throwaway_anon

Re:Ask HN: Help, How to deal with severe ADHD as a programmer? on Sunday February 09, 2014 @09:53AM (#7205692)

UPDATE: I went for medication again and decreased the dosage from 30 mg to 20 mg and I feel the possibility of my life turning around. I am more productive. Thanks for the advice.

Re:Ask HN: Help, How to deal with severe ADHD as a programmer? on Sunday January 26, 2014 @05:53PM (#7127439)

I was prescribed 10 mg in the beginning but I requested the doc to increase it to 30 mg. I thought higher dose helps. Then the side effects started showing. I will ask for lower dosage.

Ask HN: Help, How to deal with severe ADHD as a programmer?

Posted by throwaway_anon on Monday January 20, 2014 @01:54PM
from the ask-hn dept.

I can only do things which are extremely interesting or challenging or if it happens to be of personal interest. I get easily distracted when dealing with mundane tasks. I procrastinate a lot. I am forgetful and not detail oriented. I tried medication but it gives me insomnia and a racing heart. Mindfulness meditation helps a lot but I cannot bring myself to do it everyday. The only good thing...

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Re:Procrastination should be solved by lighting fires, not filling buc... on Monday September 30, 2013 @03:49PM (#6471870)

How long did it take for you to notice the effect of Strattera on your sense of time? Did you notice it right away or should one wait a few weeks?

I have non existent concept of time, so this might help.

Re:Procrastination should be solved by lighting fires, not filling buc... on Monday September 30, 2013 @03:45PM (#6471848)

Can you tell me about your individual case. Does running help you if you don't use strattera?

Re:Procrastination should be solved by lighting fires, not filling buc... on Monday September 30, 2013 @11:11AM (#6470015)

If one exercises (treadmill) everyday intensely for 30 minutes. Do you think one can avoid medication?