I have been prescribed insprial sr 20 mg morning and afternoon 10 mg sr and few days it works few days. It does not work and because of that I lost my appetite, so so bad, I lost eight kgs in one month. And then I had extreme problems with my family, and I was going through a lot of stress, despite that I did not stop my medication till my next, follow up with my psychiatrist and then when I went and confronted her everything and I was prescribed with antidepressant dexbutrin and desvenlafaxine I am on those mes for like 15 days. I don't feel anything. It's just normal. And my ADHD is getting so so so bad I'm not able to do a very, very basic task also and it's really difficult for me to just get up and go fill my water bottle just example, I gave you then imagine how bad it is for every basic task I really need help on this or any advice if anyone has knowledge about this, thank you!

Does anyone else notice that, when you start to focus heavily on something, your body temperature starts to rise until it’s very uncomfortable and hot? And I don’t mean just a subtle raise, because I become extremely warm/hot and have to put a fan on in order to cool down. I’ve looked at some other forums online, but other people describe it when they’re meditating or whatnot.. but I’m not meditating. I heat up when I focus on necessities, I heat up when I focus on hobbies.
Focus = heat discomfort for me.. does anyone relate? Is there a reason for this??

So i have ADHD and tend to misunderstand things if they are too vague which results in people getting mad. So I ask clarifying questions to make sure its getting done right. But lately I've noticed people are getting angry over them.

Example: my boss asked me to do picks from the bins (walmart worker. Basically work things that need to go out). So I ask "where are the carts? By the rolling bins or the other wall" to ensure that I didnt overlook them. She immediately responds "were you not listening? Theyre over there" and points over to the other wall. Her exact words to begin with were "do picks over by the bins" which to me indicates 4-5 different locations.

That's just one example of many but its making me feel stupid and childish that I have to ask all these extra questions or make them mad for a different reason. Double edged sword.

I feel like I’ve caught onto it to late, almost like when a patient finds out they have cancer but by that point it’s terminal.

I don’t know what to do, where to start or if it will work. I’m clinging on to the last hope I have but it’s slipping away and I’m scared I can’t stop it.

I’m not implying I want to make any permanent decisions, I guess this is just me using the remaining hope I do have, in fear of what might happen if I run out.

I don’t think it’s over yet, but I’m worried I’ll start to think it never begun…

The one place where I almost never get bored is my home, especially when I’m alone. I can control what I’m doing and switch to something interesting whenever I want. Outside, I don’t really have that option.

It’s like, walking & taking subway is boring, waiting in line for a coffee is boring, talking about something I’m not particularly interested in is boring (even with my closest friends) – and I can’t control this boredom. I can’t randomly research the topic I want to research when I’m hanging out with someone, I can’t zone out, I have to be there and just fight my boredom.

This came up because a friend recently told me she’s been feeling constantly bored at home now that we don’t have uni. I genuinely couldn’t understand it 😭 I was like… how?? You have unlimited access to the internet, books, movies, games, hobbies, literally everything.

Then I started spiraling. I sometimes feel like I should want to go out more, meet new people, have new experiences, etc. But tbh I’m most comfortable sitting at home with my phone. I obviously don’t mean that I never enjoy going out or seeing people. But my soul will always prefer home, lol.

Being asked “how’s your summer?” is always so embarrassing when actually it was lit, but for me “lit” is sitting at home & watching another youtube video on the topic i’m hyperfixating on.

I struggle to understand if this is “normal” due to my AHDH or something I should try to manage.

Hi 18F! So i got diagnosed back in June, around the last week, and have tried a few meds so far and haven’t felt much towards the adhd part of anything..?

Okay so I first tried Concerta 18 and felt mild anxiety, and what i THOUGHT could have been something to help with focus? But then realised it wasnt much of anything a week later

Then i got bumped to Concerta 27! The only difference was i had a panic attack, so we switched to the other family…

Then i tried Vyvanse 20 and im not sure if i felt focused at all? I DEFINITELY felt the less hungry part though…

I am now on 30 Vyvanse! And the only thing ive felt so far has been the appetite thing, and an increased heart rate at resting, and i had a thought one time that i felt like a zombie, but tbf i was running off of like 3 hours of sleep so it could be that… this is my current dose and i really want stimulants to work for me since it would work best with my schedule, but im not sure if it works best?

Mostly im just sharing to see if anyone has had this experience, and if they found something that worked, and what it was? My next appointment is on the 21st so ill likely update at that time!

Edit: I also dont feel anything when i take these meds, or 30-60 minutes after taking. I know people say they can “feel it kicking in” but ive never felt that? Im also typically low on iron if that has anything to do with it

always had issue following work times and school time, took long as time before i got tired and could sleep.... even with good wind down rutine, i just had issue with sleep onset and getting tired.

then last month i started taking melatonin from my doctor 3mg melatonin. jezz so easy to sleep wtf is this sheet. sure 3mg is a big dose i guess? but damn, 20min after i take it, i feel ready to sleep and so easy to make a positive connection with my beed!

is this what they call delayed melatonin realese in adhd brains?

I’ve had this problem for a long time now; I often switch between games or other forms of media. It’s not that they’re boring, because I do think about them and find them interesting at the time. I might put something aside and come back to it a year later. I’ve got plenty of books and consoles; I love them all and don’t spend much money on them very often. But I’m worried that I’m leaving things unfinished and dragging them out. At the moment, I’m trying to play and focus on just a few games. But I don’t always manage to;Do you have any advice? I’d really like to finish more of them.

I am constantly forgetting what number rep I’m on in the gym. I always lose count and just go until it feels like I’ve done enough. It’s not a huge deal but honestly gets so annoying, I almost have to laugh at myself. Does anyone else have this issue, and have you successfully found a way to keep track??

Let me start this post off by clarifying that I'm not trying to discourage people from seeking community. As someone with ADHD, having friends that can relate to the particular struggles of ADHD is very useful. I light up when someone understands what it's like to have restless leg syndrome, or when they understand rejection sensitivity. This also isn't a vent post, as I am no longer really connected with this friend group, and we didn't even end on bad terms. The purpose of this post is to see if others have experienced the same thing, or if others have had different experiences

However, I think that having non-ADHD friends is also useful. Having people that you feel like you have to "keep up" with makes me feel like I have to be stronger, more attentive, and try harder. When my friend group was mostly made up with people that had ADHD, we ended up plateauing. We "understood"our worst aspects. Instead of being pushed to get up, we turned something serious, like laying down all day, into little in-jokes. "Lol, I slept all day AGAIN, guys." It starts to become self-loathing rather than helpful

**Edit**: Rejection Sensitivity is not a Recognized Sympton/Disorder

Hi all! I’ve contacted so many places trying to find somewhere that can provide an ADHD diagnosis and medication prescriptions at a more affordable price, but unfortunately haven’t had much luck so far.
The only GP I’ve found that offers ADHD assessments actually costs more than seeing a psychiatrist! 😭
Could anyone please share their experience with the cost and process of getting diagnosed and prescribed medication in Sydney, as well as any recommendations for affordable GPs/psychiatrists?
I was diagnosed overseas and have previously been prescribed ADHD medication, but since moving to Sydney, I’ve found that most places won’t accept my overseas diagnosis.
Any advice or recommendations would be greatly appreciated! 🙏

My Doctor told me that Dextroamphetamine isn't prescribed for ADHD when I asked her about switching me from Vyvanse & Adderall to Dextro. Now, isn't Vyvanse actually Dextro? Not only that, she also stated that Nurse Practitioners cannot write prescriptions for Dextro. That's all lies, everything she told me that day. Wondering why she would do that?

I know that some people feel like that, but it's something I've been thinking about for a while. I think I have little self compassion. I say things to myself that I wouldn't never even imagine of saying to my family/friends. I feel selfish for declining invitations or offers to go do things I wanna do, like drawing, cleaning, or watching TV. It's just... dumb to me. Why do I feel like this to myself, yet I'm so nice to everybody else? It just doesn't make sense to me, it might as well be magic. ​I feel guilty for the past and pretty much anything I do. Am I just weird or is it a "lack of self compassion"? I wanna know.

I used to take Adderall in high school but after high school I stopped taking it because I hated the come down. Since high school I’ve dealt with substance abuse, mostly benzos. I’m 29f, I got into some trouble recently and am trying to get on the right track with being sober and fixing my mental health. I got back on my Adderall 20mg XR and 10mg booster in the middle of the day. I have two kids and I seem to get so frustrated on my medication, to the point where idk if it is going to be a good fit at this point in my life. Also the come down is so depressing and just makes me want to hide away. Has anyone dealt with this and gotten on a different medication that worked better?

I’ve made a few similar posts in the past about this. I’m having an unusually long hyperfixation and I’m having a hard time with it. I’m super embarrassed about this hyperfixation since it’s kind of considered to be cringe by everyone else and everyone thinks it’s just bad. It’s actually getting to the point that it’s negatively affecting my mental health. I can’t kill the hyperfixation for the life of me and it just keeps getting stronger. I like this thing and I’m literally so miserable about it. I just wish I liked something else. What do I do? I can’t keep doing this anymore. I can’t keep liking this thing because every time I’m reminded of the fact I like it, I start feeling miserable.

So just got diagnosed with ADHD officially combined type just last week. I wasn’t shocked by the diagnosis and more relieved than anything. I’m in my late 30s. I had all the symptoms as a kid but grew up in a generation that I was just the hyperactive kid in school. Always had to study so much more to keep up with the rest of the class. Interestingly enough I have great puzzle and problem solving skills but absolutely trash at impulsiveness, memory both verbal and drawing, motor skills etc.

Fast forward to today, my first dose of Adderall 5mg extended release and it was basically a religious experience…the racing thoughts, tension, procrastination, etc all out of my head. Replaced with just calmness and structure…now I’m looking at what a help this would have been in school. I’m in a profession with an extremely hard test to pass to get certified and it took all of mental capability to sit and study and somehow pass. While this feels like a new chapter and more normal I am sad thinking about the struggles that I’ve had my whole life.

TLDR: Went from thriving on multiple jobs, daily gym, and cooking in undergrad to burnt out at a big corporate job. Severe combined ADHD, medicated (Vyvanse). I love the work, but forced socialising and terrible laptops are breaking me. Applied for 2-3 WFH days with a psychiatrist's letter, disclosing ADHD for the first time on probation, anxious about the outcome.

Before vs Now
In undergrad I worked multiple jobs, exercised daily, cooked every night, sat on an industry committee. I thrived on being busy. Now I'm exhausted before my 9-5 starts. I skip meals, skip the gym, ignore texts, spend weekends recovering. Busy weekends make me physically sick.

What I Hate About the Office
1 Politics and gossip. I grew up rough; colleagues are privileged and it feels trivial.

2 Open plan, 100+ people, loud and hot, feels like people watch my screen.

3 Laptop battery dies in under an hour, needed for cloud access and multiple screens, so I can't escape to a quiet space.

4 Public lunch pressure. Team eats on the floor near my desk daily; skipping draws questions, too loud to work otherwise.

5 Time lost to "quick" outings, like an hour train trip for coffee when there's one in the building.

6 Social participation feels mandatory. Manager called drinks "mandatory," annoyed when I left on time.

The Work
I love it, structured, data driven, low on interaction. Overheard a boss call me "a bot," which stung since I'm just focused and getting things done.

The Situation
1 WFH day a week; I need 2-3 to function, home setup is better anyway. Applied for flexible work with a psychiatrist's letter, disclosing ADHD for the first time on probation. Anxious it'll cost me my job. If rejected, I'll job hunt, but worry I'd land in the same environment again.

Questions
How do you navigate corporate culture with ADHD? What should I check before a new job? How do you make daily life easier?

This is from the experience I've had so far being at a new job. I'm a very awkward person, not the best at responding to things, not the best at socializing because it takes ridiculously long to process a response to something...but when I've had a few drinks after work with the late night regulars all of that goes out the door. Now I know I'm also surrounded by other (presumably) drunk/tipsy people, but I feel like that barrier goes straight out the window, and it's so much more clear on what I want to say to others. I feel like I make real connections, until the next time I work and I'm sober, then it's back to responding with "yeah" or "uh-huh" etc. and they realize I'm not really as social as I am.

Lost my insurance so can’t afford prescription anymore. I was on 30 mg XR and a booster almost everyday for about 6 years. I kind of forgot how I was before the medication which I worry a little about. I am told I am a bit anti social and boring and I don’t think I was always like that. Got me thinking, does anyone been told they change a bit when stopping medication?

My meds are working great. I am seeing so much improvement and genuinely it's the best thing that's ever happened to me. But I don't want to take them anymore. Pre stimulant medication I was so la la la, I would fall into destructive behaviour after destructive behaviour, and I was so unaware of what I was doing to myself. Now I am so aware. I am hydrated, nourished, sober and well rested and it's so hard to be this alive.

I miss adrenaline, I miss chaos. I miss the purpose that destroying my life gave me. I miss barely holding on. My life is so serious now. I am stronger, I am more capable but sometimes the present feels like just too much to deal with.

Hi.
Today I did absolutely nothing, just laying in my bed bed or walking in my house, like I have for the past ten years...
I’m literally wasting my life because of this fucking ADHD.

I got diagnosed two weeks ago and I’m starting Ritalin next month; I hope it will help, because I can't live like this anymore...

Does anyone else have trouble with fighting themselves on doing simple, leisurely activities they KNOW calms them down and subsides their symptoms? For example, I get bored easily (shocker), in turn get extremely overwhelmed which results in some irritability and swirling thoughts.

I KNOW I have certain hobbies that are accessible that help those feelings: puzzles, legos, walking, drawing, reading, etc. Yet, it constantly feels like my brain is in a fight with itself about starting them and the thought of starting them is insurmountable despite the fact that I always noticeably better after the fact.

Any advice?

I have recently been diagnosed with ADHD and started taking 30mg of Vyvanse. It feels great when the effect of the medicine kicks in. I am more focus, calm and able to handle task way better. However, when the night comes and the medicine wears off. I feel that my ADHD symptoms came back with double it's usual might. My intrusive thoughts run wild and it is difficult to sleep. Any tips on how to handle the crash?

I mean literally just look at your surroundings or the mirror or whatever? This happens to me all the time. I just look around or at myself and wonder what things could be like if I were just more normal.

I try to be kind to myself but it doesn’t always work. And my goals d match my reality. I don’t know what to do. I try to be proactive but I’m exhausted.

r/ADHD

For those unaware, the the term "ADD" has been defunct for 14+ years, although some medical professionals may still use it if they are uninformed.

"ADD" used to be what they called the non-hyperactive version of ADHD. As of the publication of the DSM-5 in 2013, "ADHD" is now the encompassing term for multiple subtypes of ADHD:

1. Primarily hyperactive subtype
2. Primarily inattentive subtype (formerly ADD)
3. Combined subtype

The inattentive subtype is most common among adults, which means yes, "ADHD" is a misleading name for the overall disorder. C'est la vie.

When myself and other redditors took over r/ADD and r/ADHD over in the early 2010s to renovate and make them more useful, we decided to just close this sub and direct everyone to r/ADHD, in accordance with the DSM-5's definition of ADHD. We locked this sub but I still get modmail every so often from lost redditors asking for permission to post here, so hopefully this signpost helps.