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I suspect that many people are on way, way too high doses of adderall- even with doctors supervision. At the dose at which I found the best effects (about half
by QuadmasterXLII 4y ago
I suspect that many people are on way, way too high doses of adderall- even with doctors supervision. At the dose at which I found the best effects (about half of the standard minimum dose given my bodyweight), I couldn't tell in a given day whether I was given the drug or a placebo (we tried this experiment), but at the end of the month I would notice that my backlog of important but boring tasks was emptier (taxes done / homework projects turned in on time / living spaces clean etc). On a longer timescale, semester on semester off, the effect was about 1.5 GPA points
- klysm 4y agoI have a similar experience with my current dosage. I don’t really notice it unless I’m spending most of my time in a meta-cognitive state and self-analyzing my behavior. I find being self-aware of my executive function to be quite tiring, which means I don’t really notice. As you say though, the effect size is significant. I think one of the risks is the initial euphoric effect is what people associate with it “working”, but that’s really just a side effect.