ADHD and Video Games - Why I Could Focus On Video Games

[@ADHDPatrick]

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[@simple_naildesigns]

I was diagnosed last year. And have noticed lately enjoying playing games with my kids - thank you for this! It helps explain so much.

[@ADHDPatrick]

Wow that is awesome! Thank you for watching :)

[@Sopherian]

I love all kinds of games and I have been a gamer since I was really young. My grandparents were gamers too and I remember my grandma playing pacman all the time. Once we visited their friends and I was 6 or something they had a son that was around 18 at the time and he was gaming in his room and he would let me watch while he played the first Prince of Persia and I thought if I'm older I want to game just like him lol I thought it was so cool! And I did and still do. I'm very passionate about gaming and right now I have 5422 games on Steam alone! 😂 That's how much I enjoy gaming...

[@ADHDPatrick]

Wow that is cool! Pacman is a classic though I have never played it myself. Prince if Persia I have heard of that game. That is awesome that you are passionate about it, passions make life better :) That is quite a lot of games! :D I thought my movie collection was big, lol

[@thephilosopher3586]

I was a pasionate gamer, also i watched movies. But during time i lost intersts in games. Becaouse i in short period of time i am extremly focused, but when stimulation stops i am in complete mes. Now i red books, it helps me allot to sustain high level of focus during time. I also avoid all kind of screens, and listen to radio.

[@ADHDPatrick]

Hey Dark Shadow, yeah same here, at one point I stopped playing video games. Reading books wow thats nice! I also started listening to audiobooks on audible during recent times. Thats pretty cool! Happy new year!

[@finity9316]

Sounds exactly like me still playing video games intensely

[@ADHDPatrick]

Glad to hear that Finity, video games can be awesome, these days you can play them with other people online which makes the experience even more intense. Back in my day me and friends used to love playing together games.

[@bluebus2381]

Hey! when you first started with Concerta did you get alot of physical anxiety ? like everytime i give it a try i get this really calm and nice feeling in my mind but my body get tense so i get alot of back pain and pressure over my chest and feel like i dont get enough air... so i quit taking the medication everytime, longest i took concerta was 2-3 weeks i think. if i just keep taking it will the physical side effect go away ? if i give my body time to adjust ? cus i really like the quiet/calm mind i get from it witch i dont get from vyvanse at all. its crazy that i have to ask all of this question online... Doctors in Sweden is shit dont know anything other than prescribe prescriptions all over the place. not once have i got the chance to talk to a doctor about adhd medication and its side effect... Regards

[@ADHDPatrick]

Hey! Yeah big doses do cause anxiety for me, that is why I dont take doses over 36mg anymore. Not getting enough air is pretty scary. I used to get that when I was using Concerta and smoking 15 cigarettes a day back in 2017. Pressure on chest sounds like heart is doing lots of work, Concerta is stimulant so maybe the heart has hard time with medication. Back pain might be kidney issue, since Concerta does go through kidneys. I dont know if these symptoms will go away by itself, I am not doctor so I cannot recommend continuing taking Concerta despite the side effects. Your body is clearly reacting negatively to this. I dont know did vyvanse cause all this or just Concerta. That is very unfortunate thing with the doctors, that is sad fact in lot of places. You get prescribed things but few will talk about possible side effects. I myself go to private only, dont have much faith in public healtcare...