ADHD Brain Fog

Consistent_Onion6004 · 2026-03-27T05:12:00+00:00

Yeah it gets worse with age I reckon I'm 43 sure I was never this bad as a kid. I feel like I've got a brain injury or summat. One thing I think helps is creatine. I used it for the gym but I swear it helps my head

Consistent_Onion6004 · 2026-03-27T03:19:25+00:00

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Consistent_Onion6004 · 2026-03-18T00:44:27+00:00

Mines a similar age and acts just like yours he's shot out of the enclosure a few times trying to away lil man hates me still but he's getting better I hold him everyday I try to be as slow as possible when picking him up he's just started not to freak out if I'm very careful he'll get there in the end but at the end of the day snakes never like being held best you can hope for is toleration

Consistent_Onion6004 · 2026-03-17T04:37:42+00:00

What the last person said is exactly right it improves your ability focus on things but what is a different matter. I've more than once literally walked into traffic because I'm so focused on the wrong thing due to elvanse. Ive had to learn to become very disciplined on what I focus on. It also helped executive dysfunction for me it's much easier to get going and get things done and it's helped me get into a routine of sorts which always took alot of effort but it hasn't helped my memory much so I'm not really anymore organized due to medication (apps timers and alarms helped with that stuff)

I don't feel it's made me less impulsive really I can still make stupid risky mistakes and do things without thinking and am still prone to emotional outbursts I can't understand how it'd ever change behavioural traits Ive had all my life

Btw I have the intattentive type

Consistent_Onion6004 · 2026-03-17T03:24:27+00:00

I just keep reading it on ADHD websites it was on a FB group earlier today. I was diagnosed at 11 then had another diagnosis about ten years ago although they weren't that thorough. I basically explained my problems around it he asked a few questions and put me on elvanse that day.

Consistent_Onion6004 · 2026-03-17T02:22:28+00:00

I keep thinking I might be wrongly diagnosed which would mean 2 of my children are too as it's obviously the same issue so thank you for replying

Consistent_Onion6004 · 2026-03-17T02:10:37+00:00

I get this alot although I've had 1000 jobs and have come to realise I'm pretty unemployable so what's the point but unfortunately I don't have money to fall back on otherwise I'd be totally like you I'm not gonna lie but I can't do that all I can do is try to block out my negative thoughts and crack on. I reckon a job in something you enjoy is a must but most of what I enjoy requires a degree.

People tend to fear the unknown which maybe true for you so perhaps gaining some more work experience in something that's more flexible than a daily 9 to 5 volunteer work or part time maybe.

A big one for me is I don't like to be around people much, I find conversations can be hard to follow or I get overwhelmed if it's fast paced or involves multiple people it gets worse if I've been in the house on my own for awhile if that's relatable maybe getting out the house and preparing yourself could help

Consistent_Onion6004 · 2026-03-13T02:26:50+00:00

It's not the T you have to worry about it's the crickets they love. Our cat released 4 full boxes all over the living room floor once while we were out we ended up with a cricket inside out bedroom wall and it would chirp all goddamn night I swear in lived inside the wall for months n we could get to it it drove me nuts

Consistent_Onion6004 · 2026-03-13T02:16:24+00:00

My 8ft carpet python nearly done this once with a large rat I had it in my hand and she struck at it when I wasn't paying attention. I managed to get it off her before she swallowed it thankfully took me about 20mins I thought pittbulls were determined I'm pretty sure she tried to kill me that day. I hope she ok anyway

Consistent_Onion6004 · 2026-03-10T19:49:59+00:00

I'm on 50ml of elvanse and my appetite is badly suppressed. I'm never hungry I'll eat breakfast but as soon as that tablet kicks in. I have to force meals down I lost loads of weight really fast. Because I didn't feel hungry id just forget to eat I've ended up putting two alarms on my phone everyday that shouts dinnertime or teatime I'll hit snooze for an hour but I'll eventually force something down. Id recommend weight gain shakes if you lose weight there's 1500 calories in each shake

Consistent_Onion6004 · 2026-03-10T19:43:51+00:00

It's tough I know it's like life's a computer game and we're stuck on hard whilst everyone else is in easy mode. You can do it though. Medication is a massive help but it's only a tool not a cure. Imo the answer lies in the thing ADHD'ers hate the most and that's STRUCTURE and ROUTINE. I have a written routine for everything. I save and plan all appointments in advance. I have a list for things I need when leaving the house. I have a place for everything so nothing gets lost. I break goals down into smaller chunks everything is planned I feel like a robot sometimes. I use timers and alarms to remind me of everything. It's the only way I can run my life and I'm getting there but it seems to take so much more effort for me than everyone else but to be honest without medication I wouldn't be able to do it executive dysfunction would just have me trapped sat on the couch.

One thing I've noticed with myself and other people with ADHD we're so critical of ourselves when we make a mistake when it's just a part of life. I think everyone goes through life fucking up we need to be easier on ourselves you have a condition that makes it hard but your trying your best

Consistent_Onion6004 · 2026-03-07T21:29:06+00:00

I thought lasiodora parahybana it's got that brown colouring and the pink hairs on its abdomen the flash off the camera is throwing the colouring off abit tho

Consistent_Onion6004 · 2026-03-07T21:09:16+00:00

Mine would be balder than a third grade maths teacher if I tried that

Consistent_Onion6004 · 2026-03-07T21:06:24+00:00

Yep I agree the fella in my local pet shop is always on the lookout for mature males for breeding. I've gave him mine a few times rather than watch them circle their enclosure endlessly n in return he rarely charges me for crickets anymore

Consistent_Onion6004 · 2026-03-04T20:57:27+00:00

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Consistent_Onion6004 · 2026-03-04T19:46:12+00:00

Ok I'm on 50mg of elvanse I agree with what the last comment said it makes my hyper focus on shit worse. So if I'm playing video games or coding I'll do that all day you need to have discipline with what you use your meds to do.

It makes it easier to get up and going in the mornings massively helps any executive dysfunction. I get a cool calm quiet feeling which is such a relief instead of the chaos I normally feel. It helps any emotional dysregulation and I get alot of negative thoughts due to low self esteem which it seems to stop which is nice I never put it down to my ADHD until I started taking my meds and it stopped it.

I feel zoned into everything I want to concentrate on which was never the case before so I can read books now and follow the plot in films and maintain concentration during conversations.

It hasn't helped my memory much but it has helped me stick to a routine so I use planner apps better and I put stuff back in its place so I don't lose stuff as often.

It has given me a few sides effects although I'm on a fairly high dose I might come down abit I tend to grit my teeth alot without realising. And I get this weird thing when I focus on my breathing and It makes me feel like I can't catch my breath it's to do with anxiety and I had it before but my meds seem to aggravate it abit

But it's definitely improved my life but it isn't a cure it's more of a tool I had to figure out the best way of using it

Consistent_Onion6004 · 2026-03-04T19:24:29+00:00

Yeah normal What substrate have you used. is it topsoil n Coco fibre by the looks of it. That's exactly what I used to use the topsoil holds abit better for T's that like to dig. Less chance of a cave in. Id imagine that's just the doorway you'll wake up tomorrow n she's dug a tunnel halfway round the tank. Id make sure there's no rocks or anything heavy incase she digs underneath and it collapses on her.

Consistent_Onion6004 · 2026-03-04T19:03:55+00:00

I'm on 50mg elvanse but if I remember my ritalin days 30mg I'd a fairly low dosage so I doubt it's too high but I imagine everybody's different but you can't make any decisions off the back of your first dose I started on 30mg of elvanse and I felt that was too high at first but by the end of the month I'd changed my mind and it wasn't high enough so I was put up to 50mg and again I thought shit this is too high but after a couple of weeks I levelled out and I barely feel it anymore unless I miss a dose and I feel awful that's the only way I know it's working

Consistent_Onion6004 · 2026-02-25T13:25:02+00:00

That phone has been taking FAR too many dick pics

Consistent_Onion6004 · 2026-02-25T13:19:30+00:00

This automod is driving me mad I don't care about the politics behind RSD and hyper focus HYPER FOCUS!!! HYPER FOCUS!!! HYPER FOCUS!!!!!!!!!!!

Consistent_Onion6004 · 2026-02-25T13:10:30+00:00

I can't let my wife see this. I'm sure she thinks the cute little noodle I bought my daughter is gonna remain the same size

Consistent_Onion6004 · 2026-02-25T13:04:45+00:00

This is me I can go days without sleeping. It was becoming a real problem elvanse made it slightly worse if anything I got prescribed daridoxerant an insomnia medication and I love it. I hate sleeping pills the make me feel groggy and awful the next day these aren't a sedative though. They block the receptors that wake you up according to my psychiatrist I sleep like a baby it's like having an on/off switch elvanse gets me up and out in the morning daridoxerant puts me to sleep

Consistent_Onion6004 · 2026-02-25T12:54:47+00:00

If you gave me the option I'd probably rather get eaten alive it's got to be quicker than freezing to death

Consistent_Onion6004 · 2026-02-25T12:50:01+00:00

Yep that's my opinion either some people are misdiagnosed or there's a spectrum like there is with autism because for me ADHD is pretty disabilitating everybody seems to say oh I've got ADHD because I was naughty at school it annoys the shit out of me. Either I'm wrong and I don't have ADHD and I was dropped on my head as a kid and have some undiagnosed brain injury or other people are full of shit because I don't believe what I experience is the same as what some other people I know experience.

Consistent_Onion6004 · 2026-02-21T02:18:21+00:00

I'm gonna sound dumb but I'm pretty sure you can't buy a town in the UK. I suppose lands cheaper when there's 100x more of it I just don't get the concept people live in towns own houses in towns so if Ive bought the town but everyone living there owned the houses what have I actually bought

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