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> I'm friendlier, my thought process is more clear and less scattered What the actual fuck. If you are friendlier off amphetamine, either you don't have ADHD
by sph 4y ago
> I'm friendlier, my thought process is more clear and less scattered
What the actual fuck.
If you are friendlier off amphetamine, either you don't have ADHD or you're taking way too much, dude.
If you have scattered thoughts on amphetamine, either you don't have ADHD or you're taking way too much, dude.
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Comments like this makes me furious. Because of misdiagnosis, or inept psychiatrists, y'all keep making the life of actual people with correctly dosed ADHD medication hell with your abuse or repeating the same story that it makes you robotic and makes you jump of the wall.
I have been 35 years unmedicated, I am on the same dosage for a year, with routine 2 or 3 days long breaks. On days off, I am perhaps a little more lazy, but as scatter brained, as slow, as tired and as unmotivated as I have been my entire life.
When I am medicated, on the least effective dose, because that is how titration should work, my mind is silent. I am more attentive to people, more patient, there is space to think and to plan. When I am medicated, I go to bed proud of what I have accomplished today. This small thing has turned my bloody life and mental health the right side up.
Jesus, every time there is an ADHD post on this forum the misinformation and ignorance around a very well researched medication abounds. It has taken me 35 years to know there was a solution to the mismatch between what I thought I could do and what I did, because of posts like this, saying ADHD meds makes you scatter brained, it is very addictive, it is hard to quit, it is ineffective, etc.
- SeanAnderson 4y agoI'm sorry that me sharing my experience left you feeling furious. It was not my intent. I did not claim to have an ADHD diagnosis. I stated I was taking off-prescription and shared the dosage - well below a typical adult prescription amount. It's entirely possible I do not have ADHD, but I did see significant benefits, the ones you describe like a silent mind, attentiveness, patience, for a period of time. Then those things faded away, I stopped taking, and experienced side-effects as my body normalized to not taking. Is there a way I could've shared my story that would've been less upsetting?
- karpierz 4y ago> I did see significant benefits, the ones you describe like a silent mind, attentiveness, patience, for a period of time. Then those things faded away, I stopped taking, and experienced side-effects as my body normalized to not taking. This is exactly how someone without ADHD is affected by Adderall. The medication has two functions: increased alertness and focus, which you build a tolerance to, and improved executive control, which is only relevant for folks with ADHD, and your body generally doesn't build a tolerance to.
- pcthrowaway 4y agoI have ADHD and am definitely friendlier unmedicated. Being "antisocial" is one of the side effects of the Adderall for me. Maybe don't tell other people what they should be experiencing from their medication
- tstrimple 4y agoI found myself being a bit more snappy than usual when interrupted while working on something. I attribute that to my ability to actually focus for once and I resented it when people were taking that away. Unmedicated I’m quite happy to play along with all the distractions people bring my way.