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I am a 26 year old Male and have just started using NowServing to look for psychologists but there so many options to choose from and I dont see any means of looking at reviews for them.

So i wanted to ask anyone who might have recommendations. thank you!

I really want to be focus sa mga task and work ko and ive heard na adhd like adderall helps? What’s your thoughts on this.

Just wanted to share my experience being addicted to caffeine XD

I've always been so dependent on caffeine from coffee to multiple energy drinks a day.
Even on medication I still feel like I need the extra boost.
I found that it kinda stopped working for me for quite a bit but just continued to up the amount of caffeine I take in a day >-<

Recently, after developing really bad GERD, I switched to matcha for caffeine and just wow!
I feel like it's been helping me stay awake and a bit more focused than I would usually be compared to coffee/energy drinks before.
I've also been skipping my extra ritalin for the day because of it!

I've always thought of it as coffee is more like 10mg ritalin, where it hits you faster and harder, while matcha is like 20mg ritalin, steady and slow burning throughout the day.

I'm curious if anyone else has similar experiences to this or how your journey with caffeine and ADHD has been ❤️

Hello. I hope someone can help or add their insight. My boyfriend has ADHD and has vape addiction. He used vape in order to quit smoking but now parang hindi niya magawang tumigil mag vape. Low nicotine naman ung vape niya but still we're not getting any younger.. I'm not rushing him or anything but it's been nearly three years na.

I explained to him all the recent research about the harmful effects of vaping.

Encouraged him to learn hobbies na magugustuhan niya that can distract and lessen his stress. He's now into crocheting.

Baka may kulang pa. Nakikita ko naman na gusto niya mag quit pero pag daw stressed siya un ung isa sa nagpapa kalma sa kanya.

I read that adhd can make it harder to quit addiction. Baka may similar experience kayo.

Guys may alam ba kayo saan available around NCR. Tagal ko na naghahanap laging out of stock. Thanks po.

Anyone know which Mercury Drug branch has Ritalin 10mg in stock? I’ve already contacted several branches with no luck

Hello po. Ask ko lang po if nag aaccept ba ang pharmacy ng prescription for Concerta na pinicturan lang from phone since my psychiatrist is from Mindanao pa and I’m from Mindanao also but currently based here in Metro Manila for work. Need ko na talaga kasi mag refill ☹️ Thank you po sa mga makakasagot 🙏

My friends have already graduated college recently, while I am still stuck, delayed by my own incompetence. No matter how much I put effort in improving each aspects that I am lacking, I still end up pathetically slow, unable to keep the pace with others. Even as I am currently undergoing CBT and visit my psychiatrist and therapist, taking ritalin and applying the skills they have taught me, the results just aren't there. I still end up getting distracted by each detail and get derailed by my own even after shutting almost every social media and avoiding doomscrolling as much as I can. It still feels like hell getting up and trying to start something, anything even as much as doing simple chores feels like a hurdle. I still couldn't focus through class. I make careless mistakes so very often no matter how many times I've been exposed to that subject. I am often caught by other people as "lutang" and often times just stare into nothingness even as they talk to me.

And no matter how many times I try to bring this up to my therapist, no matter how much we try to deconstruct and challenge these "automatic thoughts", these cognitive distortions, it did minimal if not nothing to actually address the core symptoms im currently experiencing and suffering from. There is a limit to how much I can will myself into trying to overcome these situations. In the end I always end up getting overwhelmed and go back to my old destructive habits. I keep trying and trying, trying to claw my way out of this godforsaken hole I've made. But the results are just aren't there. I am running out of ideas on how to actually fix my life.

I don't know if it's hope or just plain stubbornness, but I still want to keep trying to fix my life. My therapist said to me that I'll have to eventually get used to this action of just sitting down and actually do what I need to do, but I want them to actually give me specific instructions and drill into my head on developing mental resiliency and actually deal with the problems my ADHD brings. I am planning to change therapist now but I don't know what program is specifically going to help me. I know I need actual training like tutors but instead of specific subject, its to train my mental performance and executive function directly. Is there anyway I can find these here in the philippines?

It pains me to see that my 5-year-old son with ADHD is being shooed away by other kids dahil "maingay", "hyper", "too much" for them..... Gusto lang ng anak ko makipagkaibigan sa kanila and my son has no idea or any clue na ayaw nila sa kanya :((

Marami sa inyo ang nahihirapan makahanap ng gamot sa Mercury Drug or sa kahit anong lugar.

Good News, sa MakatiMed, I ask them after ko bumili, meron pa raa sila around 3000+ bottles.

So I hope walang mag panic buying, atleast meron na kayong idea kung saan bibili

Sana nakatulong 🤗🤗🤗

I am 25 F and recently got diagnosed with MDD, GAD w/ panic attacksc and ADHD-Inattentive. I got prescribed with fluoxetine 20 mg and this year concerta 27mg. But may times na lutang pa rin ako and hirap pa rin maka absorb ng information. It’s already my 3rd job and gusto ko naman mag last at least one year kaso nahihirapan ako :(( currently nasa finance department ako and tbh, I am interested talaga even though malayo sa natapos ko nung college (Psych grad here btw) kasi I have experiences in purchasing sa previous 2 jobs ko.

Nag first day ako this thursday lang and marami na agad pinapagawa sa akin, although syempre may guide pa rin pero naf-frustate pa rin ako. Any tips? I really want to last long here but idk what else to do. I asked my doctor if I can take glutaphos with concerta 27mg and he said na pwede naman. Anyone here naka try na ng glutaphos?

Hi! I'm curious with how people handle caffeine (specifically tea and matcha) with their meds. I'm currently on Ritalin 10mg (1-2x a day depending).

Before being diagnosed, coffee didn't do anything for me. Matcha sometimes helps me with mood and tea keeps me alert. My psychiatrist told me not to have caffeine at all, or at least have it in controlled amounts (tea) and not right after/before taking meds.

I want to have a daily matcha routine but worried it will make the Ritalin less effective.

How is everyone's relationship with caffeine nowadays with medication?

Hey r/ADHDPH! 👋

It's been about 8 months or so since I first posted about this little project, and I'm genuinely happy to say, it took off.

What started as a small experiment, inspired by a single conversation with a fellow Redditor, has grown into a 200+ member community of Filipino ADHDers who just get it. No need to over-explain yourself. No awkward pauses when you go on a tangent. Just people who understand each other firsthand.

Since then, we've built out the server quite a bit:

📚 Resources with curated links, tips, and references for navigating ADHD in a Philippine context (yes, that means dealing with local doctors, stigma, and the very specific hell of Philippine bureaucracy with an executive function disorder)

💬 A chill, very supportive community where we talk about daily struggles, wins, hyperfocus rabbit holes, med questions, and everything in between.

🧠 Venting spaces for the days when you just need people who won't tell you to "just focus" or "just do it"

And while I'm talking about the server, I would like to take the opportunity to thank each and every one that has participated so far and made the community into what it is today. Your contributions has made a huge impact on what the vibe is and what our community is today. It wouldn't have been possible without you all. Thank you so much. I could not be more proud of what it has become right now. (Despite me being derailed and distracted by other things most of the time). So for the people that has been with us, and continues to be with us.

Thank you so very much.

Moving forward from that small love letter, we're still a community that genuinely cares about keeping the vibe relaxed and low-pressure. No performance required. Come as you are.

If you're looking for a space that feels a little more real-time than Reddit, somewhere you can actually talk to people rather than just post into the void, please feel free to join us here in our own little slice of the internet. Link down in the comments.

See you there. 🤙

Did you notice these kinds of behavior too before you were medicated or as a kid?

Mine was with food and it's a thing ever since I was a kid. It's kinda funny but I used to eat my baon agad on my way to school pa lang even when I was meant to have it dapat sa recess. I also blow my pocket money and cash gifts from godparents agad as a kid. Ayon, all of these years I thought all of it was just a moral failure on my part. For my parents, I'm just their irresponsible kid (because my siblings can easily save up).

It's just one of the symptoms but it fits the bigger picture and I hate that no one caught it earlier.

I'd like to get a referral for a CBT therapist via my psychiatrist. The medication has been helpful, but it isn't enough on its own to solve my issues with execution and consistency. I'm looking for someone who can help me tackle the behavioral side of building routines and breaking out of unproductive slumps.

Parang mag 2 buwan na walang Concerta. Sa mga branches sa Pasig ako nagtatanong, wala daw from supplier. Baka may alam sila na may stock kahit sa labas ng Metro Manila.

When I had my assessment years ago, they asked me kung I have difficulties at work. I said no, but I cannot stay consistent with basic routines and chores. Like, for example, as basic as bathing requires a ton of mental power just to even get in the shower. Don't get me wrong --- I'm clean AF 🤣🤣🤣 daily. However, it has to be timed correctly either before sleeping or hours after waking up or else it will be difficult. Kasi, something as basic as bathing or cleaning myself already takes half of my daily battery. Super tinitipid ko yung meds ko kasi mahal and it's kinda difficult to get prescription nanaman kasi doctors only give me one if it's work related, so what I do is... once the meds kick in, I do my routines or chores until it wears out.

Again... amoy bath and body works po ako, it's just that, I'll be super tired after bathing or cleaning myself.

nag bibigay ba ng straight 3 month reseta antidepressant ang psychiatrist ?? may OCD at Social anxiety/ADHD ako naka Escitalopram 10mg ako now.