u/goodcheese55

Hi ! Past few weeks I've been on Elvanse and started with 20mg and then to 30mg since 20mg wasn't doing much. Now 2 weeks on 30mg and I've barely slept, my heart is racing and I'm much more panicky. Now we've decided to try 20mg and see if it perhaps was doing more than I originally thought.

Since 20mg is the starting dose it feels like it might not do much. I'm just curious if people have been on 20mg for longer than a month with a good outcome.

I actually love jeans especially more baggy ones but I can never find the right one. I have a pretty small waist compared to my hips/butt. So either very tight around my thighs or a gap around the waist (or both lmao). I struggle to find the right one and with fall coming up I'm in need of some proper jeans.

My question is if anyone knows a store/brand I can buy it from. I'm from The Netherlands so any store within my country or even the EU would be a lot of help !

Hi ! Het is geweldig spul totdat de avond aanbreekt en ik niet kan slapen. Ben nu aan het werken met 3 uur slaap en ik kan dit niet langer volhouden. Hier baal ik van, want merkte zeker dat dit effect had.

Weten jullie uit ervaring of ik per direct er mee kan stoppen of dat het moet worden afgebouwd? En hebben jullie hier effecten bij ervaren?

Edit: 2,5 week waarvan 20mg 1 week en 1,5 week 30mg. 20 deed niks

Hi ! F24. Started new ADHD meds last friday and there have been two times already where I haven't been able to fall asleep until 3am. I have never had this happen to me since I have always been able to fall asleep quite easily. I can't have thid happen again. Called the doctor and he said it definitely is not the meds so I'm looking for your advice.

I'm willing to try everything. I usually go to bed at 22:30/23:00. I'd say I eat quite well, pretty limited screentime, try to spend the last hour of the day by puzzling, reading or just listening to music. Last 5 months I've been in therapy for social anxiety so even my stress might be at it's lowest these day. I'm stuck on what I should do.

So....

- What are things I need to look out for that can impact my sleep?

- What are things that can help you sleep? (that might help me as well)

- Anything I can change about my schedule?

All the help is appreciated !!

Hi ! Ik ben sinds vorige week met lisdexamfetamine begonnen omdat concerta niet goed genoeg zijn werk deed en ik er niet van kon slapen. Nu zat ik 1e week 20mg en sinds gister 30mg.

Bij 20mg voelde ik niks, dus vandaar verhoging. Ik sliep bij 20mg weer goed. Nu merkte ik gister met de start van 30mg zeker een verschil en was er dan de hele dag enthousiast over. Nu had ik afgelopen nacht niet meer dan 3/3.5 uur geslapen. Ik wilde zo graag maar mijn lichaam was niet moe. Het was een vreselijke nacht en doordat niks lukte en ik gefrustreerd was waren mijn emoties hoog en heb ik ook meerdere keren lopen hyperventileren en huilen.

Voor vandaag heb ik mij ziek gemeld, maar dit kan echt niet nog een keer gebeuren. Wat is nu het beste ??

Right under my left breast I have this tiny, very tiny lump with a red spot. My left side has also been hurting the last few days. I called the doctor yesterday because I felt this pressure on my chest and thought I was having issues of new meds I started. We kind of ruled that out now.

Is this concerning? It feels silly to call the doctor two days in a row if nothing is going on but my left breast hurts on the sides.

Hi !! Ben heel blij met mijn huidige vrienden maar zou ook graag mensen leren kennen die een beetje dezelfde nerdy interesses hebben.

Hobby's van mij zijn lezen, gamen, journalen, wandelen, verzamelen fysieke media en tv shows & films (track ook alles. Ik ben van marvel en dc, zowel comics als andere projecten. Ik lees graag romance, fantasy en alles fictie (maar ook non-fictie op z'n tijd). De games die ik op dit moment veel speel zijn resident evil, stardew valley en hollow knight. Andere favorieten van mij zijn uncharted, life is strange, spider-man (2018) en telltale: the walking dead.

Doe niet gelijk aan meet ups, want vreemde mensen op het internet en alles, maar vind chatten altijd leuk ! Dus als je denk dat wij matchen stuur gerust een berichtje :)

Man of vrouw maakt niet uit, wel een beetje in de zelfde leeftijdscategorie

Hi !! Been thinking a lot and I'm pretty sure a lot of anxiety comes from not being able to focus when driving. Two issues here

I do have ADHD so that might be a part of it. I keep forgetting to check my mirrors, the road, switch gears, remember what the sign mean and all this makes me scared I'll cause an accident.

Another thing that bothers me is my eyesight/ability to focus. My eyes hurt while driving and I always have to blink multiple times to see. I find it very scary since it's blurry sometimes and what if I miss something. Not sure if it's from bad sleep or might just need glasses ??

Someone help me out

Hi ! Ik ben 24v en merk toch dat ik het soms lastig/jammer vind dat ik geen queer mensen om mij heen heb of activiteiten kan bijwonen.

Ik heb echt hele leuke mensen om mij heen en daar ben ik zeker dankbaar voor maar soms mis ik mensen bij wie ik mezelf kan herkennen. Online heb ik wel mijn contacten maar irl zou dit mij ook leuk lijken. Ik woon in Noord-Holland, maar niet bij de grote steden waardoor het naar mijn idee best lastig is (zeker als je afhankelijk ben van OV). Tijdens mijn studie zeker leuke mensen ontmoet alleen niet blijven hangen.

Hoe komen jullie in contact met mensen? En mocht het herkenbaar zijn, hoe ga je om met het gemis? Kan ook gewoon zijn dat ik wat vaker alleen het huis uit moet maar dan weet ik nogsteeds niet waar haha

Hi ! I've been on concerta for a week now. First 18mg and since friday 36mg. 18mg was making me feel very sleepy, body felt heavy and it gave me horrible headaches. With 36mg it's much more doable and I think the right fit for me.

I've also been diagnosed with social anxiety and concerta has helped me a lot with it so far. I've also cried less?? Like I cried a lot without out it and I'm not as emotionally unstable anymore. Now there are a few side effects/no effects that I'm curious about.

- I've been having trouble falling asleep at night. I used to be able to fall asleep quite easily before. How do you guys deal with it?

- My appetite has been decreased. I used to be such a dopamine eater and now that's gone??? I'm not hungry at all or just feel full. Not really an issue for the most part but I'm not looking forward to breakfast, lunch and dinner either...

- While it has helped me with less thoughts and overthinking and stuff, I still am a bit chaotic. Still do everything at ones and I kinda hoped it would help me with speaking slower en more controlled but no. Anyone else?

- Totally unrelated question. My friend asked my if I wanted to take a drag of his joint and I kindly declined because idk what the effects would be. Would it be bad or can I try a bit?? 😭

Would appreciate the help !!

My therapist is very, very focused on exposure therapy and with every session I'm starting to think it's not working for me.

We write a bunch of things I struggle with and I have to do them in my spare time + some things to do when I do get stressed. Now I find it difficult to get myself to do it, so if I could I obviously would have done it myself. When I do them I find it does not get easier, because say I struggle with ordering things it might go well now but who says it will go well next time. Every situation is different. I might do my thing but I'll be at a new restaurant, with new people, etc. And then my cycle of thinking starts again and I find that exposure does not make it easier. My therapist days it will get easier but now I feel more like a failure since I feel the same way as I did 4 months ago with 3 more sessions to go. I have gotten nowhere lol

I've been thinking about bringing it up because therapy is so focused on doing things and not really my way of thinking around it. It sucks

Genuinely hate myself for it and the way this turns into a me problem.

I overthink situations like crazy and I always try to plan them ahead even though I can't know what the convo will look like. One of the things I find difficult to do are telling people my condolences. It's not saying it which I find difficult but finding the right time for it. This will leave me not saying it and feeling guilty the entire time. Like it gives the impression I don't care when I in fact do.

This is the way with many things but a specific situation happening to me right now. Same with anyone else?

TW: Mention of self-harm

So I'm not sure if this is actually emotional dysregulation.

There are so many days where I go from 0 to 100 really fast. I have days where I'll feel down or days when I'm fine but I also have so many moments where I feel everything. Last night I felt utterly hopeless all of sudden. There are thoughts that circle through my head on a daily basis and won't affect me that much until they do? I suddenly feel so depressed, hate my current situation, mourn what could have been, don't like my own image, scared for the future and it can even lead to self-harm when completely overwhelmed.

Then next thing I know I feel fine ?? These thoughts don't really do anything to me anymore, they don't stress me out as much and they're more manageable. I look back at feel like a fool.

My therapist told be the switch up could definitely be my ADHD and I just have to accept it happens. Knowing that is the solution sucks...

Hi ! I want a 3 month subscription for the summer but for ps extra thats €43 and plus €54. Is there a way to get it cheaper? If not I'll just have to go for full price lol

+ would you recommend plus or extra?

Few weeks ago I made a post saying I was going to a comic con by myself and I actually did !

I was so ready to cancel last minute. Was feeling sick from stress and what not. Glad I still went. I did speedrun everything since at a certain point I was very overstimulated and my legs were shaking from stress but nevertheless had a lot of fun and a good haul. There were still things I wish I did and people I wanted to talk to but that's a problem for next time. I hope to do this again in the future :)

I don't hate my birthday, I used to love it even. When I was younger I always looked forward to it. The people, the balloons, the presents and the cake. Everything about it brought me joy and I was so sad when it was over.

As I got older my anxiety started to develop which turned into disliking my birthday, more like everything that comes with it. I was worried whether people even liked coming to my party. I felt like an inconvenience and something they had to do out of kindness. There were a lot friends of my parents so I didn't think they even cared about me being there. I even thought my friends would hate it. It would be awkward and they were there as an obligation. I started to dislike the amount of people, the attention towards me, feeling like I needed to act a certain way and having to please others on my birthday. So the last few years I stopped celebrating it all together.

I don't hate my birthday. I hate everything my social anxiety causes. I wish I wasn't bothered by all of the above. I wish I could have a lot people over, get a beautiful cake and a ton of presents. I wish I could be happy and celebrate instead of dreading something that isn't even happening.

I don't hate my birthday, I used to love it even. When I was younger I always looked forward to it. The people, the balloons, the presents and the cake. Everything about it brought me joy and I was so sad when it was over.

As I got older my anxiety started to develop which turned into disliking my birthday, more like everything that comes with it. I was worried whether people even liked coming to my party. I felt like an inconvenience and something they had to do out of kindness. There were a lot friends of my parents so I didn't think they even cared about me being there. I even thought my friends would hate it. It would be awkward and they were there as an obligation. I started to dislike the amount of people, the attention towards me, feeling like I needed to act a certain way and having to please others on my birthday. So the last few years I stopped celebrating it all together.

I don't hate my birthday. I hate everything my social anxiety causes. I wish I wasn't bothered by all of the above. I wish I could have a lot people over, get a beautiful cake and a ton of presents. I wish I could be happy and celebrate instead of dreading something that isn't even happening.

Every year when summer arrives I get to urge to consume any type of media that has to do with horror. Currently looking for good and/or enjoyable movies.

Any good slasher recs? Even better when it has those summer camp vibes. Or just something paranormal.

Let me know :)

Hi ! I'm in therapy for mostly social anxiety but also recently got diagnosed with inattentive ADHD which could impact my anxiety as well. The title is listen as two problems I guess but also connected?

I find it difficult to open up to my psychologist about my experiences because I have a habit of downplaying me own feelings. Last week something happened which really set off my anxiety but I have a habit of saying 'my week wasn't so bad'. These type of situations are crucial for my psychologist to know but then again I'm also very forgetful so I usually don't remember what set it off or what I did afterwards. It's more of an uncomfortable and anxious feeling so since I 1. can't remember it correctly and 2. it doesn't feels as bad as it could have been, I tell her my week was fine.

She mentioned today that every session I make it sound like everything is fine. I don't feel fine and I wish she could read my mind because I have a lot of trouble with wording my thoughts. What bothers me mostly is that I forget what I did during the week, the way I felt, the actions that lead to certain feelings. When something happened I simply forgot by the time I have my appointment.

My mind just feels messy and I find it difficult to arrange my thoughts properly and then speak them out loud.