Normal people can just DO this without medication? I can sit here and listen to music without feeling the need to be hyper-tensed and aware of everything around me? Why does my heartbeat feel calm? Why am I not on edge?
I was recently reading a book on sanitation conditions in Stalinist Russia, and it made me think about how many ‘normal’ things I take for granted in my day-to-day life that simply were not the norm for the majority of human history. I guess this is the reverse - something which other people take for granted, but I’ve only just received, and it’s like the Holy Grail in my hands.
I take a stimulant med and that’s the only one I have experience with. I hear about other adhd meds having shortages, but don’t know which ones are stimulants and which ones aren’t.
Different meds can have wildly different results both in effectiveness and side effects. I tried several that had a mix of ineffective results and some extremely negative side effects before settling on one that has zero apparent negative side effects and is very effective. I think there is a possible long term usage risk of liver or maybe kidney damage, but my doctor keeps an eye out for signs of that.
It was worth the two years it took to get on the right dosage of the right med.