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Here is my experience with medications for ADHD. It was an educating experience. I wish it worked better for me since they were really helpful but I just didn't get along with the meds. Maybe I will try others in the future.
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Adhd is like having 24/7 shower thoughts. No matter what you're doing, it never stops.
The voices, they never stop
I haven’t done any tests for ADHD but i was practicing Japanese phrases during a soccer game so im starting to get a little suspicious 😂
thats what i have to live with.
What collage am I gona go to??
Adhd thoughts
ADHD is interesting, with or without meds. Its an experience.
I can relate to this
Yea lol
Exactly
Yes
for sure
meds didn't stop me fidgeting or daydreaming. The biggest effect I've seen is stuff I used to find just agonizingly, unbearably boring now feels tolerable which is a huge relief at times.
I was daydreaming to about 26-28. I don't remember. It was like watching TV in my head. Constantly. Creating stories and visualized it in head. And I didn't even noticed that it happens. But once I said enough, and once I started to imagine something, tried to stop it by "internally screaming" on myself, pinching myself, distract by "Nananana" thinking... after few months I stopped to daydream stories. I still daydream but just bad conscience imagination, replaying bad situations that happened during day, not "30 minute episode of scifi series". After years... I kind of lost imagination. May be I just grow up. I don't take meds. I wasn't diagnosed in childhood and in my country adult ADHD is ignored by doctors. So no meds. Attention span like squirrel. Hyperfocus on wrong things. Hard to exist.
That's how I feel, I'm able to sit and just be. Rather than sitting and dreading every minute fidgeting.
The way i describe it generally is i still cant sit still and am driven by a motor, but now i have a steering wheel and keys
Yea. I still get distracted very easily
Same with the unbearable stuff, but it also just sometimes makes me just, like, idk, it’s like, I’m not doing anything, I’m not trying to do stuff physically and I just zone out, 10mins gone, just, but my body just does something to pass the time and it’s, weird. The closest thing I can think of to compare it to is the waiting feature in Skyrim, but it has no set time, just whenever something stimulating happens.
I've been medicated for my adhd for nearly 4 years now and i still remember the first thought i had after i took my pills for the first time.
"Is this what it's like to be normal?"
it isn't though. Important to note.
Also, newsflash, you're just as normal as anyone. You are just stuck in a hyperaroused state accruing for years. You can get out of it, but it will take consistent effort to start relaxing and work on your self-esteem etc, reducing pressure. And you will feel more accomplished. Also cut out toxic people as much as possible.
"Adhd" is a descriptive diagnosis at best. There isn't precise evidence for it being a neurological disorder.
You are right @@TheDavveponken
with which one did you felt better?
@@TheDavveponkenI have to disagree with some of what you're saying.
ADHD didn't "happen" to me. It is an attempt to collect the many various neurodivergencies I have from the baseline.
Trying to "cure" your ADHD by calming down, at least to me, feels a tad "toxic". (for the want of a better word, misguided maybe? I dunno)
I don't want you to think I think you're doing this maliciously but I just wanted to present my point of view.
I really hope you reply to this as I think you have a very different perspective to me and I'd love to discuss this further!
@@TheDavveponkenDon't get me wrong I defo think giving yourself the grace to accept you are who you are (but there's always room for growth) is a tremendously important part of the ADHD journey!
At least it was, and tbh still is, for me 😂
i love seeing other people with adhd depict what the overlapping thought trains feel like. they’re often super relatable but this version in particular was just… perfect
@itsaspiracle Yes, this exactly
for me my thoughts just... like their really weird, and kinda like go of on tangets untill im thinking about something completly different.
my conversations also go of on tangets untill im talking about something completly different.
I read "seeing " as "
Sleeping "
YES! oh my god! literally while making this comment i mas distractind my a crow making sounds, my rooster crowing, (the cockadoodledoo noise) and then a squirell. it took about 2 mins.
I think of my headspace as bees. Like, all of the different thoughts and tasks are bees buzzing around and I gotta collect the one that I want to do something with it but it's buzzing the whole time and I can still hear/see all of the others buzzing at the same time.
What I originally thought when taking ADHD medication was that the pill would do it all. When I was introduced to harder topics in school/ a large workload, I thought that the medication wasn't working anymore. I soon came to realize that most of the work was still up to me. The medication gives you the ability to function how you want, but without training your brain to work with it, you'll get nowhere.
Thanks for this insight
Yes! The meds do not “fix” the deficits we have with executive functions. It’s all about building skills and strategies. We have to use strategies to accomplish things; the meds only support this.
But, being newly diagnosed, it takes awhile to adjust to the idea that there are genuine barriers in the way of your daily functioning and that it is not because you are “lazy” and directionless.
It takes awhile to get the meds dialed in, and it is VERY important that you find a psychiatrist that has a positive view of ADHD (i.e doesn’t think it is a BS diagnosis) AND has experience with adult ADHD. It is hard to figure out what you need when you need to constantly be advocating for yourself when you speak with your doctor.
no seriously !! i have severe ADHD but was clever enough to not study and just wing it / cheat my way to a 3.31GPA in highschool, got to university, and was suddenly drowning in a lack of understanding for all my classes bc I’d never worked before. I thought getting on meds would “fix” it, but it turns out I have to train my brain to learn how to study and work hard, and the meds just help me be capable of doing it - the work is still mine to do tho!!!! it’s hard to learn how to study so late in life, but that’s what hard work is!! >:3 good stuff!!
You need meds (for me I self medicate with coffee, I hated Adderall), AND passion. Put those two in the hands of an ADHD fiend and you're golden
So you're saying meth wont help me?
One thing that nobody tells ppl with ADHD is that the meds themselves will not do the hard work, they'll just help on a specific tasks. You still need to have discipline and structure and it sucks
That very that
Learned it the hard way. Basically med did help initially but overtime it just doesn't help unless you have a goal the moment you wake up and take the med
Yeah, adhd people, we gotta be more organised, more mindful. We gotta go past the "usual" amount of those things to account for ourselves.
And that takes *work*, the meds help set the stage for you to be able to start that work, but you still gotta do it 😂
Yeah for me ADHD meds don't fix my ADHD, they allow me to use tools to compensate ADHD. Without the meds, I fail at using those tools; without the tools, I just do basically what is described in the video, start tasks here and there, etc. Which is why I think a lot of people think meds aren't working for them, because they think it's sufficient in itself.
@@htspencer9084 Yeah its still super hard, but it keeps your thoughts clear enough to organize what you need to do and gives you the energy to do it.
I got diagnosed with ADHD 18 years ago as a teenage, spent my whole life fighting ADHD. I suffered severe depression and mental disorder. Not until my mom recommended me to psilocybin mushrooms treatment.psilocybin treatment saved my life honestly. 8 years totally clean. Never thought I would be saying this about mushrooms
Congrats on your recovery. Most persons never realizes psilocybin can be used as a miracle medication to save lives. Years back i wrote an entire essay about psychedelics. they saved you from death bud, lets be honest here.
Can you help me with the reliable source 🙏. I'm 56 and have suffered for years with addiction, anxiety and severe ptsd, I got my panic attacks under control myself years ago and they have come back with a vengeance, I'm constantly trying to take full breaths but can't get the full satisfying breath out, it's absolutely crippling me, i live in Australia. I don't know much about these mushrooms. Really need a reliable source!! Can't wait to get them
YES very sure of Dr.benfungi. I have the same experience with anxiety, depression, PTSD and addiction and Mushrooms definitely made a huge huge difference to why am clean today.
100% agree I used to have Psychosis and paranoid thoughts like "people thinking about me talking about me etc. Very odd behavior after getting off Adderall from 7-16. Antidepressants at 18-29. 31 now. I took way to much, but took about 20g of Gold caps (Psilocybin containing mushroom) I analyzed my entire life. The emotions that came out helped me understand behavior etc more. Wont ever need to do it again because I'm happy and contempt forever, but I wish more people did this to alter their perception of reality. Would help with healing much trauma
How do I reach out to him? Is he on insta
Crazy coincidence, but as someone who just was put on meds for ADHD, this is quite relatable video
he uploaded this a minute before you commented on it, the video is 7 minutes long. 💀
@@pinksquid3001 Well, I was mainly talking about his ADHD compared to mine, but I also relate with his experience with meds
I literally just started like 4 days ago as well
Not a coincidence, it's the algorithms we interact with each day. The video was likely pushed to you by Google due to the surveillance we agree to by using their services. Fun stuff!
Same
ADHD is actually definitely like having a bunch of people in your brain but instead of disassociative identity disorder where they sorta like, take turns with the wheel and have different identities, they just all have control of the internal dialogue at once. And none of them are different people than you are. It's just a bunch of copies of yourself all slightly out of sync, and you're trying to follow instructions from a Twitch chat they're all shitposting in.
Edit: changed because of clarifications about DID; if I am misrepresenting anything else then definitely say something! I def don't mean to hurt anyone with DID!
And the Twitch chat is on Slow Mode😂
Also, all of the people are just you
As someone with both ADHD and DID. this is hilarious and true. im goijg insane everyone SHUT UP !!!!!!!!!!!!
not trying to be rude or a smartass but its no longer called multiple personality disorder because its not really multiple personalities but separate people, also, its called Dissociative Identity Disorder which is much more accurate considered how this disorder develops through heavy childhood dissociation. (sorry if this is rude sounding, my friend has DID and i liked learning about it through them. also hyperfixation on psychology lol..) anyways i totally agree but for me my adhd feels like a fork in the road but with like 2000 prongs and a computer with 60 tabs open and 10 of them have songs playing and shit.
Everything everywhere all at once for me really explained well this need for gluing all of yourself together, even if you constantly get carried away
My main take away on this is that we should not see meds as a way to easily solve ADHD-related problems in our life with 100% guaranteed accuracy. Meds are just a tool that can help you in some situations and work against you in others. Good luck with your journey 🔥
Yeah, and if you find more positives with the meds, take them, they are rather safe.
They aren't going to make you the best at what you do, but the sure make that path of being better at whatever a lot easier.
Still loads of work to and reprogramming habits to get things done, just atleast i aint overthinking and beating myself up about it anymore.
@@niccolospontina I personally take Concerta XL Methylphenidate 36mg Prolonged Release. They really just chill me out, my thoughts aren't overloaded, I can just decide to focus more on the thing I want to do, less distractible, more cognitive, able to comprehend reading and listening better. It's just like clearing the fog enough in your head that comprehending information because easier. Improvement of mood and not being extreme with my emotions. It was pretty beneficial to me, but it didn't feel like a light switch. The first med I took wasn't exactly a miracle, plus I was hiking when I started taking them, so I was already chilling out because I was on a holiday. But eventually it'll just make you feel less stressed and more capable in rationalising your thoughts in a very healthy and validating way...
Even the diagnosis itself is very validating, just knowing that you aren't "lazy", or "disconnected" or "clumsy" on purpose, it is just a symptom of a neurological condition.
Don't get your hopes up about the meds, it reacts differently to everyone, but for myself it has been more positive than negative.
I stopped drinking alcohol (I wasn't an alcoholic, more a social drinker, but I can easily not act on cravings or impulses to have a drink), I have stopped taking recreational drugs like weed, don't crave them. Overall my diet has been nicer, but I still have ADHD like tendencies and still exhibit the condition at a very minimal level...
Hope this helps!
cerebrolysin and cortexin can cure adhd
@@_Bees I think the self awareness that stimulants provide are, for me atleast next to the clarity of thought, really the biggest benefits. The energy and focus are nice, but i can redirect bad focus, The fact you can look at something your doing thats not working, go, Ok time for something else then" and actually build strategy's instead of getting upset and floundering
It always nice to hear someone else talk about their ADHD. I take Vyvance too, I can agree it gives me the slow burn of focus I need for my job. There is the problem, like you said, that you need to focus on what you need to do or you'll focus on the wrong thing.
You explained the vyvanse pattern way to well. The "if I'm doing the wrong thing when it kicks in, I will just hyperfocus on the wrong thing" was a struggle for me for months
Howd you fix it?
That's what happened with me and concerta, it was great for getting me to focus, but on all the wrong things, and according to other people I didn't not smile while i was on it and just worked, like I wasn't me, so I just quit cold turkey, horrible horrible decision.
HOWDIDYOUFIXIT
You forgot to mention the part where you look at the sky for 5 hours straight
@@user-np7dr9gv5p dood I wish it worked like weed for me....
Having ADHD is so difficult when everyone else around you doesn’t understand how it works. For many years of my life I was labeled as lazy, unproductive, a huge procrastinator, etc. but I physically couldn’t help it. Everyone around me told me to change and stop doing said things, but I felt as if it was uncontrollable and that something was wrong with me. Fast forward a few years and I’m going through therapy and my therapist goes “you have ADHD” and I was stunned. She explained to me that every symptom listed in this video and your previous one was a symptom of ADHD, and all of them applied to me. I finally felt that I was heard, and I’m forever thankful.
I was diagnosed when I was 7 but the doc who diagnosed me told my parents that it isn't a neurological disorder and a mild case so I never get treated for it. I still haven't been.
Aw that's very nice
I still don’t understand ADHD lol
@@goldenice9069imagine it like this: your brain is going so quickly your body can’t keep up, your brain is telling you you have like 50 tasks to do but doesn’t rank it by importance, it just tells you to do them, but you also…. Yk- cant concentrate cuz your brain is having like 5 musicals and 30 random shower thoughts and 3 movie quotes you randomly remembered. That’s basically adhd for me
@@LunarliieYES!
The ability to feel normal to sit down listen, focus, no constant overlapping voices, and best of all just to relax and everything being quite makes it a miracle for me at least idk bout you but good luck
I was diagnosed ADHD when I was 8, my parents tried everything to get me to be "normal" but the medication was either 1. Didn't work at all. Or 2. I was a zombie (thanks Ritalin!)
There was never a healthy balance, I tried Vyvanse as an adult and it was life changing, I suddenly felt like I was in the driver's seat for the first time in a life of living in the back seat, I saw task A and I could just DO IT! Amazing I know!
This was especially good for work where I could actually use all my skills to blow through tasks instead of getting burned out every 2 hours, to the point where my boss told me "we have nothing for you to do right now, just go relax and watch some UA-cam or something"
Which felt WRONG! unmedicated me would have jumped at the chance but with this new control I had it felt wrong.
TLDR: everyone has Different reactions to ADHD medication, some good, some bad.
Never seen anyone capture ADHD as perfectly.
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This is 100% accurate
Good
Nice video
Super 💓
Nice
Nice
I was diagnosed with ADHD when I was 6-7, and recently I’ve discovered that it’s so severe that even over 100mg of concerta don’t work completely. Sure they help but unlike others, I can’t stop taking them during weekends, or summer or breaks because if I stop taking them I become mentally unstable, can’t do anything right and become effectively a blob on the bed.
wow I'm 27 and JUST got diagnosed with ADHD and find that I'm going through a bit of "hell yeah obviously" followed by "what-how-denial".... but damn, your illustration/portrayal of unmedicated days is....... so validating to see. so me, it's crazy. it's wild how, esp those of us who go undiagnosed for a while, just right off our symptoms as personal deficiencies / character flaws/ areas where WE need to TRy HARDER. thanks for the video man. it's giving me hope in a future that feels different than the messy undiagnosed years. HASHTAG KNOWLEDGE IS POWER FRIENDS, STAY STRONG, GIVE YOURSELVES LUV
Man, sitting there taking a test with 8 trumpets playing randomly at the same time in your head is way too relatable.. I don't know if ADHD caused my crippling test anxiety or if it just made it worse, but it's an actual miracle that I was able to make it out of college. I hope you find something that works for you, bud.
It definitely does. I'm on strattera rn and my anxiety is mostly gone.
Wait wait wait. Are you a pickle to?
i had a math test today and one that was very important, i ended up taking half an hour extra(past the allowed time) just because i could hear like 5 little songs playing in my head at the same time, everyone got the final answer as 8.... i got 12
I have never felt more validated in my life
Omg me to man your not the only one :)
Meds make you feel some type of way
🤓🤓
Right? The depiction of the brain was so accurate too.
S a m e
I take Vyvanse and when I do I can do crazy shit like complete a full 1000-piece puzzle or build train tracks all around all the tables in the toy train area of the kid's area at the museum. I actually did both of these things. But when I am off of my medication I can either barely move from one spot or I am OFF THE WALLS. I am a somewhat malnourished child and on top of that, I DO NOT sleep. I am exhausted 24/7 yet with my medication I can walk around the capital of Washington DC (I actually did that as well). Adhd medicine is just built differently.
The way I always described my ADHD is having multiple trains of thoughts at the exact same time, my meds allow me to select what train I want to focus on and silences the others. I try to focus on everything, there for I can not focus on anything.
This couldn’t have come out at a more perfect time I just started my meds for adhd today
That cool!
I've been on meds for about 3-4 years! it has worked great for me! good luck :))
When I started my meds the first thing I noticed was absolute rage that other people were able to actually focus and do things
How did you post this before he posted this
Andy is watching
Your description of "I was really focused, just focused on the wrong thing" is exactly what I experience a lot of the time when working from home. Thank you for putting that frustration into words!
That's what I'm doing watching this video
Is this hyperfocusing which can also be a symptoms of neurodivergency?
Oh yeah hyperfocusing is when ya focus on something to the point that it'll kinda consume your life for a period of time? 😅 Sometimes even months to years 😂 It can happen in shorter bursts too, but yeah its definitely a neurodivergent thing
So with yvanse/lisdexamphetamine (because i only know/refer to it by its medical name for some reason)
It is absolitely great for focus
Like concentrating it does really help
BUT
This does not extend to the "what"
For me i will try reduce distractions as much as possible (out of sight is out of mind!!) So the possibility of gettinf aalll hyperfixated + drugs is more limited
But ive had this drug for abt a year and it does help (im surviving uni so must be doin sumthun) but it is in no way a fix all and having more support than just the drug is extremely important! I.e get support from school ect and family like people helping me keep track on work progress super helps too :)
Tangent i know but hope that helps?(im currently in the gym not gymmimg but ima go do that now lol :D)
Adhd meds definitely work different for each person. I had to try 5 different meds to finally land on Vyvanse for myself. Everyones brain needs a different kind of medication
Fully agree, I tried 3 before I landed on Straterra. I tried Vyvanse (I got diagnosed at age 26, I think they often start adults on Vyvanse) but the lack of appetite was so bad for me that I dropped 20 pounds in less than 3 months and had to switch. Then Ritalin and then Concerta, which both gave me strange muscle spasms, and now finally Straterra. To anyone reading this, everyone is so different that you will probably react differently, this was just me and my individual body.
Straterra definitely doesn't give me that locked-on focused feeling the others have me, which I miss, but it also lacks the wild side effects and my house is somehow clean now, so I'll take it 🤷
I’ve spent a large portion of my 26 years on earth trying to cope with my ADHD above all else. Ended up really opening up to my GP about all the problems I consider ‘lesser than’ my ADHD and he said “okay so I’m gonna pick *one* of those issues to start with.”
Cut forward a couple months, he’s got me on venlafaxine for my admittedly crippling anxiety and it’s a big ol ‘holy crap’ difference. It’s like needing glasses real bad and finally getting a pair. Without the anxiety agitating literally every other mental health issue I have it’s so much easier to manage my ADHD without *specifically* medicating for it. I do still have my off days but who doesn’t? Everyone needs their lazy sundays
As someone who has been struggling for the longest time with ADHD-like symptoms but never had the guts or money to get a diagnosis, thank you for being open about your experience in such a lighthearted yet informative manner
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It's so worth the money, but it has its own set of challenges.
Hey, me, too! Having no health insurance and really, really needing a doctor for something sucks. I've had these symptoms for my entire life but only recently started connecting them with ADHD. If I could just see a psychiatrist to confirm or deny, I'd feel a little better about why my life is like a flaming bag of dog turds. Also, sorry all the bots decided to choose your comment to reply to. They also suck.
i've been struggling with ADHD symptoms for a long time as well, but i'm still not sure whether to get a proper diagnoses bc a) i'm scared; b) i don't have the money; c) even if i had it, i might be wasting it if it's all in my head and i dont actually have it.
for you (or anybody else who's willing to answer) how did you decide and what convinced you to get diagnosed?
Trust me, get diagnosed it will help. Even better if you live in a country where you then have access to therapy and meds after diagnosis.
I'm currently with 2 different therapists, 1 neurologist to get my meds right and a self help group from my university, where we can just share the weird shit our adhd brains do without getting looked at funny.
Understanding your adhd and brain makes a lot of difference.
As someone with ADHD and takes medication for it, you really couldn’t of described it any better. Loved this video!
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Its like cocain for kids. I had to take it when i was young, its a hard drug. Wasnt fun at all...
@@cgplays9 you should be grateful you don’t have it (like, not in a mean way tho, just, I hate having adhd and I wish I didn't). It sounds “quirky” sometimes, but if you don’t have it, usually you won’t understand how endlessly frustrating it is. Like, I cannot even describe it. I hate it.
@@cgplays9 stfu jerk. Having adhd sucks and you really shouldn’t belittle people who have it.
Your experience on Vyvanse is honestly like my experience every day as a person with ADHD/Anxiety/Depression who can hyperfocus.
I wish more doctors would ask more pointed questions or at least explain what I/their patients should be looking for regarding productivity. I've been taking Vyvance on and off for years from a young age, and it wasn't until this video, where you explained how the meds specifically affected you, that it ever occurred to me that I should identify and narrow down exactly what I need these meds to do, what they are helping with, and what I am still lacking. It's amazing how long I've been frustrated with myself over this. Pretty bummed out now that all the doctors I've had have just asked the question, "How are the meds working for you?" and move on since "I can feel them working" is a good enough answer to them even if I don't know how, or really if, they actually help :/. Giving myself some grace though because I know I was just desperate for any help, even if it wasn't consistent, and testing out other drugs for no definitive reason or way to evaluate their effectiveness was/is scary.
when I was around 7, I got diagnosed with ADHD, they gave me medication and at first things went better at school, but I quickly lost my appetite and started not being able to sleep, they started giving me larger doses because the results weren't being met, to the point where they gave me too much for my weight for a while. This went on for about 10 years until I quit cold turkey due to me wanting to get into the military. Suddenly everything improved, I could sleep better, could finally eat again and I started having more fun in life. Only a year later I went back to a psychologist, who diagnosed me with Autism, and said there was no trace of ADHD.
That's the thing that sucks about ADHD and Autism (aside from the obvious other things that suck about them), they often have similar symptoms and are frequently mistaken for one another. My friend has both and apparently having both at the same time somehow lessened his symptoms slightly, so that's cool if that's true
Uhhhh, thankfully you didn’t die.
This is why I don’t trust the medical community. They’re honestly just greedy idiots who will shove a pill down your throat and kill you and not care.
I know I have ADHD, but I’ve had it for so long I refuse medication because I don’t trust doctors.
@@trapbuilder2283ADHD and autism are also very frequently comorbid so a lot of doctors are likely to either diagnose one or the other. They also tend to come with other conditions like depression, OCD, or anxiety which can increase the difficulty of diagnosis
Military had helped you on scheduling and pay attention on orders. These are the skills ADHD and ADD person have to learn to improve their life.
bet the meds were methylphenidate
I got diagnosed with adult ADHD a few years ago, and am lucky that taking generic Adderall has really changed my life for the better. Thank you for sharing your experiences!
My adhd meds were tarantula venom. Luckily the really bad adhd wemt away after a few years so now I just exist and can somewhat focus out of sheer willpower.
Dear god the shortages are hitting hard though. Hopefully your adderall is still in stock, I had to drive to 10 different pharmacies before getting it.
@@LeafyDex tarantula venom is actually harmless to humans :) I have ADHD I take Vyvanse and I have 2 pet tarantulas that's why I felt like commenting
i was diagnosed back in kindergarten i think? adhd sucks in high school
I strongly take issue with describing Adderal and other similar meds (Mainly Dexamphetamine here in Australia) as "basically meth", because it's a horrifically inaccurate description. Meth is astronomically more neurotoxic.
I was diagnosed with ADHD since my teenage, spent my whole life fighting ADHD. Also suffered severe depression and mental disorder. Not until a friend recommended me to psilocybin mushrooms treatment. Psilocybin treatment saved my life honestly. 8 years totally clean. This is something that really need to be use globally to help people with related health challenges.
Congrats on your recovery. Most persons never realizes psilocybin can be used as a miracle medication to save lives. Years back i wrote an entire essay about psychedelics. they saved you from death bud, lets be honest here.
Can you help me with the reliable source 🙏. I'm 56 and have suffered for years with addiction, anxiety and severe ptsd, I got my panic attacks under control myself years ago and they have come back with a vengeance, I'm constantly trying to take full breaths but can't get the full satisfying breath out, it's absolutely crippling me, i live in Australia. I don't know much about these mushrooms. Really need a reliable source!! Can't wait to get them.
YES very sure of Dr.benfungi. I have the
same experience with anxiety, depression, PTSD and addiction and Mushrooms definitely made a huge huge difference to why am clean today
Ive done shrooms last month in my house. It taught me how severely traumatized I was from alcohol. I healed from many mental traumas from my past and was able to forgive, let go. Shrooms to me is a remedy not a vice. I even felt more refreshed the
morning after. So no hangovers. No
depression mood for days. No anxiety.I now
have a more calm mind
How do I reach out to him? Is he on Instagram
I got diagnosed at a crazy young age that I'm able to recognize as being pretty lucky in that regard. But the problem is, while I remember taking things like Concerta and stuff early on, as soon as I was put on adderall, and it worked, that was it. That was about 10-12 years ago.
So you can IMAGINE the crap I went through during the shortage
"Is the heat death of the universe something I need to be worried about?" as a random thought is so spot on. Thank you.
Bruh I still haven't peed
OMG the first time I saw this video I noticed that to
I didn't notice, but I know that thought process.
its 30 billion years away, no you dont
@@maze4184 of course, but you don't decide the thoughts that come into your head, especially with adhd. Besides, you can't prove the universe doesn't unexpectedly die the Thursday after the Superbowl at 2:52pm due to unexpected heat death
When you described what adderalls affects were at first, It has definitely solidified that I should get diagnosed because the ability to do sounds nice
I used to be on it until late middle school. When I was in elementary a school nurse was popping medicine meant for students and giving us gummies and sugar pills instead so when teachers kept complaining I wasn’t paying attention they’d boost to medication. By the time we figured out what was happening the medication I was on was SO HIGH that I was absolutely wired. I focused too hard, I got extremely irritable, I was emotionally dead half the time and it was a struggle to correct it. By the time I was late into Middle School I was aware enough of what was happening and hated it. I felt robotic and filled with rage I knew was irrational but everything was so annoying when I was on it. So I asked if I could stop taking the medicine, it took convincing but my mom said the moment my grades started dropping I’d be back on it. I’ve not taken Medication since. It took a lot of determination but it’s worth it to not be in a living hell.
@@Broomer52 I had a very similar experience (without the rage or irritability but i did kinda become a pretentious dick) but I was diagnosed in the 8th grade through DNA tests, and started taking Adderall, I took it for nearly a year and eventually I started feeling really icky and wasn't able to sleep at night, I was getting very, very wired, it was like a hyper focus but also feeling methed up. I stopped taking the medication because of feeling gross on it and I realized over the last 7 years how I generally like my ADHD brain and not being hyper focused, being a ditz just seems to be apart of me that I don't wanna lose.
Once I stopped I still had about 50 pills, so I uh... sold them all to this kid who liked Adderall idk how or why b/c I hated it for making me feel gross.
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wait also, just wanna say that... your ADHD illustrations are speaking to the silly goose within my ADHD. I was giggling so hard when I took a step back from the greater message of this video and just appreciated the animated silly gooses
what you describe with vyvanse is basically what having adhd/hyperfixation periods feels to me
The comments section really puts a spotlight on how much of a struggle living with ADHD is no matter what your age, and it shows how much it sucks. Its nice seeing that we all suffer the same way and struggle with the same things; it shows none of us are alone.
I grew up in a school that didn't really have anyone like me, so I felt like a weirdo for just being myself, it wasn't until highschool that I was able to find other people with ADHD that I realized I wasn't weird, I was just surrounded by people that didn't think the way I do.
ADHD is genuinely that old joke of --SQUIRREL! But it is also the struggle to get up and get a shower because you have been scrolling on your phone for 4 hours and can't stop.
@@theknightradiant2 I have to choose between working on my portfolio properly or showering every day, and since I almost never leave the house the choice is never shower. I see myself as a bit unhygenic because of that, even though it's literally just an effort equation, and spending it on my projects and portfolio is getting me a career very soon. Then I'll need to form the habit of showering, but one problem at a time. Oh, and same thing with washing my hair and brushing teeth. I clip my nails for typing efficiency.
@@BusinessWolf1 Clipping your nails for typing efficiency? Ha! I used to grow my nails almost a quarter inch when I was in highschool and depressed and spending all of my days at home playing MMORPGs and typing a lot! :P
But honestly I feel you, and the fact that you're able to work on your portfolio at all is impressive as its something I'm struggling with.
@@theknightradiant2 Yeah, I heard it's more of the inability to control your focus and can cause hyper focus rather than only a lack of focus
As a teen with ADHD, this video is completely accurate with how it is to take meds. I had to go through 3 stages of meds as I grew up. my current ones help me focus and slow down
Which ones are you taking now?
I had to go through quite a few meds. Vyvanse, Dexedrine, Ritalin, and I’m about to be on Adderall. Ritalin made me TIC SO BAD. I still tic with or without meds, but I had the worst tics, verbal and physical, and it was so frustrating. I can’t imagine how my friend with Tourette’s feels. But yeah, most of them didn’t have an effect on me, but what Ice Cream Sandwich said about them is very accurate,.
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Hey, so 40 year old ADHD guy here. Not sure if anyone will see this, but this is what I've found with my long and often frustrating journey with ADHD.
If you have it, your brain don't work like Neuro Typicals. Period. The harder you try to fit your brain into the box that people without ADHD present to you, the more uncomfortable and frustrating that will be.
However, if you try and figure out your ADHD strengths and how to work with how your brain works, it changes a lot. For example, when I changed from a job that needed complex, yet repetitive tasks, to one that required me to investigate and analyse things on the fly, my interest and focus in my job exploded. ADHD types also work well under pressure, as external pressures (such as heavy time constraints or substantial risk) improve our focus and concentration. We also tend to do well with physical tasks. Where we do pretty bad is in self regulation, repetitive mental tasks and little to no time constraints/pressure.
Think of yourself like a dog person. Easily emotional, easily distracted, generally affable. Like a dog, us ADHD types also need to use our bodies a lot. The burst of endorphins from excercise, cold showers and things like that really helps to bring focus in other tasks. If I have admin to do, I often do some exercise first then tackle the task and for some reason, my dog brain is super on board with that.
There are many parts of ADHD that are frustrating, but I've come to realise there's a lot to love. I'm passionate and emotional in a way many aren't, I'm hugely curious and I learn about literally EVERYTHING. That actually works out great for investigative or analysis roles, as ADHD brains tend not to filter out information and look to absorb it all.
Work to your strengths and avoid trying to force yourself to act like Neuro Typicals and your ADHD Dog brain will thank you.
I am currently on a double dose of my medication at work and seeing your video pop up has reminded me that my lunch break is 30 mins and not an hour. Thanks i guess
This is so relatable. One time my meds kicked in while I was picking at my split ends - ended up spending over 4 hours cutting my split ends into the trash after that😬
did it look good afterward or did you kind of do that thing where you did too much; but didn't realize you were doing too much because you were focused on perfection. then you were done and realized the split ends weren't that bad and you kind of regret it, but you convinced yourself you liked it?
Oh good fucking lord not me relating to this exact thing. I hyperfocused on it for DAYS
Oh boy. Oh man. Fuck
I absolutely did this too, except it was for 3 weeks and I wasn’t medicated yet. I was just hyper-focused on my split ends for some reason. Eventually, my counselor had to tell me it wasn’t what she meant by “get a hobby”. 😅
@@gingergaming8452 It looked good - I was cutting individual hairs so it didn’t even make that big of a difference lol. I cut the ends to be even at the end tho and that made it look better
I really identified with this video. It's nice to know other people understand what it's like to think as a person with ADHD
same
Lol I understand not because I have ADHD but because I was diagnosed with it when I was 4 in an unhealthy (somewhat bad, sometimes illegal-doing) family and the diagnosis was kinda rushed.
So I technically had ADHD but grew out of it when I was moved from an abusive home to one equipped to deal with trauma. Look at that mental health woo
@@WarpedKarma6471 ummm... wow. just wow.
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Same
I started on Strattera a couple years ago and the very first thing I noticed when I took it the first time was that, about an hour after I took it, the music in my head stopped. I always had a song stuck in my head, literally constantly. It was something I was barely even aware of by the time I got started on meds because it was such a constant in my life. I took the meds and an hour later my brain just… quieted down. The music stopped. I started following trains of thought from beginning to end.
Something I feel like people don’t really Get with ADHD is that there is no such thing as “limiting distractions”. The distractions are me. I am the distraction. Because I am a brain inside of a body and the brain is the reason I am distracted. But since I started taking meds, I now have the ability to filter out distractions in my brain. I can hold focus consistently and I don’t have to struggle through constant “latching onto that thought, then latching onto this one, then getting back on topic, then latching onto a brand new one, wait what was I doing?” Meds aren’t for everyone but good lord am I glad that they are for me.
I remember when I tried Strattera for a while and I had just. So Much Exhaustion. It helped me focus enough to keep up with my classes, but I literally had no energy for anything else. There was also some extreme motion sickness that was absolutely horrible. (Nausea has always been and will always be my least favorite feeling)
So far this guy has explained ADHD better then I’ve seen doctors explain it. I love it and can relate to just about everything he said.
Same, I have ADHD - inattentive, in the past known as ADD. It's basically the same, except I'm constantly tired and have zero energy. Had to constantly eat something with sugar or drink soda to be able to focus in class. So happy I was diagnosed when it came.
Then you have really bad doctors.
Most doctors and psychiatrists only study the mind and body.
It's better to get info your mind with someone who's have experience with it than
a "proffesional" who merely studdied it. someone who has to live with it would understand it better
than someone who's never had it.
Ikr
@@VoprotheGamer thank you for saying that! I was wondering how he could explain it better then the docs can. Thanks!
Honestly you're probably one of the only guys on youtube who makes sponsor ads worth watching. Thank you for making the thought of buying random products interesting!
Him, Noodle and Evan and Katelyn are basically the only sponsor sections I don't skip through.
I was thinking this, the only UA-camr I watch that I don’t skip the ads on lol.
Tomska and friends!!! Highly recommend their ads for another VPN. I started watching their videos specifically because of their ad snippets.
In France we have a lot of UA-camr who make very good ads! Like JDG (who have a channel entirely subtitled in English) and Wankil Studio!
@@ledragonpouletvierge4854 yes and also « vilebrequin »
I took ADHD medication as a kid for emotional control and focus. It worked really well but I had a lost of appetite. I started very young I can't remember when I started the meds but it was pretty much my entire school life until 12th grade when I dropped them to try and focus without the meds. I haven't taken them sense but I've thought about going back to see if I'd be able to improve some of my habits and be healthier. I can't the medication for the life of me. But it worked I kept my emotions under control for the most part and could sit down and most of my homework in like 30 minutes if I really focused.
oh my god i’ve taken tyvense (idk why they localised the name like that ngl) for like two years now and you described it so well. the focusing really well on the wrong task part is so fucking real
This might just be me personally, but after some trials me and my psych doctor agreed that meds wouldn’t be that helpful for me and I’m doing cognitive behavioural therapy instead. It’s really helped! Also as someone with autism as well, that “I focus too much on unessesary things” is my whole life 😭
Hello, glad you found something that helps! Hope it'll get better soon 🙂
God i can relate to that way too much
Except the therapy part lol I'm broke as shit
Glad CBT has been working for you! That being said there's pretty much no way to know if meds would be helpful for you or not without trying them... kind of red-flaggy that your psych would flat out tell you they won't work if the psych also agrees you have ADHD.
This is super underrated comment, please, biofeedback is such a good way to curb Adhd
@@uninvincibleete CBT, I now know that has more than one meaning. lol
Interesting. I have no internal monologue, so my experience with adhd is very different. I can hyper focus on things, but STARTING a task is damn impossible. It literally feels like a physical hand is pulling my focus away. Like... I'll literally sit and stare at a wall, picking at my skin, instead of opening my laptop to start a task. Even if it's something I WANT to do.
I learned how to properly manage my adhd once I graduated from high school. Sure, I kind of hand a handle on it then, but I had other problems going on then. (getting bullied, failing classes, trying and probably failing to practice self care, etc) I haven't taken medication since I was a child, and I don't know what all my parents had tried with me, or for how long, but I assume, considering they refused to put me on meds again, they tried quite a few. Apparently, taking adhd meds turn me into either a raging psychopath or a depressed, self loathing person.
Now, I'm happily engaged to the most wonderful person in the world.
If you have adhd, there is absolutely nothing wrong with you. How you want to handle it is generally up to you.
As someone else with (pretty crippling) ADHD, I can only offer the other side of the coin to those who are thinking of trying medication: it allowed me to actually be a person. I don't sleep for 16 hours a day anymore, I don't hyperfixate on things I don't even enjoy anymore, I'm not always starving, I can actually find the words I'm trying to summon in a conversation, etc. ad infinitum. Some people don't react well to certain drugs, some people might not react well to any, but some people need them to function properly. Don't base your decision to seek medication on any one person's experience- see a psychiatrist and find out whether it would be a good idea for YOU.
If anyone can relate to the symptoms I listed, for reference I have combined type ADHD and take 70mg of Vyvanse daily.
Hey hey hey don't go bringing _my_ symptoms into this! Today isn't the day for a callout! My doctor says I should just try not stimulating myself by doing literally anything 2 hours before bed, and in bed just lie there not drowning out my tinnitus because that's stimulating and all this stimulation is the reason I sleep 12 hours a day minimum obviously.
I was the same, slept all day and was almost incapable of doing anything productive. I found a combination of meds that work and can live a normal live since then. Graduated, got a gf and found my dream job. With the meds I just feel normal. But like op said, everyone reacts different, so see a psychiatrist and find out what works for you.
@A K I'm so glad it works for you, I'm on Adderall, but I did try Vyvanse... for like a week, because it made my anxiety way worse.
I think I also have the combined type of ADHD, (not sure what kind of ADHD I have), and it's wild to see how meds can differently impact people.
@@ravenanne1734 Yeah, I hate when uninterested doctors give advice that just doesn't make sense. It's the neurological equivalent of telling someone with a broken leg 'just walk it off, and if it doesn't get better you're not walking enough!'
The "who's the guy in charge here?" bit SENT ME
same xD
I remember when I was in elementary school, my teacher tried to persuade my parents that I had ADHD because I was hyper, wouldn't listen, and I was failing. And my parents didn't believe it. I'm glad they didn't because in 4 grade i got this really cool teacher who was actually good at his job and my grades started going up. So i almost got falsely diagnosed with ADHD because I was a kid who didn't like homework... shocker.
I remember that teacher was the type who'd put videos on all the time.
I am so glad I found this. I’ve never felt so listened to in my life 😭
I’ve never used meds since my diagnosis 9 months ago but I’m sort of trying to find ways to recognise my distractions and work around them
Or work WITH my ADHD instead of fighting against it
The trumpets in the brain scene had me crying with laughter 😭
As a man with ADHD, who takes pills to help counteract it, I can confirm this is how it feels
I have it too but when I take medicine it just makes me sick so I'm always energetic
My pills give me emotional side effects 😥
@@Techmej my pills suppress my personality, according to my parents, so now I only take it if I need to get something done and it's a pill that only lasts for a few hours
The face when the doctor said, “So I’m not sure what this is” was ridiculously relatable.
So is symptom denial. I’ve been there, man. Just so desperate to find a medicine that finally works.
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edit: if you reply I will change the number so none of your replys make sense *HAHAHAAHAHAH*
Also been searching for answers for a long time.
I had tried ritalin, dex, adderall and modafinil.
All of them have the same problem as the video. They're not sustainable.
this might sound strange, but I found two things that sustainably helped A LOT.
It's a medication combo + diet
There's a stack called "Lost Falco"
It is:
Ibudilast + Galantamine
or
Ibudilast + Huperzine A
Then there's the Keto diet. It gets a bad rap, but for me, I didn't care about weight loss (i'm already normal weight), I cared about the "mental energy and focus" that people were reporting online. May not be for everyone, and it's a generally boring diet, but I found the energy stability was really stable. No more carb crashes. No afernoon slump. No need for a nap. Just consistent calm energy all day. No spikes of energy like a "sugar rush", just stable output.
Combining the diet and medication stack together is much better than any traditional stimulant medication I've ever tried.
I find Keto+Lost Falco works really well, and it's helping me achieve a lot more.
Waiting for 666
Drugs are drugs.
@@Jimmy_Jones *sigh* lets hope for *666*
I had a similar experience with some meds-they gave me anxiety attacks or tachycardia. My psychiatrist gave me Strattera, which works for me without the side effects. I’m still working on the Structure and motivation part, but at least the meds part of the puzzle was solved.
For me Adderall gives me the ability to notice when I'm about to go on a rabbit hole sidequest, but whether I actually effectively use that awareness varies
Absolutely gobsmacked when I realised that my performance in tests WASN'T luck-of-the-draw and studying was actually meant to do something. I thought other students were JOKING when they said the reason they did well was because they studied, and asking "how do you think you did?" was a fun game of Lotto after a test.
Right? Staying on ONE, usually extremely fucking boring book, was torture in class, there was no goddamn way i was doing that on my own time
"I never studied because of my ADHD" Team!
Wait it isnt luck based chance???
Never studied a day in my life I’m surprised I haven’t badly failed any tests yet
One day I was studying as hard as I can and STILL couldn’t focus. I even shielded my eyes so I couldn’t look at anything but the paper. It’s impossible
The way he describes how he felt without medication rings very true to me, and then the way I was actually shocked and amazed when he said when he took the medication he was able to say he wanted to do something then do it makes me think all those online tests and medical recommendations maybe were right all along
If you're able to and feel like it might help you, definitely get a professional assessment
I feel you. It's a rough ride.
I was fortunate that adderall was the first med I tried and worked for me.
Most people struggle to find a medication that really works for their ADHD.
I would say it's worth continuing to work with your doctor to find something that works for you.
Life with ADHD is hard, but life with ADHD unmedicated was substantially harder.
Well……. This was a fun and slightly heart breaking realization that maybeeee my meds actually don’t work for me anymore. They used to work PERFECTLY for the past 6-7(ish) years but recently I take them and either I hyper fixate on a task I don’t have to do or my anxiety kicks in about all the things I have to do and then I hyper fixate on the anxious feeling about all the things I need to do and fall into adhd paralysis. This video really forced me to look at myself and realize I’ve been so stuck on the fact that they did work and that I didn’t want to start from square 1 again and I’ve definitely been lying to myself that it’s fine…. So even though part of me is kind of annoyed that seeing this video is the reason I’m most likely gonna have to start over majority of me really just wants to say thank you so much for creating this so I can start getting better and I appreciate you sharing your journey.
If anyone else is going through something similar after years of success just know there are tons of factors that can cause a change in your meds ability to work for you from environmental changes to hormones to literally just your brain developing more as you’ve gotten older. The only reason I know this is because of the many rabbit holes of adhd research I’ve fallen down that apparently didn’t convince my brain that switching meds was an option but at least this cute 7 minute UA-cam video of a cartoon stick figure talking to me did 🥲
The best I can describe this feeling is that being unmedicated is like I'm 'up in the clouds' and just floating around aimlessly, so meds are great at making me more 'grounded'. But then I can get too grounded and dig myself a hole that I can't get out of.
This right here ^
huh, never thought of it like that...
Eh, for me it is more like having a dozen different mes all doing their own thing
I feel like one of the things that can really help people with ADHD is just… an outside influence. Not trying to leave someone to their own brain to try to get everything sorted, but having a physical, actual other person help. Like “hey let’s do [this task you were meant to do]” kind of thing. It’s easier to step over the executive dysfunction hurdle when you do it with someone else.
Update: Who does it and HOW they does it seriously matters of course.
for me personally that has the exact opposite effect. Having someone else check in on me raises the pressure to be productive by a lot, and the pressure to be productive is often what paralyzes and overwhelms me, making me unable to do anything at all.
@@ciciamanda. for me it depends on the person. With most people it's the same like you described, someone checking in on me makes me more stressed and often keeps me from focusing. BUT i was lucky to meet a few special people who helped me A LOT with little things like studying together, calling each other to check in on tasked... I think one of the most important things for me is that i feel that i am taken serious and that the other person does not see my problems as a sign of lacking interest, responsibity etc but that i really WANT to do this and simply struggle with executive dysfunction. If someone understands this and doesn't blame me, doesn't make me feel stupid, helpless and childish when i struggle, then and only then it helps me to get things done and stay focused.
@@geigerzeichner2407 yeah i get that, i think im more sensetive to pressure because of having been on the edge of serious burnout for the last few years. I actually did hit burnout this autumn and i had to quit my studies and was put on full time sick leave at least until summer.. That definitely played a part in me being unable to do things as soon as the pressure increased even a little lol. I'm getting better tho
yeah honestly, I find that being in a school environment is extremely helpful for me cause I'm guided to do everything I need to do. It's also why I want to be able to work in an office when I get a job instead of working from home
I haven't been able to get meds yet and this is literally the only thing that helps me get through the executive dysfunction. Fortunately I have a lot of friends and family members who have similar struggles, so sometimes we can help each other out.
Your story with Vyvanse sounds a lot like my daily experiences with Autism. I follow things so well with such hyper focus that I still don't get what I want to get done, done.
I have to essentially craft my entire routine around it which I don't mind and would love to do, if only I could get started on it.
I gotta admit, the best treatment I got for ADHD was cognitive behavioural therapy.
It taught me how to design my environment and make changes to my life that we're ADHD friendly and helped me get tasks done. My therapist strongly believed that if you just threw meds at ADHD but didn't provide a base of CBT you'd encounter problems. Like in this video, one of my problems is that my meds lock me into a task like what happened in this video. Also, if I start with a high dopamine task, like a video, I can't switch to a low dopamine task like writing an email. But if I start my day with something low dopamine I can do boring paperwork. So currently I start my day with a beautiful still picture on UA-cam with chill music (like lofi) while my meds kick in and end my day with higher dopamine tasks when my meds wear off. Little adjustments like that make life doable. But just being given meds with no additional support structures is horrbt
I have ADHD and it's nice to see people sharing there experiences with it.
I was recently told I have ADHD after being told I didn't have it all my life. Everything was impossibly hard for me to do growing up and now having people actually take me seriously, it's amazing. Medicine has saved me from those days of chaos. This video summed it up perfectly
God i wish i had the balls to go and diagnose and then treat myself. I literally have 90% of all generic adhd symptoms all of my life, but im like *i dont wanna spend half of my hard earned money on temporary solution* , but the other option is to continue to get forever distracted and have 10 conversations at once in my head when i dont intently focus on some work i like for exactly 3 hours once a week. Sorry for the rant, but i applaud you for dealing with your problems.
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im kinda the same. I always told people around me "I think I have ADHD" and they told me I didnt have it, but they did complain about all of my symptoms "you have an organization problem","you have a focus problem", "you need to apply yourself", "you act childish and immature for your age" but nooo none of that was ADHD that was just my "fault". Now at 17 I said once more "I think I have ADHD" and my dad laughed at me saying that of course I have it, my mom was skeptical but after looking it up online she became convinced I had it. I stopped "masking" so much with my friends so I ended up with my friends all kinda diagnosing me with it, on top of teachers suspecting I have it, especially science teachers. So yeahh its a weird feeling to now be taken seriously.
I'm 23, I was diagnosed when I was 12 but my mother never told me. She told me last year, I went through life trying to figure out why things were so hard to do but easy for everyone else. I was grounded numerous times for forgetting to do the dishes, take out the trash, and things like that. I feel you and watching this video and seeing your comment makes me feel like medicine is definitely the way to go.
@@Angel-ip7pw Bruh I can relate to literally all of these things, rn I'm trying to figure out a way to bring this up with my family, cuz i really feel like this would answer a lot of important questions about the weird things I do sometimes (most of the time).
Shoutout Strattera. I was diagnosed with Autism and to a somewhat lesser extent ADHD when I was really young, so I was on that medication for years. In my experiences, medications like Strattera worked great when I was young but was something that started basically ruining my life as I got older.
I don't know if anyone else has had a similar experience, but eventually the "focus" aspect that these medications are supposed to help with, led to me intensely focusing on the wrong things, such as what every person thought of me at any given moment, and non--verbal communication cues that I always took as being negative.
Since getting into some pretty rough drug addiction in University I've had to get back on ADHD meds if at a much lower dose, so I think ultimately the strength of a given medication and where your at developmentally play a huge role.
Something important to add. Meds wont give ypu what youre looking for, but they give you the focus to learn different coping strategies, and continued focus to self care.
Coming from a dude whos been on vyvanse 60mg for like 8 years now
Oh this hit close to home. Went through four diff meds before saying the improvement isn’t worth the side effects. So now I’m working with a therapist instead and it’s been going really well!
Wishing you the best man!! Ditto here! o7
HealthyGamerGG (who is a qualified psych) on UA-cam details this, in that therapy + taught techniques and meds can have the same positive end result, however both are dependent on the person's situation and both are not worse or better than the other. Also as with most health issues, it is often a combination of meds and holistic approaches that works most effectively.
This man saved me from my anxiety, and now he's saving me from my ADHD
@Don't Read My Profile Photo no
tbh true
My personal experience with ADHD is like this metaphor I came up with on a whim:
You’re in a truck on a freeway. You can go either fast or slow.
If you go slow, you’ll be weaving from lane to lane, whenever you want (whenever you don’t want, too, but you’re going nowhere fast.
If you’re going fast, you’re getting places, but it’s tough to steer while speeding, so don’t expect to change the subject anytime soon.
For me, Adderall is like putting a brick on the accelerator and cutting the brakes.
You’ll be moving real fast, but it takes a ton of finesse to move between lanes without overshooting, so you gotta either be in the right lane when it happens or you better get good at changing lanes under the pressure. At least, if you’re me.
Best video ever about ADHD!! Thank you 🙏🏼
As someone who never had these symptoms, I really appreciate your ability to describe them in common relatable terms and similes. I feel like I understand ADHD a little better now.
ADHD probably doesn't even exist. The "symptoms" he described sounded like regular old procrastination.
ADHD might exist in a very extreme sense, but far too over diagnosed and over prescribed.
@@drabnail777 ADHD is a real thing prescribed by real doctors with real degree’s, and it can be serious. Just because it’s not as bad as, say, an eating disorder, doesn’t mean its being “faked for attention”. And regular procrastination isn’t as serious as this. So please educate yourself before making comments like this.
@@drabnail777 imma guess you believe the earth is flat to
@@drabnail777 okay but have you ever worked on something all day just to realize you didn't get as much done as someone who only worked for a couple hours, not knowing why because you really tried your hardest to get stuff done, but you zone out every few minutes and it's hard to realize when it's happening and then you get really anxious about getting distracted and you think about it too much and thinking is the problem but to everyone else you've been staring at a wall for 5 minutes because you're fighting your own mind just to move or have a full thought. often times I won't be able to finish a thought in my head and it's like my brain is full of static, loud and constant but with nothing really there.
@@happyheartstv1431 you aren't comprehending his comment, drabnain's comment was pointing out the people who are lazy and procrastinate assume that they have ADHD. People procrastinate in all different ways, procrastination could be walking in circles and talking to yourself like in the video. People often jump to the assumption that it is ADHD when in reality it is just them being lazy. He also never said anything about ADHD not being real, he simply meant that people will often try to justify their laziness and procrastination because they have "ADHD"
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Thank you for sharing your experience! I don't have ADHD, but I have periodically suffered with depression throughout my life, and I recently tried antidepressants. I was very sensitive to these meds, to both the positives and the negatives, so it was... interesting, to say the least.
I feel like on the Internet, there tends to be a lot of stuff that's either very pro- or anti-psychiatry. Thanks for just telling it like it is, and being honest about the good, the bad, and the ugly with psychiatric meds, without adopting a slant.
This literally said my experience better than i ever could. I havent tried Vyvanse, but it struggle with my Adderall cause i can DO stuff, but i feel like i have a hard time thinking creatively. Ive struggled to find the balance cause my work is in the creative field and i feel like myself, unmedicated can think outside the box really easy, but i have my general adhd symptoms and its hard for me to get work done. But on the flip side, im like a machine that just inputs and outputs and can actually do my tasks but my creativity feels "dull"
I’ve been taking medication since I was 10. I’m now almost 27. The ONLY reason I was diagnosed was because my mom has adhd and she saw the symptoms while she didn’t get diagnosed until she was in her 30s. I think without medication I legit would not have gotten my associates. Now I’m currently working on my bachelors and eventually masters. However, I am extremely annoyed at how expensive the medication is and if you don’t have good insurance then it’s even worse
I started at 10 I’m 11 now
tbh i would start doing exercises for your prefrontal cortex. something about learned in counseling is ripple effect thinking. take a completely meaningless action and think about how it will create ripples. an example would be “if i get a glass of water i will no longer be thirsty and if i am no longer thirsty i will be happier, and if im happier i may be more productive” like the concept is to consciously go through the decision making process and then make a decision. but do it while removed from a situation so that way you have time to stop and think and the more you work at it the more natural it will become. it doesn’t help with the brain noise but it helps with a lot of other things that will make life easier
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My story is similar, except my Dad got diagnosed because of my diagnosis
@@gamingreport2199 why are you 11 and commenting on UA-cam
This video actually pushed me to talk to my psychiatrist about ADHD medication. I'm 3 months into 10mg of Adderall and it's just. This is how normal people work??? But it's exactly like you described it! I don't have to fight my brain to do something; I can just. Do it. It saved my grades this semester - I've had a streak of failing at least one class every semester of college and I was able to manage 5 classes (and 2 of the most labor-intensive in my major at the same time).
Glad to hear it!
I'm so happy for you! Yeah, it's crazy that people without ADHD just have the Ability to do things. It kind of makes me a little mad that people with ADHD are usually treated poorly because everyone thinks we just weren't trying hard enough.
Yo I’m just starting my 10 mg Adderall today. Let’s hope it works 🥹
@@thomaszhang3101 hope it goes well!
I forgor to take mine today 💀
Love hearing other ADHD medication stories because its always so different NEVER the same.
Atomoxetine, the generic for Strattera, changed my life for the better as an example
its interesting how its so vastly different from person to person, i would never be able to function without my medication even when im at home. its like the fog in my brain clears up and i can actually see what i want and have to do. without it my focus is just out the window and i get confused since i cant visualize and remember the order of things
The more relatable Andy becomes, the more I feel like I should get tested 😅
Definitely worth it! Wish I would have pushed for a screening sooner, so many years of my life were way harder than they needed to be. There are also informal diagnostic tools online that can help give you an idea of if it might be worth going in for a professional evaluation.
Having been diagnosed as an adult, I definitely encourage people to get tested sooner rather than later.
That said, this kind of stuff should be relatable to everyone to some extent. As far as I know everyone has the issues associated with ADHD from time to time. It's ADHD when it's 100% of the time.
I feel the same but I don't want to feel like I'm self diagnosing
@kingdork08 Well you won’t be if you get professionally tested…so there’s that…XD
If you go to a doctor and tell them you think there's something wrong, they will probably give you a diagnosis. Will it be the right diagnosis? Maybe, maybe not. I've had so many diagnoses over the years from so many doctors that wound up being something else that I've learned to rely on lifestyle changes unless something is clearly an issue and needs urgent attention. Diet, exercise, and meditation did more for me than any medication ever did. Just my 2 cents.
please don’t stop making more adhd content, these are so funny and relatable which is much needed when i get so frustrated with my brain sometimes 😭
Hey Ice Cream Sandwich thanks for making amazing videos it’s really fun to watch your animations, you make my day better every time by your funny jokes
Never had that "out of breath" experience with Vyvanse, I usually take a day or two off each week, but right when you started talking about getting locked into the wrong task, I started grinning. ADHD is such a ridiculous monster.
Some people get anxiety/panic attacks on it
It def made my anxiety worse, my doctor actually gave me a medication to counteract that side effect. But it stopped working for me, even after a dosage increase, so I stopped it and went to try a new one. The crazy part was feeling so much better not being on it, like a weight was lifted off my spine, like my brain was suddenly out of a pressure cooker. I didn't realize how bad it made me feel till I was off it. I think it's because I also exhibit a lot of traits of autism, so with my brain being wired differently, meds don't have their usual effect (ie, I get tired rather than being kept awake by one med, I hallucinate on another med even though it's not listed as a side effect, etc)
@@locn Not a full blown panic attack, but I was feeling really over stimulated yesterday. Taking an extra day off today. Sad that meds don’t just “work”. But we’re all one big walking chemical reaction, so what are you gonna do.
@@hawklegs6940 My general anxiety can sometimes be worse on meds however its usually a little more manageable since i have more control of my thoughts, but weirdly my social anxiety just disappears.
What i've found helped with the symptoms of anxiety, like tight chest and short breath, was making sure i was eating full meals, getting plenty of water, and also a lower dosage. I used to take 10mg dexamphetamine, but i dropped to 5mg and I had the same feeling as you where i had this big anxious weight lifted off my shoulders. Some days it would come back, but no different to how i was unmedicated. I'm on vyvanse now which is the same active chemical as dex but lasts longer, I was put on the 30mg and it feels too high again, so I'm going to drop down to 20mg and see how that goes for me!
@@jadotsu Yeah, it can be terrible sometimes, that fixation. Once you get depressed or anxious on your meds, it's hard to get your mind off of it.
I’m just impressed that you’re motivated enough to do animations even with your ADHD, i for one gotta put a lot of drive to start a single drawing. Good on you man.
I can barely brush my damn teeth
@@Altrop I....
@@Altropno but this. I do it anyways but it takes a lot in me to tell myself to focus on getting it done
don't let it keep getting worse or u will end up like me, i'm 32 years old and at this point i can't even find will and motivation to even take a bath... If u let it get to this point ur life will be completely fucked and you will be wishing to die everyday like i do.
@@MauricioGMe thanks for the advise, i hope one day youll get it together, you can do it
For anyone with adhd here are some tips i found works for me:
1. Buy a small whitebord and write what you plan on to do that day, and when you do a task cross it of with just a line so you more easly see the proggres getting done.
2. If it starts to just become mush in your brain when your maybe doung school work or something else try getting to a checkpiont where you can easly take a brake, and during the brake either take a power nap, take a short walk or just sit and think for a while.
3. Get a good routine, where you always go to sleep that time or eat that time etc, it can help a ton in the long run.
4. Use alarms, if you are trying to start a new routine or have a realy important meeting, use alarms, might sound like something everyone knows but sometimes you overlook the obvious, atleast i did😅.
Btw these are some tricks i found worked for me, if they dont work for you, dont give up as you will find the best way to handle your syntomps. Goodnight, morning or where ever you are and have a better day than me.
I have hyperfocus adhd, so the meds giving be the ability to just DO things without the loop and then switch tasks when I need to was exactly what I needed them to do.
I remember when my older brother went on Ritalin and his ADHD symptoms were almost gone. However, my mom noticed that he "wasn't being himself" anymore. He stopped doing his hobbies and the mannerisms we knew him for were disappearing. He was also getting somewhat depressed. It basically deleted his personality, so we decided that maybe medication isn't a good idea for him.
That's exactly what happened to me but would Adderall
I’m on Ritalin now and it definitely cleared my racing thoughts and I suddenly just felt like being a productive human. Drastically increase my mood because of it. I felt like my brain wasn’t dragging me down. It’s not for everyone absolutely. It didn’t feel like crack or cocaine like this video describes. I just didn’t feel like a miserable lazy person.
That's what I felt like it did to me
would he get really silent and have zero energy at the end of the day, every day? and did he have appetite problems when he was on the stuff? thats what happened for me when i took it as a kid, anyway
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Not getting fixated on results is super important. I spent years trying different medications, trying to find one that would “fix” me, even though I had been on Ritalin before and it had made me feel way better. It took about five years for me to realize that the point was for medication to *help* me, not *fix* me. So now I’m back on Ritalin and I feel… ok. My brain works better, not perfectly, but better. I can focus on optimizing my life, and learning how to make things easier now. Which was the point the whole time. There’s no cure, just ways to make things easier, medicated or not.
the meds I took just killed my libido sleep and feeling of satisfaction after a meal (I kept eating or forgot to eat completely)
I should complain to my psych and get something better that actually helps me
Exactly. There is no fix, I wish that was talked about more. The idea of medication and therapy is to make it easier to manage the symptoms and often doctor’s and even society don’t talk about it in that context. This goes beyond even ADHD, this goes for all medication especially ones that are meant to improve (not fix) your mental health.
Great point!
EXACTLY! It's not a magical pill... it just helps you.. and certain things in life becomes easier or more managable. Before i started on meds I was told I had to put in the work too. Like exercise, healthy sleep schedule, eating healthy and the like. If I did that.. not only would it make me feel better, but the meds would also work better.
I've always struggled with sleep, so I started taking melatonin before I started on adhd meds. So that really helps me actually fall asleep. However if you don't keep the schedule your gonna fuck it up.. smh.
Been taking Adderall for over 20 years now. I literally have the same issues with it now that you had taking it. But it wasn't always like that, it used to allow me to focus. And it does let me do that, but only for like an hour after it kicks in, but after that I'm just like you without any meds. The other problem is that if I don't take it at all, my mind becomes a black hole where I can't focus on anything, and I'm a sleepy emotional wreck.
Pretty sure my tolerance for the stuff is ungodly high.
Gonna take your advice and talk to my doctor, cause I need something else.
I feel you man adhd is hard to deal with and I'm glad you found a way to deal with it.
Adderall has been a godsend for me personally, but I can *definitely* relate to how it worked for you. I only want to do what I love to do off my meds, but Adderall allows me to get the shit done that I also need to do in order to be a functional human, like doing laundry, taking out the trash, doing dishes, prepping my meals, doing homework, making flashcards, studying for exams in topics I don't necessarily enjoy, etc. Honestly the best way I can describe it is putting the stuff in my brain on a level playing field with what I want to do.
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It makes sense, considering ADHD-induced executive dysfunction is usually caused by a defect in the dopamine system that literally causes certain tasks to have a value of ZERO, causing your brain to completely shut down when even considering trying to do them... it will just stop listening to you, your mind won't work and your body will not move, and it'll keep doing whatever it was just doing until you yield :(
Stimulants like adderall or other amphetamines (fun fact: meth is a prescription drug called Desoxyn) can fix this defect which results in the executive dysfunction going away along with every single symptom it causes, like intrusive thoughts or depression or anxiety or indecisiveness.
The annoying thing though is that people expect ADHD treatment to completely remove distraction or procrastination when this isn't the case at all and will never be the case. ADHD treatment will give you NORMAL distraction and NORMAL procrastination, which you can CONTROL like a normal person, rather than it being completely involuntary like it is with ADHD.
Suddenly any issues in that department are just you being careless or oblivious so it's ACTUALLY SOMETHING YOU CAN WORK ON which is endlessly valuable to someone who's used to being completely hopeless.
My meds did the exact same hyperfocus thing for me at first, but I kept taking them and eventually (~a week later) it got better because I learned not to focus entirely on only one task. But I still can though!! I have the ability to choose!!
Adderall specifically though caused my ADHD to get ten times worse, so I have to take dexedrine which is basically adderall without one of the ingredients. dexedrine contains dextroamphetamine like adderall does, but it does NOT contain levoamphetamine.
Don’t give up! It’s taken me literal decades but once you find the right meds for you, it’s a game changer! You can do it! We love you!
Which ones you taking?
It's suppose that to take medicines for adhd you need the diagnostic of a professional (neurologist) so I assume that you mean that with professional help you found the indicated ones already, i hope since i also have to take meds and it was a Stressful situation since the pills gave me many conflicting symptoms such as stress, difficulty speaking or thinking now I have a different prescription and it is more tolerable
Exactly. It takes a long time.... It took 7 years to find the right medication.... Ritalin, then concerta, and only then, I finally got Straterra.... Sure, there are some side effects, but they're worth it, and safe.
But... It still doesn't change the fact that I have to start doing what I'm supposed to do, otherwise I just end up watching UA-cam... Instead of making the lab protocol that is due in just 2 hours, and I still have more than 1/2 left.... Including having to get to the faculty, print it out, and bring it to the class. Wish me luck....
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