4w ago

What unintended ADHD medication were you taking before you realized?

Image not quite for ADHPeeps but I feel this sort of thing happens regularly for us as well.

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I think I got this from lemmy?
- Look, as long as I can convince myself to go to sleep and not hyperfocus on whatever is in front of me I'll be fine. Problem is, it's a 50/50 toss up whether or not I can ignore my brain on any given night.
  
  I had this too, everyone around me went "just close your eyes and sleep" and that had the exact opposite effect on me, now I take meds (seroquel at a low dose) and I finally understand NT people, I get sleepy at about 11 pm and can sleep in 5 minutes from laying down, if you have the chance to talk to some doctor about it, please do, it changed my life
- What if caffeine doesnt work on me?
  I got 10 hours of sleep last night, drank a coffee at noon. Still crashed at 130 and had to take an afternoon nap like normal.
  
  I believe it's common for ADHD folks that caffeine doesn't energize you, but it might help you concentrate better. Or it might not. I don't know, really. I drink copious amounts of coffee and energy drinks and still have trouble concentrating.
  
  Caffeine's problem and virtue as a common stimulant is that bodies adapt to it readily and become dependent. Blood pressure doesn't spike when you're used to it, sleep is less effected, etc.
  Caffeine's problem as self medication for ADHD is that as a result it's more of an addiction than a self-medication. The short and long term benefits are minimal and it's more of a comforting habit than treatment. Maybe ADHD peeps are chasing that initial benefit, or maybe we just use it because it's legal and we're tired from staying up late.
  
  I used to drink over two liters of coffee every day. I stopped that a few years ago, now i typically only have it one or twice a week. I dont think I feel any different compared when i was drinking it regularl or when i drink a lone cuppa now, as if my body has become immune to caffeine from using it so heavily for many years.
  
  I dont see how I can concentrate if im passed out in the middle of the day lol.
  
  That's fair
  
  Ditto. I've tried "coffee naps" but with tea. I just end up sleeping through it.

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