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> Also, I have ADHD. This is probably relevant, but I haven't quite figured out how I was going to suggest it but you already know it. I’m in the exact same s
by pjerem 4y ago
> Also, I have ADHD. This is probably relevant, but I haven't quite figured out how
I was going to suggest it but you already know it.
I’m in the exact same spot as you and I I have yet to find solutions.
Anyway the first step you must take is to seek for professional help.
- sph 4y agoAre you medicated? I've been getting out of my rut since I got diagnosed. I'm finally excited for the future, and optimistic.
- pjerem 4y agoYes and no. I tried methylphenidate multiple times the last years but I have a hard time tolerating side effects at useful doses.
- sph 4y agoTry something else? I'm on lisdexamfetamine and I have no side effects whatsoever. I'm also a lightweight compared to my size so small doses work really good for me. My average day was a 4/10 before, now it's a 7/10. It's been game changing.
- pjerem 4y agoI'll try to talk about it to my doctor.
- water554 4y agoThe solution is to get medicated with the right medicine for you if you truely have adhd
- atemerev 4y agoMedication helps, but it doesn’t cure ADHD on the spot, you know.
- sph 4y agoMedication doesn't cure ADHD like glasses don't cure your shortsightedness. Still doesn't make them useless.
- atemerev 4y agoI wear glasses, have ADHD, and take ADHD medication. Glasses make me see perfectly well. Medication, sadly, restores about 40% of my executive activity, I still can’t do many things that come effortlessly to a normal person (thankfully, I also can do some things that are usually difficult for neurotypical people, and the medication doesn’t make it worse).
- sph 4y agoI don't know. I would have a hard time determining how much executive ability I lack. When medicated I just find I am myself, but doing things. I couldn't tell you if it's 40% or what, just that I imagine I am like most people now. Doing, slowly moving towards my goals, without being a soulless hyperproductive machine. There's times I have to force myself to do something boring, like everybody else does, but I can still take them to completion. I think this is a healthy balance, yet much better than my previous state of complete and total inertia and infinite self-loathing.