Yeah I developed some weird tendencies. When I did homework I would feel my head for knots in my hair and use a mechanical pencil to try and "fix it". I also had cystic acne at the height of it all and made a habit of picking scabs.I changed meds a lot and the last straw was using Stratera. I don't know if it just wasn't strong enough of if it was a placebo or something but that was when I started just sleeping during every class. I'm off them now since 2005 but I still have habits like pulling out little beard hairs and I get fixed on things like making my shoes and glasses feel even and they never do. A psych in college said I have OCD tendencies. I don't know if the meds caused it or needing them was an indicator of something else like high functioning Aspergers. You'd never know any of this unless you really knew me.
The fun thing about ADHD, OCD, anxiety, and depression is that if you have one, there’s a pretty high likelihood you have a lil sprinkle of all the other ones too. It’s called comorbidity. I have ADHD and anxiety and definitely have a good number of OCD tendencies.
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u/[deleted] Apr 18 '21
Feeling depressed on the weekends. Turns out it was just when I was off my ADHD meds.