adderall was a gamechanger for me, genuinely immediate massive differences in how much i can do in a day and at a time
coffee is kinda like a lesser version of that, but it also means my already high bathroom usage skyrockets which really limits its effect on my productivity
obvious disclaimer that i am not a doctor and am not qualified to give actual medical advice, and what worked for me may not for you, and even if you have adhd adderall may not be ideal for you. but i went “i definitely have adhd, i need to get tested for adhd so i can get treated,” got treated, and then was prescribed adderall. so if you think you might have adhd that would be my recommendation
I need to do this. I’m really struggling right now, and I strongly suspect it’s ADHD. My fear, irrational as it no doubt is, is that I’ll go in and be like, “I think I have adhd, please diagnose me”, and they’ll be like “you’re lying to try and get drugs, fuck off”. I’m a bit paralyzed by this fear, even though it’s probably irrational and good god do I need to do something about my current situation, this is simply untenable!
yeah i felt a little like that when i went in for testing, but i just described the problems i was having and they went “oh that definitely sounds like adhd”
i hope you can get treatment, i was definitely the same way before testing
There’s several other stim medications too. The first ones that providers turn to though are non-stimulant (Strattera and sometimes the antidepressant bupropion), because they are not controlled substances and there’s less abuse potential. If those work for you, great! If not, they’ll move you on. The key is consistent communication with your provider, reporting all of your behaviors and symptoms.
Coffee is kind of weak for me, should I still look into stimulants with my psychiatrist? My non-stim meds to treat the ADHD symptoms have not been working well
i am not a doctor and i can only speak based on my own experiences. but if you have adhd or similar symptoms and you’re on meds that aren’t super helpful, trying stimulants may be good
stimulants like drugs or stimulants like coffee
adderall was a gamechanger for me, genuinely immediate massive differences in how much i can do in a day and at a time
coffee is kinda like a lesser version of that, but it also means my already high bathroom usage skyrockets which really limits its effect on my productivity
ill look into adderall, since coffee had a similar effect on me
thank you cromalin
obvious disclaimer that i am not a doctor and am not qualified to give actual medical advice, and what worked for me may not for you, and even if you have adhd adderall may not be ideal for you. but i went “i definitely have adhd, i need to get tested for adhd so i can get treated,” got treated, and then was prescribed adderall. so if you think you might have adhd that would be my recommendation
I need to do this. I’m really struggling right now, and I strongly suspect it’s ADHD. My fear, irrational as it no doubt is, is that I’ll go in and be like, “I think I have adhd, please diagnose me”, and they’ll be like “you’re lying to try and get drugs, fuck off”. I’m a bit paralyzed by this fear, even though it’s probably irrational and good god do I need to do something about my current situation, this is simply untenable!
yeah i felt a little like that when i went in for testing, but i just described the problems i was having and they went “oh that definitely sounds like adhd”
i hope you can get treatment, i was definitely the same way before testing
There’s several other stim medications too. The first ones that providers turn to though are non-stimulant (Strattera and sometimes the antidepressant bupropion), because they are not controlled substances and there’s less abuse potential. If those work for you, great! If not, they’ll move you on. The key is consistent communication with your provider, reporting all of your behaviors and symptoms.
Coffee is kind of weak for me, should I still look into stimulants with my psychiatrist? My non-stim meds to treat the ADHD symptoms have not been working well
i am not a doctor and i can only speak based on my own experiences. but if you have adhd or similar symptoms and you’re on meds that aren’t super helpful, trying stimulants may be good
Yeah I’m going to just talk to my psychiatrist for advice either way idk why I am asking internet people, even if they are nice internet people