Personality and ADHD medication?

[Yimpa]

On 2/14/2025 at 6:55 PM, LifeEnjoyer said:

Vyvanse 15mg

Vyvanse doesn’t come in 15mg. Or are you splitting the 30mg? 

[Jannes]

2 minutes ago, Yimpa said:

Vyvanse doesn’t come in 15mg. Or are you splitting the 30mg? 

I am breaking my 10mg Medikinet tablets into 1/8, 1/6, 1/4, 1/3 pieces depending on how I feel. I dont have a clear plan though, so it's not meant as advice. 

[LifeEnjoyer]

5 hours ago, Yimpa said:

Vyvanse doesn’t come in 15mg. Or are you splitting the 30mg? 

My brother wasn't 100% on it being 15, I don't know

[Aaron p]

You could always just keep the medication and take it when you need it in short seasons...

My friend quit it saying it made him blunted and robotic.

I only have experience with SNRI's and SSRI's. They served a purpose but eventually started fucking me up. 

Just be sure to weigh everything up evenly when your deciding to take or stop meds. For example if you struggle with motivation and consistency badly then the medication could improve that. And you might find that it doesn't blunt you or that you handle it well. 

You can also do minimal doses under that of the typical min dose. You can get creative with it 

[Vynce]

6 hours ago, Aaron p said:

You could always just keep the medication and take it when you need it in short seasons...

My friend quit it saying it made him blunted and robotic.

I only have experience with SNRI's and SSRI's. They served a purpose but eventually started fucking me up. 

Just be sure to weigh everything up evenly when your deciding to take or stop meds. For example if you struggle with motivation and consistency badly then the medication could improve that. And you might find that it doesn't blunt you or that you handle it well. 

You can also do minimal doses under that of the typical min dose. You can get creative with it 

Yeah thats how I see it.

Eventually I want to live with my natural personality as it is. Because that just who I am. But at the moment, there is a lot of necessary "3d work" to do, which is really tough to do with my normal personality structure so to say. 

I'm trading creativity and a feeling for what I really want in a situation for motivation and work-ethos. Which at the moment is what I need more. 

On a side note: I also lived with an SNRI for a couple of months in hopes of dealing with some serious depression symptoms, which did nothing for me. Eventually we found out, that my depression is closely linked to my inability to stick to any project for as long as its needed and ability to earn money consistently. 

These types of dynamics are hard to spot at first glance, even for a experienced psychiatrist. Which is why persistent and honest introspection becomes ever more important.

Edited February 23 by Vynce

[PenguinPablo]

@Vynce

How did it go?

 

[Ry4n]

It will change your personality, but more so in “outer” ways meaning how you interact with others, your overall interests and thinking process inwardly should remain mostly the same other than hopefully being able to coagulate your thoughts and use them better. Was prescribed dexies for ADHD at 24, been a year now and been working well.

Someone else mentioned you will feel angry quite possibly because of the mistreatment you may have faced with untreated adhd which is common. I definitely dealt with this and it was honestly brutal. Keep an eye on your anger levels overall when using these medications, that would be your biggest caveat.

[Aaron p]

Anyone struggling with ADHD medication related anxiety check out L-Theanine supplements to combine with stims for relaxation 

[PenguinPablo]

On 6/29/2025 at 9:47 PM, Ry4n said:

It will change your personality, but more so in “outer” ways meaning how you interact with others, your overall interests and thinking process inwardly should remain mostly the same other than hopefully being able to coagulate your thoughts and use them better. Was prescribed dexies for ADHD at 24, been a year now and been working well.

Someone else mentioned you will feel angry quite possibly because of the mistreatment you may have faced with untreated adhd which is common. I definitely dealt with this and it was honestly brutal. Keep an eye on your anger levels overall when using these medications, that would be your biggest caveat.

Idk I do like math and hard stuff like that BUT it felt more like a puzzle that I needed to solve and understand on vyvanse.

Whereas without it, I get distracted extremely easy and shift to a different task  from moment to moment. 

[Ulax]

On 30/06/2025 at 3:47 AM, Ry4n said:

It will change your personality, but more so in “outer” ways meaning how you interact with others, your overall interests and thinking process inwardly should remain mostly the same other than hopefully being able to coagulate your thoughts and use them better. Was prescribed dexies for ADHD at 24, been a year now and been working well.

Someone else mentioned you will feel angry quite possibly because of the mistreatment you may have faced with untreated adhd which is common. I definitely dealt with this and it was honestly brutal. Keep an eye on your anger levels overall when using these medications, that would be your biggest caveat.

I actually found my interest and thinking processes changes a lot when I find an effective stim. Because I my sense of self efficacy shoots up and I’m locked in one what I’m doing. So my survival responses melt away and I stop thinking so black and white, my learned  helplessness dissipates too and my social bonding system kicks in too. 

[Jannes]

1 hour ago, Ulax said:

I actually found my interest and thinking processes changes a lot when I find an effective stim. Because I my sense of self efficacy shoots up and I’m locked in one what I’m doing. So my survival responses melt away and I stop thinking so black and white, my learned  helplessness dissipates too and my social bonding system kicks in too. 

I experience similiar things, like I feel more in power social wise. But I also loose interest in philosophy all together, I am just in numb survival mode then. 

[Vynce]

On 30/06/2025 at 9:56 PM, Aaron p said:

Anyone struggling with ADHD medication related anxiety check out L-Theanine supplements to combine with stims for relaxation 

why..? speaking from personal exp?

[Rafael Thundercat]

What about this perspective 

 Humanity has complex PTSD at the species level, and the neurodivergent are the early responders, flashing in distress to show the system where it’s broken. A mirror of the collective nervous system.

 

[Ulax]

On 04/07/2025 at 10:46 PM, Jannes said:

I experience similiar things, like I feel more in power social wise. But I also loose interest in philosophy all together, I am just in numb survival mode then. 

Same.

My current view is it’s possible that focus on philosophy can come from an perceived inability to meet one’s more basic needs in their environment. And so when they meet those needs the desire for philosophy can subside. 

I think there are also higher needs that can drive a motivation for philosophy too though

[Jannes]

21 hours ago, Ulax said:

My current view is it’s possible that focus on philosophy can come from an perceived inability to meet one’s more basic needs in their environment. And so when they meet those needs the desire for philosophy can subside. 

Like a daydream to give release from the current survival situation that cant be enured consciously?

Thats an interesting thought, I have also thought about it. I dont think its right, although maybe a little, maybe it also play into what kind of philosophical thoughts interest you, like if you are interested in insights which help to heal for example.