Comment by bratwurst3000
2 years ago
I am someone with severe adhd and I only use meds ( adderal) if needed. The side effects are heavy on the long run.
Having coping mechanisms and and understanding surrounding is way more important.
Without that and only meds I am only the person with the highest tension in the room.
And my adhd was measured. Low dopamine.
Btw I tried a adhd friendly diet and sports once . I don’t know if it was placebo or real but it felt like it helped much.
Mini meditative naps of 5 minutes also help if my brain is on the run.
Honestly in my opinion meds are the easy way out but the side effects make alternatives necessary. On the long run there need to be better solutions that imply that society has to go a step toward the mentally divergent or Ill and respect their behavior as good willing and maybe find a better way to incorporate those in the workplace and social life.
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For example. If I have one of those adhd moments, where I am bit to specific about something and talk too much because of it, my friends recognize this and tell me to „ wake up“. And everything is fine. But if someone like this is needed.. there I am ;)
My experiences as well. In the long run for me, meds are a small part of the solution.
One thing you didn't mention was night time sleep, which is actually maybe the biggest single thing for me. The rest matches my experiences exactly.
I love the part about respecting and embracing neurodiversity.
I have, n=1, used racetams to help. Due to Trump Era policies, that door is closing fast. The thing that pisses me off the most is that drug holidays are illegal in some states. The FDA really does everything they possibly can to hurt people with ADHD.
> And my adhd was measured. Low dopamine.
What does this even mean?
I was in a clinic where they did ct or mri and measured my brain and the dopamine release. That was as a child. I did say this because most adhd is loosely diagnosed and brain scans are rare but the final proof. Sorry my English is not so good