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submitted 9 months ago by The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world to c/adhd@lemmy.dbzer0.com

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[-] sanpedropeddler@sh.itjust.works 63 points 9 months ago

Stimulant medication isn't a cure, you don't have to take it every day, and it doesn't matter when you take it as long as its far enough away from when you sleep.

[-] MadBigote@lemmy.world 5 points 9 months ago

As long as you don't expect to get laid anytime soon too.

[-] saruwatarikooji@lemmy.world 15 points 9 months ago

I'm not sure why you got downvotes... You're correct. Some of the pills do absolutely affect arousal and libido.

[-] MadBigote@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago

I was medicated with an Adderall-like pills back in my college years and it was AWFUL. My peepee was flaccid for more than a year. Had to stop taking the medication for my well-being.

[-] jol@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 9 months ago

No shame it taking pills to make it hard again though.

[-] MadBigote@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago

The limpness is one of the problems with those medications. First you lack libido. If you feel like rubbing one out, though, you won't be able to get it hard. And IF you manage to get hard, at least a bit hard, you won't be able to ejaculate.

[-] ben_dover@lemmy.ml -1 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

It doesn't make sense to take a pill that neuters you, and then go and take another pill to counter the effect. It's like if you're obese and have high blood pressure, and instead of exercising you take pills against it - you're only fighting symptoms, not the root cause

[-] NightAuthor@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

Yeah…. But like, you get to choose to a degree what the root cause is, because there is always something more /root/.

Like all your health problems would be resolved by you not being alive anymore. Your DNA trying to be the basis of a living organisms just isn’t working out. Boom, solved. Oh, but you want to live… well I guess we could try a solution for a less root cause…

For me, adderall helps my adhd, but worsens my anxiety. I decided with my doc that I’d take anxiety meds with my adderall. But when we tried to add in a supplemental adhd med, Istarted getting recurring nightmares and having poor sleep. I could have taken a couple more pills to help w the nightmares and the general sleep… but that seemed like it was taking things too far, pills for pills for pills.

I will say, there are plenty of drugs and in plenty of dosages, you have to spend the time to find the right drug and amount, and timing.

And if you haven’t titrated before, you’dbe surprised how different a drug like Adderall can feel and work with as little as a 15% increase or decrease.

Dr Russell Barkley is incessant about taking the time to try different drugs and dosages to find what works best for you.

I found by accident (pharmacy randomly giving me slight variations in my prescription) that I’m much more receptive to Dextroamphetamine than amphetamine. Which is a thing for some people, but not one you’re likely really have a doctor help you identify.

ADHD care is such a mess