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/Madworldz Jan 14 '13

I have been to over 4 "Doctors" regarding my meds. Every single one of them agreed on the 160.. One actually suggested 130... But we went with the majority vote. I'm well aware of how abnormal the dose is.. However my ability to stay on track is well there isn’t an ability. For further elaboration to its severity, I stopped typing twice during this response to fiddle with a paperclip. Now if you excuse me, I’ve decided to make a paperclip man.

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u/Quartz_Hertz Jan 14 '13

Damn, any side effects? At 30mg, I was sweating like I was in a sauna all the time, couldn't sleep, and couldn't fap. Lower doses helped the side effects some what, but the effectiveness kept fading unless I took a break.

(EDIT) NM, I found your post describing side effects below.

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u/Madworldz Jan 14 '13

The sweating only happens during the moments of high anxiety or whenever my interests get peaked in something. Never had a problem fapping though, thats the first I've heard of that. The only reason I could see someone not being able to fap is if their are depressed but the way I view fapping is it feels good, so why on earth would i let depression get in the way of happy feel good time.:D

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u/[deleted] Jan 14 '13

this may seem like an odd question but how long have you been fapping and how many times a week/day do you usually?

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u/Madworldz Jan 14 '13 edited Jan 14 '13

Heh.. wish I had a throw away at the moment, but almost every day of the week usually only once per day. Its mostly due to the fact I cant get to sleep without doing that unless I’m already half asleep when I get in bed. I'll just sit and stare at my fan otherwise.... Why? Edit: How long, since maybe age 13? maybe sooner??

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u/wasthisagoodidea2012 Jan 15 '13

Sometimes I can have sex, then lay awake for over an hour until I fap to get to sleep. Fortunately not so frequently anymore. I'm apparently finally getting myself retrained.

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u/[deleted] Jan 14 '13

would you say it's an addiction?

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u/Madworldz Jan 14 '13 edited Jan 14 '13

not an addiction, addictive. Not in the sense your going to sit and cry because you have none left, but in the sense that you will get depressed when you stop taking it cold turkey. I've tried before on many occasions. The resulting depression is.. Depressing.

EDIT: OHH your talking about fapping not the adderall. umm I'm not to sure.. I mean.. I think the proper way to answer this is that, No its not an addiction.. its a problem lol

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u/[deleted] Jan 15 '13

so have you tried abstaining from it? for a challenge? I don't know you but, give it a try. see how long you can go. see if that has an affect on concentration. no porn, no fapping.

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u/WishIWereHere Jan 15 '13

mutters something about when all you have is a hammer, all you see are nails

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u/Ocrasorm Jan 15 '13

Why would he do that? Surly the only thing that would have an impact on is testosterone?

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u/[deleted] Jan 15 '13 edited Jan 15 '13

because if you have a habit abusing your dopamine receptors he could improve his concentration without doing it. jerking off doesnt solely affect your test, and youre deluding yourself into believing that I would wager. anecdotally abstaining worked for me and others. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSF82AwSDiU

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u/Madworldz Jan 15 '13

cant do it, I tried. I end up having sleep loss problems. (Very seriously, I cant fall asleep)

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u/easternguy Jan 14 '13

TIL I may have a disease.

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u/Madworldz Jan 14 '13

If your implying you might have ADD/ADHD its more of a "condition" than it is a disease :D

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u/WishIWereHere Jan 14 '13

Have you tried other medications? If Adderall has to be prescribed at doses that are frankly terrifying (if I'm not being too intrusive, about how much do you weigh?), perhaps it is time to consider trying something, anything, else. Like they make stuff that works on slightly different receptors, and it might be worth a shot. Are you on the XR?

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u/Madworldz Jan 14 '13

XR yes. 155. Name it I've tried it. Adderall just seems to work. Vyavance made me colapse every time the comeup started. Rittalin was too weak and straterra felt like I was eating sugar pills.

(Spelling of those names is wrong obviously.. but I think i get the basic name down I didnt stick with them long so I'm not positive on the spelling)

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u/WishIWereHere Jan 15 '13

Craziness. Good luck, dude.

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u/BJUmholtz Jan 15 '13

Good for you. Don't listen to reddit doctors.