Adhd medication

The episode is Huberman Lab on ADHD

If you actually have clinically diagnosed ADHD, you’re only doing yourself a disservice by not going on medication - that said it’s a lot of trial and error and you really have to educate yourself on the different options. I have a great podcast on this if anybody would like help

I am taking Medikinet (Ritalin in the US) and i can report positive effects after a few weeks. Side effects like thirst are real thing but I wasn’t a big drinker before so on the up side I now drink more water. If you have a diagnosis Meds are good but it’s an individual choice. See and try what your comfortable with and speak to your doctor about it. I think CBT can help a lot on it’s own for some. In my case the best would be a combination of therapy and medication but it’s very difficult to find an adhd informed therapist where I live.

The only side effect i was experiencing in the beginning was more restless sleep. And now easier weightloss (which i a good thing at this point for me)

And the good thing is: Bupropion has almost no side effects, is not addictive and has a long term effect. So i honestly don’t understand why it is not prescribed more often

I am using Bupropion now for 5 weeks (my first add medication) and I loooooove it!! I was totally unfocused, could not do my job anymore, couldn’ t enjoy anything. Now i am energetic and more focused (not perfect, but better) but I enjoy life suddenly and i am cuddling with my kids, which seemed to much of an effort before. I am so happy!!

meds are good but the side effect is something you will have to put up with

I’m on dyanavel which is a combo quick and extended release so it lasts 14 hours and I could not be happier (minus it not being covered by insurance) I started with Ritalin and the first time I took it I cried because it was quiet inside my head for the first time EVER!

For me, I have to have a combination of two different molecules. There’s Methylphenidate (the brand name being Ritalin in the US if im not wrong, Im in france so not sure) for the adhd and then a LOT of Venlafaxine (4x 75mg per day so 370 mg in total), which is a molecule that is commonly used as an antidepressant, but as my psychiatrist said as an anxiolytic (to treat generalized anxiety disorder and social anxiety disorder) if you take higher doses of it. For me it does help, and my anxiety was very very extrem for a while (both social and generalized), but it did take taking the fourth pill per day to feel an actually impactful effect on me (although not everything is gone but I can fuction now lol and the residues of anxiety are things I can work on in therapy or habit tweaks I should make in my life). That said, it’s a lot of pills to take everyday, and it took a lot of time to get there as there are adjusment periods every time you up the dose and you have to make sure you’re not experiencing weird side effects every time… so yeah, just so you know it is very normal if it takes time for you to find the right treatment, so hang in there !! also as you probably know not everyone takes on to the same molecules, but this is my very detailed personal experience in case it helps somebody. Good luck finding a treatment that works for you 💖

I’m on dex and haven’t found it bad for anxiety but a friend of mine has horrible anxiety on the same dex dose? I think its going to depend on the person

They all give me more anxiety but I now see a therapist and she’s gotten me on lexapro, which is helping. I also have Hydroxyzine PAM 25 mg for non additive, antihistamine medication that reduces my anxiety but doesn’t impair my daytime functioning