Re:Inside the adult ADHD brain
by jamesbritt on Thursday June 12, 2014 @01:39PM
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Some additional acencdata:
When I started Ritalin (in my 30's, I think) I also become somewhat "Spock-like." This was a problem when talking with my girlfriend about some sensitive matters, as I was kind of detached and lacked empathy.
I also noticed that I no longer had a soundtrack running through my head. Usually I would have assorted self-invented tunes and riffs playing in my brain. That stopped and it really bothered me.
Before too long I became more adapted to the drug. The empathy and soundtrack returned. I eventually stopped taking it, though, because it didn't seem to make much of real difference as I became more acclimated. Even taking "drug vacations" didn't seem to make a difference.
I took Adderall some years latter and the positive effects lasted maybe a week. Very disappointing. Immune to speed; what a let-down.
At this point I just accept it as a fact of life that I have to work at managing attention and motivation and not get too depressed when I have a million unfinished things.
Life is too short, and I have a dance-party in my head.
When I started Ritalin (in my 30's, I think) I also become somewhat "Spock-like." This was a problem when talking with my girlfriend about some sensitive matters, as I was kind of detached and lacked empathy.
I also noticed that I no longer had a soundtrack running through my head. Usually I would have assorted self-invented tunes and riffs playing in my brain. That stopped and it really bothered me.
Before too long I became more adapted to the drug. The empathy and soundtrack returned. I eventually stopped taking it, though, because it didn't seem to make much of real difference as I became more acclimated. Even taking "drug vacations" didn't seem to make a difference.
I took Adderall some years latter and the positive effects lasted maybe a week. Very disappointing. Immune to speed; what a let-down.
At this point I just accept it as a fact of life that I have to work at managing attention and motivation and not get too depressed when I have a million unfinished things.
Life is too short, and I have a dance-party in my head.