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I was put on birth control when I was 15. When I was 19, I was diagnosed with ADHD. I was on Adderall for years, worked out heavily and managed lists and calendars like crazy trying to function. Even medicated, I struggled with getting anything done, got in several horrible car accidents, and I felt bullied by my mom and ex husband because I was a “dingbat” and “irresponsible”.
When my husband and I started dating two years ago (I was 30), he encouraged me to stop using birth control, caffeine, and Adderall. I’m a completely normal, healthy woman with a healthy attention span. I have no issues balancing work, parenting, being a wife, and socializing. I was normal the whole time. Getting off medication is the best thing I’ve ever done. My brain is so much more relaxed.
I was on the pill for 3 years when I was first married. I had irrational anger, like up at 3am seething angry while my husband slept. I hit him with the pillow and told him I hated him. I lay there wondering if I should get therapy or admit myself, it felt so sinister and harmed my new marriage. I went off and got pregnant a few months after and I suddenly realized I wasn’t angry anymore, even with new hormones from pregnancy. It vanished and never came back. I absolutely believe it was the pill that made me feel like I was going crazy!
