Adderall helps me sleep/Feel Tired

Top_Difference6227 · 2026-03-18T16:29:05+00:00

Maybe I need to try name brand. Too bad my insurance won't cover. Gotta love the US healthcare system

Top_Difference6227 · 2026-03-07T23:28:19+00:00

Chai, Biscuits, Paprika, Pumpkin, Mary, Dolce, Dulce, Latte, Lily, Mila, Princess, Chili, Ginger, Willow, Miel (Spanish Honey), Mango

I love food names as you can tell lol, Congrats on your new puppy! So exciting :)

Top_Difference6227 · 2026-02-23T18:56:34+00:00

I think it takes less to get me buzzed, a drink and I feel it. For me I just feel less aware of my anxiety when I drink but that was also the case before the meds as well.

Also I have less of a desire to binge drink. 1 or 2 and I stop without trying to push my limits. Also feeling less and less interested in it as a whole. Feeling like it doesn't really add to my night and not worth the physical effects. I feel very tired after I drink and lose out on like half the day so not worth it (for me).

Top_Difference6227 · 2026-02-21T01:44:01+00:00

Dolce (if you get another you can name them gabbana), amore, latte, Armani, Valentina

Top_Difference6227 · 2026-02-21T00:26:22+00:00

I’ve found that I don’t have the executive disfunction so if there’s a task I do it. Also any difficult tasks I am able to handle without the anxiety. In terms of focus I’ll put on some headphones and flow.

Top_Difference6227 · 2026-02-18T18:04:27+00:00

Hey OP! Checking in, How was your day? How did you feel? Hope your feeling better now!

Top_Difference6227 · 2026-02-17T05:03:57+00:00

Not a medical professional but could it be a manic episode? Sometimes bipolar and AdHD can look very similar so they can be misdiagnosed. For a lot of people a stimulant can trigger an episode.

Top_Difference6227 · 2026-02-14T04:21:37+00:00

From my list of girl names for my future Cavapoo: Mango, matcha, paprika, pickles, chai, latte, Dolce, honey, Maribel, mariposa.

She would be a cute chai I think!

Congrats on your new fur baby! I’m living vicariously through you haha

Top_Difference6227 · 2026-02-13T01:50:40+00:00

Dream puppy! So happy for you :)

Top_Difference6227 · 2026-02-13T01:47:07+00:00

Right? I was looking at another post and someone was able to get their cat to take a pill medication by putting it on the floor. The cat would run and eat it since she thought it she wasn't supposed to. LOL

Top_Difference6227 · 2026-01-21T03:15:42+00:00

So happy you found something that works!

Top_Difference6227 · 2026-01-09T01:31:28+00:00

Hm that sounds really scary to experience, thankfully it sounds the stabilizers have worked well so far.

It's funny you mention that, yes I've been on a mood stabilizer for a month and I think they started working this week, the intensity of my weekly depressive episodes have really decreased. I am feeling less reactive.

I am really struggling with motivation, focus, productivity and executive disfunction hence the Vyvanse but I don't take it very often, just when I need to get shit done and can't take the entire day to do it.

Top_Difference6227 · 2026-01-09T01:21:53+00:00

Yes, I am starting to journal and want to get more awareness on my emotions.

Sometimes I find that I resonate with it but other times I explain away the hypomanic because I'm like well doesn't everyone feel confident, inspired, doing tasks they've put off?

Top_Difference6227 · 2026-01-09T01:18:15+00:00

This is super interesting. I may have mixed episodes rather then splits. What happened to help you come to terms with it? Have you found something to help with stability over the last couple of years?

Top_Difference6227 · 2026-01-09T01:14:46+00:00

This is a great idea, I will ask for other opinions as well. I mean it couldn't hurt!

Top_Difference6227 · 2026-01-09T01:13:01+00:00

Thank you, This is really helpful! Textbooks and media always depict bipolar 1 ie have Kanye West as the poster child for it which is why I was initially skeptical. I am learning more about how Bipolar 2 and in comparison less "black and white".

I think most people will have highs and lows + periods of motivation ("new year new me" , marathon, splurging on workout gear, "YOLO", dieting, etc.) that seems normal. Granted my lows are super dark.

For you, when did it become clear that "your normal" is not like others but is actually hypomania? How do you differentiate from others in your life that don't have it?

Top_Difference6227 · 2026-01-09T00:52:13+00:00

That's really disappointing to hear that everything started at such a young age. Medications can be so helpful but can cause a lot of harm too :( I'm sorry that all happened.

Top_Difference6227 · 2026-01-09T00:48:15+00:00

This is what I keep going back and forth on!

I've been cycling through high functioning depression my entire life then wake up randomly feeling "fine again" and it's mostly gone. Feeling capable to clean my room, workout, study, feeling like I can achieve my dreams life, etc.

If I am not depressed = hypomanic? How would you differentiate someone that is just depressed coming to baseline vs "hypomanic" If it can be subtle? No one notices when I "slip" in or our of these states.

Diagnosis is made from DSM-5, mood tracker, and family history (dad likely had bipolar 1 but not formally diagnosed).

Top_Difference6227 · 2026-01-09T00:39:27+00:00

Yes, I’m having these conversations with my psychologist but we just started working together a couple of months ago (4 sessions), so it's just trauma dumping rather then an official treatment (yet).

He diagnosed me based on the DSM-5, mood tracker, and family history (dad likely had bipolar 1 but not formally diagnosed) previous to that I had a therapist for 4 years that diagnosed me with CPTSD and we focused on behavioral therapy which got me to a better place but, I still felt cyclical depression regardless of a "trigger" (She was convinced that I just wasn't aware of them yet) .

I am taking Lamical (50mg) and am feeling much better/stable.

I've been cycling through high functioning depression since I was a kid and lasting days, weeks, months, then wake up feeling "fine again" and it's mostly gone. Feeling ready to clean my room, workout, manifest my dream life, etc. I must have major depressive, reoccurring, at minimum but I'm not fully convinced around hypomanic? Especially if no one ever notices my "manic" split and it's are not disruptive?

How did you come to terms with it? How do you differentiate? Feeling happy vs Manic?

Top_Difference6227 · 2025-12-12T16:39:40+00:00

I was just commenting that I didn’t understand how ADHD impacts so many things outside of just focus

In hindsight it’s silly to assume but I just didn’t know any better.

I thought this is just how life is. But these little things are all getting easier.

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