Welcome to the I Have ADHD podcast, where it's all about education, encouragement, and coaching for adults with ADHD.

I'm your host, Kristen Carter, and I have ADHD. Let's chat about the frustrations, humor,

and challenges of adulting, relationships,

working, and achieving with this neurodevelopmental disorder. I'll help you understand your unique brain,

unlock your potential, and move from point A to point B. Hey, what's up? This is Kristen Carter,

and you've tuned into the I Have ADHD podcast. I am

medicated, caffeinated, regulated, and 100% ready to roll. How are you? Come in, come in, get cozy.

What do you do? Do you need a snack? Do you need a drink? Don't forget that water is a thing.

ADHDer. For the next

hour-ish, we are going to be diving into the topic of moving from low functioning to high

functioning in our ADHD journey. And let me tell you, it's going to be a ride as always.

This is a solo show, buckle up roller coaster as usual. We're going to have fun today.

As we get started, I just wanted to say something that I feel like is really relevant and I just

want to get the word out as a PSA. I actually scroll past every single Instagram reel that's

like, I don't need to, I don't know who needs to hear

this, but like that to me is the most annoying opening like one liner. So I'm not going to say it.

But like truly I don't know who needs to hear this. But somebody needs to hear that if you are

experimenting and like on a medication journey and you

take strata, it's going to give you a bellyache if you don't eat first. I know this is the

most random, random like opener to the pod that I've ever done. But somebody needs to hear this.

I have heard from so many people recently who are on a

medication journey and who have tried strata and they're like, I can't take it because it hurts

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