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Yes, my livelihood now depends on my being medicated — if I don’t take a pill, I don’t get work done. No matter how hard I try to force myself to sit down and w
by catiopatio 3y ago
Yes, my livelihood now depends on my being medicated — if I don’t take a pill, I don’t get work done. No matter how hard I try to force myself to sit down and work.
It’s as if my original ADHD has been dialed up to 100.
If you can go months without Adderall, and struggle to even remember to take it, I seriously doubt you ever had ADHD in the first place.
- xyzzy_plugh 3y agoSo people who haven't been diagnosed yet don't have ADHD? I don't understand. We're in the same boat, I assure you. What I do not understand is that stopping medication makes everything significantly worse. I've been on a lot of different medications and I've never experienced that. Are you at a high dose? It took me a long, long time to realize a lower dose is ideal, but I build tolerance rapidly. Managing this has been significant.
- catiopatio 3y agoThe “significantly worse” part is being completely unable to function at work. If I don’t have to work, I have no problem stopping cold-turkey — I skip taking it entirely on vacations, for example.
- xyzzy_plugh 3y agoThat doesn't sound like a dependency in the traditional sense. Being completely unable to function at work is often a symptom prior to acquiring medication, and I'm not exaggerating. Are you saying you were able to work before being medicated?
- catiopatio 3y agoI can assure you it’s a chemical dependency.