I take Ritalin 10mg on a needs basis since I generally have functioned ‘alright’ into adulthood.
Just took one to get some work done today and it still amazes me how normal I feel about doing work once I’m medicated. Like there’s no massive hurdle to even starting. No massive reluctance and task paralysis to fight.
Coming from a whole week where I’ve been procrastinating on whatever isn’t urgent, suddenly it’s so easy to just… do.
I also get incredibly chatty (hence the post, lol), but yeah. I can’t imagine how life changing it must be for people who struggle even worse with executive dysfunction.
Glad you’re getting your meds!
Agree about ADHD people needing to find their own stimulation, one way or another. In my case I learned to use stress. It’s my superpower. I can summon a stress response on command, until I just couldn’t turn it off.
So a big reason to take my meds is to try to replace that stress response since it’s making me crash mentally and physically. Even with meds, I spent most of my life not diagnosed, so it’s hard to stop.
Caution about using stress as a stimulant. Sometimes life gets stressful, then you have stress on stress on stress. Or maybe that’s just me
No, definitely. I wasn’t clear enough but using stress as stimulant most of my life has left me with long term physical and mental sequelae.