Category: ADHD
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Piercing the Veil
I want to cry. I just took, about an hour ago, my first ever Adderall XR 30 Mg. Scratch That. I am crying. 48 years. 48 years feeling everything bubble in my head. Daydreaming through lectures that should interest me five minutes after they start. Having ideas pop in my head, or must do’s only […]
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Vive La Difference
Or what I think the difference is between an Adult (or pretend adult) and a Child that has ADHD So…as I said before. For me, this shit works. Adderall XR 30mg. How do I know it works? Unlike some people, I didn’t feel a kick, I didn’t feel a surge of energy. But here is […]
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“Well That Explains a Lot,” – Love, Mom (On Change)
Change has never made me uncomfortable. I’ve always welcomed the different and new and never doubted my capability to accept change. Until recently. Then, looking at my life through a new lens is that the constant change I lived through (others may call it constant chaos), was a coping mechanism. That by accepting all those […]
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Why It’s Impossible for ADHD Adults to Get Help
When I finally decided to join the real world and take the red pill, I decided to look into ADHD support groups almost a year ago. I found two, both as part of CHADD. CHADD is the acronym for Children and Adults with Attention Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder. Of course, if you actually use the […]
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Guilty Until Proven Innocent and Then Once Innocent, You Still Are Screwed.
He ran down his list of things he had to do before he went to the drug store to score. Dress well so as to not arouse suspicion. Talk Calmly and Nonchalantly so as to not appear to need the drug that he needs to function. Make sure to fill out the prescription neatly and without […]
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Goldilocks and the Three Meth Dealers
Papa Bear Novartis (Ritalin IR and SR), Mama Bear Shire (Adderall XR), and Baby Bear GlaxoSmithKline (Wellbutrin, Dexedrine) The difficulty with taking ADHD meds is each person reacts a bit differently with each medication and dosage level. In addition, ADHD meds work very differently for those with ADHD and those that do not have it. […]
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The Problem with Resolutions for ADHD People (or at least ADHD me)
Of course on this day, the word Resolution has greater import than normal. We ask each other what we are going to do for a New Year’s resolution. We even ask ourselves. Sometimes, often I think, what we tell others and what we tell ourselves may be very different. Others: I’m going to get in […]
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RIP Dignity
I need new furniture. Three things to know about me. 1. At work, I sit at a glass desk. As in see through. 2. I work right by the main entrance to the office, so everyone walks by. 3. When I am concentrating on something, I tend not to notice other things around me. At […]