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submitted 11 months ago by Stamets to c/[email protected]

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[–] NightAuthor 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Don’t forget that titrating is super important (figuring out the precise dose that’s optimal for you… too much or too little can sometimes be worse than nothing at all)

But yeah, meds are a freaking miracle, and amphets dont take days to build up, they’re are in and out of your system within hours, so you do get the full effects fast.

Yesterday I took my full dose, and forgot how much of a difference that extra pill is for me. I wasn’t just vegged on the couch watching TV, reluctantly cleaning or cooking a bit… I put my headphones in, connected them to the TV and watched a so-so show to provide mild entertainment that I wasn’t too invested in (I’d just want to sit and give it full attention in that case). Then as i half-watched, I cleaned, organized, took a little while and put that new battery in my phone that’s just been sitting there for weeks. I felt good…

Sucks that my dumb ass brain sometimes doesn’t want to go take the pills that help it so much. I shoulda taken them an hour ago, I think I’ll go take them now.

[–] banneryear1868 1 points 11 months ago

Yeah good point about the titration. The idea for this first month was really to confirm if a front line treatment had an effect. I was surprised he was okay starting at 30mg but I can see how this would help establish a baseline of side effects and all that. Can see how having more lower strength pills would allow for more control. I was a pharmacy helper for 5 years and remember all these amphetamine formulations and combos people would have prescribed. Really nice how there's so many options.