If you have ADHD, have you noticed if medicine impacts your interest in Video Games? Can you play for longer, or just have more fun overall with games you would otherwise find boring? What medicine do you take?
ADHD and Video Games enjoyment
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I really want to rip into you for posting a doge meme but I'll answer your question seriously.
I've been off meds for years and I enjoy vidya about the same as I did when I was on meds
Doge was recycled by pol recently
Whoever made this meme has never talked to a woman or a man
part of me really has to worry about the effect near constant amphetamine exposure has on the brain, cant be good for you frens.
t.roastie
>ADHD
Total Scam, now that you got your answer go back to rebbit
It's actually safe unless you have other conditions that interact badly with it, or unless you take too big doses
I literally have no clue what its like to fight with a woman.
t. Mom died 8 years ago, work from home, no girls on Yea Forums, and the only woman I ever talk to is a nice neighbor lady every so often.
Why the fuck is that a positive thing? It’s still doge posting.
>inability to produce or retain dopamine on the same level as the individual average is a scam
Sounds like a blessed existence
As someone who knows and is a friend of much more women than men: you will never get to fight or argue with most of them because they usually have a very submissive nature. The ones who are defying (usually doctrinated by feminism into being so) are emotional and will resort to insults a lot. But one thing they all have in common is that they will often report all sorts of annoying exchanges they have with people to their friends or group chats, women really love their fucking gossip
But of course ultimately that's just a bell curve, men and women can be all over the place
I literally can't bring myself to start up a video game without my ritalin
I used to take Concerta or something when I was a kid for my ADHD, and I always felt really sick and tired and basically zombified because of it. i still played vidya but not nearly as often as I always had a headache.
Ritalin and similar meds suck, man.
ADHD is very over diagnosed, it's possible you don't really have it (only 3% of people have true ADHD)
And from those who do have ADHD, there can be two main causes behind it that produce the same symptoms. Different meds are made for one of these two causes, it is possible you were taking the wrong ones
That shit is also definitely not supposed to make you feel zombified, you took too much
I think so. Since I've been diagnosed with schizoaffective (bipolar + schizophrenia) as an adult, I could have been manic way back then and I was misdiagnosed. Who knows.
Who hurt you incel?
if I took Concerta and it worked (ie, grades went from Fs to As) then that means I had it, right?
>this thread
Reminder that this meme was never good
not him
maybe maybe not
it only matters if the meds (and other treatment) helps more than it hurts
I have an atypical ADHD diagnosis - I never showed signs as a kid
I mostly take the meds to give me mental and physical energy and motivation I'm missing from depression/brain fog/something else that hasn't been fixed
you were either prescribed the wrong drugs or misdiagnosed
Why is doge making a resurgence lately?
What's a pick me ass bitch?
okbuddyretard
dogelore
Zoomers who only heard about it ironically from their favorite "meme youtubers"
People here still post Pepe and Wojak and nobody cares.
Why do you draw the line at doge?
Has anyone taken Modafinil and played vidya?
Its better than pepe and wojak #4920
>if medicine impacts your interest
ADD/ADHD meds are fucking terrible for you. Get off that shit and be more responsible.
Am I supposed to know what those are?
everything /pol/ does is right if it's done to troll the leftards epic style
>Muh Wojack boogieman
COPE
Hey I'll take it over frogs and feels guy where everyone continually tries to make them as ugly, irritating, and obnoxious as possible for the sake of trying to get a rise out of people. At least doge is fun to look at sometimes and has more variety.
No, I'm just tired of seeing the same images I've seen for years reposted endlessly. Is it a crime to want something different and original?
Facebook meme communities start making edgy doge memes with shit like i fucking kill niggers because lol dead meme might as well use it for irony
also it's not doge, it's shibe
I recently started ritalin 10mg and I haven't noticed a change in my enjoyment or interest levels.
It does make it easier to focus on things but its not a god pill. You still need to put in effort or you'll lock onto the wrong thing. I will say its probably made repetitive tasks like MMO grinds more bearable though.
>just be more responsible
Assuming you actually have ADHD and aren't getting misdiagnosed that isn't how it works. If you follow your prescription it is safe to use, at least for short-ish periods (afaik studies go up to 1-2 years). Also doing a drug holiday on weekends helps reduce or prevent tolerance buildup
You will start to seriously learn that all women are legit brainless. They are furiously hard to get most points across because they can't think logically or abstract. I'd never hurt a woman on purpose and i highly look down on men who abuse their spouse or equivalent, but the sad thing is that I totally understand where they come from most of the time.
Oh and also they will pick 1 to 2 things about you that socially is unacceptable and constantly bring it up every fight to try and sound like they are better than you and put you down. It obviously doesn't work but fuck they do not stop.
Doge and Impact isn't fucking original either.
I was on concerta too, fucked me up. Been years since and I'm still emotionless
>pick-me-ass
what is that supposed to mean?
I took Vyvanse, 60mg. It made me a feel like a god for the first two hours. I played a lot of competitive games for a couple years. I got ranked very high in both Halo 5 and CS:GO. I started to abuse the drug, taking it like candy. I thought I needed it to be good. I eventually got a job and got off the meds for a year. I went back on the meds but at 20mg. If I take it every day, my work ethic shoots up, and I like to play video games that work towards a rank or some type of gathering game. I have less fun playing the game but I get more done. I like myself better without the meds but I’m a lazy piece of shit without it.
On adderall, I enjoyed story games. Off meds, I enjoy arcady shmups, racers, and action games. I still enjoy them all. I haven't taken meds in years tho, therefore I haven't played an rpg in years.
And to add on to my post and what others are saying.. my 60mg dose made me feel like an emotionless zombie on the comedown. Killed my hunger. 20mg the effect is much less noticeable, but there is a short time during the come down that my emotions are dead and I have little interest in anything. Although the need to be doing something is still there.
>Oh and also they will pick 1 to 2 things about you that socially is unacceptable and constantly bring it up every fight
This was my relationship with mom for so long
Did your emotions ever improve? did you have to do anything to make them come back?
Based image, cringe post.
I take concerta during the semester and I'm starting to think its lost its affects on me. I don't think it makes me focus like I used to. That stuff is weird and I'm honestly not a fan of needing pills to function in the real world.
It didn't do much for me either near the end, It's probably best to get off it if you don't feel it doing anything for you. Worse case you may end up needing it again but at least if you have a long break it might work again.
Taking any drugs that alter your brain is monkaS
how the fuck are you people not afraid of them?
irony
Cute dog
Depends. Some people take ADHD meds to study but it's no more effective for them than coffee or a sip. If regular stimulants don't worm for you but ADHD meds do then yes. But remember that ADHD is not just work or grades, in fact it's often everything but that. It's usually domestic chores, appointments, etc
You act like it was our choice most of the time, a lot of us got put on it because our parents forced it on us.
When I was on the meds, I had to wait for the come down to end. Eating, if you are able to, helps a lot. Not taking the meds also helps. I can’t give a specific time frame, but taking one pill won’t affect you any longer than 14 hours. And that’s the longest I’ve had it bother me.
I love this retarded doge resurgence
I haven’t taken meds for it in years and I can’t remember
Pretty sure ADHD is the source of any passion I have though. Which, yeah, sometimes leads to me playing until 4am when I have work the next day, but that shit has only given me a small heart condition so it’s fine
ADHD pills are some of the most harmless shit out of all pills you could take. Coffee is worse than 10mg of ritalin for most people.
Antidepressants are real poison, I took one for three days because doc thought I had anxiety. Just three days and for the first time in my life I felt awful depression, suicide thoughts, hallucinations, etc
I can see how these side effects are worth it if you have serious depression though
>men v men
O I AM MOTHA FUCKIN LAFFIN BOI
Is this a motherfucking Jojo Reference
You don't have ADHD. People with ADHD can't hold passion for anything for too long, let alone focus on it until 4 AM
That’s not remotely true, do you have any idea how ADHD works?
Brain starved so when brain get good chemical brain can’t stop
Brain can't get good chemical from anything for too long.
I have ADHD and can't play vidya or watch a movie without medication. All I can do without meds is browse Yea Forums hungrily seeking a thread that will give me a dopamine rush
me on the (far) left
Ouch!
same
some people just react badly to certain drugs
sometimes SSRIs help me when I have debilitating social anxiety and abusive intrusive thoughts
on the other hand, they zap my motivation and will to better myself
so I can't be on them long
>adhd/add fake
>parkinsons must be fake then
>women vs. women
This part is pretty damn accurate. I'v got few anectodes about the subject.
Like that time when a female friend talked shit to another female friend. They declared end of frienship and made that public throug groupchat.
Such cringe.
>women vs. men
This may be true in your United States of Cucking. In my Country (europe, guess where) we may be not as rich as you are but females are stfued on regular basis.
Only teens struggle to do so.
You really never hyperfixate on shit? Pretty standard ADHD symptom.
Or maybe you’re just hyperfixating on Yea Forums
Awwww
Ritalin makes dialogue heavy rpgs bearable as I can get more immersed and focus on names and such.
Adderal works but its harsh on my circulation
Only when I'm pressured into doing so, like at work, which is great and makes me outstanding compared to others
Very rarely on some specific vidya, but it can never be reproduced consistently
I dunno, I have a really hard time to finish games with a story.
>pol
I love these nudoge memes
My circulation is already shit by default, my legs literally freeze when climbing stairs waiting for blood flow, would that worsen it? Or does it shit your circulation in another way like by speeding your heart up?
That only confirms what he said.
Zoomers using "imagine" liberally for every other post is starting to get grating. Like, imagine being such a megamindless shitheel you cannot express your views without the hottest meme. Imagine being retarded.
Amphetamines (not Ritalin) constrict blood vessels in the extremities usually and yeah the heart rate goes up some. If you have raynaunds or something even a low dose would be a no.
Ritalin is way safer, but some people find it has a harsher comedown.
exactly
Same.
That's not true. ADHD impacts long-term, sustained goal pursuit. The odds of someone with ADHD sticking out an interest for 6 months-1 year are very low. But becoming completely absorbed in something and focusing on it until 4 AM is fairly typical of the disorder. ADHD is attention dysregulation, both too much and too little. You can have no interest in something and become completely absorbed in it equally. What you can't do is regulate that interest like a normal, functional human being who can, with effort, do something like practice guitar for 2 hours a day for a whole year.
I honestly play more games on medicine than when I did off of it and I actually finish them now. Before I'd start a game and never finish it, then switch to another game and do the same.
you sound like an anime character.
This is like those cut off boomer memes. My friend sent me some of those the other day, are they a new thing?
To play a game I have to make sure I've got headset in because I don't want to miss anything about what I'm playing. However I still have a hard time playing beyond half an hour.
On the other hand I played Tetris 99 for like 5 hours while playing music and podcasts. I think I learned something about myself last night, I need to play games where the game audio isn't important so I can stimulate myself with what I want to listen to and play.
I take caffeine pills to avoid soda and energy drinks. I tried dexedrine once but I think the caffeine was outweighing the effects of it because I didn't feel much different and I ain't given up the caffeine pill.
Yeah I can’t turn it on and off, it just kinda happens and I’m along for the ride
>tfw no prissy doggo gf
I wanna hyperfixate on your cock, user~
How do you know if you have something like ADD/ADHD or are just a piece of shit? I'm nearly 30 but have no compunction towards any long term planning or goals, if something isn't achievable right away or easy/enjoyable in the moment, I won't do it unless my life depends on it. I can't stick to one game or past time for years, I'll constantly lose interest in things really quickly and change what I'm interested quickly. It might just be that I'm a bad but healthy person though.
A piece of shit skips on studying and work to watch movies, go to parties and such, they also keep their domestic chores in check
Someone with ADHD skips everything except some rare activities they hyper focus at, and can't keep up with the simplest domestic chores
I’m sure there are better resources than some chucklefucks on Yea Forums, but the primary symptoms in my eyes are extreme executive dysfunction (I want to do thing but my brain doesn’t want to do thing—sometimes I leave a game up on the title screen for like an hour trying to start it), hyperfixation (not always on fun shit, sometimes on cleaning or on a stressful situation that I internally escalate) and an inability to sit still
>I will never be this user
feelsbadman
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I think whoever made this is trying to force doge now because he's tired of boomer and zoomer and cringe.
>I will never fuck this user
feelsawfulman
I REALLY miss the days before cringe or even cück were internet vernacular.
I started using Focalin at the age of 18 after being medicated with Wellbutrin without any success (used to take wellbutrin for ADHD for like a year). The medication was extremely effective and helped me in pretty much everyway. Started off taking one 10mg pill for 6 months before raising the dosage to 2x 10mg a day. I stopped taking them after I started abusing them (would go on week long binges were I would take anywhere from 40mg to 60mg a day), and started having palpitations.
Took a 7 month break and am back on the meds again, and while they work, I now sometimes (not all the time) feel a slight discomfort on the heart (never felt before I abused it). Don't know if I should permanently go off the meds because I might've gotten a permanent side effect with the abuse, but I can't literally function otherwise.
Read Russell Barkley's books or watch some of his videos on YouTube
>try to take ADHD meds seriously
>don't have motivation to stick out titration
It's like a catch-22
So the days when people called everything autist and autistic?
Vyvanse needs to become generic already
Do I have to take ritalin regularly to feel effects? Or should my first pill ever be the peak?
nah the good old times were when fag was the word of choice
Modafinil does literally nothing to me with or without video games
...
It'll be the peak of the stimulation effects but those will wear off as your tolerance grows, adhd medication tends to feel quite subjective but doing things actually feels optional instead of impossible.
I've found that ritalin doesn't work for me at all besides increasing focus which is good in its own right but it doesn't make me want to do anything.
If it's not doing anything for you after 2 or 3 weeks, don't stick it out. Try moving to vyvanse or strattera. They totally suck in the beginning (at least for me) but after a couple of weeks I felt like I could actually live my life
COQ10, chelated magnesium and foods with potassium if you are taking an amphetamine.
not this user but don't take the mag with your amphetamines, it'll give you jitters and anxiety
suddenly a relatable image in this flood of trash
I unironically love doge
he's right though you should do what he said taking any stimulants, even if you just slam a lot of coffee every day
You mean iFunny , king
when i used to take the mag WITH my amphetamines i would get really anxious and jittery, super rough for the first 2 hours
if i took mag during the come down i'd generally feel a lot better than taking it with it or before
>chokers on all of them
damn all these e-thots for ruining my fetish
I want to get a shiba inu, will people think I’m a disgusting weeb when I walk it?
people in the real world dont associate shibas with weebs unless theyre weebs too
most normies will just want to pet it or talk about doge memes
>ritalin made me feel focused but it doesn't make me want to do anything
Fuck today was my first time taking ritalin and that's a very accurate description of what I feel
Guess I'll insist for two weeks or so and then ask my doc to switch. Doesn't help he doesn't trust me at all though and keeps insisting on fucking antidepressants when I made it abundantly clear I don't have depression
Thanks user
Nice, really wanted to get one for a while
They are pretty expensive though but just too adorable
cause thats when you are most depleted dumdums
I heavily self medicate with caffeine when I need to get something done does that count
also they're a bit dickish
Yeah that’s what I heard and it worries me, they sound like cats
If I wanted a cat I would get a cat
I heard you’re supposed to always pick them up to show dominance but I don’t want to keep playing mind games with a dog
>keeps insisting on fucking antidepressants
Of course he's insisting on that, he wants to get in the good graces of pharmaceutical companies selling them to you.
>Reddit
Reddit can't even be the first to revive memes nu-doge stuff is from ifunny
Ive been off adderall a long time. I play less games but only high quality games i enjoy keep me interested. So i play like 4-5 a year. It takes a long time. Like a year or two. Bein off it but things go back to normal.
>26 y/o american with no insurance
>see this thread
>can't focus on anything
>haven't enjoyed a video game in at least a decade cause have the need to tab out and look at shit every 5 min
>legit wanna know about people's experiences with adhd/add and if medicine let them enjoy stuff again
>durr doge posting
>durr its pol
>durr women are evil
>durr
>durr
>fjajksdjklfjkg
>falkdsjflkjalweyhruiopy2uio4hjhxcvjhozvhlc
Doge has been reviving on ifunny for about 2 years in various forms such as "Wow i sure love working at the world trade center at 10:27 a.m." as well as doge trapped in various wars, and the "curse you karen, release me from this whatever and let me see my children at once" and has branched off and looped back into this stuff. You're seeing it now because it's gaining traction on plebbit and shitter
yeah, you got scammed by Dr. Goldstein. Sorry kid.
Literally consoles user. Set it up in a different room from your PC and throw your phone into the void for a few hours.
t. ADHD as fuck
even when i was playing rdr2 on my brother's console i would only play for like an hour or 2 at most straight
i guess on normie levels that's fine but im a GAMER i would play a single game for 12+ hours straight getting up to pee and eat and shit but just going straight back to the game
im about to bite the fucking bullet and get a full size nintendo switch cause i can't wait till september to get the lite
*loved
He literally told me to get them from one specific company because "it was cheaper there"
Alas it fucking wasn't, what a jew
Never took the medication so can't really tell, I used games to vent and after playing for a bit I could go the entire day without a hyper moment.
Honestly games helped me control the hyper aspect of it so well people would sooner think I have ADD then ADHD.
y/o american with no insurance
OH NONONONONONONONONONO
Go to reddit
No I mean it. They are great with medical shit, upboats help you find the posts with the most sources and helpful information
You sound like you have real ADHD but there is only one way to know: try the medications. Start with ritalin and work your way up until you find something that works. Stay with each one for two weeks. The medicine is harmless enough that you can experiment with, just don't take big doses.
ADHD medication is like glorified coffee for normal people. Or cocaine. If you have ADHD it just fixes your lack of motivation and attention span.
Bump for interest but please no Doge faggotry
Had ADHD diagnosed since I was 5 years old, and as an older guy, simple things feel still impossible unless I am super absorbed in it.
I haven't legit played VIDEO GAMES in two months or so, despite still buying them.
Thank fuck I got a job that abuses my super focus and incapability of not staying still at my every waking moment, or I'd be utterly fucked
I just want to live a normal life, man
Are you me? I'm the same in everything except for no vidya for years other than 30 minute playthroughs every day when I aim for hours
Have you tried meds?
I got diagnosed with ADHD as a child. I've been on the pills for a couple weeks, and they made me really sleepy, then I just never took them again and learned to deal with the ADHD.
I really like the video games, and I can play them literally forever, the only thing I have a problem with is putting them down and going to sleep eventually, because I never really get tired. I have no idea what you're talking about.
I had a real goddamn cocktail of meds as a kid. Concerta, Ritalin, and some Equazyme or whatever all the same time
I was described as a "drooling zombie" when under their effects by my father
Eventually I just said fuck it and stopped taking them as a youngster as they made me both numb and sleepy. Ever since that I haven't even touched the meds
they can't rationalized if they're emotional. all women are vain. if they get physical they become a banshee with iron claws
This, all men, on the other hand, are perfect rational beings with above average intelligence and are knowledgeable in many relevant fields.
EXCEPT FOR NIGGERS
wtf post more doge pls
this, I am only lurking for doge
please post thank you
I kind of like this post morterm post ironic post apocaliptic new doge.
Danny?
the issue is that they are really smart apparently which leads to a bunch of things you need to do to stimulate them and keep em in check. I would really research owning one before getting one willy nilly
swows
weew
>but I don’t want to keep playing mind games with a dog
that's half the fun of owning a dog dude
I love how doge memes have changed to this abomination. It's so fucking funny I love it
that makes sense since pol is r*ddit
this
Are you me?
honestly it's about the same, but maybe because I grew up taking adhd meds.
What does magnesium do when taken with Vyvanse? I've seen people mention it before and I have tried it, but I was noticeably more anxious after using it daily for a while. I might go on them again without the Magnesium this time and see if there's a difference.
Also I have major trouble with earworms (hearing music in my head all day), it has quieted down since I've stopped taking them but does anyone else have experience with them?
jej
This one hits too close to home for me.
Is there a reason you're taking stuff that makes you psychotic
ADHD is a made up condition by big pharma.
You openly talked with your dad about hating life? Mine would just give the the dissapointed dad routine if I tried that shit.
Then again I haven't lived at home for 3 years
no it isn't
but the DIAGNOSIS of it is completely over blown theres not that many people with it just because school sucks and some kids dont like it they are immediately thrown into the ADHD category and forgotten once they fill their prescription
>weeb is also suicidal
Like clockwork
Some of these doge pics were actually funny, wholesome.
My dad's been dead for 12 years. These sorts of conversations happened with mom long after his death when I first went to college freshman year. She said essentially like the pic, "Stay in school, keep your grades up, I'll get you all the help you need, I love you". It was such a bland, soulless response that I really wonder sometimes if she actually cares about me beyond pushing me into some high-level job to pay for her retirement.
She probably just didn't know what to say user so regurgitated what she thought would help. I wouldn't take it as not caring.
cute
yeah its less of a "dont care" and more of a "dont know how to care effectively" kinda things.
Yeah sure.
>Go to reddit yesterday for the first time in years
>Front page has some report on Trump being a pedo
>Filled with comments literally screeching in bold test with comment lines all 120% convinced Trump is a child rapist and all the political screeching that comes with such claims.
>One post was just the user saying something against trump before saying "pedophillia is not ok. rape is not ok" and acting like saying those things was some huge political "Gotcha" statement.
>The cherry on top was them proclaiming to "Always be inclined to believe survivors", like that was supposed to in any way contribute to the topic and not just be completely vapid virtue signalling on the users part.
>Came away with this gem old.reddit.com
On second though maybe they are a bit like pol.
r*ddit is not content, but mentality and attitude, that is why pol is r*ddit
I understand why you think that but you really don't have the context what the relationship between mom and I was like for so many years, even before his death to some extent. This attitude didn't come out of nowhere.
Yeah you're right
I'm sorry user also nice trips
>the front page of reddit is not reddit
the fuck is a pol, do you mean /pol/?
it's okay, I can't really type out an entire autobiography
also thanks, I didn't even notice I had trips
>You don't know me!
I wouldn't be so sure of that, Daniel
You can use reddit either as a one-stop news aggregator or as a shitty community. Either way you need to pick what content you subscribe to, what it serves by default is microwaved cow dung.
running our old memes into the ground and evolving them is better than copping old tumblr normie memes. I get a kick out of some of the new ones like zoomer wojak.
Pepe used to be the dominate and now Wojak is, it's only a matter of time before someone just makes something new. If you hate it so much make a new MSPaint face and start a new forced meme.
On meds I played less vidya
Stopped taking that garbage medicine years ago, adhd is not real, they're just giving uppers to whoever acts incompatible
And what pray tell is the "individual average"?
Stop eating what they feed you
>If you hate it so much make a new MSPaint face and start a new forced meme.
That is literally what's happening with doge
F
what in the fuck is shitting on
no but you have a compunction for stupid words
LOL
Thank you
I work as a manager at a local wholesalers, and one of my staff members keeps accusing my white staff members of being racist. Today he accused me of having secret meetings with one of the 'racists', and then called me a racist as well. How should I approach this situation?
Jesus christ for a second I thought that was my fucking room
t. shizoid
Has that person provided any example of racism?
N-nathan?
Warn that nigger that if he doesn’t stop being accusatory then he’s fired
>Thank fuck I got a job that abuses my super focus and incapability of not staying still
What's the job
Just smile and move your eyes really quickly.
This visual made me giggle for some reason
Try this.
The one I'm having secret meetings with? Not at all, he's a pretty quiet guy. It's mostly tiny things like moving the black guy's work to the side briefly to get past, and then he gets all up in arms about it.
This seems most likely, I told him to leave the room when he called me a racist, and he started to eyeball me like he was trying to intimidate me. I'll probably dress it up like he's fostering an unsafe work environment and file a warning with upper management.
Both of these feel painfully realistic.
pol has freedom of speech and no upvote/downvote faggotry. It'll never be like Reddit. On the same line of thought as the person that replied to you, you have to filter out the negative aspects of both reddit and pol (or Yea Forums, for that matter). Use reddit as a summary of news from several different sites while ignoring all comments and while using pol manually or automatically filter out shitpost and focus on posts with several sentences and/or links to studies (and check at least some of them out for yourself so you won't get deluded by meme studies devoid of proper scientific method).
>That one clown who afks the game and leaves everyone else to deal with 5 phantoms every night
Tell them you understand their concerns and try to weasel out more information on what exactly they mean.
Then call a team meeting insisting that everyone should cooperate and if any team member feels slighted, they should come directly to you. Jope you're good at playing psychologist.
You know schizoid just means misanthropic shut-in, right? You know it's not the same thing as schizophrenia, right?