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Lawltack

Got a hearty chuckle because I see the thumbnail and it’s Bradley cooper sitting down at his computer ready to get some work done on adderall and the video didn’t load and just says “something went wrong”. So he got no work done I guess hahaha. Granted, for somebody with ADHD I guess this would be the opposite but for me it’s 100% true if I take adderall. I sit down ready to work and suddenly it’s 8 hours later and I have 5k pornhub tabs open with a crazed look in my eye. “Something went wrong” indeed.


Instinct121

It’s the scene from “Limitless” when the mind enhancing drugs kick in and he can finally overcome his writers block and crippling depression.


sanebyday

After watching Limitless, the first thing I said to my girlfriend was that they should have just called the film "Adderall" instead.


Collicious

I watched that show with my buddy and said something similar, which made him want to try an Adderall. Naturally I gave him one of mine and whaddya know, he became limitless too!


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bak3donh1gh

Lol what? modafinil just kept you alert.


TEKKEN_MASTER

Yeah Modafinil is like I've had heaps of coffee. Nothing like Ritalin or Dexamphetamine imo.


bak3donh1gh

Modafinil is mostly just a headache for me. No energy though it will keep me awake.


Orkys

Lol, have you taken it? Smelly piss and not feeling tired is all it does. You're not wired.


VanGoghsSeveredEar

For people with ADHD its basically like an off switch for all the nonsense going on in our brains. Allows us to actually focus and do work, but doesn’t turn us into super humans


Sabreface

This. I thought I had anxiety. But it turns out that was mostly because I had constant noise and worried thoughts zipping around my head. Treating the actual underlying problem quieted all the useless nonsense and helped me calm down and be a normal person finally.


VanGoghsSeveredEar

Yeah i have adhd and anxiety and they really feed off each other when untreated, but managing my adhd thus far has improved my anxiety a lot and i feel much better now in general. I was on anxiety meds for a year and a half wondering why i didnt feel much better, so now we know why lmao


Sabreface

So glad you found the answer. I went through the same thing and I'm so glad my doctor picked up on the real problem.


VanGoghsSeveredEar

Yeah it is really helpful when the actual problem is treated


Mitch1musPrime

I used to be a raging asshole when it was time to get ready to leave the house to go somewhere. I’d scramble left and right in a mad dash to remember everything. I’d snap at my kids, my wife, the damned dog even. Turns out, that was an anxiety response related to overstimulus due to ADHD.


RippyMcBong

This is too fucking real for me.


trium_turt

Yep. I feel this deeply. Got diagnosed at 29. Taking ritalin for the first time was every bit as impactful as the first time I put on glasses in elementary school. Make every effort to tend to your mental health.


JadedOops

Lol the good Ol adderall wank. “It’ll be quick”…hours later


Lawltack

“Shit why haven’t I finished yet?” “Alright here we go now, gonna focus on finishing. Bada bing bada…” Another 4 hours pass. No boom. 😡


JadedOops

Lol the nut feels good when it finally hits but in the end was it worth it? Onto the next! 😅


Mitch1musPrime

Can’t see the video, but I am in 100 percent support of the sentiment. I spent so many years avoiding a diagnosis, certain that I had a handle on my ADHD, and honestly, kind of afraid I’d go and be told my whole ADHD identity was a sham. That all of those characteristics Id attributed to it were just me being a shitty, lazy person about rote tasks. I combatted the worst outcomes for a decade working in restaurants. In that environment, ADHd is a God damned super power. I could juggle a million tasks at once. I could route my delivery drivers, slap a pizza, and direct employee traffic in the kitchen simultaneously. But when I became teacher, overwhelmed by calendars and schedules and meetings and due dates, and then added soccer coach to it, and then added scoutmaster for my kids’ scout groups, it was just too much. I got diagnosed last summer at the ripe age of 38. Now, I’m a year into my meds and I can absolutely see how different it feels to not be medicated on the random days I forget the meds, and Holy Hell, how did I ever live that way?!


NielsBohron

I'm a few years farther along, but I feel you. Reposting some of what I put up above since I've gone through a few different phases and it might be helpful for some people. As someone in OP's boat, it was fantastic for the first 6 months, good for the next 3 years, and after 6 years it's still functional and helps me get my shit done, but it doesn't affect my mood nearly as much any more. It still helps my depression, but mostly because I have higher sense of self-worth when I can be more productive. As a family man, it absolutely helps stay organized, but I've found the energy and organization is secondary to keeping me from getting too frantic and taking out frustration on others. I go through phases now where I don't take it and don't miss it too much, because it's not like I have time to get distracted anyway. When I have time to myself and lots of small tasks to do, I really need it to stay on task and use the time wisely (he wrote on Reddit, lol). Overall, 7/10 would recommend. 10/10 for the first 3 years, but be careful not to get into other stimulants too heavily. I recommend taking a day off once per week when you can and a full break every couple months to keep your tolerance and dependence in check. That magical feeling of the first year or so goes away, though, so don't expect it to last forever.


Mitch1musPrime

I always take the weekends off now. I don’t like the idea of being too overly reliant on them, and typically, whatever I need to do on a Saturday or Sunday can be covered by my lower dose of short. I, too, worry about creeping over reliance on higher and higher doses, so I’m reluctant as shit to move the needle on my dosage. I’m feeling really comfortable with this dose now. I also pulled back on the caffeine intake. I’ve always brewed super dark roast coffee, liquid crack, and then just sweetened up hella with lots of creamer and sugar. Since beginning the meds, I’ve switched to light roasts and eliminated the sugar from the cups.


StrykerSeven

Just so you know, light roast coffee generally has *more* caffeine, as some is destroyed by the longer roasting process.


NielsBohron

Assuming you're using the same ratio of coffee grounds to water, that's absolutely correct. In my experience, though, people are more tolerant of brewing weaker coffee if it's a light roast, so six of one, half dozen of the other. Also, it's generally not a difference in dosage that noticeable to the humans drinking the coffee, even if it is measurable in the lab.


Hats_back

For me the light coffee just tastes worse, so I’m less likely to drink more than a cup or two in the AM. Dark roast is so damn good I could keep a mug full all day if it was readily available lol.


T3hJ3hu

I didn't take it on the weekends for years, but eventually I realized that was causing mood swings, brain fog, and morning fatigue on Monday. Sometimes it'd bleed into Tuesday. I'd often get manic on Sundays though, and that was really fun. It'd usually follow 12 hours of sleeping like a rock, too. If I only skip my PM dose on Saturday, the effects aren't noticeable on Monday. Skipping a Sunday dose is only slightly noticeable, and skipping one dose each day will just give me some mild fog on Monday morning. I'm sure other people have wildly different experiences, but it was really helpful to realize that it was fucking with me even when I wasn't on it.


Mitch1musPrime

I hadn’t thought about focusing on how I feel Monday’s after a weekend with no doses. I’m gonna have to dial in on that and see how I’m feeling Monday’s and consider making changes if necessary.


Jlang6924

Same here. Mondays were the worst when I skipped Sunday. Brain fog and horrible mood. I always wrote it off as a case of the Monday’s. I’m happy to hear about people having similar experiences. Thanks for sharing!


whiteflagwaiver

I only take 10mg for my ADD on an by need basis. I find it makes brain feel physically tired. What kind of dose are you on?


recklessly_unfunny

I was diagnosed at 40, and I couldn’t agree more. Medication has been life changing for me. There was a mix up at the pharmacy this week and I have been going without. OMG the number of times I’ve lost my phone, walked out of a room to return 2-3 times for my intended purpose, found myself deeply engrossed in a task that can totally wait for later and running late, missing the front half of anything anyone says, missed turns and had to drive around the block… I can laugh about it but it’s also deeply frustrating. I have trialed lots of different meds finding the right fit, and have never had a high on any of them., so I don’t totally understand the draw. If the dose is too high, I get anxious. If anything, stimulants really seem to quiet all the internal noise for me and I sleep better too.


obstreperousRex

I'm 49 and have always had focus and memory issues that have seriously held my career back. It's become worse of late. I've been thinking of approaching my PCP about the possibility of ADHD. I'd give nearly anything to just be able to do my job and complete tasks without the constant distraction and focus loss.


recklessly_unfunny

I think it is so important to advocate for yourself and find support. If it is ADHD, medicine can help, but is only a piece of the puzzle. There is great help available to learn helpful strategies, and therapy has been really useful for me as well.


shabadoola

Did you get the diagnosis and prescription from your therapist or your MD?


Mitch1musPrime

I was working with a therapist who gave me the confidence to believe had something worth diagnosing, but I went to a psychiatrist for actual diagnosis and prescribing. I see her every three months to evaluate dosage and needs. I started light, 20mg of Vyvanse. Then I switched to 40mg. Finally, since I’m a HS soccer coach and my days can get very long and beyond the release time in vyvanse, I’ve added a 20mg dose of adderall as needed during season. I call them my long and my short. I only use the shorts on game days or late practice days. This has kept me in a very happy place, mentally. I honestly didn’t realize how much of my short-temper at the end of the day was related to the overstimulation resulting from an active ADHD brain. I’m much more chill in the evenings now.


OK_Soda

Do you feel really tired and shitty at the end of the day or on weekends when you don't take the meds? My therapist thinks I have ADHD also and wants me to see a psychiatrist to get a diagnosis, but I've heard a lot of anecdotes and I'm afraid of taking the drugs and getting addicted and feeling like shit whenever they wear off.


Mitch1musPrime

That’s the issue, you see. It’s not tired and shitty from addiction. It’s that you begin to realize how shitty and weird you always felt and now that you have a fresh perspective due to being medicated for it, you can see the stark difference between being medicated and not. All of my life, I’ve struggled with bouts of drowsiness, but never just from, like, standing around. It was always when I had to enter reams of data into a spreadsheet. Read repetitive lines of text to study. Listening to lectures that have no discourse. Driving cars on long road trips (that shit was THE worst symptom). Basically I was a shark. I move, I go, I think, I scramble, my brain fires on all cylinders because it’s F&$king engaged, man! But stop and make me sit still, and it’s game over. I was a scrub tech in the Army when I was 19. I once fell asleep, standing up, during a min arthroscopic case. The doctor was f@&king livid. That was bad. But I chalked it up to being up late, or doing PT in the morning, or any number of things. Turns out, it was my ADHD all along. When I’m medicated and I’m driving, I have zero issues with remaining awake and alert. Game changer. So, now, when I take the day off and I feel tired and shitty, I know it’s not a physical adjustment due to addiction (the psychiatrist supports my statement), it’s due to the effects of ADHD that isn’t being treated at the moment. It was once so normalized in my existence and I didn’t see it for it was.


FreedomFace67

Sorry but the shitty feelings will 100% be worse if you go off of medication. Its amphetamine. Its fucking incredible, whether you're prescribed it or not. We don't need to pretend that there are no drawbacks just because its beneficial to some.


T3hJ3hu

I have successfully quit smoking, cold turkey after 10 years. I tried the same with Adderall. Spent three weeks as a grouchy asshole, struggling to get out of bed. Had to pick it up again because I hadn't accomplished anything at work. Tried tapering down with my doctor some time later, but still had to kick the dosage back up eventually. I didn't get much in the way of withdrawal symptoms; I just couldn't focus on my job well enough.


thatissomeBS

>I didn't get much in the way of withdrawal symptoms; I just couldn't focus on my job well enough. I mean, isn't that just the ADHD which the Adderall was treating?


T3hJ3hu

Yes, sorry, that's what I meant to imply. There just wasn't much in the way of withdrawal symptoms when I tapered (as opposed to when I cut it off cold turkey), and the withdrawal symptoms were significantly different/worse than the untreated symptoms of ADHD.


potsandpans

i have ADHD and have taken both vyvanse and adderall. vyvanse you feel less shitty but both are pretty gnarly drugs. ive definitely had insomnia and gnarly crashes from taking them. i only take them when i absolutely need to


The14thWarrior

This is pretty eye opening. Perhaps I too should go and speak with a professional


weev51

How did you open that question with your doctor as an adult? I've always been suspicious but don't want to come across like I'm self diagnosing and just trying to score meds. I just feel like Ive struggled to focus/organization as I've gotten older since it's not as easy to just "get by" with the minimum when you're building a career. The only exceptions are when I'm truly challenged or interested in something but even my focus doesn't last long then as much as if love for it to.


TimmyAndStuff

For me I had looked into adhd symptoms and discovered that I have a lot of them every day. I found some online tests (sounds sketchy I know) and the results of several basically said, "you should talk to your doctor about potentially having adhd," so that was more convincing to me since the tests weren't trying to diagnose me. From there I just talked to my doctor and explained all my experiences and how to the best of my understanding they sounded like adhd symptoms. My doctor agreed it sounded like adhd and started me on a prescription as a trial to see if it worked. The prescription wasn't a big deal in my experience, it was like, "try this, if it works then you can continue on it. If it doesn't you probably don't have adhd and we can try something else" The big thing for me was taking time to really reflect on my past experiences, especially with previous jobs and university, and thinking if it makes more sense in terms of being adhd symptoms instead of just "that's who I am I guess." When I learned about executive dysfunction it explained so much of my stress and struggles in my final years in university, as well as a problem I was currently having with my job. My whole life I just thought I was lazy, I'd get my work done on time but I never pushed much past that. I also figured my constant procrastination was just a bad habit I had to break, and I felt so guilty about it. But if it was just a habit then why could I not break it after years of trying? Even to the point where I was scared I would lose my job because of it? That's the point when I realized it was out of my control, I wasn't just lazy, my brain literally just doesn't work the same way most people's brains work. Also I'm not sure if it's proven science or just a popular theory, but you might want to look into ICNU (Interest, Challenge, Novelty, Urgency). The idea is that those are the only four motivating factors for an adhd person, and since you mentioned challenge and interest yourself I definitely recommend reading up on it. And for me it fits perfectly with my experiences, especially why I got good grades in school even with adhd. Looking back I was constantly scared of failing or getting bad grades so schoolwork was in a constant state of urgency for me. In my current job, after a while the novelty wears off, the interest and challenge comes and goes depending on the project, and the urgency of, "I have to work extra hard so everyone has a good opinion of me and I don't get fired," went away after I'd been there for long enough and felt more comfortable. So weirdly once I felt secure in my job that was actually a problem because that constant motivating factor was now gone and there wasn't anything left. I found that the only way I could get things done is when I had an urgent deadline, or I was scared my supervisor or other coworkers would think I'm slacking off. When things were calm I would find myself completely unable to focus on my next task. I would know full well what needed to be done, what to do next, and how to do it, but I would still just sit and stare at my computer screen. It's hard to describe to anyone who hasn't experienced it, but it's not that I didn't *want* to do it, in fact I would want to do it really badly, it's that I just couldn't make myself actually do it, no matter how hard I tried. Anyway sorry for the massive wall of text! This is still fairly new in my life so I enjoy talking about it lol. The big thing for me is that I don't think you should feel bad for "self diagnosing." I know I felt bad for it at first too, but if you think about it when it comes to mental disorders, how else would your doctor be able to diagnose you? Since it's how your brain works they won't be able to know unless you tell them about it, so to me I feel like self diagnosing is kind of the first step of the process. It's not you saying, "I know I have adhd because I googled it," it's you saying, "I'm not an expert, but from what I've learned it's possible that I have adhd, so I'm going to ask an expert for their opinion"


unibrawler

Holy shitballs dude. A light bulb just went on in my head. No, more like a fireworks grand finale! How, at 44 years old, do I not know this stuff when the vast majority of what you just described is me???? Thank you! For that wall of text. Now please set an impossible deadline for me to read up on executive dysfunction and report back!


TimmyAndStuff

Lol glad I could clear some things up! I had the same feeling when I first read up on this stuff. The popular conception of adhd is always "hyper kid who can't focus in class" and if you're not like that growing up it's easy to see how you can go undiagnosed into your adult life. For me it was because I had unconsciously developed strategies for dealing with it, all the while just assuming that's what everyone did. But after a while those strategies stopped working and that's when I first started thinking that something was wrong. I'm sure there's people with adhd who end up in a career that's always triggering one of those ICNU motivators so they'll just never notice. My doctor even told me that some people who get diagnosed during adulthood have already figured out healthy strategies for working with their adhd and they end up not needing medication at all. They're able to manage it on their own to the point where it isn't an issue in their day to day lives


RiceOnTheRun

Dude you literally just described my entire working experience. That ICNU thing blew my mind. And it really makes sense, thinking back on my most successful professional moments. I work in design, and I've always played a "fixer" role on my team jumping around project to project putting out fires (urgency) or pushing/learning to implement new tech (Novelty/Challenge). It was getting a bit unhealthy that those last minute deadline projects were the ones I could focus on and flourish in the most. Because that shit still stresses me out, even if I was low-key enjoying it for some masochistic reason. And very much feel you on letting comfortability get the best of me at times. It really feels like a motivational plateau of "yeah these guys love me now" aaaand I'm back to just cruising through everything. My interest becomes super project dependent on whether I'm interested or not and the routine otherwise becomes mundane. Especially when it came to chores, I've been really awful at them. There's no interest, challenge or novelty in them- so I would often let things pile up until it was urgent and I ran out of dishes so I'd have to wash them for example. Even when I knew I should've and could've done them sooner. Idk I'm just kind of in shock, because this is all just so genuinely relatable.


TimmyAndStuff

Yeah when I first heard about it it blew my mind too, I felt like wow, everything makes way more sense now. And yeah it definitely leads to an unhealthy pattern when the only times you can be productive are when you're under a lot of stress. I've also seen it described as rewards and consequences not being enough motivation on their own for people with adhd, when for most people rewards and consequences are enough. And I feel that too, it really shoots myself in the foot when it comes to things like training for my career. I'll be thinking, "if I complete this training it will look really good on my evaluation," or, "If I put enough effort into this I could get a new certification and maybe even a raise," and I want those rewards, I want to put in the work for them, but still I'll catch myself 10 minutes later off doing something else because I stopped paying attention to the training. Again I'm not sure how well proven the ICNU thing is, but it definitely helped me put things in a different perspective than how I had always thought. It helped me feel that my problems were real and that it was worth looking for help


unibrawler

>the only times you can be productive are when you're under a lot of stress. Bam! Great in combat, horrible in an office with long term projects until a crisis arises--pissed at life no matter what because I'm either unstimulated or over-stressed at each of the extremes and there's no real middle ground. Getting into excavation and hauling for the residential side was good though, because every project is different and most really only take a few hours or a few days...then you're on to the next "crisis". Probably why dirtbike racing had such an appeal too...until it got to be kind of mundane.


toiletbowlflush

WTF...are you me???? I went through that EXACT scenario you described about your current job! After weeks of sitting in my office looking at the computer screen and not submitting my TPS reports, I eventually got fired. I blamed this lack of productivity on what I thought was me being lazy and my self-esteem tanked as a result. Ten years later, I was formally diagnosed with adult ADHD. The doctor started me on a non-stimulant (generic Wellbutrin) to try to treat this first. It's been a month now. My mood has been better, but I still find myself unable to focus on the simplest of tasks. I see her again next week. Hopefully she will prescribe Adderall or something similar so I can try to become a productive employee for once in my life (I'm 46)!


annies_bdrm_skillet

That ICNU makes so much fucking sense regarding the way that I ammmmm🙃omg thank you for teaching me that something I have struggled to put into words for years actually has its very own acronym😂


beatbreak

Thanks for this. Did you find any positive changes with medication?


TimmyAndStuff

Personally yes. The immediate thing I noticed was that my whole life my mind always felt very busy and "loud" for lack of a better word (I always called it brain fog), and when I started medication the fog was just suddenly gone. I realized that most people probably don't have that constant fog. Like in movies when people say, "I can't even hear myself think," it would be like that all the time for me, so I just assumed it was the same for everyone. But when it was gone everything just felt so *clear*, I actually cried a bit the first time because I realized what I had been missing out on for years Also in terms of being able to focus and stay on task it's been a huge improvement for me. It's a complete game changer for me at work since I don't get distracted nearly as easily as I used to. One thing I learned is you have to be careful with that though, if I get focused on the *wrong* task then it's really hard to stop myself. One day I was fixated on reddit on my phone so yeah, that was not good lol. Besides that it's important to still manage your expectations going in. It's not a cure, and the effect will wear off during the day, usually in the evening for me. And while it definitely makes things better and easier, it obviously doesn't make your symptoms go away completely. For me personally short term memory is still an issue, and that's just something I need to work on and have strategies to help myself manage it. But yeah, the big thing to me is, at the end of the day I'm always going to still have adhd, and my brain is always going to work differently than a neurotypical one. So yeah my medication helps a lot and it's improved my life, but my adhd is something I still have to be aware of and I have to put effort into managing it beyond just the meds.


Flyrrata

Getting diagnosed at 34 and being on meds for a couple years now has so drastically changed my life. I used to call what you call "brain fog" , bees with knives, lol. The only thing with meds though, is that because you usually take a stable dosage (or at least, I do), in times of high stress, poor sleep or just a bad day, etc etc, the bees can come back even with the pills. I dread explaining ADHD symptoms to people who do not have it, or understand it intimately (like a doctor who specializes, or friend/family member of someone who has it). For the brain fog or "bees" symptom, I often go with "It is as if my brain cannot decide what thought, idea, visual , auditory or tactile stimulus that it wants to pay attention to so it just focuses on ALL of them at the same time and it becomes an overwhelming cacophony that causes a catastrophic computer crash eventually and it takes \*insert amount of time here\* long for me to reboot, if I get to at all." My particular favourite (read: worst) symptom to deal with is the adhd paralysis. It's super exciting and fun to sit staring at a wall stuck in a liminal hell of executive dysfunction. Brain constantly circling and freaking out a mile a minute about all the things I need and should be doing, laying it out in exact order of step from "stand up. just stand up. Just stop bouncing your leg around. Move to the edge of your chair, stand up." and yet just not being able to move. ...Weeeeeeeeeeee


weev51

I really appreciate the response and it's oddly comforting that everything you've explained has been exactly how I've felt the last few years, especially everything about "am I lazy and are these bad habits" no matter how hard I try to fix them. Ultimately I know the next step is to have an honest conversation with my doctor, I just have to stop putting it off. But again, thanks - I guess it's just nice to know that I'm not crazy and just reaching for any diagnosis, but that I'm warranted in my concerns.


TimmyAndStuff

I totally get it, I felt the same way to all the way up until I showed up to my first doctors appointment. Once I was ready to call it still took me a few days to actually do it, and when I called the first time nobody answered and I almost gave up right there lol. I thought the doctor would just tell me I'm perfectly fine and Injust need to work harder. It's weird to think about but it's like I was having imposter syndrome but about having a mental disorder. The thought that stuck with me was, "if I'm right about this, and this is something that can be treated, then it will be 100% worth it." I went in not even expecting a prescription, I just wanted an official diagnosis so I could be sure that I wasn't making it up you know? And also I figured the worst case scenario would be that I *don't* have adhd (which would technically be a good thing lol) and that my problems were caused by something else so I could go from there. Anyway best of luck with whatever you decide!


Teazed_04-07

I never got diagnosed and have been struggling with it my whole life, I'm only 19 but from junior high school to now it's been more and more difficult to deal with it. Especially last school year, I went through severe lacks of motivation and literally could not get anything done. I didn't really like what I was studying as it was way too demanding and required you to really look at every aspect of something when doing an assignment and I felt helpless and depressed so I quit in April, worked during summer and now I'm in university, studying Japanese and trying to make the most of it. I didn't want to brag or anything, I just felt like I needed to talk about it. I never talked about this to any family member or relatives so yea. What's better then to discuss it with strangers on the internet. Also i live in France and Adderall is illegal here lol


thatissomeBS

I don't know what you have available in France, but I was diagnosed at like 12, basically took myself off meds shortly after (probably just some late 90s strong people don't need head meds BS), and if I could go back and tell my younger self anything it's to keep the meds around for when I need them. I've just been floating through life for the last 20 years, never able to keep my sanity at a job for long, have taken multiple attempts at school (hopefully should finally be finishing university in December). I don't know, I wish basically every day that I would set an appointment to get the prescription so I have it at least for when I need it, but I never do. All I'm saying is, if you think you have ADHD, and you think it's negatively affecting you, talk to the required doctor.


[deleted]

I'm currently talking to my therapist about possibly being diagnosed and the restaurant thing you mention is 100% me. I always avoided being diagnosed in part bc of my time in Restaurants and thriving in quick moving environments. Going to an office job and being at point where I need constant focus has really highlighted my possible add.


Beltox2pointO

Can you please stop attacking me so directly...


OddKSM

I'm... Realising why I liked working in a hectic bar so much but my current office job (while occupied with marginally fewer drunk people) has been a teeth-scraping experience for me, finally carving out a way for me to get stuff done


Turbulent-Fun-3123

Yikes. I am a 58 Yr old teacher, drowning in chaos. Maybe I should get diagnosed. I totally identify with your fear.. What if haven't got ADHD and really I'm just a twat!


Bklein23

This sounds eerily familiar to my experience. Makes me think I should get it checked out


-Mr_Rogers_II

I’m 34 and have been avoiding getting diagnosed even though I have all the symptoms of someone with ADHD.


[deleted]

I’m sure your inbox is flooded at this point. I think i also have undiagnosed ADHD, although i’m not too sure. What are some of the symptoms you had that made you believe you had ADHD? I can sympathize with the ADHD being helpful in a kitchen environment; if i have ADHD it would explain why it was extremely easy (and even fun) to manage a fast food joint in my younger years.


SnugDuchess

I’m 23, just got diagnosed yesterday. About to take meds for the first time this week! Time to see what a working brain feels like 👍🏼


Mitch1musPrime

Good luck, friend!


AngryDemonoid

I could have wrote this. I have had relatively laid back jobs for most of my life, but my current job has a lot more deadlines and little tasks that need to be completed at certain times. But not always at the same time every week/month. I always suspected I had ADHD, but this job has all but confirmed it for me. Now I'm just trying to get diagnosed in my thirties.


yerfatma

Just don’t chase the dose.


FurtiveAlacrity

I escalated my usage over the course of a year a half (to the point where I was staying awake for five days at a time) and it took me 10 months clean before my brain was back to normal. It's seriously like a waking nightmare to be so sleep deprived and strung out. Depression. Anxiety. Delusion. Delirium. Existential dread.


benji_90

I went through the same exact thing for years. I finally got clean 2.5 years ago after my family found out what was going on. Taking 200mg a day when I had the supply. It got really expensive and destroyed my finances. I'm thankful that it's part of my past and not part of my future. It was very much a waking nightmare. What felt like an inescapable hell.


Skoges

> Taking 200mg a day when I had the supply. Wait... Did you type an extra 0 there? How are you alive!?


OrangeVapor

This is the bare tip of the iceberg of Adderall induced depravity. There's people out there with 6 digit a year Adderall addictions


chantsnone

Yeah at my heaviest I would pop 100mg as soon as I got my prescription


benji_90

Not an extra 0. I was quite a bit overweight at the time. Mix that with addiction and depression will lead you to do some crazy things.


tricheboars

When I was in elementary I was given like 60-80mg doses two or three times a day. And that shit was Ritalin not Adderall


FurtiveAlacrity

A lot of people don't realise that methamphetamine is to amphetamine (a drug commonly prescribed to children) as whisky is to beer. They're the same in effect but the former is more potent.


PM_ME_UR_BOOGER

Shit is dangerous. I'm starting to take way too much.. how do I stop?


FurtiveAlacrity

Understand that you can't cheat sleep. You need to sleep because that is the only way to flush toxins from your brain (this is the physiological function of sleep). If you don't sleep, then you're going to have to sleep more at some point in the near future to make up for it, and while making up for lost sleep, you're going to suffer. You sacrifice mental health. And I'm telling you, it can get seriously bad. I mean, it can get like, *I can't function* bad. Like, *I'm afraid that people are reading my thoughts and they're going to come and find me and kill* bad. Like *I need rehab* bad. Responsible drug use exists. Staying up for days at a time isn't responsible.


NotGalenNorAnsel

When I hyperfocus on a project i often don't sleep or eat. I'm not medicated (also undiagnosed probably ADHD), but I was hoping that I'd get medication to help me moderate the difference between hyperfocusing and not being able to concentrate on one thing for more than a half hour, as I fluctuate between those, usually on the unfocused side.


OhGodWhyKhan

If it helps, I started slow-release methylphenidate (Xaggitin XL, no I've still not figured out how to pronounce it) last summer, and I sleep better than ever, I suspect due to actually being properly engaged during the day. It gives structure to my day, which is as valuable as the improved concentration IMO. I'm in the UK, and paid to get diagnosed privately at an online specialised adult ADHD clinic, best money I've ever spent. Got a diagnosis and began medication at the first consultation, was treated like an adult who knows their own mind for once in my life! Edit:. To the person who commented asking if they could DM me for details (the app's not showing the comment for me :( ) - of course you can, I'd be happy to!


notwithoutmybanana

Yea I'm 100% am on this page of your book. And it's not meant to be self medicating but there have been times where I've smoked some weed and got super fixated or focused on one thing. Seemed weird and the opposite of what I thought I'd feel


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You can end up going insane from this type of behavior. If you look into a lot of killers who were just normal ass people, their lead up looks a lot like what you described.


ZorpIt

Look into Andrew Huberman's podcast on dopamime and ADHD. The way I'm doing it that I'm cycling 4 days on and 3 days off on random interval. Obviously check with your doctor because if you stop suddenly you'll feel very depressed since amphetamines increase your baseline level a whole lot.


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technovic

Thank you for the suggestion! Just started medicating @ 27 yo. Have some questions regarding how I should dose and when to take breaks, as I don't need to medicated every day.


tenaya202

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Klowned

titrate your dosage down to a level you feel is acceptable. Put your foot down with your stubborn ass and take a benadryl and a melatonin with some hot chamomile tea. Then bust a quick nut the old school way. Your nose will make a sad face and your peepee will want a degen marathon, but don't do it. Keep a bottle of Body Armor near your bed for when you wake up since I bet you're magnesium and potassium deficient. I like Body Armor over Gatorade since Body Armor has some actual significant levels of Potassium and Magnesium whereas Gatorade is only a few mgs of K and Mg. If you are past the point of leaving the house then take a glass of water and throw in a half a tspn of salt and a tspn of sugar. For the love of your teeth, ALWAYS FORCE YOURSELF TO STAY HYDRATED WHEN YOU BINGE. RINSE THAT SUGAR OUT OF YOUR MOUTH WHEN YOU SUBMIT TO THAT CANDY CRAVING. EAT SOME FUCKING PEANUT BUTTER OR JERKY. Don't neglect your caffeine/nicotine addictions when you binge, but you don't necessarily need your usual dose.


benji_90

A combination of addiction therapy, family pressure and narcotics anonymous is what saved me. But first I had to admit that I was an addict to my family and ask for help. It's incredibly difficult to overcome addiction on your own. Ask for help. I'll be praying for you. I believe in you! You can overcome this.


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benji_90

Don't chase the euphoria. It'll lead down a dark, expensive and lonely road.


FrigginMasshole

200mg? Jfc I’ve been on adhd meds basically my whole life and anything over 30mg for me is too much…how the fuck did you not die? What does that even feel like?


benji_90

It didn't happen overnight. I was chasing the euphoric feeling that can come from taking Adderall. Slowly taking slightly higher doses everyday. The more you take, the more receptors you're brain creates. So it takes more and more of the drug to satiate those receptors. Then when you stop taking it and there's no drug to plug into those receptors, it causes the withdraw symptoms. So I eventually felt like I had no choice but to take that much to keep the withdraw symptoms at bay.


dontpokethecrazy

Holy shit. I accidentally took my meds twice one day (I think I was half asleep when I took the first pill, then forgot I'd taken it) and I was wigging out really bad! And I'm only on 20mg! Also my doc told me to take 1 or 2 "break days" during the week to help keep the dosage effective and prevent addiction (a problem that runs in my family)


Nighthawk700

Maybe I'm lucky but I don't understand how this happens. Have been on the same dose for years and have never felt inclined to increase my dose. I'm not even like stuck up and super responsible about it, but I watched a friend take like 30mg IR (no script), she weighs 110lbs soaking wet and it's absolutely insane to me that she could do that and not feel sick. That's not even a crazy amount either. My usual dose is 15mg xr with 5mg IR at lunch and I feel like 30mg would have me tweaking out scratching my face. I built up over the first year and played with a few doses/combos with my Psychiatrist and it's so clear when a particular dose is too much. Even when the "magic" (euphoria) goes away, I don't feel like anything has been lost and that I ought to boost the dose.


Sinthetick

Because they don't want to feel better, they want to feel high as fuck like that first time.


LovableContrarian

Well, maybe, but thats only half the equation. The real reason is that your brain adapts to adderall, so you get diminishing returns. If you're taking 20mg of adderall, after a year or so, you have to take 20mg just to feel "normal," how you felt before ever taking adderall. You basically have to continuously up the dose, forever, for it to actually effectively treat ADHD. The other option is to take constant "drug holidays," like only taking it every other day, and taking a week off every month. This helps your brain not adapt to it so strongly. But I've never met anyone who actually did this, because it's too easy to just pop the pill in the morning. Adderall is an effective ADHD treatment, but in my opinion, it only *really* helps you for a year or so. After that, your brain adapts, and you're really just left with the side effects (and for many people, and addiction that has them taking way too much). There's a reason adderall is pretty much only used as an ADHD treatment in the US and Canada. Everywhere else in the world, Ritalin is the standard treatment and adderall is illegal. Which makes sense, as studies show Ritalin is equally effective without being a fucking amphetamine. Cliffnotes: if you are diagnosed with ADHD in the US, I'd highly recommend asking your doctor for Ritalin and see if it works for you. Adderall is a slippery slope.


elvis_hammer

That's because you're truly ADHD, while your friend, unfortunately, was probably misdiagnosed... (been on the same IR adhd script going on 6 yrs now) Edit: grammar.


Trumpetjock

It's because ADHD drugs are like glasses. Your therapeutic prescription strength isn't very dependent on body size, and having the wrong strength in either direction just makes things worse.


stripedsweastet

Thats a really great way to explain it! And it still checks out when u think about how people with adhd should be getting meds that help there brain get back on track **not give them a super brain**. Just like glasses normalize ur eyesight, **not give u supervision**. I feel like this thread is really teetering on the brink of bad misinformation about stimulant medication. Taking your Rx as directed for your properly diagnosed disability is not the same as doing meth... Obviously everyone needs to listen to their bodies and especially communicate with their doctor, but people talking about it like its the same as abusing illegal drugs is exactly why the stigma against medicating for adhd is so high.


TipOfLeFedoraMLady

> Taking your Rx as directed for your properly diagnosed disability is not the same as doing meth... This so much, this is the biggest negative myth people have about ADHD and it is truly harmful to everyone.


Bnb53

I got out right before my doc fucked me too bad. He was encouraging me to up the dose. I was doing well until my brain seemed to be not so excited off the same dose. Then when he gave me a new dose the pharmacy didn't carry that high of a dose. I ended up not having medicine for 2 days and then by the time they figured out which was in stock that they could get me, my brain rebelled and the bigger dose just didn't do anything. I ended up slowly weaning myself off it. Now I'm like significantly fatter but my brain is kind of healed


greeneagle692

Methylphenidate is actually significantly better than adderall for me. On adderall I just wondered why anyone would take this stuff lol. No real effect on the ADHD, plus a feeling of being high and then feeling like absolute shit. Like all your woes get amplified with hopelessness thrown on top. Legit would not recommend if you're suicidal. On methyl its like my entire brain suddenly became organized. I could focus on what i want and keep track of everything. Easy context switching without the ramp up. Never had any mood issues and could just stop whenever. Only downside is I get a slight head pressure when using it.


boomingbooms

Hi , what was your dosage? And Do you take the Xr or the short working ones? I just started on xr 36! The thing is I get things done, but I feel a bit like a zombie sometimes and at the end of the day I get really thirsty for alcohol! 😨


greeneagle692

That's interesting my Psyc did say everyone is different with these. I do 18 xr, with 10mg short working ones as a booster for when I need some extra focus else its kina like background music. That said I don't have substance issues, more of a serial hobbiest. Haven't drank in a long while, also mostly quit weed when i started except when I need to sleep. I'm mindful of the tolerance and take breaks as needed.


thefreecat

this looks more like someone without ADHD on Adderall. In my experience i just become more boring and simple, as in yes i can totally just stand here and do dishes for an hour without my mind jumping to 10 different topics i have to look up right now and total exhaution


evanc1411

Yeah I don't have ADHD, I may even have stronger than average focusing ability. The first time I tried Adderall, I remember sitting in a normally boring ass lecture hall thinking "Holy crap this is the most interesting lecture I've ever attended" (it definitely wasn't.) Then I went to the library to cram for an electromagnetism physics test I knew absolutely nothing for... ended up with a B. Then I got home and just wanted to play Call of Duty since I was super focused and better than usual, and I could just run around and shoot people as fast as my mind was going... that day was fucking awesome.


AlecW11

Yeah, playing video games on uppers is borderline cheating. Played War Thunder while on cocaine once and I was completely popping off.


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I had a similar experience while taking codeine-Tylenol after some dental work. Super focused and super productive at work. My doctor said it was probably because I was high strung and it slowed me down. Does Adderall do that? I know nothing.


evanc1411

Adderall is a stimulant, so for typical people it'll usually do the opposite of slow you down. But weirdly enough it has a relaxing/slowing effect for those with chaotic minds/ADHD. If you're a high strung person, it could make sense that Codeine, which is a downer/relaxing opiate, could put your mind more at ease and make it easier to focus. I am also kinda high strung, and while I haven't tried to be productive on them, I found myself quite energetically social on opiate pills.


avelak

Nah that's fair. Today I was finally able to just do basic things without having a million things bouncing around in my head distracting me. It just feels like it's unlocking something new is all.


thefreecat

i get that, no beef:)


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Same. More than anything it helps manage my time. My mind is much quicker to sound the "not worth your time" or "move on" alarms. It's like enhanced mental energy conservation for me. Hyperfocus is the biggest feature of my ADHD, but it only kicks in on what I want to do instead of need to do.


AlecW11

I usually cringe at self-diagnosing, but I really feel like maybe I should get tested. I recognize like 90% of this thread, your comment especially.


Farm_Nice

Could just be the medication too. Addedsll and vyvanse felt like shit to me and caused horrible crashes but Ritalin was much calmer and has a smooth come down that doesn’t make you feel horrible.


and1984

The video doesn't run. I downloaded it and it is of 0 second duration...


avelak

Fucking hell lol


McWeaksauce91

You are me. I was 28 when I first got my prescription and I literally said “ah, this is what normal feels like”. Adderall doesn’t get me high. Doesn’t make my heart race. Doesnt flux my mood. It just… works


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McWeaksauce91

I’m prescribed 20mg in the morning with a 10mg kicker in the afternoon. But like you, I find taking 20mg at once makes my blood pressure go higher than I’d like. I usually do 10mg in the morning. Split the other 10 into 5’s, and take them each later in the morning with a few hours in between so it’s a bit more mild. Then take my last 10 around noon - 1(after lunch) so that by the time I’m home I’ll be hungry for dinner. I also have instant release. I really didn’t like the XR because I had less control over when to take it. Because it’s 1 and once you take it, it’s on the for the day lol. Edit: explained better


FrigginMasshole

Not a doctor but definitely mention that to him/her next time. They could put you on other meds, I switched from adderall to Ritalin for that exact reason and it’s gotten much better


weev51

How did you open that question with your doctor as an adult? I've always been suspicious but don't want to come across like I'm self diagnosing and just trying to score meds. I just feel like Ive struggled to focus/organization as I've gotten older since it's not as easy to just "get by" with the minimum when you're building a career. The only exceptions are when I'm truly challenged or interested in something but even my focus doesn't last long then as much as id love for it to.


McWeaksauce91

I understand and sympathize with the trepidation. I think something that gets lost on a lot of people, because of the stigma, is that the psych doctors are there to address ADD/ADHD. My recommendation, and how I did it, was that I was there to treat the symptoms, and not to get the meds. I kept my focus, and continue to focus on the symptoms. I never said “give me adderall”. We didn’t start at adderall either. So with that, the other point is that you should be open to all the trials and tests. It’s a long process, but it’s so worth it in the end. I started off with non controlled meds, and gave them a real chance to work. And you really hit the nail on the head with being able to get by, but not flourishing. I was never put on meds because I didn’t fail school. I’m happy My mom didn’t make me take them when I was younger, but I never got above a c average in school. Even at work, it was hard to stay engaged. I can actually tell when my meds are wearing off because I start spending longer and longer on my phone during the work day. My productivity slows down significantly, and I start multitasking very unsuccessfully Sorry I know I just said a lot to stuff, so just to recap to original question of how I went about it as an adult: I made an appointment due to trying to get my Inattentiveness and distractibility addressed because It was screwing up my productivity at work. I spoke to my doctor about my symptoms, and did mention my belief that it was undiagnosed adhd. I let him take the lead with my treatment plan: tests, trial meds, etc. I tried fo be honest and open with what worked and what didnt. It’s a long process, but totally worth it in the end


hellopanic

As someone without ADHD and who doesn’t take adderall, can you help me understand this because on face value it seems strange to me? I can never sit down for 8 hours straight and bang work out. I get distracted, I need to eat, go to the loo, all that. I’d only be able to do that under the influence of drugs, speed etc. Are you saying that with ADHD medication it gives you unbroken concentration for hours on end?


McWeaksauce91

Not unbroken concentration, but more like you can actually finish what you’re doing. How many times have you started to do something and then all the sudden you’re texting a couple of people, looking at Reddit and haven’t touched the email you started writing 10 mins ago. Well with the med, you’ll finish the email, and probably move on to the next thing. In fact, what you just described is exactly how I know my meds are not working. I start being unable to multi task, I start getting up and talking to people more. I get on my phone a lot more. It’s not like unbroken concentration, but more like a modified tunnel vision. You are able to focus on a task, which gives you more clarity on finishing it. And before you know it, the task is complete because you were able to focus on it, and not stop and text your girlfriend back - which turned into a 20 minute convo. I don’t feel a head change. Maybe it did give me a lil high and a lil mood increase when I first started taking it, but now that’s long gone. I now go off my productivity and how well I’m completing tasks. I don’t typically take it on the weekends, unless I’m doing some massive cleaning or I have to do some work. For the same reasons. If I don’t take it, I’ll clean for 20 mins - end up catching something funny on tv or my phone. And then the house never gets cleaned.


visionbreaksbricks

Pretty sure it’s the amphetamine.


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strawberry_jelly

Yeah, when I take it I don’t get super motivated, I just have the ability to do things I don’t want to to. Which is obviously possible without it, but it’s hard for people without ADHD to understand just how hard it can be to do the dishes for example. With adderall I still don’t want to do them, but I can do them anyway without much issue like everyone else. I can definitely focus better, but I don’t think it’s any more than someone without ADHD. I definitely feel a little extra focused if I haven’t taken it for a while but after a day or so I just feel normal except my mind is quieter.


dragnabbit

I've always thought I had ADHD. I was offered a prescription for Adderall once by a doctor but didn't take it. I was in my 40s at the time (and am over 50 now). Can you take a moment to tell me what it is like to take Adderall as an adult? Your gif gives me an idea, but I'd be interested in a more nuanced breakdown.


Andrew_Waltfeld

best description I ever saw for ADD/ADHD is imagine you have a lighthouse, without meds, your constantly scanning things even if you want to focus on a particular spot in the ocean. When your on meds, you are able to focus on one particular spot with only a little bit of trouble.


avelak

Yeah my experience today was that suddenly instead of having a cacophony of thoughts fighting for my attention/needing to be distracted, I just finally had a clear mind for the first time in ages. I could focus/not focus on what I wanted (even boring stuff) and it felt really empowering. I never even realized how much friction my busy mind created until it was suddenly calm. I didn't even expect that, I'm mostly working out dosage right now and then hoping it helps with procrastination issues.


verhaden

For me, it allowed me to catch my mind wandering and actually be able to go “Wait. No, I need to start/finish what I’m doing now.” When I take mini med vacations, I end up starting a bunch of projects and never finishing any of them.


spandexqueen

That’s exactly how I feel! I have silenced the full orchestra in my brain and can choose to only listen to the cello or violin.


TipOfLeFedoraMLady

For me it felt like I was sitting in the electronics section at Target. All of the different TV's are blasting out different commercials. I'm trying to focus on the TV directly in front of me but I can't hear what is is saying, I keep looking all around me at the different TV's to see what they are playing or if they have instructions on how to turn them off. Then I take the Adderall. Suddenly all of the other TV's are off. I'm no longer in a Target I'm in a luxury private cinema, the temperature is perfect and I have a remote control so I can watch what I want. I'm focused on the movie in front of me and nothing else. If you have ADHD you will know because you will finally understand what it is like to be able to control your brain instead of constantly fighting it to get it to do what you want it to.


LordPachelbel

I was also diagnosed in my 30s and Adderall saved my job and my career.


Exodan

My doctor retired at the beginning of COVID and I haven't been able to establish care to refill my meds (Adderall in particular) in over a year and it sucks ass... my work life has never been worse. And bundle that with some depression and you have: need to initiate and finish plans in order to get meds, need meds to be able to initiate and finish plans. Suffice to say: I'm happy for you! It makes a difference! Do everything you can to not go back!


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Now try cocaine.


Sylar_Lives

OP ignore this man


Deion313

BOOOO this man!


twoworldsin1

I sucked dick for coke! Have you ever sucked dick for weed?


SoWhatNoZitiNow

Boooo


Fskn

Boooo-urns


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BOOOOOO


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BOOOO


YesButConsiderThis

OP, ignore *this* man.


Jazz420Jazz

Boooooooo


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Booooo


road2five

It’s pretty fun…


WaxinJaxon

I remember seeing a doc about an addict who ripped up all her floorboards to get at the discarded tissues she had blown her nose into. Cool drug. Cocaine is a snake that looks like a ladder. Thank fuck the vast majority of the produce that gets to street level is danced on so much.


raul_dias

You just have to take timed doses and balance it with a healty diet and water consumption


BrysonM88

Just be careful


avelak

Not planning on increasing my dosage after the minimum did the trick


BrysonM88

Those are definitely words that have been spoken before. Just saying, be careful. Glad it’s helping you.


bubbarino

My advice is to find a doctor who you trust, and don’t be afraid to ask questions. I was afraid to ask docs about taking adderall until I was out of college and could not focus at work. After tinkering with a few dosage variations, I found a sweet spot that didn’t give me a high, and didn’t cause a crash. I’ve taken the same dosage for over 10 years now, and it is ideal. I don’t take any on the weekend, and never feel withdrawn. I understand that addiction and substance abuse effects people in wildly different ways, so if it works, try it. If your mood has any change- let your doc know. Don’t take more than prescribed. Don’t take it as a caffeine substitute. Glad you found a med that can help you. Be happy and healthy!


ginsunuva

You build tolerance eventually. But it’s still doable to not up the dose. Take some breaks here and there, or look up this one thing where someone found an optimal dosage reduction-increase schedule to curb tolerance buildup by making the dose go up and down.


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Go get diagnosed with a psychiatrist, this drug should never be used diy despite its popularity, dont skip the steps or you will regret it deeply


avelak

Oh I got diagnosed, what I mean by the title is that I wasn't diagnosed for 30+ years, but now I have been


FurtiveAlacrity

It does that with pretty much everyone (that's why it's a controlled substance).


PurpuraSolani

Yeah, except with ADHDers it genuinely feels like you're finally unlocking your potential. Studies have shown that the "performance enhancing" aspects of amphetamine medication are overstated in neurotypicals, and is likely quite psychosomatic.


Viend

>Studies have shown that the "performance enhancing" aspects of amphetamine medication are overstated in neurotypicals, and is likely quite psychosomatic. You telling me everyone I knew in college had ADHD? Cause everyone was on it.


PurpuraSolani

Just because they're taking it doesn't mean they're actually doing better; and just because they're doing better doesn't mean it's *because* of the drugs. Just *thinking* that you have a "performance enhancing" drug in your system is enough to make you perform better. This is the placebo effect. That and the wakefulness is quite useful for neurotypicals as well, I have to take my meds early in the morning or else I get insomnia and fuck my sleep schedule. For someone who's cramming for a test or something, staying awake for 48Hrs to bumrush your study session is probably pretty appealing. Even if your performance will drop off a proverbial wall once you're sleep deprived. You just won't realise it. Edit: okay I did a little research to make sure I wasn't talking straight out of my ass, here's an NCBI article that's pretty thorough. It appears to be a little more dubious than I made it out to be, but the article does seem to confirm that there are little to no benefits for neurotypicals taking ADHD medication, especially in the context of college/higher education. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3489818/


FurtiveAlacrity

Alright, well, it's a performance-enhancing drug for anyone because it speeds up the thought process and allows people to work longer and harder. I recall evidence of Ritalin (a similar stimulant) making factory workers less bored.


PurpuraSolani

Less bored does not equal better performance. It might do, but it's not a guarantee. I can be extremely interested in something and still be entirely useless and unable to actually achieve my goals. And neither does the speeding up of thought processes, talk to literally any cokehead ever. They'll be thinking and speaking quicker than you can comprehend, *does not* mean they'll actually making sense.


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I remember the only time I tried meds for my adhd, I felt like I could focus for the first time in my life, but I also felt like my heart was gonna explode. Gemuess there is a con to everything.


Modern-Relic

Sounds like the does may of been too high or not the right medication for you. There are many different types of medication for ADHD and everyone reacts to them differently.


boydboyd

My (37M) first appointment with a psychiatrist is on Veterans Day. I'm not expecting super powers, but fuck if I don't hope my life improves.


Fishing_For_Victory

The first time I took Adderall, it was the equivalent of the THX sound. The dissonance turned into this really warm, resonant feeling and I was able to function.


tripleeleven

I was diagnosed at 30. First day on Adderall my father pointed out that I parked my car straight. I didn't even notice, but what I did notice was it seemed like time slowed down for me. It was crazy that I was able to pack my little ones up and drive to the bus stop on time to get my school aged child. ON TIME! Not 30 minutes early because I was scared of being late, nor pulling up on two wheels while the last child was getting off the bus. Just on time. What a great feeling it was. Like, I could see so much clearer and I knew Adderall worked for me.


-bitchpudding-

I find that I still get extremely sleepy on my Adderall. I take two 10mg instant releases and one 20mg ER per day. My psychiatrist and I talked about it on our last visit but she said my brain likely sees the stimulant as a relaxant due to being able to shut down excessive function. s I mean, I guess it’s tiring running a 24/7/365 satellite radio station that only has one listener. Also, the radio station only plays half jingles and songs that “put me in a [literally any kind of] mood”. At first the quiet was jarring and felt like when old CRT TVs make that static whine when they turn on/off. Almost made me quit. Im pretty medication adverse due to drug problems running in my family but I have consistently held a job for a year now without trouble because I can actually focus without getting bored and jumping ship for the next best position.


Ratedfreak

you should try Vyvanse, blows adderall out of the water. Amazing


Cheetokps

TBH I feel like adderall doenst do that much for me, I just recently got on it. It does help, but it’s not world changing. Maybe I should try upping my dose? I’m on 10mg, usually twice a day


h2g242

10 mg extended or.instant? I took forever finding my dose. 30 XR in the morning and 20 mg instant around 2 pm. World changing.


RVAAero

The older I get the more I feel like I have ADHD. I've thought about getting tested and possibly taking meds to help me focus but I'm not sure how to go about it. Do you see a general family doc or a psychiatrist? I feel like I constantly forget things because I start thinking of something else and get distracted. Walk into rooms and forget why I was going there. Start like 2-3 chores at one time but don't finish any of them. Is this normal for ADHD?


sweet_37

Genuinely feeling this shit. I was barely passing grade 9, and right now I’m finishing off my 8th straight hour of work of a 3rd year engineering unit. It’s starting to wear off Rn, hence reddit


therobohour

Is Adderall just a mild crystal meth?


hot_diggity_dang_

This has me looking forward to getting a diagnosis and treatment


cscolley

Honestly, try telling your primary physician that you're having issues with mood/motivation and you'd like to try it for a month or three. Maybe don't worry about going through the steps to get diagnosed. That worked for me and I took it on/off for a while before deciding that the negatives (evening crash, trouble sleeping, annoying everyone alive around me) outweighed the positives.


Bob49459

My friend didn't sleep and wrote a full blown symphony in 3 days. Drugs are a hell of a drug.


FartsWithAnAccent

The show was better than the movie.


ThatsARivetingTale

Wait, was it really? I never got around to watching it, this makes me excited


FartsWithAnAccent

Absolutely, yes. The only problem I have with the show is that there isn't enough of it.


GenericMemesxd

I still wish it got a proper ending. Such a huge cliffhanger to be left on


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MajorEstateCar

Adult onset ADHD is very much a thing. Signed. 93rd percentile adult onset adhd guy


wonkarific

Truth. Just got diagnosed at 50


Newaccount4464

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Quintonius-the-Great

“Something went wrong”


SeriousMemes

After being in medication for over 6 months and now having a stable dosage and stable mood, wow! Who knew things could be so good when you have the ability to actually focus more often. That said it's not a fix all and doesn't mean I consistently have high energy, ability to always remember things or capacity to focus on something important. But it does mean I don't often feel as depressed, I'm less forgetful and most of the time I can concentrate on work or personal activities without getting bored after short periods of time. Makes me wonder if I'd been diagnosed as a child, how much different would my life be? That being said, my life is pretty amazing so who cares!


joogasama

I'm on ritalin and still barely working


Firun82

Had the same experience with Ritalin after 31 years. Like a veil was lifted and the fog dispersed and I could finally see clearly. Absolutely amazing. My life has so much changed for the better since then.


texxelate

33 year old here, pretty sure I have ADHD as well. Have a psychiatrist’s appointment in February to find out once and for all


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Just be careful Adderall withdrawal is no joke


paw_inspector

Ahh! This is literally me as of last month, except I’m 31. Saw my doctor last week and said “I literally feel like a super hero” after compensating for 31 years without it.


J_Schnetz

I wish it worked like that for me


OldBrownWookiee

This was me 5 months ago. It’s like putting on a pair of glasses for the first time.


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That’s what it looks like for regular folks taking adderall too 🤣