Oh speaking of addictions, YMMV but I used to use cannabis throughout the day and a ton of it. Since starting meds I haven’t felt any need for it at all and just have it in the evenings if I feel like it. I’ve witnessed a 95% decrease in my cannabis consumption immediately. You may find you no longer want caffeine. I don’t know about nicotine since the addiction is chemical but who knows. Rooting for ya!!!

This is wonderful to hear :) for me it was a friend of mine who I hung out with. She was like “YOURE RAW DOGGING LIFE???” and she was so genuinely shocked I wasn’t medicated and it made me wonder if things were so different medicated that would cause her such shock. I see why now.

Just be prepared for some uncomfortable side effects in the first week or two until your body gets used to the medication. I’ve been a bit clammy and my tummy has been a bit weird and my heartbeat has been elevated a bit. All still worth it though.

That’s neat! I get what you mean haha. The first couple hours once it kicks in I do feel high haha. Still on focus though.

Edit 1 month later: I don’t feel high anymore but all the benefits are the same. Woo!

I think it’s up to 14 hours but it varies with people. I know that mine def lasts a lil longer than 14 hours because I was lying in bed at 2am wide awake haha

Ya I’m on the same medication. It feels illegal. It almost feels recreational. I only have ever had psilocybin mushrooms and cannabis before but I’d describe the pill as having a similar head sensation to an edible but more tight and clean if that makes any sense. If cannabis is a fuzzy headband, this pill is like a swim cap.

I feel ya on that. I’m telling myself that while I could have had many years of better functionality, I still lived life and had good experiences and lived. Now I’m ultra living and all of that time non medicated needed to happen to finally bring me here. It’s just day 3 for me so super early but the grief is like “mehhh”.

It could also be that I’m super emotionally regulated now so the pain of grief is like a flick instead of a kick in the gut :)

Crazy. I’m happy you got the relief you deserve. Ya exact same thought. Disbelief really. Like things are so radically different that I am having a hard time coming to terms with the fact that people feel more like this than how I felt before.

For me I’m the opposite. I started years ago with high CBD low THC cannabis which was pretty great compared to baseline nothing but it never did anything for my anxiety. I also am pretty low on the OCD spectrum and I don’t think I have autism. Happy that things are working out for you in a similar manner :) do you vaporize, smoke, edible, tincture, or use concentrates? I’m a big fan of cannabis haha

I appreciate the well put together description! I don’t mind and actually prefer if it hits a bit less strongly over the next few weeks. Yesterday was lots of heart racing, nausea, and digestive issues haha. I definitely felt high in some sense. If I can keep away the overthinking anxiety and the emotional sensitivity then I’m happy. Caffeine usually causes me anxiety so I’ll hold off until I start finding the meds less effective.

It’s really encouraging to see that this will be the new normal and I can’t wait until it calms down because I’m experiencing emotions and feelings I never felt and it’s a bit overwhelming. I feel like I need to relearn how to communicate and move and pick things up and work and be a human lol.

Very solid advice. My routines are already changing - it keeps me up past midnight if I take it past 9am so a standardized wake up time is already something new. And because I have to be up around 8, my bedtime is also being standardized. I can’t go to bed at 2 or 3 anymore because everything will be thrown off. I’ll take what you said about this though because it’s great advice I hadn’t fully considered

Vyvanse! I have to take it at like 8am otherwise I have a hard time sleeping haha

That’s amazing! Happy for ya

I can see how it stifles creativity. I found it weird and harder to make jokes I usually make. But then again everything feels weird and different. Like I have to relearn how to be haha. Do you get any withdrawal when not taking it? The pharmacist said I could take it just on weekdays but online I’m reading that not taking it will cause withdrawal symptoms. Just curious of your experience.

Neat! Thanks for sharing

My mind’s blown at how microdosing an amphetamine calms my mind down so fundamentally. Reality isn’t even recongizeable to me anymore.

Fuck I hate doctors like that. I had a doctor some years ago that attributed my anxiety problems to THC as well. Even though I was diagnosed at 11 and only ever tried cannabis at 19. It hurts to read that that whole experience cost you money. $700 is a big chunk. I am hoping you can find another doctor and not have to pay for this sort of testing so that you can see if these medications help you like they have for me.

Haha ya anxiety made me go through shirts FAST. God speed, sweaty one 😎

I highly recommend! I had a prescription in 2004 and in another country. That plus detailed explanations of what I go through was enough for my primary care physician to write me a prescription for a low dose. I fully expected to have to go through testing and therapy first so it was a very welcome surprise. I don’t see why it wouldn’t be similar for you. At least that’s what I hope for ya.

I’m happy that you felt such a change and happy for your bf too. I honestly thought ADHD was just one piece to my puzzle but quite literally everything I’ve been suffering from appears to stem from untreated ADHD like your BF. I wasn’t even expecting anything to happen for my anxiety. Didn’t even consider it. But it’s the biggest change I’ve noticed in the 1.5 days I’ve been on meds now. It’s so wild how brains work.

Appreciate this! I don’t mind if the euphoria goes away. The ability to stay emotionally regulated is the main thing. If things just become normal and I’m staying emotionally regulated, then that’s a perfect scenario for me. I’m just blown away at being able to handle tasks without the emotional whirlwind and panic attacks :) it’s so magic.