I don't know if PDA is real, one of the popular books on the subject is just a c...

astrange · 2025-12-07T00:57:22 1765069042

Intuniv/guanfacine helped me a lot with that and time blindness, but in exchange it makes you tired and affects your sex drive.

Also have to ramp off it, which is a problem if you run out or are traveling and can't get a refill.

Y_Y · 2025-12-07T10:08:44 1765102124

Thanks for the advice. There's never a free lunch with psych meds, eh?

alexfoo · 2025-12-07T15:02:24 1765119744

There's rarely a free lunch for any meds.

I know someone who needs Meds A because of $SERIOUS_CONDITION (medical, not psych.)

They're on Meds B to deal with some side effects of Meds A.

They're on Meds C to deal with a side effect of Meds B.

They would like to be on Meds D to deal with a side effect of Meds C but Meds D are absolutely contraindicative with one of the other meds.

Out of the various combinations (no meds, Meds A, Meds A+B, Meds A+B+C, Meds A+B+C+D) they've chosen the one that is most bearable (Meds A+B+C) and they can live with the remaining side effects. The other options are worse. 'no meds' and 'Meds A+B+C+D' would mean death in the very near term, whilst 'Meds A' and 'Meds A+B' have some quite annoying and restricting side effects. 'Meds A+B+C' is the least worst option.