r/adhdmeme • • 12h ago

I miss the adrenaline

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u/CaribouYou 10h ago

You were moments from a stroke everday.

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u/Mcreesus 9h ago

When I got my blood pressure checked the lady looked at the result and shook her head and tried again. When she did it twice she got a look of panic and got a doctor. They immediately sent me to the ER. At the time I was mad lmao. It still hadn’t really sunk in how fucked up I was

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u/CaribouYou 9h ago

I was at 170/120 and noticed a big difference when i got it under control. I can only imagine how it felt for you.

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u/Mcreesus 7h ago

The thing that really caused me to even know was when I quit drinking. It was at the start of a summer. I would wake up kind of expecting to feel good or recharged and I still had a headache. So for awhile I thought I just had a cold or some sinus infection. Which lead me to the doc. That day I had drank 3.5 redbulls by the time I got into the parking lot. No food either. I’d just pound them until I felt really bad and eat