• flicker@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    5 days ago

    This is my hourly reminder that common knowledge was that girls “don’t get ADHD” until fairly recently, so all the symptoms we developed trying to mask or as a result of abuse from our behaviors can often be identified first.

    Which is why my treatment resistant major depressive disorder, which ruined my young suicidal life from age 9 to 34, has almost entirely resolved as a result of treating my ADHD.

    I apologize if you’ve seen me say it before, but Selective Seratonin Reuptake Inhibitors can’t work if there’s no Seratonin to Inhibit!! SSRIs can’t RI if there’s no S!

  • rpl6475@lemmy.ml
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    5 days ago

    It’s like a bundle pack, we can’t resist a good deal: “Would you like some Generalised Anxiety Disorder with that? 50% off when you get ADHD”

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      This is my mom picking my traits in the character creator screen… she was cheap but called it frugal.

      Well we want smart so let’s add that, oh but it’s cheaper if we buy the autDHD brand! It’s just as good and half the price!

      We want good at something, oh hey look there’s good at everything on sale… fine print says can’t stick with anything, but I’m sure it’ll be fine!

      Oh, those two traits are locked in and have unintended interactions like anxiety and depression… well this is going to be a bumpy run but the challenge is half the fun right?

  • jadedwench [they/them]@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    My extra unwanted friend is bipolar disorder type 2. It was great when they put me on Citalopram without so much as a checkup at University. I cut myself off after about a year. Fast forward a few years after to find out that is a very bad idea to give to people who have BPD, not that the university knew what was wrong with me…