r/adhdwomen • u/annamonapia • 2d ago

Medication & Side Effects Is your adhd better with completely quitting alcohol?

I’m 40 days alcohol free. I feel a ton ton ton better. My adhd is better. I am still starting vyvanse today to try to help myself through the daily adhd struggles. Anyone having similar time? Thoughts ? Any tips on vyvanse ? Any thoughts on alcohol free?

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u/ChonkyBoss 1d ago

No. The opposite, sadly…

In the 12-24 hour period after heavy drinking, I’m “cured” of my ADHD symptoms. When most people would be hungover, I’m my best self. Focused, energetic, with a fast processing speed. Then it slowly fades away, and I’m back to my normal dull, scatterbrained, exhausted self. It feels like I’m the recipient of some kind of quasi-useless monkeys paw wish, lmao.

There’s a community for it at r/hangovereffect.

We’ve many theories as to what’s going on, but nothing we’ve been able to pin down or replicate on our own. Clearly we have some kind of deficiency that’s temporarily solved by metabolizing alcohol. But sadly, doctors won’t study us because nobody believes us…

¯_(ツ)_/¯ Life’s a rich tapestry!

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u/jennye951 1d ago

I used to have this, but sadly age and probably hormone changes have ruined my happy drinking days