r/adhdindia

Im 27 and I fear I might have ADHD. I lost control of my life after high school. I messed up college to the point I had to do another year. I have devastating social anxiety, to the point I make up shit just to avoid meeting people.

I make up stupid scenarios in my head in which I am the main fucking character. I sometimes talk to myself. Get all worked up to the point of holding my breath. In all my grand stories that I make up in my head, I’m always the hero. Guess I do this to make up for the shitty irl life that I have.

I don’t have many friends. I can’t gel with anyone. I can barely make conversations. I can’t look people in the eye. I shake my legs like crazy. My head’s a foggy mess. I can’t even think anymore. I’m constantly overwhelmed by life. I keeping thinking I’ll do better tomorrow. But it’s been 10 years and that “tomorrow” is just as elusive as it was then.

I can’t work properly even with a gun pointed at my head. I forgot how to smile.

I’m literally at my wit’s end. I don’t think I can take this any further.

Do you think I may have ADHD? If so what’s the next step? Should I consult a specialist? But then I’m not sure if they diagnose correctly, coz a lot of people say they just prescribe medication and may falsely diagnose.

27 years in this fucking world and I’m just falling deeper into the abyss every day. Idk what to do anymore.

Pls help. I desperately wanna stop feeling so overwhelmed, so foggy, and yet so empty at the same time :-(

I can't study even with my medicine..I simply wake up everyday take inspiral(20mg sr) and I hyperfocus on other things rather than studying.. I've been doing this same thing for a week.. I've my exam in 3 days(I had 2 weeks to study) and this exam is something very important for me now..I don't know how to break this loop.. Somebody help me🥲

I'm on non-stimulants (atomoxetine 36mg)

tho it's working, I'm having difficult time with motivation and retention

can anyone tell me about methylphenidate

if you're on this stimulant, how much does this cost you, and how does it feels after taking stimulants, is it addictive? and how long can I take it for?

I struggle to go outside on a regular basis. Other than days when i go to college, i mostly just stay at home rotting away i guess. I don't know whats wrong with me, i just get this type of anxiety/fear when i go outside.

and whenever i do go, i mostly act stiff and frozen like a robot. I constantly think that other people are staring at me, which increases the anxiety even more. I'm almost 21m now, and its embarrassing af watching my father get groceries or chicken when i'm supposed to do those things.

My father gave up a long ago trying to get me to go outside, and if i was him tbh i would do the same. He doesn't resent me for it, but i can see the disappointment in his face when i stay at my house 24/7. As a grown ass adult i too feel bad about myself on that fact.

I thought this type of problem will get better when im in college, but unfortunately it stayed the same. I go to the college without a problem because i got used to it, but i still feel a kind of anxiety/panic attack whenever my parents tell me to get something from the nearest grocery store etc.

I don't even know where the problem stems from. Is it because i hate interacting with unknown people?is it because i'm too self conscious about what other people think of me? or is it because I feel people keep staring at me when i do?

the point is i want to change this kind of behavior before it gets any worse. Any tips/pointers i could start with so i can gradually become better?

I found out I had ADHD late. For most of school, I just assumed I was slow.

Other students walked out like the information had sorted itself somewhere on the way in. I walked out with notes I couldn't remember taking.

What actually helped me was YouTube. Someone breaking a concept into short visual pieces worked in a way that reading never did. I didn't overthink it at the time. I just knew it worked, and quietly accepted that I needed more steps.

This semester I'm doing a Design Thinking subject. The brief is to find a real problem and build something. I could have picked something safe. Instead I went with the thing that's been following me through school.

I pitched it to my professor. He understood ADHD broadly but hadn't thought about how classrooms specifically fail students with it. Once I walked him through it, he backed the project through the college. Didn't expect that

The idea: you type in a concept, and the platform generates a short animated video, two to three minutes, that actually explains it. Not a summary. A real walkthrough, built for people whose attention drifts, who need the pacing to feel right, and who learn better through visuals than paragraphs.

Take photosynthesis. You type it in. You get a short video. sunlight hitting a leaf, water moving up from the roots, carbon dioxide coming in, glucose and oxygen as the output. shown step by step, not crammed into one shot. Pause it, replay a section, and the pacing adjusts around where you actually are.

I'm building what I kept wishing existed.

Before I go further with the design, I need real input. not polished feedback, just actual experience. Something that genuinely held you back, or a small frustration you never bothered saying out loud. Both matter.

What gets in the way when you try to learn? What's actually worked, even a little?

Drop it in the comments if you're comfortable. No formal diagnosis needed. if you identify with it, that's enough.

Does anyone know of any sensory stimulation toys that can be used instead of stimming? Pretty much everything that turns up on search, ChatGPT etc are not available in India. Any leads would be much appreciated.

got diagnosed with severe ADHD last year,

changed 3 psychiatrists till now, I hope they all fucking rot in hell, all they care about is money

thought of self medicating but it's too risky

idk man, fuck the psychiatrists of India 🙏🏽🙏🏽

Hey guys. I am facing severe dissociation. Is anyone experiencing the same or has dealt with a similar thing? I am in an isolated environment and I want to get out because of the hostility but couldn't that's why maybe I am constantly zoning out. Brain fog is severe. Any solution for the same?

axepta (atomoxetine) is too expensive considering I'm taking 36mg everyday

can someone suggest me an alternative with atomoxetine in it, it would mean a lot

and is someone on 60mg? can you tell me how it feels for you

Heyy guys am an MBA and working in chennai recently realised that my ocd all these years was adhd i feeel like shit and not living !! Can you guys help Thanks

The pharmacist I usually take from was very rude to me. I desperately want to change that guy. So any pharmacies in Noida from where I can get my inspiral medication from? Thank you. (Just read in the rules so specifying. I have a prescription that I get renewed monthly and I have been taking inspiral since 2024.)

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I (26M) am on inspiral-20 IR for a week and honestly I've not felt much of a difference, what's the best way to take this.

Like should I take it daily on a regular time to see best effects

Or take it when only I need to get important stuff done.

Or take inspiral 20SR daily and inspiral 20IR as booster when necessary

I took 4 pills of inspiral-20 today in panic to meet very necessary deadline but didn't seem to help

So i recently got prescribed for adhd it was online consultation, as of the medicines itself i've talked to multiple chemists from the google docs in the sub's resources but all of them require a hardcopy of the prescription with doctor's stamp now i can get the postal from doc himself but it'll take a long time also am a broke college student so kinda wanna avoid paying extra for the postal service please help me and give recommendations if you have any. Am based out of mumbai

I had been into therapy and meds on and off but forgot to discuss about the official diagnosis of ADHD with my old psychiatrist. He told me as per my symptoms that I do have however I want a proper clinical check up. Where can I go for it? I am in Mumbai. Can anyone help me with this?

Recently got diagnosed and started medication it's been 4 days Mdet 10mg is not working for me. Asked my psyche but he said take medicine twice as advised and consult after a month (it was a tele consultation).

im still feeling racing thoughts, indecisiveness and no motivation.

also need suggestion regarding what food to avoid and what to include except protein and complex carbs ofc.. can I take caffeine twice a day?

I wanna ask if anybody is taking generic atomoxetine,

I have been taking it.. not on a regular basis , but i think it is not affecting me. And there ks an option of acepta 25mg, buts its dam expensive.

So plz tell me your review on generic atomoxetine,, i get 10 tabs for 85rs.

24F. Is there any concept of " speeding up "(since this person has adhd, he said he will speed up friendship) for friendship. When a guy is already in a relationship and trying to be my friend, fighting with me over silly things and asking for attention. So basically he was trying to get my attention by giving me so much attention that I got overwhelmed and thought he knows what he is doing, he is in a relationship, so he will take care of that. let me be off guard. Whenever I confronted him, he said " I'm speeding up the friendship process, because I dont have thousands of years to live "

I felt overwhelmed by the level of attention and emotional intensity coming from his side, especially considering he was already in a relationship. It didn’t feel like a normal or balanced friendship to me.

There were moments where I felt pressured for time and attention, including being asked to meet despite my clear limitations. I went along initially because I trusted that he would manage his own boundaries, but in hindsight, I felt uncomfortable with how things were unfolding.

The situation became distressing when I was approached aggressively by his partner, even though I had no intention of being involved in anything beyond a basic friendship. That experience left me feeling unfairly targeted and emotionally disturbed. I felt more hurt because I'm always a girls girl and this girl being rude to me.. made me realise how deeply we hate women as a society that she thought of shouting on me instead of shouting at her partner.

Looking back, this dynamic didn’t feel respectful of my comfort or boundaries, and it’s something I would not choose to engage in again.

Even though I hate both of them, but I'm posting this so that I can look back one day without feeling anything about it and maybe I can get some insights about what can I learn from this incident.

Edit : read your comments. thankyou guys for your opinions