People on Adderall

[@LAHWF]

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[@hephaestusfortarier249]

I miss your vlogs G

[@khalilsandal8070]

"People on cigarettes" Next, let's gooo. OTAY OTAY

[@nicktease0687]

@@CallumL1312 lmfao. Sounds like that video would help us both.

[@bretjohn3716]

Stop with this bullshit and go back to pranks. You are not Kassem G.

[@devinwilkes7400]

Yo what's up MMFBAG !

[@karinascalzo8074]

I love Jay’s responses to your questions. “It’s not an advantage, it’s leveling the playing field”. Also.. “it takes a lot more work to get to executive function with ADHD”. What people sometimes don’t understand.. is yes.. before medication we did what we had to do to be successful.. pulled all-nighters.. put more hours into completing the task.. re-watched the lecture recordings 5x.. that eventually makes your life 100% work.. which negatively impacts your quality of life.. it’s exhausting.. and having something to get you to function “normally” and spend your life doing other things besides work.. helps!

[@DJ5780]

Well said!

[@BensUniverse]

Yes ☑️

[@patchybeardopinions9340]

Ya just soft man.

[@DJ5780]

@@patchybeardopinions9340Brainless comment. If you don't have the mental capacity to understand experiences outside of your own then just say that.

[@charvao]

perfectly said

[@hephaestusfortarier249]

These interviews are just Andrew trying to solve his problems by asking random people

[@kelleywhite5965]

lol

[@MrNerdomatic]

Yah lol

[@dirtydozen2007]

Your opinion

[@Brok3nang3l33]

Tru

[@Drizzinn]

Lmfao

[@Lobo59470]

I went in for depression and anxiety and left with an adhd diagnosis😂 more complex than that but adderall’s dopamine showed me joy and peace for the first time. A quiet mind. I cried 😂 felt like I was laying on a boat watching a sunset.

[@stevejones8550]

No shit. Speed feels great for everyone

[@Lobo59470]

@@stevejones8550it’s dopamine 😂 and doesn’t feel great for everyone. “Speed” is just preworkout. Speed doesn’t quiet the average persons mind. There’s a difference

[@ericseamons9982]

@@stevejones8550People with ADHD lack the neurotransmitters needed for executive function and motivation. For people with ADHD it can make people’s brains work the way they are supposed to. It like using a recreational drug. ADHD is debilitating and can seriously affect a person’s life.

[@shwingler8871]

@@stevejones8550whatever you say tweaker. Just because you abuse amphetamines and get high doesn’t mean people with adhd do

[@elevationofficialartist]

SAME HERE!!!! ADHD is proven to be linked to depression and anxiety to... never did any research on this until this year.....stopped my "depression & anxiety meds" - Adjusted some of my routine to a diet that keeps ADHD symptoms a bit less ...more specifically vitamins and Foods ...plenty of water....a bit of excersize (not bone crusehing)...And ive never felt better..........Lost 80 pounds too .. ADHD can cause pretty axious moments for me but not what i was dealing with before. I love reading peoples comments and seeing how much lives have changed.

[@MoveForward96]

Idk, vyvance literally changed my life! I was not only unable to focus but i was losing my mind and once i started taking it my life improved at work, school and socially

[@foodiusmaximus]

The thing about ADHD that no one seemed to mention is that it’s not just about being a good student or employee. You know ADHD is affecting your life if your life is falling apart.

[@marcushoward6560]

That's the thing. People can develop some coping mechanisms that usually require a lot more effort to achieve, at best, the average. However, if too much starts going wrong and the pressure gets too high, the inherent weakness of those strategies becomes quite apparent when they are no longer enough.

[@isaidwhatisaid522]

And my life is falling apart day by day because I can’t get prescribed cause the white college kids can get it so easily

[@dievilinhelsinki]

100% with the original post.

[@doggydog6436]

Yes!!! Everyone thinks that the only symptom associated with ADHD is struggling with school work….. Without medication I can’t function. I’m not “all over the place”, I’m frozen. my thoughts and go a million miles a second. there’s 500 different ways to get ready for the day and I can’t even begin because I can’t decide which thing I should do first. Once, I was driving and the road curved but I didn’t turn my wheel and totaled my truck. I can’t hold a conversation because I think of 1000 different ways to respond and can’t decide what’s the best one. I have to fight and try to dig my way through a billion thoughts just to simple things. Struggling with paying attention in class would be the LEAST of my problems like it would be a miracle for me to even make it to a class at all.

[@SAMEntalhealth]

​@doggydog6436 this comment ❤❤❤❤ hope you weren't injured in a permanent way!!😢❤❤

[@henriquematias1986]

"I just deal with it" the guy can't even stand still with his RED BULL hhaha

[@garyaanderson214]

Almont dancing red bull guy I just deal with it

[@monique6451]

Yeah I was thinking it might help if that guy stayed off the Red Bull…

[@AlexAmellal]

Too real

[@faethe000]

@@monique6451 Caffeine calms ADHD people down. Imagine what he'd be like without that.

[@faethe000]

Seriously, he couldn't even listen without being distracted by everything around him.

[@Benjamin_Unbuttoned]

I work a detail-oriented archiving job. As a person with ADHD, this can absolutely be a nightmare. Vyvanse doesn’t give me better work quality than my coworkers, but rather it allows me to narrow my thought process down to manageable chunks. It literally saved my job.

[@dayaf0]

ADHD is over diagnosed in children because nobody wants to sit at school for 8 hours a day learning stuff they have no interest in. However there are people that really struggle from ADHD.

[@Chris_t0]

Idk most people can sit down fine though , I think most people get bored and that's fine but alot for the ADHD are literally sitting their shaking their legs

[@connorm1817]

Its true because someone said it on the internet

[@AJBuddha]

Most people that think they have ADHD don’t realize there’s other ways to deal with the symptoms besides taking drugs: people need to try different things & find what works for them not just take a drug

[@TheOriginalArchivist]

@@AJBuddha There are methods that can help cope with symptoms, but medication is also an option. Medication can also help people with ADHD get started with some of these other methods. It's easy to say "Go workout", but for people with ADHD, issues with task initiation can make a seemingly simple task more difficult.

[@dayaf0]

@@Chris_t0 Being bored is fine but sometimes this leads to underperformance in a class. The parent will then take their kid to a doctor and tell them that their kid is not doing well in school, never does chores and is always on their phone. This doesn’t mean the kid has ADHD, he just likes being on his phone more than doing chores and schoolwork. The kid is then prescribed amphetamines and does better in school and now thinks they have ADHD. Most people will perform better on amphetamines but it doesn’t mean they have ADHD.

[@shenova]

As a woman with adhd, for me medication has been like finally getting prescription glasses when you’re eyes have been bad your whole life. Honestly the symptoms you kept mentioning are kind of the bogus ones if you ask me. I think everyone should think of ADHD as DISREGULATION… I believe ADHD is a trauma response that can rewire the brain “indefinitely”. At some point our needs were not met or we who we truly are as a person was denied, suppressed or neglected and the brain began compensating by creating a deficiency and/or surplus of certain hormones outside of normal ranges causing misfirings or “impulses” to survive. If you really have ADHD you’ll most likely exhibit these behaviors: 1. Disorganized thinking 2. Inability to plan, prioritize or see clear solutions 3. Disregulated emotions; seemingly irrational outbursts that are out of proportion or contradicting to situation 4. Easily overwhelmed or overstimulated 5. Impulsivity: failure to think/plan ahead 6. Forgetfulness: brain farts and frequent “blankness” 7. “All over the place”: nonsensically skipping from one task to the next, multitasking 8. Poor judgement: making the wrong call by not seeing situation clearly 9. Time management issues: over or underestimating how long a task will take 10. Inefficiency: unaware of simpler methods to execute a task 11. Hyperfocus: ability to focus on selective tasks or engage in specific behaviors for long periods of time without moderation or awareness 12. Hyperactivity: restlessness or a constant underlying anxiety, tension or “buzzy” feeling 13. Disregulated nervous system: constant fight or flight 14. Social issues: difficulty maintaining healthy and balanced relationships, groups are especially overwhelming 15. Unable “switching gears”, resistance moving from one task or mindset to another 16. Moderation control: easily overdoing things like over or under eating Adhd is a spectrum and are not limited to these symptoms. It can manifest differently in everyone. If you don’t need meds and can manage through healing and self-awareness tools, great! There’s a lot of great resources I’ve found over the years that help take the edge off a lot! At least for me tho, my quality of life is so much higher ON meds. Not solely for productivity, but mostly I just enjoy my life more. I am more aware and in control of my thoughts and feelings, rather than feeling like they run me. On the trauma side tho, it is so important to do the healing work and begin reprogramming your brain! I have released so much shame and guilt from the past where I felt broken and like a burden to everyone around me. Medication can’t do that!

[@bryanguilford5807]

Amphetamines increase dopamine a lot so no wonder everything is better. It seems like you're speeding from this post.

[@SuperDodoe]

ADHD is a marketing label for psychological disorders usually caused by trauma.

[@nicksimons7391]

this comment is so huge for me, written very concisely and made a lot of things immediately clear to me. thank you for sharing your experience

[@wubanizer]

@@bryanguilford5807 I didn't get the speeding vibe.

[@madride858585]

Taking these “ medications “ are a cop out. And will ruin you.

[@rossbentley3000]

I was prescribed Ritalin when I was 20. Was a miracle drug for about a year, then the good effects started fading and the side effects started ramping up. I got addicted chasing the amazing focus I had on it - lost a sad amount of sleep for the next year or so. Got off of it and am now super weary of it. I might take half of a 10mg pill here and there (I am a UX designer, so deep focus is often needed) but not the 4-a-day I was prescribed. Honestly, getting good sleep is a far more powerful way to fix focus issues IMO (obviously not for people with severe ADHD) I cannot believe it is administered to children. It is an unbelievably powerful drug (that, btw, is super close to Cocaine and Methamphetamine) that is criminally over-prescribed. ADHD is definitely real, it's just a mindstate that doesn't fit with the way our society is structured currently. We've only needed to focus and get so much done in a day for a few 100 years, nevermind the tens of thousands of years humans would actually have benefitted from ADHD symptoms (e.g. people with ADHD would have probably made great hunters). I really think stimulants should be prescribed only to 18+ year olds and with immense precaution.

[@domjoseph2007]

Agreed

[@Appreciation-Community]

I agree with you on everything but the hunter part. I'm sure they can be fine hunters, even great. But laser beam focus and being able to tune out as much of what's going on around you is very important when your specifically needing to look for and listen for signs of only one particular thing. If you're looking for a deer and you see a neat cloud and oh damn that rock is cool is that an arrow head? What kinds bird just made that sound? And what's that over there? Meanwhile you didn't hear the deer 40 yards behind you scraping it's antlers on a tree through the sound of leaves blowing in the wind.

[@breadofspeed]

It sounds like you were either taking too much or weren't taking the right meds for you. These stimulants aren't supposed to feel like a miracle drug or make you super focused. They are supposed to bring you to a functional level and make you feel normal, and that's it. If I am lacking sleep, I can still feel sleepy and get rest while taking it because my brain naturally has a deficit of these neurochemicals. The real problem is addiction and misdiagnosis, not the drug itself. 4 a day sounds ridiculous to me, so I think your doctor should've been more careful and taken you off sooner. This unfortunately is way too common. It makes me cringe though when people say these are similar to street drugs like cocaine and methamphetamine. Meth that you find is not pure at all, and it gets into your brain in much larger quantities and much faster. It has no medicinal value. This false info that no credible doctor would agree with scares people away from getting help if they need it.

[@Hollowdarling]

@@breadofspeed incredibly well said and educated. Thank you

[@qwertmom]

@@ev1bl Uh taking 100mg of ritalin is what's strange to me... wow.

[@KiwikimNZ]

Diagnosed at 49! I was misdiagnosed with bipolar for years and as a nurse I questioned this diagnoses. It wasn’t until my son was diagnosed with adhd (who refuses to be medicated) did I really look deeply into the condition. That’s when I went to a private specialist to be reassessed and the diagnoses changed. I can see how much my combined type adhd has held my back in life. I take medication only when there are a lot of tasks to be done so that can get things done. Life can be difficult with adhd and it defiantly is a true condition.

[@malicekerendu3574]

I have a friend who has adhd. I first met him in 4th grade of secondary school. My first impression of him was that he is restless and always wants to be busy with something else. I commented as such and he said he was taking meds which baffled me. One time he forgot to take them and if he was restless with them, he was almost dysfunctional without. That was the first time I've seen the drastic change these meds can make.

[@johntomik4632]

Missing a dose of any medication can send you off the rails. Might have never needed it to begin with.

[@goldenstryker6707]

When you develop a dependence on medication going without will leave you feeling very unbalanced mentally and physically. It takes a while for the body and mind to readjust.

[@JohnDoe-jq1br]

He actually asked if ADHD is a "made up condition" as someone that was diagnosed very late in life, I can tell you that the condition is very real. I am not medicated "because of my age" However now that I know the symptoms I am able to deal with it much better. I can recognize ADHD thinking when it gets in my way. What I do know is that it runs in families, and I can see it in mine. I had two cousins that were diagnosed real young. They were much more hyperactive than me. They were night and day different on Ritalin, it calmed them down. I wish that I had tried it. I'm sure that it would have helped my jumping from hyper focus, to scatter brained and unable to focus.

[@MsOrganicBlack]

Agreed. I was diagnosed late in life as well after finally burning out from all the coping strategies I had developed to compensate for my inattentive ADHD.

[@itzMoJo67]

I was diagnosed with ADHD as a child but never took medication. I’m in my early 30s and feel like my ADHD is for the first beginning to affect my life negatively. Been really considering getting treatment for it.

[@dr.mantistoboggan4746]

Eat real food only, limit electronic use and exercise couple times per week, or take prescription meth, your choice.

[@marcushoward6560]

@@dr.mantistoboggan4746 Praise God for the prescription meth. Years of a healthy diet and physical activity did absolutely nothing beyond help me lose weight.

[@dr.mantistoboggan4746]

@@marcushoward6560 that's because your problem is likely hormonal, and/or you think healthy food is grain based.

[@TheParaxore]

I recommend getting a professional opinion again for sure and tell them your struggles to see if medication might be a good solution. You can also look into ADHD specific coaching as well

[@itzMoJo67]

​@@dr.mantistoboggan4746My diet is fairly good, and I've been an athlete my entire life. well, primarily for the first 20 years. My ADHD only started affecting my life negatively once I've acquired a lot more responsibilities later on in life. It's nearly crippling when i think about it at times.

[@000aisman000]

I think there is a reason why ppl in jail more often are diagnosed with ADHD, and it's not that the ADHD made them go to prison, but a lot of them grew up in an environment that required hypervigilance, and it became a coping mechanism. Unfortunately, trauma is often the real reason behind getting the diagnosis.

[@TheParaxore]

Also people with ADHD tend to exibit more risk taking material (gotta get that adrenaline rush) as well as have higher drug use so those cases would also increase jail population of people with ADHD

[@000aisman000]

@@TheParaxore Could be true but the thing is ADHD is not really a good explanation it's more like saying if you have these symptoms you have ADHD. And the problematic thing is that people often have two or more diagnoser that overlap and a lot of the time are contradictory. And that is a problem because if you can't agree on what the real problem is you can't solve it. And on top of that you have big pharma who want to expand its market who are involved to much in the diagnosis business. i think ADHD is a real thing but often it can be other things.

[@abbieamavi]

I read a book by a Dr who said this exact thing. the name escapes me but I can find it once I get home, if anybody is interested. He said many people in prison are there because being under stimulated, depressed, having mental disorders and especially ADHD as young men. very common in his studies.

[@indigo7387]

Also a lot of people in prison have fragile egos and small peepees

[@AlanisonYT]

ADHD affects impulse control and executive function, as well as emotional regulation. Unfortunately, it’s not hard to see how these things can lead to anxiety, depression, but also harmful acts towards oneself or others. To make matters worse, ADHD is often comorbid with other mental disorders which can make it more challenging for people to survive in society and have to resort to illegal measures for their survival. Based on how detrimental ADHD can be, I’d rather people be over treated for ADHD than be under treated.

[@chainsofgames]

It’s wild as hell hearing all these people on it who don’t know what it does or why it makes them feel that way

[@2147B]

I wonder how much of an impact psych drugs have on the current health of the country

[@jungleforeva]

Didn’t you see the summer of 2020?

[@ricardodelacrvz1400]

its a country running on pills from what we see here.

[@LedgerLiner]

Total impact. My friend says if u not taking aderal in america u r a looser LMAO I tried it few times with him - shit is a amphetamine looool All of u a literally just JUNKIEs My bro is a complete Zombie on this

[@robtheredrocker]

People’s reaction to covid say it all. So many people thought that everyone was gonna die but barely anyone did…

[@undiscoveredcolorz]

@@robtheredrocker it's eye opening. The sad part is after these years a lot of people are still overzealous about it. Regardless of facts.

[@MartyD]

I took one in college to work on a last minute paper due the next day but all I did was cleaned my room 😅😂

[@universalash333]

Ya I took one to do taxes and just shopped on Poshmark for my vacay haha

[@juliannagrace2589]

My life with medicated and diagnosed adhd lol. It can help for sure but it’s not a miracle 😅

[@chimichanga87]

People who abuse this drug are absolutely ruining the seriousness of those that need it. It legit makes me angry. There is a real need for this drug and ADHD is absolutely real. Point closed.

[@steelearmstrong9616]

True. Most people have been misdiagnosed and these individuals are the ones that are literally buzzing off this stuff. If you take it and it does the opposite like calms you down, then you legitimately need it

[@bigcheesecurdlover4108]

@@steelearmstrong9616agreed

[@khalidhassan9423]

define abuse

[@shwingler8871]

@@khalidhassan9423 taking it without a prescription or using a higher dose than you are supposed to

[@Ali-lf4wd]

The fact that you turn the situation on people who are abusing it instead of a government who thinks it has the authority to tell you what you should put in your body is a wonderful example of being stuck in the matrix

[@matterfact87]

I normally skip all the sponsored advertisements on KZbin but I always watch Andrew Hales' advertisements. This guy can make anything entertaining. Also I hope these "people on" videos never stop

[@mgm51095]

literally was about to comment the same LOL

[@13Percent52PercentYikes]

Too bad Raycons are infamously horrible

[@rflyn5864]

I think ADHD still isn't completely understood - and I think that stimulant medication is really just ONE of the avenues of managing life with it. I myself didn't see a doctor about it or get diagnosed until right after I graduated college. I currently take Vyvanse as-needed (which ends up being a handful of times a month at this point). In terms of how I think it helps my own symptoms, I would say that it slightly improves my memory, makes me feel more present, and a bit more mentally 'fluid'. Definitely not something that 'fixes' my ADHD, but makes the battle of focusing and making decisions less painful.

[@TheParaxore]

Yeah generally adhd medication doesn't just magically make ADHD symptoms disapear but it tends ot make them easier to manage.

[@alantorres6949]

definitely over-diagnosed and overprescribed, my friend got diagnosed based on telling his psychiatrist that he has trouble staying up throughout his day. my friend eventually fixed his sleeping schedule, no longer takes it and admitted that he used it as s caffeine replacement.

[@DonnDenisse]

I was severely traumatized years ago as a teenage, got diagnosed with OCD. Spent my whole life fighting OCD. I suffered severe depression and mental disorder. Not until my wife recommended me to psilocybin mushrooms treatment. Psilocybin treatment saved my life honestly. 8 years totally clean. Never thought I would be saying this about mushrooms.

[@ShellBAtoms]

What a great testimony! No doubt - psychedelics CAN have deep healing propertiess when done the right way - with the purpose of healing. I'm SO GLAD you found a way that provided relief! Wishingi you great things in your future.

[@corykeane]

I think ADHD is a real condition, and I also think it's over-diagnosed and meds over-prescribed. Just my feelings.

[@Hollowdarling]

Can confirm, have both real adhd and have been overprescribed.

[@crystalmethany6286]

It creates a problem for the people who rely on the meds for regulating symptoms. The FDA only allows a certain amount of drugs into the market, and with the explosion of online psychiatry like better help/Zocdoc, millions of new patients have flooded the market causing shortages.

[@DoveringFifths]

A lot of it is parents pushing for theirs kids to get medication, simply because they are unsatisfied with their child's grades.

[@bizybee8192]

This was actually a really great video it was great to see people’s thoughts on it.

[@danielcontee7851]

they say "ummmm" a bunch. our future politicians. all white folk.

[@samrobinson141]

I think anyone who genuinely requires the benefit of adderal, will not think they’re gaining an advantage but regaining a life. I’m struggling mentally and on a 3 year waiting list to see a doctor . Three fucking years. The irony in that is incredible. I hate the word bipolar, it’s amazing.

[@NatalieMarie917]

In the meantime, you can check to see if you are deficient in B vitamins (not just B6 and B12), vitamin D, magnesium, zinc, iron, or essential fatty acids. Those deficiencies are associated with the symptoms of ADHD, and a lot of children and adults diagnosed with ADHD are found to be deficient in at least one of those - and their symptoms have been shown to improve with supplementation and/or dietary changes. Ps - a lot of people don’t look into this because they assume their diet is fine or because they take a daily multivitamin, but a multivitamin is unlikely to give you enough of what you actually need - and they don’t include everything I mentioned here. It typically takes at least 3 months of supplementation to correct deficiencies, so you need to be patient with it too!

[@dr.mantistoboggan4746]

@@NatalieMarie917 THIS !!!

[@dr.mantistoboggan4746]

3 year wait? Canada?

[@YoungHudge]

If you’re sitting in a class learning about something you don’t care about, it’s going to be hard to focus. I bet when you go home and watch a KZbin video about something you’re actually interested in, you’re very focused.

[@ilovefreeski]

Exactly, you clearly understand the real issue at hand. Imagine being forced by your parents, society, the system, to pursue a career that your probably not interested in, to take some grueling classes your not interested in and then when faced with the reality you just can't focus on meaningless nonsense you decide to go along with getting addicted to some wack ass amphetamines to make it through. It's very obvious the system players benefit the most while the masses of automated bot consciousness get fleeced.

[@griffuts]

I never thought about it like that.

[@allegorx58]

You’re right…people who have that experience are not adhd. It is people who can’t even do the things they want to do that require treatment.

[@brownketch]

hyperfocus is a common (unofficial) symptom of ADHD. I experience it crazy to the point I forgot about basic things like eating. I am still skeptical of my diagnosis, though I definitely know people that struggle with this that definitely have ADHD. Delegation/Directing attention is not the same as a constant lack of attention.

[@peoplenevernotice]

Facts.

[@brittanysmurphy1097]

"Now 'we're' going back on it" - the girl who's parents are forcing her to be on meds ...I hope she's okay :(

[@TheParaxore]

Sounds like she needs to speak with an actual Therapist to see if that diagnosis is accurate still as an adult

[@matt.108]

Or she might actually have a condition.

[@reiverdaemon]

Sounds like she needed it if she just shirked responsibility and started partying when off of it...

[@Laundrey1]

@@reiverdaemonthat’s exactly what I was thinking. 😊

[@kierawelch2106]

Right? That shit was so weird. Poor thing.

[@GarrettBlackmon]

Second guy has an energy drink in hand during the interview. Seems like he's supplementing with weaker stimulants which is something I have done in the past. I think these pharmaceutical stimulants help anyone focus, deficiency or not and your ability to focus and get work done is a spectrum. It's not really about being lazy, maybe you are, but WHY? laziness is a symptom not a cause.

[@bsnf-5]

Being lazy has nothing to do with it. Some teachers called me "lazy" in the past. And guess what? I didn't care at all.

[@Skatted]

Definitely self medicating his condition with caffeine

[@Skatted]

@@bsnf-5 if you have ADHD some days you can't even get out of bed.

[@bsnf-5]

@@Skatted You are right. But this is also a symptom of depression, or social anxiety. You can't really link this to adhd, unless it is diagnosed by doctor and supported by some extensive tests. But even then, you can't be sure.

[@Skatted]

@@bsnf-5 true. I'm from Australia and it is quite an extensive process to be diagnosed with ADHD, I'm just shocked by how many people are given medication for it in the USA, without knowing for sure if they have it.

[@SparklySara16]

“My parents are making me take medication” - a 21 year old adult

[@babyinvasion]

Brainwashed

[@heymmommmm]

SHE SAID SHE WAS A FRESHMAN, SO MORE LIKELY 18-19

[@dr.mantistoboggan4746]

@@heymmommmm with asian parents (at least Mom) so treated as 12

[@SparklySara16]

@@heymmommmm so? 😂 there’s no difference between 19 & 21

[@whereisthesauce7499]

Acting like you know a persons life is wild

[@PGISME]

There's no question that ADHD is real. The real question should be whether doctors are doing their due diligence in diagnosing it. In most EU countries, it's not easy to get a diagnosis, and the available medications are very limited. I suspect that many doctors in the US receive kickbacks for prescribing certain drugs, which could lead to overdiagnosis.

[@liminalgamer935]

As someone with ADHD, I live for these people not taking him seriously when he asks if it could be "made-up". If that's something he believes, that's just ignorant

[@michealgrew808]

YO i could recommend you to a specialist who guided me through My ADHD experience he’s got all kinda psychedelics and ships discreetly to any location ^^^

[@michealgrew808]

ARABICASTOREZ, 👈👈

[@michealgrew808]

Man's on telegram or Instagram _-! =%

[@AdamWeissman]

After awhile, continuing to ask that question when you get a "no" from every person you ask starts to to be obnoxious.

[@liminalgamer935]

@@AdamWeissman Right? Like he just refuses to accept that it's not made up

[@ExpensivePizza]

It would be really interested to know the ratio of people who take something vs those who take nothing at all

[@dr.mantistoboggan4746]

70% of Americans are on unnecessary medications, their problems would be cured by diet alone. Problem is that life is cheap and you can buy dopamine shortcuts on every corner......

[@iGame3D]

Psychiatric medication prescriptions for college students have been rising since 2007, with approximately 17% of college students prescribed medication for a mental health issue. This increase mirrors overall increases in both mental health diagnoses and treatment of university students.

[@doubllechief6926]

In a society that's obsessed with over-achieving in all the wrong ways, stimulants will always be over-prescribed

[@SAMEntalhealth]

Now what about the other half? The half that is prescribed for severe adhd?

[@elevationofficialartist]

Stimulants are over prescribed to patients that DONT need them...............And also MUST be prescribed to a person like myself who Failed schooll ...always having financial problems,...........plays the piano,,,,,,the organ. . . . I was rediagnosed at 26 when my life was still falling apart and i lost my job.....I was able to study to get my license to sell real estae..............or it was me left with working at a job that pays minimum wage. I passed the real estaet exam aafter i failed it once. My life is better than its ever been. This medication is NOT for over achieving its to give a person their ONLY chance to succeed in life...sometimes maybe going to need to try a couple of times. growing up was traumatic......chaotic.....really hyperactive.....Clinically diagnosed ADHD takes about 30mins to an HOUR to do testing. And there are more psychological tests that can be done which takes another 3 hours. Most everyone with ADHD has a high IQ and its been tested and factual. Im not angry but DONT sit here and say a GOOD doctor will give people stimulants to over achieve.........its SO they can BARELY function like the rest of society and develop the same way AT THE SAME TIME as everyone else. I had to graduate by myself lol......

[@MSJDesign]

its not about day dreaming. imagine knowing you need to get up and do something but just cant but you're not depressed

[@kiavaxxaskew]

my adhd is more like, i have tasks to complete, but it feels like i don't have enough time to complete them. and say if i start listening to music, it'll be hard to get myself to focus on anything less stimulating. i craze a certain level of stimulation to maintain focus, and all the things in life that i have to do don't do that for me unfortunately.

[@Alexwill-g8h]

Teagan, I had a same feeling as you when I took it. Prescribed in middle school. Had a couple on in off first year of college. I am now graduating with a 4.0 after one year off medication. I'm sorry your in a situation where your parents kind of force you. If you feel its not for you, there is a way to learn your weaknesses and work on them without medication. Good luck to you and remember its always your choice to decide what you put ion your body. Thanks Andrew!

[@geraldmiller5343]

Psychedelics are just an amazing discovery, it's quite fascinating how effective they're for depression and stress disorders. Saved my life

[@Marksonfixedmatches]

Psychedelics definitely have potential to deal with health issues like anxiety and depression,I would like to try them but it's hard to source them here

[@stephaniemorgan6284]

I got mine from @doctor_mckenzie He sells psych's

[@lisadavidson1523]

Shroom microdosing help me overcome my life long addiction to cigarettes and alcohol

[@stephaniemorgan6284]

@lionessmindset4331 yeah.......@doctor_mckenzie

[@freddonovan2978]

Tripping is not a bad idea but having a Mycologist who will recommend you the dosage is the best option

[@Sunnysunshine208]

Thank you for this story. I have always been against it from hearing that it was bad for you. My Son was on it . His scrip was out so I asked my Doctor a 40ish, year old woman and she said it was bad so that was that. My Son passed on Dec 2021 he got a street drug laced with fentanyl now he is gone. I wish I would of helped him get the prescription.

[@sebastianconstantin5176]

sounds like ur son was a drug addict...

[@reiverdaemon]

My condolences... People with ADHD tend to seek out drugs to 'fix' themselves(knowingly or not). Some doctors are sadly just not informed at all about certain subjects

[@kiavaxxaskew]

the guy @ 3:28 , you can literally see his symptoms. It's kind of crazy.

[@kiavaxxaskew]

maybe i'm just crazy

[@gotnon2417]

​@@kiavaxxaskewno you have a point

[@gotnon2417]

​@@kiavaxxaskewi mean thats the symptoms and he done it for so long

[@mysterjd34]

looks like me

[@EMan-cu5zo]

Ever since I was prescribed ADHD medication I haven’t drank or done any other drug. I haven’t been arrested since then as well. I would do crazy things and just never thought about consequences nor cared. I also can sit still and do paperwork while on it. Sometimes I actually like not taking it because it makes me get more energetic after the initial sleepiness for a few days of getting the drug out of my system. I drive my family nuts because I can be very annoying while not on it.

[@BLUE_OCTOBER-TRIX]

Sounds like you’re bipolar

[@EMan-cu5zo]

@@BLUE_OCTOBER-TRIX I am when I was a heavy drinker.

[@MrJameseder]

I read a lot of anti-psychiatry philosophy in my Honour's dissertation. A lot of psychological syndromes are just a range of behaviours and sensations wrapped into 1 condition and given a label. We might think of the psychology of people with ADHD to be not 'normal functioning' but I suspect that any healthy society has a range of different thinkers. Human psychology is not evolved to sit still for most of each day in a classroom or office. For tens of thousands of years humans have hunted and gathered and traveled. I believe that ADHD is not real in the same way that physical conditions are real, and that ADHD has been identified as an illness because of the social environment and behavioural expectations we have built for ourselves. i.e. if we lived in a world where each day we did a range of different activities, specialising in and focusing on one task for long periods might be considered an illness. HOWEVER, you and I are unlikely to be able to change the way the world works to something that suits people with ADHD, and it must be hell for people with ADHD to live in it, so drugs are a great way to help them manage this lifestyle. So I endorse the use of Adderal for people with ADHD.

[@Just_Jess262]

I have ADHD and I'm not on medication. My parents didn't put me on it as a kid but I wish they did honestly

[@kt114]

I’m so glad youtube showed me your videos again! I used to watch a lot of them and i’m certain i was subscribed when you were doing a lot of sit down interviews in what looked like an apartment? But then you disappeared in my feed until now! It’s been so long that i had one of those “where do i know this guy from” moments

[@Lukeor]

I am so glad I never got put on any meds in my life.

[@LadyyM11]

I got diagnosed a couple days ago. Everything in my life makes so much sense now. Growing up I would constantly get in trouble in school, had terrible grades, ran out of classrooms several times, was late everyday, and was kicked out of my high school and dropped out of the other school when I was 16.. I tried over and over again throughout the years to finish hs but I kept failing. I had terrible mood swings and depression because of this. I wish I got diagnosed as a kid.

[@lucifernandez1859]

It’s true that it’s over prescribed and abused, but by people who don’t have ADHD. If you can’t sleep on it, or go from relaxed to energized, this drug is not for you. Actual folks with ADHD, are stigmatized cause of people who use this drug for performance enhancement. To those who really need it it’s unfair to claim we get an advantage by taking a drug that make us normal. The playing field wasn’t level to begin with. So no advantages. This kinda talk excludes us from activities and isolates us further.

[@lunarcat632]

my boyfriend is on it and lost his shit when the shortage was happening, had to help him through the withdrawals and surprisingly ashwaganda helped pick him back up.. but god he was sooo chaotic, ADHD is definitely real, & very annoying. he got the meds after a couple weeks not being on them and he’s like a total robot sometimes it scares me lol but a fun side effect being that since not having an appetite the whole day, not sleeping and eating total garbage that your body makes you crave, rapid weight gain can happen 💁🏻‍♀️

[@kenanzahabi3181]

more like addicted to it, that's the biggest side effect. I believe we can fix the way we think about stuff by training our brains, naturally.

[@johncaccioppo1142]

People don't get diseases from a lack of drugs. Diseases are identified as a constellation of symptoms at present and the more we understand of genomic medicine and metabolism the more we will be able to understand what these diseases actually are and better ways of treating them. Diet, sleep and lifestyle are huge. I think most modern diseases would go away if we didn't herd our populations like cattle into abusive careers they end up hating and drugging themselves into tolerating until their health completely unravels or they move into management to become bureaucratic parasites.

[@jaamaan123]

Thank you. This is the best direction for your skill, expririence and history for your channel to take. You seem to have a great skill in interviewing people and know the weight of this subject. I have been a subscriber of your channel for a long time and I know this would be a great direction for you to take. Thanks again for this great video. I took this adhd amphitamine stuff for 3 months and I know this is just the same as any drug addiction trajectory story !

[@johntitor4404]

this is just lazy assumption and bias rather than extracting any truth from numerous patients actual experience and individual results. in fact, its shown that in cases of patients who either had previously or were at that time long term frequent hard drug users or problem addicts of illicit drugs were actually those individuals that benefited the most from being prescribed long term theraputic but relatively larger dose of d-amphetamine when combined with therapy. typically the patient completely stops the hard drug use because they just been using those hard drugs to self treat their problematic conditions, often neurotransmitter deficiencies or hipocampus abnormalities stemming from past emotional abuse and trauma. we all must maintain compation and acceptance and nonjudgement when viewing the other humans because ultimately what a person takes in is not our business but what is up for judgement is the things that person does, behaves, effects others, and the results of their working efforts on society.

[@Zen_Myco]

@@johntitor4404 Wow, very deep, empathetic and intelligent response to a problem that is plaguing vast amounts of our society today 👏

[@jean-claudesaddam]

readin yall comments feels like all yall are on it :'D

[@narcant]

love u andrew. glad to see the uploads and hope you're doing well man

[@Kylored]

Hey Andrew, Love your videos! If I may give you a tip on interviewing people: use more open questions instead of yes/no questions. But I couldn't have done it better than you! I like the chill format

[@Kylored]

Do I look like a drug addict to you? get the fuck outta here

[@Colehike]

Im 27 and got diagnosed a few months ago. For me, these drugs are more than just "to make me be a better cog in the system". Here's some alternative benefits I found 1. More proactive and less "living through other people". Instead of wasting time on youtube or netflix Id go out and try to meet people or try to solve an issue in my life. I can set up drs appointments, tell my boss about something that isnt right etc. 2. Less sensitivity to rejection. I could ruminate on one rejection from a girl for weeks before but now it barely phases me Ultimately it was my choice to take meds and they helped me put myself back together like a malfunctioning robot. I used to spend hours of my off time watching self improvement type content and never doing anything in the real world

[@nomorenonsense]

Humans genetic make up was not created to be stuck in a classroom for 8 hours a day learning things we don't want to. To say someone is sick because they would rather be outside moving is crazy. Humans are suppose to be free not caged up inside.

[@qwertmom]

One thing for sure is that it's extremely over-diagnosed, which means doctors are throwing meth around to kids like its no big deal. Also you can train your ability to focus, and we all gotta start from somewhere.

[@raygrenade1697]

they really do give them out to middle schoolers like its Halloween candy

[@bumwog]

Absolutely. At the very least

[@PorkchopSandviches]

This isn't right at all, just because it's an amphetamine derivative doesn't mean it's the same as meth. They have vastly different effects which have been extensively studied and are proven to be effective for people who need them

[@helloweeny]

Congratz, dumbest comment I've seen in a while.

[@lastnamefirstname8843]

@@PorkchopSandviches you got a prescription for copium apparently

[@hyperdigifocusart]

Oh, by the way… If you don’t have ADHD and you take stimulants, all that will do is speed you up, possibly make you more jittery, maybe keep you awake so you can study or work late. It will act like a stimulant. If you DO have ADHD, and you take the correct stimulant, you will actually slow down enough to slow down your thoughts, focus on one thing, and have more organized thinking (unless you are taking too high a dose, in which case I hope you tell your doctor/psychiatrist and s/he can lower the dose or try a different drug)… For an analogy you could describe neuro-typical (non-ADHD) brains as an efficient car… It drives properly when you put more pressure on the gas, and it stops when you apply the breaks. Your car uses gas to run according to what gear you’re in or how much you press onto the gas pedal. You steer and your car moves accordingly. If you have an ADHD brain, it’s like the car is built to inject a lot more fuel. You barely touch the gas and you’re speeding along so fast it’s hard to control or stop… But your car will also run out of fuel more quickly because of this. You could speed over from one road to the other accidentally and go down multiple paths before you get to your desired location. It’s like you know where your location is, you want to get there quickly just like everyone can, but you end up driving around in circles. It actually takes longer to get to where you want to go, and it’s frustrating when you get speeding tickets and are told you need to use more self control and pay more attention and stay on one road… Also the streets are not designed for your car. Hopefully that helps you understand ADHD little better if you don’t have it. On most OTA (over the counter) stimulant meds there is a warning not to exceed using them for a certain amount of time.

[@RTPTechTips]

I always believed it was wrong to force children to take stimulants. I was force prescribed at 12. And always tried to trash it as I didn't like the way it made me feel: like a robot, losing social ability. Take the time to teach kids to meditate. This is the "fix" for their focus problems. Takes practice, but "pointed" focus can be reached by anyone.

[@marcushoward6560]

It has improved my life in every single way. I wish I had been diagnosed when I was young. While I'm grateful for figuring it out in middle age, I truly grieve the loss of half a lifetime and what my life could have been .

[@paulahillman1100]

All of these people are saying it’s just bc they couldn’t focus… there is much more to adhd than just not being able to focus… Adhd comes with irritation, frustration, hypersensitivity hyper focus and much more… mood wings etc. a lot of people get wrongly diagnosed imo

[@NatalieMarie917]

Yeah, some of these people seemed like they were just having very normal experiences with boredom and distractions. A lot of people with depression and anxiety experience problems with concentration, motivation, and memory as well, and it seems like more and more of them are thinking it’s ADHD.

[@chrisnewtownnsw]

natives who live off the land don't have this "disease". Why? Because they don't consume macca's gluten and processed foods e.t.c.

[@declanlee6894]

The prescribing of stimulant meds to young children is one of the most negligent blunders in modern medical history. We will likely never know how many peoples brains were permanently altered by stim use in early childhood causing further mental health issues and addiction later in life

[@dr.mantistoboggan4746]

reaction to C0vid was far more damaging

[@ysph]

jesus christ. i can't believe you are the only person that i've ever heard say that. there's two of us now. don't believe their lies, Declan ;)

[@benadams8525]

@@dr.mantistoboggan4746 Nah, that was a much shorter term problem.

[@TylerRayPittman]

They've already studied that and proved you wrong. These medications have been around for awhile now. Two seconds of searching Google scholar debunks your entire hypothesis. I actually think it reduces the risk of addiction long term because of how impulse control improves in treated populations, but treated populations do not have higher incidence of addiction. And untreated ADHD leaving your life in disarray is a much greater risk factor for depression. Keep spreading anti-intellectual propaganda tho

[@MarioKstgr]

12:00 squirrel in the back, I REPEAT, SQUIRREL IN THE BACK ☺

[@Gray8YT]

I replayed cuz for a second I thought it was a rat. ,🤣

[@thedudeswhodoo]

Andrew it is so good to see these videos popping off and you finding success again with KZbin! I know there for a while you were getting a bit burned out or discouraged and what not, so it is cool to see your journey. Keep up the good work sir.

[@biosyncfarm]

I think the need for something that puts their brain in a specific state is real, but i don't always think the nature of their neurological issues are physical. It's really sad the pressure put on people these days, and how that manifests into neurological issues.

[@eyedeerman]

It’s wild that stimulants have a stigma because the amount of dependence billions of us have with coffee, a non prescribed stimulant if you will, is astounding. I feel some sense of calm when I have the right amount of caffeine in my system, and can even suffer from side effects from too much but also withdrawal symptoms

[@azalakky]

This guy has been putting in work for over an decade ! Keep speading your movement.

[@CubensisEnjoyer]

I had countless teachers tell my parents I probably had ADHD throughout K-12 and they just did nothing about it while I constantly got into trouble and absolutely tanked my grades because I couldn't get anything done. Once I was 23 I got prescribed Vyvanse and my life has been on a massive upward trajectory since. 3 years later and I'm barely crawling out of the hole I dug for myself my whole life before getting treated. When I look back at myself before I just get sad. I've always been one of the most intelligent people in any room and yet I was wasting my life away. Asking if it's a legit condition is just...weird...in my opinion.

[@mysteryman703]

reading this makes me so happy for you i have a very similar story and i was even diagnosed at like 13 but my dad said "they just want to pump him full of drugs" and immediately took me out of therapy. Im doing well now though i finally feel like i can get school work done like everyone else lol

[@pje1452]

ADHD makes me feel overwhelmed and I can never get anything done

[@TheRobojay]

This made me realize that Adderal might be what I need right now. I'm struggling so much to focus. I started meditating and I believe it is helping but I need to focus now to be able to make a living. After 8 minutes meditating I start to struggle a lot to keep my focus. It's like I'm exercising the brain and it feels like everytime it gets just a bit easier and I'm able to go longer at a time without feeling like a struggle. Meditation is my long term solution but I need a short term one and this might be it.

[@jeeess9979]

my 10 yr old bro was forced onto concerta, the highest ER dose of like 40 mg and it made him sick and tired. he slept all day in his dark bedroom, but his grades did improve so he could stay in football.

[@blackojacko15]

I think ADHD is used as an umbrella term to describe a multitude of neurological diseases that we don’t yet understand so stimulants just get thrown at the problem and they don’t always work because not everyone needs them

[@NatalieMarie917]

There’s also a ton of overlap between symptoms of ADHD and disorders like depression and anxiety (esp those two in combination), so a lot of misdiagnosis happens too.

[@bumwog]

I don't think meth is the answer for any neurological disease

[@Nolanf468]

we understand it but we won't recognze the problem. We need dopamine detox

[@lastnamefirstname8843]

Being distracted is also something 100% of humans experience to varying degrees. I think the likelihood of getting diagnosed is more correlated with a positive view of pharmaceuticals and seeking them than it is to the magnitude of the symptoms. That tells me it’s fake.

[@lastnamefirstname8843]

@@NatalieMarie917 anxiety and depression, another couple of made up disorders

[@johnspencer8982]

As a student, yes it's useful. As employee, very little advantage. For personal use, I'd recommend the transdermal patch

[@anivalsolis4033]

Hey Andrew, for a future video you should do a People on Energy Drinks. Love the videos BTW!

[@jesuscamebackandyoumissedh599]

I love this series even though I don't watch every single one I can see a future where anybody can look up a topic or issue they are dealing with and there's Andrew's face

[@lqenr52]

I am diagnosed with ADHD (mostly inattentive although my doctor never made clear if I had combined type), and I always ask myself whether its really just something Big Pharma is pushing (in a half-joking sense). I believe it is generally real as a syndrome of symptoms, but throwing stimulants at the problem is far from what is needed in my opinion for even the majority of the people who are diagnosed. The brain and neuroscience is such an incredibly new field, and our current approach to stuff like this is really just experimentation with hard drugs, maybe in the future like 50 years from now it would be crazy for people to imagine young children and adults being prescribed what is basically meth as a daily medication. I still take meds daily because it does genuinely help me and i tend to think of it as taking strong coffee that actually works every day. Hoping to get off of meds when I graduate college but I may take as needed even after I graduate, but I would like to focus on other aspects of my health like diet and so on. I noticed whenever I eat fish and reduce carbs my focus increases significantly so I think there is something to be said with really experimenting with yourself and what you consume/are exposed to which can really help improve/ even cure your symptoms.

[@aahsimovieprojects]

They're great for productivity but stimulants make my penis shrivel up to like a 1/3 the size and ruins my sexual performance. That alone was reason enough for me to drop it and deal with my ADHD without medication.

[@ph-vf5hx]

the problem is also that in America you believe that there is a fix you can buy for anything that ails you. The answers are all found externally. For example pain meds are not prescribed in such large amounts in Japan because the medical field forces patients to accept that some level of pain is inevitable in certain cases, and that the solution (pain meds) can be far more damaging in the long run than the short term pain you would have dealt with by simply gritting your teeth and suffering for a specific amount of time.

[@vanhalenps4]

"basically meth" was the first treatment for ADHD in 1948 Germany, The dosage was about 1/100th of what someone uses to get high on meth these days. It's like saying someone having a glass of wine in the evening to relax is drinking a bottle of moonshine. Technically the ingredient is there but context and details matter

[@samwich9242]

Just a great compilation of going out in the street and talking to people about issues. Congratulations on your interviewing

[@atavax6094]

yo andrew keep up this kinda of content, is a perfect fit for your interviewing style

[@MSL72]

I think this guy picked positive answers and even steered them to answer positively

[@qp4367]

Does seem a very biased one sided flavor to the video. This video brought to you by ray con and big pharma?

[@Jo-ph9zo]

Sending love to the girl who’s being forced to take meds ♥️

[@jacobbflexin]

It must be so horrible to have caring parents

[@ch0wned]

@@jacobbflexin Nobody should for you to take perception altering drugs. Or drugs, for that matter. It's prima facia indicative of toxic relationship.

[@bentleyv1233]

Her parents probably are just doing their best by listening to the doctor. Obviously a caring parent is going to want their child to take the thing the doctor recommends, and they probably have no idea about the side effects.

[@hrvsmart]

@@ch0wned what if you are schizophrenic?

[@whereisthesauce7499]

@@jacobbflexin seems like they care more about her grades than her if she was saying she didn’t like it

[@jaggirl]

Wow, taking an addictive drug because your parents want you too? Is really sad and frightening. I think if you take it, when you dont need it. Does guve you an advantage. Thats why many students who are studying,, take it.

[@MsNigerianLover]

It's concerning that the people who are on it do not have very solid opinions about the drug in regard to how it feels off of it, side effects, brain effects and more. Great video.

[@2ndCthulhu]

So I am currently on a waiting list to get with a therapist to get an assessment. I never fully suspected to have ADHD until the past year, maybe two years. There was a brief time in high school where I took Ritalin (prescribed) but it didn't actually help me get better grades and people mentioned I was behaving more "robot like", but it also had to do with afterschool revision and such. The thing is, that was basically 13 years ago and the research surrounding the condition is vastly richer than it was back then. What I do know is that I also suffer from Tourette's, and there is a staggeringly high chance statistically that a person with Tourette's *also* has either ADHD, Autism, or Depressive Mood Disorder. What's further is that where I live, children below 10 years are assessed and diagnosed with "Psycho-Organic-Syndrome" if there's a suspicion of ADHD which basically means "this kid needs help but don't go for medication just yet". The mistake was that we should have paid more attention to it as I grew older but right after the Psycho-Organic-Syndrome diagnosis, there came the Tourette's Diagnosis which overshadowed everything, plus I had a friend at school who was severely ADHD and by comparison to him, I was perfectly "normal". I have struggled with higher academia, as well as my career in adulthood, but only recently has social media and new research started to show me the many faces of ADHD and I feel mirrored in many aspects. One such occurrence is "Maladaptive Daydreaming" which, after years of just making light of it to friends and family, I realise was *not* just a quirky thing. I was spending hours immersing myself in detailed daydreams and have out-loud conversations with imagined people. This is something that actually renders it difficult for me to sit still even just watching a movie or a documentary because something will come up that triggers my daydreaming and I will just walk away and start talking and I find it hard to come back to the task at hand. The idea that I could suffer from undiagnosed ADHD is frustrating but the prospect of getting a diagnosis with medication and guided therapy is quite invigorating because it might finally help me open up a barrier that, previously, I just had to assume I was a shit garbage person that couldn't get shit done.

[@jjysoserious]

Wow crazy how so much people take it, i knew it was widespread but not this much, they get you hooked on it early as a child also it seems. I've always had trouble concentrating and i'm sure it would have helped me at my job and college etc, but i'm not sure it's a path i'd want to go down. Lucky my parents did not hook me on it, overprescribed for sure.

[@wunder1385]

Keep in mind that people who say "never taken it, don't know anything about it" probably don't make it into the video

[@shoopdawooplazars]

its a great short term solution to get ahead, but long term amphetamine use is an absolute disaster on natural dopamine production and has a high likelihood to eventually lead to life altering battles with depression and a strong dependence on amphetamines to feel normal.

[@tonyh1345]

@@shoopdawooplazars correct

[@jakelake-u1q]

@@shoopdawooplazars agreed. i also think it should be fine to take it once or twice a week but depending on it to get through life is just too much. and imo in lower doses it should be allowed for everyone. idk if i have adhd but i def had days where i had 8 - 10h worth of studying and a small push def goes a long gway

[@scottlayne7558]

@@shoopdawooplazars100%

[@Slushkin]

I wanna see if anyone can relate to this. For me, it feels like I have 10 radios surrounded around me in a 360 degree circle. Each one is playing a different station. I'm trying to read a book and focus on the lines, but there is 10 stations playing in my head at the same time. I can't tune any of them out, I hear them all. I can't focus on my book and instead keep jumping from the lyrics coming from each station. Enter: Caffeine. After I drink caffeine, it feels easier to tune out all of the frequencies and suddenly, everything feels quiet. I can focus on my book. The only side effect is that I feel tired? Maybe brain foggy? Idk. I'm scared to take meds if it makes brain fog and fatigue worse. Besides the 10 radio's, those are the worst for me.

[@doxbrah]

I just got diagnosed at at 27 I did exceptional at school until around 10 years old when I could no longer focus on anything. I was always super depressed because I wanted to learn but I just couldn't do it, I just felt sooo stupid. I received my prescription a couple months ago and i'm reading stuff and being productive for the first time in ages. Downsides are, not eating as much now though and feeling anxious adjusting to the methylphenidate. Also blood pressure and heart rate has risen slightly

[@Ryan88881]

Damn, I would not take methylphenidate if I were you.. That one's way too similar to coke and its efficacy seems questionable. I would ask about Vyvanse if I were you.

[@doxbrah]

@@Ryan88881 I'm not sure if we can get Vyvanse in New Zealand, I will ask about it for sure at my next checkup. Aren't ADHD stimulants pretty similar to Amphetamines by default?

[@IWILLEATYOUfully]

@@doxbrah he doesn’t know what he’s talking about.

[@Ryan88881]

@@IWILLEATYOUfully It's my opinion but I still know what I'm talking about.

[@IWILLEATYOUfully]

@@doxbrah try what works for you. Side effects vary from person to person.

[@aidanafshar8744]

I started on them at a young age. was dealing with minor tourettes and some ticks and have been taking them my whole life. Have been on every type of adhd medication.

[@Twzzl]

that was a funny promotion video lol, you're demeanor is just really amusing.

[@sweetiepie4328]

I have adhd and when it comes to daydreaming its always negative thoughts like me fighting, being in a car accident or in a fire or something aweful

[@KIAS1]

I'm very confused as to why you'd be asking people if ADHD is a fictional malady. From what I've seen, it is the least respected and acknowledged mental disorder, and a video like this only contributes towards strengthening that stigma.

[@willambable]

Big pharma will never say "if your brain is all over the place meditate for 30 minutes in the morning for a week and come back to see me"

[@drumkit135]

*On Instagram and telegram as*

[@drumkit135]

*@Chequefib1*

[@drumkit135]

*@Chequefib1*

[@JusCJay]

And the Award for the most awkward interview ever goes to...THIS GUY lol😅😂🤣

[@rhoadestraveled]

ADHD is real. It's so much more than just not able to focus. We will probably always be misunderstood. 😢

[@Amstadermjabil]

@ JUMASTRI ¦ JUMASTRI

[@Amstadermjabil]

HES ON TELEGRAM /////

[@absolutelegend]

It's impressive how drugs, even the prescribed ones, are treated at NA. Here in Germany the only things me and my social circle took were Painkillers and prescribed antibiotics. Unless you need really need something you shouldn't take it. Conditions aren't sometimes a condition. This is how you are and you should be.

[@DanielAnderssson]

That's how you do it in Germany

[@jakeldez558]

People profit off of peoples’ conditions here in the states, one way being through the form of prescribed pharmaceuticals. I’d assume there’s probably a notable correlation between this, and the mindless consumer society that is so prevalent here.

[@DanielAnderssson]

@@jakeldez558 But the people also want the drugs. And sometime the chemicals can improve quality of life?

[@ty-kk9vq]

I get prescribed ritalin which is similar to adderal. I don't absolutely need it, i dont have severe adhd. But It helps. Ive got goals and dreams that require me to sit down and work on a project for 6-7 hours in my free time, i couldnt do that without drugs. I dont see anything wrong with using drugs non-medically, if they improve your life and your using them in a productive way.

[@marcushoward6560]

Nope. ADHD is a purely evil curse that has made my life a living hell. Death a wonderful gift in comparison, and before I finally (in middle age) learned I had ADHD and addressed it, I firmly believe I would have committed suicide within the next couple years.

[@icannotbeyoursuperman]

-"What's your major?" -"Fashion design" > cuts video beautiful play

[@MrBradshawbenjamin]

With extended release concerta, the first and only one of those stimulants I've ever been prescribed, I couldn't sleep as easily and I was too on edge. I stopped after one semester and I don't think I'll ever want to go back.

[@max3eey]

Then use Vyvanse

[@Skatted]

How were you diagnosed?

[@dr.mantistoboggan4746]

listen to your body not your commission based doctor

[@MakeYourLifeaWorkofArt]

As a late diagnosed female, my life has been a disaster before adhd meds, and now that there’s a shortage because of people like this, I am literally incapable of functioning. I have been in and out of homelessness, I can’t find or keep a job, I’m basically terrified whenever they can’t fill my script. Anyone taking this medication “sometimes” in order to “focus” should not be allowed to get these drugs. It doesn’t help with focus. It helps us literally function. Period.

[@MakeYourLifeaWorkofArt]

@@timmcgraw6003 that definitely looks very illegal, but you do you 😂

[@UniqueYoutubeHandle13]

Would be interesting to do one on SSRIs/antidepressants.

[@Calz20Videos]

lot of blue hair

[@mercuryfillings8576]

Yea, that's SO much worse than a stimulant

[@r34ct4]

"Cuz everyone daydreams". The proper diagnosis path takes many months and has lots of cognitive tests to help determine exactly what kind of ADHD you have. Going to a psychiatrist and getting a prescription the same day is where we went wrong.

[@Zzzsleepzzz]

My teachers told my parents I was struggling to pay attention and always spacing out/ day dreaming but I think I didn’t want to be on any medication. I had to go to summer school quite a bit and probably wouldn’t have needed to if I had got diagnosed earlier. Anyway, i we diagnosed at age 23 and I started to feel better, stay organized and such… I think back then it made sense to be on a higher dosage but now I should only be on 15 mg but I’ve been off it for a little over a year: it’s weird, I know I would feel better if I got back on it but I guess I’m too unmotivated to make the doctors appointment :/

[@Paul-th9es]

I think our focus on a task has to do with our passion. If am not into what am learning, I wont focus all that well. I like math, math revealed its awesomeness to me when I got past calc 1. If its advanced and challenging I like it, if its too easy I dont see the point.

[@2147B]

methylphenidate is ritalin btw andrew 5:50

[@liminalgamer935]

Ritalin is Quick Release & Concerta is Extended Release

[@debate8079]

I don’t get why they don’t just start prescribing vyvanse instead of adder all

[@jdavi6241]

I think ADHD is real because of the quantitatively measurable and consistent differences in neural physiology between ADHD and non-ADHD brains. These differences in physiology have high levels of correlation to behavioral differences. People with ADHD tend to have smaller and less developed prefrontal cortexes (planning and executive function) and basal ganglias (memory and motor function) as well as differences in neural pathways and neuronal sensitivity to neurotransmitters such as dopamine and norepinephrine. I don't like the term "Attention Deficit". It's not accurate. They're not some oxymoronic form of hyperactively catatonic. They can focus. They just can't choose what to focus on. If they had a general deficit of attention, hyperfocus (to the detriment of self-care) wouldn't be such a problem. It would be better if they renamed it to "Attention Regulation Deficit Disorder" to accurately reflect the underlying neurophysiological issue. Then they could all be called ARDDvarks.

[@Talentedtadpole]

Kinetic cognitive style is a better term.

[@jdavi6241]

@@Talentedtadpole Perhaps it may be useful for some individuals, and I view it as a related term, but to me, that term if adopted as a full replacement for ADHD may increase the difficulty in recieving treatment and minimize people's understanding of the difficulties folks have with redirecting and maintaining attention, that in my view, is a core aspect to everyone with ADHD. It also doesn't account for other symptoms such as rejection sensitive dysphoria. that a term like "disorder" may include. Kinesthetic tools, such as stim toys or pacing back and forth may help with maintaining focus (not much evidence for helping with task switching), and there is some evidence to support the claim that people with ADHD are simply better than average at tasks that require high levels of hand-eye coordination than non-ADHD individuals, and may even be better at handling high pressure situations than average, (which places them at an advantage for performing surgeries, speedrunning videogames, and other feats of a similar nature) but the term "kinesthetic cognitive style" doesn't really take into account the folks who's minds run a million miles a minute while their bodies sit still, which is a behavioral phenotype possible for those with inattentive type ADHD rather than hyperactive or combined type. Don't get me wrong, It's quite a positive term, and I like it, but in my view there's a bit more to the condition than just that, and in my mind, attention regulation is the primary core of the condition. To me, kinesthetic cognitive style is more of a related term, and a style of thought that is certainly very overrepresented in folks with ADHD, but I don't view it as intrinsic to the ADHD mind in the same way that the difference in attention systems is.