Hi my name is Sarah. I make videos on various topics from my perspective as a person with has been diagnosed with inattentive type ADHD late in life. I am interested in many things but on this channel I tend to share my life experiences and thoughts with the world.
I just started on this meds on friday 40mg and today was awfull so much sideeffekt and Im totalty Spaced out, Im going down in dose to 10mg tommorow, i Think Im over sensitive to things
I guess interests can't define our thought processes. For example I was into romance before, Diy things plus sports when I was a kid/ teenager. I'm even religious and sometimes I get emotional if arguing like people criticising me, then I thought I might be Infp because of that lol. I don't have a good feeling about doing this anymore, getting lost in anything but this world is just not what I want to purposely do or not getting interested in things most people talk about.
Hi, I know this video is old n stuff but what mg did start using after the start 10 like did the 10 work for you or did you bump up because I just started at 10
It most definitely does. I was on it as a kid, and probably should not have been on anything. It basically turned me into a completely apathetic checked out person all the time from any situation I was in, and overall a sort of numbed depressive mood. It really made me dislike life in general while I was on it, and im very surprised to hear so many people on youtube saying they have had good experiences with it. I guess people are different. It also gave me really irritating stomach aches.
I've been looking for a way to be more spiritual despite being a naturalist. I tried witchcraft in general but it couldn't really stick because i just can't believe in the supernatural. Finding naturalist witchcraft and neo-paganism has been an eye opening experience and I'm interested to see how this can impact my life. It will be nice to return to witchcraft 😌
How has it helped with executive functions? How has it helped with memory, retaining information, mental endurance (reading something for long periods of time), does it help with motivation? did it help with anxiety? did it feel like it made you "smarter?" (like making your brain work better).
thank you so much for this video. i got diagnosed with adhd just today but was already medicated by neurologist (edit: a few years ago because i suspected adhd) but it seemed kinda fishy. they perscribed me a 18mg pill for the morning and 10 mg for noon. it did nothing, so i just gave up and stop taking it. (yes i asked the neurologist if i should slowly withdraw from it but they said i can just stop taking them without having side effects etc.) but you kind of gave me motivation to try it again but to up the dose on it. like i said thank you v much.
Right to choose. This is a way of getting in through the door quickly so it’s a private clinic but funded by NHS. Therefore it’s free and it’s a few months wait not about 8 years. You have to get your private clinic to then agree on shared care but they will still essentially send you the meds. For it to be completely handed back to GP or even better your MH team they do a professional referral and that’s been a god send as it’s much easier to contact your local healthcare and they can change things in a day rather than waiting every 4 weeks to see your private psychiatrist. If you google right to choose there’s lots of info out there from how to get started to letter templates for your GP etc. Hope this helps someone ❤
Yeah I had CBT but it didn't work. I also had anxiety due to an undiagnosed medical condition called POTS but even that was thought to be anxiety from medical staff for many years.
Yes it does cause a little - for me it balanced out my emotions as I had an issue with my mood being high and low and not being able to regulate it well so it helped me but a too high dose stopped me from feeling. I do have a video on this somewhere.
As a child, I was diagnosed with anxiety and OCD. My father and brother were diagnosed with ADHD and my mom showed concern that I may have it as well but for some reason the doctors insisted it was anxiety... I was put on anxiety meds in middle school which did take the edge off a little but I remember still feeling so bad. Like, I just felt like everything was so difficult but just because I wasn't having panic attacks anymore I kept getting told I was better even though I didn't feel better. I remember being so depressed because I thought "if this is how everyone else feels then this really sucks, why do other people seem happy?" Finally, at 32 years old, my husband started helping me to learn Japanese and noticed I couldn't focus. I'd forget things almost right away. I'd struggle to read because I'd zone out and go "Sorry, I wasn't processing any of that let me start over." etc. He did some research and realized that I matched a lot of symptoms for ADHD, including other facets of life. Like always being late and general time blindness, unable to start tasks or complete them, forgetting to do tasks, no motivation, unable/unwilling to do things that are difficult now for pay off later (I struggled with learning Japanese for years, always giving up), losing my train of thought often, extremely irritable (any little thing could set me off), easily frustrated/overwhelmed, etc. He told me he thinks I have ADHD, which was something I had never considered before. Went to a doctor who specializes in it, took some in depth testing and lo and behold: I have pretty severe ADHD (primarily inattentive). Doctor started me on 40mg Strattera and much like you, it's been life changing for me. In pretty much all the ways you noted. It's just so much easier to do everything. I don't even mind doing chores or tasks anymore. My mood is a lot more stable; I rarely get upset and when I do, I can calm down quickly. I remember things a lot more and don't zone out as much (still do sometimes but I've only been on the medication for a week so far). I also feel more mature and confident in myself. I like myself more. I feel happier. It's amazing, I feel like I've found a magic spell that fixed everything wrong with me. I can't believe how much it's improved in my life in just a week. It's unreal. I know a lot of sources say it doesn't kick in that fast but honestly I felt a difference the first night I took it. My mind went quiet for the first time in my life. I didn't even REALIZE how loud my own mind was. It was such a shocking experience, I literally cried. I'm so glad that there are medications to help people suffering with ADHD. It's just a shame that for so many of us, we go a huge chunk of our lives never having known what was "wrong" with us, just thinking we're lazy or something.
@@FindingYourSerenity I'm glad for you as well! I got bumped up to 65mg and I'm doing really well. Although I notice the meds in general are less effective when I'm PMSing. lol. But overall, the change in QoL cannot be understated. It makes you want to tell everyone about it in hopes that you might reach someone else suffering unknowingly from ADHD.
@@miki_mochi Yes the same for with with PMS. I've recently found a supplement that really does help with this time and that is called Agnus Castus. I comment on peoples videos asking them if they have considered ADHD sometimes but I do feel like maybe I am overstepping lol so I know what you mean!
You get so much done...you have no idea. I'm glued to my bed for 20 years, no friends, no nothing, no work, cause I hate work environments (sensitive to injustice like bullying) , wanted to write a book never did it. There's a bathtub I'm my living room I ordered 6 months ago... because I wanted to install it. 🥲😅 You are from someone perspective doing so well girl. Don't beat yourself up. 🕊️
I was really thinking what a super hero you are that you finished education, wrote a book, got yourself a partner...last week I got my ADHD diagnosis 9/9 point for hyperactivity; 6/9 for add. Got strattera fall instantly asleep on stratter, balled my eyes out cause I thought I would be finally active, to have motivation and energy and executive skills to live a life. Work, friends partner...that crumbled fast. Now dr.said she's not allowed to prescribe anything different before I tried strattera 8 weeks, well. At least my fast pacing mind is calmer. But there's no focus, no productivity= sticking for any kind of work for hours. I hate myself. I try to be calm and remind myself that I didn't choose in any way to be this way.
In talking about your life until now, you are describing SO MUCH of my own life experience, my inner struggles, my emotional convictions, my self-image issues and resulting self-sabotaging behaviours. ADHD is wild, in the way its effects manifest so similarly across completely different people. Thank you for your sincerity and openness. Having gone through similar things (and still going through them, living with ADHD and social anxiety in my 30s), I wish you happiness, strength and inner peace, with my whole heart I hope you feel better and more in control. I am overwhelmed with emotion in how much I want you to win. I guess that's the parallel experience empathy talking; I have never met you, and I am cheering for your future victory with all my heart
First of all, you are a better person that you allow or were allowed to feel about yourself. Second: women go periodically through the seasons in a month, bc of hormonal changes it may look like borderline or depression, we get often misdiagnosed and then put on antidepressants - it's most likely a hormonal imbalance. Therefore there need to be blood test for hormonal Status and after that micronutrients like aminoacids are important as heck. L-Lysin aminoacids is as a preform in Elvanse ADHD meds. Creatin is important against muscle weakness and brain fog, but most importantly to when possible not to take supplements but food like fatty sea fish like sardines, Hering etc. Nuts. I can recommend Valeriana against moodyness or sadness, tension etc. And the guilt and shame through mobbing: Mobbing is now a crime in my country, I think in Brit too. It's never ok or justified to commit a crime like bullying or mobbing. It's not on you. I enjoy your channel very much. Take care 🕊️ Emi
Thanks for the video! I started stratterra recently and overall it’s been great for me as well. So nice to have some mental stability. I’m going to start taking at night - great idea!
Amazing video, thank you so much! I've been recently diagnosed at 32 and started 18mg of long release Methylphenidate which seemed like a life changer, however I got chest pains really quickly - which i actually believe may be down to a combination of factors (including a lot of Anxiety) as my I've been for an ECG and results so far have been fine. Ive stopped and I'm going to push for Strattera, my personality seems similar to your explanation so I really hope my experience is like yours.
I think you’re absolutely incredible, and very courageous. God made you just right, you are his daughter and he’s SO proud of you ❤❤ - unique and lovely woman, you’re MORE than enough and never “too much”. I pray blessings over your life in Jesus name. God bless you ☦️ Matthew
Hey, great that you are sharing your experiences. I would like to recommend you to take a good omega 3 supplement with appropriate EPA/DHA ratio and watch your sleep. Are you getting enough deep sleep? Maybe you want to trank this with a smartwatch. And then start taking melatonin. Also vitamin B complex helps with the nervous system. So check your micro nutritions 🙂
I don't get enough sleep sometimes and I often find it hard to fall asleep. I think because I am more of a night owl but I have to get up early for work. I have no issues with sleep when I am not working. Thanks for the advice.
Have you read any George MacDonald's fiction? He wrote deep, enchanting stories for the child in adults. His works, I think will change your life. They literally saved my life! 😊
On 18mg I can do everything like the chores just by having the music on and honestly it feels like a normal person. Very happy with the dosage atm especially given that we built resistance over time
Hey, I'm from Germany 🤗 I'll have my first doctor's appointment soon for an adhd diagnosis and I'm so confused. Like you said it's so weird and scary because my mom is always talking about the medication but I'm scared if I take medication I might lose my personality or creativity but so many people like you say it's not like that and it's the best thing they've ever done. And also the nature thing hahah, so true. I even have my own secret nature place 😂 And like today when I'm at the train station I often like to sit on the ground faar away from the people, lean against a lantern and just look at the view while sipping my energy drink 🤣 definitely thanks for your video, I'm excited. Much love to you ❤
Nature cannot come from randomnes or nothingness. The intelligent design of the earth let alone the Universe points to a perfect design. The real question is, without an Intelligent creator, how can this beauty come about ?
can someone explain for me i took the same brand 40mg and after an hour i slept and i continue sleeping for a literally 24 hours and now it’s the third time take it i slept for 11hours but i’m still like sleepy i feel i tired
Thanks for the vid! I’m on Strattera now because of issues with stimulants. I hope my creativity begins working like yours where I can follow through on a single idea!
Hi Sarah, I've been watching your videos and it seems like we have a lot of the same symptoms. I hope you're doing well. I would like to share some ADHD and anxiety coping skills with you and hopefully you could share some with me too.
I suffered severe anxiety 18 years ago as a teenage. Got diagnosed with ADHD. Spent my whole life fighting ADHD. Not until my wife recommended me to psilocybin mushrooms treatment. Psilocybin treatment saved my life honestly. 8 years totally clean. Never thought I would be saying this about mushrooms.
Congrats on your recovery. Most persons never realizes psilocybin can be used as a miracle medication to save lives. Years back i wrote an entire essay about psychedelics. they saved you from death bud, lets be honest here.
Can you help me with the reliable source 🙏. I'm 56 and have suffered for years with addiction, anxiety and severe ptsd, I got my panic attacks under control myself years ago and they have come back with a vengeance, I'm constantly trying to take full breaths but can't get the full satisfying breath out, it's absolutely crippling me, i live in Australia. I don't know much about these mushrooms. Really need a reliable source!! Can't wait to get them.
Ive done shrooms last month in my house. It taught me how severely traumatized I was from alcohol. I healed from many mental traumas from my past and was able to forgive, let go. Shrooms to me is a remedy not a vice. I even felt more refreshed the morning after. So no hangovers. No depression mood for days. No anxiety.I now have a more calm mind
man she really explains it. sounds like a mirror image of how I am - which is so strange to say online but. I do love exploring. and I will make scrap quilt blocks and sonthat is very addictive yet productive and each one is basically different and I get to feel productive even though finishing the process. is a long process if at all. I am on day 5 of 18mg. The last 2 days it has been in the morning nausea and headache. hope that stops because I already feel like it has helped.
