I've been misdiagnosed with ADHD before because I was hypomanic. The meds for ADHD just make me more manic.
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interestingly, when i tried Vyvanse, it triggered a psychosis and i hallucinated
that whole episode is actually a major part of why i dropped out of the computer industry. i was trying to medicate to keep working because my motivation was faltering but it didn't work and just made me sick in a number of ways instead
Ritalin was the first thing i tried and it did help. silence in my head, no constant thoughts bouncing around, and also, i became less forgetful. i'm notoriously forgetful. my short term memory isn't great. the psychiatrist actually pointed this out because when he heard me talking, there was a fair bit of going in circles. it's easier when i use a computer because it helps me remember what i was just saying. anyway, on Ritalin, keeping mental lists became easier. without it, things keep falling out of the mental list. problem was that it didn't last for very long and also gave me headaches and constipation. most of the meds i tried had unpleasant side effects for me, so that's why i'm not on them.