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How do you use it right? I was on stimulants as a kid and they worked but made me feel emotionally empty and suppressed my appetite and energy. I’m 28 now and I

by ranman 7y ago

How do you use it right? I was on stimulants as a kid and they worked but made me feel emotionally empty and suppressed my appetite and energy. I’m 28 now and I’ve started taking it again to help with work. The appetite suppression is gone but the emotional apathy remains. If you have suggestions or experiments to make the best use of these meds I’d love to hear them. I started with the lowest possible dose. Also, your comment on python ... very very true

qzx_pierri 7y ago
Stimulants are bad news bro. I was diagnosed as a kid, and my sophomore year of college as well. I also didnt get enough sleep (or low quality sleep), had a terrible diet, etc. You can avoid the grips of amphetamines with regular exercise, mindfulness meditation, keto diet, yoga, etc. It's a bit harder to maintain, but you won't have to take amphetamines.
- falcolas 7y ago
  No, not everybody can. If you can manage it using those topics, great. You're not as far into the "ADHD affect my life" spectrum as other are. Awesome for you.
40acres 7y ago
Get plenty of sleep the night before, try to get some form of aerobic exercise daily, start working on whatever task you need to focus on within 30 minutes of dosing (ideally before), stay hydrated, turn off notifications on your phone and block addictive sites, wear noise cancelling headphones. If you're going to listen to music have it on random shuffle so that you don't have to break focus to change the music yourself.
falcolas 7y ago
You may also work with your psychiatrist to try different stimulants. There's Adderal and its side chains, Ritalin and its side chains (mine is one of those - Dextroamphetamine), stimulants bonded to lysine to enforce delayed release, and non-stimulant options. Don't feel trapped into one option that isn't working for you.
Teelo 7y ago
Your dosage might be too high if you're experiencing emotionally empty. I recommend looking into Vyvanse. It's been a game changer for me compared to Adderall.

by ranman 7y ago

qzx_pierri 7y ago

Stimulants are bad news bro. I was diagnosed as a kid, and my sophomore year of college as well. I also didnt get enough sleep (or low quality sleep), had a terrible diet, etc. You can avoid the grips of amphetamines with regular exercise, mindfulness meditation, keto diet, yoga, etc. It's a bit harder to maintain, but you won't have to take amphetamines.

falcolas 7y ago
No, not everybody can. If you can manage it using those topics, great. You're not as far into the "ADHD affect my life" spectrum as other are. Awesome for you.

40acres 7y ago

Get plenty of sleep the night before, try to get some form of aerobic exercise daily, start working on whatever task you need to focus on within 30 minutes of dosing (ideally before), stay hydrated, turn off notifications on your phone and block addictive sites, wear noise cancelling headphones. If you're going to listen to music have it on random shuffle so that you don't have to break focus to change the music yourself.

falcolas 7y ago

You may also work with your psychiatrist to try different stimulants. There's Adderal and its side chains, Ritalin and its side chains (mine is one of those - Dextroamphetamine), stimulants bonded to lysine to enforce delayed release, and non-stimulant options. Don't feel trapped into one option that isn't working for you.

Teelo 7y ago

Your dosage might be too high if you're experiencing emotionally empty. I recommend looking into Vyvanse. It's been a game changer for me compared to Adderall.