversation, talking over people
Easily agitated
Viewed as rude by not thinking before I speak, state something rude off-color to a colleague or friend
Work email inbox full, 2,000 emails
Forget names
Moody
Distracted when people are talking
Use a checklist to focus. Very helpful.
Can focus on one thing well for an extended period
Very impulsive
Highly energetic
Poorly organized
Constantly thinking about things in my mind (cannot be present) in meetings, I drift off if it is a topic that I am not interested in
Very competitive
Constantly watching self-help videos on youtube: build confidence, self-love, focus, how to build relationships.
Easily bored
Thrive in environments where there is a short timeline
Difficult to recap and summarize a situation, omit key details
Ruminate on negative situations for days, often paralyzed by past events
With great sincerity, I want to have clear concise thoughts and be balanced and not beat myself up. Please help. Cheers? | 2021-10-04T15:59:21.000Z | q18bl8 | 3 | 2 | ADHD | ADHD or Arrogance, Both? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q18bl8/adhd_or_arrogance_both/ |
BandaidPuppet | I'm almost through with the process of getting diagnosed. I've been through a stupidly long list of different careers I tried to study into, and the last time I crashed and burned, and had to take half of the year off, I actually got help instead of just giving up and picking up the next thing, thinking "maybe this time it'll work out".
My school schedule now consists of the classes I need to re-take, literally 50% of courses and school time that everyone else (the 1st yearers) are doing, and *I'm doing great in them*. When half my schedule is free time, I actually have the time and mental space to focus on the school tasks and get them done in time. I've returned every single piece of independent work on time, and I get *flawless* grades on the work I submit. When I'm not overwhelmed with the amount of work, I can execute everything perfectly, teachers pick up my work and show it to the class as an example of how to do it right. I'm working faster than the rest of the class, even in the courses that I'm doing for the first time, even in courses I am taking with the 2nd year-students whom I started with.
I am not stupid. I was never stupid. *I'm perfectly capable of learning and doing things exactly right.* But I'm *only* able to do it, able to execute things up to my own satisfaction, when I'm *only doing half the work as everyone else*.
As much as I would have gladly killed to hear something like this years ago, I hate learning it now. Somehow, I hate learning that I'm not simply stupid, my brain is perfectly competent but *weak*. I hate knowing that I could have been capable of so much more, and I would perhaps already be someone by now, if I wasn't handicapped by something this stupid.
I have never believed in the supernatural, and I believe it's bad for an individual to constantly imagine that someone is playing a grand joke on them, but when it comes to ADHD, it's hard to visualise it in any other way than that somewhere out there is a demon who came up with the most cruel joke to play on a mortal. | 2021-10-04T15:59:13.000Z | q18bhr | 1 | 11 | ADHD | Working twice as hard to get half as far | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q18bhr/working_twice_as_hard_to_get_half_as_far/ |
Professional-Ok | I took Wellbutrin for 2 years for depression, but I also know that it is sometimes used off-label for ADHD. Personally, I did not see much of a benefit for my ADHD at all. Strattera is a norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor, and Wellbutrin is a dopamine and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor. If dopamine is a major factor in ADHD, then why does Strattera work better than Wellbutrin?
I haven't tried Strattera yet, but I might be trying it soon and I am curious to know how it is more beneficial for ADHD. | 2021-10-04T15:56:43.000Z | q189n8 | 6 | 6 | ADHD | Why is Strattera better for ADHD? | 0.88 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q189n8/why_is_strattera_better_for_adhd/ |
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Paradoxahoy | [removed] | 2021-10-04T15:56:15.000Z | q189a5 | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Wellbutrin? anyone have experience? HELP | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q189a5/wellbutrin_anyone_have_experience_help/ |
Zapp_23 | I have noticed that in the course of the last 2 to 3 years my ADHD seems to be getting worse, maybe it's been all my life idk. Since I entered university 3 years ago I have actually felt my ADHD (before it was just there, but now it's really pushing my limits here), as time went on I started feeling the crushing impact that executive dysfunction, hypersensitivity, and other symptoms can have, and as time went on I fell from being an A+ student to constantly disappointing my parents by just existing, procrastination has been getting worse, I've been falling easier into addictions (thankfully it's just pepsi, but still), gotten burnt out easier and for longer time periods, and had what I \*think\* was my first panic attack
I have been diagnosed with ADHD and anxiety since I was 2 (yes, that is no exaggeration, the doctor figured a normal toddler wouldn't throw the whole contents of his desk in the blink of an eye, pretty funny story tbh) but medication is really hard to get by, when I was a kid they tried giving me enough Ritalin to put a horse to sleep and now a therapy appointment is hard to get by, every 6-ish months and they just send you to try meditation and group help, I am also very broke because of the crisis (sadly, no Pepsi for me) and can't get an actual therapist that sends me actual medication or any other remedy, so sadly that's not an option now
I think that my actual question is, How is this even possible? How can ADHD even get worse? Everyone always said to me that it would go away with age, but now that I'm (almost) 20 it seems to be getting worse than ever, there is no doctor I can ask about this and my parents tell me to push through and get a planner, honestly, I don't know what I can do. | 2021-10-04T15:55:33.000Z | q188s0 | 3 | 8 | ADHD | My ADHD seems to be getting worse... Is that even possible? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q188s0/my_adhd_seems_to_be_getting_worse_is_that_even/ |
pipboyover9000 | Hello all,
Mainly just a rant but I was wondering how many of you deal with this issue.
Last Wednesday, I called my front office to fill a new script like I have to do every month, I have been out of my medication since Thursday. Usually it doesn't bother me If I have to wait a day or two for a new script, I would just drink a coffee and coast into Friday with a new script filled for lecture time.
Sure enough, I come to the disappointing realization that they didn't close out their to do lists before Friday and left my problem to be resolved when the weekend is over.
I'm am so fucking tired of being treated as an afterthought.
It is now Monday, I called the office to send in a new script AGAIN and she goes "which one?". For starters, I only have one prescription so I just calmly stated "just the one". She stated that "of course, I will get right on that."
I wanted to tell her just how upset that I was that this wasn't taken care of before the weekend started, but I just let it go again. "At least I have time to go get my prescription before lectures start at 10" I said.
That was over 3 hours ago and she still hasn't send this dumb piece of paper in.
My insurance company has a 3 days of grace period when it comes to filling scripts over the course of 3 months. So it's not like I can just pick up the prescription early (probably a big legal no no as well), and my pharmacy will only hold the script for a few days. These guys take over a week to send in a piece of paper, consistently. Every single month I have to call these guys to send in a piece of paper, just so that I can continue my life and this happens far too often.
I have 3 lectures today and a massive homework assignment due tomorrow and because I haven't been medicated over the course of the weekend, of course it didn't get done.
Beyond frustrated. Summoning all of my will not to call and rip their office out, not something I do often at all but this is entirely too unprofessional and it's medication for gods sake. | 2021-10-04T15:55:18.000Z | q188l9 | 11 | 10 | ADHD | My Psych's Office Hasn't sent in a New Script and I'm Pissed. | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q188l9/my_psychs_office_hasnt_sent_in_a_new_script_and/ |
MrTattooMann | What activities/hobbies/passions do you do that you feel helps you manage your ADHD and/or is not too greatly impacted by your ADHD?
Part of me wants some ideas for new hobbies, but I also want to create a list of hobbies and activities that we can look back at when we're feeling bored so that we can find something to do and stay occupied | 2021-10-04T15:55:01.000Z | q188dh | 1 | 2 | ADHD | Activities you do | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q188dh/activities_you_do/ |
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wordsarewoven | Hi all! Just been prescribed methylphenidate at the ripe old age of 33. I'm was super excited to know that things were finally moving forward, but my psychiatrist then also mentioned to me that there's only about a 30 percent chance of it being effective due to my age (over 25). Has anyone else heard anything like this? I'm a little despirited now..
Edit:
The medication is called Xaggitin XL
Wow. I'd just like to thank you all for being so reassuring. I'm feeling a lot more confident in the treatment now and am looking forward to seeing how I can use it to make things more manageable.
Thanks again! | 2021-10-04T15:45:12.000Z | q180wt | 77 | 59 | ADHD | Too old for meds? | 0.95 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q180wt/too_old_for_meds/ |
lexid222 | Disclaimer: I'm not a doctor, so please discuss this with one before trying anything. And please be sure to get MTHFR tested FIRST, if this is your situation...your body may require a special type of vitamin!
So, I stumbled across this on accident...
There have been MANY mornings where my heart rate gets incredibly high and I get massive anxiety when I take my adderall. I couldn't figure out what was wrong. It was my normal dose, I wasn't eating anything different with it, and there were no other changes to my routine. For years, I just assumed my body was just randomly acting strangely on certain days. But that really worried me.
Then, I found out that I had a MTHFR mutation. Unfortunately, I blew that information off for years and just kept doing what I was doing, thinking the test was just a way for haughty "insurance-not-accepted-here" doctors to make even more money off suffering patients. I didn't realize the significance of the results. So, the only thing I changed was that I started taking Methyl B-12 when I remembered to. And I didn't really notice any difference.
Skip to about 7 years later, and I stumbled across an article that talked about how histamine can be higher in the morning, and that if you are undermethylated (while your histamine is high) it can cause massive anxiety and a rapid heart rate. Up until that point, whenever I took the Vitamin B-12 it would be a few hours after waking up...so I decided to start taking it immediately upon waking instead. Maybe it would help the post-nasal drip that I get in the morning.
Well, the results were absolutely SHOCKING. Not only did my allergies get better in the morning, but ever since I have started taking my Vitamin B-12 BEFORE my adderall, my meds have stopped making my heart rate go through the roof. Again, I'm not talking about a rapid heart rate caused by taking too much meds; I'm talking about my regular dose giving me a bad heart reaction in the morning ONLY.
If you have this same experience, you may want to go to a doctor and get a MTHFR test. If you have that mutation, and your doctor says you should take the methyl version of Vitamin B-12, then try taking it FIRST thing when you wake up. It just may help your meds too. I really wish I had known this years ago; it would have saved me from a lot of awful anxiety/panic attacks.
Hope this helps someone out there! | 2021-10-04T15:44:54.000Z | q180oh | 13 | 54 | ADHD | If adderall gives you massive anxiety and a rapid heart rate ONLY in the morning... | 0.96 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q180oh/if_adderall_gives_you_massive_anxiety_and_a_rapid/ |
hergoldhoops | [removed] | 2021-10-04T15:42:00.000Z | q17yk5 | 0 | 1 | ADHD | Tips for getting to bed earlier/getting more sleep? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q17yk5/tips_for_getting_to_bed_earliergetting_more_sleep/ |
Admirable-District-9 | Due to my current living situation I'm in a point in my life where I must persue a master's degree. In my country you need an international master's degree if you really want a decent salary and more opportunity. The problem is, I can't afford that. I'm currently thinking of applying to a full scholarship program that is available for people from my country but the options I see are soo limited and nothing interests me. I majored in business administration in my low class country and I feel as if there's nothing for me to do a master on. The only things I see on that program are investment, finance and some online digital marketing stuff. I do have another scholarship program where I can apply, and I could study anything from the united states but the process is way longer and time is my #1 concern. What also worries me a lot is that my main goal is to move out of my country since I dont see a future for me here since I'm gay and I don't live in a very gay-friendly country and also because there's lack of opportunity, lack of safety, and lots of corruption, but its not easy to move out to Canada or USA when you don't have first class preparation. I still live with my mother and I feel like this is my only option to move out and make a decent living since it's almost impossible to live alone with the salary I make. Time is running out, the whole process for the scholarship + the international master's completion + the mandatory 2 years of work in my home country after returning takes 4 years. I'm 24 so I'll be around 29 or 30 by the time the WHOLE process is finished. And that's killing me cause, and I know this will sound silly for some people, but I literally have never had a partner and I'll have to wait until I'm 30 to be able to move out and maybe work on my personal stuff, it scares me because at 30 everything is harder and I feel like I'm not living my 20s. No friends, no partner...I don't even know what I'm gonna do after returning back to my country to stay here for another 2 years. I don't wanna miss anybody and I aso dont want to force anyone to come with me. But I must start the process in 2022 or else it'll be too late, I can't make up my mind. Please someone help me | 2021-10-04T15:35:05.000Z | q17tm9 | 4 | 1 | ADHD | I can't decide what master's degree to do and my time is running out, so depressed (24) | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q17tm9/i_cant_decide_what_masters_degree_to_do_and_my/ |
[deleted] | [deleted] | 2021-10-04T15:32:21.000Z | q17rq7 | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Feeling consumed by adhd | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q17rq7/feeling_consumed_by_adhd/ |
wordsarewoven | [removed] | 2021-10-04T15:25:39.000Z | q17mqt | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Too old for meds? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q17mqt/too_old_for_meds/ |
Zealousideal-Yam-742 | Hi guys, I'm currently in the process of getting my diagnosis. I've found a service that is more affordable than the others but before I commit to spending the money I wanted to see if anyone had used this clinic before and had any thoughts? The clinic is a UK based one called The Mental Health and Wellbeing Services (Shropshire based). They seem to be meeting and exceeding professional standards based on the reports on their website but I've been unable to find any testimonials. Anyone got experience with this place? | 2021-10-04T15:25:01.000Z | q17m9m | 1 | 3 | ADHD | Reviews of this clinic? (UK) | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q17m9m/reviews_of_this_clinic_uk/ |
[deleted] | [deleted] | 2021-10-04T15:24:19.000Z | q17lqw | 5 | 4 | ADHD | I'm told that being disorganized is normal because I'm a man, and that's just how men are. | 0.83 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q17lqw/im_told_that_being_disorganized_is_normal_because/ |
[deleted] | [removed] | 2021-10-04T15:23:57.000Z | q17lhw | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Does anyone have any reviews of this clinic? (UK) | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q17lhw/does_anyone_have_any_reviews_of_this_clinic_uk/ |
[deleted] | [deleted] | 2021-10-04T15:22:30.000Z | q17kf2 | 1 | 2 | ADHD | Running for my son | 0.75 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q17kf2/running_for_my_son/ |
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lastontheball | I'm about to get my diagnosis. I have the final meeting for my case next week, basically getting the result read back and explained to me, but it was made clear in my last session where this is going. I'm happy with the result since I already realized how things are.
I work as a programmer. I can handle my job pretty well but I do have problem with focus. I'm starting to understand my weaknesses and needs. I'm starting to understand why things are the way they are and why sometimes I just *can't* and then get frustrated because I *won't*.
I wonder if there are any fellow programmers out there and how you structure your daily work? What tips and tricks do you have? I've looked into the Pomodoro technique a bit and it sounds pretty useful but I fail to see how I can apply it. My days are usually quite unpredictable. Any experience with the Pomodoro technique? | 2021-10-04T15:20:41.000Z | q17j47 | 1 | 2 | ADHD | Fellow programmers with ADHD...how do you manage your job? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q17j47/fellow_programmers_with_adhdhow_do_you_manage/ |
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eood | ⚠️ TW: Eating disorder ⚠️
Suppressed appetite on dex
I got diagnosed on Friday and started on dex Saturday.
It's amazing the difference it has made already and I'm only on day 3!
However, I have/am recovering from disordered eating (anorexic tendencies)
I have NO appetite at all. I know I should eat but I don't want to and I'm not sure if this is the medication or the ED enjoying no appetite.
I ate an oat bar and kiwi this morning at 8:30am before my first 5mg dose, but nothing since (it's now nearly 5pm)
Does anyone have experience taking stims and balancing an eating disorder?
I also have bipolar type 2 so hypomania is also a risk I need to look out for.
I don't want to relapse into restricted eating 😕 | 2021-10-04T15:17:02.000Z | q17gm5 | 3 | 1 | ADHD | Dex - Suppressed appetite and eating disorder | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q17gm5/dex_suppressed_appetite_and_eating_disorder/ |
igoachu | Ok so growing up my entire life I always had the personality of the stereotypical ADHD kid. But I even though I always procrastinated and struggles with school work I always eventually got it done and did very well in school. Doing well in school is probably why my parents never thought I might have ADHD.
Now i’m in college and being on my own and having responsibilities is causing actual impacts on my life. I can’t keep track of my classes, my room is always a mess despite regularly cleaning it (sorry roommate), I rarely can find the motivation to do homework unless it’s something interesting like my comp sci courses in which i sometimes just get in the zone and finish. Not sure if this is an adhd thing but simply cannot find anything to do for fun. Instead I get like 5 minutes in to 20 netflix shows but never watch them, start like 10 coding projects for 20 minutes, or start a video game for 15 min. Nothing can hold my interest. Speaking of forgetting literally just remembered as i’m writing this i did not do an econ assignment i’ve had a week to do. 🤷♂️
Do you guys think going to get checked for ADHD is a good idea? If so where do I go/do? My school? Or an outside doctor. Also frankly what do i say? I feel like going in and saying I have ADHD to a doctor won’t get you taken seriously especially at my age.
Any advice would be helpful.
Edit: tldr. How and who should I approach to be taken seriously. I feel like the school psychologist would instantly shut me down thinking i’m just seeking drugs. As far as outside doctors i’m in a completely new town so don’t have a doctor or anything. My parents most likely won’t be on board if I said I want to be tested for adhd. I’m wondering if i should just get a therapist (which my parents would do) and just let the therapist come to the conclusion by me explaining my struggles. | 2021-10-04T15:14:31.000Z | q17evk | 8 | 7 | ADHD | What should I do? | 0.9 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q17evk/what_should_i_do/ |
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dontknowbilliejean | Hi, I'm u/dontknowbilliejean and I have ADHD. I'm having some issues currently that I'm hoping someone in this sub might be able to relate to and give me their thoughts on.
First, a little bit of my background. I'm like a lot of adults who should have been diagnosed much earlier but wasn't because it was the 90's and everyone seemed to think that kids only had ADD if they had levels of stillness on par with a bouncy ball. As it happens, mine is primarily inattentive with a big fat side of emotional dysregulation (we'll come back to this in a bit). Many long nights staring at math homework at the dining room table, unable to visualize the problem I'm trying to solve in my head make a lot of sense in hindsight.
I received my first "formal" diagnosis at 24 which consisted of my primary physician telling me "yep, you probably do have ADHD but you've learned cope with it so it's all good." It was not all good. He was an asshat. I didn't know that until I started reading up on ADHD myself a few years later.
I received my second formal diagnosis at 28 when I finally built up the resolve to schedule an appointment with a psychiatrist. I had no idea what I had been missing. He put me on a regimen of Vyvanse and Guanfacine and it felt like being able to see after being practically blind for my entire life.
Now to my problem. I switched from Vyvanse to Adderal XR (generic) sometime mid-2020. Cost was the driving factor as I couldn't afford the $350+ a month for Vyvanse anymore. From day 1, Adderall XR has never been as good. The longevity is not even close to that of Vyvanse and I feel that it's just less effective overall. My ability to concentrate is still pretty good but the emotional dysregulation has been the difficult part.
Evenings on some days are tough. When the meds wear off I get to feeling depressed and anxious and have a very difficult time regulating my emotions. This was almost never a problem with Vyvanse.
I plan to discuss this with my psychiatrist at our next appointment but I wanted to see if anyone else had experienced this and if you found a solution. Personally, I would prefer to switch back to Vyvanse but cost is still a barrier. | 2021-10-04T15:04:32.000Z | q177ni | 2 | 1 | ADHD | Stimulants and Emotional Dysregulation | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q177ni/stimulants_and_emotional_dysregulation/ |
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itshardbeingthisway | What do you consider a good day/week with ADHD? Mentally, actively, emotionally; how are you on a good day?
What symptoms persist and which ones are less troublesome?
What about the difference between a good day medicated and a good day unmedicated?
I have been thinking about this a lot in order to get a better feel for whaty practical baseline is. For a long time I used to look back on my really good days (say when I was hyperfixated and woke up excited to pursue my current infatuation, or when I had enough exciting new things going on in my life that I felt energized and more able to pursue daily goals), and those really good days would set my expectation for myself. I would expect myself to be able to be *that way* on any given day if I just dug deep enough in my mind. I think this is what led me to so many burnouts and depressive episodes because of the guilt of not being able to be THAT way all the time. | 2021-10-04T14:58:20.000Z | q1731l | 2 | 1 | ADHD | What constitutes a good day for you? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q1731l/what_constitutes_a_good_day_for_you/ |
PedrinhoPinico | [removed] | 2021-10-04T14:58:16.000Z | q172zy | 2 | 1 | ADHD | How many milligrams should I take? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q172zy/how_many_milligrams_should_i_take/ |
drewbrewski | [removed] | 2021-10-04T14:57:34.000Z | q172ka | 1 | 1 | ADHD | A quick poll | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q172ka/a_quick_poll/ |
FlakyMortgage | So i already used Ritalin for some years now, but i found it to be to inconsistent for me. Some days it works, other days it barely works and other days it makes me even more distracted and dreamy.
Went to a therapist again after some years, and he recommended that i switch to dextroamphetamine instead, saying that it's better suited for adults with ADHD. I went to the doctor that works in THE SAME shared practice as the therapist, but she said she's never heard of that drug, and after looking it up she told me it was very expensive so she recommended i try Strattera instead. Me having the assertiveness of a toilet brush said OK. I'm now on it for 5 days and i feel like crap...
I know I'm suposed to take it for an entire month before being sure if it works or not, and i will. But is this whole situation even OK? i mean the doctor wasn't the ADHD therapist. I looked up both drugs and the are MILES apart when it come to how they work. She went from a stimulant to an antidepressant with barely any research done to it. For all i know the dextroamphetamine would have worked wonders for me and i'm now torturing myself for an entire month with this stuff. | 2021-10-04T14:55:03.000Z | q170wc | 9 | 3 | ADHD | Help. Therapist recommended dextroamphetamine, doctor prescribed me Strattera because it's "cheaper". | 0.81 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q170wc/help_therapist_recommended_dextroamphetamine/ |
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thezargnfan | I’m a “doer” sort of person, and I don't feel like I'm *doing things*.
I'm studying at University. There haven’t been any problems; I turned in my first assignment and I’m proud of it. My peers are friendly, and I like my lecturers and supervisors.
But I'm ***exhausted***. I’m sick of sitting at a desk and listening to lectures. I’m sick of staring at a book trying to process information. ***I can’t learn like this***. Yes, I take breaks and go on walks. I doodle, eat snacks, and drink water.
I’m not sure if others with ADHD feel the same way, but I’m struggling. I knew that university included a lot of studying, but I thought I could handle it. But as the days go by, I only feel more and more exhausted; there are too many words and they turn into white noise in my brain. I can't see direct results, my notes don't feel like 'doing something. Participating in lectures doesn't make me feel better. I've never struggled in school and I had good grades, so I don't know why I find university so exhausting and draining.
I want to work for my future, and learn *something*. But university overwhelms me, and I don't know what to do.
(Side Note: I miss gardening, mushroom foraging. I never had the opportunity to do so as a child, but I feel so much better in nature. It almost feels like I should never have gone there. Because now I miss being out in nature a little *too* much.) | 2021-10-04T14:49:11.000Z | q16wxx | 2 | 2 | ADHD | Mixing ADHD and University | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q16wxx/mixing_adhd_and_university/ |
disengagement_mulder | Can someone please market assisted living homes for people with ADHD?
Can you imagine living in a community of people with ADHD where there's a schedule and people helping you stick to it? Regular feeding times, group activities, bed time, therapy. Some sort of house keeping to make sure my floors don't get gross.... Sounds like heaven.
I would gladly pay for this, and a lot. I think this is a zillion dollar idea, feel free to steal it if you hook me up with a discount room. | 2021-10-04T14:46:56.000Z | q16vio | 20 | 76 | ADHD | ADHD living homes | 0.97 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q16vio/adhd_living_homes/ |
procrastinating-_- | [removed] | 2021-10-04T14:46:45.000Z | q16veh | 1 | 1 | ADHD | How do you avoid making careless mistakes at school? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q16veh/how_do_you_avoid_making_careless_mistakes_at/ |
[deleted] | [removed] | 2021-10-04T14:38:04.000Z | q16pmn | 1 | 1 | ADHD | I ran. im crying as I write this as I kneel in front of my house at 10:30 at night. I ran 2 full kilometres and all I want is for my son to see a motivated and determined father. I know this isn't much of an achievement, but I just desperately want him to know im trying. So hard. I promise im trying | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q16pmn/i_ran_im_crying_as_i_write_this_as_i_kneel_in/ |
stomachache13 | 19F, i was only diagnosed a few months ago, and let me tell you it was pretty annoying having to go through that process when my whole family except my mom was trying to tell me i didn’t have adhd.
but of course, my findings were right. and still to this day despite a diagnosis by my psychiatrist (which BTW required old school documentation hinting towards this condition), my sisters (who both have ADHD as well) want to believe i don’t have it because i did relatively well in school growing up & my room is clean….mostly. i don’t care about their opinions anymore though, because i’ve already found so much clarity with this diagnosis, it just explains so much, and there is literally no denying it.
anyway that’s not what i came here to talk about, i’m currently on meds. i started off with adderall but it was horrible for me, i had horrible anger outbursts and yes the focus was nice, but the anger was so intense and just so not worth it. i eventually moved to concerta and did much better on that, i’ve been on 27mg dose for the past few months but im on my last bottle i’m painstakingly trying to use up before i increase to 36mg, because they’re barely effective anymore.
i’m genuinely worried that i’ll just have to keep increasing my dosage until i reach maximum allowed dose, and then eventually have those become ineffective too. i’ll admit it doesn’t help that i don’t really know how to manage myself, but i have no help which i really need. i’m a university student, i have some pretty great ambitions, but my work ethic sucks. and i would hate to give up on my dreams because of something i could improve with discipline & dedication.
i’m taking below the average amount of classes, i’ve got accommodations with my university put in place, i’m taking meds, i do my readings and attend my lectures, but just something isn’t clicking. i still struggle with assignments and procrastination. i still struggle with distractions. nothing i do ever seems good enough. it’s always somehow below average, or just completely average. or in worst cases, barely getting by.
probably doesn’t help i have a plethora of mental health conditions, most notably depression & anxiety, which also kill focus. i just don’t know how to manage it all. but i really want to. if anyone has some tips for getting boring work done, please let me know. i feel so guilty asking for extensions on work (ik i shouldn’t, but i can’t help it) nor are they all that effective & kinda just feed into the procrastination cycle. pls let me know your experiences if you’ve also been diagnosed later, and how you learned to manage yourself, it would mean a lot as i have no one to talk about this with. thanks | 2021-10-04T14:37:40.000Z | q16pdd | 2 | 7 | ADHD | will i ever get a grip on this? | 0.83 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q16pdd/will_i_ever_get_a_grip_on_this/ |
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ThaFxxL | I'm a university student, and I don't know how to study anymore. By that I mean I can't seem to be able to study, like, at all. Professors' words just "fly through my head", and I get completely uninterested and distracted within minutes from the start of the lecture. At home I try to study, but always give up after like 2 minutes because I just realize I'm staring at the words instead of reading them. I never really was a good student since middle school, but at least I was pulling my classes off somehow. The past two years of lockdowns and online classes and lectures really "killed" me and my ability to study whatsoever. Like, I can try as hard as I can, and I can't bring myself to study no matter what, not even for exams. Now I'm a whole year behind and the situation isn't improving: I already had to skip a few lectures and I know that in a couple months there's gonna be like a hundred of them to catch up with, and I'm just gonna give up. I feel paralyzed and I don't know what to do. I don't even know if this is the right place to post this, so apologies if it is not. I figured I'd post this here because I am currently considering getting tested for ADHD because I relate to a lot of things I find online, including difficulty in keeping up with studies.
What should I do? Thanks for any advice in advance | 2021-10-04T14:31:32.000Z | q16l3o | 17 | 70 | ADHD | I don't know how to study anymore | 0.98 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q16l3o/i_dont_know_how_to_study_anymore/ |
goofymary | [removed] | 2021-10-04T14:31:05.000Z | q16ksm | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Hey everybody. I got diagnosed with the combined type of ADHD...now what? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q16ksm/hey_everybody_i_got_diagnosed_with_the_combined/ |
No_Specific_9577 | Hi I am 20 I work a full time job as a government contractor and I am currently treating my adhd with a stimulant medication. I am only physically in the office two days a week because of Covid and I have stopped taking my meds when I am not in the office because I hate the way it makes me feel. It’s like it makes me hyper aware of my life and makes me hate where I’m at and all I want to do is move away and not work a 9 to 5. That is just not financially possible. I was in college but basically failed my first year because I wasn’t on any meds and I wasn’t able to focus and stay on task and it was a community college and I had to live at home instead of going to a 4 year school because we couldn’t afford it.
Now I feel like I’ve wasted all the time since I left high school. I have no hobbies and barely any friends. I struggle with my sexuality and I have never had a relationship because the town I live in is very conservative and so are my parents. I want to leave but I can’t even afford to move out of my parents. I feel like if I don’t go back to school I’ll never be able to afford the life I want but I have no idea what I want to do with my life. I feel stuck and alone in my own head.
I am not suicidal I promise. Just really anxious about the future and scared I’m gonna be stuck in this town like everyone else is. And my parents are so judgmental (I love them and they are great people) but they always give their opinion on my life every aspect of it. I can’t go buy something from a store or eat something or hangout with my friends or just relax for a day without them commenting on my finances or my weight ( I am most definitely not over weight btw) or them asking where I’m going when they track my phone even though it’s in my name and I pay for it, or say I’m lazy even though I work a full time job and am constantly helping them.
I’m scared to make a jump and leave because I am a government contractor and with government shutdown threats I won’t get paid if they do. Plus I don’t want to cut my family out of my life I just want to be able to be myself without the constant commentary.
I realize this became less about adhd and me being unhappy but if you can’t tell I took my meds today and this is what my brain feels like.
Any advice helps! Thank you! | 2021-10-04T14:25:27.000Z | q16gvc | 2 | 2 | ADHD | I feel very unfulfilled. | 0.75 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q16gvc/i_feel_very_unfulfilled/ |
luke-juryous | I'm already in my mid 30s and am well underway with my career. I know I do have a learning disability, but just dont know which one for certain. However, I feel it's very likely ADHD cuz I seem to exhibit basically all the symptoms.
I'd like to know if it's even worth getting tested at my age. What treatments are even available? How well do they work? From what I've read it seems like adult treatments arent too effective, but I'd like to hear some testimonies. | 2021-10-04T14:20:30.000Z | q16dlw | 318 | 546 | ADHD | Is it even worth getting tested for ADHD as an adult? | 0.98 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q16dlw/is_it_even_worth_getting_tested_for_adhd_as_an/ |
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Dodgezy | Hello, I’ve been on meds since march (24m). I’ve had a week in between me finishing a degree and starting a new one, so I wanted to celebrate as much as possible and take a break from meds.
This is the first time I’ve had a long break. During the break I’ve just felt constantly dazed, off topic, not messaging friends, forgetting to shower, brush teeth even spending habits seemed to have gotten worse… the list goes on.
My question is was I like this before medication?? Or am I having some sort of withdrawal due to having a break and I am operating at a lower level??
Thank you for reading, I look forward to hearing your thoughts/ experiences.
PS - I’m back on meds starting the new course and just a bit upset that the first 24 years of my life was without medication. | 2021-10-04T14:17:03.000Z | q16b8s | 8 | 38 | ADHD | Had a break from meds, have I always been this dumb?? | 0.96 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q16b8s/had_a_break_from_meds_have_i_always_been_this_dumb/ |
meganistamcfly_ | Hi there! I was recently diagnosed (finally) with ADHD in adulthood. Female, 29, all the signs were definitely there but I've developed so many effective (but exhausting) coping mechanisms to 'function' and fly under the radar.
I've started on 30mg of Vyvanse and I've found it incredibly helpful, still working through some of the side effects but overall I'm astounded at how easy 'basic' things have become that I would struggle with for months - I'm getting things done that have been sitting in corners for years.
I don't take Vyvanse everyday per my doctors recommendations, I try to take it 4-5 days max - depending on my schedule at work and my list of things to do at home. This last week I had a really busy week and lots of things (still so many things!) to get done, so I ended up taking the Vyvanse 6 days in a row. Yesterday, my first day off in almost a week, I forgot my keys at home and didn't realize until 9 hours later when I had to call my roomies to be let in. I also forgot my purse at the restaurant I was at, luckily remembered when I was just half a block away, but both these things are behaviors I thought I had managed to overcome with coping habits (obsessively running through my phone/keys/wallet/bag checklist every time I leave anywhere, etc.) I'm wondering if I got so used to not having to make the extra effort while on meds that my coping mechanisms I've developed are less of a habit now? Curious what other peoples experiences might be, if you got diagnosed later in life.
**The tl'dr** \- I'm curious if anyone has noticed their ADHD symptoms being worse than before they started meds on off-med days? Could have just been a chaotic day, but I'm curious what other people's experiences have been. Thanks! | 2021-10-04T14:13:01.000Z | q168kb | 4 | 2 | ADHD | Adult diagnoses - symptoms worse than before off meds? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q168kb/adult_diagnoses_symptoms_worse_than_before_off/ |
candidamber | I have this problem all the time especially when my ADHD symptoms are super bad. I also have PMDD so during my hormonal changes they get even worse. Anyone else struggle with this? For example I accidentally voided a transaction at work because a lady didn’t want her receipt. Normally I know just to print the receipt anyways but I couldn’t think or rationalize and I just voided it and the lady left after I already did that and couldn’t track her down so we lost a lot of money in sales. I almost lost my job because of a “careless mistake”. It really pisses me off because I know what to do, I know I’m not stupid. If anything I’m really intelligent. I just can’t think clearly. Please tell me I’m not alone. | 2021-10-04T14:09:31.000Z | q166c3 | 2 | 4 | ADHD | Forgetting how to do things you always do. | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q166c3/forgetting_how_to_do_things_you_always_do/ |
Reiko_Nagase_114514 | My fiancé has ADHD and he’s recently increased his dose of Strattera, (around one month ago). It seems to be effective and even I notice the difference in him, but from yesterday, he’s had chest heaviness/pressure and a similar sensation in the throat. He described it “as if blood isn’t flowing well in my chest, and feels heavy”
He doesn’t seem to have any other pre heart attack symptoms but as he’s on the slightly stocky side and smokes (around 10 a day, not heavy) I do worry a bit. (We’re both 33, so not particularly in the at risk age, but still).
Have other people who have taken Strattera had something similar? Has anyone been checked by a doctor with such symptoms?
Of course the best answer would be to see a doctor, but until we’re able to do that, it would be good to have a little piece of mind, or perhaps specific advice from people who have taken Strattera and have had similar symptoms. | 2021-10-04T14:05:56.000Z | q163zv | 2 | 2 | ADHD | Chest heaviness after increasing dose, heart disease risk? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q163zv/chest_heaviness_after_increasing_dose_heart/ |
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shoddyindaclub | Background:
Diagnosed at 10 years old. Tried several medications, Concerta, Ritalin, Adderall, Zoloft...
I was an overweight kid.
Started high school, told my mom I wasn't doing the medicine anymore because of how I felt.
Dropped my AP/ Honors. Couldn't keep up with gifted classes.
Graduated high school with honors. 3.7 gpa
Got married.
At 21 went to doctor, given Adderall XR. Never finished taking. Hate the side effects. Never went back. And they didn't have to do a evaluation on me?
At 23, I was obese. 240 lbs. 5ft 3. Female. Got weight loss surgery. Down to 135. Got pregnant. Up 175.
Lost it, got back down to 140.
Got divorced.
At 25. Graduated with bachelor's with honors. Took me 6.5 years to finish.
I quit my full time job after 6 months. I was 155. Slept day away. Ate one time a day. Got down to 140 in a month. Somehow got out of my depression. Went out every other weekend drinking downtown.
Moved back home. Bought a house. Met my partner. Working full time again. Quit because I didn't like new position I was put in and my old position was taken. Started work as a staff accountant at CPA firm. Quit that job end of July.
So solid work without break from nov 2019-july 2021...
When I quit accountant job, I was depressed. Not doing my work. Hyperfocusing on my phone. Feeling bad because I basically worked for these partners who could of been my neighbors, not corporate America. So I felt bad when I had no work and still had to show up.
Boyfriend returns back to deployment. I'm 170 pounds. I'm depressed. Headaches. Got my birth control put back in, nexplanon. No sex drive. Cannot function. I just want to sleep all day and not get up. He forces me to get out of bed. I drink more than I should.
Boyfriend is aggravated. He's doing all the work. Dishes, laundry, cleaning my house. No sex.
Before he deployed I had goals to take my CPA exams. Now... No goals. Thinking about becoming a teacher.
My goals right now to finish these 2 accounting courses and possibly take a cpa exam before end of February. But no goals set for going back to work and making an income.
I have an appointment for my one year woman check up on Wednesday. Hoping she is also maybe a primary care doctor too or can refer me to one. Thinking about therapy and psychiatrist.
I put on a 7mg nicotine patch this morning. Can't really tell if it's doing anything. My boyfriend b**** at me for putting nicotine in me when I don't smoke, vape, any of that.
He just got a bigger house for us all to live in and I'm contemplating staying here for a month and eating one time a day and just sleeping until I'm better again. And lose some weight. It worked the last time.
But that's not healthy.
I need to learn to cope.
This is so fucking hard. I can't focus. When I do help, I move from thing to thing, leaving shit half done.
I just want a magic pill that makes me feel normal and human and functional.
Anyone else been in a similar position and how did you get out of it? | 2021-10-04T13:44:45.000Z | q15q7e | 7 | 3 | ADHD | Coping with ADHD unmedicated. Considering Nicotine? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q15q7e/coping_with_adhd_unmedicated_considering_nicotine/ |
relativereader7692 | [removed] | 2021-10-04T13:41:56.000Z | q15odd | 0 | 1 | ADHD | Experiences w/Clonidine? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q15odd/experiences_wclonidine/ |
MenuTime5231 | A few weeks ago I opened up to a higher up about my stress and reasons why I may not be operating like I could be. Ever since, people have been kinder and across the board they have been more mindful of how they communicate things to us. People check on me everyday and ask how I am doing etc. All that is great but can't help to feel sometimes it is patronizing but I'm willing to accept that it may be my ADHD making me see things that way.
I want people to treat me well by showing appreciation for things I do, be kind, be mindful of how certain things can negatively affect me but I don't want people to only act a certain way because they are afraid that I may cause them harm if I have a mental episode. Anyone mind helping me untangle this knot? | 2021-10-04T13:34:32.000Z | q15jpw | 2 | 1 | ADHD | People have been more mindful of my mental health but sometimes feels patronizing | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q15jpw/people_have_been_more_mindful_of_my_mental_health/ |
Down200 | Title. I don’t know about you guys, but I have a terrible time writing anything. It’s almost like writers block, but on steroids. In the past I just didn’t have to deal with it, and accepted that it took me a super long time to write papers. The problem is I now have to write tons of essays for colleges, and already have close to 5+ to write before the end of the week
I don’t know if any of you guys suffer through this too, but if you do and have found ways to mitigate it (like any tips and tricks) **PLEASE** let me know! I just stared at a blank page for 7 fucking hours yesterday and wasted an entire Sunday when I already have other homework that needs to get done.
I’m infinitely grateful for any help! | 2021-10-04T13:31:40.000Z | q15hwy | 11 | 4 | ADHD | Any tips on how to write?? | 0.83 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q15hwy/any_tips_on_how_to_write/ |
stopdoingthatidiot | I just repeat things over and over again. I have this thing where the next time I go drinking I actively avoid doing things that I know were annoying from before and an example would be me constantly talking about how drunk I am (which makes me cringe that I did that lol). But I noticed that it’s not the specific statement that’s an issue but instead just that I repeat things a lot even if I avoid saying some things, I just end up repeating other things lol
This happen with anyone else? | 2021-10-04T13:29:17.000Z | q15gcx | 2 | 1 | ADHD | I become a broken record when I’m drunk, wondering if it’s an adhd thing | 0.67 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q15gcx/i_become_a_broken_record_when_im_drunk_wondering/ |
donthateme837 | Throwaway just in case my son ever discovers my main and I don't want him to feel embarrassed.
Question: As a parent, how do I help my ADHD high schooler be successful in school in a constructive way that doesn't destroy our relationship?
Background: My son always struggled in elementary school. We just thought he was disorganized and liked to talk. He did great academically, always tested well. Once middle school hit he was still basically fine academically except now he had to remember to do homework and turn it in, which he was terrible at. That and other behavior prompted being tested and diagnosed with ADHD. We have had him on meds since then, counselors, tried to work with him and teachers. He finished out 8th grade when we were locked down and did most of 9th grade virtually. Virtual learning was painful for him. He's a great kid, wants to do everything right and overall we have a good relationship, but here we are fighting like we do every school year over late assignments. He procrastinates constantly and depends on teachers accepting late work. I know he doesn't want to disappoint us but it's like he cannot comprehend how much time something might take and why he should do it now instead of later. It creates so much stress on our entire family. I've talked to a therapist about it. He sees a therapist. We talk to teachers. I check his assignments at least weekly with him. I'm torn because somehow he has to figure this all out but I can't let him inadvertently fail high school. We have no idea what the best route is. I look and look for "strategies" to help him remember. He doesn't want to hear it from me. In his head he thinks he has tried everything but all I see is him saying THIS time I will magically just remember what all the assignments are, when they're due, complete them on time, and turn them in on time. He's constantly penalized for it both in grades and privileges at home.
He's completely capable of the work. Half the time he does the assignment and simply forgets to turn it in. Grade wise we know he's capable of doing well, we mostly want to see effort in school. From our perspective, he wants to take the least effort path and then have us be satisfied with a B or even a C. I worry about putting him through so much stress and him writing us off after high school but I can't just quit on his future. I'm not some crazy helicopter mom, just afraid that he'll end up out in the world as an adult still relying on his mom to remember everything for him. | 2021-10-04T13:25:12.000Z | q15ds9 | 20 | 10 | ADHD | Parenting a high schooler with ADHD | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q15ds9/parenting_a_high_schooler_with_adhd/ |
amberdiane | [removed] | 2021-10-04T13:23:51.000Z | q15d09 | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Studying tips | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q15d09/studying_tips/ |
[deleted] | [removed] | 2021-10-04T13:21:29.000Z | q15bla | 0 | 1 | ADHD | ADHD and The Thousand-Page Textbook | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q15bla/adhd_and_the_thousandpage_textbook/ |
Badass_in_myworld | [removed] | 2021-10-04T13:20:42.000Z | q15b2v | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Has anyone got adhd in their adult life? or is it genetics? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q15b2v/has_anyone_got_adhd_in_their_adult_life_or_is_it/ |
SignificanceJealous | [removed] | 2021-10-04T13:15:34.000Z | q157v8 | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Jesus how the hell do i get up in the morning? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q157v8/jesus_how_the_hell_do_i_get_up_in_the_morning/ |
Objective-Poet6856 | [removed] | 2021-10-04T13:15:08.000Z | q157lu | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Good apps for getting work done? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q157lu/good_apps_for_getting_work_done/ |
Levels2ThisBruh | TL;DR I'm wondering if there are any prominent African-American voices on ADHD.
Hi everyone, I'm a African-American (black) man with ADHD. Mental health is a taboo subject in the black community. As such, I'm used to not seeing myself reflected in those creating books, podcasts, videos, conferences etc about ADHD. I'm curious if anyone is aware of any prominent black experts on the topic of ADHD, thanks! | 2021-10-04T13:13:35.000Z | q156ne | 65 | 409 | ADHD | Do black ADHD experts exist? | 0.93 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q156ne/do_black_adhd_experts_exist/ |
Lakusuku | So, a doctor who prescribed me Concerta 27 mg. He wanted that the nurses screen my urine regularly to detect whether i am using the drug or not, and to be sure that i am off of any other substances. Last time urine test didn't detect methylphenidate, because i hadn't took a pill in 3 days before drug test.
Now i have to give a new urine sample tomorrow and i'm not sure if the pill i took this morning will show positive after more than 24 hours. If i just take another one next morning, will it probably turn quick enough into metabolites so i'll be safe and they won't quit my prescription? I know that half-life of Concerta is about 3,5 hours, but will it be fast enough? | 2021-10-04T13:11:49.000Z | q155lp | 7 | 2 | ADHD | Concerta urinal detection | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q155lp/concerta_urinal_detection/ |
MrGuavaBlack | Til I fucked up, ADHD style. The past few days were some of the best days of my life. Unfortunately I had to fuck up by losing AirPods gifted by someone very special to me. I don’t know if I lost them at home or on the walk back - the Find My app hadnt updated past the day before. I hate myself cause I even put TILE trackers in my cart but I didn’t actually purchase them. Not only, imma have to convince myself to man up and ask literally all my neighbours if they found it. Or accept that I’ve lost something very important to me, something that’s never happened before.
Right now it’s nighttime the day after. Any advice, thoughts and encouragement? Ill read them the next day over. Thanks :) | 2021-10-04T13:11:06.000Z | q1554c | 5 | 1 | ADHD | Everything was going fine... | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q1554c/everything_was_going_fine/ |
jaygod | Hey fellow ADHD peeps, I was thinking about my ADHD traits earlier and was wondering if anyone else encountered the same thing.
One thing I struggle with is impostor syndrome, and it’s mainly with my ADHD - I struggle with thoughts of feeling like I’m “faking” having it, and that I’m subtly lazy. I’ll feel like things I’ve achieved through hard work are things I haven’t really earned, but have gotten lucky with achieving. Even when I am prescribed medication/am taking it, I feel as if the positive side effects are something anyone who would take it would feel, and the traits I have with my ADHD are super normal, non-ADHD things. Has anyone experienced this as well?
I’ve tried to research and see if there was any correlation and it seems to be sorta common, so wanted to see if anyone had any personal experiences with it. | 2021-10-04T13:09:58.000Z | q154e9 | 6 | 12 | ADHD | ADHD and Impostor Syndrome | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q154e9/adhd_and_impostor_syndrome/ |
hithere1347 | I have pretty severe adhd. I’m not medicated as I hate the way the medicine makes me feel. But lately my adhd has been so terrible that I’m completely incapacitated. I can’t do anything or get anything done. It’s so crazy cause I want to do things and I literally can’t. So lately things have been spiraling at work and home which started to fuel my anxiety and now I feel like a terrible person for not accomplishing anything for months which then fueled my depression. I haven’t left the house in 3 weeks because I’m so overwhelmed and depressed. I also haven’t slept in 48 hrs now because I’ve been so anxious about work today.
How can I get better!? Has this happened to anyone else. I feel like I’m starting to have suicidal thoughts creep in and it’s really scaring me. | 2021-10-04T13:06:50.000Z | q152gj | 9 | 3 | ADHD | Please someone help me | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q152gj/please_someone_help_me/ |
anon1315 | so i work at a small coffee shop—i’ve been there for about 2 months. it takes me about an hour and a half to close; for my coworkers, it’s about an hour on a day that’s busy till close, half an hour if it’s not. we’re supposed t be completing closing duties from when we get there at 12 to when we close at 4 or 5 (depending on the day). which i do! but i don’t get how my coworkers are out of there so fast. i multitask, i do dishes, stock, wash tables, pull trash bags, as much as i can before we close—like my coworkers do! i just don’t get it, and because i have been getting gradually faster, i didn’t think he had an issue with my closing time. he called me after close yesterday and just told me that there’s no reason it should take me this long, and that i need to ask my coworker what she does differently so i can change my methods. he’s gonna be there this morning (my shift starts in an hour), so that’s a little nervewracking. i just don’t know what i’m going to say to him, and i’m scared because i’m ALWAYS the slowest worker, and my speed has been a note from so many people in my life that it makes me sad that this is coming up in a job that i really like and thought i was doing well with. in fact, i was really proud of my closing time yesterday before i got that call. :(. any tips on dealing with this gracefully and in a way that won’t potentially make my boss think that i’m not good enough to work there??😬😬 | 2021-10-04T13:03:42.000Z | q150ga | 7 | 16 | ADHD | too slow closing at work, boss noticed:/ | 0.92 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q150ga/too_slow_closing_at_work_boss_noticed/ |
DatSander | TL;DR: How did owning your own business/being your own boss turn out despite ADHD?
Hello all! I've only very recently been diagnosed with ADHD and am now on medication and recently started CBT. My current job has been very understanding and accepting of my situation and the mistakes I've made due to the condition. Now, things are going better, but I can't seem to let go of the idea I failed and can't accept that they say "It's okay, see this as a fresh start. We'll forget everything that happened before." I don't know how it'll go with CBT and how everything will pan out, but I surely won't be continuing working here since I just can't cope.
Back to the essence, I'm starting to feel passionate about things and the main thing I want to do is coding and VR development, hopefully one day earning enough money with that to have it as my main job. But are there any of you who have their own company and how is that going for you? I'm kinda scared to even think about it because just 5 weeks ago I could barely keep to simpel appointments... Of course it's a semi-long term goal, but I really want to take this seriously. Any advice? | 2021-10-04T13:01:06.000Z | q14yt8 | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Question about ADHD and selfemployment. | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q14yt8/question_about_adhd_and_selfemployment/ |
LillyVarous | What a terrible test.
Has anyone actually had any positive experiences with this test?
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My son was taken into a room without us to try the test runs for the test, they tried 3 times and was unable to keep still enough or stop messing with the big red ball they dangled in his face (duh he has ADHD)
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It seems like a test designed to be hard for ADHD children to even do, and because he wasn't able to do it they refused to give any results or observations, so it was a massive waste of time. Thankfully UK it didnt cost us anything, but I'm just shocked at useless it was after they talked it up to us | 2021-10-04T12:48:38.000Z | q14rfp | 1 | 11 | ADHD | My child was not allowed to take the QBTest because he couldn't stop fidgeting and messing with the ball | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q14rfp/my_child_was_not_allowed_to_take_the_qbtest/ |
[deleted] | [deleted] | 2021-10-04T12:46:49.000Z | q14qfw | 2 | 1 | ADHD | How to ask for therapy | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q14qfw/how_to_ask_for_therapy/ |
[deleted] | [removed] | 2021-10-04T12:45:38.000Z | q14pr1 | 5 | 6 | ADHD | Question about Smoking for people with ADHD | 0.88 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q14pr1/question_about_smoking_for_people_with_adhd/ |
[deleted] | [removed] | 2021-10-04T12:41:54.000Z | q14nnw | 1 | 1 | ADHD | how to say i want a therapist | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q14nnw/how_to_say_i_want_a_therapist/ |
Lichi_06 | I know there is no one test that can tell you if you have adhd or autism or spd etc. But how do you get diagnosed? My mom is talking about all this MRI and CAT scans and brain scans but I don't know if that's how you get a diagnosis. Can someone please walk me through the process? I have shown several signs of adhd and autism and spd ya know just the not neurotypical stuff in general. My mom thinks you need to go do all these brain scans but I don't in know if they even work and that sounds like alot of money and it's only been tested on babies with only an 80-90% of them being diagnosed in the future. I'm 15F and just want "for sure" answers, even if those answers say that I don't have anything. I will be completely content with that, I just want answers. It's really frustrating. I think how you get a diagnosis is you go to a normal therapist, voice your concerns and symptoms I guess, just tell them what you think and your observations on yourself and your childhood, then if they think you might have adhd or asd or whatever they refer you to a psychologist, same thing, you tell them everything and the therapist tells them and their observations and then the therapist and psychologist make a joined decision based on both their observations. Is that how it works? Can someone please walk me through the process? | 2021-10-04T12:37:32.000Z | q14lb9 | 14 | 1 | ADHD | How do you get tested for Adhd? | 0.67 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q14lb9/how_do_you_get_tested_for_adhd/ |
TheImperfectMaker | My partner and I are both problem spenders!
For context: one income currently, we have a mortgage and a 7yo child. We earn enough. We just blow it on stupid shit - like a lot of us here!
Way too much food deliveries because we are “too tired to cook”. Groceries spending is all over the place - a mixture of forgetting food and it spoils, having to do a million quick small shops because we’ve run out of stuff. Buying convenience foods that are of course ten times more expensive than making yourself.
Online shopping - Buying that latest cool cat toy because of an ad on Instagram. Or a gadget. All sorts of things we don’t need.
So many areas.
We’ve done budgets millions of times over the decades.
We’ve done cash in envelopes (doesn’t work anymore because I haven’t had to pay in cash in years)
Bills are all automatic debits.
We’ve used several popular budgeting apps that might have helped but only briefly.
But nothing sticks.
The biggest issue is stopping to look at the account and the budget columns and keeping track of which area is maxed out of getting close.
What works for you? | 2021-10-04T12:31:33.000Z | q14i19 | 3 | 1 | ADHD | Tips for managing spending and household budget? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q14i19/tips_for_managing_spending_and_household_budget/ |
chocomud | Seeing as caffeine is a stimulant (the most consumed psychoactive substance in the world), does it give you energy? Make you tired? Increase anxiety? How does it affect your life and ability to do daily tasks?
For me, sometimes I get heart palpitations from coffee and sometimes I feel super tired. I find it fascinating how caffeine and other stimulants affect people differently. | 2021-10-04T12:28:34.000Z | q14g9c | 8 | 6 | ADHD | How do beverages with caffeine affect you? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q14g9c/how_do_beverages_with_caffeine_affect_you/ |
chocomud | [removed] | 2021-10-04T12:25:37.000Z | q14enk | 1 | 1 | ADHD | How does coffee / energy drink affect you? | 0.99 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q14enk/how_does_coffee_energy_drink_affect_you/ |
[deleted] | [removed] | 2021-10-04T12:22:08.000Z | q14cov | 1 | 1 | ADHD | How does coffee / energy drink affect you? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q14cov/how_does_coffee_energy_drink_affect_you/ |
[deleted] | [deleted] | 2021-10-04T12:16:55.000Z | q149s3 | 5 | 18 | ADHD | I swear I'm not stupid, I seem to be pretty not stupid. Can anyone relate to hating to plan things out, only doing things 1 step at a time? I hate planning ahead and visualizing what I have to do, I just like to start and go from there, step by step, only thinking about what I have to do right now. | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q149s3/i_swear_im_not_stupid_i_seem_to_be_pretty_not/ |
_lingual_comments | My goals seem to shift or fade as soon (if) as I achieve anything. And then it doesn't bring any pleasure to achieve, let alone enjoying "having", because I have mentally already digested all the novelty and maladaptively daydreamed the fuck out of everything.
I think I also "broke" something when I realized identity is just mostly rubbish stories people tell themselves (kind of predictable too sometimed, like NLOGs and people too obsessed with their gender, sexuality, or profession?).
The only way to motivate myself to do anything was some sort of redemptive ADHD arc about how I'm "not actually stupid".
But now I am an androgynous pillow princess to my partner and we're queer and I'm having some sort of resistance to being some "success whöer Independent Womah". I don't care and it even feels apalling to me because that's the wrong way to see me.
I don't have a narrative that supports that, it feels gross to me internally. It's cliche and not subversive at all and it makes me not want to go to my applied mechanics class. The only mechanics I wanna learn is about getting fucked softly while I starfish uwu
Partner is unsure what to do with me and wants to empower me and help me do humab things, but I don't feel like being empowered.
Fuckslug identity is also losing its traction very quickly and I am left without any interesting novelty in storytelling - it's already very faint and only temporarily, kind of like shopping and gaming, gives me any sliver of stimulation.
We (I?) subverted the subversions of the subverted tropes and arrived at "idk grow up, we're just people and real people aren't stories" (that's something ex partner said and less crudely, current is just clueless and sad about it all but also realizes we aren't each other's identity/"having it all" fetish but just a loving stable normal couple of people now).
But that's so fucking boring and life feels absolutely meh
I am pretty convinced this subversions/reversals thing is an ADHD and novelty seeking thing. It's been the very core of my being, seeking more complexity, exceptions and easter eggs, since... As long as I can remember. I used to live maladaptive daydreams all the time too.
Has anyone come to face reality and adulthood at ~23yo this way?
I love them to bits and I'm in a better environment than ever before. Also medicated. Many changes along the 5 or so years this has crept about in my head, too, so can't be really a living place/different school/different relationship thing - i had some before current. Also my family are golden nuggets and absolutely brilliant, interesting people. | 2021-10-04T12:15:46.000Z | q14918 | 1 | 3 | ADHD | Lingering boredom—depression with life, no narrative or novelty? | 0.72 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q14918/lingering_boredomdepression_with_life_no/ |
haveitgood | [removed] | 2021-10-04T12:15:38.000Z | q148y5 | 2 | 1 | ADHD | Looking for fingerless gloves for cold hands | 0.67 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q148y5/looking_for_fingerless_gloves_for_cold_hands/ |
speedy00001 | [removed] | 2021-10-04T12:00:06.000Z | q13zyy | 1 | 1 | ADHD | How to cope with sleep difficulties caused by ADHD medications? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q13zyy/how_to_cope_with_sleep_difficulties_caused_by/ |
ShonkySugar | Today I went to the police to finally get my passport renewed. Since I have moved to a new country I need it for multiple occasions, and of course I realized my old passport expired too late to get a new one in time.
I waited impatiently for my turn for like 40 minuters, only to then be told I had brought the wrong kind of ID, and also the wrong kind of photos, for the application to be processed.
I almost had a mental breakdown on my way home. Why do I have to be like this? Even though I thought I had looked up everything I needed, I certainly had not done it right.
Should it really be this hard handling these kinds of “easy” things?! It feels like stuff like this happens all the time, and it really tears me up. I feel like a child that needs some kind of parent to remind me to do these things, and help me do it properly.
Sorry for the venting, but I’m just so tired of these day-to-day obligations turning into problems and making me feel like a failure. It’s like the feeling when you’re new at work and seem to do dumb mistakes all the time. But every day.
(Also sorry for any grammatical errors, English is not my first language) | 2021-10-04T11:57:19.000Z | q13yje | 8 | 71 | ADHD | I hate feeling like a non-functional member of society | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q13yje/i_hate_feeling_like_a_nonfunctional_member_of/ |
[deleted] | [removed] | 2021-10-04T11:49:22.000Z | q13uh3 | 6 | 2 | ADHD | My experience with ADD in my opinion | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q13uh3/my_experience_with_add_in_my_opinion/ |
[deleted] | [removed] | 2021-10-04T11:46:16.000Z | q13swu | 1 | 1 | ADHD | How soon will Concerta show up in a drug test? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q13swu/how_soon_will_concerta_show_up_in_a_drug_test/ |
Fast-Temperature-579 | [removed] | 2021-10-04T11:34:23.000Z | q13ms9 | 8 | 2 | ADHD | Is ADD no longer a thing? | 0.75 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q13ms9/is_add_no_longer_a_thing/ |
[deleted] | [removed] | 2021-10-04T11:33:37.000Z | q13md3 | 1 | 1 | ADHD | I told my nurse about this subreddit and how helpful it has been to me and how amazing it is and she is now going to recommend this subreddit for other adhd patience ❤️ I am genuinely happy and proud of how helpful you guys are on this subreddit. | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q13md3/i_told_my_nurse_about_this_subreddit_and_how/ |
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