My life changed drastically for the better when I started an antidepressant and then changed even more when I got a stimulant medication, I am autistic and bipolar, so before them I was always overwhelmed and had difficulty taking everything in. Now with 6 years on em, I can manage most things and not get overwhelmed, I would not have believed the improvement if I had just been told 10 years ago. Good luck on your self discovery journey!
Claudia it's so wonderful to see you improving, it was truly devastating to see you so in such dire straits for so long, but I'm so happy you're finally getting treatment and I hope things get better from here on out, maybe a little optimistic on my part but sometimes it's good to be optimistic from time to time. Peace
Seeing you improve over the last few weeks and months has been so wonderful. Even when you were still really down, as you began to confront your trauma, I noticed you had more facial expressions, and your thoughts were getting more and more clearly expressed. When you first posted your video about your break-down, you seemed so... still. Seeing this energy is wonderful. I'm so, so happy and PROUD. I just know you'll do everything you want to. You're a brilliant and creative person and the world is better for having you in it. Much love xoxo.
so happy to get this update! my sister got her adhd diagnosis a couple of years ago and going through the trial and error of getting the help she needed for it had such a beneficial impact on her quality of life - i hope it's the same for you :) xo
Good luck with the new medication. I'm glad you're being able to see yourself from a new perspective. Don't expect miracles and don't beat yourself up about any setbacks. If you ever feel seriously down again then please call out for help. I'm looking forward to seeing you grow and obviously wish you infinite happiness and love.
Omg we're on the same meds, venlafaxine and quetiapine!! Never met anyone on those before 🥺 so pleased you're starting these meds, really hope they help!! Wanted to say that seeing you recover and grow from this breakdown is really helping me. I'm in a really low point at the moment, pretty much debilitated, and most days I'm just trying not to self harm or end my life. Seeing you get diagnosed and trying to improve yourself and trying so hard is incredibly inspiring. It's giving me hope that even when so low and disabled by mental illness I could get better and actually do something with my life. It's making me feel less angry with myself about having to live with my parents and 'wasting' my time not working or in education. It's really amazing to see someone who I've looked up to for a long time go through something similar to me and make something of it. Most days I still don't want to live but your videos are giving me a brief respite where it seems possible that I could have a future too. So thanks for that. You are making more of a difference than you know. Sending love x
Again, I relate to so much of what you spoke about in this video. It's lovely to see how positive you seem because of your diagnosis. It really got me thinking when you mentioned that having bpd and adhd can make you feel like you're always a child. It's strange for me because I relate to that, but as a really small child, I carried the weight of the world on my shoulders. I acted older than I was in order take care of people. Yet, now I actually am an adult, I feel like a child. It's very strange! Again though, I'm so happy for you and I hope your medication helps x
Going for my first titration appointment on Tuesday and I could not be more excited, and watching you feeling so empowered by your diagnosis and medication just brings me so much compersion! You've come so far and it's so amazing to see things coming together for you after so many difficulties 💙💜💚.
oh my god Claudia, I'm so happy for you! Also, Grogu is adorable. How are you so talented? I really relate to finding the person you were before all the stuff happened. Anyways, love you loads!
I'm so happy for you!! Can you tell us how getting this diagnosis was different for you (emotionally, I mean) from getting the bpd diagnosis? And also how you felt about medication for bpd and how you feel now about medication for ADHD. As a fellow bpd sufferer (who sometimes wonder if I have ADHD) it's really lovely to watch your videos, your honesty and kindness and heartwarming
Woo for medication. I have the same medication but under a different brand name and they work great for me. The only real side effects that I get are appetite suppression and slight tremors in my hand but the benefits far outway the negatives. Make sure that you look into other things such as therapy and life management (How to ADHD has loads of videos on her channel that i found really useful) as most of the research shows that combined with medication these are the best ways to treat the more disruptive sides of ADHD.
So jealous. I've been diagnosed but living it Vietnam with no access to care, and in Ireland they are pretty much just as far behind as here. I don't know when I'll ever get help
Yay for meds! I'm on elvanse which didn't make me nauseous but I had zero appetite for a while which was rly frustrating so I ended up going a dose and it was great after that - definitely agree with the depression being caused by the untreated ADHD, I started my SSRIs after having a really bad meltdown over waiting for my ADHD diagnosis (I was told I "seemed to be coping" by my GP lol) and have had less depression symptoms since being diagnosed 💖
I relate to so much of this. I’m starting Concerta soon (I’ve had to come off my anti depressant, Phenelzine, first because they’re contraindicated) and I’m really excited. The idea of some of this stuff that I’ve struggled with for so long being easier is enough to make me giddy. (I also took Venlafaxine and Quetiapine for a while and hated them both - they didn’t help and the side effects were awful for me.) I’m starting to wonder if maybe I’ve never needed antidepressants and actually just needed ADHD meds all along. I also always have stuff going in the background too and I also get the feeling like a child thing, with ASD, BPD, and now ADHD. All of this is so relatable 😘
Wow okay this is so damn exciting!!! I really really hope the new medication works for you! I love seeing how happy you are about it. Thank you so much for making all your videos, they genuinely help me so much. Good luck :)))) you're amazing :))
I have the same meds with a different brand name! And I'm also on venlafaxine, I used to be on different antidepressants but eventually I realised they might have been making me feel WORSE, and I found out those specific antidepressants can have that effect on people with ADHD. Switching to venlafaxine helped me a lot at the time, and Concerta (my ADHD meds) has absolutely been helpful. One thing I've noticed with it (though this is the case with most meds) is that you really have to make sure you eat something before taking them. I also notice I feel bad if I take them and then don't eat regularly throughout the day. Good luck with them! Hopefully they're the right ADHD meds for you but you can always try something different if they have too many side effects.
I’d love to hear how the Xaggittin is going. I’ve been on it for three weeks and so far, it’s just messed with my sleep and made me incredibly nauseous. I just wondered if you had a similar experience. I remember you saying that it was apparently a good choice because it was unlikely to make you nauseous, particularly important given your emetophobia.
I’m trying to get an assessment for ADHD and even EUPD (highly similar to BPD in fact the same but a different side to it if that makes sense) x thank you for these videos x
EUPD and BPD are the same thing, in the UK the system for diagnosis is the ICD and in the US (they’re the only one’s im 100% sure of) they use the DSM, the DSM uses the term BPD and the ICD uses EUPD, the diagnostic criteria is identical and symptoms are identical its just a different name. It took me a while to get my head round when I studied it x
You talking about not being able to watch anything without doing someting in the background, while I'm watching your video and playing games on my phone at the exact same time... Lmao I didn't know this was a callout
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My life changed drastically for the better when I started an antidepressant and then changed even more when I got a stimulant medication, I am autistic and bipolar, so before them I was always overwhelmed and had difficulty taking everything in. Now with 6 years on em, I can manage most things and not get overwhelmed, I would not have believed the improvement if I had just been told 10 years ago. Good luck on your self discovery journey!
Claudia it's so wonderful to see you improving, it was truly devastating to see you so in such dire straits for so long, but I'm so happy you're finally getting treatment and I hope things get better from here on out, maybe a little optimistic on my part but sometimes it's good to be optimistic from time to time. Peace
You're smiling!! So glad you're doing better! Hope the work keeps going well for you!
Seeing you improve over the last few weeks and months has been so wonderful. Even when you were still really down, as you began to confront your trauma, I noticed you had more facial expressions, and your thoughts were getting more and more clearly expressed. When you first posted your video about your break-down, you seemed so... still. Seeing this energy is wonderful. I'm so, so happy and PROUD. I just know you'll do everything you want to. You're a brilliant and creative person and the world is better for having you in it. Much love xoxo.
So happy for you dear. You are glowing in this video. Your inner child is doing so well ✨🥰
so happy to get this update! my sister got her adhd diagnosis a couple of years ago and going through the trial and error of getting the help she needed for it had such a beneficial impact on her quality of life - i hope it's the same for you :) xo
As a late adhd diagnosed person, I understand this so much! Especially what you said about depression! I am so happy for you, Claudia!
Good luck with the new medication. I'm glad you're being able to see yourself from a new perspective. Don't expect miracles and don't beat yourself up about any setbacks. If you ever feel seriously down again then please call out for help. I'm looking forward to seeing you grow and obviously wish you infinite happiness and love.
Omg we're on the same meds, venlafaxine and quetiapine!! Never met anyone on those before 🥺 so pleased you're starting these meds, really hope they help!!
Wanted to say that seeing you recover and grow from this breakdown is really helping me. I'm in a really low point at the moment, pretty much debilitated, and most days I'm just trying not to self harm or end my life. Seeing you get diagnosed and trying to improve yourself and trying so hard is incredibly inspiring. It's giving me hope that even when so low and disabled by mental illness I could get better and actually do something with my life. It's making me feel less angry with myself about having to live with my parents and 'wasting' my time not working or in education. It's really amazing to see someone who I've looked up to for a long time go through something similar to me and make something of it.
Most days I still don't want to live but your videos are giving me a brief respite where it seems possible that I could have a future too. So thanks for that. You are making more of a difference than you know. Sending love x
Again, I relate to so much of what you spoke about in this video. It's lovely to see how positive you seem because of your diagnosis. It really got me thinking when you mentioned that having bpd and adhd can make you feel like you're always a child. It's strange for me because I relate to that, but as a really small child, I carried the weight of the world on my shoulders. I acted older than I was in order take care of people. Yet, now I actually am an adult, I feel like a child. It's very strange! Again though, I'm so happy for you and I hope your medication helps x
Going for my first titration appointment on Tuesday and I could not be more excited, and watching you feeling so empowered by your diagnosis and medication just brings me so much compersion!
You've come so far and it's so amazing to see things coming together for you after so many difficulties 💙💜💚.
you seem really well in this video so good to see ♥
oh my god Claudia, I'm so happy for you! Also, Grogu is adorable. How are you so talented? I really relate to finding the person you were before all the stuff happened. Anyways, love you loads!
I'm so happy for you!!
Can you tell us how getting this diagnosis was different for you (emotionally, I mean) from getting the bpd diagnosis? And also how you felt about medication for bpd and how you feel now about medication for ADHD.
As a fellow bpd sufferer (who sometimes wonder if I have ADHD) it's really lovely to watch your videos, your honesty and kindness and heartwarming
Woo for medication. I have the same medication but under a different brand name and they work great for me. The only real side effects that I get are appetite suppression and slight tremors in my hand but the benefits far outway the negatives. Make sure that you look into other things such as therapy and life management (How to ADHD has loads of videos on her channel that i found really useful) as most of the research shows that combined with medication these are the best ways to treat the more disruptive sides of ADHD.
So jealous. I've been diagnosed but living it Vietnam with no access to care, and in Ireland they are pretty much just as far behind as here. I don't know when I'll ever get help
Yay for meds! I'm on elvanse which didn't make me nauseous but I had zero appetite for a while which was rly frustrating so I ended up going a dose and it was great after that - definitely agree with the depression being caused by the untreated ADHD, I started my SSRIs after having a really bad meltdown over waiting for my ADHD diagnosis (I was told I "seemed to be coping" by my GP lol) and have had less depression symptoms since being diagnosed 💖
I relate to so much of this. I’m starting Concerta soon (I’ve had to come off my anti depressant, Phenelzine, first because they’re contraindicated) and I’m really excited. The idea of some of this stuff that I’ve struggled with for so long being easier is enough to make me giddy. (I also took Venlafaxine and Quetiapine for a while and hated them both - they didn’t help and the side effects were awful for me.) I’m starting to wonder if maybe I’ve never needed antidepressants and actually just needed ADHD meds all along. I also always have stuff going in the background too and I also get the feeling like a child thing, with ASD, BPD, and now ADHD. All of this is so relatable 😘
Wow okay this is so damn exciting!!! I really really hope the new medication works for you! I love seeing how happy you are about it. Thank you so much for making all your videos, they genuinely help me so much. Good luck :)))) you're amazing :))
I love the Grogu drawing. So cute. 💜
I have the same meds with a different brand name! And I'm also on venlafaxine, I used to be on different antidepressants but eventually I realised they might have been making me feel WORSE, and I found out those specific antidepressants can have that effect on people with ADHD. Switching to venlafaxine helped me a lot at the time, and Concerta (my ADHD meds) has absolutely been helpful. One thing I've noticed with it (though this is the case with most meds) is that you really have to make sure you eat something before taking them. I also notice I feel bad if I take them and then don't eat regularly throughout the day. Good luck with them! Hopefully they're the right ADHD meds for you but you can always try something different if they have too many side effects.
I enjoyed hearing the Mission impossible acting shenanigans. were you ever in drama club in grade school or high school
I’d love to hear how the Xaggittin is going. I’ve been on it for three weeks and so far, it’s just messed with my sleep and made me incredibly nauseous. I just wondered if you had a similar experience. I remember you saying that it was apparently a good choice because it was unlikely to make you nauseous, particularly important given your emetophobia.
I’m trying to get an assessment for ADHD and even EUPD (highly similar to BPD in fact the same but a different side to it if that makes sense) x thank you for these videos x
EUPD and BPD are the same thing, in the UK the system for diagnosis is the ICD and in the US (they’re the only one’s im 100% sure of) they use the DSM, the DSM uses the term BPD and the ICD uses EUPD, the diagnostic criteria is identical and symptoms are identical its just a different name. It took me a while to get my head round when I studied it x
@@Liza_newman thank you 🥰 okays 😇 xx
You talking about not being able to watch anything without doing someting in the background, while I'm watching your video and playing games on my phone at the exact same time... Lmao I didn't know this was a callout