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Re: Did you take your meds today?
« Reply #1185 on: December 08, 2010, 07:26:32 AM »
Took dexamphetamine, but didn't take caffeine.  Caffeine can be a big help at times, but it loses it's effectiveness and I get bad side-effects after a few weeks of taking it, including physical and mental fatigue, angular cheilitis, an unpleasant sensation in my head which I think is caused by vasoconstriction in my frontal lobes, dry mucus membranes, a loss of creativity and initiative, irritability and difficulty in making decisions.

The side-effects from dexamphetamine are very few and mild compared to caffeine.  The only area in which it's worse than caffeine is the withdrawal when I take a break from it.  When I take a break from caffeine, I can feel shitty for a few days but I'm usually still reasonably functional, but taking a break from dexamphetamine usually entails sleeping for 18 hours a day for the first few days and being very unproductive during my waking hours.  It's not as unpleasant as caffeine withdrawal can be, and it can be quite relaxing at times, but it's frustrating to have a week in which almost nothing useful gets done.
So are you diagnosed with ADHD Peter?

I have taken my meds today.

Yes, I was diagnosed a few years ago.
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Re: Did you take your meds today?
« Reply #1186 on: December 08, 2010, 08:47:56 AM »
Yes.
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Re: Did you take your meds today?
« Reply #1187 on: December 08, 2010, 10:50:06 AM »
Yes.  And brought an orange into McDonald's to eat with my b'fast.
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Re: Did you take your meds today?
« Reply #1188 on: December 08, 2010, 11:38:00 AM »
i'm going to go buy some meds for a condition i'm having.  :P

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Re: Did you take your meds today?
« Reply #1189 on: December 08, 2010, 04:18:53 PM »
Yes.  And brought an orange into McDonald's to eat with my b'fast.

That is true dedication.  :)
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Re: Did you take your meds today?
« Reply #1190 on: December 08, 2010, 04:35:34 PM »


I did.
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Re: Did you take your meds today?
« Reply #1191 on: December 09, 2010, 01:16:06 PM »
yes i took my butt meds :thumbdn:

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Re: Did you take your meds today?
« Reply #1192 on: December 09, 2010, 02:32:40 PM »
No, and my emotions show it.
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Re: Did you take your meds today?
« Reply #1193 on: December 09, 2010, 02:34:40 PM »
Yes, I did.
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Re: Did you take your meds today?
« Reply #1194 on: December 09, 2010, 02:35:24 PM »
Yes, I did.

Good.  You can be calm and rational for the 2 of us. 
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Re: Did you take your meds today?
« Reply #1195 on: December 09, 2010, 04:19:50 PM »
No, and my emotions show it.

No, and my skin shows it.
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Re: Did you take your meds today?
« Reply #1196 on: December 09, 2010, 05:32:16 PM »
I am self-medicating with food right now. 
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Re: Did you take your meds today?
« Reply #1197 on: December 09, 2010, 07:58:02 PM »
I am self-medicating with food right now. 

Sometimes that's OK. Food gives life!  :hug:
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Re: Did you take your meds today?
« Reply #1198 on: December 10, 2010, 02:17:09 AM »
Yes, took them.
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Re: Did you take your meds today?
« Reply #1199 on: December 10, 2010, 06:06:21 AM »
I took mine about 10 minutes ago, and soon I will take my multivitamin and be ready to face the day!  :viking:
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