It does feel too good to be true. But I suspect that, while the intended regulation of neurotransmitters in the prefrontal cortex may not diminish too much, other effects of the stims, e. g. on the vegetative system, which cause much of the rush, are just like recreational drugs - they’ll fade unless the dosage is increased more and more.
I’ve been on ADHD meds twice before now and I can confirm that the euphoria, “everything is amazing” feeling wears off after the first week or so, but the ability to relax and focus never go away, and that’s what I was referring to.
I’m still getting “high” 9 months in, but suspect it’ll be the same soon. Also, it’s more like a coffee-rush than recreational drug at this point, but it gets the job done.
Fr, I can fuckin go to sleep on my meds at times. Head is silent and I can think.
Fr, I can fuckin go to sleep on my meds at times.
I didn’t do much but sleep for two months after getting back on the pharma-go-round after a couple of decades off of it. My psychiatrist refused to take my reports seriously and kept finding other things to blame. (And to be fair, there’s a LOT going on right now.) So I stopped le stimulant… and have had a grand total of two naps in as many weeks. I’m still exhausted all the time, but at least I can stay awake. I’m also not nearly as irritable.
First time on meds, I had the feeling that someone was behind my back pushing me gently and helping me when doing move like getting out of my chair.
It was very disturbing as it now required very low effort for me to physically move when needed, while it was really difficult for me to do this.It was also during the first week that I wanted to cry because I was feeling so much in control of myself, of my feelings and able to stand correctly under pressure without crumbling.
It’s 1 year and a half now, and thinking about going without ritalin is just scary.
In many cases, especially early on, it’s possible that medication can achieve a state of mental calmness and focus that’s beyond what the baseline is for neurotypicals.
“Relaxing (adjective)” could be literally anything and will never be consistently the same things.
“Relaxing (verb)” is a foreign concept
Well yes! You are on drugs, just legal ones and, I assume reasonable doses.
lol, I suppose that is true.
Pretty much my experience on shrooms except not about ADHD but the heavy feeling of relaxation
This reminds me, I need to get back on meds
I have to try these. I’m going to check what’s the state of things is like in France regarding ADHD (TDAH)
