Ditto. I've yet to hear such a clear and succinct description of what it's like to have ADHD. I was diagnosed back in the early 90s and while I can cope so much better with my symptoms than I could growing up, my difficulty with intention is by far the number one thing holding me back from greater personal success.
I'm not the guy you replied to, but I've been diagnosed for about 15 years and feel the same way, the guy basically described me perfectly. I was medicated for a few months and never felt like it helped me enough to put up with the dreary vibe I felt as a side affect so I just decided to deal with it and try to keep my life in line as best I can without medication.
I don't think the route i chose is the best for everyone but it works well enough for me, for now at least.
I haven't noticed any long term effects, but I def have that zombie in emotional feeling when on it. My gf hates when I'm on it but has learned the difference between how I actually feel and how I act when on adderall haha.
Weed has always been my downer to being me back from adderall.
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u/PolyamorousPlatypus May 30 '17
I've been diagnosed for well over 20 years and this hits it on the nose.