ADHD 1 Year after Diagnosis, medication, dealing with stigma, long wait times & #14daysofmagic

I’m a 44 year old male. Diagnosed a week ago. I’m on Vyvanse and it saved my marriage and my life. I cried. Our stories are similar.

Thanks for your story! I'm autistic and got diagnosed with Combined type ADHD last year. My ADHD and anxiety got so much worse after moving out of my parents house. I started noticing a lot more hyperactive traits after 21. Now I'm 29 and I'm still struggling. I'm primarily looking for natural ways to help my ADHD and on the side trying new meds to see if they happen to help. I'm hoping that soon I will find the right supplements or medication that works best for my body. I definitely go through my good and bad days, and ADHD can be such a problem. You go girl for speaking out on your experience.

I relate to this so much, having more than one diagnosis that also overlaps with each other can be really difficult to figure out what’s fully going on. Much respect for you and what you’re going through ❤

Magic mind wellness shots are very good! thanks for introducing me to them

Thank you so so so much Rachel for sharing this video and I really love your videos so so much you inspired me so so much and I wish you reach 4K Subscribers very very soon!❤️✨☺️

Thanks for sharing your journey with us Rachel! I’m so grateful I was diagnosed with ADHD and that medication helps me. Fortunately my anxiety is not too bad anymore but for anyone who finds that stimulants worsen their anxiety, my psychiatrist told me to not take my dose that day if I’m already feeling quite anxious. This has worked well for me so far :) and most of the time I’m not feeling anxious so can take it which is a nice change 😊 I agree that any big life stressors will impact our ADHD symptoms, I’ve definitely found that too! ❤

Rachel, girl, you should be so proud of yourself! I am! Thank you for updating us on your journey. I love when you reflected upon being there for your family like they were for you in the past. That's so beautiful. In December it'll be a year since getting diagnosed at 29 and it took a few months to figure out the dose that works for me. I think I have been able to stay at a low dose since I drink coffee and skip doses on the weekends. SO glad you are doing well! Hugs!

Thanks for sharing! I always relate 100% to all of your ADHD topics and it’s nice to see someone working through it. Currently trying my best to summon the energy to seek out treatment and start that whole process. Maybe after a good nap. Or four. Who knows.

I was recently diagnosed with ADHD and Fibromyalgia. The brain fog and body ache mostly sounds like fibromyalgia. It's possible you have both--can see diagnosis with Rheumatologist if you still have some symptoms. I take medication for both and I feel so much better. Fibro meds helped with pain, brain fog, quiet brain before bed time--no more racing thoughts. But I couldn't focus for work and still very little motivation to help myself. ADHD meds helped for that. Also I forget if I've taken ADHD meds too!! I got the 7 day medicine box, to keep track of days. So which ever day you're on, if there's same number of pills as tomorrow's box, you know you haven't taken the pill yet. Hope you continue to get better and grow!!

Thanks for sharing your journey, I have ADD inattentive type and at 47 years old, my Dr has continued to discourage medication for me. I seem to just deal with it. I use some caffeine in the morning which helps. I have a job of driving alot which suits me better than an office. Keep up the good vidoes.

Really heartwarming to hear stories like that, glad to hear ADHD medication has changed your life. I just started my treatment here in France (on 10+10 Methylphenidate right now), and it wasn't as much of a struggle as I thought it would be. But I first started trying to go to public healthcare and it almost got me depressed : 2 and half year wait list to get an appointment. ADHD is absolutely not taken seriously here (much less so than In Sweden which you used as an example, they have like 5 or 10 times more people on meds/per million people than here). I have seen like a dozen different psychiatrist since I was a child, and they never ever suggested that I could have that. Because they are badly trained to recognize it here, and the consensus is that adults can't have ADHD. So I could have gone to an other dozen different therapists and none of them would have probably been able to recognize it. I started looking online for psychiatrist in private healthcare that specialize in this stuff, but they were all fully booked -> tons of adults like me realizing that it could be their problems. I finally booked the first one that was indeed available after some reasearch and one month later, I was starting medication :) The catch here, is that' it's 80 euros out of pocket for every consultation (so once a month), which might seem ridiculously low for an US citizen, but is quite expensive compared to what we are accustomed to here. Methylphenidate is fully reimbursed though :) I can afford it though, so I'm very happy to have been diagnosed so fast. Other problem regarding ADHD in France, methylphenidate has only been available for adults since the end of 2021 (so quite lucky for me to only discover it a year later, I can(t imagine the despair I would have been in if I couldn't treat it), which is absolutely insane when you think about it. Aderall (or equivalents) is still not legally approved for ADHD here, so if methylphenidate doesnt work, you have no alternative.

I'm a male I been doing my own research on adhd I am dealing with the exact same issues from adhd They said exercising is good way to deal with it wich I did for years it helped tremendously I was very healthy and in shape but in my 20s I picked up drinking just wanting to enjoy life with friends and noticed I had a down fall from it And I started feeling so fatigue and unhealthy from the alcohol also that I didn't want to even workout anymore and I'm very energetic person so that took a tole in my Life Going threw the same things you are going threw people thinking I'm lazy when I knew it wasn't that I really do thank you for sharing your story I'm just a guy version going threw the same things you are Now I just been trying to find the time to get diagnosed seen by a doctor So I get on medication They say people with adhd are missing a chemical like domphomine in the brain 🧠 the medication helps with that You have really encouraged me to get that done Thank you

Thanks for sharing your journey. I also have ADHD. A book that really help me with controlling this state of mind is the ADHD Advantage. Really good read. Hopefully you find a way to control your ADHD for your particular situation. There are also vitamins that one can take to help the brain keep a better focus. B-12 methyl is a good B vitamin that has helped me. Praying for you my sister.🙏🏽.

Great video! In the UK you can get your adhd assessment for free using the right to choose pathway with the nhs.

Booked in to see my GP here for next week, will be interesting to see if they refer to my a psychiatrist first to make a diagnosis. I'm in Australia where its really difficult to see specialists, so im a bit anxious about waiting.

Maybe you also have ME/CFS and are covering up the symptoms with stimulants. You should look up the canadian diagnostic criteria. ME/CFS can start slowly and a lot of people don't realise they have it until the symptoms become worse and the bad thing about it, most people don't improve but only get worse, so an early intervention and avoiding overexertion is important.

Hi Rachel. Can you do a video on nootropics when you get time?

I am currently on 36mg Concerta and I am also feeling like it is not enough. My doctor put me on Ritalinat firts too but I have celiac and it contains gluten. With Concerta 36 I feel like a little bigger dose would be better for me. Thank you for the tip to skip some days, I will definitely do that 👍

Hi Rachel I am 26 years old and I am diagnosed with ADHD. My doctor prescribed me atomoxetine. I've been taking it for about three weeks but it doesn't seems to be improving my symptoms and I've been recently experiencing a kind of nervousness and suicidal thoughts. May be my doctor'll suggest me to shift towards stimulants in the coming follow-ups but I'm afraid whether my body will build tolerance to medicine and have to increase the dosage with time like you mentioned in the video. Can taking breaks in the week ends fix the tolerance issue? BTW Thank you so much for posting an update video about your ADHD journey post medication.

You said something about bone pain - is it related to ADHD for you? I also have severe bone pain that came together with my intensified ADHD symptoms, but I didn't think they might be connected. Could you talk a bit more about that? Thank you!