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Hey! I thought I'd share my experience, and I have a few questions at the bottom for you guys who wear prisms :)

I'm diagnosed with ADHD and started meds 2 months ago. Since starting, I've been able to focus much better, and I'm no longer as irritable or hyperactive all the time. But, I noticed that when I'd stare at screens or focus on something for a long time, I'd get really bad eye strain and tension headaches. So I got my eyes tested. I have my eyes tested every 2 years and BVD never came up until now. All my life I've struggled with anxiety, derealisation, brain fog, blurred vision when standing. I just thought that was normal life. I also struggle with reading time to time, particularly with comprehending sentences, but I tied that to the ADHD.

I tried my prisms on today and WTF!!! It was quite overwhelming I wanted to cry. Everything felt in my face... clear!!! I can read screens without the words looking smudged. My eyes feel more open, and I don't have to squint to see. It kinda hurts to take them off? And everything looks dim without them on. It's like I can see colour for the first time. I keep moving them on and off my head to look for the difference. When I'm talking to people I can't stop touching and moving them. I've never had to wear glasses before, so it's an odd feeling for sure 🤣 But a good one!

My optometrist advised to just wear them when reading, as that's when I get the headaches and eye strain. Can I ask, how often do you wear your prisms? All day or just for certain activities? What about driving? Will I need to wear them forever? Sorry for the many questions haha. Thank you :)

I just can't believe it!! What the hellll 😭

Hey guys! I'm looking for some help understanding the correlation between these 3.

I was diagnosed with ADHD this year and started meds 2 months ago. I always had trouble with reading, such as comprehending words on paper, but I thought this was just the ADHD. I would feel dizzy, foggy and anxious. Since starting meds, I've been using my laptop to do work. And I'd get super bad eye strain and tension headaches which I never got before. I went to the optometrist and they found I have BVD. I get prism glasses next week.

It's just bizarre to me that I've possibly been living with BVD my whole life without knowing. How is it that its only revealed itself since starting meds? Is it because my eyes focus better now? Also, did your anxiety improve at all since wearing glasses? Thank you!!

Hey guys! I've just made the purchase of a Braun Silk Expert Pro 5. I'm so excited. I've been reading here a lot for tips. I know to exfoliate, shave before hand etc. I'm pale and have really dark hair on my legs, thighs, vagina, butt, belly button and armpits. I'm hoping to target all of these areas when removing. Can I do them all at once in one session? Or is it better to do eg legs one day, armpits the next? Thanks!!

Hi everyone! I’m due to start my paramedic induction in November and I’m currently titrating ADHD medication (lisdexamfetamine/Elvanse).

The meds haven't impaired my ability to drive, but my Occy health GP advised I'm unfit for blue light driving until titration is complete. I started titration in August. I have another appt in October, and another (maybe final) in November just before I start.

I'm just wondering if anyone else has been in a similar situation, and how the process worked for you? I'm a little worried as I am so grateful and excited to start this position. To be told I may not be able to start my blue light driving/induction because I'm titrating makes me a bit anxious that EMAS might cancel my contract altogether. The GP said he'd review me just before my induction, but I don't know if I will have found a stable dose then.

Thank you everyone ❤️🚑

Hey guys! I hope you're all good :)

I've started my research and I'm understanding where libs grow, such as patches of grass, where animals graze, higher grounds etc. But I've had advice from others saying they're successful finding libs elsewhere (eg cricket pitches and lawns). I'm surrounded by fields, woodlands with cattle, a few grassy hills, cricket pitches, golf courses. But usually I find the places I find the most species of mushroom are on footpaths and lawns. There's so many places to go and explore that I don't know which one to start with.

What sort of terrain do you guys find libs in your local area? Thank you!!

Hey guys! I started taking 30s, then they bumped me up to 40s and I feel, well, nothing! I can't feel it "kick in". I get no comedown. My blood pressure and pulse is spot on. The only side effects I've noticed is a teeny bit of dry mouth and slight appetite loss, but that's it.

I make sure to take it with plenty of protein, and I get a good nights sleep. For the first few hours after I take it I maybe feel slightly happier and more able to do things? But it's very subtle. I still stim all the time, have constant loops running around in my head, struggle with emotional dysregulation and lack of motivation on tasks. I have however just started my period and I've been in the luteal phase these past few days, which I've read can affect the drug. I'm worried that I'll be like this even on a higher dose. I know I won't know until I try, but I'm so worried especially when I hear low doses do so much for others.

Has anyone else experienced this when titrating? What is it I'm supposed to "feel". Thanks guys!! <3

It's the one thing that gets on my nerves. When I'm not masking, my natural resting face is "droop" and I look tired. Every single time I'm focusing on something, my family will go "you look tired" or "what's wrong with your face". This will set me off and I find it hard not to get agitated. Then for the rest of the day it's "oh she's mardy today". Like 🥲🥲🥲 please just leave me be

It's the one thing that gets on my nerves. When I'm not masking, my natural resting face is "droop" and I look tired. Every single time I'm focusing on something, my family will go "you look tired" or "what's wrong with your face". This will set me off and I find it hard not to get agitated. Then for the rest of the day it's "oh she's mardy today". Like 🥲🥲🥲 please just leave me be

It's the one thing that gets on my nerves. When I'm not masking, my natural resting face is "droop" and I look tired. Every single time I'm focusing on something, my family will go "you look tired" or "what's wrong with your face". This will set me off and I find it hard not to get agitated. Then for the rest of the day it's "oh she's mardy today". Like 🥲🥲🥲 please just leave me be

Hey all! I'm diagnosed with combined, and I'm waiting for meds. I'm with CareADHD and should be getting meds any minute now, but boy the wait is long.

I'm finding it so hard to regulate my emotions. I get angry over small stuff and it'll leave me curled up in bed for hours. This morning I was excited to have a coffee and breakfast with my partner who was staying over for the week. I went outside in the sunshine, and a racing pigeon landed on the conservatory roof. I'm obsessed with birds, and this one seemed quite tame. I went to grab some bird seed to feed it, in hopes it would come closer. As I went to grab the seed my partner went towards it. The pigeon flew near him and the dogs started barking which made it fly off.

That pigeon flying off has made me non verbal, curled on the sofa, crying, no longer hungry or excited for the day. Once this happens I find it hard to get out of it unless I'm distracted by something else. It's so stupid, but it's ruining my life. How can someone get that fustrated over a fucking pigeon? 😭😭😭

I came to talk about this to ask if anyone else experiences the same thing? And if meds have helped with regulating emotions? Thank you everyone x

Hey, everyone! I hope you're all well. I've just finished university and qualified as a paramedic. To start the job I need to have a C1 license, which includes passing the HGV theory tests and a practical. However, I'm really struggling with the theory.

I passed hazard perception first time, but I cannot pass the multiple choice for the life of me. I've got ADHD, so I really struggle with revising up until the last minute by cramming things in. I use the 4in1 app and answer all the Qs until I've got them right. But in the actual test I find there's a few random Qs that ive never seen before which catch me out. This will be my 4th time now. Each test I get anywhere between 80-84 which is so fustrating! I know I need to be on it with my revision for weeks before hand, but it's so hard!

I don't suppose you guys have any tips with passing the multiple choice? Any apps/methods that worked really well for you whilst revising? Thank you so much!!

So it was my first time at Thorpe Park yesterday. I was so excited. I love all sorts of rollercoasters. I've been to Alton towers, Florida, Flamingo land and love them all! Colossus was the first ride we went on of the day and we got the back row. I did some research prior and I knew it was rough.. but oh my god I didn't realise how bad it was gonna be.

The pain was so bad I was praying for it to be over. I stupidly kept my ear piercings in (however I've never had an issue with them in before) but my head has dents in from where my piercings stabbed my skin. It made me so scared to ride the other rides at Thorpe. Luckily I went on the rest and they were great! But my god Colossus.. wtf!! It gave me a mild concussion and today I've been super tired, sensitive to light, anxious etc. I just can't believe that thing is still running! The head banging was insane! Even if I kept my head back/forward it still didn't help.

Has anyone else experienced this??

I was diagnosed a few months ago and I'm starting to make sense of things and realising I've masked a lot.

I'm a uni student so I have exams and clinical placement. I'm apparently known as the "confident" one. When deep down im anything but that. Before one of my practical exams last week, I said to one of the other students that I felt super nervous. I barely knew this person btw. She said to me: "wow it's unlike you to be so nervous. That makes me nervous". This person that I barely knew portrayed me as the confident folk in the cohort, when deep down I was terrified. Me feeling nervous made her nervous.

I went to a tattoo appt the other day and I was talking to the tattoo artist. He said "you seem very confident for your age". I was so confused as I'm not confident at all. If anything, I was trying to hide my anxiety as best as possible.

I went for my driving theory test today, and the invigilator said "it's nice to see someone smiling today". Do people not smile? Am I smiling too much? Am I just masking?

Has anyone else experienced this? I'm about to finish uni and I'm at such a stressful time in life. But I always make sure I smile and be kind to people, even if they're not nice to me (the RSD talking back). Im quite scared of being perceived lol so that might be why. I'm soon to be medicated and I can't wait to see how I get on. I just find it so strange that others see me as the confident, lively person when deep down I'm an emotional wreck!