u/kirobreikut

Has anybody with CDS (or not) had this problem after taking strattera?
I took 10mg of it everyday for a month, didn't feel any effects, however, on the fourth day after switching to 25mg I felt extreme tiredness (I'm not energetic as a whole, but this is next level), I can't focus to read, which I normally do, it's harder to initiate any tasks (such as serving myself food for lunch), I barely get out of bed, I'm on the phone all day cause I can't do anything else.
In the mornings I wake up earlier than usual, which wouldnt've been bad if I wasn't constantly tired throught the whole day.
My question is - has anybody experienced such side effects, do they go away? I'm not completely sure if it's the atomoxetine. I'm stopping it for a few days to see if energy comes back, then I will try it again to see if I'll get tired again. Maybe it's not for me....

Hey, I know this subreddit is about sleep, but since the night terrors one is inactive I'd like to make a post, explaining my frequent terrors.

They occur during NREM sleep (up to first 3 hours since falling asleep), they're completely subconscious with me and I don't have a specific trauma which causes them.
I scream from the top of my lungs, terrified, I'm so happy I live in a house, because I'd wake up all the neighbours in a block. I wake up with extremely fast heartbeat, (my mother has to sleep in the same room with me, I've had incidents happen before such as breaking a glass door with my feet) I don't remember anything, but I feel terrible and guilty.

I used to be in a depressed state, and when I didn't go outside or do anything relatively demanding, I'd sleep calmly. Heat and eating before bed may help it happen, but I think stress is the main cause. My mother says I have it the nights before exams, for example.
I'm a quite ambitious person and I'd loved if I could work as much as I want and sleep calmly, does anybody here have similar problems, if yes, how have you solved them?

Masks don't help btw.

Hey, I know this subreddit is about nightmares, but since the night terrors one is inactive I'd like to make a post, explaining my frequent terrors.

They occur during NREM sleep (up to first 3 hours since falling asleep), they're completely subconscious with me and I don't have a specific trauma which causes them.
I scream from the top of my lungs, terrified, I'm so happy I live in a house, because I'd wake up all the neighbours in a block. I wake up with extremely fast heartbeat, (my mother has to sleep in the same room with me, I've had incidents happen before such as breaking a glass door with my feet) I don't remember anything, but I feel terrible and guilty.

I used to be in a depressed state, and when I didn't go outside or do anything relatively demanding, I'd sleep calmly. Heat and eating before bed may help it happen, but I think stress is the main cause. My mother says I have it the nights before exams, for example.
I'm a quite ambitious person and I'd loved if I could work as much as I want and sleep calmly, does anybody here have similar problems, if yes, how have you solved them?

Since CDS isn't very popular, especially outside the USA, I'd assume many of you (and CDS people overall) would have possibly been misdiagnosed.
I'm from Eastern Europe and a psychiatrist thought I had Asperger's 5 years ago. I was 15 and I didn't think of it much, however, looking back I can definitely say this wasn't the case.
People with Asperger's have narrow interests which they thrive in, while not being able to pick up social cues.
I'm very socially aware, I don't have many interests and don't do good socially simply because of low energy, slow tempo, bad memory, etc.
I'm curious if any of you have similar stories?

I'm not talking about simple diets, removing sugar and gluten or eating more fruit and vegetables. If any of you have found specific foods which you've tested that help our condition please share it with the rest of us.
Honestly, I've been following a pretty healthy regime for a few years now, and I still feel like sh1t. It's like searching for a magic pill atp...

Isn't CDS severely underlooked? Besides low-functioning autism, couldn't we say it's worse than ADHD and Asperger's? Russell Barkley says ADHD is worse than CDS, however, I know multiple
people who may have ADHD and it's almost like it helps them in this modern and dynamic world. The case with Asperger's - as far as I know, they don't have slow thinking like us and they have niche interests in which they become exceptional.
It's so fvcking unfair living with this sh1t, and it really makes you realize how fvcked up this world is. Some are born cognitively and physically well and they thrive in life, we are born to suffer and watch other people's success, while being unable to do much, besides trying to find the proper medicine for our condition.

I found out about SCT recently, and I have to say I have all the symptoms (mindfulness, mental fog, introspective thinking, poor memory, mental and physical slowness, etc.) and I was never able to live my life to the fullest, however, a new thought regarding it came to mind and I'd be grateful if whoever's reading this could be honest and respond to me in that manner.

For the longest time I though I cared for other people and I was always on point regarding relationships, but I figured this all came from my intuition/intelligence, rather than real empathy. I don't care for sh1t what happens to any of my relatives or family. I don't feel real emotion for anybody, except for my own self. Only if I'm hurt I would be emotional.
Everything I do comes from my ego. I know that's terrible and I don't want me to be that way.
My questions to the people in the subreddit would be - do you feel the same way?
Could the introspective thinking, which I/we had for the longest be the reason for this?
Do you feel like you're more important than anything you do? Could that be a big reason why we don't do well in the present at most things?

Are we narcissists, or is it just my problem? Please be honest.