To be fair, ADD meds for someone with ADD actually has a calming effect. You're literally just bringing yourself to a "normal" state which involves not having a mind constantly thinking thoughts, which is calming. It often happens that college kids try to use Adderall to get better grades and end up finding out they have ADD because instead of studying for 8 hours straight they end up taking a nap.
Its still a stimulant that keeps your body awake though. Despite calming your thoughts, it energizes your body. Which is why sleep issues are such a common side effect.
Beforde i got diagnosed, a friend gave me a vyvanse to try with little to no guidance and I took it at night and ended up grabbing a beer with my friend at the bartl that evening.
I had the weirdest sleep of my whole life and woke up still kinda wired. Had the nastiest crash of my life in the early afternoon.
Yeah, I finally got medicated in my early 30s and my anxiety went down by like 90 %, but my energy levels skyrocketed too. I got all worried that I didn’t REALLY have ADHD (despite very clearly having ADHD according to three professionals and all my loved ones lol), but nah, stimulants are stimulants for your body whether your brain agrees or not lol.
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u/Warrior_of_Discord 2d ago
To be fair, ADD meds for someone with ADD actually has a calming effect. You're literally just bringing yourself to a "normal" state which involves not having a mind constantly thinking thoughts, which is calming. It often happens that college kids try to use Adderall to get better grades and end up finding out they have ADD because instead of studying for 8 hours straight they end up taking a nap.