The Vitamin : adhd

[-] li10@feddit.uk 135 points 7 months ago

Honestly, that kinda happened to me.

Well, I had a blood test because I was having heart palpitations and under extreme stress, so not exactly “just collapsed”. But they found I have hypothyroidism, and life’s much better and much easier with the medication.

Turns out you’re not supposed to feel tired after doing nothing, sleep 12 hours, then wake up tired…

Annoyingly this must’ve been an issue for years, but I was raised to “shut up and get on with it”, and told the problem was that I’m “just lazy” :/

[-] alekwithak@lemmy.world 45 points 7 months ago

Turns out you're not supposed to feel tired after doing nothing, sleep 12 hours, then wake up tired..

Source?

[-] player2@lemmy.dbzer0.com 32 points 7 months ago

This was me except I was disappointed when the blood test came back completely healthy. I guess it's all in my head after all...

[-] DoYouNot@lemmy.world 42 points 7 months ago

The absence of evidence is not the evidence of absence.

I know nothing about you or your situation, but food allergies can really mess up your life, and they're often overlooked (speaking from experience).

[-] player2@lemmy.dbzer0.com 16 points 7 months ago

Thank you, I think it was a mix of anxiety/depression and life circumstances. The stress causes me not to eat enough in the first half of the day and I would feel very low energy.

Since then I've started a new job, moved across the country, got back into the gym, and that reset has helped a lot.

[-] DoYouNot@lemmy.world 28 points 7 months ago

It was Celiac for me... It's such a relief to be able to make a change and do something about it instead of "just getting on with it."

[-] AsheHole@lemmy.world 6 points 7 months ago

Mine was noticed because I have a multinodular goider. I asked about potential issues with it a couple times over the years and was always told I just needed to lose weight till the doctor finally noticed it in my early 20s. Who knew it was a lot easier to be active and control your appetite when your metabolism is actually working and you don't feel like you always wanna crawl into bed?

You normally will get it after puberty, pregnancy, or menopause(at least with what I have, which is hashimotos thyroiditis, an autoimmune disease. Not sure about others) so, if it's similar you likely developed it during puberty like myself and didn't realize it or notice the changes because you assumed it was normal.

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[-] Wes4Humanity@lemm.ee 67 points 7 months ago

This was vitamin D for me... When I finally got checked I was at a 6... The lowest you're supposed to go is like 40. I could hardly chew food I was so exhausted. Winter is still hard for me, but I take a crap load of vitamin D and it helps a bit

[-] dexa_scantron@lemmy.world 35 points 7 months ago

My favorite thing about this meme is that whenever it gets posted we get to hear these stories. I'm glad it got better for you!

[-] nickwitha_k@lemmy.sdf.org 14 points 7 months ago

I know this exact experience. During university, I think I tested down asking 9ng/dL. My digestive tract nearly stopped. It was awful. Having ADHD, I sometimes forget to take my vitamin D for extended periods, which, while not as severe now that I'm close to the equator, does exacerbate everything.

[-] iarigby@lemmy.world 6 points 7 months ago

I have 20 and haven’t been able to get it up in years

[-] anas@lemmy.world 14 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

I’m sorry to hear that, but how is your vitamin D level?

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[-] Album@lemmy.ca 45 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

That's basically what therapy is. The lack of vitamin is the damage you received in your childhood that you just thought was normal.

Then you actually recount the experience to a therapist and they tell you how not normal that is and help you to recognize the fact that you had to go through that without support and that the way you are is because you had to cope to support yourself to survive when no one else was there for you.

Once you know it then you can tell all your friends and get them to awe at your seemingly inhuman perseverance.

[-] BarbecueCowboy@lemmy.world 18 points 7 months ago

Boo, that's far more complicated than popping a pill once a day.

[-] TheChurn@kbin.social 8 points 7 months ago

Therapy might help with the childhood trauma but it imparts the poverty trauma.

Which one is better depends on the build you're going for and whether you want to recruit all companions and get the true ending or are fine with the neutral.

[-] Album@lemmy.ca 4 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Unfortunately this is the case in America but not everywhere. Seems like a trauma on it's own.

That said, there are resources and many therapists in the US who will work for free or at reduced rates on a case by case basis.

[-] LainTrain@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

For me this was ADHD meds. I was always lacking, but ever since I self-prescribed darknet amphetamines I'm much happier. Therapy wasn't shit for me, I'm glad it helps others but I never had any trauma and I feel like it's too over-prescribed instead of drugs that fix the issue.

[-] Album@lemmy.ca 6 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

I never had any trauma

It's hard to know this by yourself. I'm assuming you've been through the process but I wouldn't want others to assume they could self-assess this at all - it's not possible.

and I feel like it's too over-prescribed instead of drugs that fix the issue.

I think generally the sentiment is that america over-relies on drugs to fix mental health problems. But I can understand that if you have a chemical imbalance or need drugs that it would seem like there are a lot of hoops to jump through before you get there.

[-] LainTrain@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 7 months ago

That's fair, in the UK there's the opposite problem, getting a script for drugs that fix the issue is nigh-impossible, instead you get told to go attend CBT sessions for a broken arm

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[-] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 36 points 7 months ago

[-] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 7 points 7 months ago

Source is Pictures For Sad Children, if anyone's unfamiliar. Not that it's been available online in the last decade.

[-] cerement@slrpnk.net 36 points 7 months ago

not only do you now have the Vitamin, you also have crippling Medical Debt

[-] kn0wmad1c@programming.dev 35 points 7 months ago

Until he sees his bill...*

*assuming this fantasy takes place in the USA

[-] BambiDiego@lemmy.world 41 points 7 months ago

I'm low on Vitamin $

[-] match@pawb.social 16 points 7 months ago

[reverently] All this time, you lacked the Dollar? And yet you persevered?

[-] dessimbelackis@lemmy.world 5 points 7 months ago

tremulously raises hands to bask in the perseverance

[-] lauha@lemmy.one 11 points 7 months ago

That is actually the vitamin that most people lack to be happy and unanxious

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[-] stoly@lemmy.world 30 points 7 months ago

Magnesium for me. I don’t know why but it makes my brain work better. I feel horribly anxious, depressed, and intolerant of others when I forget to take it for more than three days or so.

[-] theangryseal@lemmy.world 15 points 7 months ago

I’m going to try this before I head for the cliff. :p

[-] stoly@lemmy.world 13 points 7 months ago

It changed my life, seriously. I mentioned it to my doctor with one of her residents present. The resident had recently finished a psych rotation and said that she learned that most people are deficient.

[-] MeDuViNoX@sh.itjust.works 6 points 7 months ago

I've been rocking some magnesium citrate supplements for a couple of years now. It does seem to help. What do you take specifically?

[-] stoly@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago

NOW brand Magnesium Citrate, 200mg. From experience, NOW is one of those few brands you can trust.

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[-] archomrade@midwest.social 12 points 7 months ago

My wife started giving me her electrolyte mix and feeding me sardines everyday and I can't tell you how much better I feel

It has magnesium in it, but I think it's the particular form of potassium in it that's hitting my deficiency. It tastes like potatoes and it's.... I guess it's not bad. Like drinking starch water.

Shout-out to my wife who i'd probably whither away and die without.

[-] Agent641@lemmy.world 8 points 7 months ago

I imagine you as a seal, happily awaiting his yummy sardine treat

[-] recklessengagement@lemmy.world 10 points 7 months ago

I tried these Magnesium drink tablets while I was in Europe. Could feel how much it helped. Can't find anything similar in the States :\

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[-] sigezayaq@startrek.website 4 points 7 months ago

Same for me, taking magnesium basically treated my anxiety and insomnia.

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[-] Bipta@kbin.social 28 points 7 months ago

Iron deficiency for me. Still miserable, but less so.

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[-] ivanafterall@kbin.social 26 points 7 months ago

The Spice Melange!

[-] grrgyle@slrpnk.net 6 points 7 months ago

Now we can never leave this planet

[-] Nemo@midwest.social 6 points 7 months ago

Why would we want to, it's 100% beach.

[-] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 7 points 7 months ago

Did someone say beach?

[-] Unlearned9545@lemmy.world 21 points 7 months ago

It was folic acid for me. Turns out me and my family don't get the full affect of vitamins or medicines. After some genetic testing we are all taking it and are all feeling a lot better and our meds are actually working. It's nuts how simple it was to turn us all around.

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[-] Zehzin@lemmy.world 19 points 7 months ago

Yeah turns out all I had to do was take a pill of Diet Meth in the morning and now I can function like a human being

[-] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 15 points 7 months ago

Last few times I had a doctor appointment I was low on Vitamin D. Unsurprising. I don't like being in the sun.

[-] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 9 points 7 months ago

D has got to be one of the easiest to take. No side effects unless you take a stupid amount. Generally pretty cheap for a large quantity. Numerous studies have linked vitamin D intake to reduced death from all causes. Of course there are some that discount that effect, but it’s not gonna hurt if you do take it. Might want to give it a shot if you aren’t already.

[-] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 4 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

I just started eating more greens and drinking whole milk, as suggested by my doctor because it was just a slight deficiency. I just haven't been to the doctor since to see if it's helping.

[-] marzhall@lemmy.world 8 points 7 months ago

Grab the pills when you get a chance. The whole milk only has enough vitamin d to offset the amount used by your body to use the calcium in the milk, so it's net zero additional vitamin d in your diet to drink fortified vitamin D milk. If you're like me, you'll feel a significant difference.

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[-] blanketswithsmallpox@lemmy.world 11 points 7 months ago

The actual pill in reality for us: PRESCRIBED METH!

[-] jubilationtcornpone@sh.itjust.works 5 points 7 months ago

Prescribed meth that allows me to do math.

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