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It's amazing how much more functional we are as a whole when we're medicated (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 1 year ago by Leilys@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/adhd@lemmy.world

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I take Ritalin 10mg on a needs basis since I generally have functioned 'alright' into adulthood.

Just took one to get some work done today and it still amazes me how normal I feel about doing work once I'm medicated. Like there's no massive hurdle to even starting. No massive reluctance and task paralysis to fight.

Coming from a whole week where I've been procrastinating on whatever isn't urgent, suddenly it's so easy to just... do.

I also get incredibly chatty (hence the post, lol), but yeah. I can't imagine how life changing it must be for people who struggle even worse with executive dysfunction.

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[–] FredericChopin_@feddit.uk 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Those thoughts are natural but it’s important to put them behind you.

I was diagnosed at 39 and had the same thoughts about the wasted time, but less than a year later I was driving, had a car, drug use dropped dramatically, made better choices (not perfect), and now I work as a software developer.

I still can’t believe the before and after and the fact I have wanted to do this career for 20 years but I made it in the end.

This doesn’t mean I am “happy”, I don’t think I ever need I’ll be but I’m happier and that’s important to me.

[–] Leilys@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 1 year ago

I majored in communications because I was so burnt down after secondary school that it was more a process of elimination - I couldn't do everything from A to Y, so that only left Z. But I would've liked to go into something to do with computers.

My father's a software developer too, and seeing my neurotypical younger brother following in his footsteps now is a bittersweet experience. He gets a lot more attention from our dad, and I feel like he's the white sheep of the family, where I'm the black sheep for not being able to do well in life

I don't know if I'll ever retrain to pursue that career, but I'm in my mid 20s and there's time if I'd like to. Right now I have a stable career, and I'm working towards life milestones one day at a time.