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[–] 3 points 4 hours ago (3 children)

Atm its crazy so even if i scoffed 5 down i would still vomit. Even with the nexium im taking. So yeah absolutely abstaining for me. I have to abstain from a lot atm, otherwise i vomit. So rip

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  • [–] 3 points 4 hours ago (2 children)

    I'm so sorry to hear that. Yeah, that's rough. I hope you feel better.

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    I am not asking about your business, just sharing my issues.

    I self-medicated for a number of years, mainly with gallons of coffee in the morning and a couple of twelve-packs in the evening. That habit got super-charged when I started taking Adderall for a while. That was what it was, and it destroyed my stomach and the reflux was horrendous.

    Once you get settled with meds, if at all, take a good look at your own habits and diet very broadly. Treatment for ADHD, in whatever form, will give you a decent crutch to adjust anything you need to adjust. (I had to get sober, slow down on the coffee, start running 20 miles a week and much more. Hopefully you have much lighter options and tweaks.)

    My stomach has gotten better year-over-year now, so that was a huge plus. Of course, our lives are completely different and my case was a little more on the extreme side. I also am blatantly generalizing folks with ADHD by just implying that most of us have unhealthy habits, but it is not said with ill-intent and simply isn't true for all people.

    It may take years for you to adjust your life around treatment and making life decent again with a busted stomach, but don't give up. Time, along with an adjusted lifestyle, can work wonders.

    (GERD obviously isn't alcoholism, and I am not meaning to imply that either. Regardless, I sympathize and can relate deeply with your issues.)

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