Post by EchelonHunt on Sept 2, 2018 15:45:39 GMT 8
Have you or anyone you know struggled with ADHD? This is the place to share your story.
My older sister has ADHD, she needed medication to help her focus when but she doesn't use the meds anymore because her husband doesn't like how she is when she's on them. (Which I think is unfair because the meds are helping her focus when she would otherwise struggle.)
I've come to realize I might have ADHD, I will be going to see a psychiatrist in two months for a consultation. There will be, hopefully, a diagnosis and treatment plan in place as 4 weeks of Uni, I've really struggled to focus on studies, even though I'm excited to study and love learning the subjects, it's like I have a mental block that I can't get past.
Lexapro alleviated the symptoms of depression/anxiety and I thought it would've helped with my focus but it didn't, if anything, it made me notice my lack of focus even more and realize that Lexapro and 4 weeks of Uni might've potentially brought deeper issues to the surface that I didn't realize I had been suffering with all my life.
No, I'm not going to abuse stimulants. I know uni is often rife with people abusing Adderall to cram/study/get high and that's not my aim. I only want medication if it will help me focus on my task at hand. Getting high is not my objective as I don't like illicit drugs or the thought of abusing prescription drugs in that manner.
I know there are other medications, there are the stimulant ones, Adderall and Ritalin and then there's the non-stimulant ones, Strattera, Concerta and a new one recently, Intuniv. I've also heard Vyvanse is good, too.
I went to subreddit r/ADHD and cried tears of relief when I looked through a few pages of threads, I could relate to each and every one of them. It was as if the puzzle shifted into place like when I realized I was trans, but this was on a much deeper, intense scale...
Like I'd finally found the answer for why I struggled so much my whole life, why I never felt like I could fit in, why I never could make friends easily, why I was always labeled the "weird one", why I felt like I was dumb and never considered myself intelligent like others, why my social skills are poor... it all just made so much sense.
My older sister has ADHD, she needed medication to help her focus when but she doesn't use the meds anymore because her husband doesn't like how she is when she's on them. (Which I think is unfair because the meds are helping her focus when she would otherwise struggle.)
I've come to realize I might have ADHD, I will be going to see a psychiatrist in two months for a consultation. There will be, hopefully, a diagnosis and treatment plan in place as 4 weeks of Uni, I've really struggled to focus on studies, even though I'm excited to study and love learning the subjects, it's like I have a mental block that I can't get past.
Lexapro alleviated the symptoms of depression/anxiety and I thought it would've helped with my focus but it didn't, if anything, it made me notice my lack of focus even more and realize that Lexapro and 4 weeks of Uni might've potentially brought deeper issues to the surface that I didn't realize I had been suffering with all my life.
No, I'm not going to abuse stimulants. I know uni is often rife with people abusing Adderall to cram/study/get high and that's not my aim. I only want medication if it will help me focus on my task at hand. Getting high is not my objective as I don't like illicit drugs or the thought of abusing prescription drugs in that manner.
I know there are other medications, there are the stimulant ones, Adderall and Ritalin and then there's the non-stimulant ones, Strattera, Concerta and a new one recently, Intuniv. I've also heard Vyvanse is good, too.
I went to subreddit r/ADHD and cried tears of relief when I looked through a few pages of threads, I could relate to each and every one of them. It was as if the puzzle shifted into place like when I realized I was trans, but this was on a much deeper, intense scale...
Like I'd finally found the answer for why I struggled so much my whole life, why I never felt like I could fit in, why I never could make friends easily, why I was always labeled the "weird one", why I felt like I was dumb and never considered myself intelligent like others, why my social skills are poor... it all just made so much sense.