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infinitesunrise@slrpnk.net ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• areakode@riskeratspizza.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I love Adderall. But I didn’t really feel right until I started using weed. The combination leave me with a blank, calm mind that allows me to focus. You’ll take weed from my cold, dead hands.

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  • infinitesunrise@slrpnk.net ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I’m unfortunate because while weed is a great disassociative recreation for me and basically a part of my culture, it seriously suppresses my ability to think through complex issues in the way that’s required for the technical work / hobbies I do, while adderal and other stimulant-type meds make me very tense and aggravated. I’ve heard good things about clonadine though, non-stimulant adhd med, I’ve got plans to ask my doc about it.

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    • Almonds@mander.xyz ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I’m on clonidine because I have a multi-generational family history of aortic dissection. I was on vyvanse for about two years before my dad’s aorta killed him. I’ve never been more on top of my life than when I was on a stimulant. But clonidine absolutely does help me focus, and it reduces the noise in my head, even if the effects are less profound than the stim.

      I just added buproprion back into my daily meds, hoping that’s going to help more with the executive dysfunction

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      • MonaySimpson@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        How many mg is of clonidine are people on?

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  • obvs@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I have an extended-release Ritalin prescription that I take every morning. It’s amazing. Best stuff in the world.

    But oh, man, adding an edible 2-3 times a week before bed leaves me SO much more able to function during the week.

    Before those two, life was stressful as all hell.

    But with those two things, I’m kicking ass and taking names all week long.

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    • flandish@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      i’m on the same extended. do you feel “hollow” at abt 3pm? like your upper chest, jaw, sinuses are just … empty in a way that says “sleep needed but also probably not?”

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      • obvs@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        At about 3-4 I notice that something has changed. I do think I need to request an increase in dosage to make it a little bit later in the day. I’ve been on the Ritalin for less than a year.

        The crash later in the day helps me feel ready for sleep in a way I’ve never experienced before. Usually I would just be awake at all hours until my brain couldn’t take it anymore, but now I legitimately do feel like sleeping. And with the edible, man, my schedule is closer to everybody else’s than it’s ever been.

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  • flandish@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    weed makes me anxious and panic. why? booze makes me puke. so ya. cheap date, i am.

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    • architect@thelemmy.club ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Weed doing that… usually too high of a dose. Not saying to try it or not, but you probably took too much.

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• turtlesareneat@piefed.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Actually self medication theory teaches us that some individuals will wind up choosing the correct medication, so yeah.

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  • flandish@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    i’ve been on ritalin a while and recently also got rx’d 0.25 xanax for obv reasons. 5 pills a month. i kinda know it helps “de edge” anxiety, but also know it helps sleep. what i have trouble with is a “bad month” or two when i might need more just oddly anxious (ironically) to talk to dr abt it for fear of becoming addicted. :/

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