The Vitamin : adhd

[–] li10@feddit.uk 5 points 3 months ago (5 children)

Honestly, that kinda happened to me.

Well, I had a blood test because I was having heart palpitations and under extreme stress, so not exactly “just collapsed”. But they found I have hypothyroidism, and life’s much better and much easier with the medication.

Turns out you’re not supposed to feel tired after doing nothing, sleep 12 hours, then wake up tired…

Annoyingly this must’ve been an issue for years, but I was raised to “shut up and get on with it”, and told the problem was that I’m “just lazy” :/

[–] player2@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

This was me except I was disappointed when the blood test came back completely healthy. I guess it's all in my head after all...

[–] DoYouNot@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

The absence of evidence is not the evidence of absence.

I know nothing about you or your situation, but food allergies can really mess up your life, and they're often overlooked (speaking from experience).

[–] player2@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 3 months ago

Thank you, I think it was a mix of anxiety/depression and life circumstances. The stress causes me not to eat enough in the first half of the day and I would feel very low energy.

Since then I've started a new job, moved across the country, got back into the gym, and that reset has helped a lot.

[–] alekwithak@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

Turns out you're not supposed to feel tired after doing nothing, sleep 12 hours, then wake up tired..

Source?

[–] DoYouNot@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

It was Celiac for me... It's such a relief to be able to make a change and do something about it instead of "just getting on with it."

[–] AsheHole@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

Mine was noticed because I have a multinodular goider. I asked about potential issues with it a couple times over the years and was always told I just needed to lose weight till the doctor finally noticed it in my early 20s. Who knew it was a lot easier to be active and control your appetite when your metabolism is actually working and you don't feel like you always wanna crawl into bed?

You normally will get it after puberty, pregnancy, or menopause(at least with what I have, which is hashimotos thyroiditis, an autoimmune disease. Not sure about others) so, if it's similar you likely developed it during puberty like myself and didn't realize it or notice the changes because you assumed it was normal.

[–] EncryptKeeper@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

This was me except it was narcolepsy. Which isn’t as fun because it’s incurable and also largely untreatable. Most medications and aids are supportive, not corrective.

[–] kn0wmad1c@programming.dev 2 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Until he sees his bill...*

*assuming this fantasy takes place in the USA

[–] BambiDiego@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago (3 children)

I'm low on Vitamin $

[–] match@pawb.social 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

[reverently] All this time, you lacked the Dollar? And yet you persevered?

[–] dessimbelackis@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

tremulously raises hands to bask in the perseverance

[–] Alexstarfire@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

Got an honest to god laugh out of me.

[–] lauha@lemmy.one 1 points 3 months ago

That is actually the vitamin that most people lack to be happy and unanxious

[–] EncryptKeeper@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

Sorta but also as bad as insurance is, if you have any and go to the ER, an ambulance ride and an ER visit are generally flat rate and not an absurd amount of money. It all goes downhill once you’re fully hospitalized.

[–] cerement@slrpnk.net 2 points 3 months ago

not only do you now have the Vitamin, you also have crippling Medical Debt

[–] Wes4Humanity@lemm.ee 1 points 3 months ago (3 children)

This was vitamin D for me... When I finally got checked I was at a 6... The lowest you're supposed to go is like 40. I could hardly chew food I was so exhausted. Winter is still hard for me, but I take a crap load of vitamin D and it helps a bit

[–] dexa_scantron@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

My favorite thing about this meme is that whenever it gets posted we get to hear these stories. I'm glad it got better for you!

[–] iarigby@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I have 20 and haven’t been able to get it up in years

[–] anas@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

I’m sorry to hear that, but how is your vitamin D level?

[–] iarigby@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

it’s been around 20 for years

[–] nickwitha_k@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 3 months ago

I know this exact experience. During university, I think I tested down asking 9ng/dL. My digestive tract nearly stopped. It was awful. Having ADHD, I sometimes forget to take my vitamin D for extended periods, which, while not as severe now that I'm close to the equator, does exacerbate everything.

[–] Album@lemmy.ca 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (4 children)

That's basically what therapy is. The lack of vitamin is the damage you received in your childhood that you just thought was normal.

Then you actually recount the experience to a therapist and they tell you how not normal that is and help you to recognize the fact that you had to go through that without support and that the way you are is because you had to cope to support yourself to survive when no one else was there for you.

Once you know it then you can tell all your friends and get them to awe at your seemingly inhuman perseverance.

[–] NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Living through trauma isn't really a super power. And I wouldn't wish what happened to me on anyone. In fact, I don't usually share what happened to me with anyone but my therapist and my wife.

[–] Album@lemmy.ca 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Not a superpower, agreed.

I've found many shared experiences when I thought my experience was unique. Sharing my personal traumas with people in my life has both helped them to understand me as well as sometimes help them also. In the same ways I have felt alone I have helped other to realize they are not alone and often that can be the first step to them getting real help.

[–] NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

That's fair, I probably shouldn't keep this stuff to myself if I want to get better from it.

[–] slacktoid@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 months ago

Do it you coward i dare you.

(now you gotta cause i dared you)

[–] LainTrain@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

For me this was ADHD meds. I was always lacking, but ever since I self-prescribed darknet amphetamines I'm much happier. Therapy wasn't shit for me, I'm glad it helps others but I never had any trauma and I feel like it's too over-prescribed instead of drugs that fix the issue.

[–] Album@lemmy.ca 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

I never had any trauma

It's hard to know this by yourself. I'm assuming you've been through the process but I wouldn't want others to assume they could self-assess this at all - it's not possible.

and I feel like it's too over-prescribed instead of drugs that fix the issue.

I think generally the sentiment is that america over-relies on drugs to fix mental health problems. But I can understand that if you have a chemical imbalance or need drugs that it would seem like there are a lot of hoops to jump through before you get there.

[–] LainTrain@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 3 months ago

That's fair, in the UK there's the opposite problem, getting a script for drugs that fix the issue is nigh-impossible, instead you get told to go attend CBT sessions for a broken arm

[–] BarbecueCowboy@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

Boo, that's far more complicated than popping a pill once a day.

[–] where_am_i@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

That last paragraph. It just shows that your therapist sucks. Or you aren't doing therapy right. But oh my, I'm sure you're now walking around telling everyone how therapy saved you and how they all should do it to.

[–] Album@lemmy.ca 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

The last sentence was facetious/tongue in cheek because the op is a meme.

I do advocate for therapy to others.

[–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

[–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 months ago

Source is Pictures For Sad Children, if anyone's unfamiliar. Not that it's been available online in the last decade.

[–] Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Doesnt even need to be an actual vitamin, just a basic chemical imbalance. That is why many people experiment with nootropics.

[–] randomthin2332@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

Ashwagandha <3

[–] stoly@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago (3 children)

Magnesium for me. I don’t know why but it makes my brain work better. I feel horribly anxious, depressed, and intolerant of others when I forget to take it for more than three days or so.

[–] theangryseal@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I’m going to try this before I head for the cliff. :p

[–] stoly@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

It changed my life, seriously. I mentioned it to my doctor with one of her residents present. The resident had recently finished a psych rotation and said that she learned that most people are deficient.

[–] MeDuViNoX@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 months ago (2 children)

I've been rocking some magnesium citrate supplements for a couple of years now. It does seem to help. What do you take specifically?

[–] stoly@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

NOW brand Magnesium Citrate, 200mg. From experience, NOW is one of those few brands you can trust.

[–] MeDuViNoX@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 months ago

Oh wow, pretty much the same for me. I'm doing the 400mg though.

I previously tried the Solgar brand, which is good too, but more expensive. I really like NOW for the majority of my supplements.

[–] meowMix2525@lemm.ee 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

The doctor's best chelated magnesium works even better for me than citrate did, although citrate is easier to find in person if you're opposed to ordering it from Amazon.

[–] MeDuViNoX@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

I'll look into it, thank you!

If anyone else wants to try it.

[–] archomrade@midwest.social 1 points 3 months ago

My wife started giving me her electrolyte mix and feeding me sardines everyday and I can't tell you how much better I feel

It has magnesium in it, but I think it's the particular form of potassium in it that's hitting my deficiency. It tastes like potatoes and it's.... I guess it's not bad. Like drinking starch water.

Shout-out to my wife who i'd probably whither away and die without.

[–] recklessengagement@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I tried these Magnesium drink tablets while I was in Europe. Could feel how much it helped. Can't find anything similar in the States :\

[–] egonallanon@lemm.ee 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

If you're looking for magnesium most nuts are very good sources of it.

[–] TheOakTree@lemm.ee 1 points 3 months ago

Almonds, cashews, peanuts! All very tasty too.

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