Growing up with undiagnosed ADHD starter pack (lemmy.one)

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[-] pleasestopasking@reddthat.com 6 points 1 year ago

I got diagnosed in my mid-thirties and finally getting on medication for it literally made me cry because of how normal I felt.

[-] hemmes@lemmy.one 1 points 1 year ago

Dam, this makes me want to get tested. Does medication clear the fog, or help with the overload shutdown?

[-] pleasestopasking@reddthat.com 1 points 1 year ago

Both, though in some ways my fog has gotten worse and I believe this is from long covid and changing other medications. So it's hard for me to really judge that for now.

[-] hemmes@lemmy.one 1 points 1 year ago

Interesting, but before you got Covid it was clearing things up?

[-] pleasestopasking@reddthat.com 1 points 1 year ago

I started meds after I had COVID and was already experiencing long term symptoms (brain fog but also fatigue). So I do feel less foggy after starting meds but I also still have more memory problems than I used to pre-COVID. I also have had increased brain fog lately because I'm tapering off a different need and have had brutal withdrawal from it. I just don't think I can tease apart what's coming from where.

[-] hemmes@lemmy.one 1 points 1 year ago

Ah, I see. Still promising to hear, thank you for sharing with me.

[-] Squirrel@artemis.camp 1 points 1 year ago

40s here and tried so many different things. Got on vyvanse a few weeks ago, and the best way I can describe it is I feel normal. My fear is it will stop working one day