#ANYWAYS THIS IS ALL ADHD AND SPECIFICALLY DELAYED SLEEP PHASE SYNDROME
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One of the most growing up experiences and discovering you’re neurodivergent ever is just
“There’s a word for that!” tm
The second most experience is
“Oh I’m not terrible, I’ve just got this disorder that I either cannot help or currently don’t have the right support to mitigate”
#cuz our society really tells us if we deviate from the norm or dare to have problems different to the average#then we’re the problem#anyways just learnt that my uber awful disruptive lazy embarrassing sleep habits that my parents shamed me for and that barred me from#accessing most of society due to the fact that work and school depend on you getting consistent sleep and shops shut early so you can’t just#get any food bc u woke up at 4 and it takes you like an hour on a good day to prepare to go out and shops with necessary shit shut at 5 and#so you just have no toothpaste ever#ANYWAYS THIS IS ALL ADHD AND SPECIFICALLY DELAYED SLEEP PHASE SYNDROME#NOT ONLY DO I HAVE A THING THAT BARS ME FROM ESSENTIAL LIFE SHIT#BUT IVE BEEN MADE TO FEEL LIKE SHIT FOR EVEN HAVING THE PROBLEM#AND ALL THE ADVICE PEOPLE GIVE ME IS APPARENTLY NOT APPLICABLE TO MY SPECIAL LITTLE BRAIN THAT DONT WORK LIKE ITS EXPECTED TOO#how great for mee :’)#adhd#sorry rant over
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wait adderall helps keep you awake??? i have hypersomnia and i average like 16 hours of sleep each day and even when im awake im lethargic and sleepy. does adderall really help with that? :0 if so. gary i NEED adderall.
Okay so, take this explanation with a grain of salt because im not a medical professional by any means, but I do have my personal lived experince of what ive heard from my doctors as well as my own research.
How it keeps me awake is because Adderall is a stimulant, specifically an amphetamine, that works to stimulate your dopamine system. Its mainly prescribed to people with ADHD and Narcolepsy (which is really being used as an umbrella term for sleep disorders here, which is a different conversation). Now what those 2 disorders have in common is that the individual is constantly understimulated. People with ADHD seek out stimulation to compensate, hence the hyperactive component. People with sleep disorders, well, sleep. Thats my simple understanding of it at least.
My personal situation (for reference and to see if it applies to you) is that i have delayed sleep phase syndrome (a circadian rhythm disorder that means your circadian clock is set to a later time than the average person, go to bed late wake up late) and speculated hypersomnia, as well as some other parasomnias. So essentially an unmedication schedule for me looks like going to bed at 3 am and waking up at 5 pm, next day maybe 4 am and 7 pm, then 6 am and 9 pm, and so forth. I also am bipolar so i might be awake for 48 hours because im manic then sleep for 24 straight. I am also very lethargic when awake most of the time.
Now, with all that, i still needed a job and landed one where i have to wake up at 7:30 am everyday. Without adderall, i routinely fall asleep at my desk throughout the day and can barely focus, constantly nodding off and distracted. But with adderall? I am doing amazing. I legitimately wouldnt be able to work if it wasnt for adderall and my mom waking me up in the mornings. I personally take some of extended and immediate release as well. So if any of that resonates with your experience, i would highly recommend talking to your doctor about possibly trying stimulants.
Only downside is stimulants are an abused substance, on top of as you probably already know sleep disorders being stigmatized, so asking for it can look bad (which is so sad because i literally need this to function) so tread carefully.
Anyways sorry this is so longwinded, im really passionate about the topic and honestly have never interacted with someone similar, so I got a bit excited haha. I hope this explanation helped and you find something that works for you <3
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