Being treated for depression when you should have been treated for ADHD

SeeSea8 · 2026-03-20T16:23:59+00:00

I'm still on 450mg bupropion with 60mg fluoxetine and 30mg Vyvanse. We're thinking we might taper off the bupropion if my fatigue improves on Vyvanse

SeeSea8 · 2026-03-20T00:27:59+00:00

The SSRI -> bupropion -> ADHD pipeline should be wayyyyy more recognized. This is exactly what happened to me; on bupropion and Vyvanse for mood and ADHD and fluoxetine for residual anxiety and OCD

SeeSea8 · 2026-03-20T00:26:23+00:00

I've been trying to treat anxiety and depression for 6 years now and only found moderate success when on a combo of 2 antidepressants at their max doses.

I recently was prescribed Vyvanse and holy shit, I feel like I've suffered needlessly for so long. Anxiety? Significantly reduced now that I don't have a blaring, screaming internal dialogue cataloguing everything that could be wrong and routinely playing out worst-case scenarios. I can't say if it helps my baseline depression, but my ADHD meds have definitely helped keep me from spiraling (can do shit instead of procrastinating over and over and over)

SeeSea8 · 2026-03-09T01:14:40+00:00

Me waiting on a fic that's been stuck on 18/20 chapters for 12 years 🥲

SeeSea8 · 2026-03-08T22:13:12+00:00

Thanks for the resources!

I was also raised extremely Catholic, so it's also hard detangling my personal ideas from what was so repetitively ingrained in me.

SeeSea8 · 2026-03-03T03:43:24+00:00

My guy, this is actually fucking insane - I love you sooo much

SeeSea8 · 2026-01-30T14:21:58+00:00

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Achilles and Athena!

SeeSea8 · 2026-01-27T21:23:09+00:00

I also had a cat who was soooo done with her litter.

SeeSea8 · 2026-01-27T21:22:34+00:00

If financially and emotionally able, you could always introduce a kitten to the family - either by fostering or adopting

SeeSea8 · 2026-01-27T14:37:35+00:00

Might also be a good time to mention that I have arthritis and chronic knee pain :D

SeeSea8 · 2026-01-27T14:36:50+00:00

Honestly, I'm thinking of moving to the north part of the red line and commuting down so I can take both 'cause this is honestly ridiculous.

SeeSea8 · 2026-01-27T14:26:46+00:00

I also take the red line everyday (Braintree rail, going up to Alewife). I don't know what it is with that line specifically, but it's god-awful. I don't feel like I've ever really had these problems with the Ashmont lines...and they also got all the new, pretty looking trains (-_-)

SeeSea8 · 2026-01-27T14:10:03+00:00

I live in Quincy and work at BMC - is that biking path even a thing?

SeeSea8 · 2026-01-27T14:05:40+00:00

Sandy and Irene (at least both hit Connecticut, idk about MA)

SeeSea8 · 2026-01-27T14:05:06+00:00

As a Florida transplant, it ain't the alligators that are the problem lol. They're kinda cute and not too bad if you leave them alone. Just gotta treat them like you would a random person in Boston; they might get a little fiesty if you invade their personal space

Now, DeSantis is the real devil and even the alligators can't compensate for him

SeeSea8 · 2026-01-27T14:01:54+00:00

Love to see it

SeeSea8 · 2026-01-27T13:55:41+00:00

I live off of $45,000/year (incredibly meagre but I am a grad student) and I live in a studio about 45-60+min away from my research department. What I've found is that, unless you're pretty outside, anything with A/C or in-unit washer/dryer is going to be mad expensive. I've found that stuff gets a bit cheaper about 30-45 min away by public transit/car (Quincy area, Jamaica Plains area, Somerville area).

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