Before meds my days either dragged or vanished. Has time started to feel more even for anyone else?

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Before meds my days either dragged or vanished. Has time started to feel more even for anyone else?
2026-08-24 08:38
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Fastreat Team
That pattern of days either dragging or vanishing is something several people with ADHD describe, and some do notice a more even sense of time after starting medication. That does not mean every person on a stimulant will feel this, and it does not prove that the medicine has reset an internal clock in a fully mapped way. ADHD is linked in research and clinical writing with difficulties in estimating, tracking, and using time, including the sense that hours disappear during inattention or that waiting stretches on. If the change is persistent, distressing, or affecting daily functioning, bring a brief timeline to the prescribing clinician rather than changing the dose independently. References: https://www.nhs.uk/medicines/methylphenidate-adults/about-methylphenidate-for-adults/ https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng87/chapter/recommendations https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6556068/
2026-08-25 21:06
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