Adhd is like having 24/7 shower thoughts. No matter what you're doing, it never stops.

ADHD is interesting, with or without meds. Its an experience.

meds didn't stop me fidgeting or daydreaming. The biggest effect I've seen is stuff I used to find just agonizingly, unbearably boring now feels tolerable which is a huge relief at times.

I've been medicated for my adhd for nearly 4 years now and i still remember the first thought i had after i took my pills for the first time. "Is this what it's like to be normal?"

What I originally thought when taking ADHD medication was that the pill would do it all. When I was introduced to harder topics in school/ a large workload, I thought that the medication wasn't working anymore. I soon came to realize that most of the work was still up to me. The medication gives you the ability to function how you want, but without training your brain to work with it, you'll get nowhere.

ADHD is actually definitely like having a bunch of people in your brain but instead of disassociative identity disorder where they sorta like, take turns with the wheel and have different identities, they just all have control of the internal dialogue at once. And none of them are different people than you are. It's just a bunch of copies of yourself all slightly out of sync, and you're trying to follow instructions from a Twitch chat they're all shitposting in. Edit: changed because of clarifications about DID; if I am misrepresenting anything else then definitely say something! I def don't mean to hurt anyone with DID!

I have been depressed for a long time, but after taking shrooms few months ago, l feel much happier and highly motivated and my ADHD gone , lost a ton of anxiousness and had a few epiphanies about how I should live my life. I decided to buy an ounce for backup, but haven’t yet felt the need to take any more since then.

One thing that nobody tells ppl with ADHD is that the meds themselves will not do the hard work, they'll just help on a specific tasks. You still need to have discipline and structure and it sucks

i love seeing other people with adhd depict what the overlapping thought trains feel like. they’re often super relatable but this version in particular was just… perfect

This is 100% accurate

I got diagnosed with ADHD 18 years ago as a teenage, spent my whole life fighting ADHD. I suffered severe depression and mental disorder. Not until my mom recommended me to psilocybin mushrooms treatment.psilocybin treatment saved my life honestly. 8 years totally clean. Never thought I would be saying this about mushrooms

My main take away on this is that we should not see meds as a way to easily solve ADHD-related problems in our life with 100% guaranteed accuracy. Meds are just a tool that can help you in some situations and work against you in others. Good luck with your journey 🔥

Crazy coincidence, but as someone who just was put on meds for ADHD, this is quite relatable video

Having ADHD is so difficult when everyone else around you doesn’t understand how it works. For many years of my life I was labeled as lazy, unproductive, a huge procrastinator, etc. but I physically couldn’t help it. Everyone around me told me to change and stop doing said things, but I felt as if it was uncontrollable and that something was wrong with me. Fast forward a few years and I’m going through therapy and my therapist goes “you have ADHD” and I was stunned. She explained to me that every symptom listed in this video and your previous one was a symptom of ADHD, and all of them applied to me. I finally felt that I was heard, and I’m forever thankful.

I was diagnosed ADHD when I was 8, my parents tried everything to get me to be "normal" but the medication was either 1. Didn't work at all. Or 2. I was a zombie (thanks Ritalin!) There was never a healthy balance, I tried Vyvanse as an adult and it was life changing, I suddenly felt like I was in the driver's seat for the first time in a life of living in the back seat, I saw task A and I could just DO IT! Amazing I know! This was especially good for work where I could actually use all my skills to blow through tasks instead of getting burned out every 2 hours, to the point where my boss told me "we have nothing for you to do right now, just go relax and watch some UKposts or something" Which felt WRONG! unmedicated me would have jumped at the chance but with this new control I had it felt wrong. TLDR: everyone has Different reactions to ADHD medication, some good, some bad.

It always nice to hear someone else talk about their ADHD. I take Vyvance too, I can agree it gives me the slow burn of focus I need for my job. There is the problem, like you said, that you need to focus on what you need to do or you'll focus on the wrong thing.

Man, sitting there taking a test with 8 trumpets playing randomly at the same time in your head is way too relatable.. I don't know if ADHD caused my crippling test anxiety or if it just made it worse, but it's an actual miracle that I was able to make it out of college. I hope you find something that works for you, bud.

As someone with ADHD and takes medication for it, you really couldn’t of described it any better. Loved this video!

The ability to feel normal to sit down listen, focus, no constant overlapping voices, and best of all just to relax and everything being quite makes it a miracle for me at least idk bout you but good luck

wow I'm 27 and JUST got diagnosed with ADHD and find that I'm going through a bit of "hell yeah obviously" followed by "what-how-denial".... but damn, your illustration/portrayal of unmedicated days is....... so validating to see. so me, it's crazy. it's wild how, esp those of us who go undiagnosed for a while, just right off our symptoms as personal deficiencies / character flaws/ areas where WE need to TRy HARDER. thanks for the video man. it's giving me hope in a future that feels different than the messy undiagnosed years. HASHTAG KNOWLEDGE IS POWER FRIENDS, STAY STRONG, GIVE YOURSELVES LUV

Never seen anyone capture ADHD as perfectly.

You explained the vyvanse pattern way to well. The "if I'm doing the wrong thing when it kicks in, I will just hyperfocus on the wrong thing" was a struggle for me for months

I was diagnosed with ADHD when I was 6-7, and recently I’ve discovered that it’s so severe that even over 100mg of concerta don’t work completely. Sure they help but unlike others, I can’t stop taking them during weekends, or summer or breaks because if I stop taking them I become mentally unstable, can’t do anything right and become effectively a blob on the bed.

I take Vyvanse and when I do I can do crazy shit like complete a full 1000-piece puzzle or build train tracks all around all the tables in the toy train area of the kid's area at the museum. I actually did both of these things. But when I am off of my medication I can either barely move from one spot or I am OFF THE WALLS. I am a somewhat malnourished child and on top of that, I DO NOT sleep. I am exhausted 24/7 yet with my medication I can walk around the capital of Washington DC (I actually did that as well). Adhd medicine is just built differently.

when I was around 7, I got diagnosed with ADHD, they gave me medication and at first things went better at school, but I quickly lost my appetite and started not being able to sleep, they started giving me larger doses because the results weren't being met, to the point where they gave me too much for my weight for a while. This went on for about 10 years until I quit cold turkey due to me wanting to get into the military. Suddenly everything improved, I could sleep better, could finally eat again and I started having more fun in life. Only a year later I went back to a psychologist, who diagnosed me with Autism, and said there was no trace of ADHD.

The comments section really puts a spotlight on how much of a struggle living with ADHD is no matter what your age, and it shows how much it sucks. Its nice seeing that we all suffer the same way and struggle with the same things; it shows none of us are alone.

This is EXACTLY what it feels like to take Vyvanse: “If I am not doing the task I need to be doing when the medication kicks in, I am distracted by something else until it wears off.” EXACTLY, EXACTLY! I’m so glad I’m not alone on this. I’ve been on Vyvanse for 2 years (started in May of 2022), and it has been great… for when I’m doing the right thing at the beginning of the day. For example, today, I took my mediation with breakfast, then decided I wanted to watch the new “Quiet On Set” docu-series. I intended to just get a start on it, then get to work. Nope. I finished the whole thing in one sitting, and wasn’t able to do ANY work for the rest of the day. Now I’ve spent the last couple hours scrolling through shorts and watching UKposts. Love you Vyvanse 😘😘😘

Adhd meds definitely work different for each person. I had to try 5 different meds to finally land on Vyvanse for myself. Everyones brain needs a different kind of medication

I have never felt more validated in my life

As someone else with (pretty crippling) ADHD, I can only offer the other side of the coin to those who are thinking of trying medication: it allowed me to actually be a person. I don't sleep for 16 hours a day anymore, I don't hyperfixate on things I don't even enjoy anymore, I'm not always starving, I can actually find the words I'm trying to summon in a conversation, etc. ad infinitum. Some people don't react well to certain drugs, some people might not react well to any, but some people need them to function properly. Don't base your decision to seek medication on any one person's experience- see a psychiatrist and find out whether it would be a good idea for YOU.

The way I always described my ADHD is having multiple trains of thoughts at the exact same time, my meds allow me to select what train I want to focus on and silences the others. I try to focus on everything, there for I can not focus on anything.

I wish more doctors would ask more pointed questions or at least explain what I/their patients should be looking for regarding productivity. I've been taking Vyvance on and off for years from a young age, and it wasn't until this video, where you explained how the meds specifically affected you, that it ever occurred to me that I should identify and narrow down exactly what I need these meds to do, what they are helping with, and what I am still lacking. It's amazing how long I've been frustrated with myself over this. Pretty bummed out now that all the doctors I've had have just asked the question, "How are the meds working for you?" and move on since "I can feel them working" is a good enough answer to them even if I don't know how, or really if, they actually help :/. Giving myself some grace though because I know I was just desperate for any help, even if it wasn't consistent, and testing out other drugs for no definitive reason or way to evaluate their effectiveness was/is scary.

"Is the heat death of the universe something I need to be worried about?" as a random thought is so spot on. Thank you.

I got diagnosed with adult ADHD a few years ago, and am lucky that taking generic Adderall has really changed my life for the better. Thank you for sharing your experiences!

I was diagnosed with ADHD since my teenage, spent my whole life fighting ADHD. Also suffered severe depression and mental disorder. Not until a friend recommended me to psilocybin mushrooms treatment. Psilocybin treatment saved my life honestly. 8 years totally clean. This is something that really need to be use globally to help people with related health challenges.

Your experience on Vyvanse is honestly like my experience every day as a person with ADHD/Anxiety/Depression who can hyperfocus.

Your description of "I was really focused, just focused on the wrong thing" is exactly what I experience a lot of the time when working from home. Thank you for putting that frustration into words!

As someone who has been struggling for the longest time with ADHD-like symptoms but never had the guts or money to get a diagnosis, thank you for being open about your experience in such a lighthearted yet informative manner

I am currently on a double dose of my medication at work and seeing your video pop up has reminded me that my lunch break is 30 mins and not an hour. Thanks i guess

I’ve spent a large portion of my 26 years on earth trying to cope with my ADHD above all else. Ended up really opening up to my GP about all the problems I consider ‘lesser than’ my ADHD and he said “okay so I’m gonna pick *one* of those issues to start with.” Cut forward a couple months, he’s got me on venlafaxine for my admittedly crippling anxiety and it’s a big ol ‘holy crap’ difference. It’s like needing glasses real bad and finally getting a pair. Without the anxiety agitating literally every other mental health issue I have it’s so much easier to manage my ADHD without *specifically* medicating for it. I do still have my off days but who doesn’t? Everyone needs their lazy sundays

This might just be me personally, but after some trials me and my psych doctor agreed that meds wouldn’t be that helpful for me and I’m doing cognitive behavioural therapy instead. It’s really helped! Also as someone with autism as well, that “I focus too much on unessesary things” is my whole life 😭

As a man with ADHD, who takes pills to help counteract it, I can confirm this is how it feels

I am so glad I found this. I’ve never felt so listened to in my life 😭 I’ve never used meds since my diagnosis 9 months ago but I’m sort of trying to find ways to recognise my distractions and work around them Or work WITH my ADHD instead of fighting against it The trumpets in the brain scene had me crying with laughter 😭

Love hearing other ADHD medication stories because its always so different NEVER the same. Atomoxetine, the generic for Strattera, changed my life for the better as an example

This couldn’t have come out at a more perfect time I just started my meds for adhd today

The face when the doctor said, “So I’m not sure what this is” was ridiculously relatable. So is symptom denial. I’ve been there, man. Just so desperate to find a medicine that finally works.

Your story with Vyvanse sounds a lot like my daily experiences with Autism. I follow things so well with such hyper focus that I still don't get what I want to get done, done. I have to essentially craft my entire routine around it which I don't mind and would love to do, if only I could get started on it.

That fact that I got an adhd episode while watching this and started looking up meds then saw the price and jumped in insta to scroll, only to come back to this video 10 minutes later is actually hilarious

The "who's the guy in charge here?" bit SENT ME

This is so relatable. One time my meds kicked in while I was picking at my split ends - ended up spending over 4 hours cutting my split ends into the trash after that😬

Well……. This was a fun and slightly heart breaking realization that maybeeee my meds actually don’t work for me anymore. They used to work PERFECTLY for the past 6-7(ish) years but recently I take them and either I hyper fixate on a task I don’t have to do or my anxiety kicks in about all the things I have to do and then I hyper fixate on the anxious feeling about all the things I need to do and fall into adhd paralysis. This video really forced me to look at myself and realize I’ve been so stuck on the fact that they did work and that I didn’t want to start from square 1 again and I’ve definitely been lying to myself that it’s fine…. So even though part of me is kind of annoyed that seeing this video is the reason I’m most likely gonna have to start over majority of me really just wants to say thank you so much for creating this so I can start getting better and I appreciate you sharing your journey. If anyone else is going through something similar after years of success just know there are tons of factors that can cause a change in your meds ability to work for you from environmental changes to hormones to literally just your brain developing more as you’ve gotten older. The only reason I know this is because of the many rabbit holes of adhd research I’ve fallen down that apparently didn’t convince my brain that switching meds was an option but at least this cute 7 minute UKposts video of a cartoon stick figure talking to me did 🥲

oh my god i’ve taken tyvense (idk why they localised the name like that ngl) for like two years now and you described it so well. the focusing really well on the wrong task part is so fucking real

Absolutely gobsmacked when I realised that my performance in tests WASN'T luck-of-the-draw and studying was actually meant to do something. I thought other students were JOKING when they said the reason they did well was because they studied, and asking "how do you think you did?" was a fun game of Lotto after a test.

When you described what adderalls affects were at first, It has definitely solidified that I should get diagnosed because the ability to do sounds nice

Shoutout Strattera. I was diagnosed with Autism and to a somewhat lesser extent ADHD when I was really young, so I was on that medication for years. In my experiences, medications like Strattera worked great when I was young but was something that started basically ruining my life as I got older. I don't know if anyone else has had a similar experience, but eventually the "focus" aspect that these medications are supposed to help with, led to me intensely focusing on the wrong things, such as what every person thought of me at any given moment, and non--verbal communication cues that I always took as being negative. Since getting into some pretty rough drug addiction in University I've had to get back on ADHD meds if at a much lower dose, so I think ultimately the strength of a given medication and where your at developmentally play a huge role.

Thank you for sharing your experience! I don't have ADHD, but I have periodically suffered with depression throughout my life, and I recently tried antidepressants. I was very sensitive to these meds, to both the positives and the negatives, so it was... interesting, to say the least. I feel like on the Internet, there tends to be a lot of stuff that's either very pro- or anti-psychiatry. Thanks for just telling it like it is, and being honest about the good, the bad, and the ugly with psychiatric meds, without adopting a slant.

Honestly you're probably one of the only guys on youtube who makes sponsor ads worth watching. Thank you for making the thought of buying random products interesting!

The best I can describe this feeling is that being unmedicated is like I'm 'up in the clouds' and just floating around aimlessly, so meds are great at making me more 'grounded'. But then I can get too grounded and dig myself a hole that I can't get out of.

I got diagnosed at a crazy young age that I'm able to recognize as being pretty lucky in that regard. But the problem is, while I remember taking things like Concerta and stuff early on, as soon as I was put on adderall, and it worked, that was it. That was about 10-12 years ago. So you can IMAGINE the crap I went through during the shortage

This literally said my experience better than i ever could. I havent tried Vyvanse, but it struggle with my Adderall cause i can DO stuff, but i feel like i have a hard time thinking creatively. Ive struggled to find the balance cause my work is in the creative field and i feel like myself, unmedicated can think outside the box really easy, but i have my general adhd symptoms and its hard for me to get work done. But on the flip side, im like a machine that just inputs and outputs and can actually do my tasks but my creativity feels "dull"

I’ve been taking medication since I was 10. I’m now almost 27. The ONLY reason I was diagnosed was because my mom has adhd and she saw the symptoms while she didn’t get diagnosed until she was in her 30s. I think without medication I legit would not have gotten my associates. Now I’m currently working on my bachelors and eventually masters. However, I am extremely annoyed at how expensive the medication is and if you don’t have good insurance then it’s even worse

As a teen with ADHD, this video is completely accurate with how it is to take meds. I had to go through 3 stages of meds as I grew up. my current ones help me focus and slow down

The animation was soo so fun ! Ive just recently started with my adhd (add actually) medication, not the direct stimulants but the slow releasing ones, or whatever they are called..mine is wellbutrin xl. And, im having a total revolution. I didnt know the hyperactivity in my mind was the root of all the crpp happening in my life. The meds transfered the hyperactivity in the mind to physical activity. I cant believe how productive i can get to be now. Before, i was just thinking too much on anything and everything, so nothing could be done properly and never on time, of course. Or even if its properly done, i was getting so damn exhausted, drained. And i could actually feel my brain was hurting (almost like muscle spasms) at each step. I couldnt have realistic evaluations on stuff i care about because i was just so lost in thought process all the time. Everything felt boring to the detriment, i couldnt even get to enjoy the things there is for entertainment, like book, movies, etc. Im already a highly sensitive person in medical terms-- like im sensitive to sounds, lights, smells, sensations, even the energy around and i even have sensitive teeth lol..so living felt painful, it felt just too much of a burden most of the time, especially during times of heavy stress (like my last 7 years). I had many burnouts bcos of such reasons. I couldnt get to the point of actually solving regular problems, i was just getting lost in the process. I was joking and laughing most of the time (i mean, when i wasnt easily frustrated at something), so nobody, including family, could actually see what i was going through each day. No support system whatsoever. After medication, only now i can think and act straight, can see whats actually important, my mind doesnt feel like losing your way in the middle of a vast forest. This is an actual inability guys..it has nothing to do with being lazy or whatever. Thats like wanting to walk but your muscles just dont let it happen. Or you cant see clearly without glasses. This is the same kind of a physical inability. The problem is...its mostly invisible to the outside. Because its not directly visible, your problems dont make sense to other people and after some point, you yourself also start believing that its a character fault rather than an actual inability. Like, you become convinced you dont get paralysed in thought process most of the time, as though it was all intentional. Anyways...Im soo so grateful i have the right diagnosis for the first time at the age of 35 (before it was only depression and anxiety treatment, which didnt change anything eventually) and there is medication options for this inability -- yes, its totally a kind of inability for me, even though thats not a popular opinion about adhd. Every morning my mind is in the familiar mess and confusion and it feels adrift until the meds kick in. Only after then i start thinking in an organized manner automatically. Only after that i feel like i belong to this world, and able to function as i wish, like everybody else. I hope the researches on neurodiversity improves even more, so that everyone who suffers everyday can reach more great solutions easily.

Hey Ice Cream Sandwich thanks for making amazing videos it’s really fun to watch your animations, you make my day better every time by your funny jokes

So far this guy has explained ADHD better then I’ve seen doctors explain it. I love it and can relate to just about everything he said.

I really identified with this video. It's nice to know other people understand what it's like to think as a person with ADHD

Having adhd and learning how to not thrive on chaos or meds has been the best thing for me. Granted it took 15 years of effort but i managed to not be medicated and i understand at a deep level of how my brain functions. I want this for all of us. I have a child with ADHD and both of us having it can be hell because i see my old habits and having the patience to teach him how to break free has heen difficult.

on point. your experience with vyvanse was the same as mine. its anxiety. but i stayed on it and pushed through, and it went away. i do take some time off the vyvanse every once to avoid becoming too tolerant of it, and when i go back on the first day or two is off, but i quickly get back to good

I feel like one of the things that can really help people with ADHD is just… an outside influence. Not trying to leave someone to their own brain to try to get everything sorted, but having a physical, actual other person help. Like “hey let’s do [this task you were meant to do]” kind of thing. It’s easier to step over the executive dysfunction hurdle when you do it with someone else. Update: Who does it and HOW they does it seriously matters of course.

The video is brilliant. Love the humor!

I think this was probably the easiest vid to watch I have ever seen and also, I was reacting to the situations (out loud of course) exactly as you were lol This channel is AWESOME! MY COPING STRATEGY- oops still in caps - lots of beer and chronic fatigue from having MS. Not ideal obv but it does work 🤷🏻‍♀️ Ooh also, chronic fatigue meds gave me that ‘hyper focus’ too and then the mental burn swiftly followed by me collapsing like a felled tree and drooling for an hour, then back to ‘normal’.

I remember when my older brother went on Ritalin and his ADHD symptoms were almost gone. However, my mom noticed that he "wasn't being himself" anymore. He stopped doing his hobbies and the mannerisms we knew him for were disappearing. He was also getting somewhat depressed. It basically deleted his personality, so we decided that maybe medication isn't a good idea for him.

I had a similar experience with some meds-they gave me anxiety attacks or tachycardia. My psychiatrist gave me Strattera, which works for me without the side effects. I’m still working on the Structure and motivation part, but at least the meds part of the puzzle was solved.

Kinda understand what you're going through. I tried three different meds, each more ineffective than the other. Now I'm back to med 1 again, and on a higher dose (which my body didn't like before but now it seems totally fine) and it gives me SMALL amount of better focus and makes it a LITTLE easier to do boring household stuff, but other than that...well, okay, I do feel slightly more awake, but that's it. I lose some weight too, so that's good. Even increased the dose but got health issues so had to lower it again (and I was so awake at that point that I effectively stopped sleeping completely). So this dose is more balanced but also doesn't give me so many advantages. Other than that, your video pretty much hits all the right spots for me, I recognize all my problems by listening to your problems. So far, not easy to know what would work better.

I was recently told I have ADHD after being told I didn't have it all my life. Everything was impossibly hard for me to do growing up and now having people actually take me seriously, it's amazing. Medicine has saved me from those days of chaos. This video summed it up perfectly

I’m just impressed that you’re motivated enough to do animations even with your ADHD, i for one gotta put a lot of drive to start a single drawing. Good on you man.

I have hyperfocus adhd, so the meds giving be the ability to just DO things without the loop and then switch tasks when I need to was exactly what I needed them to do.

I haven't heard anyone describe the Vyvanse productivity dice roll thing before! It's something I just thought I had to live with because Vyvanse was a bit better than Dex... You've inspired me to talk to my psych about a different option so thank you!

As a college student with ADHD, I feel your pain. I've been taking medication since first grade, and it's always a struggle. For me, it's worth it because my ADHD symptoms are far worse than the side effects and difficulties of the medication (to be fair I am studying to be an engineer). I spent nine years on Vyvanse, and bounced between medications before and after. It sounds to me like you were overmedicated on top of being not used to/comfortable with how the meds impacted your mental state. I have been told that some people need only a tiny dose to get the full effect, and others (like me) need a lot more, so you may want to start any future medications at the lowest dose possible, especially because you have only just started trying them out. As for getting used to how the medication impacts you, the laser focus of Vyvanse can be like being strapped to a rocket: it takes a lot of work and practice to be able to direct that attention. It worked for me because I started it while in middle school, so my attention was sort of guided for me, but homework has always been a challenge. I highly recommend you speak to a counselor or therapist (ADHD coaches do exist too) once you find a medication/dose that won't kill you, because developing the strategies and habits to take advantage of the medication efficiently can be extremely difficult to do on your own. Good luck, I hope your journey takes you where you want to go!

The way he describes how he felt without medication rings very true to me, and then the way I was actually shocked and amazed when he said when he took the medication he was able to say he wanted to do something then do it makes me think all those online tests and medical recommendations maybe were right all along

wait also, just wanna say that... your ADHD illustrations are speaking to the silly goose within my ADHD. I was giggling so hard when I took a step back from the greater message of this video and just appreciated the animated silly gooses

My lil sis was diagnosed years before me and went through years of changing meds and dosages and some of them resulted in her being insufferable. I was almost 31 when I was diagnosed and my psych did Genomind first before picking which med I should take and it ended up being Vyvanse. no drug is without side affects but I really appreciate that she did that first because Vyvanse was a game changer for me. I use a low dose addy boost for days when I need to study or work for long hours. I also periodically take a day off from it and that prevents some of the desensitization that causes some of the issues you describe. I also take an antidepressant. I did a lot of therapy and healing and undid decades of compensation and masking so now when the med shortage interferes with me getting my Rx I go through it when the Vyvanse fully leaves my nervous system and my body adjusts to not having it (usually couple weeks later) and tend to get more dysfunctional than I have been my whole life BUT… that only lasts briefly.

This man saved me from my anxiety, and now he's saving me from my ADHD

I've got diagnosed with ADHD just something small of a year ago, and after trying a lot of methods with my psychiatrist and therapist, we decided to try out meds. So i started taking them, and my Grades have never been better. I was one of the worst students for years, i only ever had Ds and under, and getting a C made me more than happy. But it also hurt, because a lot of adults told me that i was really intelligent, and that they couldn't understand how i'd get such low Grades, so i should just try harder. When i turned old enough to (in my country) make my own medical appointments, i did, literally the week before my birthday i called many medical professionals and asked for an appointment the following week. And i can tell you, that i am now an all As and Bs Student, but the meds don't make me smarter, and i still take longer to process and understand many things than others do, but after 11 years in school and feeling like i was trying to fight for my life, i would never let this opertunity go to waste. My best comparison to meds would be shoes. It is more comfortable and easier to walk with shoes, but the shoes don't walk for you, and different people need different shoes that fit them and have different functions. Of course there are people who don't wear shoes, other people say shoes are comfy, and others need speciall orthopedic shoes. But no less, you need to move your legs yourself, and while teaching how to walk slowly to yourself, whilst simutaniously going through the pain of going over gravel without shoes, can of course be made easier through sole sollst, but you still might just need to start heaving to learn how to walk only just now, after everyone has learned it decades ago. Sometimes we need to walk, jump or run, but we'll always have to learn at our own pace, one step after the other. Edit: edited out a part about my medication. some replies may not make sense now. But basically: i take an amphetamin that would show positiv in a drug test for things like meth and speed. And yes i have to cary a permit for it, especially when driving.

I swear you make the best sponsorships out of all the youtubers

I feel you man adhd is hard to deal with and I'm glad you found a way to deal with it.

This video actually pushed me to talk to my psychiatrist about ADHD medication. I'm 3 months into 10mg of Adderall and it's just. This is how normal people work??? But it's exactly like you described it! I don't have to fight my brain to do something; I can just. Do it. It saved my grades this semester - I've had a streak of failing at least one class every semester of college and I was able to manage 5 classes (and 2 of the most labor-intensive in my major at the same time).

Not getting fixated on results is super important. I spent years trying different medications, trying to find one that would “fix” me, even though I had been on Ritalin before and it had made me feel way better. It took about five years for me to realize that the point was for medication to *help* me, not *fix* me. So now I’m back on Ritalin and I feel… ok. My brain works better, not perfectly, but better. I can focus on optimizing my life, and learning how to make things easier now. Which was the point the whole time. There’s no cure, just ways to make things easier, medicated or not.

As someone with ADHD, I made it through this whole thing, and between the story telling (which makes hella sense and similar to my issues with some meds) You straight got me with the "Unsubscribe..... WAI--" and I straight up subbed lmfao XD

Mindfulness meditation is a behavioral practice that essentially just has you going back to task A when you catch yourself not paying attention to it. I highly recommend it as a stopgap, I highly recommend it paired with meds though bc learning it is BORING so off meds it can feel impossible

As someone who never had these symptoms, I really appreciate your ability to describe them in common relatable terms and similes. I feel like I understand ADHD a little better now.

Adderall has been a godsend for me personally, but I can *definitely* relate to how it worked for you. I only want to do what I love to do off my meds, but Adderall allows me to get the shit done that I also need to do in order to be a functional human, like doing laundry, taking out the trash, doing dishes, prepping my meals, doing homework, making flashcards, studying for exams in topics I don't necessarily enjoy, etc. Honestly the best way I can describe it is putting the stuff in my brain on a level playing field with what I want to do.

I gotta admit, the best treatment I got for ADHD was cognitive behavioural therapy. It taught me how to design my environment and make changes to my life that we're ADHD friendly and helped me get tasks done. My therapist strongly believed that if you just threw meds at ADHD but didn't provide a base of CBT you'd encounter problems. Like in this video, one of my problems is that my meds lock me into a task like what happened in this video. Also, if I start with a high dopamine task, like a video, I can't switch to a low dopamine task like writing an email. But if I start my day with something low dopamine I can do boring paperwork. So currently I start my day with a beautiful still picture on UKposts with chill music (like lofi) while my meds kick in and end my day with higher dopamine tasks when my meds wear off. Little adjustments like that make life doable. But just being given meds with no additional support structures is horrbt

Adhd can be both a blessing and a curse depending. My symptoms worsened in my early 20s, id start on a task and less than a minute i was in another world, task completely forgotten. Then eventually something that was really important to me needed to be worked on. Id get distracted and sometimes it would take 1-2hrs before the thought "hey shouldnt you be focusing on this?" Occurred. As i struggled each day my psych told me not to feel bad about this but when ive noticed ive veered off task, to get back to it before my mind changes again and i "forget". Two weeks of forcing myself to go back, trying to increase the time i focused on it by 1 second at a time, helped wonders! Now i usually can focus for about 10 mins in one sitting, but the most influental change that happened is when i got distracte, my distractions lasted a few minutes vs hours. I let myself get distracted while i work, but i soon remember that i have to get back on task and return right away. It also involved a trick where i had to think of ways to make my brain interested in what i was doing. Cuz adhd people often have an uncanny ability to focus on things they are "obsessed" about or enioy. Similar to being able to sit down and play a really fun videogame for a while in 1 sitting. Adhd coping mechanisms are not 1 size fits all, but figuring out how to be a lil more self aware and try to hack your strengths to overcome weaknesses pays off more than medication cause youre not risking your health with these controlled substances. Just my two cents and i hope this was explained well enough for at least one person to be able to understand and try. Improvement is gonna be incrimental and not happen overnight, but after a year of constantly trying, its become severily more manageable and has improved many aspects of my life as a fellow with a nonstop million mph brain lol.

A few tips I got from my mom (she's a therapist that started specializing in ADHD when I got diagnosed): - meds won't help you without therapy (to learn how to use them effectively but also adress any other problems) - ALWAYS eat a meal (at best a fatty meal) directly before you take your meds! - ADDers* often need higher doses or very low doses - women with ADD often need VERY low doses - AFTER CONSULTING WITH YOUR DOCTOR you can lower your dose lower than the doses available (if the meds are capsules containing powder) by diluting the powder in water in a measuring cup or syringe and only taking a portion. *I mean ADHD of the inattentive Type when I write ADD. Edit: Before, I didn't explain that I meant the inattentive subtype and that you should talk to your doctor before changing your dose. Thanks for the remarks!

As someone who has been diagnosed with adhd and has taken focalin and concerta, your descriptions of what it’s like to work without vs with meds are very accurate

For anyone with adhd here are some tips i found works for me: 1. Buy a small whitebord and write what you plan on to do that day, and when you do a task cross it of with just a line so you more easly see the proggres getting done. 2. If it starts to just become mush in your brain when your maybe doung school work or something else try getting to a checkpiont where you can easly take a brake, and during the brake either take a power nap, take a short walk or just sit and think for a while. 3. Get a good routine, where you always go to sleep that time or eat that time etc, it can help a ton in the long run. 4. Use alarms, if you are trying to start a new routine or have a realy important meeting, use alarms, might sound like something everyone knows but sometimes you overlook the obvious, atleast i did😅. Btw these are some tricks i found worked for me, if they dont work for you, dont give up as you will find the best way to handle your syntomps. Goodnight, morning or where ever you are and have a better day than me.

Something important to add. Meds wont give ypu what youre looking for, but they give you the focus to learn different coping strategies, and continued focus to self care. Coming from a dude whos been on vyvanse 60mg for like 8 years now

Oh this hit close to home. Went through four diff meds before saying the improvement isn’t worth the side effects. So now I’m working with a therapist instead and it’s been going really well!

Never had that "out of breath" experience with Vyvanse, I usually take a day or two off each week, but right when you started talking about getting locked into the wrong task, I started grinning. ADHD is such a ridiculous monster.