What strains would you recommend for ADHD?

Wendy85

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Sativas seem to do the job personally, I find indicas increase my anxiety and paranoia alot more, even heavier sativas such as amnesia seem to be the perfect ballance of chill and still get up and go

Bruno

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I’ve found the grow Pharma Herijuana 18% to be excellent for my overactive adhd mind, I’m prescribed for anxiety but I’ve really found this slows my mind down a bit too as wel as being generally relaxing.

It’s my least favourite of the three I’m prescribed in terms of taste and smell (they’re excellent just persona taste) but medically I’m finding it the most beneficial of all

I’ve tried a few strains now and not had anything else have this effect.

It’s prudent to bear in mind though, just like with adhd meds, not everyone will react beneficially to the same meds as someone else

Dinamus

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Hello :)
I'm prescribed for inattentive dominant ADHD, and I use Zerenia Clinic. I've been a patient since the start of the year.
I also use 60mg of the ADHD med elvanse (dispensed in 30mg caps) on work days and 30mg on days off.
Currently the cananbis products i use are:
20g Adven emt-3 17% 'gg4' sativa-dominant hybrid
10g Adven emt-1 19% 'cairo' indica
1 or 2 Kanabo 'repair' cbd oil vape carts. (same as the noidecs THC carts, but CBD and over the counter)

I like the adven emt-3 17% for day use because it is so weak it feels like cbd bud.
I get all of the sativa focus and clarity and none of the intoxication. That sort of tight focus is perfect for work, but crap for anything else.

Emt-3 -is- ok for regular day use (loose focus) if mixed between 25 and 50% with adven emt-1, but emt-1 is a very vanilla indica that is a bit sedating and has a bit of a bodyload, and quietens errant thoughts a little.
The issue with EMT-1, in my opinion, is that it isn't good enough at any of those things to be effective help without using -way- more than is either practical or pleasant in terms of cannabis as a consumable product.

I don't wanna have to choke through 3 high temp balloons to get to sleep. I'd rather lie awake!
Fortunately for me, 1 chokingly potent emt-1 balloon and a few toots on a kanabo repair cbd pen is enough.
If i could trust noidecs, i would go for their delahaze or gg4 for day use, not sure even now if there are any p21 indicas that are reliable in terms of availability, effect, and consistency.
I had to switch back to emt-1 since the khiron hindu kush seems to have 3 phenotypes, spicy, lemony, and piney, and only one of them, the spicy one is good.
I always seem to get the piney khiron phenotype, which is awful as a consumable product, like vaping car air fresheners.

There is subtext here though: I have different dosing regimens depending on my plan.
What works for a work day would leave me restless on a day off.
Work:
60mg elvanse, 0.15mg emt-3 and 2-3 puffs on the kanabo pen in the morning with breakfast, then cannabis use is needs based, usually when i need a step between tasks to collect and soothe my thoughts, and usually about 0.1g emt-3 or less at a time, with about 20% emt-1 thrown in for my lunch break.
The CBD pen i use at need when i notice myself in a bad thought loop, it is amazing for shutting down a noisy inner monologue.
Emt-3/emt-1 blended 50/50 in the evening at need, with a pure dosing cap of emt-1 before bed.

Day after work:
30mg elvanse, 0.15mg emt-3/emt-1 bendeded 75:25 in the morning +3 tokes of cbd pen with breakfast.
emt-3/emt-1 blended about 60/40 throughout the day,cbd pen at need with a pure dosing cap of emt1 before bed.

Subsequent days off if i have no forecast demand like meeting people or whatever:
No elvanse. I pretty much use 50/50 emt-3/emt-1 all day, which sort of negates any need fo the cbd pen until bedtime where it is still a wonder at quieting thoughts.
On my loose days i don't actively try to use less, but with no scheduled activities i can let myself drift whilst my focus batteries recharge, and that can mean not noticing i have gone long stretches without using my vape.
Overall i use about 1g/day cannabis, but it is not fixed, it is reactive. I use my medication as a sail rigged to catch the wind i need for that day's sailing, and that has offered me more peace and required less thought than trying to stick to some sort of rigid schedule.

Small rant on Elvanse:
ADHD stims build tolerance quickly and are often prescribed for term time use only.
I manage my tolerance by stepping down wherever possible.
I take issue with doctors who prescribe afternoon quick-release doses of stimulants as first response to toleranc issues with these drugs :/
IMO any step up in a daily use tolerance forming drug -must- eventually be paid off by a longer and harder tolerance break later, and not giving adult patients the full picture of how tolerance is usually managed in children, or advising how to do so as an adult is imo negligent.
This can also apply to stepping up your prescribed cannabis dose. If you are still chasing something at 2g/day that doesn't last you might do better with a different strain.


Hope this gives you ideas, but if it does, please know that this is not medical advice, and any changes to medication should be discussed with your relevant doctors :)

Bobarboy

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What about strains on the P21 programme as I could not afford the grow range

Pepperbear

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In terms of strain / strength how much say do you have?