The meme's from this sub often do resonate with me, but I had understand that most of these things are commonly experienced by people just generally, but a diagnosis of ADHD will depend on the degree to which these things are experienced, and the harm they're causing.

I do struggle with my mental health, (as in, struggling to be productive because I'm paralyzed by anxiety), but thus far (I'm 41) I've managed to hold it together. I've built my own small business with a few staff. IDK if I'd call it "successful" but it's enough to provide for my family so I must be "functional" in some capacity.

I'd love to be diagnosed with whatever thing that is easily treatable with whatever drug that will cure all that ails me, but having been on and off SNRIs and SSRIs over the last few decades, I know that's a promise that meds rarely fulfil.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

I hear you, and I’m no doctor or psychiatrist. I do know, for myself, a combination of SSRIs, amphetamines, and talk therapy have helped me tremendously. I’m actually in the process of switching off the SSRIs for something else now due to side effects.

I’d see a lot of these memes and get a chuckle but then realized that these seem to be more relatable to me than most others. Things like OPs, or ADHDinos, or w/e.

That’s what ultimately got me to talk to my doctor about ADHD. Especially when I realized that eating disorders actually go both ways, not just anorexia/bulemia but also binging without purging, and compelled me to talk about other things, which also lead to treatment for anxiety and BED (fortunately Vyvanse is super effective for both ADHD and BED, and really feels like it’s helping my confidence/social anxiety more than Adderall would)

Side note, public service announcement, up to 80% of people can experience sexual side effects from SSRIs. More often this leads to poor medication adherence instead of dealing with talking to your doctor and finding other therapies. It’s incredibly common and there’s no reason to feel embarrassed or anxious for it, but poor sexual health can certainly exacerbate symptoms of anxiety or depression that the SSRIs are usually used to treat. Moreover, the side effects can present in single-player mode, multi-player mode, or both. No reason to feel bad having trouble going solo. Everyone does it, and more than likely your doctor won’t care for that level of detail anyway (unless you care to provide it).

That wasn’t directed at you. That’s just for everyone (but especially SSRI patients and their partners) to know.