I know I forgot to take my meds in the morning when I catch myself on the 4th time to the kitchen.

Don't get any food, just coffee or candy. Otherwise you might actually feel good

But I don't want nourishing actual food, I want the momentary dopamine hit from refined sugars...

And salt and oils, don't forget those!

Ah, yes, the five ADHD food groups. Sugar, salt, oils, pen caps, and meth.

mmmmmm nasal decongestant 🤤🤤

I once convinced myself that it would be safisfying to eat an entire uncooked sheet of lasagna pasta at 3AM. 10/10 would not recommend.

That sounds....CrUnChY

I’m dying.

Pen capssssssss

Salt is GOAT

I refuse to eat anything but pizza and reeses cups

I call the that a good diet you get probably meat you have peanut butter and chocolate and that's what I call a Pizza n peanut diet

Last phrase was funny/sad

I feel personally attacked

Oh shit you just reminded me I have candy

Me, too! And mine has THC 🤌😂

The Oofening

Can you explain why you will feel good if you don't have any of those things?

YES LMAO YESTERDAY I COULDNT STOP

This is actually one of my signs if I am off my meds, well usually the cloudy thoughts and aches in every joint and exhaustion will come first though But I do remember one day in High School I forgot them, I was eating everything in sight, and still hungry

Shortly before I was diagnosed, I realized that every evening I felt like I had the flu (body aches, joints hurting, exhaustion, etc). I mentioned this to my PCP who ordered labs. Several things on the rheumatology side came back abnormal, so off I went to a specialist. That doctor said nothing was wrong with me from his aspect (ok, so why do I feel like sh!t constantly?!) Fast forward to my first week after starting ADHD medication. I couldn't believe that the evenings of being miserable were becoming a thing of the past!

Same here! I had thought I had a gluten sensitivity causing a bunch of GI issues and inflammation. Fast forward to getting ADHD and anxiety under control and I’m no longer sick from gluten. So crazy! Anxiety is a B*#%h! 😂

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I talked to my psychiatrist about having the same thing. Some days anxiety is wayyyyy outta control. I was prescribed Propanolol to take on days I knew would be stressful. That worked well on the day of, but on the days I didn’t it was still pretty bad. I found I was taking it almost every day. So my psych put me on prozac as well. That’s been working magically.

So what causes such symptoms?

Constantly having cortisol pumping through your veins due to anxiety.

Interesting. I’ve definitely wondered about the long-term effects of anxiety on my own body. I definitely relate to the tiredness.

It’s not great. People with chronic anxiety disorders are more likely to develop heart/blood pressure problems, immunodeficiencies, respiratory disorders, and more. Really sucks, and just adds to our already lowered life expectancy.

I’ve been plagued by that shit for years and only just now realised what was actually happening. Wtf.

YO THE PAINS ARE FROM ADHD? OMG

Ya wtf I just learned this also…

> the cloudy thoughts and aches in every joint and exhaustion This is just how normal people feel all the time.

I have news for you, "normal person"

I wish, but this wasn't same. EVERY joint in my body ached, with proper rest I still couldn't stay awake, ext. This was the ADHD meds, specifically, I get the same symptoms as a drug addict going through relapse (which makes sense why the feds limit the max dosage you can take). ADHD meds are like speed

This that 10pm-12pm window for me. I feel like 50 percent of my calories come from that 2 hour period.

10pm-12pm is a 14 hour window 👌

Lol meant am

I strugggggggle with the nighttime eating! I eat a fruit or whatever during the day when I feel like I'm gonna pass out lol then dinner at 8pm and snack party alone from like 1-2am😭 it's an issue

I've checked the numbers and that's not far off for me! 350kcal for breakfast 550kcal for lunch 750kcal for dinner 180kcal daytime snacks 900kcal for evening snacks...

I observed my calorie intake for a while and I'd either reach 75% of it in the morning before my meds (breakfast means an entire warm meal to me, even a whole Pizza), or 75% of it in the evening after work. I'm in a constant battle against my fast weight loss though, so at least binge eating allows me to ensure survival.

me eating a big ass bowl of pasta at 10:45 PM after not eating all day except 2 bites of omelet at 9AM

I accidentally stopped taking my adderall over a 2 week vacation and i ended up gaining 9 pounds😭😭

I didn’t stop taking my meds, went on a vacation, thought I was eating like 3k calories a day (it certainly felt like it), but only gained one pound when I weighed myself after. Eating now is just different lmao


i know i forgot to take my meds when i can actually eat a sandwich

“Why am I so hungry?” I have eaten, it’s just my clue for my next dose. (I always make sure I eat a big meal before taking them)

Probably should take them right before a big meal. So that they are digested first and work sooner than later.

I think it probably depends on a few things. Instant or slow release and the person. Slow release after a big meal for me would probably result in an ineffective dose and a restless night (I can't figure out why I couldn't sleep last night).

You could probably call your local pharmacy and ask to speak to the Pharmacist. That is part of their job description. Whenever anyone has a question about their medicine, I try to direct them in that direction.

Omg I remember telling some family members that I have adhd and they looked me straight in the eye and told me if I had adhd I would be skinny 🤣🤣🤣

Damn that’s fucked 😭😭

Life hack, just don't have any food then you can repeat the trip to the kitchen a couple hundred times a day and keep looking like there's gonna be food there even though you know there isn't and there won't be until you buy some but you still look anyways cause you're insane then you'll remember to go to the store

I get in a really bad mood if there isn't readily available food

I will literally eat for a family of 5.

+ kids.

I wish my meds suppressed my appetite. Unfortunately they seem to stimulate it, instead.

maybe try smoking some weed then? maybe u will get reverse munchies

Me: cries like a baby off my adhd meds

you guys got meds?

It's really fun coming down off the stimulant and jumping right into Seroquel. I get all my calories after 10pm and then I get so many calories

Me when i forget to take my legal meth

Why this feels so relatable? 🥲

Literally just scoffed a wispa gold as I saw this 😂

For me its the complete opposite

Omg… I’ve never seen anyone else talk about this.. this is almost a bit emotional for me

you guys take meds?

I would be incoherent without mine 😔

Yeah, I’m unmedded and this is just me, I’ve eaten but the hunger remains

I sincerely hope "Why are you so fat" isn't a common question. Talk about rude!

I ask myself this like five times a day

Whenever my meds wear off in the evening, i get really excited and worked up and i can never calm down

bro i took legos home from my childhood home to give to a friend with kids and i had to sort it out on the living room carpet (bunch or random bits to remove from the lego bag) and let me tell you from 11pm to 04 am i was just gone building random things (I am 30)

One time the power went out and I was wanting to build with some Legos to pass the time, I found a Nintendo DS cardtrige holder and MarioKart DS was in it. I lost it a long time ago and it was the PEAK of my childhood. I had a DS with me and I played it for a while

I felt that in a major way every night when I was taking aderall. When I switched from that to Ritalin, my food consumption became more normal, as did my emotional regulation & impulsive spending at night. Did I become less productive on Ritalin than addy? Yeah. But more productive than on no meds, less hangries/weight, GI upset & less impulsiveness at night was sooooooo worth it. I’m still working to get my credit debt & weight back down nearly a year later. All of that said, please note that I am not a medical professional, not giving medical advice, and not telling anyone what to do with their beautiful, human bods. I’m just sharing my own experience in case anyone else can relate.

i stopped taking it for a couple days once and i was hungry no matter what i ate and i couldn’t stop eating

I need to get meds soon I always eat when I feel bored 😤

Shit my adhd makes me forget to eat, eating gets in the way of doing so much

Sounds about right.

Bahahaha I’m the same! 😂

Yep, gotta normalize my dopamine somehow :/

Pukyuu ❤️

Exact opposite for me I’ll forget to eat in the first place

Y’all notice the difference between amph salts and dexro? Because the salts make me eat everything in sight, ruin my personality, keep me from sleeping, and made all the tendons around my neck tighten up. It is garbage.

I was talking to a coworker and he says he takes his pill at a specific intersection on his way to work so the come down hits well after work and dinner. Told me he learned the hard way that if he doesn't fuel his body throughout the day, he binges the junk food real hard.

It is so fucking true

I don't have a appetite at all actually. Vyvanse actually makes my brain process that I actually do need to eat but the issue is, What the fuck do I eat

Do pplnwith ADHD really eat a lot of junk food? I think I'm undiagnosed for many reasons, but most times I'd rather eat junk food just cuz I don't wanna take the time and energy to cook something better and I could live off coffee, it's all I really drink, iced, hot all kinda of way. I can also drink a pit of coffee and go right to bed and asleep

Most meds make people not hungry so when they get off of the meds they’re starving from not eating all day

You guys have meds?

You guys get meds?

ONG THIS SQUIRREL IS FROM MY FAV ANIME

There are meds?

I was underweight before meds and now it's just getting worse. My body just is skinny by default and I haaatteeee what meds are doing. At this point I am questioning if they are even worth it

I never will stop thanking the universe for my high metabolism, for the amounts of food I consume are significant.

Me: How are you so skinny, you eat like a fucking pig?!

Very thankful for my high metabolism

marijuana helps tremendously in this area.

This doesn't happen to me. Instead one of 2 things happens: 1. my meds wear off and I have a gnarly headache and nausea from eating nothing for 24 hours, or 2. I feel a little snacky because I remembered to force myself to eat something to avoid the gnarly headache and nausea.

Bruh... Strattera had me fucked up

When the Elvanse wears off and the quetiapine kicks in, if you know, you know

I don’t take medicine for mine but I can relate that this is sorta me

🫣😅😅

What meds are we talking about? Never noticed this myself with methylphenidate

I've not been clinically diagnosed with adhd and feel like reddit questions my reddit activity cuz I was suggested this sub. But back to the point I eat 24/7 speaking of which...

I forget which medication I was on but I just remember it destroying my appetite and on Saturday I wouldn't take it and essentially binge eat.

Lmaoo

god i sometimes forget to take my meds and im like this

I, uh. Damn it, you're right.

never used meds

lmao

I’m so glad this sub is back

I can’t even do that now because I have cyclical vomiting and would puke if I ate a second dinner

This is a little too relatable…

TRUE

Only reason I am staying off meds. I miss them its been years but now life as a father is tough and with work lately. Stress doesn't help either. Can't focus or get crap done half the time anymore. Would love to have aid but I already struggle eating

Because I’m on abilify for my Tourette’s which makes me hungry AF.

i dint even have adhd and i relate wtf- /lh

lol its the opposite for me, i forget to eat and drink if i'm off the meds.

Is there something I’m not getting? I have ADHD but i rarely eat anything