What does it feel like for you when you’ve used any ADHD medications? I have looked at a bunch of posts but I feel like there are never good answers for this. I have heard that they can help NT people with focus and such, or that y’all build up a tolerance after a bit. And then I hear for people with ADHD, that the first couple of times you take the meds, or if the dose is too high, that you’ll feel speedy/high.
I’ve been trialing meds with my psychiatrist for a while and I feel like I don’t even know if I have ADHD because of all this conflicting info and how I feel on them. I know it can take a lot of trying different types and doses but I just doubt my diagnosis I guess.
TL;DR: What do stimulants feel like for you’ve taken them semi-regularly?
Stimulants help with facilitating executive functioning, but that doesn’t mean they give you those skills. You do have to practice things like prioritization and planning.
I might experience things a little different because of OCD, but I remember early on in my ADHD diagnosis feeling like I had to “use” my time on Ritalin. And it was hit or miss for a while.
It took a long time to become proficient in day-to-day living. No one teaches you how to put away dishes. NTs might just “put them away” but that never made sense to me until stimulants. Slowly I learned to parse out what’s important about “putting them away.” Where as I used to become overwhelmed by the amount of dishes, now I simply start. I used to question whether or not this shelf is the best place for the plates, now I think “maybe I’ll try putting the plates elsewhere this weekend if I have time.”