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[–] 8 points 1 year ago (10 children)

Does medication help with this? I've been in the processes of thinking about getting meds for this exact issue for years now...

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    I've been told it does.

    I've got reasonable coping mechanisms, including choosing a profession that works well with my ADHD even unmedicated, so I cannot know for sure. But, even a doctor who has ADHD has told me that one of the most important things an ADHD medicine does is to help with precisely this

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago* (1 child)

    Thanks for the response. I'll move it to the top of my get done eventually list lol. Could take a few more years. Although there is so much on my list it's genuinely stressing me the fuck out and I haven't been able to enjoy much lately. It's getting debilitating and I haven't 'found the time' to look up any coping strategies

    Edit: after rereading, I rambled a lot and basically repeated myself but I'm too tired to fix it... So sorry lol

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago

    It was a very good answer. The fact that you repeated yourself conveyed a lot of information 🦉

    It could have been written by me, and it was able to make me a bit worried of someone who's a stranger for me.

    But hey, the reason we need the medication (as told by that amazing GP!) is precisely because everything in our life being a jumble causes a lot of anxiety and the anxiety breaks everything else. The medication helps us organize ourselves a lot better, which removes the absolutely by far biggest source of our anxiety. And think what you'd be without anxiety. Or, at least with, say, 92 % less anxiety.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    It worked for me, but I hated the way it made me feel so I don't take it.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago

    It's very dependent on the specific medication and the person. I know people who get it and their brain magically let's them do stuff, but not for everyone.

    For me it definitely helps, I can do way more in a day, but stressful tasks I usually put off are still stressful and I still put them off. It makes it easier most days to motivate myself to do them, coping mechanisms are still a requirement though.

    Defs recommend if you're able to get it. While it's not always the immediate fix it's often made out to be, it makes a big difference.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    I'm taking the slow release methylphenidate, the barrier to actually start a task gets lower and I don't feel as drained after a day of work. Downside is it makes me somewhat more irritable, but ymmv.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago

    Interesting thank you. That's mildly worrying, I'm already very irritable (I think because of high BP, that I take meds for already). I know it's usually different for everyone but won't stop me from worrying lol ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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