Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

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[–][deleted] 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (15 children)

It feels like being on https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amphetamine all the time and you don't need much sleep.

If you actually take speed with this condition, it slows your mind, at least mine: Funny ain't it?

Like somebody confounded the poles in the hardwiring of your brain.

[–]hennaojichan 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (10 children)

Did your doctor ever prescribe Ritalin? How did that work out compared to amphetamine?

[–][deleted] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (6 children)

Yeah, this one is a secret my man ... :) I'm at my best without both of them.

[–]hennaojichan 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (5 children)

That's perfectly all right since it was a personal question. Funny, I feel like I know you.

[–][deleted] 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

Do you know this feeling when looking into one : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mirror ?

[–]hennaojichan 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

When looking into a mirror, yes, I feel that I know the person but not completely. :)

[–][deleted] 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Because it is a picture. Depth switches its sign when looking into one.

[–]hennaojichan 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Left and right are reversed but why not top and bottom?

[–][deleted] 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

The depth. The distance to the mirror of each and every point switches its sign.

[–]Comatoast 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Ritalin/methylphenidate lasts less time and has harsher peaks on sometimes making you uncomfortable. Drinking caffeine with any of it is.. a mistake.

[–]hennaojichan 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

I had a doctor's script for Ritalin for a few years. Got a lot of work done and it was fun but decided finally it was better to taper off.

[–]Comatoast 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I take Adderall XR on days that I work, and soon for days that I'll have classes or be helping with homeschooling. You have to do a lot of micromanage with yourself, making sure you get enough water and take vitamins. I have cramping in my hands, legs, and sometimes along my rib cage if I take it without doing those things.

Ritalin just required me to take it too many times a day when I was working full-time, and just wasn't as effective. The halflife is shorter do it poops out earler.

How much were you taking? Did you notice negative effects at all?

[–]Comatoast 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

That sounds more like mania than ADHD. I fall asleep on Adderall constantly.

[–][deleted] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

No. It's not mania in me. I know this one because of the effects of the drugs on me. There is no mania in me.

Edit: This insight took them and me three years, even though all the test are almost suggesting this.

[–]Comatoast 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

If it's not mania, consider it a blessing of sorts. It sounds almost more positive than not.

My theory is that the stimulant meds wear the brain out enough to calm down so that it can focus/quells anxiety.

[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I absolutely do. The only thing bothering me is, that it took such a long time to discover it, finally.