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Can your meds feel stronger / more effective when treating anemia? (sopuli.xyz)

submitted 1 week ago by SharkEatingBreakfast@sopuli.xyz to c/adhd@lemmy.world

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Just as the title says.

I'm very anemic, and I've been struggling to address this. In the last week, I started taking iron supplements to address my fatigue, and things feel a bit.. strange.

I'm still tired, but I sometimes feel/am acutely aware of my heart beating?

Idk. Shouldn't take only a week to see/feel results, right?

Any insight?

(No easy access a doctor / medical professional at this time: American. Thank you.)

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[–] doo@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 week ago

My personal experience is that there's a direct correlation between my physical health and effectiveness of my ADHD medication.

My hypothesis is that since it's about my brain capability to register and prioritise stimuli, the busier said brain is (with other body issues) the less likely it is too perform executive functions. This might be the general case, but since we start from the unfavorable position, it might be more debilitating for us.

(I've no idea why I'm using such a fancy language rn. Apologies)