16d • ADHD & Dopamine
ADHD Meds. Any Feedback?
If you've been officially diagnosed with ADHD and opted to give meds a try I'd love to get your feedback on that entire experience.
I was late-diagnosed at 52 (now 56) and opted to give them a try. In part I had high hopes they would "fix" my broken brain but the addict in my also looked forward to pumping some new stimulant drug into my body just for the rush.
Over about 3 months I worked through a few different options, starting with two 𝗻𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗺𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀.
𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗯𝘂𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗻 - Prefrontal cortex - blocks both the dopamine transporter (DAT) and norepinephrine transporter (NET), raising extracellular dopamine and norepinephrine
𝗔𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗼𝘅𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗲 (𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮) - Prefrontal cortex — selectively blocks the norepinephrine transporter (NET), leaving little effect on other neurotransmitter systems
Neither one moved the needle for me. So I moved on to 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗺𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀.
𝗠𝗲𝘁𝗵𝘆𝗹𝗽𝗵𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲 - Prefrontal cortex — blocks the dopamine transporter (DAT) and norepinephrine transporter (NET), so both neurotransmitters stay active in the synapse longer
The side effects were less than desirable with this one and it was at that time I decided to stop experimenting and just focus on lifestyle, nutrition and finding a coach.
I want to be clear, this is not an anti meds post. Plenty of people I've talked to found the right medication at the right dose and it changed their life. Meds can absolutely work.
So if you're open to it, share your own journey with ADHD medication below. 👇
Your experience could be exactly what someone else needs to read before they decide whether to go down that road themselves.
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