Mr Blonde
Bluelighter
I don't have ADD/ADHD and when I use low doses of amphetamines I can concentrate and study and get a lot done. When I do higher doses I start to tweak.
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why are amphetamines Rx'd for ADHD
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Psychedelic Jay
Bluelighter
Not to say we can't concentrate without it ass well. A lot of people take it just to increase vigilance of the mind, not true ADD/ADHD.
But, you will notice really fast if a person has ADD/ADHD.
Mr Blonde
Bluelighter
^ What did you mean by the second sentence? Did you mean judging by their reaction to meds?
I have a lot of difficulty concentrating a lot of the time but it's due to racing thoughts caused by mania not ADD I know that.
I have a lot of difficulty concentrating a lot of the time but it's due to racing thoughts caused by mania not ADD I know that.
Psychedelic Jay
Bluelighter
Not not by perceived thought, but by the persons actions.
If you are talking to them, staring them dead in the eyes, and they lose track of what you are talking about. Or, they just can't get it through to their head why they just can't move on every time they get bored. Or, they complain of boredom, but aren't motivated to do anything about it.
Can't sit still if their life depended on it. Sometimes you may get pushed out of the way if you are blocking them from a comfortable range of motion.
They only selectively like things that are known to highly stimulate dopamine release.(Sex, Drugs, etc...)
Excitement is unnaturally distracting... You see what I'm saying now?
My friend is like this, but as soon as he gets a stimulant in his body, he is the exact opposite.
If you are talking to them, staring them dead in the eyes, and they lose track of what you are talking about. Or, they just can't get it through to their head why they just can't move on every time they get bored. Or, they complain of boredom, but aren't motivated to do anything about it.
Can't sit still if their life depended on it. Sometimes you may get pushed out of the way if you are blocking them from a comfortable range of motion.
They only selectively like things that are known to highly stimulate dopamine release.(Sex, Drugs, etc...)
Excitement is unnaturally distracting... You see what I'm saying now?
My friend is like this, but as soon as he gets a stimulant in his body, he is the exact opposite.
Mr Blonde
Bluelighter
^ I dig it, I have known someone like that before as well.
Psychedelic Jay
Bluelighter
^ I dig it, I have known someone like that before as well.
You know how annoying they can be without their meds. (Especially a severe case.) It's like a completely different person.
Much different than a recreational user, which is just a sped up version of yourself.
JayJohnson
Bluelighter
And there are different degrees of ADD or ADHD.
I remember a friend I had for a short while in high school who, looking back on his behavior, was obviously an extremely ADHD person. Couldn't sit still, acted out frequently, was known to be a `trouble maker`. I would blame the acting out on ADHD. He was also a very talented artist, he could draw very detailed pictures, which had to take concentration and focus for hours.
A common misconception of people with ADD is that they can't focus, on anything. Which isn't true in my case - and I'd say I'm more mild to intermediate ADD. I have a had time focusing on things that aren't in *my* interests. Things that I'm fascinated by, or really want to do, I have no problem focusing on for hours. I soak them up without effort, because the intrigue me and I'm curious about them. For me, in my pre-drug years (and not diagnosed as ADD), I could draw for hours. I would have an idea in my head - a visual picture - and I could sit and draw until the image in my head was now on paper. I also was fascinated by computers, and computer programming. I taught myself how to program and would spend hours sitting at a computer typing code.
One thing that frustrated me was a girlfriend who was diagnosed as ADD and took adderall. But she would frequently not take responsibility for her actions, and blame everything on her ADD. `I have ADD.` `But, I have ADD.` `...I have ADD...`
It became her crutch to explain her action/inaction on ADD - and never seek solutions to her behavior.
I remember a friend I had for a short while in high school who, looking back on his behavior, was obviously an extremely ADHD person. Couldn't sit still, acted out frequently, was known to be a `trouble maker`. I would blame the acting out on ADHD. He was also a very talented artist, he could draw very detailed pictures, which had to take concentration and focus for hours.
A common misconception of people with ADD is that they can't focus, on anything. Which isn't true in my case - and I'd say I'm more mild to intermediate ADD. I have a had time focusing on things that aren't in *my* interests. Things that I'm fascinated by, or really want to do, I have no problem focusing on for hours. I soak them up without effort, because the intrigue me and I'm curious about them. For me, in my pre-drug years (and not diagnosed as ADD), I could draw for hours. I would have an idea in my head - a visual picture - and I could sit and draw until the image in my head was now on paper. I also was fascinated by computers, and computer programming. I taught myself how to program and would spend hours sitting at a computer typing code.
One thing that frustrated me was a girlfriend who was diagnosed as ADD and took adderall. But she would frequently not take responsibility for her actions, and blame everything on her ADD. `I have ADD.` `But, I have ADD.` `...I have ADD...`
It became her crutch to explain her action/inaction on ADD - and never seek solutions to her behavior.