Definitely. The things that I most agreed with my doctor and my psychologist was around rebuilding my daily routines on things that are important, but not overly rewarding, or with delayed reward (physical exercises, home chores, reading and entire book chapter before stopping).
So much so that I can reduce the medication when I feel my routine is healthy enough.
No overdoing neither under doing. Taking care of hyper focus is more important than anything else. Learning to transfer the rewards from highly rewarding things (videogames) to the chores.
During my gaming sessions as well, playing harder modes repeatedly without giving up.
It's very important this aspect of reframing things. Pursuing healthier outcomes by changing the routine.
Unfortunately a really close person to me is taking much higher dosages, but it's not seeing this way, neither the doctor of this person frames the same way like my doctor is doing.
I went all up to 50mg, using generics or whatnot, extended release or regular ones, now I'm a happy camper on 10mg. Will go to 20mg because I need to force myself into more exercises, usually I take 30 minutes before these sessions of "boring" routines.
More important than anything is having an honest discussion with my psychiatrist about the role and objectives of taking the medication.
So much so that I can reduce the medication when I feel my routine is healthy enough.
No overdoing neither under doing. Taking care of hyper focus is more important than anything else. Learning to transfer the rewards from highly rewarding things (videogames) to the chores.
During my gaming sessions as well, playing harder modes repeatedly without giving up.
It's very important this aspect of reframing things. Pursuing healthier outcomes by changing the routine.
Unfortunately a really close person to me is taking much higher dosages, but it's not seeing this way, neither the doctor of this person frames the same way like my doctor is doing.
I went all up to 50mg, using generics or whatnot, extended release or regular ones, now I'm a happy camper on 10mg. Will go to 20mg because I need to force myself into more exercises, usually I take 30 minutes before these sessions of "boring" routines.
More important than anything is having an honest discussion with my psychiatrist about the role and objectives of taking the medication.