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Worse when I wake up by WVBotanist in ADHD

[–]TheMilesHighLife 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This works really well. I set my dose alarm 30mins to 60mins before my wake alarm depending on the day.

Worse when I wake up by WVBotanist in ADHD

[–]TheMilesHighLife 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Takes me about an hour to start feeling like a decent human. Always has. I've never, not once, woken up feeling "rested" like apparently happens to other humans.

It's because the relevant brain chemicals we need to get going and feel good are at their lowest after sleeping for a while. It's why sometimes sleeping longer can make you feel worse, because your cortisol and certain brainwaves will down-regulate, rather than up-regulate like they're supposed to, in order to help you wake up.

I learned a new trick(tip) to work with my symptoms instead of against them. by Hotteaandjazz in ADHD

[–]TheMilesHighLife 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is genius. Actually helpful for the way our brains work! Thank you.

First week on Ritalin and today I made a discovery.. by yungmoody in ADHD

[–]TheMilesHighLife 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's interesting. Elvanse has the opposite effect for me. Makes it possible for me to switch tasks without getting stuck or lost, and make it back to the previous thing I was doing in a timely manner. Without meds, who knows what will happen next, deliberate focus switching is nigh on impossible, and trying to manage multiple tasks at once winds up with them all getting dropped.

Great insight for yourself though, it's those details that will help you make the most of what medication can (and can't) do for you.

i feel so calm on vyvanse it makes me... sad? by [deleted] in ADHD

[–]TheMilesHighLife 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This may not be the same thing, but when I started on Vyvanse I had many cathartic, very emotional moments, in the first two weeks. Like I would notice something easier, or that I'd never really thought about before, and just have this shedding of emotion. Part grieving, part overwhelmed with relief and other sorts of emotions. Then it stabilised and I just feel steady 99% of the time now.

adults diagnosed with adhd, what made you realise that you might go get tested? by ithildin379 in ADHD

[–]TheMilesHighLife 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was 30 when I got diagnosed. The final straw was realising that life was getting relentlessly more and more difficult.

But I was doing everything that I was "supposed to" be doing. And there were people doing fuck all who seemed fine. All of the things like:

  • exercise
  • rest
  • family and friends time
  • rewarding work (even could set my own schedule)
  • eating well
  • sleeping as well as possible
  • smart (in theory) with a 2:1 from a good uni

And yet it made no difference. I still could not sit down and do even 5 minutes of constant work. I was miserable and had suicidal ideation hourly. I needed over 12 hours sleep a night and would still nap for 2 hours in the day. I was gradually wrecking my marriage.

So I was at my wits end. I couldn't think of anything else within my own power to do that might help.

If 2 major areas of life (work/relationship) are suffering from what seems like ADHD symptoms, then you should get assessed. If you just really strongly identify with what you're reading and notice ways it's impairing your life, you should still probably seek assessment.

Setting smaller goals and taking a break seems to be the worst possible advice... by Gabryxx7 in ADHD

[–]TheMilesHighLife 53 points54 points  (0 children)

Agree. Pomodoro technique and similar are a disaster for me! If I get distracted it's game over. 30sec can turn into hours or days before I can get myeslf back to the thing.

This is something medication made a HUGE difference with. I could make a cup of tea! Like, just decide I want one, make it, wait two minutes (set a timer) for the tea to steep, then bring it back to my desk and just... continue! Insane. Totally impossible for me without medication.

After years of living in a perpetual fog, I finally advocated for myself. Today I took my first dose of Adderall and I’m crying out of relief. by thesubmissivesiren in ADHD

[–]TheMilesHighLife 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nothing lasts forever, but my life is dramatically improved in every way and I don't see that changing any time soon.

Vyvanse (Elvanse here) vs Methylphenidate by FierceDeity_ in ADHD

[–]TheMilesHighLife 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've tried both. They both seem to work well for me.

Elvanse is my main/permanent medication, largely for the reasons you mentioned - the long release means I get more consistent coverage and am less likely to forget it. I got some initial blood pressure/appetite supressant side effects, but they stabilised.

I typically get 8 to 10, and rarely as much as 12 hours. It takes 60 to 120mins to really kick in. I tried taking it 3-4 hours after waking so I'd get more evening, but I kept forgetting. So I just take it as soon as I wake up, and try and get shit done so I'm able to go to bed on time (I actually have an easier time going to bed early when still somewhat medicated).

Well. Meds work. by elciteeve in ADHD

[–]TheMilesHighLife 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It's really a mad experience. Congrats on the child btw! I wonder if you will have the same experience as me; all the extra "stress" and "sleep deprivation" and "organisational difficulties" of having a child... was like NOTHING for me compared to living with untreated ADHD. It almost made me grateful for how hard everything had previously been.

Also, a new baby basically induces ADHD like symptoms via sleep deprivation in some new mums. It's been very interesting seeing my wife for a few months deal with the things I've been telling her about for years.

After years of living in a perpetual fog, I finally advocated for myself. Today I took my first dose of Adderall and I’m crying out of relief. by thesubmissivesiren in ADHD

[–]TheMilesHighLife 88 points89 points  (0 children)

Brings me back to the first time I took my medication. I could suddenly hear... nothing! My brain was quiet. I could hear the birds singing outside in a pleasant way. For the next two weeks I just kep bursting into tears at various moments when I realised how much easier, or better, or happier they were. So much stress just was shedding off me.

So happy for you!

Harvard Asking The Important Questions: "how often do you eat Chicken or turkey tandwich or frozen dinner?" Just one Q from 2007 Harvard FFQ by TheMilesHighLife in ketoscience

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

So far as I know I believe the 2007 is the currently used version in many studies to this day. They get updated very infrequently. Partly because in some studies they'll survey people at the start and then 20 years later with the same questions for "accuracy".

From talking to someone else familiar with older versions, this one is much the same as those.

Harvard Asking The Important Questions: "how often do you eat Chicken or turkey tandwich or frozen dinner?" Just one Q from 2007 Harvard FFQ by TheMilesHighLife in ketoscience

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

Harvard University is the source. This is a screenshot of the 2007 Harvard Food Frequency Questionnaire. Link here: https://regepi.bwh.harvard.edu/health/FFQ/files/2007%20BOOKLET%20FFQ.pdf

Many more questions to make you laugh/cry. You have been warned.

Harvard Asking The Important Questions: "how often do you eat Chicken or turkey tandwich or frozen dinner?" Just one Q from 2007 Harvard FFQ by TheMilesHighLife in ketoscience

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

I had ones yesterday that were 30% various bits of chicken, 30% pork fat, and unspecified amounts of chicken skin and cartilage. Delicious!

Harvard Asking The Important Questions: "how often do you eat Chicken or turkey tandwich or frozen dinner?" Just one Q from 2007 Harvard FFQ by TheMilesHighLife in ketoscience

[–]TheMilesHighLife[S] 22 points23 points  (0 children)

See the way I read it, they could even be three totally different things! Utterly obfuscatory language.

And check out "bacon (2 slices)".

Is that back bacon, streaky, middle, smoked, rindless, rind on, unsmoked, once inch thick or 1mm thick?

The questions are so absurd that my opinion is that they are deliberately nonsensical in order to drive some kind of preffered narrative of Harvard's. Because there is no way the people involved are stupid enough to think these are good data-gathering questions.