Chronic Illness Life

I love being on Adderall. 

Not in an abuse way, it's not doing enough for me that I could relate to that. It just makes my thoughts clearer, and I can stay with one topic as long as I intend to, without the tangents. 

I don't get Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria or task paralysis while on it, which is a huge improvement. That alone would make it worth taking medications. 

That said, it's less effective on my period, by like 50%, and it also brought it on earlier, heavier, more painful by about 50%- which is really saying something given how bad mine are- and it's been unpredictable on and off bleeding. I seriously considered going to the emergency room that first day, and would've if I didn't have multiple pain management techniques that I could use all at once. 

And it's caused everything autoimmune to flare, to include those dang cold sores most recently. All my autoimmune diseases have been taking turns punching me in the metaphorical face, and I'm hoping this is temporary while I adjust to the medications. I'm not even sure what my plan B will be if this is the price I pay for taking it.