ADHD memes

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[–] shneancy@lemmy.world 39 points 9 months ago (17 children)

ironically, stimulants make me sleepy, depressants also make me sleepy

there are only two ways i can wake up:

psychedelics, not exactly helpful if the thing i need to wake up for requires me to have an attention span longer than 5s
cardio, so when others are drinking coffee, i'm doing jumping jacks in the toilet

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[–] Tippon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 40 points 9 months ago (1 child)

cardio, so when others are drinking coffee, i'm doing jumping jacks in the toilet

Yes HR committee, that's what the puffing and grunting coming from the toilet cubicle was, honest!

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[–] shneancy@lemmy.world 7 points 9 months ago

i always stop before puffing and grunting exactly because of that T–T and i try to jump as quietly as possible

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[–] Atherel@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 9 months ago (3 children)

I get sleepy from methylphenidante. It's a strange feeling to get tired and being able to focus better at the same time. Changing to lisdexamfetamin helped a lot.

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[–] shneancy@lemmy.world 6 points 9 months ago (2 children)

i was on medikinet for a while, at first it made me sleepy, then it made me relaxed, and then it made me anxious, so i stopped

whenever i take brain-chemistry meds for longer than a week or two my brain defaults to having them give me anxiety which is whack (this happens with meds for anxiety as well, thanks brain! you gelatinous wanker). after multiple trials of various meds i've mostly given up on trying more, but hey at least cardio works as intended!

i'm still bitter about one thing - all those people who kept saying "just eat healthy and exercise and you'll feel better :)))" were correct 💀 at least in my case

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[–] Atherel@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 9 months ago (1 child)

Damn, that sucks. Out of curiosity, did you also try guanfacine? I read good things about it in articles but somehow never read actual experience from people who are actually affected and need an alternative to stimulants.

And yes, cardio helps a lot. I do some running and yoga, both are good in a physical way and for mindfulness.

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[–] shneancy@lemmy.world 1 point 9 months ago

never tried that, i might in the future but for now i'll stick to trying to figure out how to rawdog things. i've been getting good at it :3