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    4 months ago

    Adhd meds turn you into a Furry confirmed (although, what you you already were one beforehand? Does it cancel out?)

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    4 months ago

    This comic is cute, but I don’t want people to set the wrong expectations for adhd medication. For everyone across the board, it doesn’t work like a stimulant, as in make you faster, but quiets you down and allows you to focus. But you may still be tired or depressed. In short, it’s not a magic pill and you should reflect on the affect it has on you. Some people can take their meds and go to sleep, that’s one way to tell how it affects you.

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    4 months ago

    My friends and I dropped ADHD meds at an outdoor concert. They were having fun and having a good time and I sat down in the grass and replied to some school emails and did a handful of tasks that I have been putting off.

    It was the first time in my life that I wasn’t unintentionally listening to everyone’s conversations at the exact same time and solutioning their problems all at the same time.

    I ended up going to Mexico and going into a reputable doctor and purchased ADHD meds. I later in life went to a doctor and got diagnosed.

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      4 months ago

      if you don’t mind my asking, which meds? i had a friend on a stimulant who described a similar experience to yours, so she switched to a non-stimulant (stratterra) and vastly preferred the effects.

      deffo not trying to tell you how to live your life btw! i’ve just run into a lot of folks who for some reason or another have only ever tried like, one or two meds and just figured that’s as good as it gets. our brains can be so whacky different, sometimes it feels like a wonder that any one drug has similar effects on anybody, especially when adhd is in the mix lol

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        4 months ago

        Vyvanse. Strattera makes me feel sick (like, as if I have a cold) and extremely pissed off 24/7. Does absolutely nothing for the ADHD.

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          have you tried adderall? right now i’m on 15mg extended release.

          tbh i took vyvanse recreationally as a teenager and i had an experience much closer to the one depicted in this meme, whereas right now on adderall i’m having something closer to what you described. i’ve been meaning to talk to my doctor about it but i keep putting it off lmao

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            Adderall works better for a while, then its effectiveness tapers over time. I think I wanna switch back to Adderall though, since I don’t take my medication very often anymore anyways

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              they generally like to prescribe a single dose of extended release per day, but if you think it might be a better option DO talk to your doctor about getting a split dosage of regular ass adderall twice daily. it’s kinda uncommon but i’ve heard a lot of good things!

              that might honestly be the solution to my issues as well, i’m torn between that and vyvanse. going in on the 21st tho so i’m gonna be trying one of em! lmao

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    Ya, I had a bad reaction to Atoxetmine. Concerta was the same. So each meds acts differently.

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        I’m on Ritalin now. The downside is that it doesn’t last very long and I have to constantly eat it. But better than reduced sexual drive.

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            I heard. I think it’s called Ritalin slow release or something like that. But my insurance doesn’t cover that.

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              I forget that it’s quite easy living in the EU. I think a months worth of Ritalin costs me about 6 euros.

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    I do have an ADHD diagnosis but the last time they tried to put me on meds I was a nervous wreck and always crying, but really i’m not sure if that was the meds or other problems i was having at that time

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      My partner got on meds and then it was like the floodgates of mental health opened, lots of other stuff surfaced but they got through it with therapy.

      Ps. They also got some mood regulators ontop of the adhd meds and that helped too

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    Meds don’t do shit for me, only clenching my jaw so hard that my teeth shift from their normal position and making me extremely paranoid.

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      I had to try different meds to get it right. Concerta made me paranoid as hell. Medikinet made me cry three times a day. Some how Ritalin on the lowest dose just hits the sweet spot.