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Started meds and the whole universe changed. Is this normal??? (lemmy.ca)

submitted 22 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago) by PerogiBoi@lemmy.ca to c/adhd@lemmy.world

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Hi all I need a sanity check.

Diagnosed ADD as a kid, struggled to pay attention and care in school, was on concerta for a decade. Parents would up my dose if my grades went down and expected me to grow out of ADD once I turned 18.

That didn't happen and my life fell apart and I vowed to never take medication again because I saw it as a conspiracy to sell pills and get people messed up in the head.

After 15 years of emotional dysregulation and crippling anxiety I spoke to a dr and tried an extended release amphetamine yesterday.

My whole world changed. No emotional noise, no background feeling of "I'm a bad person and I don't know why", social anxiety is gone (was able to respond to all my messages and even make a phone call AND talk to a cashier!!!). Was able to do tasks I left behind because the anxiety to start was too bad.

I feel like I can do anything I set my mind to now. My self confidence is up. I don't dread things. I woke up calm. My mind used to be a firehose of thoughts and emotions all at max level. Now it's calm and orderly and logical.

This seems too good to be true. I didn't even know existence could be like this. Is this normal? Is it the honeymoon phase? Is it just because I'm taking an amphetamine? I'm beside myself and life feels like I've got all the cheat codes now. It seems too good to be true.

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[–] Lj404333@lemmy.world 6 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago) (1 children)

I can relate to that feeling but for me stimulants wasn't the answer, I just turned into a shaking clucker, even on the lowest dose. Autism and OCD likely makes it worse. It was finding the right balance of high CBD and medium THC that worked for me, then once as op rather well put it, slowed down the firehose. Allowing for a healthy diet and healthier choices, mediation and exercise. Improving my wellbeing overall

[–] PerogiBoi@lemmy.ca 4 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

For me I'm the opposite. I started years ago with high CBD low THC cannabis which was pretty great compared to baseline nothing but it never did anything for my anxiety. I also am pretty low on the OCD spectrum and I don't think I have autism. Happy that things are working out for you in a similar manner :) do you vaporize, smoke, edible, tincture, or use concentrates? I'm a big fan of cannabis haha

[–] Lj404333@lemmy.world 2 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago)

It did take me a good 3years to find the balance (tried all the pills, anti depressants, stims etc) and the help of a medical specialist who allowed you choice over what and what might not work. The first company, made all those choices for you, I got stuck with them for a year before changing to a new company.

I felt the same on low THC, I mean a real dose (medium for me) of THC 15-20% not 0.1 or what they sometimes have with CBD products.

If your vaping flower, I stick to 20-25% THC. Avoiding pure sativa, that just made by OCD and anxiety rocket

I vape and use oil but prescribed as the unprescribed oil didn't have the right amount of THC to CBD balance to help

It's more effective I found when all combined with a reasonably healthy diet and working out

It improved my sleep quality a lot which made other things less difficult to manage. I was never getting that rested feeling