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I’ve never experienced more energy to do things nor euphoria from my stimulant meds. They make me less anxious and allow me to muster executive function that I

I’ve never experienced more energy to do things nor euphoria from my stimulant meds. They make me less anxious and allow me to muster executive function that I struggle with otherwise. Not because I’m more focused or productive or whatever else people ascribe to the drug, because I’m less overwhelmed by the world that’s loud and fast and bright and complicated and dangerous. My brain and the world around me are quieter and more reasonable.

FollowingTheDao 4y ago
> They make me less anxious High-dose pyridoxine as an 'anti-stress' strategy https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10859691/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10859691/ Anxiolytic-like effect of pyridoxine in mice by elevated plus maze and light and dark box: Evidence for the involvement of GABAergic and NO-sGC-cGMP pathway https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0091305718301011 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S00913...
thenaturalist 4y ago
Same here. Your description perfectly matches my experience.
devde 4y ago
Same here. If anything I actually feel a bit tired when they kick in throughout the day.
- hirvi74 4y ago
  Same, I feel like I could fall asleep, but I know I couldn't if I tried.
  - khios 4y ago
    Have you tried? I can take a nap no problem on them. I would even say that they greatly help me falling asleep!
    - hirvi74 4y ago
      I have tried, and I cannot. They help me fall asleep if I time the crash correctly, but other than I will have trouble falling asleep. If I stop taking them, then I have trouble falling asleep, so I am kind of in a catch-22 lol.
  - eyelidlessness 4y ago
    You might be surprised. My first prescribing doctor emphasized that an appropriate dosage wouldn’t disrupt sleep and might even improve ability to get to sleep. He wasn’t right about several other things, but on this he was exactly right. So much so that early on I took a morning nap about an hour after meds kicked in because I couldn’t stay awake. Now with a higher dose I don’t get so lethargic, but I certainly could sleep when the meds are effective, more than I ever could during daytime before.
    - hirvi74 4y ago
      I guess I am on the wrong dosage then, because when they are in full effect, there is no way I could fall asleep. Stimulants do wonders for my hyperactivity e.g. I turn from Ace Ventura to being able to sit in an office. However, I would never say they calm me down in a mental sense. In fact, they kind of tend to do the opposite sometimes.

FollowingTheDao 4y ago

> They make me less anxious High-dose pyridoxine as an 'anti-stress' strategy https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10859691/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10859691/ Anxiolytic-like effect of pyridoxine in mice by elevated plus maze and light and dark box: Evidence for the involvement of GABAergic and NO-sGC-cGMP pathway https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0091305718301011 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S00913...

thenaturalist 4y ago

Same here. Your description perfectly matches my experience.

devde 4y ago

Same here. If anything I actually feel a bit tired when they kick in throughout the day.

hirvi74 4y ago
Same, I feel like I could fall asleep, but I know I couldn't if I tried.
- khios 4y ago
  Have you tried? I can take a nap no problem on them. I would even say that they greatly help me falling asleep!
  - hirvi74 4y ago
    I have tried, and I cannot. They help me fall asleep if I time the crash correctly, but other than I will have trouble falling asleep. If I stop taking them, then I have trouble falling asleep, so I am kind of in a catch-22 lol.
- eyelidlessness 4y ago
  You might be surprised. My first prescribing doctor emphasized that an appropriate dosage wouldn’t disrupt sleep and might even improve ability to get to sleep. He wasn’t right about several other things, but on this he was exactly right. So much so that early on I took a morning nap about an hour after meds kicked in because I couldn’t stay awake. Now with a higher dose I don’t get so lethargic, but I certainly could sleep when the meds are effective, more than I ever could during daytime before.
  - hirvi74 4y ago
    I guess I am on the wrong dosage then, because when they are in full effect, there is no way I could fall asleep. Stimulants do wonders for my hyperactivity e.g. I turn from Ace Ventura to being able to sit in an office. However, I would never say they calm me down in a mental sense. In fact, they kind of tend to do the opposite sometimes.