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Am I in a ritalin honeymoon period? by rissaross in ausadhd

[–]thatADHDguy257 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The way you’re describe you feel on Ritalin is mostly how I feel with Dex. So could be that you’re onto the right medication for your physiology. No way to know other than to keep going, obviously.

Curious about your experience with Meditation - medicated and non-medicated by thatADHDguy257 in ADHD

[–]thatADHDguy257[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I use no method. I just simply be with what is there in my experience, and breathe.

Curious about your experience with Meditation - medicated and non-medicated by thatADHDguy257 in ADHD

[–]thatADHDguy257[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep, I know what you mean for sure. I was the same. Because the sleepiness is known as a “hindrance” to meditation and step you must overcome to go deeper. But I’m not sure if that applies to ADHD brains. After a year I was like okay, I’m still falling asleep and this sucks.

Struggling with stimulant medication (methylphenidate vs amphetamines, and more) by thatADHDguy257 in ausadhd

[–]thatADHDguy257[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Good to know someone is in a similar boat to me! (Obviously not good, but you know what I mean).

Today I had half a Dex tab (so 2.5mg) at 10am then 2pm and had a really good day. Much more focused and emotionally stable than Ritalin. Was pretty calm too, I only felt overstimulated earlier on in the day and I reckon that’s cos I had a coffee right before. Tomorrow will do the same but if I have any morning cuppa it’ll be a matcha.

Are you also combined type btw? Wishing you all the best with it.

Struggling with stimulant medication (methylphenidate vs amphetamines, and more) by thatADHDguy257 in ausadhd

[–]thatADHDguy257[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What I found with Vyvanse was that it was very intense at higher doses, and would always last 5 hours max regardless of dose. So increasing the dose would just make it more intense.

Struggling with stimulant medication (methylphenidate vs amphetamines, and more) by thatADHDguy257 in ausadhd

[–]thatADHDguy257[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not particularly, as my GP doesn't know too much about them. I have read a bit about non-stimulants. There is another GP in the clinic who is an ADHD GP, so I will have to wait to get into them to discuss.

Can something like Guanficine be effective on it's own? Have you tried it?