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The medication update! It's a yay!
I wasn't going to post an update but, the effects have just been mind blowing. I've lived for decades with a sort of just constant whirlwind carousel of thoughts and ideas, unable to really be present. I feel like taffy being tugged at by a dozen pairs of hands. Living life with its routines and planning is insanely difficult.
But today, I took medicine for the first time for ADHD (adderoll). It was like it put earmuffs on the chatter. There was a soundproof wall between the whirling brain and the present thought. I was able to say "no" and file a thought away! This is world changing. I've never been able to clear my head. EVER.
Moreover, I felt clearer. I held my head higher. I looked people in the eye. I could actually pay attention to where I was going while walking.
I remembered things.
I'm never able to remember anything. Today, I remembered numbers, song names, and the order of things done during the day. Conversations, needs, intentions. It also didn't feel like the day was just one massive block of time. I was able to pay attention to time in a meaningful way. In blocks.
I.... I am completely and utterly astounded.
And a little sad I didn't get help years earlier.
But mostly just relieved. There is hope for my everyday life!




That's awesome! Thank you for telling us!
I just realized, by the window! Etes-vous francais?
Yes! :D
I'm so glad you posted this update! Its nice to be happy and celebrate victories with others. 😄🎉
:) :) :) Thank you so very much! <3
Awesome!! I'm so glad it's working well for you!
Congrats on finding the medicine that workss for you! It gives me hope that I might find a medication for myself too.
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Lol! Pyx, it's me! Eilis. Yes, it worked INCREDIBLY well. Amazingly well. It was night and day, but I was still me! <3