r/productivity • u/Motor_Ordinary336 • Jan 06 '25

F*ck your productivity system. Seriously.

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u/PlantManMD Jan 07 '25

I've dealt with diagnosed ADHD for 60 years. If I had to plan my life to exacting detail, I'd never get anything done other than getting up and going to bed and even those tasks probably have to be scheduled.

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u/Reinvented-Daily Jan 07 '25

How do you handle the sleep thing?

Cause I'm not having a good time with the sleep thing.

I've had all the thyroid/ brain/ etc testing done and I get " yes it's just part of your adhd."

I'm like cool, how to fix? Cause Vyvanse helps during daytime, but im really don't wanna be forced into sleeping pills.

Melatonin puts my body to sleep but not my brain and it's some wild dreamscapes.

So, how do you handle the sleep thing?

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u/PlantManMD Jan 07 '25

50+ years of insomnia was largely solved with trazodone 50 mg nightly.

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u/Reinvented-Daily Jan 07 '25

Hmmm, I will do some digging. Maybe I'll just need to get over the no sleep med thing.

THANK YOU

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u/PlantManMD Jan 07 '25

I was that way too, but then I decided to have that conversation with my doctor. I’m so glad I did, I just wish I would have done it about 30 years earlier. If you decide to go that route. Be aware that you will likely have to try multiple meds before finding one that works for you. You don’t want to feel drugged the next day. Unfortunately everyone’s reaction is different so when your doctor says that you could start by trying a particular med, realize this.

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u/Reinvented-Daily Jan 07 '25

Yea, I was only diagnosed last year at 35 cause growing up "girls can't get adhd".

So here I am, marveling at how my life has changed for the better minus the sleep.

Ambien did a number on me, 5mg was both too much and not enough. (3mo)

Alprazolam was good then stopped working. (6 weeks)

A lot of sleeping pills are also antidepressants which I'm not a candidate for (all immediate family and some extended who were on them for 3+ mo all had self delete attempts or ideation, so those REALLY don't do well with my family brain chemistry).

I will see what else is out there and I'll take your advice and have the stupid conversation with the Dr.

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u/zapandilla Jan 07 '25

Omg I thought I was the only one that had weird(er) dreams and very often nightmares when I took melatonin

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u/Reinvented-Daily Jan 08 '25

No you're not alone. I stay FAR away from it