After being diagnosed and medicated after almost 50 years wondering what was wrong, I started crying when the meds kicked in and realizing how easy handling your daily life is for a neurotypical person. It was like playing a video game and changing the settings from nightmare to easy mode. I looked at my unmedicated me and really felt sorry for this person, in this case myself, I could see what this dude was going through. It was a very healing experience. So yeah guys get your diagnosis it is never too late.
I am so glad you were able to experience that moment. It truly is life changing and can allow like you said that process of healing to begin. Appreciate you sharing that experience
@@ADHD-Insights I am 54 and am struggling to get a psychiatrist takes forever to see someone and to get diagnosed even though my psychologist has diagnosed me I am just so keen to start living and get on with it I don't want to miss any more of my life and living it please advise what I can do to get help in Newcastle Australia
@@ADHD-Insightsquick update. I just take meds on purpose now. I still think they brought many insights and helped me through a difficult time but I can also see that they are pretty strong medications, sometimes I take them for boring tasks or to stabilize emotionally. (Elvanse, hated Medikinet). That might change again. But for now can't see me taking them everyday. ❤good luck for all of you.
I've been off medication for years. I used to get very tired and depressed. Throughout that time, I saw medication as drugs and not as a tool. I lived very unhealthily in terms of diet, exercise, and mental well-being during that period. Now I live a healthy lifestyle, but I do experience a lot of daily mental noise that sometimes drives me crazy. Thanks to you, I've gained a different perspective. I'm going to discuss with my doctor what the best approach is and hopefully this wil end the endless mental noises that i experience. Thank you, man! Wishing you a great Christmas!
Anytime man! Like I always preach medication isn’t for everyone, but I do think with the right tools in play and assisted with medication it can really change the way we live and manage our ADHD symptoms! Have a wonderful Xmas my friend 🎄🎅
Thanks for sharing your honest opinion. I always thought I had ADHD, but my parents didn't believe me and said I was lazy. Finally got diagnosed a year ago, and it's been a big help with studying for my drivers license. Then I stopped taking meds, thinking I didn't need them. Because I didn’t want to need them, but now life's chaotic. Reconnecting with my doctor for a new prescription rn. Your video really helped me to understand better and gave me hope for the future.
I am so glad! Look its always going to be a difficult journey, having adhd is not fucking easy. I really hope you find a way to balance meds so that they work for you. To be honest i still struggle sometimes accepting that i need the aid of medication but then i remember and understand its just like glasses for people who struggle to see. Please keep me posted!
How I feel that the ADHD medication made me feel was, it was instant motivation. That's something that I have a really hard time to muster up is motivation. I don't want to get out of bed or participate in life. I felt like I had given up.
@@ADHD-Insights Hi, I have questions, do you find that you experience what I call “jitters”( nervousness) and is this your experience of feeling energetic overall? What type of adhd do you have? Do you experience excessive laughter with adhd? What does boredom feel like for you?
Hi Dana, your experience really interests me. I've just started taking this and the results so far are overwhelmingly positive. But oddly, the one downside I am feeling is the opposite of how it works for you. When I take this I feel so calm and at peace I actually have less motivation to tackle challenging projects. My theory is this: you get dopamine naturally from the anticipation of a future feeling of contentment. Like, how good you will feel once you finish writing that novel (or whatever). But this medication is providing ample dopamine already so I am less inclined to seek it out by working on difficult mental exercises (aka writing).
This is an excellent video. I have just been diagnosed after 48 yrs of immense struggle. I am now after years of having a real medication bias after I was told all these horrible things about medication I have finally made the decision to get much needed treatment. This video has eased my anxiety so much. Thank you. 👍
I was exactly the same! I still am learning to get detached from the stigma surrounding medication. It is simply a tool just like glasses. Thank so much for watching!! I HOPE it all goes well
Thanks for sharing. It's always interesting to hear someone else's experience. Something I noticed when I first took my ADHD meds was a feeling of calm. Like, I did have some physical jitters at first, but inside, there was this calmness and steadiness. It felt so natural that I almost didn't notice the meds working. I would just sit down and get my work done, but I sure did notice when it wore off! So many thought tangents! Much harder to stay on task and not forget what I was doing and start something completely different. I love these meds and wish they never had to wear off! Man, I wish I had them when I got my science degree at uni!
honestly couldn't relate more to this! I honestly love the quiet not having a million thoughts telling me a million unrelated things that i could be doing. I like just being able to sit down and just focus. If you had them at UNI it would of been a game changer! Thanks for sharing Jill
Can you do it because you can concentrate? I can’t do math because I have a massive difficulty with numbers. I can’t visualize them in my head. Like I can visualize a word in my head, but numbers, they’re all scrambled so I can’t do any calculations in my brain.
I’ve been off medication for about 10 years now. When I was a child I think I was given a horribly high dose and was really turned off of treatment. Since then I’ve been able to do a lot with my life. But I’m married now, with a kid on the way and work has become more intense. I started feeling like I was worthless and that there wasn’t enough time to do all of this and after a speaking with my doctor I almost cried thinking that all the noise and self doubt and frustration for not being able to complete simple tasks could come finally come to an end. It’s crazy listening to this video and hearing so many of your symptoms sum up exactly how I have been feeling. I’m also very grateful that the stigma around adhd has lessened
i could 100% see how having the wrong dosage of meds can leave you with a sour taste, i really hope you do find some more support! Congratulations on the family and the child
My room is messy, I can't commit to anything, I procrastinate, I always put off essential tasks till the last minute. I've always felt something wasn't right with me but just put it down to me being a loser. Lots of negative self talk and mind always wondering. I've had serious drug addiction and alcohol problems. I'm starting to think It could possibly be ADHD or something.
sounds a lot like undiagnosed adhd... this is very similar to my story. Best advice i can give research everything about adhd and if it all is clicking and explaining how you feel at your heart then start to look into getting a diagnosis
Could be depression or bipolar depression. Depressed people have a lot of anhedonia, problem focusing. Bipolars tend to abuse drugs as way to self medicate
Stop watching porn it melts your brain, also sex/masterbation addiction. If you can achieve sexual control you can overcome anything. Also try and cut out caffeine, and exercise with a decent balanced diet, you don't need to be a health nut. You will massively change ADHD or not, but if you have ADHD you are especially subject to these things. Also no drugs and alcohol, especially if you are trying med.
I was diagnosed at age 34, and the first time I took meds my mind was so quiet I couldn’t believe it. I had spent two decades fighting depression and anxiety, and it was really adhd all along.
I am so glad you relate, its important for people to understand medication isn't a one size fits all solution and it wont just magically solve everything. its a tool that we can leverage to our advantage! Thanks for watching!!
I was a drug addict for almost 12 years and last week i got diagnosed with adhd and that explained why I’ve struggled with drugs.. im 30 and im using concerta 18mg and i feel a little bit improved but my doc told me u gonna feel the different with 2 weeks.. im glad those medications helped
I strongly believe that some people lack important levels of dopamine for instance. That explains why ritalin works so well for me and others. Good routines with food, excercising and sleep were never enogue for me to feel ok and normal. Ritalin is a tool to complete other areas in life that simply don’t work out without it. I hear alot of people saying, ”you don’t need medicine, just start going to the gym and do this and do that,” it does not apply to alot of us just because of our abnormal levels of diffrent neurotrancmiter levels. I started eating 40 mg for about two weeks to prepare my body. I read that common side effects were lack of aptite and that is something I really, really not wanted so from my very first pill I started working out, thus avoiding that side effect, also not to feel or look intoxicated by feeling high - you just want that minor but highly noticeable feeling of the medicine giving you that little push. At first I got some side effects but they went away quite quickly. I did not feel the effect of the medicine that much so today we added 20 mg. Again, I want to take as little possible so on 60 mg I feel like it really working. That feeling of relaxement and being able to think and sort your thoughts out is something I value alot. All my life I have not been able to watch any movie without having the urge to have 38 websites active or multi boxing / over think and so on so I am really, really glad and hopeful that I am on the right track to find a good dose that is working long term.
Heavily agree with this, for some people medication is needed in my opinion along side the natural tools and solutions suggested. It sucks how stigmatised meds are for us. Made to feel guilty for taking them when all we are trying to do is function.
i am 32 years old and I was diagnosed 6 months ago and have been on Meds for about 4 months now and Ironically my blood pressure has dropped from Stage 2 hypertension (average of 155/80) to perfectly normal (average of 108/65)... turns out i was always in a state of stress and anxiety.... i had just got so used to it i didn't know any different. everything is quiet and "motivation" is not even required i am able to just start things and complete them fully.
This a story of my life man - when i was a child i was very hyper guy, never sit down in one place. They used to call me a clown. I thiught this normal but i was happy with it. When i was young my life was full of activities. I sisnt care about school for obvious ADHD reason not because i was careless person who doesn't give a f about his future. That wasnt the case at all. It was just i can cnot motivate my self ro listen in calss or to study. It was impossible! I tried many times. It wasnt that i was stupid as alot of my teacher thought, I never belived I was stupid, I always knew im extremely f..king Genus. It cant be does people in my school or class are too smart for me or they just care about there future and I dont. I never accepted that or believe that sh..t . I knew I was different and those people some how have somthing that I don't have. But what is it?? I dont know man.. I tried to figue out this for decades. But I couldn't. When I reached 14 years old, things started getting horrible man. I got sever anxiety and depression. I was so awkward around people. Thwy hyperactivity is gone at this age. ADHD wenr from my body to my brain. I had this weird allways background thinking taht I can not control whoch leads to anxiety of course and lack of concentration and focus. I enjoy anything at all no matter what nothing makes me happy. I had the worst years of my life. I lost my dream girl because of adhd man i failed school, college because it was impossible to motivate myself to study. Everyone was calling me a loser, weird and stupid. Literally everyone! I had extrem social anxiety, I stayed in my bedroom for 13 years doing norhing. I had no friends. Nobody wanted to be my friend they thought I was stupid. I wasn't. And never believed I was. I was always dizzy ,nervous depressed, anxious all these years. I knew there is something wrong what is it I sont know. I took medication for depression after I felt really really bad. They helped me a bit im not gking to lie. But this wasnt the solution. I juat feel not normal. No focus no concentration anxiety and depression. I temeber when i was a kid maybe around 7 or 8 yeats old. I remeber I was feeling different and I was focused but I was hyper. This was a mystery for me and the fact that I don't know what is this feeling was making it worst. As i explain to the doctor the symptoms they say oh its depression or anxiety. None of them mentioned ADHD. I had a feeling inside me that it cant be depression or anxiety the main cause. I didnt give up. I always had hope ❤😢. Every time something miserable gives me more motivation! And i say to myself, one day i will be ok one day i will be back again ❤. I got diagnosed for adhd at the age 26 after my uncle suggested I have it and he convinced me that I do. I got my medication from the pharmacy and went home. I live alone at home sitting in my room doing nothing. Have no brogher or sisyers, my mother died amd left me. My dad goes work in the moring till afternoon. And me sitting on my phone on the bed for years. I came back from the pharmacy opened the bottle and I took out one tablet. I kep looking at it for a while. Should I take it ? Asking myself. I took it. And this was a stimulant medication so u feel it after few minutes or an hour. I was depressed, anxious, hopeless, sad.. lack of motivation lack of concentration or focus. Lack of energy, just darkness and sadnesses. After 30 min ah man never forget this day😞. I was sitting on my bad after 30 minutes, I looked drom the window to the sky. I felt I can see better! I felt taht there was a wall covering me from seeing the world ajd this wall got removed. I felt with this massive motivation that I never felt before. I felt I can hardcore focus at anything I look at. I felt I caj direct my mind and think and think about the future and what I want to do and my plans and where and when and how to them. The anxiety was just gone, depression is history. I was like Thanks god finally! Im out of this! After 26 years! I realised I dont hate reading as I though i was. I found out I take my time while doing things. I was actually listening to what Someone say and concentrate to what he actually say not how he look like.. I found out I wasnt a loser or careless mother f..ker as they told me. I never believe I was. I found out I was a genius. I was just too smart for normal people. I found out I care about my future and im not an alcoholic as they used to describe me. I was like"oh its time to show peoole whos the loser taht they always thought he was. Went college computer science, met those students who thought they were to smart for everyone and thinks because they got a higher grade they can take me out as they always used too. But sadly it wasnt this time for them. My 156IQ with the help of god and that medication that made me feel the wourld around me and want to achieve somthing for my life. Yet they got a higher gardes then me at school. But here is the real game f..kers computer science is not a few notes that u will memories from your book and fo to the exam put them on the paper and go with an A grade thinkng that you smart and your too good for clowns like me. Nah man computer science was all about programming and maths 😂. Here when I got back my repsact. They couldn't have a chance of course. They were juat too behind me. I write 500 codes while they still figuring out why they have errors in the second line 😂. Where are those teachers who used to call me straight to my face, "you never passed an exam in hour life!"? Where ia those who thought I was a loser ?. Im might sound deluded greedy guy but I have always ben a nice guy too everyone dor sake of god. Never wanted anything from anyone or tried to stuck anyone or bullied anyone because they are different. I just felt im too good for that man.. I felt like those people get satisfied for making fun of somone ? Well that isnt enough to satisfy me. My goals was better and bigger❤ I kept being a nice guy, this how I raised and how my family raised me. Things will lay off oneday! Never give up guys! That was always what i used to tell myself in my hardest time. If I give up then its over I lost. And they will be right. I decided to keep going and tried many years to figure out and finr a cure for this. God always there. He wont change you unless you you tried to change yourslef. I kept going hoping to get out of this and achive my dreams, if i achieve them before I die then I did. If I didnt then I tried. I didnt give up I just died before I get there. NEVER GIVE UP!. Dont make fun of someone for him being weird or acting stupid or getting shit results in school. He might not be stupid. He might be a genius but with ADHD. A person with adhd the correct medication and skills provided, if he put this ADHD energy and smart into somthing positive, trust me it will be so hard dor normal peoole to compete with this person👍 no one is perfect. God gives people somthing if you dont have this thing, then you must have something they also dont have!
I'll share a bit of my experience using Vyvanse for my ADD and reading disorder (I use 20mg or 30mg). It works great if you take the vyvanse and immediately start studying/working or whatever task you need to complete, but if u take it and go on youtube you will end up wasting all your time and focus on youtube. You'd have to break that bad habit. To reduce side effects: If u take vyvanse early in the morning WITH FOOD (high protein), then take a capsule supplement of the ayurvedic herb, Ashwaganda, at night time it may help with the anxiety/stress come down effect of vyvanse and help you to sleep. Eating healthy and drinking water will reduce the side effects with headaches and dehydration, which you will likely encounter when first taking the medication. Also, just improving your diet to include foods rich in magnesium like Kale and pumpkin seeds helps a whole lot with reducing the anxiety and insomnia. U can also buy and use some magnesium lotion. Worse thing to do is add a lot of caffeine into the mix cuz that will make u jittery and deplete you of the anti-anxiety minerals and vitamins. U will also have really hard time falling asleep.
It’s honestly painful but nothing you can do to change the past, 100% mourn it but don’t get stuck in that feeling. You have so much to still live for ❤️
I felt very hold back 😅 the still frustrating feeling when People get angry if you Tell them it act arogantly Tell you are searching excuses the shocking thing they judge you for something they do themself but on purpose.. i wish i could do that on purpose so i could acually blame myself. Such People are not self aware and don't want to admit they are a lazy fucks instead piont at other People who Cant even help it
100% I get called lazy all the time by my own parents and it hurt more then ever knowing I was giving it my all, don’t try to prove yourself to people you don’t care about. It’s not worth the time or energy
Trial and error, sadly there is not one box fits all. I recommend going back to your doctor/psych and trialing some more options. I wish I could be of more help ☝️
Hello. I just got put on Vyvanse. I'm on 40mg. I see myself getting a crash around 4pm or 5pm. Like total exhaustion. How do I combat that? I have been going to bed around 5 or 6pm. It also takes away my appetite. How do I avoid this crash? I also stay away from caffeine, it just makes me worse. The nervousness, anxiety. I'd appreciate your feedback kind sir :)
Elvanse dont work for me me like that what i get is a seesaw effect less impulsive but sink more into inattention. I find i get more focus and the best pill i have taken for adhd is common or garden ibuprofen.
Nah mate maybe a decreased sex drive at first but i noticed it quickly adjusted. In all honesty it all depends on dosages and your own personal experience.
Hi I would like someone’s advice. I was diagnosed 5 months ago and started titration on Concerta XL 18mg. I’m now on 54mg but can’t feel any real difference from prior to taking medication. Has anyone else experienced this or have any suggestions? I’d really appreciate it.
Hey jack appreciate the comment mate! I cant give you medical advice when it comes to taking prescription medication. Your best bet is to contact your doctor/gp to discuss it further! It probably likely to do with the dosage size and it being slow release. but again please go check with your doctor! or whoever prescribed you the medication
Can someone help me? I take 50mg of vyvanse and i think it helps. But i get really anxious. Is this only at the beginning and will i get used to it or is this a sign the dosage is too high?
@@xanterius2774 Trial the medication for a month, try to journal when feeling anxious reason being it can help you feel grounded again. Also can help you track how many times you felt that anxiety if there is no improvements after that month experiment with lower dosages. Its not a quick fix solution. I would rather be honest then tell you lies!
@@ADHD-Insights thank you very much. Yesterday i took the medication and got really productive. I got shit done. The anxiety got less. I have anxiety disorder so i focus on my body often and with the medication there are changes happening in my body and thats getting me anxious. Its complicated, because my doctor says no the side effects wont get better after time, but i read some different opinions on that in blogs etc.
One of my first reactions was, what the heck has everyone none HDHD people been complaining about all their life, I was like, if this is what is normal then you guys have no clue how great you actually have it.
I think that what @Ponk_80 means that "normal" people (i hate that word normal haha) don't have to take pills for motivation they simply exist as is and there brains function in the correct ways!
Being a medicated adult is fine. I was medicated when i was 12 and it basically destroyed me. Children should not be medicated unless its the laat esort. Not because it makes teachers and parents life easier.
The thing is … Many people nowadays have ADHD symptoms! There is probably one vitamin or some minerals that are missing in our bodies that might cause those symptoms! That’s probably the root cause of ADHD ! Taking medications doesn’t fix the problem but it only masks the symptoms for a while. Health practitioners gotta dig deeper to find the real cause of this pandemic!
He didn’t claim the medication fixed him. Comprehension is key. Also, educate yourself on what adhd actually is. It’s possible to live a healthy lifestyle and still need medication. For some of us it stems from an underdeveloped part of the brain. A vitamin can’t fix that.
@@dianemary This is the same rhetoric they used to use with high blood pressure ! Now they found out that the main cause of high blood pressure is the lack of Vitamin D and magnesium! Check it out ! My mom had higher blood pressure for years and she used to take medicine to fix it but her situation got worse! Now her blood pressure is back to normal by only taking vitamin D on a daily basis. I agree that you can live a normal life by taking ADHD meds but it does not fix the problem ! You never know what leads to that brain chemical imbalance ! You should always leave some room for speculations and probabilities ! No one knows for sure what leads to ADHD OR ADD!
@@dianemary Check this out ! ADHD is caused by neurotransmitters dopamine and norepinephrine, which are influenced by iron, zinc, and copper. Low zinc levels in DHD patients affect attention scores but not hyperactivity, while low serum ferritin is linked to severe ADHD symptoms. Possible Causes of ADHD Iron. People with ADHD are twice as likely to suffer iron-deficiency anemia compared to members of the general population. Vitamin D. 78.4% of children with ADHD are deficient in vitamin D compared to 48% of children without ADHD. Omega 3, Omega 6, Magnesium, & Zinc. THESE ARE SCIENTIFIC STUDIES.
@@ADHD-Insights the way it helped in the beginning was very specific and profound. it has not been like that since, even after having dose increased. All I get now are side effects like horrible dry mouth.
Did you take Magnesium Gly with it ? It depletes your Magnesium levels and barely works. Everyone seems to forget this step. Google Magnesium Gly and ADHD meds. Zinc is another vitamin that depletes with ADHD meds.
After being diagnosed and medicated after almost 50 years wondering what was wrong, I started crying when the meds kicked in and realizing how easy handling your daily life is for a neurotypical person. It was like playing a video game and changing the settings from nightmare to easy mode. I looked at my unmedicated me and really felt sorry for this person, in this case myself, I could see what this dude was going through. It was a very healing experience. So yeah guys get your diagnosis it is never too late.
I am so glad you were able to experience that moment. It truly is life changing and can allow like you said that process of healing to begin. Appreciate you sharing that experience
@@ADHD-Insightswhat meds to U take ? The ones start with M or the ones start with A? I don't like concerts man 😢 it's gives me crazy anxiety
@@ADHD-Insights I am 54 and am struggling to get a psychiatrist takes forever to see someone and to get diagnosed even though my psychologist has diagnosed me I am just so keen to start living and get on with it I don't want to miss any more of my life and living it please advise what I can do to get help in Newcastle Australia
im 50 diagnosed between 5 to 8.years old unmediated since. will be taking my first dose of addy tomorrow or next day. guess ill see how it goes.
@@ADHD-Insightsquick update. I just take meds on purpose now. I still think they brought many insights and helped me through a difficult time but I can also see that they are pretty strong medications, sometimes I take them for boring tasks or to stabilize emotionally. (Elvanse, hated Medikinet). That might change again. But for now can't see me taking them everyday. ❤good luck for all of you.
I've been off medication for years. I used to get very tired and depressed. Throughout that time, I saw medication as drugs and not as a tool. I lived very unhealthily in terms of diet, exercise, and mental well-being during that period. Now I live a healthy lifestyle, but I do experience a lot of daily mental noise that sometimes drives me crazy. Thanks to you, I've gained a different perspective. I'm going to discuss with my doctor what the best approach is and hopefully this wil end the endless mental noises that i experience. Thank you, man! Wishing you a great Christmas!
Anytime man! Like I always preach medication isn’t for everyone, but I do think with the right tools in play and assisted with medication it can really change the way we live and manage our ADHD symptoms! Have a wonderful Xmas my friend 🎄🎅
Thanks for sharing your honest opinion. I always thought I had ADHD, but my parents didn't believe me and said I was lazy. Finally got diagnosed a year ago, and it's been a big help with studying for my drivers license.
Then I stopped taking meds, thinking I didn't need them. Because I didn’t want to need them, but now life's chaotic. Reconnecting with my doctor for a new prescription rn.
Your video really helped me to understand better and gave me hope for the future.
I am so glad! Look its always going to be a difficult journey, having adhd is not fucking easy. I really hope you find a way to balance meds so that they work for you.
To be honest i still struggle sometimes accepting that i need the aid of medication but then i remember and understand its just like glasses for people who struggle to see.
Please keep me posted!
How I feel that the ADHD medication made me feel was, it was instant motivation. That's something that I have a really hard time to muster up is motivation. I don't want to get out of bed or participate in life. I felt like I had given up.
yeah 100%!! i am so glad you have medication now
@@ADHD-Insights Hi, I have questions, do you find that you experience what I call “jitters”( nervousness) and is this your experience of feeling energetic overall? What type of adhd do you have? Do you experience excessive laughter with adhd? What does boredom feel like for you?
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Its called stimming. I got it.
I totally understand ❤
Hi Dana, your experience really interests me. I've just started taking this and the results so far are overwhelmingly positive. But oddly, the one downside I am feeling is the opposite of how it works for you. When I take this I feel so calm and at peace I actually have less motivation to tackle challenging projects. My theory is this: you get dopamine naturally from the anticipation of a future feeling of contentment. Like, how good you will feel once you finish writing that novel (or whatever). But this medication is providing ample dopamine already so I am less inclined to seek it out by working on difficult mental exercises (aka writing).
This is an excellent video. I have just been diagnosed after 48 yrs of immense struggle. I am now after years of having a real medication bias after I was told all these horrible things about medication I have finally made the decision to get much needed treatment. This video has eased my anxiety so much. Thank you. 👍
I was exactly the same! I still am learning to get detached from the stigma surrounding medication. It is simply a tool just like glasses. Thank so much for watching!! I HOPE it all goes well
Did you ever get treated?
Thanks for sharing. It's always interesting to hear someone else's experience. Something I noticed when I first took my ADHD meds was a feeling of calm. Like, I did have some physical jitters at first, but inside, there was this calmness and steadiness. It felt so natural that I almost didn't notice the meds working. I would just sit down and get my work done, but I sure did notice when it wore off! So many thought tangents! Much harder to stay on task and not forget what I was doing and start something completely different. I love these meds and wish they never had to wear off! Man, I wish I had them when I got my science degree at uni!
honestly couldn't relate more to this! I honestly love the quiet not having a million thoughts telling me a million unrelated things that i could be doing. I like just being able to sit down and just focus. If you had them at UNI it would of been a game changer! Thanks for sharing Jill
I’m about to be assessed at age 61. Life has been getting harder and harder so thanks, this video has given me more hope.
I am honestly so glad! I really hope this diagnosis unlocks so many more doors for you and helps you to really understand yourself
it changed my life...i can freaking do math now.
and i love it, i can do the things i wanna do.
SERIOUSLY its the simple things for us! for me it just helps to clear all that brain fog
brain fog is the worst, You just feel tired just before any daunting task.@@ADHD-Insights
Can you do it because you can concentrate? I can’t do math because I have a massive difficulty with numbers. I can’t visualize them in my head. Like I can visualize a word in my head, but numbers, they’re all scrambled so I can’t do any calculations in my brain.
I’ve been off medication for about 10 years now. When I was a child I think I was given a horribly high dose and was really turned off of treatment. Since then I’ve been able to do a lot with my life. But I’m married now, with a kid on the way and work has become more intense.
I started feeling like I was worthless and that there wasn’t enough time to do all of this and after a speaking with my doctor I almost cried thinking that all the noise and self doubt and frustration for not being able to complete simple tasks could come finally come to an end. It’s crazy listening to this video and hearing so many of your symptoms sum up exactly how I have been feeling. I’m also very grateful that the stigma around adhd has lessened
i could 100% see how having the wrong dosage of meds can leave you with a sour taste, i really hope you do find some more support! Congratulations on the family and the child
god, that not having to interrupt is the best feeling ever. Thank god meds exist
I know right! That was one of my worse traits cutting people off because i was so worried about forgetting what i was going to say 😂
My room is messy, I can't commit to anything, I procrastinate, I always put off essential tasks till the last minute. I've always felt something wasn't right with me but just put it down to me being a loser. Lots of negative self talk and mind always wondering. I've had serious drug addiction and alcohol problems. I'm starting to think It could possibly be ADHD or something.
sounds a lot like undiagnosed adhd... this is very similar to my story. Best advice i can give research everything about adhd and if it all is clicking and explaining how you feel at your heart then start to look into getting a diagnosis
Could be depression or bipolar depression. Depressed people have a lot of anhedonia, problem focusing. Bipolars tend to abuse drugs as way to self medicate
Stop watching porn it melts your brain, also sex/masterbation addiction. If you can achieve sexual control you can overcome anything. Also try and cut out caffeine, and exercise with a decent balanced diet, you don't need to be a health nut. You will massively change ADHD or not, but if you have ADHD you are especially subject to these things. Also no drugs and alcohol, especially if you are trying med.
I was diagnosed at age 34, and the first time I took meds my mind was so quiet I couldn’t believe it. I had spent two decades fighting depression and anxiety, and it was really adhd all along.
Your experience sums up exactly how the meds work for me. Very clearly explained.
I am so glad you relate, its important for people to understand medication isn't a one size fits all solution and it wont just magically solve everything. its a tool that we can leverage to our advantage! Thanks for watching!!
I was a drug addict for almost 12 years and last week i got diagnosed with adhd and that explained why I’ve struggled with drugs.. im 30 and im using concerta 18mg and i feel a little bit improved but my doc told me u gonna feel the different with 2 weeks.. im glad those medications helped
Man love this video so informative and detailed it helps viewers understand more about it
I am so glad it helped you out man!!
I strongly believe that some people lack important levels of dopamine for instance. That explains why ritalin works so well for me and others. Good routines with food, excercising and sleep were never enogue for me to feel ok and normal. Ritalin is a tool to complete other areas in life that simply don’t work out without it. I hear alot of people saying, ”you don’t need medicine, just start going to the gym and do this and do that,” it does not apply to alot of us just because of our abnormal levels of diffrent neurotrancmiter levels.
I started eating 40 mg for about two weeks to prepare my body. I read that
common side effects were lack of aptite and that is something I really, really not wanted so from my very first pill I started working out, thus avoiding that side effect, also not to feel or look intoxicated by feeling high - you just want that minor but highly noticeable feeling of the medicine giving you that little push. At first I got some side effects but they went away quite quickly. I did not feel the effect of the medicine that much so today we added 20 mg. Again, I want to take as little possible so on 60 mg I feel like it really working. That feeling of relaxement and being able to think and sort your thoughts out is something I value alot. All my life I have not been able to watch any movie without having the urge to have 38 websites active or multi boxing / over think and so on so I am really, really glad and hopeful that I am on the right track to find a good dose that is working long term.
Heavily agree with this, for some people medication is needed in my opinion along side the natural tools and solutions suggested. It sucks how stigmatised meds are for us. Made to feel guilty for taking them when all we are trying to do is function.
SUDDENLLY EVERYTHING CLEAR I SEE THE FKIN CONCLUSION STOPPED SPINNING AROUND IN HEAD AMAZING
i am 32 years old and I was diagnosed 6 months ago and have been on Meds for about 4 months now and Ironically my blood pressure has dropped from Stage 2 hypertension (average of 155/80) to perfectly normal (average of 108/65)... turns out i was always in a state of stress and anxiety.... i had just got so used to it i didn't know any different. everything is quiet and "motivation" is not even required i am able to just start things and complete them fully.
Thank you for sharing
Thanks for watching!
Bro you’re testing my ADHD by looking like Declan Rice now I can’t stop thinking about football when I’m watching the video 😂😂😂
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This a story of my life man - when i was a child i was very hyper guy, never sit down in one place. They used to call me a clown. I thiught this normal but i was happy with it. When i was young my life was full of activities. I sisnt care about school for obvious ADHD reason not because i was careless person who doesn't give a f about his future. That wasnt the case at all. It was just i can cnot motivate my self ro listen in calss or to study. It was impossible! I tried many times. It wasnt that i was stupid as alot of my teacher thought, I never belived I was stupid, I always knew im extremely f..king Genus. It cant be does people in my school or class are too smart for me or they just care about there future and I dont. I never accepted that or believe that sh..t . I knew I was different and those people some how have somthing that I don't have. But what is it?? I dont know man.. I tried to figue out this for decades. But I couldn't. When I reached 14 years old, things started getting horrible man. I got sever anxiety and depression. I was so awkward around people. Thwy hyperactivity is gone at this age. ADHD wenr from my body to my brain. I had this weird allways background thinking taht I can not control whoch leads to anxiety of course and lack of concentration and focus. I enjoy anything at all no matter what nothing makes me happy. I had the worst years of my life. I lost my dream girl because of adhd man i failed school, college because it was impossible to motivate myself to study. Everyone was calling me a loser, weird and stupid. Literally everyone! I had extrem social anxiety, I stayed in my bedroom for 13 years doing norhing. I had no friends. Nobody wanted to be my friend they thought I was stupid. I wasn't. And never believed I was. I was always dizzy ,nervous depressed, anxious all these years. I knew there is something wrong what is it I sont know. I took medication for depression after I felt really really bad. They helped me a bit im not gking to lie. But this wasnt the solution. I juat feel not normal. No focus no concentration anxiety and depression. I temeber when i was a kid maybe around 7 or 8 yeats old. I remeber I was feeling different and I was focused but I was hyper. This was a mystery for me and the fact that I don't know what is this feeling was making it worst. As i explain to the doctor the symptoms they say oh its depression or anxiety. None of them mentioned ADHD. I had a feeling inside me that it cant be depression or anxiety the main cause. I didnt give up. I always had hope ❤😢. Every time something miserable gives me more motivation! And i say to myself, one day i will be ok one day i will be back again ❤. I got diagnosed for adhd at the age 26 after my uncle suggested I have it and he convinced me that I do. I got my medication from the pharmacy and went home. I live alone at home sitting in my room doing nothing. Have no brogher or sisyers, my mother died amd left me. My dad goes work in the moring till afternoon. And me sitting on my phone on the bed for years. I came back from the pharmacy opened the bottle and I took out one tablet. I kep looking at it for a while. Should I take it ? Asking myself. I took it. And this was a stimulant medication so u feel it after few minutes or an hour. I was depressed, anxious, hopeless, sad.. lack of motivation lack of concentration or focus. Lack of energy, just darkness and sadnesses. After 30 min ah man never forget this day😞. I was sitting on my bad after 30 minutes, I looked drom the window to the sky. I felt I can see better! I felt taht there was a wall covering me from seeing the world ajd this wall got removed. I felt with this massive motivation that I never felt before. I felt I can hardcore focus at anything I look at. I felt I caj direct my mind and think and think about the future and what I want to do and my plans and where and when and how to them. The anxiety was just gone, depression is history. I was like Thanks god finally! Im out of this! After 26 years! I realised I dont hate reading as I though i was. I found out I take my time while doing things. I was actually listening to what Someone say and concentrate to what he actually say not how he look like.. I found out I wasnt a loser or careless mother f..ker as they told me. I never believe I was. I found out I was a genius. I was just too smart for normal people. I found out I care about my future and im not an alcoholic as they used to describe me. I was like"oh its time to show peoole whos the loser taht they always thought he was. Went college computer science, met those students who thought they were to smart for everyone and thinks because they got a higher grade they can take me out as they always used too. But sadly it wasnt this time for them. My 156IQ with the help of god and that medication that made me feel the wourld around me and want to achieve somthing for my life. Yet they got a higher gardes then me at school. But here is the real game f..kers computer science is not a few notes that u will memories from your book and fo to the exam put them on the paper and go with an A grade thinkng that you smart and your too good for clowns like me. Nah man computer science was all about programming and maths 😂. Here when I got back my repsact. They couldn't have a chance of course. They were juat too behind me. I write 500 codes while they still figuring out why they have errors in the second line 😂. Where are those teachers who used to call me straight to my face, "you never passed an exam in hour life!"? Where ia those who thought I was a loser ?. Im might sound deluded greedy guy but I have always ben a nice guy too everyone dor sake of god. Never wanted anything from anyone or tried to stuck anyone or bullied anyone because they are different. I just felt im too good for that man.. I felt like those people get satisfied for making fun of somone ? Well that isnt enough to satisfy me. My goals was better and bigger❤ I kept being a nice guy, this how I raised and how my family raised me. Things will lay off oneday! Never give up guys! That was always what i used to tell myself in my hardest time. If I give up then its over I lost. And they will be right. I decided to keep going and tried many years to figure out and finr a cure for this. God always there. He wont change you unless you you tried to change yourslef. I kept going hoping to get out of this and achive my dreams, if i achieve them before I die then I did. If I didnt then I tried. I didnt give up I just died before I get there. NEVER GIVE UP!. Dont make fun of someone for him being weird or acting stupid or getting shit results in school. He might not be stupid. He might be a genius but with ADHD. A person with adhd the correct medication and skills provided, if he put this ADHD energy and smart into somthing positive, trust me it will be so hard dor normal peoole to compete with this person👍 no one is perfect. God gives people somthing if you dont have this thing, then you must have something they also dont have!
All glory to God
I'll share a bit of my experience using Vyvanse for my ADD and reading disorder (I use 20mg or 30mg). It works great if you take the vyvanse and immediately start studying/working or whatever task you need to complete, but if u take it and go on youtube you will end up wasting all your time and focus on youtube. You'd have to break that bad habit.
To reduce side effects: If u take vyvanse early in the morning WITH FOOD (high protein), then take a capsule supplement of the ayurvedic herb, Ashwaganda, at night time it may help with the anxiety/stress come down effect of vyvanse and help you to sleep. Eating healthy and drinking water will reduce the side effects with headaches and dehydration, which you will likely encounter when first taking the medication.
Also, just improving your diet to include foods rich in magnesium like Kale and pumpkin seeds helps a whole lot with reducing the anxiety and insomnia. U can also buy and use some magnesium lotion.
Worse thing to do is add a lot of caffeine into the mix cuz that will make u jittery and deplete you of the anti-anxiety minerals and vitamins. U will also have really hard time falling asleep.
Couldn’t agree more with all of this ❤️💪
Thank you for your video ❤
Thank you for taking the time to help yourself!
Thank you for sharing
My pleasure!
Very similar experience. But I lived 58 yrs without meds, so some regret that I didn't find out earlier.
It’s honestly painful but nothing you can do to change the past, 100% mourn it but don’t get stuck in that feeling. You have so much to still live for ❤️
@@ADHD-Insights Beautifully said. Thank you.
When I feel this I remember the story of the Chinese Farmer
what kind of tasks fit to do with adhd? is it like sales and stuff?
Do you mean jobs or?
I mean the tasks that make up bot jobs or entrepreneurship @@ADHD-Insights
I felt very hold back 😅 the still frustrating feeling when People get angry if you Tell them it act arogantly Tell you are searching excuses the shocking thing they judge you for something they do themself but on purpose.. i wish i could do that on purpose so i could acually blame myself. Such People are not self aware and don't want to admit they are a lazy fucks instead piont at other People who Cant even help it
100% I get called lazy all the time by my own parents and it hurt more then ever knowing I was giving it my all, don’t try to prove yourself to people you don’t care about. It’s not worth the time or energy
blud looks like Declane Rice
no way 😂😂
Where are you getting the meds from, i cant find anywhere?
You have to see a psychiatrist who can then prescribe you if necessary
@@ADHD-Insights Oh I have I’m just wondering how you’re getting it since we’re in a shortage can’t find anything anywhere
What country mate? If in Australia try chemist warehouse! @@IrishTwunk
I took vyvanse and hated it. How do you think i could find what works for me?
Trial and error, sadly there is not one box fits all. I recommend going back to your doctor/psych and trialing some more options. I wish I could be of more help ☝️
Did you have your diagnoses through private clinic or gp referral?
Private clinic but i did go to a GP first for a referral!
Hello. I just got put on Vyvanse. I'm on 40mg. I see myself getting a crash around 4pm or 5pm. Like total exhaustion. How do I combat that? I have been going to bed around 5 or 6pm. It also takes away my appetite. How do I avoid this crash? I also stay away from caffeine, it just makes me worse. The nervousness, anxiety. I'd appreciate your feedback kind sir :)
Try another drug. Or you may have been misdiagnosed.
@@Zifffan I'm on 45mg of Foquest. Much better!
Elvanse dont work for me me like that what i get is a seesaw effect less impulsive but sink more into inattention. I find i get more focus and the best pill i have taken for adhd is common or garden ibuprofen.
I become very apathetic on Elvanse. Almost depressed
Hey mate! I don’t mean to sound crude but does your medication give you ED or affect your sex drive?
Nah mate maybe a decreased sex drive at first but i noticed it quickly adjusted. In all honesty it all depends on dosages and your own personal experience.
Did stimulant win boredom in jobs?
I rather be off my meds when I’m working since my job is boring as hell rather be daydreaming lol
Which medication did you take? I’m desperate to get on the meds for it
Dexamphetamine 5mg, you will need to see a psych and have been diagnosed with ADHD
@@ADHD-Insights ok thanks mate
Im looking up adhd videos and its very funny there all mostly short
yeah i try to keep them short so people can watch them ahhaha
@@ADHD-Insightsiv realised I definitely have it iv never ever had the focus to rear a book can never get it
why do all the postivie adhd med videos sound exactly the same lol ? like theyre reading from a ascript
Look I love a good conspiracy or two but just maybe get this right it helped them? 🙄😂
Nice shirt bro
Aye thanks my bro 💪
I am in South Carolina have you try adderall you will be more more
Declan Rice is that you??
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Hi I would like someone’s advice. I was diagnosed 5 months ago and started titration on Concerta XL 18mg. I’m now on 54mg but can’t feel any real difference from prior to taking medication. Has anyone else experienced this or have any suggestions? I’d really appreciate it.
Hey jack appreciate the comment mate! I cant give you medical advice when it comes to taking prescription medication. Your best bet is to contact your doctor/gp to discuss it further!
It probably likely to do with the dosage size and it being slow release. but again please go check with your doctor! or whoever prescribed you the medication
I heard Concerta is not the best start medication. Try Ritalin or Medikinet. If Methylphenidate dont work, try Amphetamins
@@ADHD-Insights
Thanks and sorry I missed your comment. I’m now on 63 mg and can’t see any real difference so I’ll look into changing the medication.
@@BakiSorguc
Thanks will do.
@BakiSorguc That's false.
Adhd medication will affect people differently from person to person. It'd about finding the right medication for you.
Can someone help me? I take 50mg of vyvanse and i think it helps. But i get really anxious. Is this only at the beginning and will i get used to it or is this a sign the dosage is too high?
Could be a sign of a high dose or also a sign you may have other conditions. Would need more info but I would first start with trying a lower dose. 👍🏻
@@ADHD-Insightsso the anxiety will not go away later? Some days its fine some days its not. Really exhausting
@@xanterius2774 Trial the medication for a month, try to journal when feeling anxious reason being it can help you feel grounded again. Also can help you track how many times you felt that anxiety if there is no improvements after that month experiment with lower dosages. Its not a quick fix solution. I would rather be honest then tell you lies!
@@ADHD-Insights thank you very much. Yesterday i took the medication and got really productive. I got shit done. The anxiety got less. I have anxiety disorder so i focus on my body often and with the medication there are changes happening in my body and thats getting me anxious. Its complicated, because my doctor says no the side effects wont get better after time, but i read some different opinions on that in blogs etc.
@xanterius2774 yes, after about 2 to 3 weeks
One of my first reactions was, what the heck has everyone none HDHD people been complaining about all their life, I was like, if this is what is normal then you guys have no clue how great you actually have it.
It's obviously not. We get a boost in feeling an motivation. Normal people don't have a pill to give them motivstion.
I think that what @Ponk_80 means that "normal" people (i hate that word normal haha) don't have to take pills for motivation they simply exist as is and there brains function in the correct ways!
Being a medicated adult is fine. I was medicated when i was 12 and it basically destroyed me. Children should not be medicated unless its the laat esort. Not because it makes teachers and parents life easier.
Watch your heart on ADHD meds, just to be safe
Has anyone told you that you look identical to Declan Rice? you're even wearing a white and red football shirt
normally get told i am messi tbh 😂
Believe in the gospel of Jesus Christ & repent
Go away ben
The thing is … Many people nowadays have ADHD symptoms! There is probably one vitamin or some minerals that are missing in our bodies that might cause those symptoms! That’s probably the root cause of ADHD ! Taking medications doesn’t fix the problem but it only masks the symptoms for a while. Health practitioners gotta dig deeper to find the real cause of this pandemic!
Dude, just stop. You dont want to raise my blood pressure and youre stressing me out.
He didn’t claim the medication fixed him. Comprehension is key. Also, educate yourself on what adhd actually is. It’s possible to live a healthy lifestyle and still need medication. For some of us it stems from an underdeveloped part of the brain. A vitamin can’t fix that.
@@dianemary This is the same rhetoric they used to use with high blood pressure ! Now they found out that the main cause of high blood pressure is the lack of Vitamin D and magnesium! Check it out ! My mom had higher blood pressure for years and she used to take medicine to fix it but her situation got worse! Now her blood pressure is back to normal by only taking vitamin D on a daily basis. I agree that you can live a normal life by taking ADHD meds but it does not fix the problem ! You never know what leads to that brain chemical imbalance ! You should always leave some room for speculations and probabilities ! No one knows for sure what leads to ADHD OR ADD!
@@dianemary Check this out ! ADHD is caused by neurotransmitters dopamine and norepinephrine, which are influenced by iron, zinc, and copper. Low zinc levels in DHD patients affect attention scores but not hyperactivity, while low serum ferritin is linked to severe ADHD symptoms.
Possible Causes of ADHD
Iron. People with ADHD are twice as likely to suffer iron-deficiency anemia compared to members of the general population.
Vitamin D. 78.4% of children with ADHD are deficient in vitamin D compared to 48% of children without ADHD.
Omega 3, Omega 6, Magnesium, & Zinc.
THESE ARE SCIENTIFIC STUDIES.
honeymoon phase. it's great at first, then it's not.
You feel like medication stopped working for you?
can you go into depth what comes next? i am still not sure if i have adhd and would take something if i had..
@@ADHD-Insights the way it helped in the beginning was very specific and profound. it has not been like that since, even after having dose increased. All I get now are side effects like horrible dry mouth.
Did you take Magnesium Gly with it ? It depletes your Magnesium levels and barely works. Everyone seems to forget this step. Google Magnesium Gly and ADHD meds. Zinc is another vitamin that depletes with ADHD meds.