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ironically, stimulants make me sleepy, depressants also make me sleepy
there are only two ways i can wake up:
psychedelics, not exactly helpful if the thing i need to wake up for requires me to have an attention span longer than 5s
cardio, so when others are drinking coffee, i'm doing jumping jacks in the toilet
Yes HR committee, that's what the puffing and grunting coming from the toilet cubicle was, honest!
i always stop before puffing and grunting exactly because of that T–T and i try to jump as quietly as possible
I get sleepy from methylphenidante. It's a strange feeling to get tired and being able to focus better at the same time. Changing to lisdexamfetamin helped a lot.
i was on medikinet for a while, at first it made me sleepy, then it made me relaxed, and then it made me anxious, so i stopped
whenever i take brain-chemistry meds for longer than a week or two my brain defaults to having them give me anxiety which is whack (this happens with meds for anxiety as well, thanks brain! you gelatinous wanker). after multiple trials of various meds i've mostly given up on trying more, but hey at least cardio works as intended!
i'm still bitter about one thing - all those people who kept saying "just eat healthy and exercise and you'll feel better :)))" were correct 💀 at least in my case
If "just" eating healthy and sleeping at regular times and exercising was easy, I most likely wouldn't have an ADHD diagnosis.
It's true, but I am not able to facilitate all of the above reliably...
never said it was easy hah, i wish the meds worked so i could get some help in that regard, but here i am, trying my best anyway
We all just need to apply ourselves.
Damn, that sucks. Out of curiosity, did you also try guanfacine? I read good things about it in articles but somehow never read actual experience from people who are actually affected and need an alternative to stimulants.
And yes, cardio helps a lot. I do some running and yoga, both are good in a physical way and for mindfulness.
never tried that, i might in the future but for now i'll stick to trying to figure out how to rawdog things. i've been getting good at it :3
Lol from an American, where toilet and bathroom are not the same thing.
i can assure you i'm not 20cm tall to be jumping in a toilet, i am merely european
I would expect you'd not want to be in the toilet if European, but to each their own. Just make sure to get out if Eurapoopan
Edit: this joke was funnier in my head
dw it made me exhale air a bit harder :)
you said what you said
It still conjures up hilarious images in my head.
Don't your feet get wet?
I had a coffee just before bed last night, really helped me drop off :-)
toilet floors are usually unpissed on over where i live (unless it's a petrol station, but those don't count!)
i used to do that with my diet meth (medikinet), i ate the pill and 30min later it was sleepy time
I think you missed my joke there ... never mind!
i did not :3 i tried being funny too T–T
Ah ok, yeah sorry I didn't get that at all :-/
Same and weirdly weed wakes me up.
Me sleeping after drinking tea