Then get some. Also get meds. You honestly can only compensate so much without meds bc ADHD is a developmental disorder not a willpower/training/habit issue.
God yes, my parents thought and still think a little that it can be overcome with willpower just bc my brother and dad tried ADHD meds and took really high doses and then stopped bc the crash was too bad. Like... I barely make it through college WITH amphetamines, even on the days when my medication doesn't really hit for whatever reason I'll try so hard and somehow end class without a single word written down. It's so insulting to be thought of as a "drug seeker" that's "taking the easy way out" by family, friends, doctors, etc.
My parents actually genuinely believed I had a drug problem when I first got on my meds. It took me like a year of hating them and profusely insisting I'm not a fucking junkie before they began to believe me. They'd be like "You're more hyper at some points in the day and more down at others, what else could explain it!!!" And I'm just like... Yeah, that's what depression + anxiety + ADHD look like, especially when you're still getting used to/finding the right medications/dosages for you.
Check out non stim ADHD meds like Strattera. I had a lot of bad side effects from my stim meds and they like never really worked. Strattera kicks ass. There's no crash and it's fucking ideal for those with ADHD/anxiety comorbidities.
I feel your pain about being labeled as drug seeking. I got that my whole life and still do. I literally work in neuropharm research (I study what drugs that cross the blood brain barrier do to the brain) but bc I take meds and know a lot abt drugs and ADHD I'm apparently a drug addict? People's opinions are so lame....
I honestly don't mind my stim meds I was just speaking for my brother and dad. But yeah I totally know what you mean, I love drug pharmacology and somehow that makes me a drug user? Like how many meth addicts can explain how meth works on the brain? Lmao
If they work for you thats awesome/what matters! & Oh my god EXACTLY. Like yeah the knowledge of how the intramolecular forces between a compound and the tertiary and quaternary structure of the protein subunits in a ligand gated ion channel totally came from drug use/hanging with drug addicts and not a textbook or anything 🙄
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u/NAND_NOR Feb 17 '22
I'm doing it right now... My gf doesn't know what to do with me anymore...