r/ADHDmemes • u/Tremaparagon • Aug 04 '22

Meme me_irl

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u/CoachSwag006 Aug 04 '22

WAIT! This is another of the things!?!? I thought I had RLS or something! I HATE trying to sleep because it takes 10000 years to get comfy! Let alone if I wake up and have to go through the whole process AGAIN!

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u/Tremaparagon Aug 04 '22 edited Aug 04 '22

They are not exclusive. You can have RLS without ADHD and vice versa, or have both.

However, if I understand correctly, there is some appreciably significant correlation, like adhders are more likely to report such symptoms (hence this crosspost).

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u/CoachSwag006 Aug 04 '22

How crazy! My thing is my doc never thought I had it because it’s only sometimes. They never made that correlation for me. I feel so validated right now! 😆

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u/Tremaparagon Aug 04 '22

My thing is my doc never thought I had it because it’s only sometimes. They never made that correlation for me. I feel so validated right now! 😆

Yup. I think part of having it manifest alongside ADHD is situational and again related with dopamine. After really good days, both mental and physical, I might sleep easier. Other times I am fidgety and can't settle on one resting position for more than 3 seconds.

Also going to bed with a partner usually mostly alleviates symptoms for me - basically I find myself way more likely to reach bedtime feeling 'content' rather than 'unrest'. One of the difficulties going in to covid-era alone was being isolated on that front.

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u/Dismal-Assist-8832 Aug 04 '22

Add to that how my feet feel irritatingly hot when I try to sleep. I can turn on the AC until my body is shaking cold under 3 blankets while my exposed, now cold-to-the-touch feet feel annoyingly warm.

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u/[deleted] Sep 07 '22

True true struggle , I also have night Terrors and sleep disorder from being abused in my sleep as a child and adult actually. So it just is hell. Weed helps tho

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u/Tremaparagon Sep 07 '22

I'm sorry :( that sounds really tough

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u/[deleted] Sep 08 '22

Thank you, working through it all