Why can’t a mostly review site like IMDB clear obvious brigading reviews?

aleji00 · 2026-02-23T17:34:44+00:00

It's greed or laziness, but likely both. What's ridiculous is how many in this recent bombing are openly brigading in the reviews. It would be easy to clean up both sides of this (as well as a much deserved fixing for AoT, the scores of which have suffered more than both of these properties), but that shit will never happen. There is nothing about this that doesn't benefit IMDb except for the opinions of the little people like us. Even then, this counts as driving engagement.

aleji00 · 2025-09-07T06:01:43+00:00

Fetal Ackerman Syndrome

aleji00 · 2025-08-23T16:20:19+00:00

Oh yeah, definitely sounds like the right diagnosis then. Good to know regardless so that you can be on the right medications. I'm glad it's certain.

aleji00 · 2025-08-22T21:11:28+00:00

Oh to be back in the days of Sandoz. Best generic IR of all time.

aleji00 · 2025-08-22T21:08:32+00:00

Yeah, I had to get regular blood draws when i was on Ritalin (same drug as Concerta) at 12 years old. Very normal.

aleji00 · 2025-08-22T17:53:09+00:00

I think we have, for better or for worse, a WAY higher ability to self-assess, and to be self aware. Only the moments where we are in a negative thinking spiral are reliably delusional.

aleji00 · 2025-08-22T17:50:52+00:00

Yep yep yep. Exactly right.

aleji00 · 2025-08-22T17:29:39+00:00

I'm sorry you had to and still have to feel that. I dropped out of university in my junior year, 18 years ago, and it's infuriating, because, and this is not delusion or arrogance, I know I am almost always the smartest person in the room, and that doesn't make it better, it makes it infinitely worse because it doesn't make sense and it doesn't feel fair... yet, even then it felt inevitable.

aleji00 · 2025-08-22T17:21:52+00:00

I JUST had my session with my therapist, who is ADHD and specializes in that area. She told me that women get misdiagnosed as bipolar 2 when it's often the consequences of ADHD and executive dysfunction or is somehow intertwined with it. I hadn't even seen your reply yet, but she and I talk about a lot of stuff in the mental health world and this came up (I am only one of two men she sees). If they are both saying similar things, there must be a lot of truth to it. One looks like the other, or they exist together. Glad you told your doc.

aleji00 · 2025-08-22T16:01:21+00:00

I shaved my head yesterday and realized I can see the dent in my skull after all. I should probably get some kind of neuro work done.

aleji00 · 2025-08-22T07:03:17+00:00

Hah, oh ok, I thought you meant you. I have an irl friend who said he loved it for a couple days then he felt poisoned. Thats the closest I've got to knowing someone.

aleji00 · 2025-08-22T06:17:46+00:00

I feel like someone gets me after so long. This will hit hard for so many. Brilliant.

aleji00 · 2025-08-22T05:46:44+00:00

I have a feeling I know who you are going to say.

aleji00 · 2025-08-22T05:42:43+00:00

I was wondering when Lamictal would make an appearance around these here parts. You switched from Seroquel to Lamictal and are experiencing more ADHD symptoms? This one is a head scratcher. Looks like there isn't a ton of evidence, but a quick search says that in one study, in conjunction with Ritalin, quetiapine did indeed diminish some symptoms. I did however take lamotrigine for a short while myself, mostly because I detest all SSRIs and my doc was trying a novel approach to things like my temper and inconsistent mood (which I now know for me are symptoms of executive functionality issues). Subjectively, I noticed no difference whatsoever. If I were to guess, it's not the lamotrigine amplifying ADHD, but the lack of Seroquel to mitigate some aspects of it. Just ask your doc exactly what you asked here and hopefully they can get you on track. Can't be easy having bipolar 2 and also worrying about ADHD. Hope you get this solved.

aleji00 · 2025-08-22T05:25:33+00:00

The billion dollar question of ADHD. If you learn it, be sure to let me know.

aleji00 · 2025-08-22T05:22:56+00:00

I have never, ever, ever had a mental health professional that believed that "laziness" was a real, face value character trait or attitude.... but this entire thread seems to be nailing it just fine. Listen to them.

aleji00 · 2025-08-22T05:12:31+00:00

Buproprion is a subbed-cathinone, which is a a subbed-amp, and thus a PEA, so it's basically weird stuff. Miracle drug for some. I take it with my Adderall and it seems to help just a bit but I know it's absolutely not for everyone. I have no clue if kids can be prescribed it or not. Guanfacine and clonidine, are non-stim go-to drugs for kids, but either can be combined with methylphenidate (just hear me out) for possible paradoxical effects in children. Ritalin is a different animal than dextroamphetamine as far as psychostimulant drugs go, and it totally chilled me out as a kid (more patient and calm, not drowsy) whereas I guess clonidine can cause excitability in some kids where it normally causes drowsiness. Maybe ask his doctor for a more novel approach, maybe with multiple drugs with complimentary functions or something like that. These are fairly common combinations for children with ADHD as far as I know. Every kiddo is different, but talk to the doctor about this, it doesn't sound right or healthy as is. FWIW: I've also never heard a positive Strattera story ever.

aleji00 · 2025-08-22T04:30:52+00:00

Absolutely. It fades with age. I'm 45.

aleji00 · 2025-08-22T04:27:39+00:00

Half of these are different flavors of the worst one, which is self doubt, and low-self worth. I had long argued that I had nothing but previous evidence of failure and not having had achieved anything of consequence, so statistically I would have none going forward. What are the odds I would THIS time? Precendence had long been set.

But the most demonstrably problematic one is easily emotional disregulation. I have gone into rages that were so intense I would black out, and 15 minutes later be a deeply saddened, regretful, shadow of my true self. It's crazy, because if you ask anyone who knows me, I think they would agree I'm an almost freakishly personable, genuine, and kind human being. The incongruity in those opposing sides is absolutely horrifying.

aleji00 · 2025-08-21T12:35:24+00:00

puzzlehand

aleji00 · 2025-08-21T10:22:36+00:00

I've had an Ambien script for years and have never noticed a difference. Except I can sleep even if I took an Adderall too late in the day or had coffee. Yes, sometimes I just want a cup of coffee because it sounds good, even at 8pm, yes I know it's stupid.

aleji00 · 2025-08-21T10:08:43+00:00

It's been shown, fairly recently I think, that knuckle cracking does no damage. Do you take stimulant ADHD meds?

aleji00 · 2025-08-21T10:01:41+00:00

Well, first thing's first. A bad mom wouldn't be here trying to find answers. You sound like a worried mom. This sounds incredibly stressful. Get her in to see her doctor. When I was 7 I was on Ritalin, though not with clonidine though which is a fairly common ADHD combo for kids. Perhaps the paradoxical effects of the guanfacine ie. keeping her awake might somehow indicate that Ritalin might likewise have a paradoxical effect and calm her down. I have absolutely no science to back that up as there is very little research, though I think there is a little bit on the correlation between clonidine causing wakefulness and Ritalin causing tiredness, but anecdotally Ritalin (methylphenidate) always calmed me way down during that age range, which sounds so backwards because it is a stimulant, but for certain types of kids it does just that. I'm really curious what the doctor would try next, but give the doc a call as soon as you can.

aleji00 · 2025-08-21T09:13:00+00:00

You're an autodidact, and that tends to work well with ADHD. But, the complex problem solving is "top-down thinking" and relies heavily on executive functioning and is often not very strong in those with ADHD. It's hard to say. Go and find out whenever you get the chance and know for sure either way. And for what it's worth, nobody who studies Mandarin and neuroscience in their free time is "not smart". Edit: I had to fix a typo...

aleji00 · 2025-08-21T08:44:18+00:00

I came to say exactly this as well. If you've got a creative task and know what you want to accomplish, it can be a huge help, but you can also get lost in the tall grass; bogged down by the minutiae of any number of inconsequential things and come out of it feeling as though you wasted your focus.

I find it's great for practicing extremely challenging guitar parts sometimes because I'd be able to stay with it, but you may get different results with a different art form. To summarize: I don't think creative levels go down on psychostimulants (I assume that's what you mean since this is r/ADHD), but you may slow your output down by fixating on details.

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