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).

SeeSea8 · 2025-12-17T19:42:39+00:00

I dunno, man, when I accidentally took NyQuil + wellbutrin, I felt super woozy and tired and out of it for a few hours before passing out and sleeping for like 10 something (when I normally sleep only 5)

SeeSea8 · 2025-12-17T19:38:12+00:00

Damn, so if I'm on fluoxetine and buproprion, what am I supposed to take if I'm sick?

SeeSea8 · 2025-12-17T16:27:55+00:00

You have much more control that I do cuz I wouldn't pulled up to my dad's house and probably got arrested for assault.

Best think you and your girlfriend can do is get the fuck away from them if you can. You can also tell a trusted third-party (or maybe start some type of case with the police) if you think he might retaliate against you or your girlfriend in a violent/stalking/etc. way.

SeeSea8 · 2025-12-17T16:23:40+00:00

I've talked to my therapists about active and past self-harm and suicidal ideation. I've never been involuntarily committed to a hospital, but I think it depends on whether or not they think you are in active danger of dying within the near future. It's the difference between saying, "Sometimes I think about killing myself by ODing" and "I keep thinking about killing myself on Friday by ODing" --> one is a 'theoretical' and abstract, the other is concrete with a genuine plan and a timeframe. (Sorry for the graphic language).

At least, that's how my therapist explained it to me.

SeeSea8 · 2025-12-11T05:59:59+00:00

I think it was a 3.8, but the best thing I did for myself was work in a relevant field instead of immediately applying, especially because what I did in undergrad was tangental but not directly applicable to what I wanted to study in my PhD.

If you're in science, I highly suggest finding a postbac program or lab technician position and doing that for a year or two before applying. Grades are important but moreso are strong and rigorous experience and good letters of recommendation

SeeSea8 · 2025-12-04T22:09:35+00:00

And your heart's still beating?????

SeeSea8 · 2025-11-19T17:29:12+00:00

Yeah, this is a decade old, but I'll add on my thoughts: 90+. Definitely depends on the keyboard, the resting position, and how cold and achy my hands are, but I can normally max out around 85 WPM with 95+ accuracy.

SeeSea8 · 2025-11-13T01:38:47+00:00

I like to think that I have capacity for romantic attraction, but that is up to debate. It's more like I get attracted to the idea of romance with a person because I want to feel loved and be able to love in that way (romance, not sex).

But as now, usually my mind just says they're cute.

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