Ask HN: 'Stimulant' Drugs/Meds; help needed w.a dead-end I've reached
In the 1st year or so it wasn’t a panacea, but it was undoubtedly the single-biggest help to me getting on w.life, & I was doing "all the right things" at that time, not just popping pills! At times, it was truly a godsend/revelation, to stick with the religious expressions! ;-P
However, for ~2yrs+? now, it's felt like it's not doing much, if anything, even if I go off it for long periods & then resume, it's just not the same?! Once kicked-in, I’m pretty sure it's always made me sleepy in the 1st ~2hr, but it feels like that’s #the only thing# left nowadays!
Recently, my psychiatrist said; "...It does nothing to address ‘tiredness’ (quite sure that wasn't always the case, + nothing like this was said in the early days) & more importantly, I should still feel/notice improved clarity-of-thought/concentration."
It's hard to judge that with a high degree of confidence, but I’m quite sure that was never markedly improved, if at all. I feel the bigger part I got out of it was not focus/concentration, but rather; energy/drive/will, & that’s been mostly-totally absent for ages now!
We’ve also tried Concerta a few times, but the feeling each time, was that it wasn’t quite as helpful, so we’d always go back to Vyvanse. She says they’re my only 2 options in Australia, for addressing ADHD-like & executive-function issues.
Are there other options, or great resources, that folks can point me to? Mainly interested in ideas for drugs/meds, but I’m open to other suggestions. I do address my issues with more than just drugs, but I’m dearly wanting to get that part working effectively again!
I have sought the counsel/opinion of other psychiatrists, but, they're pretty much the same.
Man, this was exhausting to type on an ipad pro 12.9 gen.2, whilst sitting on the toilet! >.>
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