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Posted by katekite on May 28, 2002, at 11:19:44
I'd like to make this message funny and enjoyable to read but there's just absolutely no way!
My sense of humor seemed to leave around last summer in the midst of depression and despite now not being depressed for hmmm, about 6 months, the humor factor is not back. I can manage sarcasm. Occasional puns. But even those are really not that funny.
I like how I feel most of the day while my ADD meds are working, I feel calm and collected. It feels appropriate to the situation, if something is funny I'll laugh etc. Then after it wears off there's the rebound where I'm really a bitch, then after that I'm tired, my normal self but definitely not real funny.
I used to really like my sense of humor.
I laugh at stuff, I find things other people say really funny sometimes. I've even gotten into giggling fits a few times lately since the ADD meds have reduced my overall stress level. I love the Simpsons etc. I just don't come up with it on my own.
Anyone else wonder where their sense of humor went?
kate
Posted by IsoM on May 28, 2002, at 13:16:40
In reply to where is my sense of humor?, posted by katekite on May 28, 2002, at 11:19:44
What's weird, Kate, is I didn't realise I had much humour till I switched from TCAs to SSRIs for my depression. I appreciated humour before but never came up with any of my own. Now people think I'm hilarious - both friends & coworkers.
Much of it is unintentional. I just speak what I think is normal but I guess it has a twist they never thought of before & sets them off. The nice thing is that they're laughing at what they find funny, but not at me. I really appreciate it & love my role as 'class clown' now. I can't 'plan' to say something witty - it's the moment or situation that makes it come.
While SSRIs seem to stop the socially unacceptable impulsive speech that I used to blurt out before I thought (on the whole), it's released, instead, something that's comical in me. I quite like it. Many people have posted saying that SSRIs numb them emotionally. They do just the opposite for me. Maybe 'cause I do have ADHD, it affects me differently.
What do you take besides stims? Is it the meds that may be causing this?
Posted by katekite on May 28, 2002, at 18:08:18
In reply to Re: where is my sense of humor? » katekite, posted by IsoM on May 28, 2002, at 13:16:40
Yeah right now I just am on Adderall, just switched from Ritalin. I think I like Adderall better. And I'm tapering down on klonopin, trying to get off. That will most likely be a couple more months. But I decreased the dose the last time about three weeks ago and am through the insomnia of that by about two weeks, so that can't totally explain it.
I think I had a good sense of humor on prozac, years ago, but also had nasty sexual side effects.
I think my sense of humor was low average for me this year until I started the stimulants... I guess it sways the balance over to dopamine or something and pushed me over into lame.
Actually part of it I'm thinking is the impulse control.... the stimulants are great for that and I need it, but I used to blurt out things that were almost inappropriate and people would laugh. Now I can think before I speak and I'm more polite. Which can be bad I guess.
I'm also realizing that today in particular I'm having this lack of reward or lack of joy thing, has been getting worse for a few days. It's probably all connected and I ought to probably be saying I'm minorly depressed (but I don't want to be depressed so I'll be in denial instead and complain about my lack of humor). And eat lots of chocolate ice cream....hmmm.
Yesterday I was all excited about the idea of getting a pet fox and today I could care less.
denial denial denial.
Maybe a good night's sleep will fix it.
I do think that dr. bob's joke about the aspiring psychiatrist's has been on there waayyy too long. It is no longer funny! Surely we can find a new one for him.
kate
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