You still use it? Im legit curious if it becomes medically and physiologicaly inadvisable at some point. Also, when people have a pension and other supports, I’m curious if ADHD stuff is much easier to cope with. I feel like it cant be any worse
It varies highly person to person. I’ve been able to reduce my dosage considerably over time, but I still require it.
I occasionally take a weekend break from my medication, so I know how I function without it. When unmedicated, there are certain tasks that I can’t do because they are more difficult, and there are certain tasks that I don’t do because I become more of a risk - for example, driving and cooking.
Driving because I am prone to space out behind the wheel. Cooking because I’m liable to leave the stove or oven on and forget about it until I smell fire.
So, if I someday have enough money to hire a private driver and personal chef, I could ditch the meds.
I’ve found as a young-adult diagnosed person, it heavily affects my social functioning to the extent i dont use it on social occasions and successfully get by with the systems i setup to support myself generally and it covers times i dont use meds.
Id never not want to have access to my my meds but im genuinely curious if i will find the same need for them in my later years
Oh it absolutely affects my ability to socialize; I know exactly what you mean. Lowering the dosage helped with that, but there are still scenarios where a break is advisable - I just make sure I’m not driving or cooking that day lol.
Its crazy nobody recognizes that, its really such a tension for me 😩 I and other people enjoy my non-medicated personality so much so its easier but its definitely a conflict to actualy being productive and taking care of biz-shit
Thats actually valid aha, I guess I was thinking more in terms of chronic long -term
I’d rather not share my age, but I can attest to having used medication therapy successfully for about 15 years.
You still use it? Im legit curious if it becomes medically and physiologicaly inadvisable at some point. Also, when people have a pension and other supports, I’m curious if ADHD stuff is much easier to cope with. I feel like it cant be any worse
It varies highly person to person. I’ve been able to reduce my dosage considerably over time, but I still require it.
I occasionally take a weekend break from my medication, so I know how I function without it. When unmedicated, there are certain tasks that I can’t do because they are more difficult, and there are certain tasks that I don’t do because I become more of a risk - for example, driving and cooking.
Driving because I am prone to space out behind the wheel. Cooking because I’m liable to leave the stove or oven on and forget about it until I smell fire.
So, if I someday have enough money to hire a private driver and personal chef, I could ditch the meds.
I’ve found as a young-adult diagnosed person, it heavily affects my social functioning to the extent i dont use it on social occasions and successfully get by with the systems i setup to support myself generally and it covers times i dont use meds.
Id never not want to have access to my my meds but im genuinely curious if i will find the same need for them in my later years
Oh it absolutely affects my ability to socialize; I know exactly what you mean. Lowering the dosage helped with that, but there are still scenarios where a break is advisable - I just make sure I’m not driving or cooking that day lol.
Its crazy nobody recognizes that, its really such a tension for me 😩 I and other people enjoy my non-medicated personality so much so its easier but its definitely a conflict to actualy being productive and taking care of biz-shit