GUANFACINE vs METHYLPHENIDATE

Having ADHD fucking sucks. It’s not quirky, fun, or something that needs to become an entire personality. I’ve seen so many TikTok accounts that are all just “here’s 5 reasons you have ADHD” and then they base everything they discuss as mundane nonsense that doesn’t even pertain to ADHD. “You migh

Let me tell you a story. I’m a dad with ADHD, my oldest son has ADHD inattentive type, the middle son has ADHD hyperactive type, the baby is a baby, but we already have a sense she’s got something going on already. In the mornings, I serve up morning meds for everyone. A vyvanse for dad, fluoxetine

My son is profoundly autistic and very minimally speaking with a host of comorbidities, including ADHD combined type. We tried several stimulant formulations. He couldn't sleep. He became aggressive. He has used clonidine + guanfacine before bed to sleep. Today he started his second dose of clonidi

Decided three years ago to pursue a PhD in a discipline I love after finally took my ADHD seriously. Pursuing a doctorate was something I just didn't think I could do because of how my brain handles unstructured tasks (like writing a dissertation). Turns out with the right drugs (guanfacine + wellbu

I haven’t been able to sit down and read literally just a CHAPTER of a book in like 6 years. I crave just…. Sitting down and focusing on one task. Reading a book. Doing a puzzle. Cleaning my room. For reference I am diagnosed with adhd-c and on Sertraline and Guanfacine. I been on both for like?

I can’t believe nobody has ever recommended this drug to me before. I always struggled with stimulants as there would be days where I would have breakdowns or hyper focus on the wrong thing, couldn’t sleep.. etc. I’ve been taking guanfacine and bupropion for about a month and I REALLY NOTICE a diffe

Maybe it’s just me but I’ve gone through a gauntlet of medications (Adderall, Focalin XR, Ritalin, Metadate, Vyvanse, Dexedrine, Concerta, Wellbutrin, Strattera, Guanfacine) and each time I’ve ended up disappointed in them. At best, they give me a bit of energy/wakefulness and make it slightly easie

This is really long. I’m tired and frustrated, sorry. So I just got off my 11p-7a in the emergency department. We have this one doc, LC, who I’m pretty sure is out to get me. Does this sound dramatic? Yes. Do I actually think it’s true? I’ve been trying to convince myself I’m crazy, but I actually

My clinician just gave me a simplified explanation of how they work and I thought I'd share! > Dexamphetamine: "yo brain, make more dopamine and noradrenaline right now and make sure to hold onto them for as long as possible" > Methylphenidate: "yo brain, hold onto the dopamine and noradrena

i dont know if anyone else feels like this for sure. but I often hear that I'm bad at responding to texts: because I am, granted. if I don't immediately respond as I get the message, it could take hours. even if we're having a "conversation" over text i sometimes just stop in the middle and don't re

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This is the sort of shit that actually makes me angry. Firstly, comparing methylphenidate to meth is like comparing codeine to heroin, or caffeine to cocaine. Just because they're both stimulants does not make them *the same*. I literally cannot concentrate, I don't have the hormones to concentrate,

It's been like this for almost a year and I'm at my limit. I can barely get myself out of bed in the morning despite the fact that I've been taking Methylphenidate ER (Ritalin) for almost a decade. I've adjusted my dose in the past but the last time I did I just don't feel like it made a difference.

In France ADHD is treated for kid with Methylphenidate (Ritalin®, Rilatine®, Biphentin®, Concerta®, PMS-Méthylphénidate®) and is 100% reimbursed by social security But when you became adult at 18, we consider you magically healed from your ADHD and that there is not enough studies to give a treatmen

I was diagnosed with ADHD by my doc. I went through about 3 different medications, methylphenidate, Adderall, and Zoloft as well to treat symptoms. They did nothing and in fact Adderall made me even more sleepy. So my doc gave me one more choice and that was to try Welbutrin. He said if this didn’t

I got the diagnosis, I took my meds, I went to school, I applied for the jobs. I went to therapy, I meditated, I scheduled. I'm still failing, I'm still overwhelmed, I'm still hopping jobs, I still feel every godawful emotion that comes with being a chronic fuck-up magnified and in 4k. I'm constan