zaniara
Diamond Member
I have adhd too and the hyperactivity (besides all the other issues along side with it) became a bigger problem when I healed a lot from the c-ptsd and the depressions healed and I started sleeping better. I got started on Concerta 2,5 weeks ago and the first 3 days was SO great (despite the initial side effects) = being able to DO stuff without so much effort, not get distracted, sit still, listen without interrupting, better coordination etc.
But then it became harder. One thing is that it's triggered a bad memory, but the hardest part is that my ptsd brain interpret this physical calmness and lack of restlessness as me being in danger. Relaxing is not something I've ever done. So when I find my self sit still for hours and feeling "too calm" it doesn't feel good at all. I feel disoriented in this new way of being/functioning and it makes the anxiety set in.
Also I feel a bit "slow" in my head somehow, and it's really not a good feeling.
I am pretty exhausted after a difficult year and being treated like shit for 2 months by my former employer, so it is possible that my body now think resting is the best option (and now is able to do so for the first time in my life) and also it might be some initial side effects (my daughter felt like this the first weeks but then it passed).
But I wonder if anyone else has both c-ptsd and adhd and had a rough time when starting up on adhd-meds? If anyone can relate?
But then it became harder. One thing is that it's triggered a bad memory, but the hardest part is that my ptsd brain interpret this physical calmness and lack of restlessness as me being in danger. Relaxing is not something I've ever done. So when I find my self sit still for hours and feeling "too calm" it doesn't feel good at all. I feel disoriented in this new way of being/functioning and it makes the anxiety set in.
Also I feel a bit "slow" in my head somehow, and it's really not a good feeling.
I am pretty exhausted after a difficult year and being treated like shit for 2 months by my former employer, so it is possible that my body now think resting is the best option (and now is able to do so for the first time in my life) and also it might be some initial side effects (my daughter felt like this the first weeks but then it passed).
But I wonder if anyone else has both c-ptsd and adhd and had a rough time when starting up on adhd-meds? If anyone can relate?
