The Vitamin : adhd

[–] [email protected] 136 points 7 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” :/

[–] alekwithak 45 points 7 months ago

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

Source?

[–] [email protected] 32 points 7 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 43 points 7 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).

[–] [email protected] 16 points 7 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.

[–] DoYouNot 30 points 7 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 6 points 7 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.

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[–] [email protected] 67 points 7 months ago (5 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 35 points 7 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!

[–] [email protected] 13 points 7 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.

[–] iarigby 6 points 7 months ago (3 children)

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

[–] anas 14 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

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

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[–] [email protected] 40 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (10 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 45 points 7 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.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 7 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 6 points 7 months ago (1 children)

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

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[–] BarbecueCowboy 17 points 7 months ago

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

[–] [email protected] 8 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Therapy might help with the childhood trauma but it imparts the poverty trauma.

Which one is better depends on the build you're going for and whether you want to recruit all companions and get the true ending or are fine with the neutral.

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[–] [email protected] 35 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Until he sees his bill...*

*assuming this fantasy takes place in the USA

[–] BambiDiego 42 points 7 months ago (3 children)

I'm low on Vitamin $

[–] [email protected] 15 points 7 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] dessimbelackis 5 points 7 months ago

tremulously raises hands to bask in the perseverance

[–] [email protected] 11 points 7 months ago

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

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[–] [email protected] 35 points 7 months ago

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

[–] stoly 30 points 7 months ago (5 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 15 points 7 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] stoly 13 points 7 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.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 7 months ago (4 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?

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 7 months ago (1 children)

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.

[–] Agent641 8 points 7 months ago

I imagine you as a seal, happily awaiting his yummy sardine treat

[–] recklessengagement 10 points 7 months ago (2 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 :\

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[–] [email protected] 29 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Iron deficiency for me. Still miserable, but less so.

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[–] [email protected] 24 points 7 months ago (1 children)

The Spice Melange!

[–] [email protected] 6 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Now we can never leave this planet

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[–] Sam_Bass 22 points 7 months ago (2 children)

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

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[–] Unlearned9545 21 points 7 months ago (2 children)

It was folic acid for me. Turns out me and my family don't get the full affect of vitamins or medicines. After some genetic testing we are all taking it and are all feeling a lot better and our meds are actually working. It's nuts how simple it was to turn us all around.

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[–] Zehzin 18 points 7 months ago

Yeah turns out all I had to do was take a pill of Diet Meth in the morning and now I can function like a human being

[–] [email protected] 15 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Last few times I had a doctor appointment I was low on Vitamin D. Unsurprising. I don't like being in the sun.

[–] RememberTheApollo_ 9 points 7 months ago (3 children)

D has got to be one of the easiest to take. No side effects unless you take a stupid amount. Generally pretty cheap for a large quantity. Numerous studies have linked vitamin D intake to reduced death from all causes. Of course there are some that discount that effect, but it’s not gonna hurt if you do take it. Might want to give it a shot if you aren’t already.

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Have you tried buying some multivitamins at the store just to rule out that THAT was the issue?

[–] numberfour002 17 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Store bought multivitamins aren't even guaranteed to rule it out. For a myriad of different reasons, you can still have deficiencies even if you take a multivitamin. So, maybe it's worth a try, but if it doesn't work, that doesn't mean there couldn't still be a deficiency.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 7 months ago

Recently did some research on what the treatment would be for a particular deficiency.

Found that general-purpose multivitamins provide about 0.5% of the therapeutic amount.

So yeah, there can be a massive difference between the little bit of help a multivitamin can give vs. what you really need for a specific condition.

[–] blanketswithsmallpox 9 points 7 months ago (1 children)

The actual pill in reality for us: PRESCRIBED METH!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Prescribed meth that allows me to do math.

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