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My psych is letting me try ADHD meds without getting neuropsych testing after all, which is great because that shit's expensive. Wish me luck getting it filled with the shortage and everything. I really hope it helps! I'm tired of being overwhelmed all the time and unable to focus on what I want to focus on.

Update: Day one on Adderall 10mg - It's a little too early to tell, but it might feel a little bit easier to focus on stuff. I don't feel "wired" or anything, and I'm still getting hungry as usual. My heart might be beating a little faster, which I was told to expect.

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Congrats! Don't forget to eat!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Oof this one hit hard.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Just don't forget where you've been getting your motivation from up to this point. It only gives you the energy to get those things accomplished, not the motivation to want to do them.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I would say it (significantly) helps, indirectly, with motivation because you know that with the medication the task itself will be vastly less exhausting to complete.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Yep! I've been taking ADHD meds for a month (?) now and I get that.

I feel like it gives me just enough willpower to get things started, after that I just feel like I forget why I didn't even want to do whatever task I'm doing and just go with it.

Brain is funneh

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I mean for me motivation is heavily influenced by my energy level.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Don't matter how far you walk if you start pointed in the wrong direction. :p

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago

Hope it helps!

Please make sure to keep your Psych up to date with how it makes you feel and/or side effects you are feeling.