What was this thread about?....oh yeah ADHD...support group? 😅

[Deadbed1968]

Right now I’m on Adderall XR. Extended release.

I think if I took that, I’d never sleep again !

 

[Deadbed1968]

I’m a walking pharmacy myself! Diabetes doesn’t help, either!

The pharmacy tech at CVS.knows me by sight. Like Norm walking into Cheers.

 

[cheekygirl75]

Adderall is one of the medications that scares the crap out of me. I try to take it as infrequently as I can. I made a 1 month supply last 3. It does work extremely well though.

Ritalin did nothing for me.

I’m curious why Adderall scares you? Are you worried you could get addicted?

I tried it years ago but it made me feel like I’d just drunk a hundred cups of espresso, even on a super low dose Ritalin works for me & now on the extended release (Concerta). When I took the short acting twice a day, I’d often crash before I took the second dose, forget to take it, and then just be useless from like 1 pm on…

 

[Deadbed1968]

My daughter abused Adderall in her sophomore year at college. She’s off it now 100%, but it was a long road to recovery. I haven’t even told her I take it.

 

[JamesD_0117]

I’m curious why Adderall scares you? Are you worried you could get addicted?

I tried it years ago but it made me feel like I’d just drunk a hundred cups of espresso, even on a super low dose Ritalin works for me & now on the extended release (Concerta). When I took the short acting twice a day, I’d often crash before I took the second dose, forget to take it, and then just be useless from like 1 pm on…

I took Concerta at one point until I was diagnosed bipolar. Got switched to Strattera, which wasn’t quite as effective. Then insurance wouldn’t pay for it.

 

[JamesD_0117]

The pharmacy tech at CVS.knows me by sight. Like Norm walking into Cheers.

They used to know me like that at CVS. Now all the people are new.

 

[Diosax]

I took Concerta at one point until I was diagnosed bipolar. Got switched to Strattera, which wasn’t quite as effective. Then insurance wouldn’t pay for it.

My therapist recommended strattera but my dr said insurance usually doesn't pay for it

 

[Diosax]

I have a question for everyone...do you hate when people ask you too many questions? Like in a conversation or something like that?

 

[Deadbed1968]

I have a question for everyone...do you hate when people ask you too many questions? Like in a conversation or something like that?

Sometimes. Usually when I feel like my choices or decisions are being questioned. I can be a bit irrational about it. I have to consciously bite my tongue in these cases. Someone just being curious does not usually bother me.

 

[Diosax]

Sometimes. Usually when I feel like my choices or decisions are being questioned. I can be a bit irrational about it. I have to consciously bite my tongue in these cases. Someone just being curious does not usually bother me.

Me too. I wonder if is an adhd thing. The problem for me is thst I may perceive curiosity as questioning me and then i get annoyed too

 

[Deadbed1968]

Me too. I wonder if is an adhd thing. The problem for me is thst I may perceive curiosity as questioning me and then i get annoyed too

It could very well be. ADHD seems to have quite a lot of symptoms. The Adderall really helps me.

 

[cheekygirl75]

I have a question for everyone...do you hate when people ask you too many questions? Like in a conversation or something like that?

Do you mean like hate getting bombarded with too many at once and not being able to catch up to answer? Or hate the feeling of being questioned?

For the first, yes, but I tend to think of that more as an introvert thing than ADHD thing. I get sensory overload. ADHD probably doesn’t help though.

For the second, yes, depending on who is doing it and how. Those who knew me before I got diagnosed, especially my family, can really drive me nuts. They knew me when I had no idea what what “wrong” with me and often still treat me like there’s something “wrong” with me. Yes, I hate that.

 

[Deadbed1968]

I bet introversion is common with ADHD sufferers.

 

[Diosax]

It could very well be. ADHD seems to have quite a lot of symptoms. The Adderall really helps me.

Very true. That's interesting I know some people feel moody with adderall. I hope that's not the case for me when I finally get on it.

Do you mean like hate getting bombarded with too many at once and not being able to catch up to answer? Or hate the feeling of being questioned?

For the first, yes, but I tend to think of that more as an introvert thing than ADHD thing. I get sensory overload. ADHD probably doesn’t help though.

For the second, yes, depending on who is doing it and how. Those who knew me before I got diagnosed, especially my family, can really drive me nuts. They knew me when I had no idea what what “wrong” with me and often still treat me like there’s something “wrong” with me. Yes, I hate that.

Honestly I think its both? I hadn't thought about the feeling of being bombarded but I do feel that.

I was texting with a friend this morning, she also has adhd and we were talking about this and I asked if she felt that way too and she said yes but idk if is the adhd. And since I'm recently diagnosed I want to categorize everything as adhd LOL

I bet introversion is common with ADHD sufferers.

I'm definitely more extrovertive than introvertive.

 

[Deadbed1968]

Very true. That's interesting I know some people feel moody with adderall. I hope that's not the case for me when I finally get on it.

Honestly I think its both? I hadn't thought about the feeling of being bombarded but I do feel that.

I was texting with a friend this morning, she also has adhd and we were talking about this and I asked if she felt that way too and she said yes but idk if is the adhd. And since I'm recently diagnosed I want to categorize everything as adhd LOL

I'm definitely more extrovertive than introvertive.

That blows up my theory !

I have not found that Adderall makes me moody. If anything it improves my mood.

 

[Diosax]

That blows up my theory !

I have not found that Adderall makes me moody. If anything it improves my mood.

Hahah sorry for blowing up your theory! Maybe I'm an odd case!!

 

[Deadbed1968]

Hahah sorry for blowing up your theory! Maybe I'm an odd case!!

No worries! That’s what theories are for!

 

[cheekygirl75]

Hahah sorry for blowing up your theory! Maybe I'm an odd case!!

I don’t think so. I mean, intro vs extroversion are just mostly about where you get your energy & how you process things. Introverts get energy from being alone - too much people time drains us - and we process thoughts internally before saying them. Extroverts are the opposite - they get energy from being around people and process thoughts out loud. I think ADHDers could be in either group.

 

[aussiegeekygal]

I have a question for everyone...do you hate when people ask you too many questions? Like in a conversation or something like that?

Nope. I kinda love it.

My husband loathes it. He was raised in a home where questions were used to criticize and his defenses fly up whenever he's questioned. My family of origin wasn't that kind of passive aggressive and so I learnt questions were a way to extract information, not call someone out.

 

[JamesD_0117]

My therapist recommended strattera but my dr said insurance usually doesn't pay for it

And you have to ramp on and off of it. I don’t want to wait if it’s working! The ADHD squirrel has a nut to go lose somewhere before it forgets it!

 

[Codeman93]

Any one struggle with caffeine in here? I know that for me a low dose of caffeine actually makes me more tired

 

[JamesD_0117]

The whole amount of questions thing comes from your personality. Do you hate it? Feel a need to escape? Or are you truly engaged with the person in the conversation?

I was taught the idea of a tennis match. Serve the ball. If it gets served back, continue the conversation. If not, walk away, don’t serve another ball. Interesting thought, eh?

 

[JamesD_0117]

Any one struggle with caffeine in here? I know that for me a low dose of caffeine actually makes me more tired

I probably shouldn’t have any. But I try to keep it to the AM.

 

[Diosax]

Nope. I kinda love it.

My husband loathes it. He was raised in a home where questions were used to criticize and his defenses fly up whenever he's questioned. My family of origin wasn't that kind of passive aggressive and so I learnt questions were a way to extract information, not call someone out.

Do you have adhd too?

Any one struggle with caffeine in here? I know that for me a low dose of caffeine actually makes me more tired

If by struggle you mean I have to have it then the answer is yes

The whole amount of questions thing comes from your personality. Do you hate it? Feel a need to escape? Or are you truly engaged with the person in the conversation?

I was taught the idea of a tennis match. Serve the ball. If it gets served back, continue the conversation. If not, walk away, don’t serve another ball. Interesting thought, eh?

Hmm

 

[PenLightStories]

Finally switched to an XR capsule and it's great to avoid the peaks and valleys of a 4 hour dose but, it sucks that I can't regulate it like I used to. Is it a bad idea to ask my psychiatrist for an rx for a 4 hour dose to go with the 8 hour XR?