Reading this thread is making me reconsider if I have ADHD.
Last time I brought it up with my therapist she gently dismissed it, and she’s probably at least partially right in the sense that I’m slowly getting better without having to pathologize how my head works. On the other hand I’d really like to be able to live my life fully, and if ADHD meds could help me achieve that sooner, that would be lovely.
Kind of have the same issue. Pretty sure I have ADHD (my partner is convinced), but I was good in school as a child (mostly coasting on intuition as I am terribel at studying) so I'd never be able to convince a therapist.
But at the same time, when you read descriptions of illness online it kind of works like a horoscope, so I'm probably just lazy and depressed.
Most ADHD is neurochemical. Drink like two monsters and see if it makes you feel focused or like death. That was how I got to thinking I might have it.
ADHDheads process stimulants a little differently from NTs, so, depending on your existing level of caffeine tolerance, if something over-the-top like a Monster or a Death Wish coffee or a couple of Jolt Colas takes you from a tired mess and turns you into a productive human with the ability to focus on tasks (and not a jittery, anxious wreck on the verge of a heart attack), you might have ADHD.
It also doesn't help that "normal" soft drink manufacturers are getting in on the caffeine arms race -- Mountain Dew and Pepsi Zero Sugar are both like 69 mg and 68 mg per can now, which is more than double what you would find in, say, Coke or Coke Zero. For reference, Monster has 86 mg, and the Keurig version of Death Wish is around 420 mg (and more like 700 mg/12 ounces for the bag 'o beans version).
If you get a mixed result it does indicate a dopamine disregulation occuring. Ether the dopamine difficulties is smaller or caused by other pathophysiology. It could still mean ADHD or it could be depression related, or it could just mean your body doesn't like caffeine as much. Either way it just leaves you unhelpfully needed to find better testing.
Reading this thread is making me reconsider if I have ADHD.
Last time I brought it up with my therapist she gently dismissed it, and she’s probably at least partially right in the sense that I’m slowly getting better without having to pathologize how my head works. On the other hand I’d really like to be able to live my life fully, and if ADHD meds could help me achieve that sooner, that would be lovely.
Kind of have the same issue. Pretty sure I have ADHD (my partner is convinced), but I was good in school as a child (mostly coasting on intuition as I am terribel at studying) so I'd never be able to convince a therapist.
But at the same time, when you read descriptions of illness online it kind of works like a horoscope, so I'm probably just lazy and depressed.
We're all lazy and depressed on this blessèd day
Most ADHD is neurochemical. Drink like two monsters and see if it makes you feel focused or like death. That was how I got to thinking I might have it.
which result is ADHD and what's the other result mean?
ADHDheads process stimulants a little differently from NTs, so, depending on your existing level of caffeine tolerance, if something over-the-top like a Monster or a Death Wish coffee or a couple of Jolt Colas takes you from a tired mess and turns you into a productive human with the ability to focus on tasks (and not a jittery, anxious wreck on the verge of a heart attack), you might have ADHD.
It also doesn't help that "normal" soft drink manufacturers are getting in on the caffeine arms race -- Mountain Dew and Pepsi Zero Sugar are both like 69 mg and 68 mg per can now, which is more than double what you would find in, say, Coke or Coke Zero. For reference, Monster has 86 mg, and the Keurig version of Death Wish is around 420 mg (and more like 700 mg/12 ounces for the bag 'o beans version).
what about both, or one and then the other? :sadness:
If you get a mixed result it does indicate a dopamine disregulation occuring. Ether the dopamine difficulties is smaller or caused by other pathophysiology. It could still mean ADHD or it could be depression related, or it could just mean your body doesn't like caffeine as much. Either way it just leaves you unhelpfully needed to find better testing.
don't be so certain. this is me too and i definitely have ADHD. i don't think it's the disqualifying factor you're imagining here
100%, I coasted through all of school until university then crashed and burned. Recently diagnosed now