[quote=KDLMaj]The adderall was making me physically calm, and I was definitely able to focus on things when I wanted to (as opposed to just feeling like you're catching a glimpse of whatever it is you're trying to see through the mental static), and I found myself in this war with myself between wanting to stay put and relax (a whole new feeling for me, of course, that I only get on medication) and wanting to go running off to "do something" (lots of possibilities flashed inside of my head of course).[/quote]
I also have found that my desire to be up and about doing things is vastly higher. What I've found is that meds amplify behaviors that were already in place to begin with. I now recognize that my nature has always been to be very active, however, the mental quicksand I've lived in for decades resulted in living a very lethargic lifestyle.
I've also developed this behavior of cranking up the iPod while driving to work in the morning. I'm not sure if the "primary" driver is a mental "need" for stimulation, or if it's the pleasure I experience from my ability to focus on the music so much more effectively.
Craving constant stimulation is my biggest enemy and always has been.
I have given up a lot of the habits that formed as a result of wanting constant stimulation but the yearning for them never completely go away.
This is one symptom of ADHD that I got a double dose of.
It is my understanding that ADHDers crave stimulation to keep the brain active and working.I've read a lot that people with ADHD "crave stimulation". Honestly I never gave it much thought in regards to my life, except to admit that I have some crazy avoidance when it comes to boredom. I'll do ANYTHING to keep from feeling bored for even a second.
Well I went back on adderall after being off of it for a while a few days ago. Today I was hanging out in Dupont Circle (for those of you who know DC) and just watching the trees and the people. The adderall was making me physically calm, and I was definitely able to focus on things when I wanted to (as opposed to just feeling like you're catching a glimpse of whatever it is you're trying to see through the mental static), and I found myself in this war with myself between wanting to stay put and relax (a whole new feeling for me, of course, that I only get on medication) and wanting to go running off to "do something" (lots of possibilities flashed inside of my head of course). Normally I just feel this overwhelming need to get up and go, and I've always attributed that to the hyperactivity (because it's so physically uncomfortable to sit still), but today it just hit me: I had no physical urge to move at all, and I STILL was having problems keeping myself still. I was listening to my iPod the entire time, and anytime a song I particularly love would come on, my urge to get up and go would subside. Then as soon as that song was over, it'd come back again. So it was definitely a matter of needing something to obsess over mentally.
How have others here experienced this "craving stimulation" quality? have you all noticed it more when you went on meds?
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W.A.V.E.S, can you explain what that is?
The audio/visual brainwave entertainment I mean.