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I would second your suggestion to investigate bupropion. More than a decade ago I was suffering from severe depression. Psychiatrists with meds were an easy-to-

I would second your suggestion to investigate bupropion. More than a decade ago I was suffering from severe depression. Psychiatrists with meds were an easy-to-access front line treatment, but I was very concerned about SSRI side effects, particularly erectile side effects. It didn't take much persuading to have the psychiatrist prescribe bupropion instead of an SSRI. I too felt it helped with my then undiagnosed ADHD a lot. As a note, bupropion did make me feel a little funny. It wasn't bad, weird, or intolerable, but yes I did have a faint perceptual awareness that I was in a medicated state.

tonyarkles 1y ago
For the first couple of weeks the first time I took it, Bupropion: - made me feel pretty energetic. Not buzzed, but maybe counteracted low-grade depression. I was on it because I wanted to quit smoking, because I was hoping quitting smoking would make me feel better/happier - slightly affected my vision/perception. Colours seemed more vibrant. Everything just felt perceptually… brighter. - made me really horny, but not in a compulsive way. It wasn’t distracting and didn’t cause any problems, but I definitely had more drive. When it was go time, it was Go Time :)
- zozbot234 1y ago
  What's up with the bullet points? This almost reads like a ChatGPT/AI comment, which is especially weird for a personal recollection. Are people writing like frickin robots now?
  - tonyarkles 1y ago
    Lol that’s how I’ve written for 25 years. I’m flattered that LLMs are copying me.
  - zargon 1y ago
    Don’t be an ass. People used lists before LLMs.
    - tonyarkles 1y ago
      They’re just lucky I didn’t have a big run-on sentence, like I used to before taking a serious look at how ADHD affected my writing and thought processes, including significant use of parentheticals (because every thought comes with a couple of extra thoughts, for free!) :D
      - ycombobreaker 1y ago
        > every thought comes with a couple of extra thoughts, for free! Bonus points if you branch deep enough to lose the original thought.
      - doubled112 1y ago
        If I had more time, I would have written a shorter letter. The more time I have, the more of those extra thoughts I can decide aren't really important.

tonyarkles 1y ago

For the first couple of weeks the first time I took it, Bupropion: - made me feel pretty energetic. Not buzzed, but maybe counteracted low-grade depression. I was on it because I wanted to quit smoking, because I was hoping quitting smoking would make me feel better/happier - slightly affected my vision/perception. Colours seemed more vibrant. Everything just felt perceptually… brighter. - made me really horny, but not in a compulsive way. It wasn’t distracting and didn’t cause any problems, but I definitely had more drive. When it was go time, it was Go Time :)

zozbot234 1y ago
What's up with the bullet points? This almost reads like a ChatGPT/AI comment, which is especially weird for a personal recollection. Are people writing like frickin robots now?
- tonyarkles 1y ago
  Lol that’s how I’ve written for 25 years. I’m flattered that LLMs are copying me.
- zargon 1y ago
  Don’t be an ass. People used lists before LLMs.
  - tonyarkles 1y ago
    They’re just lucky I didn’t have a big run-on sentence, like I used to before taking a serious look at how ADHD affected my writing and thought processes, including significant use of parentheticals (because every thought comes with a couple of extra thoughts, for free!) :D
    - ycombobreaker 1y ago
      > every thought comes with a couple of extra thoughts, for free! Bonus points if you branch deep enough to lose the original thought.
    - doubled112 1y ago
      If I had more time, I would have written a shorter letter. The more time I have, the more of those extra thoughts I can decide aren't really important.