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submitted 1 month ago by h3mlocke@lemm.ee to c/adhd@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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I found that once I had my life on track, being diagnosed in my late thirties, it was easier to tackle life without medication. Because methylphenidate is not an easy drug to take. I would swear profusely even when not doing anything and it killed my appetite, which was bad because I rarely ate anyway. It’s just I was hungry but it made me feel sick to eat.

When there are more negatives than the problems it’s fixing I had to make a choice to rawdog life. It just means I have no control over whether I do something. Want to play Minecraft so bad but can’t find the drive, guess we just watching YouTube until Monday then being sad it’s back to work.

[-] Nomad@infosec.pub 13 points 1 month ago

It would be funny if it wasn't so sad. You just described my life, but without the diagnosis or trying meds.

[-] MonkderVierte@lemmy.ml 10 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Atomoxetine joins the chat. In cases where drugs with focus on dopamine don't work, such for noradrenaline usually do.

[-] stembolts@programming.dev 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)
[-] littlewonder@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Are those the only two you've tried? Are you open to stimulants?

[-] stembolts@programming.dev 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)
[-] MonkderVierte@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)
[-] littlewonder@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

Haha it took me a long time to figure out you meant "sweat." I was busy trying to wrap my head around excessive swearing as a symptom lol

[-] motor_spirit@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

You sound like somebody I could glean a few good nuggets of wisdom from.

Ask away my friend, I’ll do my best.

this post was submitted on 18 Oct 2024
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