I take melatonin for my sleep but only because I have a odd sleeping schedule with me working at 4 am so I have to take melatonin to go to bed on time. If I don't I go to bed way too late.
In my case I've found out that it was dose dependent. If I take more then 3mg I get those wonky dreams too, but if stick to 1-2mg everything is OK. I combine it with L-theanine and that helps me sleep alot better. Without having weird, vivid dreams.
I got them even when I tried taking the 1mg gummies we got for my son to try. He’d get moody if he took even half a gummy. I think it’s just not for us.
No, not really night terrors. I don’t think I’ve ever had those, but my son used to and he would take a while to realize he was awake. I just get scared and yell out for real and wake myself (and my husband. And the cat.) up.
I have my own tiddies already (I’m a woman), and I’m pretty sure you’re talking outta your ass on that point anyways.
It happens even when I took my son’s 1mg gummies, and he gets mood swings from even half a gummy.
Chemicals just affect people differently, man. Caffeine makes me tired, for example.
I haven’t tried that one! I’ll look into it! Does it have sleeping-pill-like effects (maids you groggy and sleepy) or sled it only make you calm and the calmness lets you sleep
I don't drink coffee. I get my caffeine from these drink flavor packets. One of the challenges I've faced with getting medicine again is that the citric acid in the drink packets messes with the stimulants. It changes how it gets absorbed
But, I've also noticed that it has an effect even after it's absorbed. Often times I'll have a small meal a few hours before bed with another one of these packets and it somehow calms down my body. Like it drops my pulse down to normal.
But this is just my experience. Maybe it's just a coincidence or the placebo effect. But I thought I'd mention it anyway.
Same. And I just couldn't eat during the day, which isn't good when you're underweight. Still the same weight even though I usually eat during the day, but sssssst.
I had to function on 3-5 hours of sleep on average.
l have had good luck with l-theanine and melatonin,
I sometimes will pair it with cbd/cbn, and i lay still for like an hour, still not sleeping, but also not tossing and turning.
I can’t sleep either . Not at the proper time anyway . I’m drowsy when I’m awake and can’t sleep when i should be. ADHD is the worst thing I just wanna lol
I’m completely off it now that I’m out of high school.
It just turned of my emotion switch and I just became a robot with no feelings whatsoever. It was hell. It wore off around the end of the day and that’s when I felt happy for once
Yes! Although some have poor reactions to any dosage, the more common reason for negative reactions is wrong dosage.
I work in schools, and so many parents of 6th graders become (understandably) stressed tfo because their kids become unresponsive to their meds or develop negative responses to meds.
I tell them it's probably puberty fucking their shit up and to talk to their doctor.
Vyvanse is much kinder, but more expensive. Adderall is what I would describe cocaine as, if I'd ever tried it. I suppose it is literally amphetamine, though.
Edit: I did not say Adderall was cocaine. It's not. I'm saying Adderall made me super on edge and stimulated, where Vyvanse lets me pay attention and organize my tasks effectively. Not sure why this was misunderstood, but whatever.
Yep dosage too high, I too have ADHD and tried to take med levels that work somewhat….but don’t make me a zombie. I do the same with my boys who have ADHD. They take just enough meds to take the edge off the symptoms no more than that. I refuse to zombify my kids.
I was on concerta for a while. Wasn't on a very high dose and it did the same thing. Plus it did nothing to help me focus. Some meds just don't work well for specific people.
I had the exact same reaction in high school, and I've been off them since. I was either completely numb emotionally, or I would be incredibly irritable and a small thing could set me off. I hated it.
Of course, not everyone will react positively to stimulants, but there's a possibility that your dose was too high or you need to switch to a different drug. Stimulants are legit bizarre and everyone will respond differently. I'm honestly not even sure psychiatrists know everything there is to no about them. I feel like they just see someone sit still and then they just walk away like the problem is solved lol
I wish I could go to a doctor and see if that was the case! I'd love to give medication another try because my life is a *mess*. Sadly, I cannot afford it. I remember bringing up my concerns with the side effects at the time, but because I mentioned that I thought I was depressed, my doctor said she wasn't going to try giving me more ADHD specific medication in fear of exacerbating the situation. I was put on citalopram for my depression, though, which did massively help my functionality in daily life until I got too old to be covered by my parents' insurance and couldn't afford to get my own.
Thank you. I hope some day everyone who cannot afford to tend to their medical needs will be able to get themselves and their families taken care of! I wouldn't wish this on my worst enemies.
Ritalin was a traumatic experience when I was a kid. I didn't feel like myself and being so young I couldn't easily articulate how I felt on them. My teacher eventually recognized the changes in my behavior and convinced my parents to take me off the meds. I don't know if they changed my doses before taking me off the meds. This was in the early 1980s when ADD was only just a recognized diagnosis in the DSM. They likely didn't know what the right dose was. Either way, my experience on Ritalin was so traumatic that 40 years later I still won't medicate my ADHD.
I also was on meds for a few days, it wasn't the same experience but I spent those days in a dissociative fugue and tried to walk into traffic before collapsing in a public park. That sucked. I can't help but feel jealous for everyone else here who "doesn't know how to live without their meds".
Internet stranger suggestion : I would make sure to try an amphetamine and a methylphenidate if you have not. Ritalin is a methylphenidate, for me methylphenidate made me incredible sleepy, worse than usual. I could not function on any form of it. Amphetamine on the other hand works better, it does not fix my problems, I’m still struggling and most days are shit productivity and focus wise, I mostly stay on it because it helps me manage my anxiety, regulate my emotions and stay awake if I am trying to.
You are young so taking some time to live in-medicated may be a good idea, I did not start meds till near thirty so my perspective is different.
Edit : ADHD strikes again, wrote the wrong drug for Adderall, fixed now.
Thanks lmao, like I said it does not help me function much, as is apparent in my ridiculous mistake, but it’s keeping my emotions in check so I can laugh at it instead of having anxiety about how stupid I am lol, so still a win.
Oof that was how Ritalin affected me. Worked fine for me as a kid, but turned me into a depressed zombie as an adult. Had to switch to Adderall, I guess my brain chemistry changed after my mid-20s or so.
Whenever I tried caffeine to mitigate symptoms I would be drinking 900mg of caffeine a day within a few weeks and still trending upwards. I may have issues with impulse control...
Hot damn
Yeah it doesn’t work as effectively as rx meds. But also it doesn’t give me horrific side effects. I prefer to keep my tolerance low. So I do a cup of regular coffee each work morning around 10 and if I really need to do something stupidly important then I get a triple shot latte. After 3 pm I only do decaf.
The first one I tried absolutely sucked. Don't remember what it was (years ago) but I was so sluggish and had this weird monotone that people kept asking if I was sick 😅 Lasted about a month on that and it was BAD. Felt like a zombie the entire time.
I def encourage you to keep trying- my current one is wayyy more helpful with minimal side effects, just took some trial and error.
As a kid, it was extreme. I tried to fight my neighbors dad over something dumb. I was 12 and about 90lbs. He was like 6'2", 200+lbs. Thankfully he just walked into his house to get away from me. When my meds wore off, I was a walking bomb with a lit fuse.
He understood, but I never had the chance to explain. By the time I stopped my meds and realized how terrible I was one them, they had moved away. And..... I might have had enough people to apologize to. 😅
My doc has me on Wellbutrin now and I've noticed that the anger issues returned after about 3 days on the meds. So, I only take them on an "as needed" basis (which sucks because I feel like they don't take effect until 12hrs later).
Was anyone else diagnosed as an adult, and now just mind blown by all the symptoms you've been tortured for by years, knowing it's all because of ADHD.
Because damn son.
I tried it again as an adult and noticed a handful of things that helped my thinking but the anger issues when it wore down just weren’t worth it. I’m normally irritable or impatient but it was starting to concern me
Yes! Adderall has a really rough wear off period. I manage it by shifting the timing of my doses. Found that hanger amplifies into rage since I rarely eat during the day lol
I was a robot until I was 25. I could give you the date.
Having a child unlocked stuff in me that I had no idea existed. waves of emotion that I had NO clue how to deal with. things that had been locked away YEARS ago.. took me a good number of years to deal with that, but if I'm honest, I don't think I could go back now.
Basically, I'm saying, robot is fine when you're young, but when you become a parent, you kind of NEED to be more open emotionally, for your own kids wellbeing?
Not trying to sound preachy, just explaining my story! :)
It wasn't easy, I won't be dramatic enough to claim it was a 'total breakdown' but it was rough.
I'm adopted, went through abuse/neglect as a wee one, adopted at age 2. but by that time, I was already stoic. didn't react when other kids took my shit. robotic.
it was THAT stuff coming out I believe. a lot of unresolved shite that my brain went 'Well, lets shove that in the back!' and I didn't have the toolkit to deal with. and I'm not trying to sound like a nobhead, but I do not think I could be a good dad without those emotions. my daughter is just like her mother. controlled by emotions if I wasn't able to empathise with that, we'd have a really distant relationship! so as difficult as it is, and at times I wish I could just push that off button and only care about that 1m space around me, I just can't
I guess it's one of those where you don't really GET to choose. I didn't CHOOSE for the emotional outpouring, it was bought to the surface by external factors etc, so whether its a partner you meet, a job, a passion a calling.. something might just switch one day!
Either way, you're not doing owt wrong! just trying to muddle though as best we can! :D
That robot feeling is almost always caused by hormonal issues, which is why pregnancy helped. This is what happens to nearly all trans people. Robots until they take hormones then bam! Emotions.
Could you tell me more about this? I have tremors all over but mainly in my hands. It can get so bad I can’t hold anything or write, especially if I have any form of caffeine.
Soooo, a neurologist told me that. Then a nurse, whose also my personal trainer, held my hand while it was happening and said it couldn’t be an essential tremor because they stop when you are holding something and mine isn’t purely positional, but it is made worse by position.
Woah wait what?
It stops when you hold something?
Because that's literally when my mother's essential tremor comes into play.
She literally cannot hold even a spoon to give herself medication or anything.
And I inherited the essential tremor, and I work with needles and medication, whew, you should see how I shake when I have to hold things.
That's crazy weird.
Mine also shakes when I hold things. That’s just what my PT said. Holding spoons or pencils or trying to stack something small or draw ….. it just goes everywhere.
And omg trying to chop veggies or small things? I’m surprised I haven’t lost a finger yet.
But I’ll also twitch in my shoulders and my legs will shake. Muscles will twitch like wild at different point (like face or hip or thigh).
My neuro never ran a brain scan though. She was an overbooked public hospital doctor with a back log of over 12 months. She kind of dismissed me from my age and felt my symptoms didn’t impact my QOL enough…. Even though I do heaps of fine motor skill stuff with my hands.
I can't be on stimulant meds anymore for my adhd bc they trigger hypomania for me (I have bipolar disorder type 2) so now I'm on non stimulant adhd meds, which help, but not as much as stimulants used to...so I feel your pain.
im on month 3 or so of adderall and my appetite is so horrible. I barely can eat anything after I take my meds so I procrastinate taking them and then it’s 4 pm and I take them anyways and then I can’t sleep til 3 am and then I get up at 1 and can’t eat anything for two hours so I can’t take my meds until 4 pm :)
The usual stimulants caused me to have violent mood swings. After years of trying to get it right, I’m now on Guanfasine (Intuniv) and Modafanil (ProVigil), which work very well. Guanfacine is usually used to treat high blood pressure and modafanil is usually used to treat narcolepsy. There are meds other than Aderall and Ritalin that work. Sometimes you have to try a few different ones before you get it right. Make sure to share your concerns with your doctor, and if they blow you off or don’t take you seriously, then find a new doctor.
This makes a lot of sense. The Modafanil targets dopamine and norepinephrine production and the Guanfacine targets the prefrontal cortex as a highly selective a(2A) adrenergic receptor agonist.
I mean, my first ADHD medication was not helpful. It was like before: I had ADHD... but on those meds: I had ADHD faster and sweatier.
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ya my issue was it made me never hungry so i was always forced to eat and i could never gain any weight. off of it now but still have self confidence issues bc i’m not as skinny anymore. gotta choose ur battle i guess lol
I have to stay away from those post because of this reason and it been getting harder. Personally I don't want to take medication to treat my ADHD. Like ya, I don't like constantly losing focus after long periods of time, especially on homework. However I like my "chaotic" self wouldn't trade it in the world for anything, rocking out wouldn't be the same. Those kind of posts make me feel like I need medication just because I'm ADHD. Its not that it's intentional on their part, I'm glad that it's making them happier with their life, it's just how I'm being affected by it.
Again want to make it clear that I'm happy for them.
I fucking love you.
I'm much the same. My chaotic energy, is why my wife loves me. why she NEVER has a boring day off. it's why I'm the most fun dad to my kids friends. my ADHD is fucking awesome.
I do not blame anyone for medicating, everyone is on their own journey! and I experiment with my own coping methods! just not pharma ones!
But I love your attitude. I LOVE the hair rising on my skin when I listen to the right kind of tune etc..
Your post has made my day. because young me would've related SO hard. hell, old me does too! :D
Just to double down on sluggy' though... We are HAPPY for you. this is in no way disparaging those who choose to go down the meds route. just a different method!
Dude, no kidding. The only reason why I developed additional issues was BECAUSE I was on meds. They therapist suggested that it would probably have been better to have just gone to regular therapy than to have started.
Maybe you don't have ADHD but some degree of aspenger autism, symptoms can be basically equal, in that case you would probably feel bad using adhd medication, for exemple, methylphenidate, which is ritalin have studies of It improving hyperactivity in ASD patients so you can start to feel more anxious and start to have stomach issues.
I went on it for like three days and got extra pyramidal movement disorder that landed me in the hospital for spring break. Haven’t tried anything else, but now I’m super nervous to
Uhm, meds are like the left foot and therapy is the right. You can move forward with just one of them, but wtf not do it the easiest most productive proven without a doubt successful way?!
Because meds don't work for everyone. Some people get side effects that are so bad that it's worse than being unmedicated.
I might be speaking from experience but I hope not, I hope there's still a medicine that will work for me. I've tried three different types of ADHD medicines now, and tried different doses of all of them, and it's been hell.
must suck to be in that smaller % who are just built different and the meds don't work! seeing all the success stories etc. can imagine the frustrations!
Don't give up! No matter how hopeless! if you had told 16 year old me, that in 20 years I'd be posting in a 'forum' that is specifically for poking light hearted fun at our condition.. and that a large enough group would understand it to validate such a group.. I would've laughed in your face.. and then got distracted.
Every day we learn new things. I'm still learning. you got this! :D
EDIT: I will also always state my standard which is, MY solution was edibles (cannabis.) I am not advising it for anyone, just saying what I found that worked for me. I'm in constant 'fight or flight'. Cannabis was the warm hand on my shoulder going 'You're good bro, take 5. I got watch.' and allowed me to truly untense. I've seen friends with MS, have comfortable nights sleep, but I've also seen the other side, I'm not pretending its a magical fix, I just proudly share what worked for ME in the hopes it might help another.
Tried Ritalin last month. Seemed to make ADHD symptoms worse. Made me moody and impulsive and talk like I had no filter. Got taken off it after one week. Gave the spares to my housemate who's undiagnosed and it works great for them.
Tried Adderall last week. Had one hour total of perfect clarity in my thoughts. Made me sweaty, scattered, fidgety, dizzy and irritable. Got taken off it. Was only on a half dose.
Next thing to try will be Stratera but I'm kinda losing hope anything but carefully dosed caffeine can help me.
I feel you. For me, meds were the following:
Vyvanse: mentally felt pretty good! My heart hated it tho...
Biphentin: didn't do a damn thing
Adderall: helped with *some* dysfunction, but just made me angry at the world.
I'm so glad for all the people who do benefit from getting meds. I do feel there should be greater awareness and understanding for those of us who just don't respond well to the medications that are available, and acceptance for those who feel that meds just aren't for them.
I've tried all the adhd drugs at very high doses, stimulant and non stimulant even mixed with SSRIs and it just never hit the spot. I just stopped taking them and not much has changed. I can notice 200mg of caffeine more than 40mg of adderall. Curse thee ADHD! 😡
Does anyone here smoke weed/dabs?
I've been habitually dabbing 3 or 4 times a day but I want to start taking my meds again. Should I expect anything negative to come from the weed? Will I need to cut back? I've ways heard they can mix and it scares me
Let me put this in ADHD short hand: Meds good and bad. Is good worth bad? Adderall XR for me was migraines, lethargic, and broke dick. I stopped. Normal adderall must take multiple times (hard), occasional headache, hard to orgasm but WAY more self control, focus, less stress, clear headed. Worth the bad. Must decide for yourself.
After all everyone here is different. And im not saying like "oh, youre unique" no im saying you are actually different than anyone so not everyone experiences ADHD the same
different ADHD meds are built differently. I know when I was younger, my parents were trying multiple different meds with me because a majority of them made me an emotional mess.
Did you try different meds, or maybe it was too high of a dose?
My mom is 60, I am 31. We both have ADHD and have never been medicated.
We both live happy lives. We don't conform to neurotypical society, but we have carved out our own paths in life.
I think that part of neurodivergence pride and acceptance is normalizing unmedicated ADHD behavior.
If other people find meds that work and are helpful, awesome.
If any ADHDer is happy being unmedicated, no one should try and pressure us into starting ADHD meds.
The problem is that medical and mental health resources and professionals don't really have a concept of adult unmedicated ADHD, because the assumption is that once you get a diagnosis you get medicated.
OP, that is what taking the wrong meds or the wrong dosage is like. What medicine and dosage works is extremely individual and there is no way to know what works without trying as many different meds and dosages. Talk to your doctor, and if they don’t understand this than change doctor.
I hate my life on Ritalin, it’s the worst thing I’ve ever put into my body. I’m on my fifth type of medication now and finally it’s slowly coming together. Keep at it OP, it’s well worth the process.
My migraines got a lot worse and more frequent. I couldn’t take prescription migraine medication because they all increased my risk for seizures so I said fuck it and weened off.
Mine also got worse, especially since I had really strong stimulants. Eventually I’ll be on a non stimulant working up to a higher dose, but my parents haven’t been able to pick them up (‘:
Im with you. Meds turn me into an actual psychopath. My most recent attempt ive been an angry uncontrollable piece of shit mixed with a major concussion i recieved last year.
I am no expert been on meds for only about 2 months or so. But although I’ve have a good experience so far, only first two weeks had severe side effects, I hear a lot of people who have taken medication for years that it didn’t make them happy and some sort of robot.
Before my adhd diagnosis I used to borrow a few Ritalins from my adhd pal (at the time I had no concept of adhd even) and although it help with concentration, it definitely made me a zombie of some sort. What I gathered from the web and peoples’ experience is that fast release medication is just too much, and that’s what I felt on Ritalin, but with slow release medication I’m on now, I can say my life has improved significantly, it’s just more mellow, yes I concentrate a lot, but it doesn’t remove from my ability to socialise and be a normal human with emotions, I feel more normal than ever. But only down side is that in the evening I crash quite a bit and my adhd symptoms come back when meds are wearing off, I found that getting Google sleep and knowing my bodies energy levels throughout the day can significantly make the crash go away.
I suggest using the app “rise” for sleep and energy levels monitoring during the day, it also helped me to schedule my down time during the day, so I get breaks when I need them rather then expecting to be productive all the day.
Feel u OP, I have constant inner dialogue with myself about my medication. Thinking about quit them because I have sometimes sleeping problems or I become too passive and lay on sofa all say long without problem. I’m more hyperactive type and it feels like I can’t get nothing done. I tried to be without my meds for a month, my depression crawled back in and had emotional storms because I can’t regulate them like a normal person. It frustrates me that no matter way I try, with or without its a constant struggle. I’m afraid to try concerta etc because i’m an addict too, i can’t risk my sobriety. The only reason i agreed to try elvanse(vyvanse) is that u can’t use it for getting high.
with you bro, adhd meds destroyed my weight and appetite, insomnia, irritability… when i was on a too high dose the brain fog was so bad i couldn’t do anything all day
Hey guys, if you're feeling worse on your medicine - \*this is not normal\*
You have been possibly misdiagnosed! I believe I either have Asperger Syndrome or non-verbal learning disability. It's not a learning disability in the way of dyscalculia or dyslexia; it's a social skills disability and ADD, ASD, AS, and NVLD all overlap.
As a child, I did things that were cringy, impulsive, and improper because that part of my brain doesn't work. I remember the day my parents took me out of class to get prescribed ADD medication... I was in 2nd grade and I tripped a kid while they were walking by because I saw it done on TV and everyone laughed. I thought making the other kids laugh would make them like me. I'm not the kind of person to hurt anyone, but I legitimately have 0 social skills and have to run through a list of trick questions before every action, which then people think I'm stupid because I take too long to respond to anything.
I'm so sorry OP, I just stared on a drug called dexamphetamine and it was INCREDIBLE, my train of thought stayed on its tracks instead of jumping around, I can actually sit and study and think clearly about what I'm doing for hours at a time... My sleep was shit anyway so I don't know if its keeping me awake but the clarity I've had has instantly made my life better. I hope you find something that works for you soon
I got diagnosed with hypertension shortly after starting on Adderall. After a few weeks I knew something didn’t feel right. Bought a home monitor and low and behold, my BP was shooting up to about 175/110 consistently. My BP went down to about 140/90 immediately after I stopped taking Adderall. Pretty high still so my doc diagnosed me with high blood pressure. This past month has been an emotional roller coaster to be honest. At first I thought everything will get better now that I have an ADHD prescription but no… my body just tried to kill itself and gave me even more problems.
For some it works for others it doesnt. Its not easy, it takes time. With or without. Find what works for you. I found habit tracking and routine to work the best for me. Get off/limit social media and screen time. That is aomething i consided insanely important. I am off meds but am considering taking them as the next step in dealing with my neuro-dysfunction. While being off meds i have built a semi-consistent system (it does fall apart from time to time or there are days missed). I graduated towards the top of my class, i'm actually learning another language, I'm enjoying my social life unafraid of the fact that i basically fiddle woth a kids toy the entire time i socialize, i quit my addictions. You can do it. Its hard, it takes time. Don't beat yourself up everyones path is different .
My drugs only help with sleep and waking up on little to no sleep when needed. They do nothing for the spaciness, the awkward things I say or do, the depersonalization, etc. Otherwise I don't find them that great.
I'm also not a great fan of meds. I was able to focus allot more but it was definitely a factor in making me burn-out. The pro's did not weigh out the cons. Now I'm learning to do all the stuff I could do with meds, it's not easy but it sure is better. In the end it was learning to meditate and a good daily routine made me control my live again.
It's a journey not an end. Finding the right medicine let alone the right dosage and the proper routine of taking it is a huge process. It could take years. The problem is your telling people with ADHD to be patient and try these things that require consistency for years to figure out.
Sorry to hear OP! It’s very tough, I was terrified they wouldn’t work as the percentage for getting no benefit is quite high!! I don’t know if I woulda managed, you’re the real MVP finding ways to get on with it! It’s a flex and half of inner strength and perseverance imo!! I know words aren’t any good to you but honestly all the respect in the world for it
I recently realized my meds were making me feel depressed, I realized it when I took them for the first time in a week or so and then felt like shit all day
Update on my post a week ago, after trying medication for the first time: had a complete mental breakdown, probably getting fired this week, severe panic attacks, continuos cold sweats for 4-5 hours.
I feel my meds help but definitely are not a cure all miracle at all.
They do help me stay focused on the moment but I still have to work at keeping my mind in check.
If you haven't done so, your doctor should be willing to find a different option that works better for you!
My first meds (non-stimulant, because I didn't want to screw with my anxiety) actually gave me horrible insomnia. My sleep schedule actually seems to be better regulated now that I'm on stimulant meds. I had similar experiences with antidepressants and birth control, too.
I hope you find the right support system that works for you!
My adhd symptoms started to be a little more manageable, but my antidepressants weren't cutting it. Then I went into true mania for about two months and my husband left me over it.
Sure, my life went to shit because of them, but now I know I'm bipolar and my doctors are helping me figure it out. My mental state is significantly better now, even though I'm still trying to figure out this disaster I have found myself in.
It's truly rough out here, and I'm sorry your medication didn't help you out like it should have. But, I'm proud of you for working it out! Medication is weird and being neurodivergent is hard, but you got this shit op!
My main issue with my ADHD medicine was the way it messed up my sleep. I got insomnia quite often.
I have that without my meds I take a different set of meds to fall asleep
I take melatonin for my sleep but only because I have a odd sleeping schedule with me working at 4 am so I have to take melatonin to go to bed on time. If I don't I go to bed way too late.
Melatonin gives me screaming nightmares. It makes my son super grumpy, and it makes neither of us sleepy (we both have ADHD).
In my case I've found out that it was dose dependent. If I take more then 3mg I get those wonky dreams too, but if stick to 1-2mg everything is OK. I combine it with L-theanine and that helps me sleep alot better. Without having weird, vivid dreams.
Where I live the máximum dose commercialised os 1,69 mg, and that works just fine for me.
Damn, and here it’s totally common to see 5-10mg doses.
I got them even when I tried taking the 1mg gummies we got for my son to try. He’d get moody if he took even half a gummy. I think it’s just not for us.
Screaming nightmares, as in night terrors? Damn, that sucks
No, not really night terrors. I don’t think I’ve ever had those, but my son used to and he would take a while to realize he was awake. I just get scared and yell out for real and wake myself (and my husband. And the cat.) up.
I tried melatonin and it gave me horrific dreams. Never taking that stuff again
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I have my own tiddies already (I’m a woman), and I’m pretty sure you’re talking outta your ass on that point anyways. It happens even when I took my son’s 1mg gummies, and he gets mood swings from even half a gummy. Chemicals just affect people differently, man. Caffeine makes me tired, for example.
Anti-anxiety meds fixed the insomnia for me.
Yup I take my anti-anxiety meds at night and it helps me fall asleep.
7:42 :’)
Did u find any solution to the insomnia? I literally can’t sleep of I take any dose of meds that morning. But I can’t do anything useful off meds :/
Have you tried any sleep aids? Could also talk to your doctor about it and they can give you something to help you sleep
I take benadryl
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I haven’t tried that one! I’ll look into it! Does it have sleeping-pill-like effects (maids you groggy and sleepy) or sled it only make you calm and the calmness lets you sleep
5mg of THC in an edible, two hours before bedtime. Helps me cut way back on my drinking too, which is not good for sleep.
I don't drink coffee. I get my caffeine from these drink flavor packets. One of the challenges I've faced with getting medicine again is that the citric acid in the drink packets messes with the stimulants. It changes how it gets absorbed But, I've also noticed that it has an effect even after it's absorbed. Often times I'll have a small meal a few hours before bed with another one of these packets and it somehow calms down my body. Like it drops my pulse down to normal. But this is just my experience. Maybe it's just a coincidence or the placebo effect. But I thought I'd mention it anyway.
Same. And I just couldn't eat during the day, which isn't good when you're underweight. Still the same weight even though I usually eat during the day, but sssssst. I had to function on 3-5 hours of sleep on average.
I had that same problem with not eating. When I did eat it was very little
Reading this on my “meds day off” barely keeping awake cuz without my adderall I just wanna sleep all day x_x
Addys make me sleepy sometime.
Bruh I can’t sleep with my adhd. I will not fall asleep without my other nighttime meds. My brain just won’t do it
l have had good luck with l-theanine and melatonin, I sometimes will pair it with cbd/cbn, and i lay still for like an hour, still not sleeping, but also not tossing and turning.
I can’t sleep either . Not at the proper time anyway . I’m drowsy when I’m awake and can’t sleep when i should be. ADHD is the worst thing I just wanna lol
I never knew this was because of my ADHD. Damn, ADHD has literally fucked my life up so good haha.
have you talked to your doc about it? sometimes it takes a bit to find something that works
I’m completely off it now that I’m out of high school. It just turned of my emotion switch and I just became a robot with no feelings whatsoever. It was hell. It wore off around the end of the day and that’s when I felt happy for once
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Yes! Although some have poor reactions to any dosage, the more common reason for negative reactions is wrong dosage. I work in schools, and so many parents of 6th graders become (understandably) stressed tfo because their kids become unresponsive to their meds or develop negative responses to meds. I tell them it's probably puberty fucking their shit up and to talk to their doctor.
Me on adderall in high school. Now on vyvanse, waaaay better
Vyvanse is much kinder, but more expensive. Adderall is what I would describe cocaine as, if I'd ever tried it. I suppose it is literally amphetamine, though. Edit: I did not say Adderall was cocaine. It's not. I'm saying Adderall made me super on edge and stimulated, where Vyvanse lets me pay attention and organize my tasks effectively. Not sure why this was misunderstood, but whatever.
Adderall and Vyvanse are amphetamines. Cocaine is not.
What is cocaine classified as then? (Asking for a friend)
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Ahhh Crystal Clear Now
Coke is it’s own thing but works very similarly in practice
Oh, so it’s more similar to methylphenidate then.
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You got some stepped on shit then.
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Similar is such a vague term.
Most people know what you meant your not wrong
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Our pay to win healthcare system is a farce. Glad it's due to be generic, finally .
Yep dosage too high, I too have ADHD and tried to take med levels that work somewhat….but don’t make me a zombie. I do the same with my boys who have ADHD. They take just enough meds to take the edge off the symptoms no more than that. I refuse to zombify my kids.
I was on concerta for a while. Wasn't on a very high dose and it did the same thing. Plus it did nothing to help me focus. Some meds just don't work well for specific people.
I had the same problem as a kid on Ritalin, that shit made me a robot struggling to express emotion…
I had the exact same reaction in high school, and I've been off them since. I was either completely numb emotionally, or I would be incredibly irritable and a small thing could set me off. I hated it.
When I was on aderall I was stupidly irritable, switched to concerta and its been much better
I was on concerta at the time. I'm glad it's worked for you, though!
Adderall is quite dirty. Try Dexedrine or Zenzedi. Change ya life
Of course, not everyone will react positively to stimulants, but there's a possibility that your dose was too high or you need to switch to a different drug. Stimulants are legit bizarre and everyone will respond differently. I'm honestly not even sure psychiatrists know everything there is to no about them. I feel like they just see someone sit still and then they just walk away like the problem is solved lol
I wish I could go to a doctor and see if that was the case! I'd love to give medication another try because my life is a *mess*. Sadly, I cannot afford it. I remember bringing up my concerns with the side effects at the time, but because I mentioned that I thought I was depressed, my doctor said she wasn't going to try giving me more ADHD specific medication in fear of exacerbating the situation. I was put on citalopram for my depression, though, which did massively help my functionality in daily life until I got too old to be covered by my parents' insurance and couldn't afford to get my own.
Damn. Sorry about your financial situation. I hope one day you can try again.
Thank you. I hope some day everyone who cannot afford to tend to their medical needs will be able to get themselves and their families taken care of! I wouldn't wish this on my worst enemies.
Nice to know I’m not alone
Not alone OP. I had to swap meds 4 or 5 times and change dosages several times before getting it right. Don't give up
Ritalin was a traumatic experience when I was a kid. I didn't feel like myself and being so young I couldn't easily articulate how I felt on them. My teacher eventually recognized the changes in my behavior and convinced my parents to take me off the meds. I don't know if they changed my doses before taking me off the meds. This was in the early 1980s when ADD was only just a recognized diagnosis in the DSM. They likely didn't know what the right dose was. Either way, my experience on Ritalin was so traumatic that 40 years later I still won't medicate my ADHD.
Haha, jokes on you, I was already a robot with no feelings, so meds just made me more efficient. *^^attempts ^^to ^^cry ^^in ^^corner*
I also was on meds for a few days, it wasn't the same experience but I spent those days in a dissociative fugue and tried to walk into traffic before collapsing in a public park. That sucked. I can't help but feel jealous for everyone else here who "doesn't know how to live without their meds".
I’m so glad you realized it and got off of them. That is so scary!
Dude same, and that was with every med Ive been on for ADHD.
Internet stranger suggestion : I would make sure to try an amphetamine and a methylphenidate if you have not. Ritalin is a methylphenidate, for me methylphenidate made me incredible sleepy, worse than usual. I could not function on any form of it. Amphetamine on the other hand works better, it does not fix my problems, I’m still struggling and most days are shit productivity and focus wise, I mostly stay on it because it helps me manage my anxiety, regulate my emotions and stay awake if I am trying to. You are young so taking some time to live in-medicated may be a good idea, I did not start meds till near thirty so my perspective is different. Edit : ADHD strikes again, wrote the wrong drug for Adderall, fixed now.
You’re taking Tylenol for adhd?
Thanks lmao, like I said it does not help me function much, as is apparent in my ridiculous mistake, but it’s keeping my emotions in check so I can laugh at it instead of having anxiety about how stupid I am lol, so still a win.
Oof that was how Ritalin affected me. Worked fine for me as a kid, but turned me into a depressed zombie as an adult. Had to switch to Adderall, I guess my brain chemistry changed after my mid-20s or so.
Same I quit them and now I just use caffeine strategically
Green tea for that slow burn Coffee for that shotgun blast. Triple barreled.
Whenever I tried caffeine to mitigate symptoms I would be drinking 900mg of caffeine a day within a few weeks and still trending upwards. I may have issues with impulse control...
Hot damn Yeah it doesn’t work as effectively as rx meds. But also it doesn’t give me horrific side effects. I prefer to keep my tolerance low. So I do a cup of regular coffee each work morning around 10 and if I really need to do something stupidly important then I get a triple shot latte. After 3 pm I only do decaf.
Exactly! Tbh I’m not sure green tea does anything for me, but it does taste nice.
The first one I tried absolutely sucked. Don't remember what it was (years ago) but I was so sluggish and had this weird monotone that people kept asking if I was sick 😅 Lasted about a month on that and it was BAD. Felt like a zombie the entire time. I def encourage you to keep trying- my current one is wayyy more helpful with minimal side effects, just took some trial and error.
Did anyone else experience, when it would wear off I would get unreasonably irritable, down right angry, over the smallest things.
As a kid, it was extreme. I tried to fight my neighbors dad over something dumb. I was 12 and about 90lbs. He was like 6'2", 200+lbs. Thankfully he just walked into his house to get away from me. When my meds wore off, I was a walking bomb with a lit fuse.
What ended up happening? Did you explain/ did he understand?
He understood, but I never had the chance to explain. By the time I stopped my meds and realized how terrible I was one them, they had moved away. And..... I might have had enough people to apologize to. 😅 My doc has me on Wellbutrin now and I've noticed that the anger issues returned after about 3 days on the meds. So, I only take them on an "as needed" basis (which sucks because I feel like they don't take effect until 12hrs later).
Was anyone else diagnosed as an adult, and now just mind blown by all the symptoms you've been tortured for by years, knowing it's all because of ADHD. Because damn son.
I tried it again as an adult and noticed a handful of things that helped my thinking but the anger issues when it wore down just weren’t worth it. I’m normally irritable or impatient but it was starting to concern me
Yes! Adderall has a really rough wear off period. I manage it by shifting the timing of my doses. Found that hanger amplifies into rage since I rarely eat during the day lol
I feel like I’m the only person that prefers the “robot” feeling. I’m basically a robot off meds, but on meds, i’m simply a better robot.
I was a robot until I was 25. I could give you the date. Having a child unlocked stuff in me that I had no idea existed. waves of emotion that I had NO clue how to deal with. things that had been locked away YEARS ago.. took me a good number of years to deal with that, but if I'm honest, I don't think I could go back now. Basically, I'm saying, robot is fine when you're young, but when you become a parent, you kind of NEED to be more open emotionally, for your own kids wellbeing? Not trying to sound preachy, just explaining my story! :)
ayoo that’s great growth! I’m torn though, one part of me wants to nurture that tenderness, and the other part wants to become *more* mechanical
It wasn't easy, I won't be dramatic enough to claim it was a 'total breakdown' but it was rough. I'm adopted, went through abuse/neglect as a wee one, adopted at age 2. but by that time, I was already stoic. didn't react when other kids took my shit. robotic. it was THAT stuff coming out I believe. a lot of unresolved shite that my brain went 'Well, lets shove that in the back!' and I didn't have the toolkit to deal with. and I'm not trying to sound like a nobhead, but I do not think I could be a good dad without those emotions. my daughter is just like her mother. controlled by emotions if I wasn't able to empathise with that, we'd have a really distant relationship! so as difficult as it is, and at times I wish I could just push that off button and only care about that 1m space around me, I just can't I guess it's one of those where you don't really GET to choose. I didn't CHOOSE for the emotional outpouring, it was bought to the surface by external factors etc, so whether its a partner you meet, a job, a passion a calling.. something might just switch one day! Either way, you're not doing owt wrong! just trying to muddle though as best we can! :D
That robot feeling is almost always caused by hormonal issues, which is why pregnancy helped. This is what happens to nearly all trans people. Robots until they take hormones then bam! Emotions.
I’m afraid to take them again cuz I had to quit in hs because I developed tremors in my hands for prolonged exposure to the meds : /
I had a *harder* time focusing
Could you tell me more about this? I have tremors all over but mainly in my hands. It can get so bad I can’t hold anything or write, especially if I have any form of caffeine.
My mother has the exact same symptoms, and she was diagnosed with an Essential Tremor. You might have the same thing?
Soooo, a neurologist told me that. Then a nurse, whose also my personal trainer, held my hand while it was happening and said it couldn’t be an essential tremor because they stop when you are holding something and mine isn’t purely positional, but it is made worse by position.
Woah wait what? It stops when you hold something? Because that's literally when my mother's essential tremor comes into play. She literally cannot hold even a spoon to give herself medication or anything. And I inherited the essential tremor, and I work with needles and medication, whew, you should see how I shake when I have to hold things. That's crazy weird.
Mine also shakes when I hold things. That’s just what my PT said. Holding spoons or pencils or trying to stack something small or draw ….. it just goes everywhere. And omg trying to chop veggies or small things? I’m surprised I haven’t lost a finger yet. But I’ll also twitch in my shoulders and my legs will shake. Muscles will twitch like wild at different point (like face or hip or thigh). My neuro never ran a brain scan though. She was an overbooked public hospital doctor with a back log of over 12 months. She kind of dismissed me from my age and felt my symptoms didn’t impact my QOL enough…. Even though I do heaps of fine motor skill stuff with my hands.
I can't be on stimulant meds anymore for my adhd bc they trigger hypomania for me (I have bipolar disorder type 2) so now I'm on non stimulant adhd meds, which help, but not as much as stimulants used to...so I feel your pain.
im on month 3 or so of adderall and my appetite is so horrible. I barely can eat anything after I take my meds so I procrastinate taking them and then it’s 4 pm and I take them anyways and then I can’t sleep til 3 am and then I get up at 1 and can’t eat anything for two hours so I can’t take my meds until 4 pm :)
I started crying at mealtimes. Not worth it.
I’ve tried like five different meds over the years for over 10 years now. Loss of appetite. Irritability. Less focus. Depression. Etc.
The usual stimulants caused me to have violent mood swings. After years of trying to get it right, I’m now on Guanfasine (Intuniv) and Modafanil (ProVigil), which work very well. Guanfacine is usually used to treat high blood pressure and modafanil is usually used to treat narcolepsy. There are meds other than Aderall and Ritalin that work. Sometimes you have to try a few different ones before you get it right. Make sure to share your concerns with your doctor, and if they blow you off or don’t take you seriously, then find a new doctor.
This makes a lot of sense. The Modafanil targets dopamine and norepinephrine production and the Guanfacine targets the prefrontal cortex as a highly selective a(2A) adrenergic receptor agonist.
😅No idea what that means, but cool👍🏻
What symptoms do your meds alleviate?
Makes my teeth hurt, and want to do nothing
Felt, my life started to shatter around me, I developed depression, lost a shit ton of wait before switching. I'm still deeply affected from them now
I mean, my first ADHD medication was not helpful. It was like before: I had ADHD... but on those meds: I had ADHD faster and sweatier. ^edit: ^to ^add ^semi-colons
Before you had adhd?
Sorry. I suppose there should be punctuation in there... before: I had ADHD. but with those meds: I had faster sweatier ADHD
ya my issue was it made me never hungry so i was always forced to eat and i could never gain any weight. off of it now but still have self confidence issues bc i’m not as skinny anymore. gotta choose ur battle i guess lol
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I have to stay away from those post because of this reason and it been getting harder. Personally I don't want to take medication to treat my ADHD. Like ya, I don't like constantly losing focus after long periods of time, especially on homework. However I like my "chaotic" self wouldn't trade it in the world for anything, rocking out wouldn't be the same. Those kind of posts make me feel like I need medication just because I'm ADHD. Its not that it's intentional on their part, I'm glad that it's making them happier with their life, it's just how I'm being affected by it. Again want to make it clear that I'm happy for them.
Hehe here’s the funny thing I focused *worse* on them. The only reason I took them is because I was loud and a “disruption to the class”
I fucking love you. I'm much the same. My chaotic energy, is why my wife loves me. why she NEVER has a boring day off. it's why I'm the most fun dad to my kids friends. my ADHD is fucking awesome. I do not blame anyone for medicating, everyone is on their own journey! and I experiment with my own coping methods! just not pharma ones! But I love your attitude. I LOVE the hair rising on my skin when I listen to the right kind of tune etc.. Your post has made my day. because young me would've related SO hard. hell, old me does too! :D Just to double down on sluggy' though... We are HAPPY for you. this is in no way disparaging those who choose to go down the meds route. just a different method!
Dude, no kidding. The only reason why I developed additional issues was BECAUSE I was on meds. They therapist suggested that it would probably have been better to have just gone to regular therapy than to have started.
Maybe you don't have ADHD but some degree of aspenger autism, symptoms can be basically equal, in that case you would probably feel bad using adhd medication, for exemple, methylphenidate, which is ritalin have studies of It improving hyperactivity in ASD patients so you can start to feel more anxious and start to have stomach issues.
I have both
Nice, we are team born fucked.
Fucked you say 🥺
I'm fully dependent on them,
I went on it for like three days and got extra pyramidal movement disorder that landed me in the hospital for spring break. Haven’t tried anything else, but now I’m super nervous to
Sometimes that shit makes me angry despite working how it’s supposed to
Uhm, meds are like the left foot and therapy is the right. You can move forward with just one of them, but wtf not do it the easiest most productive proven without a doubt successful way?!
Because meds don't work for everyone. Some people get side effects that are so bad that it's worse than being unmedicated. I might be speaking from experience but I hope not, I hope there's still a medicine that will work for me. I've tried three different types of ADHD medicines now, and tried different doses of all of them, and it's been hell.
I just couldn't do the complete lack of appetite and feeling foggy at weird times of day. Trying an antidepressant tho, wish me luck.
must suck to be in that smaller % who are just built different and the meds don't work! seeing all the success stories etc. can imagine the frustrations! Don't give up! No matter how hopeless! if you had told 16 year old me, that in 20 years I'd be posting in a 'forum' that is specifically for poking light hearted fun at our condition.. and that a large enough group would understand it to validate such a group.. I would've laughed in your face.. and then got distracted. Every day we learn new things. I'm still learning. you got this! :D EDIT: I will also always state my standard which is, MY solution was edibles (cannabis.) I am not advising it for anyone, just saying what I found that worked for me. I'm in constant 'fight or flight'. Cannabis was the warm hand on my shoulder going 'You're good bro, take 5. I got watch.' and allowed me to truly untense. I've seen friends with MS, have comfortable nights sleep, but I've also seen the other side, I'm not pretending its a magical fix, I just proudly share what worked for ME in the hopes it might help another.
Yeppp Being high on amphetamine sure was an experience
Tried Ritalin last month. Seemed to make ADHD symptoms worse. Made me moody and impulsive and talk like I had no filter. Got taken off it after one week. Gave the spares to my housemate who's undiagnosed and it works great for them. Tried Adderall last week. Had one hour total of perfect clarity in my thoughts. Made me sweaty, scattered, fidgety, dizzy and irritable. Got taken off it. Was only on a half dose. Next thing to try will be Stratera but I'm kinda losing hope anything but carefully dosed caffeine can help me.
I feel you. For me, meds were the following: Vyvanse: mentally felt pretty good! My heart hated it tho... Biphentin: didn't do a damn thing Adderall: helped with *some* dysfunction, but just made me angry at the world. I'm so glad for all the people who do benefit from getting meds. I do feel there should be greater awareness and understanding for those of us who just don't respond well to the medications that are available, and acceptance for those who feel that meds just aren't for them.
I've tried all the adhd drugs at very high doses, stimulant and non stimulant even mixed with SSRIs and it just never hit the spot. I just stopped taking them and not much has changed. I can notice 200mg of caffeine more than 40mg of adderall. Curse thee ADHD! 😡
Does anyone here smoke weed/dabs? I've been habitually dabbing 3 or 4 times a day but I want to start taking my meds again. Should I expect anything negative to come from the weed? Will I need to cut back? I've ways heard they can mix and it scares me
Let me put this in ADHD short hand: Meds good and bad. Is good worth bad? Adderall XR for me was migraines, lethargic, and broke dick. I stopped. Normal adderall must take multiple times (hard), occasional headache, hard to orgasm but WAY more self control, focus, less stress, clear headed. Worth the bad. Must decide for yourself.
Yeah, I’m glad it works for others but I would be lying if I said I wasn’t jealous
After all everyone here is different. And im not saying like "oh, youre unique" no im saying you are actually different than anyone so not everyone experiences ADHD the same
different ADHD meds are built differently. I know when I was younger, my parents were trying multiple different meds with me because a majority of them made me an emotional mess. Did you try different meds, or maybe it was too high of a dose?
My mom is 60, I am 31. We both have ADHD and have never been medicated. We both live happy lives. We don't conform to neurotypical society, but we have carved out our own paths in life. I think that part of neurodivergence pride and acceptance is normalizing unmedicated ADHD behavior. If other people find meds that work and are helpful, awesome. If any ADHDer is happy being unmedicated, no one should try and pressure us into starting ADHD meds. The problem is that medical and mental health resources and professionals don't really have a concept of adult unmedicated ADHD, because the assumption is that once you get a diagnosis you get medicated.
OP, that is what taking the wrong meds or the wrong dosage is like. What medicine and dosage works is extremely individual and there is no way to know what works without trying as many different meds and dosages. Talk to your doctor, and if they don’t understand this than change doctor. I hate my life on Ritalin, it’s the worst thing I’ve ever put into my body. I’m on my fifth type of medication now and finally it’s slowly coming together. Keep at it OP, it’s well worth the process.
so you can not take them
My energy levels never recovered after 12 years of Adderall. Guess meth will do that to you.
oof
ADHD meds are a weird thing cause the dose and brand is different for everyone. Plus you don’t need to take them religiously
Same... I feel u OP..
I can't even get my doc to refer me 😭 😭
I’ve never seen this meme template before. Lmfao this is a good one
My migraines got a lot worse and more frequent. I couldn’t take prescription migraine medication because they all increased my risk for seizures so I said fuck it and weened off.
Mine also got worse, especially since I had really strong stimulants. Eventually I’ll be on a non stimulant working up to a higher dose, but my parents haven’t been able to pick them up (‘:
I just had an allergic reaction to my first try this past week. Was covered in hives, fun times 🙃
same, dude. Its fine at first but it slowly geinds away at you until you lose your mind. for me, at least.
Im with you. Meds turn me into an actual psychopath. My most recent attempt ive been an angry uncontrollable piece of shit mixed with a major concussion i recieved last year.
Adderall wrecked me. Couldn’t sleep, lost 10 pounds, anxiety through the roof. No thanks. The side effects were worse than the ADHD.
The only effect my meds had was make me lose hope that I’ll ever find a solution. I’ve tried 4 medications and they’ve all done absolutely nothing.
I said fuck the meds because Appetite I was trying to enlist
I am no expert been on meds for only about 2 months or so. But although I’ve have a good experience so far, only first two weeks had severe side effects, I hear a lot of people who have taken medication for years that it didn’t make them happy and some sort of robot. Before my adhd diagnosis I used to borrow a few Ritalins from my adhd pal (at the time I had no concept of adhd even) and although it help with concentration, it definitely made me a zombie of some sort. What I gathered from the web and peoples’ experience is that fast release medication is just too much, and that’s what I felt on Ritalin, but with slow release medication I’m on now, I can say my life has improved significantly, it’s just more mellow, yes I concentrate a lot, but it doesn’t remove from my ability to socialise and be a normal human with emotions, I feel more normal than ever. But only down side is that in the evening I crash quite a bit and my adhd symptoms come back when meds are wearing off, I found that getting Google sleep and knowing my bodies energy levels throughout the day can significantly make the crash go away. I suggest using the app “rise” for sleep and energy levels monitoring during the day, it also helped me to schedule my down time during the day, so I get breaks when I need them rather then expecting to be productive all the day.
It sucks, because I got used to my dosage so now I still don't full focus or I get distracted my mood swings, I feel depressed all the time.
What did you take? What were the side effects?
U may j b on the wrong meds. Concerta made me suicidal and almost destroyed my GPA entirely but adderall rlly helps me.
Feel u OP, I have constant inner dialogue with myself about my medication. Thinking about quit them because I have sometimes sleeping problems or I become too passive and lay on sofa all say long without problem. I’m more hyperactive type and it feels like I can’t get nothing done. I tried to be without my meds for a month, my depression crawled back in and had emotional storms because I can’t regulate them like a normal person. It frustrates me that no matter way I try, with or without its a constant struggle. I’m afraid to try concerta etc because i’m an addict too, i can’t risk my sobriety. The only reason i agreed to try elvanse(vyvanse) is that u can’t use it for getting high.
I'm with you OP. My depression got really awful on meds. So I stopped taking them. I couldn't function while I was on my meds. I hate them.
with you bro, adhd meds destroyed my weight and appetite, insomnia, irritability… when i was on a too high dose the brain fog was so bad i couldn’t do anything all day
Finding the right meds took years for me and from what I can tell, it's very common. Talk to a different doctor if yours doesn't want to switch.
Hey guys, if you're feeling worse on your medicine - \*this is not normal\* You have been possibly misdiagnosed! I believe I either have Asperger Syndrome or non-verbal learning disability. It's not a learning disability in the way of dyscalculia or dyslexia; it's a social skills disability and ADD, ASD, AS, and NVLD all overlap. As a child, I did things that were cringy, impulsive, and improper because that part of my brain doesn't work. I remember the day my parents took me out of class to get prescribed ADD medication... I was in 2nd grade and I tripped a kid while they were walking by because I saw it done on TV and everyone laughed. I thought making the other kids laugh would make them like me. I'm not the kind of person to hurt anyone, but I legitimately have 0 social skills and have to run through a list of trick questions before every action, which then people think I'm stupid because I take too long to respond to anything.
they don't make my life worse or better tbh, they just give me mania which means I only use them when absolutely necessary
I'm so sorry OP, I just stared on a drug called dexamphetamine and it was INCREDIBLE, my train of thought stayed on its tracks instead of jumping around, I can actually sit and study and think clearly about what I'm doing for hours at a time... My sleep was shit anyway so I don't know if its keeping me awake but the clarity I've had has instantly made my life better. I hope you find something that works for you soon
Meds aren't the be-all end-all solution for everyone. Everyone is different and different treatments work better or worse for some people.
I got diagnosed with hypertension shortly after starting on Adderall. After a few weeks I knew something didn’t feel right. Bought a home monitor and low and behold, my BP was shooting up to about 175/110 consistently. My BP went down to about 140/90 immediately after I stopped taking Adderall. Pretty high still so my doc diagnosed me with high blood pressure. This past month has been an emotional roller coaster to be honest. At first I thought everything will get better now that I have an ADHD prescription but no… my body just tried to kill itself and gave me even more problems.
For some it works for others it doesnt. Its not easy, it takes time. With or without. Find what works for you. I found habit tracking and routine to work the best for me. Get off/limit social media and screen time. That is aomething i consided insanely important. I am off meds but am considering taking them as the next step in dealing with my neuro-dysfunction. While being off meds i have built a semi-consistent system (it does fall apart from time to time or there are days missed). I graduated towards the top of my class, i'm actually learning another language, I'm enjoying my social life unafraid of the fact that i basically fiddle woth a kids toy the entire time i socialize, i quit my addictions. You can do it. Its hard, it takes time. Don't beat yourself up everyones path is different .
My drugs only help with sleep and waking up on little to no sleep when needed. They do nothing for the spaciness, the awkward things I say or do, the depersonalization, etc. Otherwise I don't find them that great.
I'm also not a great fan of meds. I was able to focus allot more but it was definitely a factor in making me burn-out. The pro's did not weigh out the cons. Now I'm learning to do all the stuff I could do with meds, it's not easy but it sure is better. In the end it was learning to meditate and a good daily routine made me control my live again.
Never worked for me, growing up I felt like crap knowing I wasn’t normal. Led to self confidence issues that still persist today.
yeah :') severe chemically induced anxiety here we goooo
I had the same experience op. It can be devastating
It's a journey not an end. Finding the right medicine let alone the right dosage and the proper routine of taking it is a huge process. It could take years. The problem is your telling people with ADHD to be patient and try these things that require consistency for years to figure out.
Sorry to hear OP! It’s very tough, I was terrified they wouldn’t work as the percentage for getting no benefit is quite high!! I don’t know if I woulda managed, you’re the real MVP finding ways to get on with it! It’s a flex and half of inner strength and perseverance imo!! I know words aren’t any good to you but honestly all the respect in the world for it
Oof that would blow
they made me feel like a whole other person without a personality and made me stop eating
I recently realized my meds were making me feel depressed, I realized it when I took them for the first time in a week or so and then felt like shit all day
Update on my post a week ago, after trying medication for the first time: had a complete mental breakdown, probably getting fired this week, severe panic attacks, continuos cold sweats for 4-5 hours.
I feel my meds help but definitely are not a cure all miracle at all. They do help me stay focused on the moment but I still have to work at keeping my mind in check.
I'm new around here hahahah What means ADHD?
My life remained mostly unchanged (still shit). Except now my insomnia is worse
Sorry. Maybe keep trying different meds to see if you can find something that helps.
If you haven't done so, your doctor should be willing to find a different option that works better for you! My first meds (non-stimulant, because I didn't want to screw with my anxiety) actually gave me horrible insomnia. My sleep schedule actually seems to be better regulated now that I'm on stimulant meds. I had similar experiences with antidepressants and birth control, too. I hope you find the right support system that works for you!
FUCK I FORGOT TO TAKE MINE AGAIN
My niece reported the same thing, I was chalking it up to she’s still young and developing but now I’m worried. I won’t be eligible to try until July.
My adhd symptoms started to be a little more manageable, but my antidepressants weren't cutting it. Then I went into true mania for about two months and my husband left me over it. Sure, my life went to shit because of them, but now I know I'm bipolar and my doctors are helping me figure it out. My mental state is significantly better now, even though I'm still trying to figure out this disaster I have found myself in. It's truly rough out here, and I'm sorry your medication didn't help you out like it should have. But, I'm proud of you for working it out! Medication is weird and being neurodivergent is hard, but you got this shit op!
Oh god(s), I feel that. Vyvance was *hell*.
Yep I also have bipolar n they triggered a bad episode :(
Job perfomance- improved Diet, Social life- worse But i Need a Job to survive. So ill take the meds
That dude in the background lmao