Adult ADHD & meds

[Bobbiepin]

Does anyone have any experience with taking stimulant medication as an adult, that they could share please?

I was diagnosed as a child (which gives you some idea of the severity, being a girl diagnosed in the 90s) and took ritalin and then a slow release version until I finished GCSEs.

During covid I asked for a referral back to the ADHD team for meds but by the time that came through, I was planning on getting pregnant again and knew there was no point starting when I would have to stop for a pregnancy.

I now have two DC and am about to go back to work. To be honest, I struggle massively keeping on top of things and I'm worried how much worse things will get managing two kids when I'm working too. I'm concerned about side effects but not sure if its worth asking for another referral.

I take Lisdexamfetamine, have done for around a year or so. Started on 20mg I think it was and am now on 60mg.

What would you like to know?

What was the process of finding the right dose/meds? And do you think its been helpful?

Go for it. If you don't like them then stop.

I take short acting methylphenidate. I tried long acting but I have peri anxiety and it was like getting on a bad train ride that was very long.

I take 2 x 5mg in the morning, 2 x 5mg at lunch and 5mg at 4pm.

Pink zebra do you mean they helped.if so how.x

If anyone is interested in metabolic psychiatry watch Ally Houston on the YouTube channel metabolic mind, "Oxford’s Keto for ADHD & Depression Randomized Controlled Trial - with Ally Houston" ( ).
It is an interesting concept: changing the metabolism of the brain can affect brain health and mental health by altering brain chemistry, levels of hormones and neurotransmitters and reducing inflammation.
The intervention is dietary, so no side effects.

There is a short paper on PubMed here:
Laurent N, Bellamy EL, Hristova D, Houston A. Ketogenic diets in clinical psychology: examining the evidence and implications for practice. Front Psychol. 2024 Sep 26;15:1468894. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1468894. PMID: 39391844; PMCID: PMC11464436.