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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The simple version
Your “stimulant” level in your brain is supposed to hang around zero. You work fine with zero. If it goes above zero you get jumpy and shit.
ADHD is when the stimulant level averages a NEGATIVE number. And because your brain is short on this, it physically lacks enough “power” to stay focused, which is why they are easy to distract.
When you add stimulants like Adderall to the body, it actually brings you brain from negative back to zero, so you aren’t distracted by everything and can focus properly.
All the twitchy stuff they do is the body’s attempt to make it’s own stimulants (it works, but just barely, like only 1%)
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