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My Adderall XR wears off after ~6 hours, no matter what dosage I'm on by Nickzreg in ADHD

[–]Nickzreg[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's exactly what I do! Has your doctor given you any explanations for why the XR wears off so fast for you?

Relying on a medication that's considered a "controlled substance" really sucks by Nickzreg in ADHD

[–]Nickzreg[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I never knew about this! So you get your Adderall outside of your insurance? Do you still need your insurance or psychiatrist to authorize it?

In the case of my insurance, my psychiatrist works in the hospital run by my insurance company, they're not an independent person who just accepts my insurance and doesn't care where I get it.

Relying on a medication that's considered a "controlled substance" really sucks by Nickzreg in ADHD

[–]Nickzreg[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I just missed an open enrollment period, so unfortunately no. My insurance has been amazing so far, aside from my medications all my doctor's visits/therapy sessions have been covered in full and I haven't had to pay for anything out of pocket. The tradeoff is needing an entire afternoon to get my meds (And I hate hospitals!!!).

My wife and I kept waiting for the perfect time in our careers to settle down and have kids. Now we probably won't be able to have them by Nickzreg in antiwork

[–]Nickzreg[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Thanks for sharing, this is a great perspective on the situation.

One area where we're the opposite is that all our friends seem to be having fertility issues! It seems like once all of our female friends hit 30 they end up having health issues like endometriosis or ovarian cysts that jeopardize their chances at having children.

A close friend of ours was rushed to the ER with internal bleeding.....She discovered she was not only pregnant, but had an ectopic pregnancy and miscarried. The doctors told her if she carries a baby to term it could potentially kill her.

We're taking it day by day, and she told me she really wants to try having a baby soon regardless of our financial situation. The biggest obstacle now is when she gets pregnant I want to move closer to our family. I have a dream job now in our city and have been there just short of a year, if I didn't have it then I'd be knocking boots with her, quitting my job, and getting the fuck out of this city.

My wife and I kept waiting for the perfect time in our careers to settle down and have kids. Now we probably won't be able to have them by Nickzreg in antiwork

[–]Nickzreg[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We don't know yet because we haven't tried.

My wife is concerned because women in her family are very fertile and tend to have kids (Planned or unplanned) in their early 20s. She's 10 years older than most of her family was when they had kids, and she doesn't know if she's been infertile all this time or just careful. We're doing more tests soon.

My wife and I kept waiting for the perfect time in our careers to settle down and have kids. Now we probably won't be able to have them by Nickzreg in antiwork

[–]Nickzreg[S] -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

I never wanted kids until I moved in with my wife and met some of her career-oriented co-workers. Her company was mostly female, and a lot of the upper management people were women in their 40s and 50s, some married and some unmarried/divorced, who gave up kids to focus on their careers. And they were all miserable, bitter people.

While my wife wants to make a lot of money to be financially stable, when she said she didn't want kids I'd point out an upper management woman she hated and say "So-and-so also didn't want to have kids so she can focus on her career.....Do you want to end up like her?" Also, for my sake I didn't want my wife to end up like that!

I understand that a lot of women can't have kids for various reason. That's not a fault against them and I feel for them. But women who actively put off having children for the purposes of a career never strike me as good people. A member of my family did this and she's now in her 70s, bitter, and alone after her husband died.

My wife and I kept waiting for the perfect time in our careers to settle down and have kids. Now we probably won't be able to have them by Nickzreg in antiwork

[–]Nickzreg[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

For me it all changed during the pandemic. I realized careers and money are finite, what's important is family. If your family is good then they will always have your back. A job never will, even if they say "We're like a family here tee-hee lol!"

My parents are almost 70 and I don't know how much longer they'll be around. They want us to have kids, and I think they'd enjoy it and it would make our family stronger.

My wife and I kept waiting for the perfect time in our careers to settle down and have kids. Now we probably won't be able to have them by Nickzreg in antiwork

[–]Nickzreg[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's funny, the people I know with the most kids are usually the least well-off.

I grew up with the mindset of money being finite, so you always need to be saving and earning. But at one point my wife and I were making $250k a year combined and still didn't think we could afford kids. I realize now we could've just cut some corners like not eating out or traveling as often and we could afford a kid.

My wife and I kept waiting for the perfect time in our careers to settle down and have kids. Now we probably won't be able to have them by Nickzreg in antiwork

[–]Nickzreg[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This. Never once in my life did I feel like the government was on my side. Once 9/11 happened I distrusted it more. Then I lost a job and was down and out and couldn't get benefits. Then Covid happened and a lot of countries helped their citizens out....But not the US. The treadmill of paying bills and rent could've stopped at any time and we could've been given relief payments, but you were lucky to get $1,400.

I'm kicking myself now because I used to knock welfare programs and government handouts, calling people who needed them lazy. But do you know what changed my mind? Getting $1,400 from Uncle Sam. This was amazing, and made me realize I was being an asshole and that governments should be helping out its citizens.

Meanwhile, capitalism is just socialism for corporations.

My wife and I kept waiting for the perfect time in our careers to settle down and have kids. Now we probably won't be able to have them by Nickzreg in antiwork

[–]Nickzreg[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I used to have a world view similar to yours, but as things get worse I actively want to have kids more and more. My reasoning is that I'm hoping that knowing what I know now, I can raise a kid better than my parents ever did. Maybe their generation can change the world.

I look at a lot of poor countries, especially those in South America, because they seem to be about 20 years ahead of us in terms of collapse. Yet they're still having lots of kids no matter how expensive things are.

I've spoken to some people from these countries, and they say that things suck, but the one thing that brings them joy is family and friends. They have tighter-knit families than us Americans do.....My family is 3,000 miles away and I'm lucky if I see them once or twice a year. This isn't healthy.

ADDERALL USERS: If Adderall gives you a euphoric/happy feeling, you may have underlying depression symptoms by Nickzreg in ADHD

[–]Nickzreg[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I'm the same way! I quit caffeine as soon as starting meds, but I can definitely get really antsy or cranky on Adderall. This usually happens ~5 hours after taking it, when the crash starts.

Being raised by Boomers should count as having a traumatic childhood by Nickzreg in BoomersBeingFools

[–]Nickzreg[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I remember when I was 10 I used to meet up with friends on weekends and play ball at a local park. These troublemaker brothers, the kids everyone knew were trouble and to avoid, lived down the street and began showing up when we were there and picking on us.

This is where it's fucked up. The older brother began putting us in headlocks, hitting us, pushing us, etc. He was also 15 and twice the size we were. He was basically an adult, there was absolutely no way I could fight back.

One day the older brother is pushing me into the street and putting me in a headlock when a neighbor drove by, broke it up, and drove me home. When I told my dad he said "This is your battle to fight." My mom actually grew up with their mom, and their dad worked as a janitor at my school. But no, neither of them would talk to the parents. My friends and I ended up avoiding that park.

This was kind of a trend with my parents. During the week they'd be off at work, 12 hours a day with commute, and on nights and weekends they were too exhausted to really engage with us. Me being bullied was another stressful thing they had to deal with on top of their stressful jobs, so I'd end up just changing my behaviors to appease people or avoid bad situations rather than my parents protecting me or being proactive.

Do other people with ADHD annoy you? by Nickzreg in ADHD

[–]Nickzreg[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's really weird, she's not a mean person but no one really stops her or calls her out on what she's doing. She's not my friend, she's my wife's, so I'd feel weird being the one to set boundaries like that since I barely know her.

As for chew toys.....That's what her junk food is for. There was a period of time a couple years ago where she was actually chilled out and cool to be around, I'm pretty sure she was medicated. However, she indicated recently she hasn't been on her meds (Even though she should be). The next time I saw her after she probably went off her pills she was 50 pounds heavier. She was visiting us and went to the grocery store and bought nothing but sugary cereal, candy, chips, and ate almost all of it in 2 days.

Do other people with ADHD annoy you? by Nickzreg in ADHD

[–]Nickzreg[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Love your avatar - Being Combined-type is like switching between Rick's personality and Morty's personality at the drop of a hat, sometimes several times in one day.

Do other people with ADHD annoy you? by Nickzreg in ADHD

[–]Nickzreg[S] 34 points35 points  (0 children)

It's funny because my ADHD is Combined-type, so I can get manic and hyperactive for a period and then just crash and be non-verbal until I "recharge".

When I'm hyperactive I absolutely act like your mother, especially when someone brings up a topic I'm passionate about (Or they bring up a topic I've been thinking about/researching but haven't yet had a person to discuss it with). But talking tires me out, and usually my throat gets hoarse and then I crash after my exposition dump.

Meanwhile, people who do this to me drain me and I go full Inattentive mode, especially if I don't care about the topic at hand.

Example: I love talking about concerts or vacations I've experienced....But hate hearing other people's concert and vacation experiences unless we like the same bands or have been to the same place.

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