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[–] MareOfNights@discuss.tchncs.de -1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

What? I'm trying to gain weight. The meds help me remember to eat.

[–] the_q@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

And stimulants cause weight loss. I'm surprised you didn't know that...

They raise your heart rate a little bit. But mostly suppress hunger and impulse-eating. For some they can cause weight loss. But they mostly stabilize your diet by making it easier to follow a schedule.

I have been taking them for 2 years and those have been the years I actually gained weight. But I can see how they could make loosing weight easier too.