The ADD/ADHD Thread (cont'd from Peeves)

GreenFlashlight · Nov 18, 2020, 6:54 PM

@Wretched said in The ADD/ADHD Thread (cont'd from Peeves):

Guanfacine(sp?)

That is correct unless you meant you take the generic form of a snot-loosening pill. Probably not.

Mind if I ask what kaiser is?

Macha · Nov 18, 2020, 1:22 PM

@mietze I take Wellbutrin, because they were trying to find a one shot with depression and ADHD.

At first, it was like 'whoa.' - I only had 2 thoughts at a time instead of six. But at almost a year in, it's already lost some of it's efficacy. Sooooo I dunno what to do .

Auspice · Nov 18, 2020, 1:42 PM

I was put on wellbutrin for depression.
It's actually been kind of an issue when it comes to getting ADHD treatment (when I had insurance and all) because I'd repeatedly get told 'Oh, wellbutrin sometimes helps with that. Just give it time.'

IS FOUR YEARS ENOUGH TIME PEOPLE?!

Derp · Nov 18, 2020, 2:28 PM

@Wretched said in The ADD/ADHD Thread (cont'd from Peeves):

Man, I feel so personally called out by this.

Macha · Nov 18, 2020, 3:02 PM

@Derp Well, as I haven't had anyone come over for sex in quite some time (because I'm a fucking hermit), my method: Wait until it irritates the fuck out of you, then overdo it and throw all sorts of shit away you'll need a week in the future.

Cupcake · Nov 18, 2020, 3:55 PM

@mietze I am personally a big fan of Bupropion. And Sertraline.

But really, y'all

Anti-depressants are so not a big deal!

SilentHills · Nov 18, 2020, 4:26 PM

@Cupcake Truth.

And honestly, I like any kind of med that works for me for a good long while and makes me feel like a human bean.

RightMeow · Nov 18, 2020, 6:54 PM

@GreenFlashlight said in The ADD/ADHD Thread (cont'd from Peeves):

@Wretched said in The ADD/ADHD Thread (cont'd from Peeves):

Mind if I ask what kaiser is?

It's insurance on the West Coast, I had it when I lived there a million years ago.

Also thank you everyone. I'm not anti-medicine, I just don't like it. So I'm trying to figure out how I know it's time. It's so hard (maybe that's just me) but I've had this un-diagnosed for so long that I think the 'issues' are just normal behavior, etc. So thank you.

RightMeow · Nov 18, 2020, 8:11 PM

@faraday

So I watched all these videos. I forgot you/someone had directed me before. I had them bookmarked and just didn't circle back (irony). So I played a game on my phone, while watching them all.... then I went back between wanting to cry, feeling called out, and being like OMG.. it's.. normal?!

Then I did the 'through your child's eyes' thing for attention disorders. It was like being back in school. I could feel all the stress and all the yep this. --- I may have chuckled at the college degree thing too. Where I barely have my associates, but I have like 600 level+ psych classes because I was interested in it.

So um... thank you.

Wretched · Nov 18, 2020, 8:28 PM

Alamias · Nov 18, 2020, 8:31 PM

@RightMeow said in The ADD/ADHD Thread (cont'd from Peeves):

@GreenFlashlight said in The ADD/ADHD Thread (cont'd from Peeves):

@Wretched said in The ADD/ADHD Thread (cont'd from Peeves):

Mind if I ask what kaiser is?

It's insurance on the West Coast,

It's more of an all-encompassing HMO to be fair. Doctors, Pharmacy, ETC all wrapped up into one package.

Wretched · Nov 18, 2020, 9:12 PM

@Alamias said in The ADD/ADHD Thread (cont'd from Peeves):

@RightMeow said in The ADD/ADHD Thread (cont'd from Peeves):

@GreenFlashlight said in The ADD/ADHD Thread (cont'd from Peeves):

@Wretched said in The ADD/ADHD Thread (cont'd from Peeves):

Mind if I ask what kaiser is?

It's insurance on the West Coast,

It's more of an all-encompassing HMO to be fair. Doctors, Pharmacy, ETC all wrapped up into one package.

Yeah, everything is 'in house' which is really convenient buuut they have these company wide corporate rules and hoops and nonsense, I can only pick their doctors etc.

Wretched · Nov 18, 2020, 9:12 PM

faraday · Nov 19, 2020, 1:17 AM

@RightMeow said in The ADD/ADHD Thread (cont'd from Peeves):

I went back between wanting to cry, feeling called out, and being like OMG.. it's.. normal?!

I know right? It's like... OMG, so many things in my life suddenly make sense. I'm glad it helped. I love her channel. I've also found these sites to be super helpful: ADDitude and Totally ADD.

Wretched · Nov 19, 2020, 1:24 AM

@faraday said in The ADD/ADHD Thread (cont'd from Peeves):

@RightMeow said in The ADD/ADHD Thread (cont'd from Peeves):

I went back between wanting to cry, feeling called out, and being like OMG.. it's.. normal?!

I know right? It's like... OMG, so many things in my life suddenly make sense. I'm glad it helped. I love her channel. I've also found these sites to be super helpful: ADDitude and Totally ADD.

Quoting to boost those sites. Impulsively.

Wretched · Nov 19, 2020, 1:39 AM

Macha · Nov 19, 2020, 2:04 AM

@Wretched The making sounds, humming, narrating. - I STILL DO THIS, all the FREAKING time. But when it's the worst? When I have to do training over Zoom for new people on the team.

Or at least I keep noticing it then.

Auspice · Nov 19, 2020, 2:35 AM

@Wretched said in The ADD/ADHD Thread (cont'd from Peeves):

what do I win if I mark all of them

tho honestly until looking at this I've been like haha maybe I don't have adhd because I'm not hyper at all

but I do all of these.
every
single
one

faraday · Nov 19, 2020, 2:56 AM

@Auspice said in The ADD/ADHD Thread (cont'd from Peeves):

tho honestly until looking at this I've been like haha maybe I don't have adhd because I'm not hyper at all
but I do all of these.

Yeah, same. I never thought of myself as hyperactive, until I realized that all of these inward hyperactive behaviors still count.

Wretched · Nov 19, 2020, 2:58 AM

@Macha More times than i like Ive caught my coworkers raising a brow at me or cracking up because I will ALLEGEDLY make weird noises as i travel between tasks. I feel ya.