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0 pointsynniv3y ago0 comments

You do need to lay off the coffee for a bit though. At first I stopped altogether, then went back to some decaf, now I'm back to drinking some regular, but always careful about how much.

Also, decongestant medication, though Adder-all is a mild decongestant so I don't use separate decongestants very often.

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falcolas3y ago· 2 in thread

Oh, absolutely. Learn how your body behaves on the stimulants, and I found I really didn't need (or want) nearly as much caffeine as before. I used to consume enough I would have really nasty withdrawals, and now I don't (consume as much nor get withdrawal symptoms).

freedomben3y ago

Likewise. I'm completely off caffeine now (though do occasionally have a coke on bad days) and I feel a lot better. It frustrates me how hard it is (at least in the US) to get medication.

falcolas3y ago

Getting ADHD medication in the US is the single most ADHD-unfriendly activity in existence. Frequent appointments with multiple entities, all-too-frequent interruptions to these appointments (with and without mitigations), incredibly strict windows of time for refills, the #*&$ insurance system...

And then there's the inevitable "you run out of meds and have to navigate all these hurdles without being medicated" gauntlet that makes you cry in frustration.

If I didn't have a non-ADHD spouse, I doubt I'd be able to maintain it.

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temporary223y ago

I also switched to decaf! It's nice not feeling tied to caffeine so much :)

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