Taking Adderall for the First Time | ADHD Medication

In this video, I talk about me taking Adderall for the first time.

Adderall is one of the most common medications for ADHD. So what did it do to me?

The short answer is the ADHD medication helped me focus, remember things better, and helped me with my lack of motivation.

As with many treatments for ADHD, there are also some side effects. For me these were irritability, restlessness, and increased heart rate and sweat.

Fortunately those side effects of Adderall only lasted about two weeks.

Check out the video to see what my full first experience with Adderall was like.

[mrsx]

"smartest, dumbest, laziest, most motivated person in the whole world" Wow. That's the most accurate description I've ever heard.

[boondockpaint]

Hey Man, I don't know you but I love you. I'm 42 years old just diagnosed with Adhd and getting help. My wife was notorious for saying I didn't care what she had to say. I told her I was listening but got lost between thinking about the color of her lipstick and that one gray hair in her head. She didn't find that funny. Glad someone else understands what I go through.

[robtherich]

Thank you for this. Just started on Adderall and I was actually scared because of how clear everything became. How I could remember to complete simple tasks. To be able to have a conversation with someone and not have to constantly try and remember what I was talking about. It felt like I shouldn't feel this way. It feels good to hear your experience and know that this is okay. That this is how I'm supposed to function. Thank you.

[wunford]

I admire your courage in sharing your experiences in suffering with ADHD! We are soo misunderstood in our society. It is comforting to realize that I am not alone in the everyday struggle.

[maryw]

diagnosed yesterday and still
need to pick up my adderall and the memory thing hit me hard. i have conversations with my boyfriend that i fully don’t remember and cried during my appointment when she asked about memory issues because it just makes me feel like a terrible person. it was awful internalizing the “if you cared you remembered” thing. thank you for this video

[badmonkey]

Your experience with ADHD is like mine. I really relate to walking into a room and having no clue why I'm there. I'll normally just go about my business and 20 minutes later, some context will remind me.

My favorite part of ADHD is when you're talking to someone, you're a 2 or 3 sentences into a point, you feel like you're making a great point, and then you forget why you started talking. You get to awkwardly fail to remember what your goal was. Then you get to try to explain that it wasn't important, without looking crazy. Happens constantly.

[Shazam-rpid]

“You known it has to be done, you know it’s important, you know that people are counting on you to do it; yet you cannot muster up enough energy to get it done.”
3rd time already this video has made me surge with so many emotions my eyes tested up. It’s like you’re speaking from my mind. I really wish others knew what it felt like so they could understand us better...:)

Thanks for the great video!!!

[pickle]

It’s amazing how relatable you are. You hit the nail.

[jacenzane]

This is by far the best video out there for this!!! This hits home man!! I just turned 30yrs old and I was told my entire life ADHD was not real! That it’s a made up disease. So I ignored how I felt! I struggled to get by for so long! I could be watching a tv show and be Into season 6 and still have so many questions and have no idea what is going on! Or put something somewhere and not remember where. I NEVER remembered people’s name before they walk away it’s gone! I repeat things 1, 000 times to remember and still forget! I write notes on the front door and still forget! Or look right past it because I was thinking about something else.
It got soo bad these past few months that I told my fiancé that I think I need a brain scan! I told her I forgot how to get home one day. And I’m forgetting weird things that u would never usually forget. I was terrified I had something seriously wrong with my brain! When I told my fiancé that she said .... I think your brain is fine! I believe you have ADHD. And I said yeah that’s not real! But entertained her beliefs and talked to my counselor and it was like a light bulb went off! Like holy hell!! I used to tell my fiancé that I was the most organized unorganized man you will ever meet! But for some reason that never clicked that I could do something about it!!
This video has made me feel so much better!! I just started taking Adderall yesterday and have been looking for videos to help me understand etc. and everyone I ever clicked on was negative and people abusing it etc. and I’m like dude... is there anyone else out there like me??? Bro! Thanks!!!

[TheOficialShortKing]

Im 30. I live a normal life. But man. Do i gotta work my brain's ass off to just live normal. Its very exhausting and mentally stressful. And i would ask myself "it CANT be this hard, everybody i know seems to just "get it done" and that term to me was foreign or id have to force myself to do things. ADHD never crossed my mind till early this year but never even acted on it ir reaserched. And this is the first video i see. Im Mind blown. You put things into words that clarified my symptoms. Im seeking help first thing tomorrow. Thank you.

[kurrina]

When you said you thought you were having early onset altimers! Omg I relate much I litterally started getting so worried until I looked into ADHD i have an appointment next month hoping to get answers.

[headysmoke]

I feel as if we are already good good friends. Feel as if you understand me and never met me. Thanks for this video i really needed this

[gido]

Thinking about starting ADHD meds, and was doing some research on what to expect. Decided to listen to this video. It was very relatable (and pleasant) listening to you speak. Then I looked at the video, saw your DBZ shirt, and decided you are definitely my kinda people.

[kellyplans]

Halfway into this video, I've pointed at you multiple times and yelled "YES!" You totally get it!!! Starting Adderall today and hoping for the best.

[nikkisworld]

Just got diagnosed at 36 like a week ago and started taking Adderall, been struggling my whole life with ADHD. Everything you said was spot on like looking in a mirror at my everyday struggles. When I started looking for answers and I saw your video about ADHD, a light bulb lit in my brain that I did not know was possible which ended me going to a doctor for help. I hope this works to improve my life going forward

[KnowltonBoys]

I just started watching ADHD videos, and you explained exactly how i feel every single day of my life. It was mind blowing how similar I feel and had no idea anyone else felt like this. Made me very happy to see this video. Thank you.

[vazzaroth]

Dude, "early onset alzheimers..." My wife said she worried about this for me early in our marraige due to ALL that stuff you are saying. I found out I have ADHD at ~29 (Married for ~4 years) and just got diagnosed and I'm on my first day of adderall right now at 30yrs old. I am SO glad I at least figured out what was going on with me, it led to me researching and finding relatable experiences like you share here. We'll see if meds help, but either way, I am SO much more mentally healthy now that I have understanding and reason.

And man... "i gotta get X, I gotta get X, I gotta get X, Oh look, a squirrel.... It's gone" Is so the truth. People joke about the SQUIRREL part, but it's the part that comes after that is the real issue, and what leads to self doubt, self hatred, depression, feeling like a failure, etc, IMO.

[yonibleeker]

What a clear and good explanation of how life with adhd feels. From this point forward, this will be my go to video when I want somebody to understand what we live with. Very well done. Thank you so much my friend.

[eminwendall]

i just got prescribed 10mg adderall and have been struggling with these symptoms of ADHD + depression for the past year especially. i’m nervous to take the medication but am watching this to hopefully bring me courage and strength to try it. (stigma makes me afraid)

your words are resonating with me. the frustration of being the most motivated, yet unmotivated person has been so hard. everyday feels so numb and foggy. i want to succeed and do what i want to better myself. yet my mental health has been a blockage.
zoloft & wellbutrin has been a little help, but not too drastic. so now i’m hoping maybe adderall will give me that boost like it did for you.

so thank you for your video. i’ve just subscribed too. you’re a great positive light :’)

[Floorborade]

This really made me want to cry. Hearing your experience as if it’s my own. I’m so relieved to hear you say these things. So so relieved