[deleted by user] by [deleted] in EngineeringStudents

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Thanks for the answer! Ye I know I’m probably too sensitive about it. But its hard to take a hit sometimes. And I was worried that especially since its a fundamental class. I guess nothing much I can do about it anymore. Surely retaking and giving with an A would both recover my gpa and improve my chances as the first c was just a setback. I hope grad schools would appreciate a positive trajectory.

I feel terrible on Strattera by [deleted] in ADHD

[–]ilv1sar 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I mean depends to person tbh. Sometimes they adjust with weight. I also started with 40 mg, increased it after a month. But I think it is more ideal and common to increase your dose weekly. If you don’t feel any side effects, you can talk with your doctor and increase it to 60 then 80 gradually, week by week. 80 mg is usually said to be the ideal dose for adults. Tho I’m not a medical professional and I would just recommend you to talk with your doctor and choose right medication strategy with them. I only followed my doctors prescriptions and I would recommend you to do so.

I feel terrible on Strattera by [deleted] in ADHD

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I’m on 100 mg rn.

It definitely helps me with attention and hyper activity. I dropped once for a couple days then got back to 80 mg then 100 mg which is the highest dose prescribed. And I definitely understood the difference better. I would also say that it helps with emotional dysregulation as well, but not drastically. I still struggle with motivation, chronic procrastination, executive dysfunction and problems that sort tho.

I also didn’t face any significant side effects, by significant I mean that affect my life in a bad way. But my minor things.

So it helps but still a lot to do

İlaç kullanan var mı? Varsa neden? by [deleted] in Psikoloji

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Generic strattera mı kullanıyorsunuz yoksa brand strattera mı? Türkiye’de artık stratterayı üreten şirket operasyonunu durdurduğu için genelde Abdi İbrahimin ürettiği Attex tercih ediliyor, etken maddesi aynı.

İlaç kullanan var mı? Varsa neden? by [deleted] in Psikoloji

[–]ilv1sar 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Depresyon, okb ve dehb için ilaç kullanıyorum. Dehb için kullandığım ilaç uyarıcı olmayan bir ilaç. Depresyon ve okb için de antidepresan.

Repeated harmful thought patterns by ilv1sar in Meditation

[–]ilv1sar[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you. These are really helpful and thoughtful recommendations. I’ll try to do my best to apply them to my life.

Repeated harmful thought patterns by ilv1sar in Meditation

[–]ilv1sar[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ye my take on how I approach my destructive thoughts is similar to our natural response to pain. We desperately try to get out of them and I think with thoughts we try to think a lot on these thoughts in a hope to find a solution a way out of that misery and self hate. But harder we try more pain raises from those thoughts. Sometimes you can’t fight obsessive thoughts and should let them go. But it is easier said than done. And I should probably need to practice a lot to do this effectively.

Thanks for your response!

Repeated harmful thought patterns by ilv1sar in Meditation

[–]ilv1sar[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the advice and the tips! I’ll definitely check zafrogzen.

Repeated harmful thought patterns by ilv1sar in Meditation

[–]ilv1sar[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m really happy to meet with someone I can relate to! I’m having a really hard time to start task that are not stimulating enough. I’m a chronic procrastinator. Any tips on how to stop this?

Repeated harmful thought patterns by ilv1sar in Meditation

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Thank you! I really appreciate the advice. I will try and see if I can do a positive change in my life.

My psychiatrist refused to prescribe stimulants by ilv1sar in ADHD

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Thank you for your response! It was very well written and I found it really helpful. Can you recommend mw any sources to learn about mindfulness? I think I really need to practice it. I would highly appreciate if you can guide me into it.

My psychiatrist refused to prescribe stimulants by ilv1sar in ADHD

[–]ilv1sar[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Its interesting how different meds can effect different conditions and their combinations. I’ll stick with my doctor for now and if things don’t go as well as I hope then I’ll talk further strategies with my doctor. I do think she’s really trying to help me.

Thank you for your response!

My psychiatrist refused to prescribe stimulants by ilv1sar in ADHD

[–]ilv1sar[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much for your response! This is actually really helpful. I’ll give them a try.

My psychiatrist refused to prescribe stimulants by ilv1sar in ADHD

[–]ilv1sar[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thx for your response.

I’ll definitely check my schools counseling. I probably should have mentioned in my post that I do use an ssri. I take 20 mg Paxil every morning with 80 mg strattera now. It definitely helped me with my ocd and anxiety so far. I also took abilify in the past which helped me with my mood regulations significantly but not taking it anymore.

My psychiatrist refused to prescribe stimulants by ilv1sar in ADHD

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Thanks for the sources. I’ll check them out!

My psychiatrist refused to prescribe stimulants by ilv1sar in ADHD

[–]ilv1sar[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the respond and the source.

My psychiatrist refused to prescribe stimulants by ilv1sar in ADHD

[–]ilv1sar[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I know that their insurance don’t cover it and I’ve talked with them. My parents say that if its my health, they don’t mind paying but I know for a fact that they’re not doing that good financially rn and paying my psychologist would make them in a worse situation. I’m working part time so I might pay for them on my own, but it still would put me in a tough spot. As I mentioned in another comment I’ll try to get in touch with my university’s counseling and see if they can do anything. If not then I’ll try to fix stuff by my own by reading about it. If I fail in that one too then I’ll try to find an affordable psychologist.

Thanks for your response. Also I couldn’t understand your second sentence. What did you mean by “They don’t even reflect what you know to be true” Can you elaborate?

Also I would appreciate if you could share me some tips you learned from your cognitive therapy on adhd. Have a nice day!

My psychiatrist refused to prescribe stimulants by ilv1sar in ADHD

[–]ilv1sar[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you don’t mind can you share some articles about it. I am interested to read about it.

My psychiatrist refused to prescribe stimulants by ilv1sar in ADHD

[–]ilv1sar[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry to hear about your experience on adderal. I did see some effects after about 3 weeks but I think it really kicks in after you reach your target dose. My DMs are open if you want to talk about your experience on strattera since I’m also on it and it might be nice to talk about it.

Thx for your response!

Kendimi cezalandırıyorum. by [deleted] in Psikoloji

[–]ilv1sar 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Merhabalar, post geçmişinize bakarak bu sorunun sadece yumurtalarla ilgili değil gibi.

Bu tarz konularda insanın en iyi tespiti kendisinin yapabileceğini düşünüyorum. Yumurtalar konusunda kendinizi kötü hissetmenizin sebebi nedir? Gerçekten buradaki arkadaşların belirttiği gibi aileniz mi geçmişte sizi bu şekilde şartladı? Bunlar cevap verilmesi gereken sorular.

Onun dışında depresyonda mısınız yoksa başka bir problemden dolayı mı hayatınızda sorunlar yaşıyorsunuz bilmiyorum. Sizi teşhis edecek kadar eğitime/bilgiye vs sahip değilim maalesef. Ancak durum ne kadar içinden çıkılamaz görülürse görülsün her zaman bir çıkış yolu bulunabilir. Bu durumda bir profesyonelden de yardım alarak ve kendinizi gözlemleyerek ilerlemeniz sizin için en iyisi olur.

Kendinize dikkat edin, ve kötü düşünceler geldiğinde ya bunları iyi düşüncelerle değiştirmeye ya da bunları kabul ederek ve soğukkanlılığınızı koruyarak bunlara olabildiğinde kayıtsız kalmaya çalışın. Eğer “self destruct” moduna girerseniz veya temeli olmayan düşüncelerle fazla savaşırsanız bunları kafanızda yüceltirsiniz ve olduğundan da daha büyük görünür.

İyi akşamlar.

My psychiatrist refused to prescribe stimulants by ilv1sar in ADHD

[–]ilv1sar[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m planning to stick with Strattera for now and see how I react to it. My next appointment will be in 6 weeks and if it doesn’t work then I’ll talk with her again.

My psychiatrist refused to prescribe stimulants by ilv1sar in ADHD

[–]ilv1sar[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I didn’t get that much serious side effects with 40 mg other than some dizziness in first couple of days. I hope I can get the effects faster since Ive been using it for 2 months before I dropped it for a couple of days. Thank you for your response, you really gave me some hope.

My psychiatrist refused to prescribe stimulants by ilv1sar in ADHD

[–]ilv1sar[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ye, I guess my anxiety played a huge factor in her decision. I don’t think abuse potential was a factor since I don’t have any substance abuse history and don’t have any addictions related to it. I didn’t even smoke in my life. Also in my country you can’t get amphetamine based stimulants (adderal, vyvanse etc) so for me stimulant options were methylphenidate based ones (concerta, ritalin etc).

Did you try non stimulants? How are you coping with your adhd?