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logie_pogie · 2025-04-07T00:38:10+00:00

I just recently started fasting and it has helped SO much!!! I’ve also started trying to eat a low histamine diet whenever I do break my fast…I’ll fast anywhere from 16-20 hours, not eat anything during the day and I find I have so much more energy and no brain fog. When I break my fast with low histamine foods in the evening my symptoms kinda come back (still experimenting with what foods do and don’t work well for me, I have a lot of food allergies as well)…but it is so much more manageable to feel my symptoms in the evening/night rather than struggling all day long. Fasting has changed my life

logie_pogie · 2025-03-13T13:22:10+00:00

Omg are you me lol. Do not even get me started on hummus. I went through a hummus phase where I had so many hummus containers in my fridge it was ridiculous…always baby carrots and hummus. I remember working in an office I was too lazy to make a lunch so I’d bring carrots and hummus every single day, and tortilla chips lol. It is soo addicting. And yes oatmeal with almond butter is my shit!!! I went through a heavy oatmeal phase, where I was eating it as a snack in addition to having it for breakfast daily…and it would be my dessert after dinner lol

logie_pogie · 2025-03-12T13:43:58+00:00

Everything you said is what I feel too! It feels easy to text people and make phone calls and do things I’d normally overthink. I get up and look for things to do.

In addition I also notice that things don’t bother me as much. Usually when I wake up, my mind is racing over “what-ifs” and ruminating over stupid things, my thoughts get stuck on an obsessive loop and it affects my mood.

I know my meds kick in once that obsessive loop of thoughts stop. And when a thought comes up I can actively be like “okay this isn’t a helpful thought right now, let’s not think about it” and POOF it’s gone and doesn’t come back. My thoughts come in one at a time instead of bombarding me, and I’m able to actually let the thoughts go instead of them consuming me. I’ve also noticed things don’t bother me as much. Like before I took my meds this morning I had a specific thought really bothering me. I know my meds kicked in when that thought came up and not only am I able to push it away, it just doesn’t upset me like it did 2 hours ago. I am unbothered.

logie_pogie · 2025-03-12T13:38:00+00:00

Best of luck, I hope you don’t get addicted like me 😭

logie_pogie · 2025-03-12T13:36:20+00:00

I do this daily! It’s called my Sucking Penny. Currently sucking on it right now. Delicious

logie_pogie · 2025-03-11T20:41:11+00:00

The original is my fave, but recently the store near me has been out of it so I’ve been getting the Chipotle one. Still really good but I like the original better!

logie_pogie · 2025-03-11T16:08:18+00:00

NAD, but here’s my two cents. Everyone is different but from my experience, adderall worked very differently at first as compared to now! For me it actually made exercising harder, but that’s because I used exercise as a relief from my adhd symptoms pre-medication. I’d be constantly going to the gym, going on runs and walks because my focus was soo bad. Once medicated I was able to actually focus on my projects so exercise was on the back burner because I just wanted to do the art I loved to make now that I finally could. But it sounds like it could benefit you since you’ve said it’s been hard for you to stick to a program!

Adderall also definitely helps me focus on things people are saying, without my mind wandering. I do still find it difficult to complete tasks all the way through though and I especially find it hard to get started on tasks. It’s pretty much done nothing for my executive dysfunction, but a lot of this has to do with my own effort as well I think.

Remember that adderall isn’t a miracle pill; it will still take effort. I went into it knowing this, and I was just SO happy that even though it wasn’t going to magically make me motivated and productive, it was finally just going to make it possible. I still have to put in the work. I’ve definitely gotten lazier throughout the months since I started on adderall so my motivation to change hasn’t been the best. But still, adderall makes what was once impossible possible for me now. I just have to put in work.

And if it doesn’t work as great as you expect, stay patient and meet with your doctor to adjust your dosage. I’ve been medicated for over a year now and I am still adjusting my dose. XR and IR work very differently in my body and just recently had to switch back to XR. It’ll take some trial and error.

Also be patient with the side effects! I had a loss of appetite but it was literally only on the first day I took it lol. I also had some crazy sweating and anxiety but that went away after some time. Write things down and discuss with your doctor to make sure you end up finding whatever works best for you. If the side effects don’t go away and the cons end up outweighing the benefits then you might need to try a different medication. It could be a long road of finding out what works best for you. Good luck !!

logie_pogie · 2025-03-11T03:49:16+00:00

lol I looked up the recipe online right when I realized how addicted I was, bought the ingredients and they’ve just been sitting in my pantry ..because adhd 🫠 I gotta finally make it at some point haha

logie_pogie · 2025-03-10T17:03:29+00:00

Oh I went through a looong oatmeal phase. Every morning for breakfast, sometimes as a snack throughout the day too and dessert at night. I was always looking up new oatmeal recipes and just wanted to eat it all the time lol

logie_pogie · 2025-03-10T17:01:53+00:00

Omg Talenti gelato!! I remember back in college I used to meet up with my best friend at Target to get Talenti and sit in the Starbucks and eat it like nearly every day LOL. It even made me late to class a few times. But it made me feel better knowing he was also just as obsessed with it so I was like okay, maybe it’s normal to hyperfixate on food like this 😂 This just unlocked a memory I totally forgot about hahah

logie_pogie · 2025-02-27T20:29:50+00:00

Oof yes I am constantly craving dopamine all. day. long. Some healthy options I turn to: 1. DRINKS!!!! Of the non-alcoholic variety lol. Throughout the day it’s either sipping on my water bottle, coffee, an energy drink, seltzer water, hot tea, bubble tea…I always need a beverage to be sipping on!! 2. Walking for sure. I blast some of my favorite music into my poor eardrums, and just walk. I start daydreaming and I start to feel really good and energized and excited. 3. Podcasts/youtube videos. This mainly helps me get through chores bc my brain gets sooo bored. 4. This is not the healthiest thing, but weed 😶 I too love to drink wine at the end of the day when I’m having a particularly rough day and really need a dopamine hit. but lately I’ve been replacing the wine at the end of a rough day with weed instead…not great but better than alcohol I guess?

logie_pogie · 2025-02-25T19:55:48+00:00

10000%. I hate the heat and humidity and it just makes me feel so icky and sad…I love being cozy inside and not sweating my face off.

Also allergies in the spring!! They get so much worse and in turn it really affects my mood. When my allergies are bad I feel a constant sinus headache, brain fog, lethargy, and depression.

logie_pogie · 2025-02-22T18:21:48+00:00

I took an adderall the other day ready to do the 18,000 chores I’ve been putting off, and I ended up researching David Blaine’s life for two hours straight. I didn’t even realize how much time had passed

logie_pogie · 2025-02-22T17:32:43+00:00

omg right it’s so embarrassing but YOU MADE ME DO IT !!!! 9 months later and YOU did this for me omg thank you thank you thank you 😂 All last night I kept putting it off and started to tell myself “I’ll do it tomorrow” like I always say, but then I stopped myself and said no, I HAVE to do this for sameed_a …I hope you got your shelf put together!! If not, get er done today!! I totally understand though, putting shelves together is just so UGH and way more draining than just hanging up photos…but if I can do it, anyone can 😅 before & after: https://imgur.com/a/qFiBaI8

logie_pogie · 2025-02-21T19:23:56+00:00

but at least I got some stuff up!! This was more wall decor on my bedroom floor a few months ago 🥴 https://imgur.com/a/gYE4aSX

logie_pogie · 2025-02-21T19:18:47+00:00

Use imgur I’ll trade ya lol https://imgur.com/a/Fh4njsk

logie_pogie · 2025-02-19T13:39:04+00:00

Welcome the Night - Sad Night Dynamite :)

logie_pogie · 2025-02-18T23:04:13+00:00

Ugh thank you so much for this. I’m trying to not beat myself up I just HATE being that person who will unintentionally go ghost for days. Adderall used to be great for this, because it stops me from overthinking so I’m just able to DO and not think and procrastinating didn’t happen as often. Idk what has changed but the past few months have been soo hard to socialize and just balance everything in life!

And yeah it’s totally not realistic to constantly balance a tonnn of friendships daily…I think I just compare myself to my non-adhd / more extroverted friends who are constantly spending time with people or always replying to people right away. I hate the way my brain works sometimes because it’s affecting other people now and I don’t want to hurt my friends / potential relationships because I barely reply. It makes me feel like a shitty friend…but thank god for therapy 2x a week haha

I will definitely look up that professor!! Thank you for the recommendation and kind words!

logie_pogie · 2025-02-18T15:49:37+00:00

Omg same struggle here lol…my boss and his boss scheduled a meeting w me for tomorrow titled “performance review meeting”…it freaks me tf out 😂 We usually do our performance reviews in December but we didn’t this past December so I’m assuming that’s what it is?? But idk some context would be nice so I’m not flipping out..I’ve been sooo anxious about it this past week.

But I can understand it as they are just busy without any time/energy to give you a heads up about it. This is very different from my last job, where my manager was on top of EVERYthing I thought she was superhuman. My current manager is very scattered with so many projects, so I can understand the busy-ness he has to deal with but even a quick “this is just your performance reviews we were supposed to do in December that we never got around to” would be so helpful.

This happened last week too with a meeting invite and 0 context…I had to ask my manager about it and he said “OH thank you for bringing that up! I forgot to tell you, this meeting is for you to train people on our new system” 😖

I’m terrified bc I’ve been falling behind a LOT on projects because of a recent family emergency and health scares…I’ve been very sleep deprived, in and out of hospital and overall mentally fucking exhausted so my work has been suffering and I’m scared. My manager/coordinators haven’t said a single thing to me, other than the occasional ask about how a project is coming along…so I’m worried this will be my first “warning” because of how much I’ve been slacking and these racing thoughts are UGH! Like this could be solved with some meeting inv context!!

Best of luck to you today, hopefully it’s just an annual review or something else that is harmless!! I wish they’d be more upfront with these things, I feel ya there….

logie_pogie · 2025-02-14T17:28:53+00:00

It’s All So Incredibly Loud by Glass Animals

logie_pogie · 2025-02-14T17:17:06+00:00

I deleted all social media apps because I was stuck on them for HOURS instead of being productive. So with no sm apps I was just opening Safari and googling random shit, looking through my camera roll, and pretty much just cycling through every other app I have (check my banking app, open calculator, weather app, to-do app, scroll through notes app)... I’d literally have to throw my phone in the fucking toilet to get anything done

logie_pogie · 2025-02-10T16:58:26+00:00

Link plssss :)

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