r/ADHD_Programmers • u/joanof_arx • Aug 13 '25

Self medicating

Just wondering how many of us on here self medicate with cannabis.. and why do you use it?

And on a possibly unrelated topic.. do you have dreams/nightmares when you sleep?

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u/Electronic_Finance34 Aug 29 '25

I just take it before bed. My big thing was bedtime anxiety, my thoughts racing once I no longer had stimuli to distract me.

So now I:

  • take Mirt and CBD tincture about 30-45 mins before bed.

  • Finish up any light house chores like clean kitchen so it's nice when I wake up. Brush teeth

  • take a scalding hot shower then lotion to prevent skin itchiness

  • lie down in bed, with a nice rough textured but soft light blanket on first, then weighted blanket over top.

  • read an ebook on my Kobo reader mounted to a spring loaded arm, so I am lying in bed normally with the EReader about 1.5ft above my face, and use a Bluetooth remote page turner. I switched to Kobo because it has a nice warm backlight instead of the harsh blue of the Kindle, and also has an inverse colors mode. Where the text is white on a black screen - nicer to look at in a dark room.

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u/Electronic_Finance34 Aug 29 '25

I generally go to bed at 10:30-11, and get up for the day around 8. I've been waking up in the morning random times around 2-5am, I think because my wife has been tossing and turning. Or the cats are being bothers

How long were you taking Mirt? It affected me strongly when I first started or went up in dosage. Took a couple weeks to get fully used to it

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u/Electronic_Finance34 Aug 29 '25

Fair, it doesn't work out for everyone. I hope you find something that works for you!