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Stimulants? Like coffee? Or am I being really naive right now? If it's anything stronger than coffee, here's my recommendation: 1. Wim Hof Method from time to time (it boosts adrelanine temporarily) 2. Exercise (boosts all kinds of stuff) 3. Breathing meditation to train your attention
I haven't ingested stimulants since university, but a few surprising things put me in that familiar state of deep, almost euphoric concentration. I don't know why any of these work; it's up to you to determine how crazy I am. 1. NAC. I don't like this because it also seems to cause heartburn and blunts me. 2. Home brewed kefir. Overbrewing has the opposite effect, so you have to be diligent about changing the grains…
What is NAC?
I stopped taking amphetamine stimulants for similar reasons and with a similar outcome. I ended up getting a prescription for Provigil (modafinil), a non-amphetamine stimulant. It’s not nearly as dopaminergic as amphetamine, decidedly non-euphoric, but more motivationally stimulating than caffeine. I found that the dose response lends itself well to former addicts, where taking the recommended dosage (100mg for me) d…
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I don't have ADHD - stimulants make me a lot more productive until tolerance kicks in. It's easier to focus on boring tasks, and I'm high so work that normally isn't fun becomes fun. Once the tolerance kicks in (1-2 weeks of use) the high becomes mild / nonexistant and it no longer boosts my productivity
Interesting. OK. I have ADHD and I don't feel anything resembling a "high." If anything, I feel normal and relaxed on stimulants. But it also makes me able to focus and work hard, and I wouldn't have been able to accomplish what I have professionally or personally without it. Not just my job, but my marriage too was falling apart prior to getting on medication. What you wrote in the original post could have been writ…
From what I understand, ADHD folks do not get the high part, so the addiction risk is not there.
Stimulants? Like coffee? Or am I being really naive right now? If it's anything stronger than coffee, here's my recommendation: 1. Wim Hof Method from time to time (it boosts adrelanine temporarily) 2. Exercise (boosts all kinds of stuff) 3. Breathing meditation to train your attention
He's almost certainly talking about amphetamines.
I stopped taking amphetamine stimulants for similar reasons and with a similar outcome. I ended up getting a prescription for Provigil (modafinil), a non-amphetamine stimulant. It’s not nearly as dopaminergic as amphetamine, decidedly non-euphoric, but more motivationally stimulating than caffeine. I found that the dose response lends itself well to former addicts, where taking the recommended dosage (100mg for me) d…
Maybe change teams or even downlevel?