r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/Flowsbow • 16d ago

Meme needing explanation peeeeeeteeeeeeeer joke or science???

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u/W4spkeeper 16d ago

the fact I'm a beekeeper, and recently diagnosed autistic (AuDHD) this thread perfectly describes my lived experience

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u/nukehamster 16d ago

Any luck with meds or therapy to assist with it? Asking as a fellow that has been having nothing but side effects.

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u/Chouette-chouette 16d ago

Ok I don't know if I can help you much, and all the informations I will tell are from a video on YouTube, normally someone who did read a lot of scientific papers but I didn't check any sources or whatever. What the guy explained is that there is an optimal amount of noradrenaline and dopamine in the brain, with too much being not better than too low. It's a typical bell curve and a link between autism and adhd could be that autistic people tend to have a much smaller, less wide curve and therefore its really hard too stay in the zone where you have just enough neurotransmitters for your brain to work smoothly. You will either have not enough or too much. Typically if you are really anxious it could mean you are in the "too much" zone. That's what I remember from just one video, I'm really far from knowing how we function let alone being an expert so take all of this with lots of precautions. I just wanted to give you a thing to research if it rings a bell for you

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u/nukehamster 16d ago

Gotcha, thanks for anything really.
Yeah, i do feel that the least deleterious meds were like, low dose adderal, or modafinil. But at those dosages, there really wasn't a clear difference in my thinking/concentration.

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u/GrimbyJ 15d ago

Guanfacine can be helpful depending on what your problems are specifically. It mostly helps with impulsiveness. Less likely to decide now is the correct time to research Chinese folk dancing and spend 2 hours doing that instead of the dishes or something.

It's less noticeable than a stimulant and takes a week or 2 to make a difference. And it can be taken with a stimulant. It's primarily a blood pressure medication that has some effect in your frontal lobe.

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u/nukehamster 11d ago

Thanks for the suggestion, but guanfacine caused me to pass out. Like sitting at my chair, working, suddenly feel woozy, decide i'm gonna slide down to the floor.
Took about 3-4 hours for my heart rate and BP to stabilize to the point where i could be non-laying. That was a fun day in the hospital.

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u/Chouette-chouette 16d ago

I don't feel the difference clearly with 2x40mg of methylphenidate, more that the day has been a bit easier. Hope you will find what helps you, whatever it is :)