r/ADHDers

I'm really proud of my discovery. It wasn't complex or challenging to find, but even still it took 9 years for someone to discover it. I believe that the reason I discovered it is because I am ADHD. Yes, it is still a disability, but it is very beneficial to have diversity in the ways that people's brains work. I explore that idea further in this blog post I wrote about the experience.

The reason I seeked help was extremely low energy. I’d wake up not want to do anything sort of sit in bed. Seems the meds help with that.. I seem to be happier and more energized..

But some days I don’t take it and I’m back to sitting in bed.. and feeling chemically low.. like depleted. It’s not from overwhelm or anything I did because the day didn’t even start yet.

Some days is like this just staying all in bed. Is this common for any of you ?

Any thoughts on it

The shower is the go-to example. I could be reeking, uncomfortable, greasy hair - knowing full-well that I would feel a million times better after a shower. I will not go for one. I was going to say, "No matter how hard I try," but I'm not trying hard. I'm not trying at all. The thought pops up, I disregard it, and then I keep playing games.

There are other examples. I can't tell you how many new games I've started in Baldur's Gate 3, Oxygen Not Included, Factorio, and countless others because it only takes the most minor of minor inconveniences to sour the entire experience for me. Same with writing stories. I'll be working on a story, actually making some headway, only for one, ONE, bad line of dialogue to throw me off completely and not work on it for days at minimum. Reading, hobbies, going outside - these things all make me feel really lazy because I'm just not willing to do them at all.

The tiniest of roadblocks keep me from doing things I enjoy. To go back to the Baldur's Gate 3 example above, if I get hit too many times in a row early on, I just... disconnect. I require a sequence of interesting, stimulating, and rewarding events to hook me just so I can play the game.

Food is one that bothers me a lot. I'm very unhealthy and I eat takeout all the time. I can cook some things, and I could learn to cook others, but I won't. As ashamed as I am to admit it, I've grown used to just asking others because I'm not bothered to do it.

Do meds help with these things? I've tried meds before, Vyvanse specifically, but never got much out of it besides better emotional regulation and no appetite. I'm thinking of seeing a new psych for meds. Would this help?

Nothing, just wanted to share a sudden thought I had.

I just, out of the blue, was thinking, what if, I and my parents knew I had ADHD all along? How different life would be. Then, I thought, what if, like in Harry Potter, someone like Hagrid came in busting the door while me and my parents sit and said "u/RandomGaMeRj14, you have ADHD"....

And, that my friends, was my weird thought. Thanks for reading.

Hey everyone,

I’m a 24F, diagnosed and medicated for about a year now. During the day, my medication works incredibly well for my focus and alertness. However, the nighttime side effects are becoming unbearable, and I need some advice on how to manage them.

Even if I take a single dose as early as 8:00 AM, I cannot fall asleep that night. To make things worse, every time I'm stuck awake, I experience intense hypersexuality. I’m not sure if it’s a direct chemical side effect or just a result of being awake and restless, but it happens every single time.

I’ve already tried three different types of medications with no luck, and my doctor essentially told me there isn't much else to do about these side effects. Because the price I pay at night is so heavy, I've started avoiding my medication altogether.

For those who have dealt with severe insomnia or hypersexuality from stimulants:

How do you manage these symptoms?

Do specific bedtime routines, supplements, or sleep aids help you "turn off" the meds?

Should I push my doctor to look into non-stimulants, or is it time to find a second opinion?

I really want to stay on my treatment because it helps my daily life so much, but I can't keep living on zero sleep. Any tips or experiences would be highly appreciated.

Hi, everyone! I wanted to ask if anyone could share any extreme burnout stories and how those ended? I have been diagnosed for 3 years, medicated for as long, and the slow accumulation of burnout from a job coupled with trying and failing to juggle studying I've started noticing that making myself do literally anything is next to impossible without medication and energy drinks, and slowly but surely even a strong combination of both stopped doing anything for me. It turned into a bad loop of constant low energy state blocking engagement leading to revenge proctastination bedtime that made both hobbies and work impossible until I accidentally injured myself in my rush to go to work, and couldn't even enjoy my day off because of the lack of focus and energy.

Apparently Joy Time is mandatory to have ADHD brains in burnout function at all, or they turn into toddlers and throw themselves on the ground? Is that the lessons other people ADHD people have learned from burnout? Or am I still missing something?

The podcast is a Danish podcast and they were discussing taking antihistamine as a way to help the body relax from the stress the body goes through when having ADHD.

I was very surprised when listening to this that allergy pills could have such large positive outcomes on people with ADHD.

Anyone else look into this or know about this? Maybe I am just late to the antihistamine party?

Hello everyone,

Nothing dramatic. No 5 am routines or “changed my life overnight” stuff. Just boring little habits that i added.

• I stopped reacting immediately. Messages, comments, even bad news. Pausing for a few minutes saved me a lot of unnecessary stress.

• I keep my phone out of reach while working or eating. Not off. Just not in my hand. Huge difference.

• I started finishing the smallest task first. Making the bed, clearing one email, washing one dish. Momentum matters more than motivation. The Soothfy App provides the Anchor + Novelty framework to make my workflow clear and consistent.

• I stopped over-explaining myself. A simple “no” or “I can’t” is enough most of the time.

• I go outside every day, even if it’s just 5 minutes. Sounds silly, but it resets my head better than scrolling.

• I realized watching random content while tired wasn’t relaxing at all. so i choose sleeping more than any hack I tried.

I live in Italy and I'm stuck with Ritalin and medikinet ,they might be decent and okay for what they do but they are definitely not comparable to Adderall , Adderall has a better release of dopamine and work better for adults than Ritalin I desperately want to try it

As a result of me being repeatedly treatment resistant, me and my
psychiatrist decided genetically testing me to see how I would respond
to various medications would be the next step. In ADHD subs I regularly
see Genesight being mentioned for these tests, however they do not offer
their services in the UK. Bupa does a similar test but their list of
medications includes only 1 ADHD med. Does anyone know of any good
providers in the UK?

Recently I'm not feeling well about anything. I have started to forgetting things and not willing to do any work rather than sitting quit and scrolling reels. Also I smoke and I'm an addict but now and then I'm not even craving it. God I'm I okay or its just me being me I really can't figure out.....

It’s been about a decade since I last rolled. I was invited to a pool party and a good friend so that he would share some of his party favors with me and I could roll with him. I’m a little anxious because I have been on ADHD meds for about two years now.

The nice thing about my ADHD is that I don’t need to take my meds to function. The meds just helped me focus and help me with mood regulation.

I’m thinking that if I don’t take my meds today or tomorrow, I’ll be fine for Saturday and then I will not take my meds on Sunday and then start the back up on Monday

Does anyone have any experience with ADHD and MDMA?

For anyone with adhd that has managed to have a system for all their clothes, can you give me ideas? I’m a female that has apparently never thrown clothes away, and drawers aren’t ideal as I can’t see in them and thus forget. I’ve got a rack that I’ve been hanging my work clothes on, but looking for ideas for the rest!

I have an idea with a table I’m not using, and thought that putting either the drawers spread out on it or using baskets/containers so I can see everything and it’s all sorted out

For the record. I do shower and brush my teeth every week; sometimes even every day.

Hello I'm not sure if this is the right place to post this but I have made a discord server for anyone looking for body doubling without paying a fortune for the apps. It's supposed to be a chill safe space to get some work done. This is my first time building a discord server from scratch so I will take any suggestions. Here's the link if you are interested.

https://discord.gg/hPDPXnYXv

I recently got diagnosed with ADHD and got Vyvanse 30mg prescribed. I am taking it for a week now and I feel SOOO much with the medication.

Before the medication I managed to go to the gym 4-5x a week and even do afternoon activities after work like tennis or salsa. I would be so tired but still push through.

Since I am taking the medication I can’t do anything. I take my medication at 6:30am and by 12:30-1:00pm I have the worst crash ever.
I get dizzy my heads hurts and I am sooooo tired that lasts for like 2 hours.

After that I start yawning and just feeling like a zombie. In the late evening I suddenly get super sad and feel almost depressed and just cry about the fact that this seems like it’s not working and at night I have troubles taking deep breaths.

Here are the things I do that are supposed to help with the crash.

1. I have a protein shake before I take my meds
2. I eat lunch it usually has 35-45g protein, a protein snack ( protein bar or protein matcha ) and dinner that also has at least 20g of protein
3. I drink SOOO much water over the whole day
4. I sleep 6,5-8hours at night
5. I take these vitamins: magnesium, b12 complex, iron, d3 with k2, tyrosine, NAC, omega 3s, creatine

I just don’t know what to do. I feel so good when the medication works the couple hours it does but after that just horrible