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[deleted] | [removed] | 2021-10-04T11:31:36.000Z | q13lbk | 2 | 1 | ADHD | Should I be taking Vyanse everyday? How bad is the crash if I stop for a day? | 0.6 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q13lbk/should_i_be_taking_vyanse_everyday_how_bad_is_the/ |
aliceroyal | I’m hoping to have a baby in a few years and I’ve met some ADHD friends who have made all sorts of little parenting shortcuts and hacks. Trying to get as much information as I can on parenting with an ADHD brain before I take the plunge myself.
How do you manage executive dysfunction when you have a tiny human that needs you? What did you wish you knew sooner?
If you’ve been pregnant/given birth and there’s anything you had to do differently for that stuff I’d love to know too. | 2021-10-04T11:21:39.000Z | q13g6m | 11 | 9 | ADHD | ADHDers who have kids, what accommodations do you make for yourself? | 0.92 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q13g6m/adhders_who_have_kids_what_accommodations_do_you/ |
[deleted] | [removed] | 2021-10-04T11:21:31.000Z | q13g48 | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Just a quick question about adderal and alcohol | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q13g48/just_a_quick_question_about_adderal_and_alcohol/ |
Si_ims | Hi guys,
Bit of background, I'm a 20 year old Male from the UK, diagnosed about 6 months ago, not yet medicated.
Not posted on here before but I recently just got discharged from the ADHD specialist before getting my prescription because I missed an email and took 6 months to reply to it.
I get that it's super annoying for them but this is the reason I need the meds, to stop me being so forgetful all the time and help me sort things out. I was so proud of myself for getting all the way through the process in the past year, but now this has made me want to give up entirely, it will take me another year on the waiting list and I dont know if I'll have the capacity to do it all again.
Has anyone else experienced this? I've sent them an email about it but I'm not very hopeful Haha. | 2021-10-04T11:19:08.000Z | q13eyx | 3 | 0 | ADHD | Discharged for being Late | 0.33 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q13eyx/discharged_for_being_late/ |
[deleted] | [removed] | 2021-10-04T11:11:51.000Z | q13beq | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Managing adhd without medication | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q13beq/managing_adhd_without_medication/ |
WineMomish | I was diagnosed at age 10 (year 1996) in the US, I had medication, therapy and was sent to a specialized school, and as an adult I moved to Spain. Just last week I tried to get rediagnosed as an adult but received results that say I don’t have it. How does that work? How can someone have ADHD as a child but not as an adult? Could it just be that testing standards have changed so much in 25 years? I was tested using the WAIS-III scales, D2 attention test, TMT, STROOP, BDI II, and STAI. Could it be because I’m in a different country? I don’t know how it’s possible to just become neurotypical. | 2021-10-04T10:59:01.000Z | q134s6 | 39 | 33 | ADHD | Tried to get diagnosed again as an adult. They concluded I don’t have it. Huh? | 0.93 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q134s6/tried_to_get_diagnosed_again_as_an_adult_they/ |
cammy511 | Good morning everyone!
I have nonverbal learning disorder, but the sub is really dead most of the time. Are we welcome here? :)
I'm tired of feeling like no one understands why my brain is such a dick. I'm constantly exhausted from filtering through so much information, and having to monitor every moment of every social interaction I have.
Best quote I got for treatment was $200 an hour. Which I can't hope to afford on a regular basis. I feel so lost, there are literally zero options. I've spent years trying to find help, but everything is thousands upon thousands of dollars. | 2021-10-04T10:54:33.000Z | q132pn | 6 | 3 | ADHD | Any NLD'rs in here? | 0.72 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q132pn/any_nldrs_in_here/ |
[deleted] | [removed] | 2021-10-04T10:38:45.000Z | q12vdb | 1 | 1 | ADHD | To those of you who are over 25, what scared you the most when reaching that age with your condition? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q12vdb/to_those_of_you_who_are_over_25_what_scared_you/ |
TheWorldWeaver | I woke up exhausted but determined to make this post because I'm at the end of my rope. Instead I browsed Reddit for another hour and 10 minutes. I'm sorry, this won't matter to anyone else other than me, but I need it to exist somewhere outside of myself. I'm so, so tired of fighting my own brain for my own well-being.
I work from home as a concept artist. I have work lined up and deadlines to hit. I've had two weeks were barely anything got done. I'm in an LDR with the most wonderful person, and NEED to save money for an international move a few months down the line. I live in a country where the money I can make on my job if I even work for a couple of hours a day can mean I can put aside a LOT of savings. If I want this relationship to work out AND get my life on track I NEED to get this done. I was so determined to make October my month. I was gonna get started! Just 3 hours every day. Most people work for 8 in my country and don't have the potential to make the living I can. It's been four days of dread, constant procrastination and compulsive gaming and youtube. I feel so ashamed and tired. I'm done with this.
This is my pledge. Just 3 hours. 3 pure work hours. I'll start today. Then tomorrow. Then a week. Then the month. I'm going to finish cleaning up. I did my dishes, now I just have to tidy my desk, change the cat litter and sweep. That's it. And then I'll draw. I'll draw the sketches my Art Directors have been waiting on. I have my dream job, my clients are amazing, I can't throw this away. Literally the only thing standing in my way is myself.
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If even one person reads this, I promise you I'll get this done. I don't care who you are, but in my head, you hold me accountable. Because right now I think of myself as a lazy moron, but I don't want to be a liar on top of that too.
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0ct. 4
\-I'll clean my home
\-I'll do my 3 hours (and if I struggle, I won't open apps or watch things, I'll meditate for a few minutes and get back on track)
\-Make my environment better and eliminate distractions for the me tomorrow
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Sorry for the hassle, I hope you have a good day.
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\[EDIT\]: You guys are sweethearts and I appreciate you so much but also please don't make assumptions! I'm medicated and break down my tasks already. I'm just in a REALLY hard spot concentration wise, likely because of stress. (And yes I shouldn't be here, will reply to stuff after I'm done with work, I only did the cleaning so far aaaaaa) | 2021-10-04T10:38:13.000Z | q12v43 | 227 | 1,902 | ADHD | I'm so done with myself. | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q12v43/im_so_done_with_myself/ |
BulldogKongen | [removed] | 2021-10-04T10:26:54.000Z | q12pke | 0 | 1 | ADHD | Hey I'm looking for a sort of community for people with ADHD | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q12pke/hey_im_looking_for_a_sort_of_community_for_people/ |
Greedy_Atmosphere_30 | [removed] | 2021-10-04T10:10:06.000Z | q12i8v | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Good planner app | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q12i8v/good_planner_app/ |
gameryadin | [removed] | 2021-10-04T10:06:37.000Z | q12glx | 1 | 1 | ADHD | This might be a dumb post but does anyone really like fidgeting with COVID masks | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q12glx/this_might_be_a_dumb_post_but_does_anyone_really/ |
ilikestuff94 | [removed] | 2021-10-04T10:03:07.000Z | q12f2n | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Anyone else wish they were never diagnosed sometimes? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q12f2n/anyone_else_wish_they_were_never_diagnosed/ |
[deleted] | [deleted] | 2021-10-04T10:02:18.000Z | q12eot | 1 | 5 | ADHD | How to be productive at work? (wfh setup) | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q12eot/how_to_be_productive_at_work_wfh_setup/ |
3-MMC | [removed] | 2021-10-04T09:53:45.000Z | q12aqz | 0 | 1 | ADHD | Sleep issues and missing appointments | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q12aqz/sleep_issues_and_missing_appointments/ |
Jahzle | [removed] | 2021-10-04T09:53:19.000Z | q12akb | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Job suggestions | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q12akb/job_suggestions/ |
littlebluecat92 | So I have had this hyperfixation to a fandom for about a year and a half now and I have come to a point where I feel like I need a small break from it. Not because I want to get rid of it, on the contrary, I really enjoy it and want for it to last but I fear I'm burning through it too quickly and that is making me start to feel a bit tired of it. So I'm hoping that a break will help me dive into it refreshed and with a new vigor, but the thing is that even if I don't watch it or interact with the fandom etc. I can't stop thinking about it. And it's not really a break if I'm constantly thinking about it, is it? And the best I can do is like a few seconds without thinking about it. It doesn't matter what I'm doing, my mind returns to it within seconds. Does anyone have any tips that could hopefully help me keep my mind occupied with other things so that I can get an actual break from this fixation? | 2021-10-04T09:45:02.000Z | q126zz | 3 | 1 | ADHD | I want to get a break from a hyperfixation but don't know how | 0.67 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q126zz/i_want_to_get_a_break_from_a_hyperfixation_but/ |
[deleted] | [deleted] | 2021-10-04T09:33:04.000Z | q1225d | 1 | 2 | ADHD | Procrastination is affecting my health | 0.75 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q1225d/procrastination_is_affecting_my_health/ |
23sabres | Every summer my sleep schedule would get to a point where I would stay up until 3-5am and wake up at like 2pm. I’m sure a lot of people had this happen during the summer tho. Since covid hit I’ve had no in person school and I’ve only had 1 in person job. For the first 5-6 months of the pandemic I’d say it was like my normal sleep schedule during summer, I would just sleep at around 3-5. But since November of last year I can’t stay on ANY kind of schedule. From November-May I was sleeping anywhere from 1-7am. After working for a few months I was sleeping fine. Then left the job and now my schedule got even worse. It got to a point where essentially every night I would sleep like 15-30 mins later to the previous night I was sleeping literally at any time of the day from 12am-11pm and then I tried fixing it cuz I was tired of it. For about 5 days I went to sleep at like 12pm and woke up early. Since those 5 days I’ve gone to sleep 15-30mins later every night, and well here I am at 5:30 still up. Unless I have a forced schedule I feel helpless | 2021-10-04T09:27:32.000Z | q11zqz | 1 | 1 | ADHD | I don’t have a sleep schedule when I don’t have obligations to attend (school/work) | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q11zqz/i_dont_have_a_sleep_schedule_when_i_dont_have/ |
Calbe123 | How blessed are we to have fridge alarms that snap us back into reality after we completely zoink out as we are gazing at all the food?
❤️🙏⏰
TS;WM (too short; want more)
I can’t put a number to the amount of times I’ve just started blankly staring at all of the shelves as soon as I open the fridge door; soon to be reminded BY THE FRIDGE that I came here to find food, and not Mars.
Although it probably doesn’t save too much time in each of these moments, I can only imagine how much it saves all added up.
Fridge alarms are honestly some of the unsung heroes to ADHDers… well, unsung at least until they catch you daydreaming in front of their open door again. 🤣 | 2021-10-04T09:26:12.000Z | q11z94 | 2 | 10 | ADHD | Fridge alarms | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q11z94/fridge_alarms/ |
[deleted] | [removed] | 2021-10-04T09:25:03.000Z | q11yt7 | 1 | 1 | ADHD | How would i go about getting tested for ADHD? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q11yt7/how_would_i_go_about_getting_tested_for_adhd/ |
meelkeerr | *Edit: in this context, becoming normal does not mean to change oneself to become exactly like others but rather removing the obstacles that are hindering one to be themselves. To become neurotypical. I chose to use the term normal because from my point of view I thought that I was not normal. I've also heard similar anecdotes from other people with undiagnosed ADHD, the feeling of failing to be normal. In reality however I was and still am normal, because it's normal to have some sort of dyfunction whether it's ADHD, IBS or something more trivial such as crooked teeth. I apologize for the confusion.*
This is the most heartbreaking sentence I know. Everytime I see/hear this sentence I can't contain my tears. This sentence brings forth overwhelming feelings of failure, alienation and self-disgust. The twisted epiphany of realising that "being normal" is impossible for me, was the biggest hit to my image of selfworth and teared down my mental health to the state where depression and suicidal thoughts was everyday life. I believed that it was my own fault that I couldn't do the simple change of becoming normal...
Today I know better. That my inability to become normal wasn't because of myself but rather because of my ADHD. I have come to accept the fact that I won't ever be normal, yet normality is still what I'm striving towards. The treatment I'm receiving is pushing me towards normality but I know today that I will never actually get there. I'm working towards an unachievable goal where the best case scenario will get so close that I'm almost identical to being normal yet never truely being normal. Like *lim x→0 1/x* can never actually be *1/0, x* can keep getting closer and closer towards *0* but can never actualIy become *0*. *I* can get closer and closer to *normality* but *I* will never become *normal*.
The difference of striving towards normality versus trying to truely to become normal might seem small but it is the most crucial distinction you have to make in your fight against ADHD. One will help you improve your quality of life without disregarding your inabilites, whilst the other tries to achieve the impossible which will only lead to failure and misery.
**Tomorrow, I won't become normal, but I will get as close as I possibly can.**
*P.S. I don't know what the best flair to this would be. I would love it if there was a motivation flair.
Also I apologize for the math anology (I know some of you despise math), but It was the best way for me to convey my thoughts* | 2021-10-04T09:18:55.000Z | q11wgw | 7 | 24 | ADHD | Tomorrow, I will become normal. | 0.96 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q11wgw/tomorrow_i_will_become_normal/ |
Kodys_angel | Hi all,
New to meds and 2 and a half weeks in there’s already been at least 4 days where I don’t remember if I’ve taken my meds.
I try to take it first thing in the morning, before I even get out of bed. But… I’m not a morning person. At all. My brain doesn’t even make sense of anything into at least half hour later.
I’d really like an app that I can just open and simply tick to say my meds have been taken.
Before diagnosis a friend and I imagined an app that you could use to tick off things you’ve done/checked before you go out, as we both suffered with ‘did I turn this off?’, ‘did I lock the back door?’, ‘did I leave this dangerous thing out that the cats might get at?’
I shout to my husband when I’ve unplugged my straighteners or checked something, but if I’m on my own leaving the house is a level of stress I can’t even describe….
Any apps that can do this? | 2021-10-04T09:14:20.000Z | q11use | 12 | 2 | ADHD | Is there an app I can use to reallu simply log if I’ve taken my meds? | 0.75 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q11use/is_there_an_app_i_can_use_to_reallu_simply_log_if/ |
Lichi_06 | [removed] | 2021-10-04T09:06:55.000Z | q11rtp | 1 | 1 | ADHD | (Vent post) Why are they like this? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q11rtp/vent_post_why_are_they_like_this/ |
Calbe123 | [removed] | 2021-10-04T08:59:51.000Z | q11owa | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Fridge alarms | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q11owa/fridge_alarms/ |
sire11 | I hope this is the correct place to ask about it. For a while, many of my friends suspect that I may have ADHD (or ADD), and I don't want to risk self-diagnosing. Reasons for suspecting this include: intense hyperfixation before sudden abandonment, procrastination until the last day (and making up for it by trying to make the graded assignment as perfect as possible) , inattentiveness, feeling overwhelmed easily by small things, getting intrusive thoughts, etc.
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However, I am unable to go for a test without parental consent.
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Usually, I'd be relatively alright with being undiagnosed, as I can still get by and have good results produced. However, during times such as examination periods, that's when these traits have the greatest effect, and usually ends up with me being immensely stressed out, or falling sick.
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I've attempted twice to talk about going for an ADHD test to my mom (great person, excellent mother, by the way) before, but I was shot down both times. She believes that it's my competitive nature that creates perfectionism, that she knows me better than those who would be diagnosing me (she implied that my cousin who got diagnosed with ADHD may have been misdiagnosed), that going for such a test is too expensive, that the medication wouldn't be needed anyway, and that if I do have it, it'll make me lose job opportunities. I just need the nudge to a right direction, and all this can be avoided. After the 2nd talk (which lasted over an hour), she has seen me become quite upset after it, and have educated herself by reading up more on ADHD ever since and offered to try the conversation one more time, but I denied it as I was busy at that time.
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I am unsure of what to do. Even if my mom has more of an open mind now and is willing to hear me out, I can't tell if our next conversation would result in me achieving my goal—which is to go for a test. I half-suspect that while the next one would end more amicably, where she understands me more, she would still nevertheless attempt to convince me that a test is unneeded.
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Does anyone have any advice on what I should do instead? Or what I could try doing to convince her to send me for a diagnosis?
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TL;DR: It is suspected that I may have ADHD . I've tried talking to my mom about sending me for a test twice, but both times it was rejected. She says she's more open to the idea of me having ADHD since, but I'm unsure if another conversation would serve to be of benefit. Any advice? | 2021-10-04T08:58:16.000Z | q11ob1 | 3 | 0 | ADHD | How can I convince my parents to send me for an ADHD test? | 0.33 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q11ob1/how_can_i_convince_my_parents_to_send_me_for_an/ |
OwnGarbage9072 | [removed] | 2021-10-04T08:45:08.000Z | q11jct | 1 | 1 | ADHD | its getting really bad | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q11jct/its_getting_really_bad/ |
[deleted] | [removed] | 2021-10-04T08:26:21.000Z | q11c1u | 1 | 1 | ADHD | How to be productive? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q11c1u/how_to_be_productive/ |
notojacek | [removed] | 2021-10-04T08:18:25.000Z | q118zd | 1 | 7 | ADHD | My own TEDx talk about ADHD. | 0.9 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q118zd/my_own_tedx_talk_about_adhd/ |
Roshia188 | [removed] | 2021-10-04T08:17:07.000Z | q118fv | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Something that helps me sleep | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q118fv/something_that_helps_me_sleep/ |
mayurdotca | Following up to a recent post here about "could do's", I wanted to share my recent progress building my startup and a revelation I encountered when using out team Kanban board.
Preface: Im a 20+ year veteran of the tech industry and have always been plagued by an inability to stick to something for long term. Its shown up a lot in my career and personal life. I find something fun, and then the novelty wears off after I stop making progress.
Its shown up in particular, in the many startups I have tried to build. I dont just mean many, I mean MANY. Way more then most. Maybe 10 different web dev agencies (most were rebrands), 5 saas startups (3 last year), and at least 3 consulting firms/agencies. All were great in the beginning, but all failed.
I always knew the common ingredient causing this failure domino was me, but I was unable (and probably unwilling) to figure out why.
I never asked anyone and nobody ever knew me well enough to do a root cause analysis.
Its taken me a long time to come to terms with this (self-created?) Illness (?) that seems to follow me around.
Four recent events have shed some light on a potential solution and Im starting to break out of this funk.
1) I joined this subreddit. What a revelation! The more I'm learning about ADHD, the more I'm developing tactics to overcome it.
2) I found a co-founder with a "normal" brain! During one of our recent conversations he said "lets focus on x first". That was the moment I became aware that ADHD had entered the room and was playing soccer with my brain.
3) Our team started using a simple Kanban board and we are now having frequent "walking the board" meetings. If you dont know what kanban is, look it up. Essentially its a 3-column organizational system where each task is a card that lives in either the TODO, DOING, or DONE column, listed in order of priority. During those meetings, I can literally feel the anxiety and worry about the 175 things melt away because they are not a priority, or are not on my list.
4) I started a personal kanban but with one additional column at the beginning: SOME DAY MAYBE. If I come up with some crazy thing or project I want to do, it goes in the SDM list. I also follow one important rule about doing something on my SDM list: I dont move it to the TODO column until TODO is empty.
Using Kanban this way has literally saved me. Every day its the first thing I look at, and its the last thing I look at in bed (use Trello!).
One last tip: I dont know about you, but Im personally wired to generate a tonne of ideas. My brain is always dreaming stuff up. I literally have a page called "ideas" on my personal site.
The ideas are great, and I try many of them out, but always quit too early. Working on my startup with others has given me a key piece of insight: keep pushing the finish line further out.
Work on a thing, make progress, track your results, and then push yourself to do even more. Set a new goal thats further out that will require you to build new mental muscles. I have done thus with a few of my projects and those have done really well.
I think being challenged and staying focused is a thing you need to actively, consciously work on. It wont come automatically to you, like it seems to do with others.
Hope that helps!
Please upvote and award if you think this post will help others! | 2021-10-04T08:16:52.000Z | q118cm | 2 | 12 | ADHD | Use Kanban to clean up your brain - SDM, To do, Doing, Done - and keep yourself challenged with long missions, not just projects. | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q118cm/use_kanban_to_clean_up_your_brain_sdm_to_do_doing/ |
[deleted] | [deleted] | 2021-10-04T08:16:52.000Z | q118cg | 1 | 1 | ADHD | My TEDx Talk about ADHD | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q118cg/my_tedx_talk_about_adhd/ |
No-Quarter-6683 | As the title suggests what are your go to solutions for when it’s late afternoon, your medication has worn off and you can feel yourself craving dopamine?
I recently discovered that the constant feeling of being both underwhelmed and bored by everything is my body running low on dopamine. I often turn to gaming or food and sit there irritated until something sparks my little brain receptors.
I also find that when I’m in this mood I have no impulse control whatsoever. Which I now recognise is unhealthy, especially if alcohol or other unhealthy activities are available at the time.
Are there any supplements or strategies that can help to get past this road block of internal irritation?
It’s like my brain is itchy inside my head and I can just never seem to scratch the right spot.. | 2021-10-04T08:16:15.000Z | q1182v | 342 | 1,009 | ADHD | What are your coping mechanisms for when you feel yourself craving dopamine? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q1182v/what_are_your_coping_mechanisms_for_when_you_feel/ |
FrostyGrotto | Hey everyone! So, I’ve had depression and anxiety since I was 14-years-old (I’m 32 now) and I’ve attributed certain events, behaviours and actions in my life to depression and anxiety. Last weekend I was talking to a medical professional (not a doctor and they were very clear that they were not a doctor) about some issues going on and they recommended I get checked to see if I have ADHD. I’d never considered that so I did some research. 1 - I was shocked by how little I knew about ADHD and 2 - it definitely sounded like me. I’m going to a GP in two weeks to speak to a doctor about this. But while I’m waiting, I am curious to know how your life has changed since getting a diagnosis? Because there are definitely some things I’d like to be changed about me if I do have it - mainly my reckless (and sometimes dangerous) impulsiveness. | 2021-10-04T08:05:09.000Z | q113cu | 2 | 0 | ADHD | How did your life change? | 0.5 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q113cu/how_did_your_life_change/ |
asparagusvirgin | Hey all! I was prescribed adderall last Tuesday so I’ve only been taking it for a few days. I was prescribed 20 mg but I take half in the morning and half in the early afternoon but it is extremely hard for me to wake up in the morning unless I have something I HAVE to do (appointment, job, etc). As a result, I end up waking up at 1 pm and I’ll only have the half of the adderall. I also take Prozac 20 mg but I take it at night cause the first day I took the adderall I took the Prozac as well for anxiety and depression and it made me drowsy but my mind was awake cause of the adderall so I switched to taking the Prozac at night. The problem is, I don’t feel more productive but I really want to me. I would say I’m 20% more productive if that. I have a sink full of dishes, laundry, vacuuming, and other things I need to do but I can never just start doing it. I feel lazy and useless and it’s awful. I have been taking pole dancing classes 3x a week but I started going consistently before being prescribed adderall. I also get my schoolwork done but I usually put it off until the last minute. What should I do? I want to feel productive and in control of my life but I can never seem to even get out of my bed…
TLDR: Just started taking adderall last week but still can’t start simple tasks like dishes and laundry. | 2021-10-04T07:52:33.000Z | q10y4p | 9 | 2 | ADHD | Just starting taking adderall but still not that productive? | 0.75 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q10y4p/just_starting_taking_adderall_but_still_not_that/ |
owl194 | [removed] | 2021-10-04T07:50:39.000Z | q10xea | 1 | 1 | ADHD | How to concentrate on something for a medium to long time? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q10xea/how_to_concentrate_on_something_for_a_medium_to/ |
fizzdeff | I believe I have inattentive ADHD, and decided to try and get it diagnosed. To do this, I went into my local GP and talked to my doctor.
Through the discussion, we talked about growing up and how I basically live, can't remember the conversation very well. One point he brought up, and seemed to be the determining factor for him, was the fact that I haven't been to the hospital for breaking a bone from doing reckless things. He told me that people with ADHD are "often injuring themselves and being sent to hospital." This is straight up bullshit.
He also told me that the symptoms I am experiencing are probably due to depression/anxiety, however I haven't had those my entire life. I have had ADHD symptoms for many many years.
I really want a diagnosis, and this hasn't helped me at all. I just want to be able to function properly in life, and currently I can't do that. I want to get a better job, but my brain just doesn't want me to apply myself. I want to clean my room, but I just can't get myself to.
I really need help. Any suggestions are appreciated. | 2021-10-04T07:49:46.000Z | q10x0r | 83 | 127 | ADHD | A doctor flat out told me I don't have ADHD. | 0.97 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q10x0r/a_doctor_flat_out_told_me_i_dont_have_adhd/ |
Drive_Both | Almost 29, divorced (because I'm awful at life), then lost GF (because I'm awful at life). Lost a job. And here I am, broke, with almost no friends and perspectives. Could have a good life, with a great wife and maybe kids and good job, if only, if only I could make any effort.
I've been through so many bad feelings, insecurietes and thoughts. I've made so many mistakes. Small and huge mistakes. And I'm just simply tired. I wanna cry, but somehow I can't. I'm an alien on this planet and I truly, truly want to die.
I hate the fact that my parents are great because I know how much it would hurt them to learn I killed myself. It would truly break the family and put my parents into depression.
But I simply just don't want to live. I'm too tired, too stupid to learn and not willing to work 8hrs/5days for the next 30 years, especially with my low wage perspectives. The loneliness is killing me.
I can go to doctor and he will prescribe me some pills, but they will just shun my true feelings and true view of my situation.
I'm just so sad about my life. I honestly think about causing some accident with my car, but what are the odds I will die, and not just cripple myself?
Just tired. | 2021-10-04T07:47:22.000Z | q10w0a | 113 | 120 | ADHD | I'm at my witts end. | 0.98 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q10w0a/im_at_my_witts_end/ |
Fragrant_Seesaw9791 | "Gimme Love" by Joji is one of these- it carried me through my stats class. It took me absolutely forever to do my homework, mind-numbing, horribly boring etc. but I'd just put that song on a loop and bob my head for 6 hours until I was done.
I didn't know what it was about that song that was so useful until I came across "Untouched" by The Veronicas today, which somehow woke my brain up after 3 hours of doing nothing. I think it's just the fast beat! Gives my brain something to latch onto and it's stimulating enough that I don't lose focus.
So, has anyone else experienced this? Do you have song recs like these? I'd love to hear if so :) | 2021-10-04T07:34:16.000Z | q10qs5 | 17 | 12 | ADHD | What are some songs with fast, high-tempo beats? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q10qs5/what_are_some_songs_with_fast_hightempo_beats/ |
Pokepredator | [removed] | 2021-10-04T07:26:49.000Z | q10nhr | 1 | 1 | ADHD | I am honestly surprised with the amazing feat of ADHD I just managed | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q10nhr/i_am_honestly_surprised_with_the_amazing_feat_of/ |
[deleted] | [deleted] | 2021-10-04T07:22:02.000Z | q10lhx | 5 | 13 | ADHD | ADHD - 19yr Marriage Breakdown.. | 0.94 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q10lhx/adhd_19yr_marriage_breakdown/ |
P3nguin_God | I have been wanting to work on my Youtube channel since the beginning of 2020.
I have recorded so many tech videos, I could have a two to three-page list of them.
And even though all I have to do is a simple cut and move around in video editing software, I procrastinate it and avoid it like the plague for some reason.
I need help and ideas, how do I trick myself into enjoying video editing?
I tried premier pro and it was just too much. I tried Davinci Resolve 17 and can sometimes work with it. I ordered a Macbook Pro 13 M1 a few weeks ago and returned it because of the high cost compared to value, but Final Cut Pro X just looked so much more appealing and had a simple interface with all of the complex stuff hidden, so it was easier for me to edit videos. But even then, it was difficult for me to enjoy it and do it.
But at least I was uploading to Youtube more often. But now that I returned it, and am waiting for the 16-inch M1X Macbook pro to come out so I can get it, I only have Davinci Resolve 17 to work with and I just can't get myself to work on it.
I recorded a bunch of videos about the M1 Macbook Pro and want to get them out before the new one comes out so I can get more views.
I also have a harder time getting myself to record videos.
I don't know what it is, or why. I just want to somehow trick myself into enjoying this just like I enjoy anime, video games, and using technology.
And it isn't the two-page list that's bothering me right now, because I'll get to that obstacle after I overcome this one. The problem is just getting myself to record videos and do simple edits which seems so easy and simple and yet, I can't do it.
Can anyone help me? | 2021-10-04T07:10:20.000Z | q10ges | 4 | 1 | ADHD | I need help with Video Editing, I just can't get myself to do it. | 0.67 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q10ges/i_need_help_with_video_editing_i_just_cant_get/ |
OwnGarbage9072 | Im 100% sure i have adhd its not even a question. the problem is i think my mom purposefully ignored the signs when i was younger in hopes that i just wouldnt be? idk well now im 15 and the only time im not talking to myself or pretending like im in a movie and i have to move to coordinated spots. i find it hard to sleep because my mind races but I've figured out a non-drug solution to that and i constantly bounce my leg. i have absolutely 0 reading comprehension and i will procrastinate so much that i end up missing the assignment. But thats beside the point what i really want to know is how to ask my mom i need help. im not a guy that asks for help in serious situations like these but ive found myself in a mental breakdown after at least 3 years without even crying. i jusg really want help and support and for everyone to stop calling me stupid when its not my fault. | 2021-10-04T07:09:49.000Z | q10g5z | 3 | 0 | ADHD | I dont know what to really do here | 0.33 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q10g5z/i_dont_know_what_to_really_do_here/ |
nousername_noid | I've this Exam in one month, tried many years I failed so many times, I changed many things this time usually I study like two weeks before and mess up everything somehow I need to clear this time. This time I Completed almost all syllabus early but now I feel I forgotten everything and revision seems huge , why I can't revise anybody help me
For two weeks I studied nothing I am anxious I can't study/revise Pls help
How revision be interesting, I learn new things but can't revise
I dont know were to post this so I posted here | 2021-10-04T06:56:21.000Z | q109yp | 8 | 5 | ADHD | Help me to crack this Exam Pls !!! | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q109yp/help_me_to_crack_this_exam_pls/ |
marshbunbun | Been taking Vyvanse for a few months now, I’m on 30 milligrams now and I understand that it might take months for my body to get used to the med however, the side effects just destroys my body overall. There nothing good I can get out of it.
I wanted to take it for the main purpose of focusing in classes however, how am I able to do that when I’m agitated as hell, depresso espresso and tired when I take them? My appetite has been messed up as well, I unintentionally eat 1 meal a day, just because I don’t FEEL hungry, even though my body is craving nutrients and water.
I’m calling my doctor tomorrow to switch onto something else as my parents are getting mad at me for the side effects.
Has anyone been through the same thing? What did you switch onto? (I understand everyone reacts to medication differently, just want to hear some thoughts) | 2021-10-04T06:52:28.000Z | q108a5 | 12 | 1 | ADHD | Vyvanse side effects? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q108a5/vyvanse_side_effects/ |
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iamlimeyellow | [removed] | 2021-10-04T06:51:34.000Z | q107x4 | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Tip for combating Imposter Syndrome: If it was that easy, you would have done it by now! | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q107x4/tip_for_combating_imposter_syndrome_if_it_was/ |
Achylife | I can't listen to too many sounds at similar volumes at the same time or it gets incredibly difficult to separate the sounds. I turn on the radio and if it's in the middle of a song or sentence it sounds like a mushy jumble of noises. It takes my brain at least 10 seconds to make sense of it. I've heard it mentioned along with ADHD a lot. Are you diagnosed with auditory processing disorder? What is it like for you? | 2021-10-04T06:44:53.000Z | q1051x | 7 | 2 | ADHD | I think I may have an auditory processing disorder? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q1051x/i_think_i_may_have_an_auditory_processing_disorder/ |
[deleted] | [deleted] | 2021-10-04T06:39:22.000Z | q102nc | 1 | 0 | ADHD | Sometimes Progress is Really Painful in Unexpected Ways | 0.5 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q102nc/sometimes_progress_is_really_painful_in/ |
[deleted] | [deleted] | 2021-10-04T06:34:48.000Z | q100p8 | 4 | 15 | ADHD | NEED TO VENT TO PEOPLE THAT UNDERSTAND | 0.94 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q100p8/need_to_vent_to_people_that_understand/ |
[deleted] | [deleted] | 2021-10-04T06:34:19.000Z | q100gn | 1 | 0 | ADHD | 6 month standing appointment, canceled me due to dropping my insurance; the same insurance they took when I made the appointment FIVE months ago. HELP. | 0.5 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q100gn/6_month_standing_appointment_canceled_me_due_to/ |
WhatsOnYourMind---- | [removed] | 2021-10-04T06:23:05.000Z | q0zv7x | 1 | 1 | ADHD | My psychiatrist Quetiaoine (Seroquel XR) 50mg together with Ritalin 10mg | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q0zv7x/my_psychiatrist_quetiaoine_seroquel_xr_50mg/ |
[deleted] | [deleted] | 2021-10-04T06:20:14.000Z | q0ztxa | 3 | 1 | ADHD | Working memory | 0.67 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q0ztxa/working_memory/ |
hightraffic24 | Hi!
I spend a lot of my time sitting at a computer studying and some days are a lot harder than others. I often find it hard to get started but once I’m there I’m fine. Other days are like today. Today I struggled through the whole day and it never got easier to focus. I’m exhausted from concentrating on my work as well as concentrating on keeping my concentration all day.
Anyway I was/am feeling particularly under stimulated today while I was studying. You know that feeling like your skin is crawling and you’ve got jumpy legs and nothing will make it better? I felt like I could’ve screamed.
Anyway that was a rant but just wondering if anyone has some tips for working through/calming down that meltdowny feeling?
Much love | 2021-10-04T06:12:52.000Z | q0zqiq | 2 | 1 | ADHD | understimulation meltdown tips please | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q0zqiq/understimulation_meltdown_tips_please/ |
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nefariousaquariius | Today I tried to get my Anatomy notes done after struggling with task paralysis these past few weeks. (I’m in college and since freshman year its been overwhelming) I finally got around to doing it and I really pushed myself, but towards the end my body felt like it was going to explode. Continuing began to get physically uncomfortable for me, to the point where I was almost in tears. I finished the section I wanted to, but I barely finished the last sentence due to how badly I felt. It wasn’t painful per se, just a really uncomfortable feeling. I’ve experienced task paralysis for as long as I can remember (even pre-diagnosis) but I’ve never felt anything like this before. I felt so alone and frustrated with myself. Has anyone else experienced this, or something similar? | 2021-10-04T06:09:33.000Z | q0zozd | 1 | 1 | ADHD | I hope I’m not alone with this issue | 0.99 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q0zozd/i_hope_im_not_alone_with_this_issue/ |
[deleted] | [removed] | 2021-10-04T05:58:39.000Z | q0zjhg | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Can one have a great working memory but still have adhd? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q0zjhg/can_one_have_a_great_working_memory_but_still/ |
[deleted] | [removed] | 2021-10-04T05:50:19.000Z | q0zfjw | 2 | 1 | ADHD | HealthyGamerGG videos about addiction, tilting and ADHD | 0.67 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q0zfjw/healthygamergg_videos_about_addiction_tilting_and/ |
Ace_Marshmallow | About a year or more ago I realized a very much likely have ADHD. I can’t get diagnosed or start medication because of my parents so this is where I’m at. So far, as I’ve learned more about our disorder and such Ive realized my entire personality and struggles in life is just ADHD symptoms.
Constantly living in “organized Chaos”
Procrastinating
Being gifted yet unable to ever unlock my potential
Being indecisive
Getting angry really quickly at small things
Not knowing what I want
Being a really picky eater
Not being able to focus
Being forgetful
I went from a very talkative kid to a shy introverted (ADHD, girl edition)
Being “Lazy”
Easily forgetting things even if they’re important
Being Asexual!
Even non-struggles like liking drawing and kids shows and learning about humans rights are probably all rooted in ADHD things
Without ADHD I feel like I’d be a totally different person. I’d probably live in a clean house/room, have straight As easily, have a job, I’d probably be a lot more healthy. I might even have a semi successful art YouTube channel that I’ve always wanted or a webcomic or at least post regularly on Instagram. I’d probably be extroverted and have a lot more friends.
Yet I’m stuck in reality where I’m just sitting a dirty room writing this post while procrastinating like 10 things at once.
I don’t know how to ask for help from my parents and school counselor who don’t believe me. I’m failing all of my classes because it takes all of my mental effort to do math homework every day even though I’m just failing math anyway.
(Unrelated side note- I have been watching The Simpsons recently and I feel like I’m only a mix of Lisa And Bart. Like season 2 episode 1 “Bart gets an F” hit HARD) | 2021-10-04T05:48:38.000Z | q0zesp | 6 | 12 | ADHD | I feel like I have no personality other than just being ADHD | 0.93 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q0zesp/i_feel_like_i_have_no_personality_other_than_just/ |
vtshoto | I (20M, if it matters) have an amazing girlfriend, some rly great, friends, a very supportive family.
I just got a job in the field I want to be in, and am passionate about. But every day I still feel more behind than the last. I’m perennially exhausted — I sleep poorly and my brain/body doesn’t want to sleep a “normal” sleep schedule. A combination of a pretty heavy independent task completion element of my new job, being in online school, and other personal tasks hanging over me (finishing getting a drivers license, getting my finances to a steady point, etc) wear me down.
If everything still feels so hard when, theoretically, things are looking up — how do I stay optimistic or hopeful for what’s to come? | 2021-10-04T05:44:24.000Z | q0zcu2 | 5 | 8 | ADHD | What’s the end goal… | 0.91 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q0zcu2/whats_the_end_goal/ |
tiefereise | I'm a case of a later diagnosis (diagnosed this year at 30 yo), and due to being untreated for such a long time, work for me is associated with feelings of fear and doom.
I've been prescribed medication (Vyvanse), and it has helped me focus on certain types of work in a way that nothing else ever could. It was an amazing experience, with no abnormal anxiety, and so I'm quite convinced that at least in principle the medication is right for me.
However, once I have to work on a topic that is even barely associated with thoughts and feelings of fear, shame, guilt, inferiority, rejection, or failure, these are intensified. And this is the case with almost everything.
This then results in a state of "paralysis", inhibition, and avoidance — and even when I manage to start, I then can't focus, feeling distracted, nervous, and most of all, "scattered".
While anxiolytic medication has been discussed with the doctor, I want to ask you all here:
* Do you have any advice on how to overcome this fear?
* What has helped you in a similar situation?
**TL;DR: Stimulant medication works well for work that I don't fear, and the medication doesn't appear to create anxiety out of nowhere; but it intensifies fear of work built up over decades of being untreated, resulting in avoidance and lack of focus. What has helped you?** | 2021-10-04T05:39:46.000Z | q0zamj | 3 | 1 | ADHD | How do you overcome anxiety & fear that is intensified by ADHD medication? | 0.67 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q0zamj/how_do_you_overcome_anxiety_fear_that_is/ |
elimac | recently trying to expand my music library to listen to more than my repeated 500 songs and noticed to im easily obsessed with electronic or rock or anything thats complex sounding. I really wanted to be open to all kinds of music but its almost excruciating to try slow songs, to even sit through it once. Im not trying to force myself but i just found it interesting.
im not sure if it has to do with my adhd or just personal taste, so im curious to hear other adhd peoples favorite genres and if theres stuff you cant listen to | 2021-10-04T05:35:44.000Z | q0z8n0 | 5 | 10 | ADHD | i tend to really like intense high energy music and have a hard time listening to and appreciating slow music | 0.92 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q0z8n0/i_tend_to_really_like_intense_high_energy_music/ |
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[deleted] | [removed] | 2021-10-04T05:32:29.000Z | q0z70t | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Someone else's school bag's not set according to a schedule and you end up fill your bag with all the books you see? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q0z70t/someone_elses_school_bags_not_set_according_to_a/ |
NotRllySureWhatToPut | I recently turned 15 and I’m in gr 10 male. I’m getting tested for adhd next week and I’m 99% sure I have it plus it’s genetic for my family to have it. School has been so stressful, I cannot focus at all and all my work is last minute and I usually end up doing homework late at night, jsut like right now its 1:30 and haven’t started. Every time I try and work on an assignment I can only for about 5 minutes before I need to stop, I jsut can’t focus on work and I don’t know how people can work on a project for 4+ hours. I always find myself drifting off in class and missing what the teacher is saying and then it’s too far gone for me to try and understand the lesson. My procrastination is absolutely abysmal all my work is usually late because teachers don’t really care and I will do anything till the very last minute I can. My attention span is so bad I can’t even finish a short tiktok or for example building something in minecraft. I just get bored and move on. Every time I try and open up to my parents they blame it on my phone or other stuff which at this point has made me not open up and be honest with them. School is jsut very hard and I’m lost. | 2021-10-04T05:32:09.000Z | q0z6u9 | 5 | 10 | ADHD | School is a living hell and I’m really struggling, just coming to this community because it feels welcoming | 0.85 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q0z6u9/school_is_a_living_hell_and_im_really_struggling/ |
[deleted] | [deleted] | 2021-10-04T05:30:45.000Z | q0z63s | 10 | 2 | ADHD | Struggling with my husband | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q0z63s/struggling_with_my_husband/ |
[deleted] | [removed] | 2021-10-04T05:29:29.000Z | q0z5et | 1 | 1 | ADHD | i tend to love really intense high energy music and have a hard time listening to and appreciating slow music.anyone else? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q0z5et/i_tend_to_love_really_intense_high_energy_music/ |
thatwuninamillion | I don’t have the energy for a long winded rant but I get so tired of being blown off for my concerns cause of being a girl, and having done well in school in the past. Tired of doctors saying this is normal for toddlers. We both are sensory sensitive and get over stimulated with each other and I’m just TIRED. | 2021-10-04T05:28:17.000Z | q0z4up | 2 | 5 | ADHD | ADHD Mom and Daughter | 0.86 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q0z4up/adhd_mom_and_daughter/ |
OkinTheGodslayer | I feel like I’ve gotten in the way of myself most of my life. I dropped out in grade 12 and I’m 23 now, haven’t left home. Just worked jobs and had relationships and lived but am feeling stagnant. I hate having little outbursts of inspiration to write and become an author but then two hours later staring at an almost blank document..
it’s discouraging emailing the school board to get my grade 12 to go to college but weeks later forgetting to open up their response because I don’t feel like taking my grade 12 is what I want in life… until the next week when I do..
I want to be confident in my choices and risk things in life because I’m at the age where I’m able to and seeing all my classmates do things and go places makes me so sad.. For the last 5 years I go back and forth between moving to the city to see what’s out there one day and the next deciding to stay and work because it’s stable. And every year I do this I just get older and it’s a terrible feeling.
I’ve found decision making to be the hardest in my relationships… my lack of commitment to solidity has ended two relationships for me and I struggle to be consistent with what I want.
How do you decide on a life choice that’s you feel is right for you go through with it?? Maybe it’s a dumb question but it’s something I’ve never been able to do I feel :(( | 2021-10-04T05:23:16.000Z | q0z2ed | 2 | 1 | ADHD | How do YOU make life choices? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q0z2ed/how_do_you_make_life_choices/ |
Miniman0722 | So guys had a college assignment on the play sweat, naturally instead of reading it and answering the short response question I was given I did research into the psychological effects poverty has on the working class and wrote a 700 word paper on it, the way sweat portrays the pressure of having a stable life on people is really interesting, to the point where even lifelong g friends can result to violence and even racial discrimination, for example in the play a character is given a promotion over her African American friend these to people have been working together for years but this one event combined with the pressure of society portrayed in the story gave rise to these new emotions, theatre is really amazing. Health science major btw, | 2021-10-04T05:20:05.000Z | q0z0wk | 1 | 3 | ADHD | The rabbit hole I just went down | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q0z0wk/the_rabbit_hole_i_just_went_down/ |
[deleted] | [removed] | 2021-10-04T05:20:00.000Z | q0z0ur | 1 | 1 | ADHD | i tend to love really intense high energy music and have a very hard time listening and appreciating slow music anyone else? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q0z0ur/i_tend_to_love_really_intense_high_energy_music/ |
Perspective-Guilty | Hi everyone. I'm a college student and one of the things that helps me remember things is to study earlier than later. I'm bad at memorizing things unless i'm "in the zone" aka hyperfocused. I get easily overwhelmed if i feel like there's so much to learn and not enough time.
Thing is, my professors this semester all wait until the last moment to tell the students how to prepare for the exams. I simply can't memorize everything they said the night before the exam. I'm afraid to reach out to them about it because they could see it as trying to get an unfair advantage...Other people can remember the professor saying certain things in class that are important, and I can't. Other students can take exams in the evenings because they don't have a "productivity window." If i take my medicine too late to try and adjust my productivity window, then i can't sleep and feel unfocused the following day.
I feel really alone.
There's not a lot of ADHDers in engineering and the common mindset is that "everyone thinks engineering is hard, suck it up." If that's so, then why did i do so much better last year when I was able to tailor the content to be exactly how I learn?
Any other ADHD students that can relate? is there anything I can do to stop feeling like a loser? | 2021-10-04T05:10:03.000Z | q0yw02 | 0 | 2 | ADHD | professor waits until the last day to do a content review | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q0yw02/professor_waits_until_the_last_day_to_do_a/ |
CodeMe09 | I figure since trying to actually get an appointment to see a new psychiatrist has been like getting a root canal, i would at least ask some questions about other medicine.
My problem with Dexedrin is it seems to not last long and does not seem to provide enough help focusing. Im still very easily distracted, still procrastinate a lot, and the effects seem to last about 4 hours max. Im on a pretty low dose too. 5 mg po TID. I am a 29 year old male too btw.
Anybody have experience with dexedrine not working well and finding success with another drug? | 2021-10-04T05:06:19.000Z | q0yu76 | 2 | 2 | ADHD | want to switch of dexedrin but not sure what to reccomend | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q0yu76/want_to_switch_of_dexedrin_but_not_sure_what_to/ |
[deleted] | [deleted] | 2021-10-04T05:04:29.000Z | q0yt9r | 5 | 1 | ADHD | Can I live a great life with ADD? | 0.67 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q0yt9r/can_i_live_a_great_life_with_add/ |
BackgroundTop7827 | I’m a Male 17, I fit most of the criteria of having ADHD but my mom doesn’t want me to have ADHD on my permanent record. If I was medically diagnosed with ADHD would opportunities in my life be closed because on paper it said a I have ADHD or will I be treated like no other? Sorry if I explained it badly. | 2021-10-04T05:02:21.000Z | q0ys61 | 9 | 0 | ADHD | Will bring diagnosed with ADHD affect job opportunities on the future? | 0.5 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q0ys61/will_bring_diagnosed_with_adhd_affect_job/ |
Holton2 | [removed] | 2021-10-04T04:55:30.000Z | q0yoi8 | 1 | 0 | ADHD | Bupropion and Strattera Together | 0.5 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q0yoi8/bupropion_and_strattera_together/ |
Quirky_Departure | Hi all,
My psychiatrist has put me on strattera, starting at a ridiculously low dose, titrations upwards, however I’m getting so many side effects from it, and for the last few days, I’ve felt flat, sad and more unmotivated than I usually do. It’s been 2 weeks now, and I’m feeling like quitting both it and her.
I called about the side effects, and she basically told me to continue and not to move to the higher dose until my symptoms subside. I feel like she’s brushed my clear discomfort aside completely, and it’s really affected my trust in her as a physician.
I’d be happy to continue on if I knew others had persevered and actually found great results.
I wanna hear the good, the bad and the ugly regarding Strattera. Please tell me your experiences on it. | 2021-10-04T04:51:06.000Z | q0yma9 | 5 | 3 | ADHD | Strattera use - tell me your experiences | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q0yma9/strattera_use_tell_me_your_experiences/ |
[deleted] | [removed] | 2021-10-04T04:48:39.000Z | q0yl1c | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Helloooo! I am newly diagnosed 23 yr/o female. Looking for someone to talk to and good books/things to read about adhd | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q0yl1c/helloooo_i_am_newly_diagnosed_23_yro_female/ |
[deleted] | [removed] | 2021-10-04T04:43:11.000Z | q0yi7o | 3 | 2 | ADHD | Depressed and can’t concentrate to save my life | 0.63 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q0yi7o/depressed_and_cant_concentrate_to_save_my_life/ |
CincoJayMaio | [removed] | 2021-10-04T04:34:41.000Z | q0ydoi | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Idk if I have adhd or not🤷♂️ | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q0ydoi/idk_if_i_have_adhd_or_not/ |
Ace_Marshmallow | [removed] | 2021-10-04T04:32:58.000Z | q0ycqm | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Anyone else feel like they literally have no personality other than having ADHD? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q0ycqm/anyone_else_feel_like_they_literally_have_no/ |
Professor_squirrelz | [removed] | 2021-10-04T04:31:20.000Z | q0ybug | 5 | 4 | ADHD | Interesting podcasts? | 0.84 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q0ybug/interesting_podcasts/ |
[deleted] | [deleted] | 2021-10-04T04:30:34.000Z | q0ybfc | 2 | 4 | ADHD | I would like to get diagnosed but don't know how. Montreal. Canada. | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q0ybfc/i_would_like_to_get_diagnosed_but_dont_know_how/ |
voellercoaster94 | [removed] | 2021-10-04T04:24:23.000Z | q0y85q | 0 | 1 | ADHD | Feeling paranoid | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q0y85q/feeling_paranoid/ |
awesomechaparro1 | [removed] | 2021-10-04T04:22:53.000Z | q0y7f6 | 2 | 1 | ADHD | [22M] Kidney/Stool Side Effects? | 0.67 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q0y7f6/22m_kidneystool_side_effects/ |
Professor_squirrelz | [removed] | 2021-10-04T04:10:48.000Z | q0y12t | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Can you guys recommend me some interesting podcasts? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q0y12t/can_you_guys_recommend_me_some_interesting/ |
MianadOfDiyonisas | So you know the drill. I'm always messing up. and my mom is always mad at me. then she asks for an explanation for what I was doing, and I don't really have an answer. then she gets more mad.
When I do try, and approach her with my thoughts all put together, tell her how I feel. she acts like what I'm saying is completely ridiculous, and makes me feel really, really, stupid.
She has OCD and I think she has trouble understanding what other people are thinking. she just knows that this thing is obviously wrong in every way and how can't I see that.
To be honest a lot of the ways I try to explain to her are kind of stupid, but they're the best I have. and I'm tired of all the miscommunication. The Older I get the worse it is, and I don't know if I can keep doing this.
I'm not saying the blame this all on her, I'm obviously doing something wrong. I just don't know how to stop.
How do I get her to understand? | 2021-10-04T04:09:32.000Z | q0y0di | 10 | 3 | ADHD | How do I explain myself to my mom, if I can't explain myself to myself? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q0y0di/how_do_i_explain_myself_to_my_mom_if_i_cant/ |
canary_quinn | [removed] | 2021-10-04T04:01:49.000Z | q0xw9u | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Anyone else here diagnosed with BPD too? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q0xw9u/anyone_else_here_diagnosed_with_bpd_too/ |
spaceman027 | [removed] | 2021-10-04T03:59:40.000Z | q0xuu5 | 1 | 2 | ADHD | Can't take anything seriously | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q0xuu5/cant_take_anything_seriously/ |
madmoleman | Hey all, I’m just having a rough night and the chaos in my head is keeping me from being able to rest more than usual. It’s racing thoughts but without any real words, it just feels more like whirring and spinning and chaos. I’m not quite sure what to do to get out of this right now. I’m so exhausted and I’m one of my moments where it feels like this will never stop. Feeling super alone and not sure where to turn. | 2021-10-04T03:56:36.000Z | q0xt8b | 2 | 1 | ADHD | Exhausted of racing thoughts | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q0xt8b/exhausted_of_racing_thoughts/ |
[deleted] | [removed] | 2021-10-04T03:55:31.000Z | q0xsnq | 8 | 13 | ADHD | Do you feel like an Alien? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q0xsnq/do_you_feel_like_an_alien/ |
[deleted] | [removed] | 2021-10-04T03:49:21.000Z | q0xpcz | 4 | 3 | ADHD | Best insurance companies for Vyvanse? | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q0xpcz/best_insurance_companies_for_vyvanse/ |
FaithInStrangers94 | Without really feeling and experiencing things?
I developed depersonalisation disorder after a bad drug trip, it’s improved a bit over the years but I’ve heard a few people with ADHD describe feeling somewhat similar - dissociated like you’re never really in the moment and always stuck in your own head.
When I’m medicated I turn sort of robotic and just plough through work like an automaton.
I’m wondering to what degree this might be an ADHD thing, or why your experience has been like? | 2021-10-04T03:48:50.000Z | q0xp22 | 4 | 11 | ADHD | Do you ever feel like you’re just going through the motions? | 0.93 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q0xp22/do_you_ever_feel_like_youre_just_going_through/ |
[deleted] | [deleted] | 2021-10-04T03:48:23.000Z | q0xot3 | 6 | 3 | ADHD | how to bring up adhd | 0.71 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q0xot3/how_to_bring_up_adhd/ |
[deleted] | [removed] | 2021-10-04T03:44:09.000Z | q0xmj5 | 1 | 1 | ADHD | How to bring up my ADHD | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q0xmj5/how_to_bring_up_my_adhd/ |
[deleted] | [deleted] | 2021-10-04T03:40:17.000Z | q0xkf4 | 1 | 5 | ADHD | Seeking Support - Not sure where else to post | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q0xkf4/seeking_support_not_sure_where_else_to_post/ |
aloeoutthere | [removed] | 2021-10-04T03:37:44.000Z | q0xj1x | 1 | 1 | ADHD | Vivid Nightmares/Dreams | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q0xj1x/vivid_nightmaresdreams/ |
[deleted] | [removed] | 2021-10-04T03:36:01.000Z | q0xi4z | 1 | 1 | ADHD | How to bring up ADHD | 1 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q0xi4z/how_to_bring_up_adhd/ |
Night-Fox3 | I was diagnosed late with ADHD (primarily inattentive). I would say I'm not only not hyperactive, but hypoactive.
I'm also not at all impulsive; in fact, as with hyperactivity, if anything, I would say I was the opposite of impulsive (expulsive?). Not in the sense of being careful about everything I do, but more in the sense of just not doing things, if I don't know what I'm getting into.
I've had a vague sense of being doubted by professionals (I actively asked about the diagnosis). And, I sense I have a lot of differences with most ADHDers, mostly related to the above (but, in addition, I find, if anything, I do worse under pressure rather than better, whereas it seems to be received wisdom that the opposite is the case). Are there any other ADHDers in a similar situation (perhaps it's less uncommon than I think)? | 2021-10-04T03:34:17.000Z | q0xh8i | 6 | 4 | ADHD | ADHD without impulsivity? | 0.84 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q0xh8i/adhd_without_impulsivity/ |
Sfumato- | Idk, I’ve been on meds lately, and it’s been better. My finances look better, work etc. I’ve been using apps to track chores and I have a pillbox to track everything. But then me and my boyfriend went to my place and then dinner. I left my keys at my place so he has to drive me home. And now I realize I left my jacket at the restaurant. I just get sick of feeling defective | 2021-10-04T03:28:22.000Z | q0xdyq | 1 | 6 | ADHD | Blah, hate feeling like an idiot all of the time | 0.88 | https://www.reddit.com/r/ADHD/comments/q0xdyq/blah_hate_feeling_like_an_idiot_all_of_the_time/ |
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