Forgetting that you had previously been diagnosed with ADHD is the most ADHD behaviour ever 😂😂
@mariannehorn1375
4 ай бұрын
Same thing happened to me, i was diagnosed in elementary school and only remembered by the time i was already out of highschool
@charlotte9971
4 ай бұрын
Happened to me too 😂
@Boooo_39
4 ай бұрын
I was diagnosed as an adult and lost my first diagnosis. It was easier to get a secind one than it was to argue to get the paperwork. The second diagnosis ky doctor joked he almost felt it wasn't necessary to give kenthe tests because thatbwas such classic adhd behavior 😂
@DaniLong
4 ай бұрын
My thoughts exactly/most ADHD thing ever
@lisadoan2713
4 ай бұрын
I got diagnosed as an adult. I forget to get to pick up and take meds often. Sometimes im like, "oh yeah, i have adhd and should take my meds." Then sometimes get distracted and forget to do it.
@kaylawade5931
3 ай бұрын
Forgetting you have ADHD is such a ADHD thing lol
@gotmilk6828
3 ай бұрын
That fact that I did this very thing and started to have a breakdown at 7am in front of my boss because I thought I was crazy and pretty sure I might be autistic 😂 nah I'm just ADHD
@sarahdoanpeace3623
2 ай бұрын
Yep
@KaLeetheOreo
4 ай бұрын
Lmao "I forgot" sometimes I look at my medical chat like it was newly released on kindle. I just straight up forget.
@deathsee
4 ай бұрын
OMFG seriously, I Forgot. yeah, check is in Mail
@misspeaches1144
4 ай бұрын
I feel so normal on adhd meds that I periodically feel like I might not need them, and then skip a day and remember what life is like with executive dysfunction lol
@kinzinator1
4 ай бұрын
My doctor asked me the other day why I don't take my meds every day 😂 I said "to remind me that I do in fact still have raging ADHD. It reminds me that the meds really are working" 😂
@misspeaches1144
4 ай бұрын
@@kinzinator1 mega relatable lol. Or when your adhd makes you forget to take your adhd meds and them you realize why you felt so out of it all day
@alfonzo7822
3 ай бұрын
I skip a day and I'm like, am I really this bad without meds??
@ImARealCat
3 ай бұрын
My mom goes through periods where she's convinced she no longer has ADHD and will stop taking her meds for about a week... Those weeks are always so interesting 😂
@rochellec2882
3 ай бұрын
I don't think I ever want to know what it's like to be on meds because not only doesn't that sound extremely boring, and I get bored very easily as it is, but also because I live around people who don't really try to make me do things their way so I am able to do things in my organised chaos. Then again I did type this over 15 minutes because I'm tired and I kept getting distracted. 😅
@calicocritterscrafts886
4 ай бұрын
I just started on my ADHD meds not long ago and was also like “WTF is this how NEUROTYPICAL people think? So calmly and quietly and in sequential order??!!”
@SusieQ3
3 ай бұрын
"in sequential order" 😂 felt that.
@rosivega8549
3 ай бұрын
I just started Adderall a month ago. I've never felt so motivated and productive in my life!
@user-pt3uu4wq3i
2 ай бұрын
Heavy on the sequential order 😂
@MyNameThe1st
4 ай бұрын
"You're not broken. The system we live in is just not built for people. " No truer words... this counts for neuro-typicals, too, so all peeps, do not underestimate this statement!
@thistimeimhere
3 ай бұрын
It's the broken system that's the reason we have so many people with conditions etc compared to years ago. Bad pharma industry and bad food are causing a lot of these issues to start with. Plus. The system won't fix the system. I'm glad people have some sort of relief because of these pharma products but I would much rather we got to the route of what's causing the spike in various conditions in the forest place. Pharma quietly had to remove the information that vaccines don't cause autism. Because court found they can't prove it doesnt. Shady practices are now the norm in modern society. People mistakenly think things are getting better when they are actually getting much worse.
@misspeaches1144
2 ай бұрын
@@thistimeimhere the spike in the conditions is due to higher rates of diagnosis. For example, one could say people in the middle ages never had cancer because there is no record of it. Of course there is no record they had no idea what it was! My mom’s brothers are very talented smart individuals who almost flunked out of school 40 years ago because they were labeled as lazy/stupid but they just had severe ADHD. Higher rates of diagnosis are a blessing and they enable a lot of people to get help
@misspeaches1144
2 ай бұрын
@@thistimeimhere and vx don’t cause autism just because one dr decided they do based on 0 information. Vx are given at around the same age where autism regression starts and people tend to assume that correlation = causation. Hot weather is correlated with higher crime rates. Ice cream sales are correlated with hot weather. Based on that logic eating ice cream causes people to commit crimes.
@thistimeimhere
2 ай бұрын
@@misspeaches1144 I disagree. We have had an autism centre and I went to the one school in area that catered to those children. In the 10 years I was in that school they had 10 kids. That served an area of 100k people. Now my local high school has 200 autistic kids alone. They vaccine companies also had to drop that autism isn't caused by vaccines as it most likely is. These are new issues. Yes maybe a small percentage increase with better diagnoses but not a 10k times increase. Same with cancer. In my life it's went from 1 in 100 to one in 3. The fact everyone just pretends any of this is normal or natural is why the issues are never fixed and we have a trillion dollar industry revolving round these things. It's sick.
@misspeaches1144
2 ай бұрын
@@thistimeimhere correlation does not equal causation. Most people are vx, so most autistic people are vx, which can make it easy to draw a false conclusion about the connection between the two. Yes there are big issues with privatization of medicine that need to be resolved. No vx do not cause autism. Autism is connected to cognitive developmental differences that start in the womb. I suggest looking a little bit into common biases that we as humans tend to make - our brain likes shortcuts and patterns and it’s very natural to draw these kinds of conclusions. I don’t think a youtube comment will change either of our minds though. Thank you for staying civil and polite and have a nice day
@maddiekain7728
4 ай бұрын
I just recently got diagnosed at 30, finally started meds a couple weeks ago. (I only considered it for the first time when my daughter was diagnosed.) Apparently, not only does ADHD follow you into adulthood, but it can also become completely debilitating. I got so bad, I genuinely thought I had brain damage. Or a tumor. Or dementia. I couldn't complete a single thought. Or hold a conversation. Or paint. Or function consistently in any way whatsoever. A week after starting meds, I was able to pick up a paint brush and actually put it to paper for the first time in 2+ years. For the first time in my entire life, I'm starting to feel human. I just hope it lasts.
@sendnoodle5
4 ай бұрын
I'm avoiding meds because I'm scared they'll work. WTF brain.
@ana419
4 ай бұрын
❤
@ana419
4 ай бұрын
@@sendnoodle5 Same. But it's the legitimate concern about side effects, toxicity, unforeseeable longterm effects, dependency, etc.
@pvp6077
4 ай бұрын
Set alarms to remember your meds **while** you're still medicated and doing good. To remember to take them on time, but also to remember to pickup your prescription on time. It's depends on the person and the meds, but a missed day or late dose can really mess some people up and start a whole new down spiral
@haldouglas4773
4 ай бұрын
@@sendnoodle5 just gotta tell your brain "but what if they don't?😌" /j
@JoTheAnomaly
4 ай бұрын
Unfortunately, I figured this out by smoking meth. My friends were freaking out and I was like “I think I’m calm enough for a nap, actually”.
@ascoadia282
4 ай бұрын
Yeah similar experience here, I took speed at like 19 and never took it again because I was scared I'd be addicted to it because it was the calmest, most focused, productive, motivated, most "normal" I've ever felt in my life. I legit still consider it the best day of my life as I'm currently getting diagnosed and not on medication yet. I didn't realise til about a year ago why I had that reaction to it when all my friends were hyper as fuck.
@brianaschmidt910
4 ай бұрын
I had to rehear this short because your comment distracted me at the wrong time. (Meth can be meds, but meds are not meth)
@beetlebob4675
4 ай бұрын
@@brianaschmidt910 Chemistry is chemistry, though.
@stevethepussycat9968
4 ай бұрын
Does the herb help?
@emmahyphenjanee
4 ай бұрын
lol. same.
@ikismanon88
4 ай бұрын
I'm so jealous of all the people who take adhd meds and they work... I've tried a lot and I only get side affects 😞 But I'm almost 36, have a steady job and a nice little appartment, so not doing too bad I guess.
@SusieQ3
3 ай бұрын
Sounds like you're doing good ❤ don't be too hard on yourself.
@aartadventure
3 ай бұрын
A lot of people are misdiagnosed. Either they never had ADHD at all, or they have another issue. Its a pretty common one to misdiagnose.
@LustyVictoria
4 ай бұрын
A friend of mine posted about his experience when he first took ADHD meds following his diagnosis... "I can't hear the electricity" I was shocked, I thought everyone heard it! I then started rethinking all the times I'd said a noise was annoying and the person I said it to couldn't hear it, I usually put it down to them being older and it being a quiet noise, but it turns out it's not that, it's me. I can hear every conversation going on in my office always, it's awful, I'm thankful I have days that I work from home so I don't have to deal with it. That friend's single post put me on a dive into understanding ADHD and autism, individually and combined, and it may have taken three years from that point but I recently requested a referral for an assessment, because too many boxes are ticked for me!
@avaglynn1
3 ай бұрын
That might not be ADHD tho. I went to an ENT because I was having issues with my ear and jaw. He did a hearing test because I told him I have been told I must have poor hearing because I talk loud. He said my hearing test results were exceptional and I have better hearing than the norm. That's why I talk loud because I feel like I need to talk over all the ambient noises I hear that others can not.
@curiousangel6321
3 ай бұрын
Wait, hearing electricity is not normal?
@skippitybippity
3 ай бұрын
@lustyvictoria Um, I had the same symptoms as you described...and well I found out that that's not ADHD. And Actually, I ended up being diagnosed with mild autism a age 36. 😳
@yuppers1
3 ай бұрын
I have a lot of autism characteristics though I haven't been diagnosed yet. And I can hear phone chargers. It's particularly bad with cheap ones.
@gaines_gal
3 ай бұрын
I am very happy you mentioned Autism as well. I am currently diagnosed with both ADHD and Autism and it seems very familiar to some of my experiences.
@Shlonzs
4 ай бұрын
That whole short is pure adhd 😂
@passmethewrench
3 ай бұрын
Right. For the last 3 days I've been trying to watch a video on how to repair a sprinkler head. But I find myself here instead, still trying to watch a video on how to repair a sprinkler head. There u have it.
@rosemarypan155
2 ай бұрын
im on here looking how to link a house to my kitchen faucet😂
@karastired
4 ай бұрын
It literally made me want to cry with relief when everything went quiet. I've learned to live with my adhd and often take breaks from my medication, but there are definitely bonuses to medication.
@morganseppy5180
4 ай бұрын
Idk if i just am always "on" risk adverse, or...... what is before and after?
@butterjujunut
4 ай бұрын
The quiet was so unsettling to me. It was like there was an echo in my brain and I could not like it.
@Demitria4
4 ай бұрын
I feel like I'm the only person I know that ADHD meds didn't work for and I've tried 4 or 5:/ but I'm also thinking I may have been misdiagnosed can anyone advise me lol
@permafrost0979
4 ай бұрын
@karastired: what is the reason you take breaks, and how do the breaks affect you? 🤔
@karastired
4 ай бұрын
@@permafrost0979 that's a good question! Sometimes it's just nice to let my brain be its natural self. ADHD isn't inherently a negative condition. In a lot of ways, it can be conducive for me to get things I need done more easily. Doing dishes is a perfect example--seeing the amount of dishes growing smaller releases dopamine and each dish takes a small amount of time, so I'm quickly moving through different stimuli. Also when I'm prioritizing projects like journal making or jewelry making. However, if I'm working on a long project like when I was in university or if I'm writing a novel, meds all the way because I need extra help getting through the long, tedious things. Also, taking breaks (that I asked my pharmacist and doctor about first) not only helps me shift my focus when priorities change with projects, but also allows me to build any potential tolerance more slowly. Hope that helps!
@mentak2593
4 ай бұрын
I was put on phentermine for weight loss and I realized I have severe ADHD. The best way I can describe my ADHD brain is like a sieve with hundreds of holes, constantly pouring thoughts into my consciousness. The first time I took the meds, it was like all the holes except one were plugged up. At first it feels like you are somehow less intelligent because all the thoughts don’t come at once - but then I realized they are there, I can just access them in an organized fashion now. ❤
@islandsicedtea
4 ай бұрын
I tried every available ADHD medication over the past year and finally Qelbree works for me. I didnt notice any changes like this, but for me I only realized when I was off it for 2 weeks unable to get my prescription transferred, that almost everyday was a “good day” for ADHD. I didnt have trouble focusing on or starting homework, and when I was off it I had frequent days where I would desperately try and find something else to do when i should be working and that old shitty feeling came back. Also I would stay up on my phone til like 2-4 am and I hated it. Got back on my meds and I feel productive, I can manage my time, I’m way less stressed!
@fargolevy322
4 ай бұрын
Omg this is literally me...wow lol
@bigpenis2069
4 ай бұрын
this happens to me when i go running. life is just all around more cohesive when i do it consistently. maybe exercise could work for you too? there’s all kinds of ways to get it too, not just with running or working out. i tried a lot of different kinds before i decided i liked running the most :)
@cher1z4rd
4 ай бұрын
Glad you found the right one for you! In my country, we don't have a lot of medication options for ADHD, and the doctors refused to cease my strattera when I told them it's not working and I've been taking it for more than a year. I sometimes will forget it and not take them for a month or two, and when I resumed it, it felt the same. I don't think I should keep taking meds that does not help with my condition, but my doctor kept persuading me that it'll help. But I'm not sure if they knew that ADHD in women is not well researched. If only we have more options to try on.
@fleurmal7648
4 ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing. My doctor wants me to start qelbree soon and I was worried because I don't see many people talking about it
@emmaclarec
4 ай бұрын
For me, Qelbree has also been so helpful with managing my emotional dysregulation problems! In combination with lamictal I feel like my RSD is virtually nonexistent now
@genevievebrunet28
4 ай бұрын
When people tell me it's like that for everyone, you simply need to learn to control it... 😑 then I narrate my coherent thoughts... then they are happy I'm medicated 'cause they realize that there is major chaos up there.😅
@donnawestbrook8992
4 ай бұрын
What a terrible thing to say to someone. Sorry someone tried to invalidate you.
@rachaeledwards2782
4 ай бұрын
I’m not diagnosed. But my friends family and gp all seem to think it’s at least plausible. I function pretty well (though I am using KZitem to procrastinate starting a difficult task at 11:30 at night so that’s debatable). But when I commentate the inner monologue of my thoughts into text for people… that’s when it becomes pretty obvious that there’s a lot going on up there and maybe, just maybe, there’s some adhd at play.
@MorticiaMunster
4 ай бұрын
@@rachaeledwards2782 Other common traits/patterns of thinking are: -time blindness (how long do you think it will take to write that paper? How long does it actually take you?) -lack of executive thinking (do all your sentences exist to prove the thesis/argument of your paper?) -non outcome/goal oriented behavior (Are you tracking your progress correctly? How realistic is your goal?) -inability to finish tasks or complete all the necessary steps needed to achieve desired outcome. Best not to self diagnosis based upon similarities to others you only see online. You are only given the diagnosis “ADHD” if your life is negatively impacted by these behaviors; otherwise if you don’t feel like they hinder you in everyday life, you won’t be diagnosed. After diagnosis you have the options of CBT and/or medication. If you feel very different, having a diagnosis test can really help you to stop questioning yourself and just accept yourself no matter the result because that’s just the way you are 😊 good luck
@mattem.finnish4047
3 ай бұрын
My ADHD medication is a blessing. Being on it feels as close as I’ve known to normalcy! I can even fall asleep at night now because I now have the motivation to instill a sleep routine and focus enough to say “ it’s time to sleep now “. I LKTERALLY just got done cleaning out and decluttering my room for over a month on it. 20+ trash bags later my room is completely new!
@Cagedbird1988
3 ай бұрын
I can't get these damn doctors to prescribe me meds for ADHD. I'm 36 now, but was officially diagnosed around 33/34 years old. Had an evaluation done, it was a two-day span, every test in the book. First psychologist went quiet on me / disappeared, started seeing another doctor who would quite literally ignore me anytime I brought up getting ADHD medication and would refuse to even continue the conversation, and now the doctor I have sent me on a wild goose chase of getting EKGs and urine tox screens done...all of which are completely normal/clean... and yet they STILL will not give me meds. I hear so many people talk about how they feel worlds better with these medicines and that they can finally think clearly and get things accomplished. I wish I had doctors who cared enough to do that. Literally multiple doctors from different offices. It's amazing the things I've accomplished in life WITHOUT medicinal help or the help of these so-called doctors. When I think of it that way, I'm fucking incredible and nothing can stop me. But man, it's exhausting and just wish it could be easier. I give up.
@nah.-wy6fj
4 ай бұрын
My husband and i were just talking about this. He has ADHD and i don't. I have silent moments in my mind but he doesnt almost ever. Can't really wrap my mind around that kind of constant noise.
@justasmalltowngirl774
4 ай бұрын
I had this same conversation with my husband. When I started anti depression meds, the noise went away for a while.. My husband's reaction made me realize it's not something we all have. When he found out that I also don't have a minds eye (my memory is not visual) his head almost exploded
@nah.-wy6fj
4 ай бұрын
@@justasmalltowngirl774 ha! Yeah it's pretty interesting that everyone has such vastly different mental experiences.
@TabbyQ.9563
4 ай бұрын
My husband asked me what I was laughing at the other night. I told him I was replaying a conversation I had in middle school, planning our next vacation, and Bohemian Rhapsody was playing in my head. So much going on at the same time. I had to laugh because it just seemed ridiculous. He seriously thinks one thought at a time. I can't really imagine that.
@JK-vq5me
4 ай бұрын
It’s wild fr, every one’s mind is a bit different. I can’t wrap my head around everything being quiet lol.
@mint_marigold1229
4 ай бұрын
The closest comparison I can come to to describe ADHD brains is constant rain. Sometimes it's a light drizzle, sometimes it's a downpour, but the rain's always in the background- we're always thinking, always imagining, always going.
@hellomiakoda3782
3 ай бұрын
My head sounds like a thousand radios, browser tabs, TVs, all playing random things. Adderall turns all but one of them off. I'm also autistic, and this effect reduces overwhelm
@LancetFencing
3 ай бұрын
yes it effects people who need it differently than those who take it because they want energy
@Audifan8595
3 ай бұрын
ADHD meds were a miracle for me for like nine months and then they stopped working. My dose went up. They worked again, and then they stopped again. My dose went up. Rinse and repeat until I maxed out my dose. They switched me to a different drug which made me feel sick. I quit meds and changed my diet radically and the result was far more powerful than medication, and on top of it saves me constant trips to the doctor and pharmacy.
@sharebunnies9381
3 ай бұрын
Can I ask how you changed your diet? 🙏
@Audifan8595
3 ай бұрын
@@sharebunnies9381 Sure, I don't think you will like the answer though! I went extreme and cut all carbohydrates out of my diet. I eat only animal based foods that are high in fat like red meat, eggs and (minimal) dairy. It took a couple weeks but then suddenly I had clarity and stability in my head for the first time in my life. I felt calm all the way through, stable and very present. Also, my depression and anxiety, which had been very severe for ~15 years, disappeared completely after about four weeks on the diet. It's been almost two years now of this lifestyle/way of eating and I have not had even a hint of my ADHD or my mental illnesses relapsing. Now, I can't say I "cured" my ADHD because the way we understand it, ADHD is associated with brain mass deficiencies in the prefrontal cortex and I have never had my brain scanned to see what's going on up there. But I can say that my symptoms are about 99% gone. I do still have SOME executive function difficulties sometimes, especially if I let my routines slide, but instead of an impenetrable steel wall, it feels more like a small object on the floor that I can just step over. I don't have any emotional instability, my rejection sensitive dysphoria went away (which was HUGE for me), I have no brain fog, lots of energy, I can make decisions and follow through, I am able to independently maintain habits/routines, etc. I have had carbohydrates a couple times (by accident) in the two years since changing my diet and every time, it has resulted in a relapse of my brain fog and fatigue. I think some people probably can keep a small amount of carbs and follow a ketogenic diet instead of a purely animal-based carnivore diet, but that is not for me, and it's probably not for anyone who struggles to moderate, which is a pretty common trait amongst ADHDers. Anyway.. sorry that this is probably not an answer you were hoping for or expecting, but here I am, haha. I'm also far from the only person who has treated their ADHD this way. You can look up "carnivore diet and ADHD" to learn more about it if you're still curious 🙂
@elizabethmejorado5866
2 ай бұрын
I'd also like to know what kind of diet
@mamabear9646
3 ай бұрын
It haunts my every breath. Adhd doesn't just follow you, it holds your hand or your ankle thru all of life's moments.
@BeccaBee20
3 ай бұрын
I had the same experience the first time I took meds. I was in a shopping centre and thought it was weird how quiet it was considering it was a Saturday... and full of people. I then realised that it was actually just quiet in my own head. It absolutely blew my mind.
@gretchengegenheimer5965
4 ай бұрын
I am 48 and just got diagnosed. The first day I took my Adderall, I told my daughter that I could feel the floor when I walked. 😂 It was crazy how many little details I had not ever noticed before.
@RGaukema
3 ай бұрын
I tried adhd meds and everything emotionally became numb. No happiness, no sadness, no anger, and I was like NOPE.
@bakaichigo
3 ай бұрын
Yeah... That can happen depending on the dose strength and the particular medication. When I was moved up from ritalin to its big brother dexadrin in the early 00s, I basically zombified or robotified... I remember not being able to feel all day while I hyperfocused through the entire school day, then I'd get home and RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGE all over for an hour. Was like a joke skit every day when I came home, just toss some snacks at me and leave me alone somewhere to figure out how to emote again. Unsurprisingly, I have some gnarly emotional dysregulation issues to battle through now and my default is set at "get angry at it" if I get overwhelmed. Its one of the reasons I opted out of medication entirely (much to my MANY years of detriment) from grade 8 until a year or two ago ish now... I didn't want to be only either a robot with no feelings or a rage machine. BUT there are such a variety of medications and doses out there now that its easier to figure out how to get the focal help without the zombification effect. *_The helpful bit:_* There's now OTHER medications that have side-treating effects for low-doses of these things. For example, I'm taking Welbutrin right now which I believe is classed as an anti-depressant with ADHD medicine or whatever it is that makes the ADHD help. Its a medicine that's made to treat both disorders - but obviously it does one thing better than the other. In this case, that works out to it having a MILDER effect for the ADHD treatment. I mean, I may legitimately need to go up a dose or get another med for the depression, but its cool at least I got the one thing sorted :'D
@elisemallette3402
4 ай бұрын
I have ADHD and had several rough side effects from my meds as a kid until we got the dosages right. When my son was diagnosed (0% surprised, he’s my clone), I was nervous about getting his Rx right but was SOOO happy when he said, “Mom, it’s like my brain can just…breathe. Like when I play with my Legos and my brain isn’t buzzing around.” BEST DESCRIPTION OF THE RIGHT DOSE EVER! 🎉👏☺️ Also, my mom once said, “We don’t hate on people with poor vision for wearing glasses, right? Ok, so why should people hate on someone for needing medicine to help with brain regulation?” Yes, ma’am! If your brain works perfectly, awesome. If your brain needs help, get it.
@klaythoring1326
4 ай бұрын
The first time I tried meds (late diagnosis) they were too strong and it was more than silent. Like I was an empty slug. But the second time I was astonished by how I could still feel like myself, but didn’t have to constantly mask as hard, which freed up a LOT of energy to use on functional things. The main problem was that the medications were hoop-jumping hard to get at the time, but digital advances, societal understanding and the pandemic helped that process immensely where I live. My doctor said if I were diabetic I wouldn’t be ashamed to take insulin. It’s a shame that there are still people who don’t get diagnosed or medications that would make their life easier because of stigma or other barriers. If you need stimulants, they aren’t like controlled substances. Chemistry and physiology matters!
@Meskarune
4 ай бұрын
Actually people constantly shame diabetics and blame them for "eating too much sugar" even though that's not how diabetes works.
@klaythoring1326
4 ай бұрын
@@Meskarune I think it depends in part on where you live, but I agree with you. It would have made more sense if she said like gall bladder removal or something, but people here usually have at least one classmate, friend or family member who are diabetic, so it’s pretty commonly understood it’s not just lifestyle factors.
@theeditor1149
4 ай бұрын
This happened when I went on antidepressants. I suddenly could think better and the constant thinking and thoughts cleared up. It was like someone had pulled the blanket off my brain. I still cry thinking about how it changed things for me. I know there are side effects that you can't escape but if you take medication as it's supposed to be taken, you go for therapy and if you don't have any other health conditions it can be life-changing. I wish I had gone on them earlier in my adulthood, my depression really stole my 20s from me.
@alexia3552
3 ай бұрын
Same, it’s been hard to process the resentment I feel at having that time stolen from me
@sheaross3124
4 ай бұрын
The system that we live in is not built for people is the strongest truth I have heard all week...😅 God bless you
@Peeplii
3 ай бұрын
When i first took meds, it was amazing to have my thoughts laid out. Instead of a pile of dominos i had to try and stand up and organize, the dominos were already upright and all i needed to do was tip the first one over, the rest followed. Thats the best way I can describe being on concerta. :( unfortunately it made my anxiety spike so bad I could only go on it for a week. That week was so nice though. I was able to draw for the first time in *months* and thats also the last time I was able to draw
@RCola1217
3 ай бұрын
If it isn't something you have tried before, Gabapentin is often used for anxiety, and personally, it has been a game changer for my own ADHD and anxiety, and capability of controlling my spiraling thoughts. Just thought I would throw it out there in case it could help 👍, but I also understand I am a random person on the internet, lol.
@reyrichelle7020
4 ай бұрын
The only way i can describe what it felt like the first time my adhd meds kicked is that it was like putting on glasses for the first time, but for my brain I remember being shocked that leaves had texture and weren't just colourful lumps, same with my brain. I could finally think about something i had to do and just get up and do it, no problem. I legit had a breakdown about it and told a friend of mine "Is this what it's like for everyone else? You can just do things? With little to no effort? It doesn't take you 30 minutes to multiple hours just to convince yourself to take out the trash? If it's this easy for everyone, no wonder i was called lazy my whole life." It really showed me just how disabling my adhd actually was, i didn't know it was possible to be better, that life could be easier
@theklav2914
3 ай бұрын
I felt this way when I started on my antidepressants. I was like wow is this what non depressed people feel like?!! 😮 It was amazing I just felt like my old self again, no uncontrollable thoughts no sudden urges to cry or want to unalive, just normalcy!!
@amhuston79
4 ай бұрын
Yes the quiet, calm is a huge relief. Has anyone been able to get their thoughts together? My mind has quiet and slower processing, but my ideas are still scattered jigsaw pieces..
@chinita2463
3 ай бұрын
When I take ADHD meds, it feels so weird for everything to be so quiet. I feel like a different person. It's weird.
@deborahsheets2604
3 ай бұрын
The first week i was on adhd meds, i was so tired all the time because my brain couldnt process how quiet everything was 😂
@lollibyte5727
3 ай бұрын
Yeah, I totally freaked out by the quiiet too. I was wtf, did something happen to my ears. Other thing that freaked me out, not sure if this is ADHD thing or me thing was that suddenly when I focus to look on a spot my eyes just stay there and don't like, just try to go around the point and try to take the surroundings in at the same time. I can't just keep my eyes still without meds more than fraction of a second. I dunno why. It just is.
@DoctorPhilGud
3 ай бұрын
Now if we can just get insurance companies to cover medication. Mine dropped the coverage for prescription meds this February and now i have to wait till november to switch insurance so i can afford medication again.
@tawnyew
3 ай бұрын
I cried the first day during my workout because it was so different. I couldn't believe how sustainable energy and motivation could be
@cocobear285
3 ай бұрын
Getting in meds for the first time was partially upsetting. Because I realized I had been struggling through life walking against the stream when there was a perfectly good path beside it and nobody told me.
@hatchetfieldharpie3276
4 ай бұрын
ADHD is wild
@pingpongpaddlehead
4 ай бұрын
what does that mean
@Arbyjar
3 ай бұрын
You roght
@NPAnetwork963
3 ай бұрын
Also had ADHD in my whole childhood and didn’t know until I was an adult. The quietness she speaks about is actually something that I found through meditation. No thoughts, no worries, only content quietness and focus. It’s something that has to be done everyday forever but I would rather be able to have control without the need of external substances.
@rieleynixon
2 ай бұрын
I just started a stimulant this last week and this is 100% my exact experience. Its amazing how clear my thoughts are!
@olliehop20
3 ай бұрын
I was undiagnosed til I was 16 and unmedicated til I was 20 or so… I still remember the first time I took my meds & about 30 mins later sitting in my parents living room just like ‘i can have a SINGULAR coherent thought now… one at a time & not in pieces….so this is what “normal” feels like…’
@lania3717
3 ай бұрын
Yep. That's how my son got diagnosed with ADHD in kindergarten. He said he could not hear the teacher because there was too much noise in his brain. He couldn't focus or concentrate. I didn't want him to be a zombie. He's not. He is still funny and charming but now he can learn too.
@TheDragonLake
4 ай бұрын
My heart couldn't handle it but the 1 month I did have it, so peaceful, so sleepy 🥰 Straterra helped a little bit on the executive function side without giving quite brain but was too hard on my stomach to keep it up after I lost tolerance during some gastroenteritis. Just been raw doggin it since 😔
@rachellemckeown3332
3 ай бұрын
I felt the same way when I first took meds! I was like, "wow, my brain is so much slower, i can actually think one thought at a time." They are definitely helpful, I wish there wasn't such a stigma around meds
@TrusellaLouise-ng3pl
3 ай бұрын
It is life changing to take meds…. Not for everyone but, if it works, you work. And the quiet calm mind becomes possible. (I was shamed out of taking meds.)
@rebeccaroberie9364
3 ай бұрын
When I took meds doe the first time and my brain went quiet I giggled and told My partner that I always thought he was joking about not thinking about anything.. but I finally understood that joy
@Genes_in_jeans
3 ай бұрын
Dude I immediately got up and started doing every single thing I procrastinated I’m talking clean and organize my entire room wash the floors wash the walls do all my laundry and fold it and put it away then I moved on to my car and then I went through all of my emails I felt amazing
@dishndish2920
3 ай бұрын
The quiet scared the CRAP out of me. I felt like i lost apart of myself. Idk if the quiet is normal but if it is normal, its deafening
@finraziel
3 ай бұрын
Yeah, that's exactly how I felt when I first got meds... It is truly remarkable. It's not quite the wonder drug it seemed to be the first couple days though. In the beginning I just felt fixed and like I could do anything. That wears off, kind of like my adhd needed some time to figure out how to get in my way on meds, but it definitely got there. Meds still help but it doesn't magically fix everything.
@ameliabrittain3689
3 ай бұрын
Meds made me feel like I was awake for the first time in my life. I went from floating in an endless dream realm, into my own body at my present time and location. I could orientate myself within reality, I could think of lengths of time and space and intuitively understand them in ways I had never before. It was like a miracle. Too bad it gives me horrible nausea.
@kearstinnekenerson6676
3 ай бұрын
I’m so glad I’m not the only one who forgot they got diagnosed as a kid too
@Ahopek
4 ай бұрын
I've tried three times to get a diagnosis because that calm sounds magical! 😭 But each of the three different doctors had refused to even try to test me.
@Tactical_Equine_Attack_Unit
3 ай бұрын
I had this too! It was SO WEIRD. It's like my brain went numb, and I could have.. an empty brain? It was very unsettling. Talk to your psychiatrist if this happens to you, because it might be your dosage might have to be altered.
@jellysecret
3 ай бұрын
i got diagnosed at an appointment in the morning and picked up the meds on my way to school. i distinctly remember sitting in my 2nd period algebra II class, just being normal, looking at the board, taking notes. then i realized holy shit, is this was normal life feels like? i didn't have to fight my brain to pay attention and retain information, i just did it???? that was honestly one of the best days of my life, i went through a whole normal school day just frictionless
@user-ou2cb2hf7t
3 ай бұрын
My parents put me on meds when I was 6. I can’t function without them now in my 30’s and it’s terrifying being that dependent on something.
@butterjujunut
4 ай бұрын
The quiet is so unbelievably unsettling. It was like standing in an empty stadium. I enjoy the good parts but the quiet literally made my anxiety 📈📈📈
@hfhf28
4 ай бұрын
Same that's part of why I don't take my meds anymore (and I lost them😅)
@frenchie4882
3 ай бұрын
I was diagnosed recently and cried the first time I took adderall. For the first time in my life I could actually hear the silence in the room.
@dacid44
3 ай бұрын
It's different for everyone. For me it just reduces the amount of energy (spoons) that I need to stay on track. I can theoretically get done the same amount of stuff if I dont take my meds, but the odds are low that I can actually make it happen, and if it does, I feel thoroughly exhausted by the end if the day. Not to even mention social interactions. I NEVER skip meds on a day I have a meeting, party, or anything like that.
@victoriadiesattheend.8478
3 ай бұрын
I miss my Vyvanse. I went off it when I got divorced and lost my health insurance. It helped me so much.
@RIForg
3 ай бұрын
HAHAHAHA this stitch is my everything, chaos in a jar with perfect understanding. You're a gem mate ;)
@giupinkfairy
3 ай бұрын
I have an anxiety disorder and when I first started my medication I felt the same way. When it started acting, I remember having one of the best nights ever, I slept all 8 hs, didn't toss around much, no nightmares... Meds are there to help us
@theNaluK
4 ай бұрын
You are beautiful btw. I'm literally just a mom and dont mean it in a weird way. I just know that as someone with ADHD myself, we have been through a lot and I try to express compliments when they pop into my head in hopes that it will brighten someones day, instead of keeping them quiet. Anyways, as soon as your face came up I was just like "wow she is beautiful".
@somanyfeelz
4 ай бұрын
That was really kind:)
@lesliekanengiser8482
3 ай бұрын
That's literally how i described it to my husband. I said my mind is clear for the first time ever.
@ariaclever9376
4 ай бұрын
Thats exactly what happens. U go quite. Sometimes i actually dont even like taking meds. When i go on vacation or have something fun planned i dont take my meds cuz it makes me so calm. But for everyday life i take my meds or else everything turns into a chaoic mess
@tarrabirdsell7695
3 ай бұрын
I had the same experience. It was like holy sh*t. My brain is blank except for what I PUT there.
@Ashni1
2 ай бұрын
ADHD meds are like being in a way too loud restaurant and then all of a sudden you and the person you are talking to are alone in the restaurant. As your body gets used to them it’s not quite as strong but if I take a few days off my meds it comes back. Also, I find it if I take my meds, magnesium and a tiny baby dose of melatonin I actually sleep. If I miss any of them I have a hard time falling asleep.
@gramplolo7530
3 ай бұрын
I got diagnosed and started meds a couple months ago, I'm 27. I used to always wish I could turn off my brain and just do stuff or just sleep, and all this time it's because I have adhd?? My mind is finally quiet for the first time in my life, it makes me emotional to think about it, I really wish I had figured it out years ago.
@sarawithoutanh8302
3 ай бұрын
First time I took meds, 2 years ago, I said “the voices in my head have all shut up! I didn’t even realize how low loud they were till they shut up!!” Then I had to reassure my spouse that they were all my voices/thoughts overlapping. 😂 It was amazing and disconcerting
@chuth2768
4 ай бұрын
i remember the first time i realized the meds were working when i was ten. band class was tolerable. it was astonishing
@KatArt11
4 ай бұрын
Been on Adderall for my ADD and it makes me feel SO much better. It takes away my brain fog while acting as a mood enhancer.
@Bajamamama
4 ай бұрын
I remember someone asking me if I was ok because I was being quiet while walking into a store.. I was like yeah I’m fine the world is just so quiet like I can actually hear my own thoughts and think clearly so I have nothing to talk about at this moment. Wild moment
@CannabrannaLammer
2 ай бұрын
Yes they make everything calm for me too and don't have any stimulating affect. The only thing i hate about them is sometimes they give me a really horrible orherworldly, mirror image feeling that is not nice. I've had this happen in the past when I've taken speed when i was a young adult. Nobody could understand why i liked it so much or how i could sleep on it when we were taking it to stay awake for exams.
@tylociraptor8131
3 ай бұрын
"I forgot..." ADHD always proving itself true lmfao. Hopefully getting a diagnosis soon myself and i just hope i can find something that will help me
@kittybuckley3
2 ай бұрын
It's more scary when your brain goes quiet .I had anxiety tablets and my mind went quiet I had to read the news paper from start to finish so I could hear myself reading in my head .I even read the adverts and sports section😂
@kausha7135
3 ай бұрын
It didn't get quiet for me. Things that were impossible for me just became easy.
@phir77
4 ай бұрын
It does, things go so quiet. You dont think slower, you just finally only have mental tab open, you might be switching websites fast as hell, but theres only one tab open
@SailorYuki
4 ай бұрын
My son is AuDHD. He's tried the strong stuff to disasterous effects. He's now on another one that does reduce his distractions but doesn't queit his mind. The thing is that if you have both and take meds for ADHD, your Autism can be more prominent. If this other med isn't working, we'll stop and wait till he's an adult before trying meds again. HE wanted to try them himself. He is frustrated that his brain won't shut up. It makes it impossible to focus in school.
@TracyKMainwaring
4 ай бұрын
I have a student like that, but their parents don't want to medicate him because of "stigma". Meanwhile, he's disruptive in almost every class, since gr 1, he's now in gr 8. The other kids have known for a loooong time something's different about him and it shows in their behaviour towards him 😔
@soporificcvg
2 ай бұрын
I almost never take my medication, but the other day I spent half the day on a presentation and could not figure out how to finish it. I had a million points I wanted to make and I kept getting distracted. So I took my meds and I was able to focus and finished in about an hour.
@Gamma_Radiation
3 ай бұрын
I cried after taking concerta for the first time. I was able to read and complete my school work without all the noise. What would have taken an hour at minimum took 15 with tears because of how happy I was
@Rose-ec6he
4 ай бұрын
For real! It's so bizzare going years with the mind always having a million things to say then trying meds and it's just still! When I take my meds, I can think thought through without it getting shot out of the way with countless unrelated Impulses
@kaymeijvogel_
3 ай бұрын
When I got diagnosed as a kid and I took meds for the first time I sighed in relief and told my mom “ I don’t hear voices anymore” that’s how i described the constant noise I have in my head lmao. Mom was pretty mortified hearing that but was glad it helped
@Kil408
3 ай бұрын
God I wish meds worked for me, they sound magical
@gothicRaven16
3 ай бұрын
When I first got in my meds I slept for three days bc my brain could finally get out of fight or flight it was crazy
@naniiamoart98
4 ай бұрын
I got on meds and forgot what not being on them was like, then i had to lower my dose cause i couldn't afford it and the amount of NOISE in my head made me realize the meds were definitely doing something
@ariaz1112
4 ай бұрын
I’m eternally thankful that my parents got me diagnosed and medicated so young, I was in 5th grade when I started, and even then I noticed a huge difference. I’ve since graduated and am going to university, and I don’t think I’d ever have come this far without my medication, nor do I think I’d have any friends, if I’m being completely honest
@hadleytorres8171
3 ай бұрын
Being properly medicated changed my life. I've struggled with heroin addiction since i was 13, and every time i kicked the habit i would relapse. Then a my wife, and a doctor who listened to me for once, decided to try and treat my adddhhd. I have only relapsed twice since 2018 and haven't used since 2020.
@brittany292
3 ай бұрын
When I dabble in ADHD meds my brain goes quiet too.... ironically the 2 times I took my real estate test on meds I failed the test, then without it the 3rd time I passed.....so I guess I need the extra voices to help me lol
@aliciacharline
4 ай бұрын
I was diagnosed with depression almost 15 years ago and I just started taking meds in December. I didn't realize how bad my depression had gotten until I started taking them. Turns out it's not normal to have a full blown meltdown when someone is a little bit critical of you.
@sriracha_sauce
4 ай бұрын
Look into BPD potentially
@aliciacharline
4 ай бұрын
@@sriracha_sauce I have, it's likely anxiety and a touch of the tisim, my boyfriend thinks I have ADD as well. In any case the meds are working.
@sriracha_sauce
4 ай бұрын
@@aliciacharline That's great, I was diagnosed with depression first, then ADHD/ADD after researching, and now looking into BPD. There is some correlation between BPD and ADHD because of rejection sensitivity disorder and hyperfixations on new people, but I'm looking to get tested just in case. I'm happy for you that the meds are working!
@jenaejenae-l3o
2 ай бұрын
My son and I can't do the "speed" type meds. But his 3rd day on Strattera I had so many doubts. But he returned home from school and told me that "I didn't get in trouble ALL DAY! It was like my brain shut up! I could THINK!" He has Autism...that was the most descriptive he had ever been at that time. I knew then that meds were right for him
@FancyRPGCanada
4 ай бұрын
It took me well into my 30s to get diagnosed with adhd because I have such good executive functioning skills, due in no small part to having a high drive to complete video games as a child. Thanks Nintendo 😂
@artosbear
3 ай бұрын
I said "all of my body noise has stopped, and the committee has reached an agreement to vibe" out loud about 20 minutes after taking my first dose. Id reached such states before but never just...without doing anything. It required intense massage or having a friend lay their full weight on top of me, and even then..I don't think it was ever quite so quiet.
@RavenFeathers90
4 ай бұрын
I don't have ADHD but I took Adderall once and I thought holy crap. I can get everything organized and take on the day. It felt so good and I realized how easy it is for people to get addicted to that.
@izziebell8831
3 ай бұрын
The little laugh after the "I didn't think I needed it" is the most relatable thing ever.
@prettybaby8156
4 ай бұрын
Yes! It felt like my brain shifted gears.
@Speederzzz
4 ай бұрын
I sometimes wonder if I have ADHD, people have been suggesting it to me since I was a kid. But honestly having my thoughts be calm sounds both really nice and really scary
@seanathanbeanathan
3 ай бұрын
My dad tells me the first time I took adderall, all I said was "wow, I can think" and read a book for like, four hours. Diagnosed at 7
@sarahbevins7834
4 ай бұрын
Costs too much to get diagnosed here (Australia) 😢 I wish everything would go quiet 💔
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