Things in the UK are a bit broken in the UK when it comes to ADHD diagnosis and meds, the wait list via the NHS in my area was 6 years didn't fancy waiting that long looked at going private but price was prohibitive the NHS now allows for you to get them to pay which is great was seen within 4 months and diagnosed and medicated at the same time. Problem is despite the NHS paying for it and the way the assessment is conducted is exactly the same the NHS almost doesn't view the diagnosis as valid or at least makes it awkward in the sense that I can't go to a NHS mental health service and get them to adjust my meds nor can my doctor, I have to go back to the private company that did my assessment and get them to alter my meds but if they were to vanish it's almost like my diagnosis isn't worth the LCD it's written on and then it's go back right to the beginning again. My doctor can write my prescription for the meds but cannot alter it and then can also deny what is called shared care where the private company who did my assessment says we are happy with them on this dose and this type of med can you just keep an eye monitor blood pressure from time to time etc, this is of course extra work for my doctor so they usually deny it and you then have to chase the private company. Now touch wood they have been very good at upping my dose bringing it down adding boosters and it all comes in the post about a week before I would run out of meds, but I've heard so many horror stories about people who can't get a particular dose or type or can't get in contact with the someone who can prescribe and the whole system just sort of shrugs and some pharmacy's can be very judgmental with it which I don't understand because they will quite happily give out opiates and all sorts of pain killers and other medication that can be abused but ADHD meds that help someone function without being a nuisance to anyone let's throw in some judgement because it's a stimulant. Another thing that really grinds my gears is for years my doctor fobbed me off with SSRI after SSRI and I kept coming back saying it's not working I'm still super depressed still struggling to function day to day my head feels like it's constantly spinning won't be quiet for five minutes but no here is another SSRI you are just depressed, I had some horrible side effects with SSRI's I consider them mind altering drugs that should be monitored much much more closely yet my doctor can send me out the door and just make a passing mention they might make you more suicidal along with a mirriad of other side effects but not so much as a phone call from them to see how you are getting on. But I can't go to my doctor with an ADHD diagnosis and say I want x med at x dose requires little to no input from them other than when I come see them a few weeks later to tell them how I've got on with it and then just write a repeat prescription and leave me to my peace, I've never found out a concrete answer but I'm sure it's a similar thing to the USA where my Elvanse is considered a class B controlled substance. I don't like having ADHD I wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy and taking tablets everyday isn't exactly my idea of a good time but just leave us be let us function for a few hours a day with a drug that does no harm to anyone and stop making us jump through ridiculous hoops, you wouldn't deny a diabetic insulin you'd have a full on riot so don't do the same for ADHD meds.

You're not alone. It doesn't make sense at all. At the same time, my insurance removed virtually all Rx coverage, even for non-stimulants. I have to pay more, to do more work for whatever I can get (even if it's less effective).

Same issue here in Sweden. We can take up to 3 months (90 pills) at a time but I prefer to take 30 at a time because sometimes I travel to another city and forget the meds at home so I can still go to a pharmacy and pick it up in a different city. Recently I got prescribed a booster dose to take at the end of the day and it comes in only 50 capsules, now I have to manage renewals and pickup for two different medications at different times. For the first time after 3 years I found myself running out of medication because I forgot to either renew in time or go pick it up while the pharmacy was open. The renewal process itself is easy, all done online and approved within a few days. Just need to show up at doctors office one or twice a year and they talk to me about how it’s going and check my blood pressure. I also have had issues with people treating me as a drug addict at the pharmacy. Asking me several unnecessary questions and sometimes finding excuses to refuse my prescription when it was on paper.

You have to call your doctor for a prescription? That's mad. In England I just send an email. Then within 3 days the prescription is ready to pick up from the pharmacy. Surprised that the US hasn't gone all online. We barely have to call for anything nowadays. Curious what you have to pay for it over in the US too. We have nationalised healthcare but we still have to pay for prescriptions, but it's only like the equivilent of $10.

You're not alone in this. I will stick with ya if you figure it out on the government end.

Everything you said is EXACTLY my experience.......I assume the reason they do it is to keep people from seling BUT if you are going to let us have it....... Just let it be automated

I have done all of these😢

It's always 19.43 no matter what you say wisey is a scam for sure

Stop buying shit.😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅

ADHD is an addiction to novelty. I constantly get distracted because "something else" looks more interesting than the thing I'm "supposed" to be doing. I say that it's an addiction because jumping to new/more interesting (dopamine promising tasks) causes negative consequences, but the novel distractions are still selected.....to the detriment of myself and others.

Rewards equate to indulgences. Would you agree? Well, I'm a self-critical perfectionist on top of (presumed) ADHD. So, I feel guilty, inadequate, not good enough, I could be better, for giving myself rewards / indulgences. Now that I've heard your talk (great, btw. THANK YOU), I know that I live in a self imposed world of "should." I should be/do better --> at all times. I think what I need to develop is a mindset that allows rewards / indulgences to be "ok" if they are earned. I need to define my progress before hand with more planning; more lists. Lists define what we want. I have trouble defining what I want. I havn't gotten to the root of why I struggle with this, but I think it may be because, if I were to define what I want, then I would have a mirror to hold up to myself and see that I am not measuring up... I need to be in a group of people like myself. People who want more, but stay in their heads too much and isolate. I don't want to isolate, but I feel like a burden if I blab about these feelings to "normies."

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Thank you ! Truly <3 the articulation of this is so fitting and it’s comforting because there’s nothing wrong with feeling. different What’s wrong is mfs know neurodivergent brains are quite the interesting and complex thing to study. Whats wrong is that the goal of labeling you is to make you feel like there’s something wrong. Whats wrong is there’s so much potential for us when we are brought up utilizing this as something to enhance and spark life, not make you question it. But slap some terms on there and now you think you’re something you’re not. You’re not sick you’re not broken. The fact you question it proves it kinda because if you are in denial and are not willing to accept it that’s what one could call sick. Lack of terms for this. It I typed it for like 30 mins so I’m not deleting this. LOLLL but fr I’ve been down the mental rabbit hole of shame and guilt for many things and that feeling of just wanting to understand why the fukkkk I am the way I am. but it’s like wtf. Ima do me cus everything and anyone else is just contaminating. Idk but anyways thank u for this video very well explained and summarized

Vyvanse is now available in generic as Lisdexamphetamine. I stand by Concerta. It works the best for me. But I take the generic version, methylphenidate 54mg. I wouldn't mind trying focalin at some point.

Started taking Strattera a couple weeks ago. While it doesnt make my brain go brrrrr anymore, im still having trouble with my motivation to do anything.

Maybe you write different, but your handwriting is flawless. ❤

This was excellent! Hope to see more, but understand if I don’t! 😊

Brilliant

I have unfinished stories & comics that have been unfinished for years. I want to finish them.

It took me 2-3 minutes. I got 19.43, retook it with mostly opposite answers and as another commenter already stated, got 19.43.

how disgusting to hold a pen like that

Thank you so much for making this video! This really hit home for me and meant so much to know I'm not alone in this....

Somehow I had exactly the same result:o

I’m 56 and never diagnosed but my entire life has been like this. I never tried to get a diagnosis back in the day to not make excuses. I mean, it’s hard to study when you have no interests in textbooks , except your only fear in school was being made fun of for not going to the next grade by peers. Do I always did just enough. However I’ve been able to learn to cope in ways where I leave myself boundaries that no one realizes I do it. I know it can come across as non ambitious but I’ve been able to be successful in my own way and have a fairly good life.

You should see my meal planning chalk board ! 😂😂😂 it’s got pack lunch ideas wrote on it from months ago

Im glad i made it halfway

Crazy. I almost bought this but then I had a last minute realization that this seems sketchy af

I don’t even know if I have adhd or or not but this presentation was easier to pay attention to rather than listening to someone just talk for 10 minutes

I feel all my motivation evaporate as soon as i accidentally say should or need. Even when its something i want to do but more importantly want to finish. Like finish a craft project, but then I say i should finish that and I go arghhh! No I want I want!

It fascinates me that what is for most a nonpathological condition and even adaptive is so readily medicated in the USA. I guess it’s a cultural thing. Get a shot to drop weight. Take a pill to fall asleep. Take a pill to attend. I wonder if most people are aware that half of neuroscience research cannot be replicated, and even when it is able to be reproduced results are almost never as robust as initially reported. I wonder if folks appreciate the that the medications they take are often not well tested, meaning data is biased for white men. These drugs are often used for years before they are systematically investigated in children and females. I wonder if most people know that the typical psychiatrist had scores so low on step 2 of the medical licensing exam they could not qualify for competitive residencies. I wonder if folks know it’s common to treat suicidal behavior by prescribing medications that require the reading of black box warnings that state the drug we are giving you to treat your suicidal tendencies is believed to increase the risk of suicidal behavior. I’m a neuroscientist. I love the field. But it’s easy to buy the bs. My favorite professor in grad school loved to remind us that just because we have fancy terms and seemingly logical constructs of the mind we investigate, we really don’t have anything close to the field of physics quantum theory. There is no decent universal theory of mind, consciousness and complex behavior. There are lots studies. Some good and many really really bad ones. But y’all keep taking pills for mild attention issues. I prefer to take a walk outside, practice attending in distraction, and learning to use natural adrenergic release to cope with mine. These methods can work for most. They cost nothing. They come with no side effects. I’m giving exams as I write this. And I’m watching students pass their “attention pills” to friends.

Damn!! I was about to buy this shit!!!

I laughed when you said placebo XD I started a nonstimulant a week ago, and the first day I took it I was on an energy high and just felt good. I do have swings in energy normally, but the good days are rare. I spent the day mentally humming "placebo", but I was willing to ride that good day regardless! I do feel the meds though. My stomach isn't always happy about 'em, like a "wtf is this" reaction almost like nausea but not quite. I have also had a massive decrease in food cravings (food=dopamine is a bad habit for me), but that could just be from my stomach pondering the meds.

Really good. Thanks.

I was wondering when was the last time I experienced Hyperfocus and just realised its been HOURS and I am watching ADHD content and thinking about ADHD.

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I searched “Why can’t I finish my woodworking projects?” and scrolled to this instead of just tapping the first video I saw. My mailbox came down in a storm almost a month ago. I have been working on a new one since then and putting in some serious hours-taking apart, rebuilding, changing the plan-and my excitement and creativity has transformed into terror and shame and self-deprecation, as well as quickly becoming a source of contention in my relationship (and rightly so; we need a damn mailbox out there, and I was adamant when I told him I would do it). But now, having watched your video, I feel this anonymous, genuine phantom shoulder squeeze of acknowledgment and empathetic support…I wouldn’t allow anyone near the project, so I prevented any compassion or constructive input from coming my way. So it took an internet stranger to make it across my rejection and criticism deterring moat. Now, I’m in my makeshift basement woodshop with a steady heart rate and a renewed sense of courage to move forward with a little more kindness and a lot more patience for myself. Thanks, cosmic internet friend. Thanks a heap. ❤

very well done

Excellent content, form and delivery ! I just been diagnosed and a watched many many videos on the subject. Yours are my favorite. Keep going !

Alright same with the first video basically if you have ADHD life is hell when you become a parent

So basically if you have ADHD try to not have kids or live in hell

Perfect very informative

Hard work

Nothing but chaotic.

this video could not keep my adhd focused at all

This makes so Much sense and helps me a lot to understand others. I never understood why I can’t relate to people with ADHD who say they can’t pay attention or they’re distractible. I’m hyper focused and really good at paying attention, but I’m sooooo hyper active. I was diagnosed really young but I never was told much about what exactly is my adhd, so I’ve been confused for a long time. The answering questions before the person finishes. How urgent everything is at all times for me, I interrupt a lot because I get so excited about what I’m gonna say and I can’t wait, I can’t sit still for shitttttttt

It is really frustrating to me the amount of people who claim to have ADHD these days, I think it is majorly misdiagnosed. A lot of the people who tell me they have it, I don’t see symptoms of either. Or they’re just describing normal things all humans struggle with. I got diagnosed when I was 8 because I have the hyperactive impulsive type. It was very obvious something was different about me than other students. I was constantly getting in trouble. Living with severe ADHD is really really hard and it affects so much of your life, that’s why it’s frustrating people claim to know the struggle when they really don’t.

working memory isnt shorter than shorter memory, its just using more parts of the brain than just remembering things like we do in short term memory, meaning instead of saying its shorter we could say its more complex :) we need short term memory and other parts of the brain to engage the working memory. For example: short term memory would be remembering a word, working memory would be remembering the word and saying it backwards in our mind. Also I just did my master thesis on it and the fact that I have an inattentive and impulsive ADHD and can explain it now makes me proud, also the fact that you can remember these facts without having to read them, and without a degree in the field is super impressive :D!

This overall topic needs a broadspectum update . Fast .

Yet this Stereotype red flag is waved around like some in your face ...see ...see your motivated when you want to be . Hell, I'm 55 years old . I know dammed well that it's not the same for everyone . But these Blanket statements . Stick like glue to the mainstream population ....while crushing the souls of children who might not fit this mould . Yet are Jammed into the box.

Stop Right there, this is a redflag Stereotype that crashes me every time I hear it . I don't know if its the additional dyslexia or the autistic stuff .. but this is wrong. I lack the exact same motivation to do the things I like doing . I love playing Squash . I still had to drag myself there every time .I finally stopped going a few weeks ago after 13 years of playing. I love playing while im playing but i can't keepmakingmysel go . I just can't keep motivated. I finally stopped letting my wife pushe me outthe door. I love playing video games . Yet I rarely do because i can't seem to find the motivation to start. I have the same degree of issue doing the things I like doing. Do I often don't do them.