Psychiatrists say that everything that happens to me is due to ADHD, they say that ADHD affects my personality, I am very rigid, intolerant, I do not tolerate frustration, and I have a lot of hostility towards the world, I do not empathize at all with people, I only think about myself, in what I want, I do not like to share, my mother complains about my greed and selfishness towards her and others, but I do not care, I am fine being this way, morally I am twisted, I behave well because I understand the consequences of acting wrong, but I have the desire to physically harm certain people as a way of challenging their people to show that they will not even be able to know who I am because they lack power, I like it when others do what I cannot do, it is seen very rarely but it has happened. I am someone who when he wants his way above all else, I refuse to cooperate, I refuse to give in to threats, I refuse to accept consequences, I refuse to respect limits, and I blame others if something happens to me, I've seen people like me and they are hated, I've seen them end up dead or injured for going too far with others, and I want to prove that not even the devil can touch me or see me if I fuck with him, when someone heavier than me threatens me and makes me give in it makes me feel very resentful and want to get revenge with violence, people like me should have the green light to do what they have to do.

I’ve noticed a pattern, and I’m not the only one. A lot of people with ADHD either look younger than their age or get told that all the time. Is it the energy? The personality? The constant chaos keeping them youthful?

Curious if anyone else has noticed this or experienced it themselves. Is this a thing… or am I just projecting?

guys i usually dont listen to music while studying or when i need to focus on something but i listen noises like brown noise, pink noise etc. Now im studying and listening house music and i just realized listening house music helps me focus easily and better understand the lesson im studying. and usually i dont listen to music everyday like for hours because it makes me tired and makes my brain messy and normally i listen all types of music but house music/edm is my fav because it doesnt affect me bad and makes me feel chill or something like that but sometimes i listen few songs or one genre for a long time like for days or weeks and even sometimes months anyways (sorry for the oversharing 💀 but im telling it for you to analyse better) idk i have been really invested in music‘s effects on human brain especially when u have adhd etc. it really changes the results and i think this may vary depending on the other syndromes or diseases, problems that the person has, but in general i feel that songs that repeat in a certain rhythm, that are not too flat or up and down are good for the ADHD brain, at least for me because when I listen to music created for adhd like on youtube i noticed that most of them have these kinds of beats and they work better for me than others. it calms my brain down, maybe its because there are less lyrics in these type of music. what do you think about it and what are your experinces on this topic?

Hey. I'm just curious to hear if anyone had positive experience with adding Strattera (Atomoxetine) to Concerta or other Methylphenidate formulations in a Combination Therapy approach to address remaining symptoms that aren't sufficiently addressed by a stimulant alone?

• I've been titrating for around 5 months from Elvanse (30,40,50 within 3 months) -> to Ritalin -> then Concerta 72 mg -- which turned out to be my most optimal formulation and dose with the most balanced inner state and positive effects.
• I've been experiencing and noticing quite good benefits and improvements on Concerta 72 mg with basically zero side effects -- except my Emotional Dysregulation and Executive Dysfunction have not been addressed sufficiently, but rather slightly improved (Concerta 36 and 54 mg in fact caused more side effects than 72 mg).
• My doc agreed to try Combo Therapy and augmenting Concerta with Atomoxetine per my initiative. My introductory Atomoxetine titration schedule is: 3 days 10 mg, 5 days 20 mg, 5 days 30 mg.

I'd really appreciate if you shared your experience or feedback about adding Strattera (Atomoxetine) to Concerta:

1. Dosing increase intervals and schedule?
2. Any side effects or what to expect and look out for? Tips to avoid side effects?
3. How long it took for you to feel the improvement? How have your symptoms and quality of life improved vs stimulant alone?
4. Did you have to lower your Concerta/Stimulant dose after reaching optimal Atomoxetine dosage? Why and when did you or your doc decide to lower Concerta?
5. Any insights or learnings from taking Concerta+Atomoxetin that might be helpful for

Thanks!

Hello, I have been on Vyvanse and Prozac since I was a teenager I never took my medicine on the weekends and I still never do. I was out of college for like a year and I wasn’t taking my medicine consistently. I went back to college about eight months ago and I have been taking my meds consistently, but not on the weekends. I have noticed that when I don’t take them on the weekends I feel tired and unmotivated to do anything, even take my medication. For some reason on the weekends, I don’t wanna be motivated but I know I need to be motivated. I just don’t wanna feel like I have to depend on my medication. Are there any tips on how to feel motivated without it for a short time? I accomplish nothing on the weekends because of this, leading to procrastination. It’s different from when I was a teenager. I was able to tolerate not taking them on the weekends. In your opinion, do you think that I should take them during the weekends? *im 21 now btw

I’ve been getting medicated for ADHD for as long as i can remember. (Started at 12 years old & im currently 21) From what I can remember about not being medicated, was that i did not care about anything. ADHD meds have improved my ability to focus & concentrate significantly. i am on the maximum dosage of adderall my doctor can give me and i feel like it’s working perfect but i have some concerns that just hit me. i think my depression started a few months after i started taking adderall in 2017. i always got bullied as a child. but i never cared about it and i never let it affect me. UNTIL, i started Adderall and i had a very hard time being able to process my emotions despite Adderall working for my concentration. and i have very low motivation as well fast forward to now, i have been smoking 🍃 on the side during nights to help with intrusive thoughts but i have been feeling an insane amount of guilt from needing to use it to stay stable.. im a constant overthinker & im struggling so much rn, i lost my job recently & i just need some advice cuz my adhd symptoms are worsening the more i just stay home n rot :( am i experiencing burn out? or what. idk but im just trying to figure out wtf is wrong with me. i constantly feel like something is wrong with me every single day when i wake up and i do not know why

It was this past refill and I noticed it almost immediately. I was never even informed of the change. I've been on ADHD medicine since I was 6- generic has never worked for me.

My question is what kind of tangible proof do I need to provide to my doctor in order for her to write a letter to my insurance so they will switch me back to brand name? She said she needs enough evidence for me to be switched back.

The biggest thing for me is that Vyvanse was picked specifically for me because it also helps with my compulsive eating and BED. It has been the only thing that has been able to help me with my ED.

The biggest things I'm noticing right now:

- I'm more irritable and moody

- I'm eating myself sick again a lot (I've already gained almost 8 pounds in under a month and it will get worse)

- I'm having a much harder time getting up in the morning and it's throwing off my entire morning routine and I've been late to work every day for the past two weeks

- Everything is just foggy and I feel like I'm moving in slow motion

I'm starting school again in May and I can't have everything f'd up. I need to be switched back even if I have to pay for it.

All of a sudden I stopped feeling the effects of my Adderall over the last 2 weeks. I’ve been waking up every single day with extreme fatigue and brain fog, and such poor concentration to the point where I’m getting close to nothing done during the day. Can’t even answer emails. It’s actually frightening.

Typically I feel the boost from my IR Adderall about an hour after I take it and I can snap into focus and power through some work. For the last 10ish days I literally have not felt my Adderall working at all and cannot figure it out, that’s when I realized I coincidentally stopped taking my vitamin D supplement (also my magnesium) around the same time and now I’m wondering if this is effecting me so much that my meds aren’t working. I was deficient in vitamin D for awhile so I’m curious if my levels dropped too low again and if this could affect Adderall efficacy. Anyone ever noticed a correlation between these supplements and their Adderall efficacy? I’m desperately hoping this is the reason why and I can fix it by getting my vitamin D levels up again

My daughter and I both got ADHD diagnosis at the same time, her behavior is what got me thinking about myself.

Both of us started Vyvanse and both of us have same issue at night. Except for her it is full of tears and anxiety for not being able to sleep. While I just lay in bed until 3:00am and finally fall asleep for 3 hours.

My doctor said it only has life of 12 hours, so when we take it at 7:00am it should not be having an impact at bed time.

It can’t be a coincidence that we both have the same symptoms when taking it…

Have you had a similar experience with Vyvanse.

I asked for magnesium glycinate to fall asleep. I bought a supplement that also had vitamin b at the herbalist store. This is the third day I take it in a row. I just had a reaction. My body got super hot, red and itchy. Apparently it was from too much niacin and it’s not concerning but I got scared as hell

No matter what time of day, from the moment I wake up in the morning, to right before I go to sleep my brain is repeating the most catchy part of the last song that I listened to. The only time this isn’t happening is when I am very interested in what I am doing. This is driving me absolutely insane. I’m not even sure when it started. If I were to guess it would’ve been a year ago.
Has anyone else experienced this? If so please tell me you have some skill that helps.

So, I'm currently enrolled in an online virtual spanish class for high school which I'm supposed to take every Saturday. and throughout the god damn semester, my fucking stupid ass lazy self just decided to just freaking not pay attention and concentrate and just be distracted by discord on my god damn PC, it's cuz i literally just can't freaking get my self TO JUST FUCKING FOCUS AND DO THE WORK. FOR FUCK SAKE WHY AM I THIS PATHETIC LAZY PIECE OF SHIT!!

Yup, was wondering why my medication was more than I usually pay for, and I called my insurance. United healthcare tells me that they no longer cover adderall as stated in their formulary due to a few reasons. One of them is that is can cause addiction or be misused. For one, this made me mad because this is not new news, everyone has been aware of this. Second of all, at least inform your patients who are on this medication. I literally get a refill like every three months so it’s not like I’m dependent or addicted. United healthcare seems like they accepted the fact that they’re on the thin edge with everyone, and is just testing the limits because they know they can’t get any lower.

Edit: at least for my plan, I don’t know about others.

People are accusing me of lying, I swear to you, I am not. It may just be for my plan, but this is not a lie nor rage bait.

Not only is having ADHD a big problem in my life, but even when I think about having children, the thought that they might suffer the same intense struggles I go through really bothers and worries me. Even if the chances aren’t 100%, even a 50% chance feels like a gamble. Of course, this only adds to my sadness — the idea that I might not have children. I read some information suggesting that if a mother has good nutrition shortly before and during pregnancy, and if she takes Omega-3 and certain specific vitamins, it can have a positive effect on improving the quality of the baby.

I am still avoiding showers.

If you also do this you know how gross it is to finally shower and have all the dead skin coming off. You can't wait to get out of the shower but also can't ignore them. Scrubbing just one area is impossible, you will feel incomplete. Not scrubbing at all? Then your towels might scrub some off later and it's mega gross.

My current solution: exfoliating shower cream. Everytime I shower the beads help scrub some off and the rinsing feel is significantly cleaner. I don't have to scrub hard or meticulously. I just shower like normal. After every shower my skin is a bit more exfoliated but not significantly (so no sudden sun sensitivity). This delivers cleanliness of 3 times showering a week with just 1 or 2.

Please look for a microplastic free formular. I shower often with these peeling products and I would really feel bad knowing I rinse so many tiny plastic beads into the water everytime.

What are your top 3 fixations hobbies that actually led to you learning knowledge or gaining things that,on balance, improved your quality of life? So much of our interests can lead to wasted money, additional clutter, harmful habits, etc. But which ones ended up being useful?

My top 3:

1. sourdough/breadmaking,
2. coffee,
3. Fountain pens/journaling.

To this day I have the equipment and know-how to brew great coffee (which I still do daily) and bake amazing bread (which I only do now maybe once or twice a month, or on special occasions). And I still have a stash of pens and ink (enough for the next decade or so tbh) which I use every day, though I bought my last new bottle of ink over two years ago.

Dishonorable mentions: makeup, skincare, typewriting.

I spent so much time reading blogs and watching videos... blew SO MUCH money on unnecessary beauty products; a lot of them expired before I could finish them. :( then I just cut down severely on my makeup routine during the pandemic and never went back.

I was also convinced I could be more productive (less distractions) by using a typewriter and of course bought a couple of secondhand typewriters (expensive ones!) asap. Fun at first but I quickly began missing all the advantages offered by laptops. I forced myself to use the typewriters for a few more months before I admotted defeat and gave up on the whole idea.

Side note -- my skincare era did lead me to learn about the importance of sunscreen, and I still manage to remember to use sunscreen maybe 3-4 times a week, so I guess that's a net positive too. :)

Hi all, first time posting and on mobile. I (27m) have for the past month, been off medication as a result of a psychiatrist not listening to me when I told them I wanted to continue my Adderall script. I am currently seeking a new one, but I am struggling with explaining what it is like to my (27f) wife.

A lot of the time, I try to explain how it feels, but it never feels like it actually works, and would like to see if someone else can explain how it feels. A lot of the time I feel as though she hears me for a moment, but never fully comprehend exactly how disorienting and and how much of a struggle it can be. Any advice for helping is also appreciated!

Curious to hear if you are motivated by money or passion, and what your occupation is.

Feel free to go into detail about how you got there, what made you realize it, or if you’re feeling stuck,, etc.

Personally, I was raised by money driven parents, but I always just wanted to be a pop star for the performance and expression sake lol. I listened to them and pursued a corporate job—which isn’t going too great. The social politics are kind of hard to handle. I’m wondering if this is a hidden symptom of ADHD. I’m constantly told to play up the niceties but I’m really just trying to get through my day and the million spreadsheets and email managing I’m doing. It’s not that I spend money like crazy or don’t know how to manage it. I’m just kind of find how I am? I have a lack of fulfillment and really have a hard time getting anything done because of it. My ADHD co-worker feels the same way.

My buddy said he clocked 12 hours at his basically sweatshop job—VOLUNTARILY. And he’s going on his day off again. When I asked him why, he said, “Money, bro.”

My partner was asking me a question about whether or not I was going to do a task soon and it made me agitated at first. Instead of reacting to the agitation, I paused and asked if before answering I could do a few things first...

In order, those things were

• Put on sunglasses because it was bright outside even with the blinds closed
• Change into shorts because my legs were hot and it felt uncomfortable
• Close an open door because every so often the wind would cause the latch to bump into the strike
• Close an open window because there was some kind of industrial hum outside that was way too loud
• Put on earplugs in case the noise was still audible in the background

Having done those things, I was able to take a deep sigh of relief, sit down and answer her without being agitated at all. It was effective, but I sure feel like a freak for having to do all this extra stuff just to feel normal and clam and not blow up at my partner for all these exceedingly trivial reasons.

Anybody in this sub who can relate to that? Does anyone pack something like an ADHD emergency kit to bring with them in case this kind of stuff happens outside the house?

For a little context, my dad is a patent lawyer and was a partner at a firm. I was inspired by pro bono work he did to help immigrants seeking asylum in the United States, as well as various experiences in my life that have led me to the recent conclusion that I want to pursue a career in immigration or criminal defense law, but I’m worried it will be too challenging for me.

While I am a fairly smart kid and my first semester of college (did a year then dropped out bc of personal reasons/covid) I managed to get a 3.8 gpa, all throughout my life it has been hard for me to manage getting reading done, especially if it isn’t interesting to me. My mind just wanders and before I know it, it’s been 10 min and I’m on the same page.

The other thing I’m worried about is most of the time in order to make it in law, you have to work these insane hours at corporate firms in order to get up the ladder and gain experience, and I honestly have a hard time doing 40 hours a week working at damn T-Mobile.

Even so, in light of the recent human rights violations that have been placed on both documented and undocumented immigrants, it’s a passion of mine to make a difference. And I think this is the best way I have to do that and still be able to make a decent living.

I know that none of you know me so that also means none of you really know whether or not I have what it takes to be a lawyer, but I guess I wanna know if anyone has similar stories / what they did to conquer these challenges.

In my case, music does a really good job for me. Waking up, put on my headphones, then do the rest of the routine normally instead of staying in bed.

In spite of this, I’m being really aware of what I use for this. I don’t want to drink coffee or any other potentially addictive substance, due that I don’t want by any chance become addicted to it. I get addicted to anything easily.

I'm really frustrated right now and I would like to know if anybody has experienced sonthing similar. So I'm on Methylphenidate and I would pick it up from my local walmart for $31 dollars. Starting this month, it randomly shot up to $130. I called my insurance, they said it was somthing up with walmart. Talked to my walmart pharmacist and she said that nothing has changed with walmart in terms of a manufacturing change and no changes to my prescription has been made.

I had to bite the bullet and pay to get the medication (I'm afraid of abruptly stopping it). I plan in calling my insurance again but this is just very upsetting.

People with adhd have a higher risk of developing it, i have 1 case in my family where my grandmother developed it (although it’s only her and she developed it in her late 90’s), and lately i have been dealing with chronic insomnia.

It started last semester i would wake up in the middle of the night, it was something that varied a lot, some months i would be free fr it and some weeks it would torment me, but every since the year started i’ve only been having some weeks of proper sleep, now i don’t wake up in the middle of the night but it’s so light that it barely feels like I’ve slept, my only guarantee is that time passed by quickly and i can remember a dream or 2.

I’m talking with my psychiatrist and seeing if i should lower my medication or take some other, besides I’m trying to prevent it, I’m following a sleep hygiene routine, exercising, meditating, reading, i know that i have no control over it, that developing this disease is a bit of a roll dice and that medicine is always advancing, but still, i’m afraid… I’ve always had memory issues, don’t want to loose who i am.

Say I am sitting for an English class, the teacher will assign the students to be in each groups. He then explain the instruction of what are we supposed to do. I have NEVER managed to understand any instructions like that for the first time. Is it common.. or is it even because of ADHD?

Well not only verbally but also sometimes when I am reading something, I wouldn't get the message at the first read unless I am really focusing on it.

Note: that always happens whether I am interested on the topic or not.

For example, brushing your teeth. It's a sensory nightmare.

When I had to switch from the fruity kids toothpaste (I loved that stuff, I'd literally sneak eating it) to the normal minty toothpaste, I told my mom I didn't like it. She told me I'd get used to it and that was that.

It was already a struggle for me to brush my teeth (I didn't like the feeling of scrubbing), but cue in years of never brushing my teeth.

Sometimes my mom would get electric toothbrushes on sale + coupon that made them cheaper than normal toothbrushes. I didn't like the vibrations. Again, I got that it's just something you get used to.

Continuing never brushing my teeth.

Now, I've started getting kids toothpaste again. And since I didn't like the scrubbing feeling I tried an electric toothbrush (having forgotten my previous dislike). The vibrations hurt.

"It's loud" - you'll get used to it

"It smells gross" - you'll get used to it

"I don't like the taste" - you'll get used to it

"This feels weird" - you'll get used to it

I never got used to them. And in fact, a lot of them just got worse.