ADHD

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A casual community for people with ADHD

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Acceptance, Openness, Understanding, Equality, Reciprocity.

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Respectful venting, including dealing with oppressive neurotypical culture, is okay.
Discussing other neurological problems like autism, anxiety, ptsd, and brain injury are allowed.
Discussions regarding medication are allowed as long as you are describing your own situation and not telling others what to do (only qualified medical practitioners can prescribe medication).

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Questions on confusing situations.
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I fucking did it! I got diagnosed. I've been "fighting" the healthcare system of my country for 6 years. (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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It took finding six different psychologists over the span of six years, and countless sessions where I tried to explain how sudden my decision can be, how I always get distracted, how eccentric that makes me and how flappy my whole life is and has been, and all the underlying issues, until I finally met one who understood me and had expertise in the field.

Tomorrow, I will starting with a dose 18 mg of Concerta.

It really sucks it has to be this way. This really is true.

I now feel like I can put down my heavy armor, my sword and my shield.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I felt an effect! I felt more focused and didn't spiral in my thoughts too much! What the shit!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Yeah it's quite an experience. Some of the effects fade with time and others appear (positive ones).

How is it going 2 weeks later?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Hey there, thanks for responding two weeks later.

So I al doing this trial run where I will find my dosage. It has been mostly great! My thoughts are still not spiralling as they used to.

I've been experiencing the negative side where I get trouble sleeping. And I feel a bit of, not really full on headache as I know it, but a "cousin symptom" of it?

The negative effects occured at the same time I increased dosage from 18 mg + 18 mg morning- afternoon to 36 mg + 18 mg. I have a scheduled follow up meeting in the middle of April but I asked them yesterday to get back to me with an earlier time to discuss dosage, side effects, etc. The idea with the test run is for me to go up to 36 morning + 36 afternoon tomorrow, but I am reluctant ATM because I want to handle sleep better

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

Oh wow that's a high dose I think. And short-release (if you're taking two?).

Hopefully the headaches go away after a bit. Just make sure to drink lots of extra water.

In terms of sleep loss, some people swear by taking magnesium supplements in the evenings. The medication supposedly can cause you have a deficiency, which can affect sleep. Obviously chat to your doctor before taking supplements at the same time though. I am after all just a person on the internet.

And like I said in my previous message, a lot of the effects (and side effects) can change as your body adapts to the medication.