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What do you know about late diagnosed ADHD/ADD?

Asking for a 49y old male bitcoiner friend.

Got diagnosed in 2022 when I was 35. I always knew my brain worked differently but at this point in my life I just wanted to have a confirmation because I felt like a lazy bum and the lockdowns didn’t help with depression/ADD symptoms.

Having the diagnosis didn’t really provide any real benefits though. Everyone just wanted me to take meds. Even old friends tried to push that on me. “You’ll be able to work much better once you’ve found a good dosage”.

Never touched any meds. Instead I started talking daily cold showers, breath work, meditation, stoppped using Instagram and similar dopamine pushers. Having some excercise routines also helps a lot.

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sebrock 7mo ago

Thanks for sharing.

Didn’t getting diagnosed help you to better understand behaviors of yours that other are offended by?

As far as meds, my buddy is not ruling out trying them.

Obviously many reject meds for various reasons.

I think the effectiveness of these drugs and required doses vary a lot.

For some it may not be the best choice but it’s worth trying.

Tried to zap you from primal wallet but didn’t work.

HERMETICVM 7mo ago

Most of the people I talked to just saw it as an excuse to get some Ritalin. Those who already took it promised it would open me up to new productivity heights. I never cared about that. I once took some anti-depressants a few years earlier and I hated every minute of it and the withdrawal had be spend a few weeks in total solitary because I felt like my brain had been zombified or something. Never really thought about killing myself that much, back then I could see the allure though.

Had some kind of spiritual awakening afterwards and I’m glad I never touched any medications of this sort ever again.

Meditation, grounding, going on walks, hugging a tree (no joke), cold exposure, full body relaxation excercises and all that have been world changing for me but it’s still a journey. I think you need to be open to that though.

It helped me. No promises it’ll do the same for you. But if you’re open-minded, give it a try. If you’re curious, hit me up and I’ll gladly share some links & details. (I’m not selling anything.)

HERMETICVM 7mo ago

(If you don’t mind, try zapping again, should work now. Will zap back.)

sebrock 7mo ago

Not sure why, but still 🤫