My experience with adderall as someone with adhd

@greta.div

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The creator shares a personal and relatable experience with a common medication for ADHD, opening up a conversation about its inconsistent effects. This vulnerability and the call for shared experiences encourage engagement from viewers who may have similar struggles.

Summary

The creator shares her experience using Adderall for ADHD, noting that it helps her function normally on some days but causes overstimulation and anxiety on others. She discusses her dosage and speculates about potential reasons for the inconsistent effects, including pharmacological or gut-related issues.

Structure

1Introduction to Adderall use for ADHD
2Positive effects: focus and function
3Negative effects: overstimulation and anxiety
4Dosage and frequency of use
5Speculation on causes for inconsistency (pharmacological, gut issues)
6Seeking shared experiences from viewers

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Adderall ACTS - it is taken by the user to improve focus and function, and its effects are described. Removing it would change the video's topic. It is a prescription medication for ADHD.

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My experience with adderall as someone with adhd As-needed & 5mg 1-2x a day

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A lot of comments on my driving video. Just sharing my experience, not everyone experiences the same thing but people do experience this. #adhdinwomen #adhdtiktok #adhd

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Some days I take adderall and it makes me function like a normal human being. I won't be anxious, I won't be procrastinating and I'll be focused on one task at a time. Other days, probably about 25% of the time, I take adderall, it makes me overstimulated, anxious, and I can't function. I feel like I'm cracked out, especially when it wears off. I am prescribed 10 milligrams. I would take 5 milligrams in the morning and 5 milligrams in the afternoon. And I don't take adderall much, maybe twice a month at this point because the days where it affects me bad are bad enough for me to not want to take it again. I think part of the issue can also be that I don't take it enough and when I do take it, it's like my adderall time that I need to use efficiently so I can't do stuff like driving because I feel like I'm wasting my time. I don't know if this is a pharmacological issue or if the drugs are designed differently and they're not made properly or if it's a me issue and my brain just neurologically functions differently on different days. I also wonder if it could be a gut issue because I do have gut problems and maybe my body's absorbing it differently on different days. But I'm curious if anyone else has this experience? I also wonder if it could be a gut issue because I do have gut problems and maybe my body's absorbing it differently on different days. But I'm curious if anyone else has this experience?