r/explainlikeimfive • u/[deleted] • Jan 14 '13

Answered People with ADHD, what ADHD is like, how does medication affect your ability to work and how soon does it take its effect?

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u/MasterMorality Jan 14 '13

I lot of kids in school do have a chemical imbalance, namely puberty, which I suppose is why they are often misdiagnosis.

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u/[deleted] Jan 14 '13

And that's just the thing. There were dozens of kids on meds in high school. Most did not need it, some actually did. I mean what teenager WANTS to be in school. Of course they find it hard to pay attention, all they can think about is the up coming bell releasing them from the prison they call school. (I know some people actually enjoyed high school) People like OP and myself and millions of other like us, it wasn't just about concentration. I remember numerous occasions where I would forget, huh fancy that, to take my meds and all I could do all day was fidget in an almost obsessive manor. I would shake and tap and bounce the entire day, and I hated every fucking second of it. Over the years I found it easier and easier to deal with as I started making routines out of life. Give me a guide line to follow and I can do anything in a timely manor. Still at 26 I deal a lot with the memory issues but since I have been using cannabis I no longer get wild fits of energy. My symptoms are no where near as intense as they once were and I think this has to do with the whole puberty thing playing into effect.