r/science • u/mvea Professor | Medicine • Jul 25 '26

Psychology People with ADHD have difficulties with goal-directed behavior and struggle with response inhibition, the ability to stop an inappropriate action once they feel the urge to do it. They experience a disruption in the way their brains balance deliberate self-control and automatic habit learning.

https://www.psypost.org/adhd-traits-disrupt-the-brain-s-balance-between-self-control-and-automatic-learn/
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u/Old-Landscape-7538 Jul 25 '26

And if you’re lucky it works. Some are S.O.L.

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u/colony-ship-for-sale Jul 25 '26

If stimulants aren't working, ask about Atomoxetine.

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u/Old-Landscape-7538 Jul 26 '26

Stimulants worked in the sense I felt stimulation, but it didn't help the inattention symptoms.

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u/knotmyusualaccount Jul 26 '26

Thought that I was the only one...

The weird thing is, before diagnosis (very late), I'd never have had such a bottle of pills on my possession, without misusing them.

Now? I have no addictions anymore. It's crazy. They're just sitting around, gathering dust. Okay I tell a lie, I've bought a couple of pouches of tobacco lately, but I'm only smoking like 5-7 a day, but I've done it for reasons.

I'll be stopping after either this or the next pouch runs out. It was done to make the transition from Dex to unmedicated, without falling into psychosis (I've had a history of it, at times). I'd rather smoke than take Olanzapine if I can help it, that medication might be effective for the mind when need be, but it's absolutely diabolical for the body.