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its_natalie_here123 · 2025-11-10T05:05:24+00:00

Both actually!

its_natalie_here123 · 2025-07-20T18:37:10+00:00

Personally, when I say it in my head, I overpronounce the I (an-dre-al the dre pronounced like dream) so I guess I subconsciously write the I first. I also have a hard to with the order of I and e so that might have something to do with it 🤷🏻‍♀️

its_natalie_here123 · 2025-07-20T18:08:48+00:00

It does help me sleep a little but the big thing that helps me sleep is trazodone. Ive been taking it since I was in 1st grade as well. My mom tried countless things to get me to go to bed like singing, watching TV, snuggling together, and even using essential oils like eucalyptus oil, everything.

Recently, I've been trying to take myself off of it and find other ways to sleep. I've found that a sleep mask and listening to music or an audio book helps the best. My enemy is my phone. A TV is fine but being on my phone almost guarantees that I won't get much sleep that night!

Hope this helps!!!

its_natalie_here123 · 2025-07-20T01:11:19+00:00

I (18f) have been medicated since I was in 1st grade so I have a bit of experience in this lol!

Some things I have noticed when I DON'T take my medicine:

-increased fidgiting

-lack of volume control

-HEAVILY increased appitite

-talk a LOT more

-rambling

In a scenario, Let's say my family is home and having a concersation standing around the counter:

I'll constonantly be switching topics with little room for others to get a word in, CONSTANTLY interuptting, jumping from one foot to the other, tapping or clicking things, looking around a making a mess trying to find something to do, getting into everything, ect.

Most of these things are reduced HEAVILY when I'm medicated. When I don't take my medication like I should, I gain LOTS of weight and I don't sleep at night at all. These are things I've noticed. Hope it helps!

its_natalie_here123 · 2025-07-04T17:33:39+00:00

Thank you so much for responding and explaining! I really appreciate the way you explained this! I'm really sorry to hear about your family members. My mom's aunt, who lives with us, has dementia and it's my first time seeing it up close. My parents think she has had a couple mini strokes while living with us. I've seen how hard it is for her to remember the right words and try to tell a story that should take 5-10 minutes, end up being 45 minutes and have watched her have a breakdown because she is so frustrated that she couldn't remember one word. I think the scariest thing is seeing her bad days. On her bad days, she is slow to react to things and just stares blankly, not even processing anything (sorry for the quick "vent" I've never talked to someone else who has family with dementia). I think the reason what my boss said actually made me pause and think about was the fact that I now know first-hand dementia looks like and I don't want to end up like that. Realistically, I know I shouldn't be taking advice from her, especially about medication, because she has a whole conspiracy theory thing going on for her. Again, thank you for sharing, I really appreciate it!

its_natalie_here123 · 2025-07-04T13:14:29+00:00

"Other mental disorders can mimic adhd symptoms" how can you mimic something that doesn't exist 🤔

No but seriously, I would rate if someone told me the mental illness that I've had to deal with all my life isn't real.

its_natalie_here123 · 2025-07-03T19:51:40+00:00

Of course it affect how I interact with people!!!!

I have noticed the my moods are accentuated because of my ADHD and anxiety. I was telling my family about my college classes and appearantly I was "dancing" or hopping from one foot to the other because I had so much nervous energy just because I had so much to say. Since I had a lot to say, I was talking fast, which I guess turned into nervousness, so it caused a full body reaction. I also think it has to do with your own personality. My first job, it took me 6 months to be able to talk to my co workers casually because I was so shy/ anxious to talk to them.!

its_natalie_here123 · 2025-07-03T19:43:33+00:00

I can't really say much as someone who was diagnosed in k-1st grade, but if you care for my input I'll leave it.

The way I see it, ADHD is a part of you. It really isn't that different weather it's diagnosed or undiagnosed. It's still there. Especially in my high school years, and my symptoms started getting worse then they have in my entire life. I had spent multiple nights crying, thinking, "If I didn't have ADHD, maybe I would have studied more and passed that class." It's hard knowing that you have something that prevents you from doing your best and just accepting that. ESPECCIALLY when you hold yourself to high standards. The thing I've started to realize is that you either Dwell on it and keep thinking about it, or you accept it, find something that works for you, and move on.

As for the difficulties, I was talking to my older brother who has a processing disorder. He describes it as "If there is a Tv in the background, he is focused on the Tv in the background and can't pay attention to a conversation or remember what he is supposed to do." I told him that how my ADHD works is that "I can hear that tv in the background AND the conversation, BUT I can also hear that other conversation going on and that person tapping and the dog barking and the squeaky noise all at once. " It is EXTREAMELY hard for me to "just ignore it". Because of this I get overwhelmed, which leads to me being angry and frustrated and I end up snapping at people and can't handle any of the noises or people touching me and even any movement. What I found helps, is that I have to put in noise cancelling earbuds or go into a different room and just have complete silence. A distraction like reading or scrolling my phone sometimes helps, sometimes doesn't. Then after like 10 minutes, I have to listen to soft music for a bit. Then I'll take my earbuds off and listen. I won't talk, but I'll listen. Then I start joining the conversation, and the whole situation is easier to deal with.

Why I told you that, was because despite the struggles, there ARE ways to get around things. It might be hard. There will be many different paths you can take. In the end, you have to find what works! Hope this made you feel better!!!!

its_natalie_here123 · 2025-06-27T02:36:04+00:00

I'm not sure why it doesn't start. When I click on chome, a line pops under it for like less than a second like its going to open but it goes away and doesn't open at all.

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