The lighter side of ADHD
Image: 4 panel Anakin and Padme meme
1st panel: Anakin saying, "We took the ADHD meds so we can focus."
2nd: Padme happily responding, "I'm excited to catch up on all of these neglected responsibilities."
3rd: Anakin with a sinister look saying nothing.
4th: Padme with a troubled expression, saying, "We're going to focus on responsibilities, right?"
Hahaha yeah I tell my psych nurse that it helps me manage the task I'm doing really well - but it does NOT keep me on task.
Boring task I don't want to do is still boring task I don't want to do.
I usually describe the effects of the escitalopram I take as not really directly making me “feel better”, but mellowing out the uncontrollable emotional spikes enough that I can actually work on anxiety management skills. So far Vyvanse has worked for me in similar ways, in that I can actually focus on things now, but I’m also about 30 years late at developing proper task management skills.
Nope, time to play Animal Crossing obsessively until my medication wears off.
^send^ ^help^
That used to happen to me. Med switch addressed that.
Eh... Part of it is that I'm kinda being in a rut right now. I've found that if I manage to catch myself before I fall into my daily "rut" then it works pretty well, but if I don't, then I'll be completely useless. Something about games like Animal Crossing and The Sims makes them hyper addictive when I'm on my medication yet borderline unplayable for me when I'm not.
How so? What was the change and how did it affect you?
Tried methylphenidate and it was like redlining an engine while in neutral. Switching to the Adderall family gave me useful energy I could direct. Stimulants are no longer worth the side effects for me, but they worked for several years.
redlining an engine while in neutral
That's an awesome metaphor! 😆
Yeah, methylphenidate instant release was pretty good for me. Then, I tried the extended release, but it wouldn't start working until after 3p and 3 coffees. Got switched to max dose Concerta, and that literally put me to sleep. I very rarely take naps. It's possible that I've gone years at a time without taking a nap. Still, when I was on Concerta, I was passing out on the couch even after 8 hrs of sleep.
Got switched to Adderall IR recently. It's really smooth, and I don't even notice when it kicks in unless I pay metattention (pay attention to my attention lol). It works pretty well, just have to make sure I'm doing what I want to focus on when it kicks in because I can possibly get stuck since it makes me want to see things thru to completion. It also seems to help me address emotional matters calmly and effectively. Not that it dulls emotions or makes me feel "good", but that I can actually focus on them to process, make and enact a plan. On the down side, I've noticed that it makes me more sensory sensitive. After writing this, I think it basically makes me more present, so the autism traits become more prominent.
Wish I was able to enjoy any game for more than 30 minutes before getting bored out of my mind
Try factorio. It's fucking crack.
any game excluding Factorio lol, racked up quite a lot of hours there
Well as of now, unmedicated me gets almost nothing at all done ever so it's a risk I'm willing to take.
Fuck, it is like that?
I was once in a hyper rush on some other medication and did random shit I didnt need to do.
This is how I learned Linux.