Tl;dr: Awesome

Was officially diagnosed and put on medication (MPH/Medikinet) 5 weeks ago. I work far from where I live, so I got my own one-room apartment with a cat near my workplace and at the weekends I commute home to my wife and our shared apartment. I take my meds in the morning and they last for 7 hours. So, when the meds have an effect, I’m always at my workplace, but when I come back home to my working apartment in the evening, the effect is gone and I’m unmotivated again. Or it’s the weekends and I’m at my “real” home with my wife, doing all sorts of activities.

This means, everytime I was at my “work” apartment, I was unmotivated to do anything. The apartment looked just like you would expect it after 1.5 years.

Today is my first day at my work apartment with the meds working, and suddenly, I’m cleaning like a single guy expecting to get laid. No forcing necessary, no motivating tricks. I see something I don’t like and I do it. I can prioritize and focus and it requires no effort.

Medication really turns your life around when it works. And neurotypicals will never experience how much they play on easy mode.

Cat tax.

  • QualifiedKitten@kbin.social
    8·
    1 year ago

    What happens with your cat on the weekends? Sorry, I realize that’s not the point of the post, but I’m so worried about the cat being left alone all weekend!

      • fiat_lux@kbin.social
        4·
        1 year ago

        Is there anything unwholesome about any part of this story? That’s so lovely. I’m a complete stranger but I’m happy you’re experiencing such a positive shift in your life, it’s really heart-warming. Neurotypical people may never get the chance to experience something so amazing.

        Please hug your kitty with your new-found energy. And maybe get your wife (and neighbours?) some flowers or snacks as a thankyou. Your new chapter is something worth celebrating with them.

    • all-knight-party@kbin.cafe
      11·
      1 year ago

      I would assume being free fed on the weekends, there’s probably already a water fountain or something, mine has enough to go for three or four days after being filled, and then of course, litter box can go for ages with a single cat

  • themachine@lemm.eeEnglish
    3·
    1 year ago

    As someone long undiagnosed I would like to hear more about your diagnosis journey.

    We’re you just nervous about meds and hit a threshold? Outside of cleaning what else have you experienced?

    Also I don’t understand the two “when the meds worked” - one followed by I was always at work and the other “at my work apartment with my meds working”. So they were working and then they were working at your apartment. Sorry I’m stupid.

    What is a rebound?

    Thanks!!

      • ABCDE@lemmy.worldEnglish
        3·
        1 year ago

        Do you feel you need that time after those seven hours to just be ‘lazy’ or at a state of rest due to the productive nature of your day?

      • themachine@lemm.eeEnglish
        2·
        1 year ago

        Thanks for your reply. I’m interested in medications but have always been fearful about addiction, side effects and dependency. I can function but only if I’m interested in what I’m doing, but it only works to a degree.

        I am really interested in hearing about people who are older like myself (10 years older than you) who have taken the meds plunge.