Was diagnosed young, and again when I was 21, have been taking Adderall 20mg for years, and thought i was managing the symptoms well, until I spoke with the psych again. They ADDED 5mg and I am already feeling waaaaay slower and clear. How does something that is supposed to speed/”wake” you up, slow a person down?
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Adhd stimulate medications are meant to stimulate our brains into making the neurochemicals norepinephrine and dopamine, so that our neuro-pathways work more closely to typical than not. This enables us to better use our executive function and manage things like focus and motivation. Without behavioral techniques and active management of our adhd, meds are useless.
It’s like putting race fuel in a geo metro. It’ll go fast for a bit until it melts under pressure. You have to train yourself to focus, motivate and control your adhd while your meds make your brain more capable of such things. The meds won’t do it for you.
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