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Why aren't smart people happier? (2022)

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I have tried a wide variety of stimulant ADHD medication over the years, but I developed bipolar disorder in my late teens and it just doesn't work the same ever since. I haven't made it more than a couple months on any stimulant med without discontinuing it since then. Let's just say that "elevated mood" is no longer a selling point. Strattera really did work well for me but my doc won't let me take both Strattera a…

In your opinion, how does extended release Adderall differ from the equiv Ritalin?

Adderall felt to me more like a drug, and seemed to cause more of a feeling of being on speed with less objective productivity benefit. A lot of people prefer it though.

Re: Why aren't smart people happier? (2022)

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I did take a one off course at a local college a couple years back and was able to do well (had a 95% average all semester) and get all my homework done. It was, however, a subject I found fascinating. On the other hand, my work performance severely suffered that semester and I got my first poor performance review. Over the years, I've come to the conclusion that stimulant ADHD medication isn't for me. It worked well…

Given you have some experience with this sort of medication would you say it could help with restoring any motivation? It's killing me slowly, but surely...

I found Wellbutrin to be the best one on that front. It's also, by far, the easiest one to get prescribed. Stimulants have too many peaks and valleys, but if you have a global sense of low motivation and want to raise that general baseline, Wellbutrin is awesome.
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