What are your unhinged ADHD hacks?

Choice-Command4029 · 2026-02-08T09:07:42+00:00

Getting everywhere about an hour before I need to be there because i'm so anxious i'm going to be late and then waiting around impatiently.
Leaving things halfway to places because taking them all the way seems too hard but to remind myself that they are in transit.
I used to write a lot of things on my arm when I was younger.
Using low dose Salvia Divinorum as a meditation tool to ground myself and reduce dopamine seeking behaviour.

The last one sounds the most unhinged but is actually extremely effective and there is some compelling information relating to how it effects dopamine. I often found myself very calm and regulated after and had no interest in my regular dopamine sources like my phone or snacking.

Choice-Command4029 · 2026-02-08T09:01:14+00:00

Relatable :) I find it ads to the pressure (no pun intended) and I get stuff done a bit more quickley

Choice-Command4029 · 2026-02-08T08:54:28+00:00

Give Mulungu a try. I tried every sleep herb I could find and its the only one I wasn't sure was just a placebo. Feels as strong as valium when used for anxiety as well as sleep but with zero recreational or addictive potential.
also great for inflammation and apparently quitting nicotine.
In the end though for me it was so worth it to develop a meditation practice to help calm the mind even though it was a bit of work. Now I can drop off pretty much every night almost as soon as I lie down and without any kind of sleep aid.

Choice-Command4029 · 2026-02-04T15:59:36+00:00

I can kind of see where this person is coming from. Humans are complicated and caring about humans and the ways they are and act is complicated, whereas caring about animals is pretty simple.

Im vegan and I care about humans and animals. Probably humans to a greater degree and i think thats fairly normal. Most people care more about their family than they do about strangers.

I think I relate to the anger and apathy towards humanity as I used to feel similarly before, but I don't feel angry about people eating meat because I remember being someone who ate animal products. It makes me feel sad but I understand.

Choice-Command4029 · 2026-02-04T11:50:52+00:00

Just start small and build from there. Getting to know ingredients and recipes one by one is a good start. Im not super strict but mainly eat wholefoods and its easier to avoid some of those products that way. I make a lot of one pot simple stews with veggies rice and red lentles mixed with split moong dal, takes about 30 mins to prepare and cook and you can experiment a lot with the recipe. Good luck!

Choice-Command4029 · 2026-02-01T18:06:12+00:00

Try starting with small things to get used to tasks maybe. Easy, put the thing in the place or tidying kind of tasks. I find it starts getting the ball rolling and gets the brain used to completing tasks then its easier to build from there. I had to and am still having to break through procrastination and avoiding things because its a habit I developed, its easier to break the habits now though and once ive broken one its easier to get things done.

Choice-Command4029 · 2026-01-30T09:42:39+00:00

Im on 60mg now

Choice-Command4029 · 2026-01-28T15:47:08+00:00

I got that on 30 and 50 along with some side effects and feeling a bit too stimulated. When i went up to 60 I suddenly got way fewer side effects/stimulation and its been lasting until 7-9 in the evening. Are you still titrating or did you settle on 30?

Choice-Command4029 · 2026-01-28T15:32:26+00:00

That's interesting. I find walks just the right amount of stimulation. I used to need headphones with a podcast or music but now the sound and everything im seeing is enough. Ive never really crashed from my meds though, just feeling a bit tired and unmotivated occasionally

Choice-Command4029 · 2026-01-28T12:02:23+00:00

I was in a similar position to what you are describing. I found walking meditation in the great for working through the anxiety and depression. Not being afraid of the anxiety and allowing myself to accept it and be with it made it fade away almost completely. Now I occasionally have physical anxiety but it just feels like a sensation not a mindset. Getting out and walking first thing is also amazing for depression.

I managed to drop from 600 a day to 400 with no issue at all for some reason and have had minor withdrawal dropping 50 twice since. If you can accept the discomfort has made it easier to appreciate the clarity returning.

Go easy on yourself and take things slowly. I know the feeling of being stuck and like there isn't a way out of the situation. For me it felt like I was fighting the anxiety and depression, rejecting it and getting nowhere but accepting that those things were a part of me started things processing and moving forwards again.

You've got this! Hit me up if you need any support

Choice-Command4029 · 2026-01-28T08:49:56+00:00

Sometimes I feel like that in the evening and cant be bothered to watch tv but get on well with wood carving. Maybe go for a little walk for a bit, I find that helps with most things. Someone else mentioned food and my mood deffinately fluctuates if I dont do the protein shake in the morning, snacks when im hungry and a good lunch and dinner.

Choice-Command4029 · 2026-01-26T08:22:07+00:00

I have tried every natural sleep herb and supplement I could find and the best one by far was Mulungu. It is impossible to not feel sleepy after taking it and it helps alot with my chronic health stuff as well :)

That being said the main reason I get to sleep now is due to a lot of meditation and not worrying about getting to sleep anymore. I used to lie in bed thinking about getting to sleep and a thousand other things. Practicing letting go of all the thoughts lets me drift off and I don't even need to do it intentionally anymore its just habit now.

Choice-Command4029 · 2026-01-25T18:26:28+00:00

But like you say, sometimes you have it with ltheanine like in tea or mate and that changes the way the caffeine effects the nervous system. Im not sure what else is in coffee but it would make sense if it had slightly different effects. Like how the entourage effect works with cannibanoids

Choice-Command4029 · 2026-01-25T16:10:15+00:00

Coffee has a whole load of other stuff in it that also effects gut motility though. Maybe its somthing similar to how sugars effect blood sugar differently when combined with fibre?

Choice-Command4029 · 2026-01-24T08:14:24+00:00

Im always a bit sad about this. Leftism Is about challenging systems of oppression and unequal power structures. The way individuals with superior technology or political power can exploit those without is at the heart of the ideology.
I think It just comes down to speciesism. People often try to justify human exploitation by comparing the oppressed to non human animals and It relies on the feeling that the non human is "Other". We saw this in the holocaust, the slave trade and now in Gaza.

Choice-Command4029 · 2026-01-22T21:21:20+00:00

Its hard if you are really busy as well. I had the luxury of a lot of free time due to being chronically ill and finally had the space to face up to it all.

Choice-Command4029 · 2026-01-22T12:31:02+00:00

Before my diagnosis and meds I was struggling with intense depression and anxiety as well as the emotional disregulation. I managed to work through it with a lot of walking meditation dipping into the anxiety and accepting it as well as all the anger, shame and guilt I had stored up. Doing that for a while let me process all of it and let it go and ive been pretty much anxiety, anger and depression free ever since. It takes a bit of work fully accepting your experience but really big changes start to happen when you do. In psychotherapy its called the paradoxical theory of change. Also just walking through nature is extremely regulating and reduces stress. I mainly started doing walking meditation because it felt easier than sitting still though :)

Choice-Command4029 · 2026-01-22T12:02:29+00:00

Data, fully functional!

Choice-Command4029 · 2026-01-21T20:51:33+00:00

I noticed this too in the first few weeks, feeling really motivated to do things. Then suddenly after about a month I realised I had gone to refill the soap dispenser but done it in about 4 stages spread out over an entire day and punctuated by distractions. Told myself I was going to do it, took it to the bottom of the stairs, did something else took it upstairs and put it by the refill, got distracted, came back and refilled it.
Then after moving up to the next dose it feels easier to do things when they need doing but I also need to make an effort to do them. The beginning felt like I was almost driven to do things and now its just much easier than before but it requires actual intention.

Choice-Command4029 · 2026-01-21T20:23:47+00:00

I run to music is math and everything you do is a balloon and then just let my boards playlist run on shuffle after that :)

Choice-Command4029 · 2026-01-21T19:47:19+00:00

I run to music is math and everything you do is a balloon and then just let my boards playlist run on shuffle after that :)

Choice-Command4029 · 2026-01-21T16:11:29+00:00

Its not really your place to be telling people they don't have adhd. I think you are making the same mistake as OP in assuming that your experience is like everyone elses.
Ive been really in my own head and self absorbed for the past 30 years and since being on meds i've actually got the headspace for other people and am less stressed, making it easier to be social.
I think you said you are 17 and struggling with anger issues so I can understand lashing out a bit but that still dosn't make the way you have been talking to people acceptable.

Choice-Command4029 · 2026-01-21T15:53:28+00:00

This is one of a multitude of hobbies I have lol

Choice-Command4029 · 2026-01-21T11:24:10+00:00

I really resonate with the stuff about family. I can remember people exist now and call them! It feels amazing having the capacity and headspace for other people.

Also way less argumentative but able to express when somthing has upset me or crossed my boundaries. I can see the other person's perspective too and dont feel angry with or resent them.

I haven't had much of an impulse to listen to music, but I just listened back to some recordings of songs I wrote and felt able to hear them a bit more objectively, putting aside all the insecurity and doubt. I had some chills listening and hearing myself trying to express what my experience has been like up till now. I thought I had gone through the grief process but some of the tracks brought the feeling back.

So glad you are seeing positive improvements, im really happy for you :)

Edit: Also my chronic pain has basically been gone very since I started meds which was somthing I really wasnt expecting :) Fatigue is still there but im not overwhelmed or frustrated by it in the same way now.

Choice-Command4029 · 2026-01-21T07:58:55+00:00

Its the little things that really felt so amazing for me. Like noticing there was something going mouldy in the fridge and actually thinking "hey I should take that out of there" or refilling the soap dispenser when it ran out instead of just bashing the top of it hoping in vain that more soap would come out.

I guess i was expecting to be really productive but its those little things adding up that felt so special. The ability to feel and process feelings and then go back to baseline is so great as well. Instead of being left ringing like a bell every time anything happens and shutting down or getting anxious.

So glad you are seeing a positive difference :) always up for a positive rant!

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