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[–] BigDaddySlim 55 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I drink coffee daily, it gives me zero energy. I drink it for the taste and in the winter for the warmth. I'm exhausted at all times πŸ˜ŽπŸ€™

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 months ago

Same, but for tea and matΓ©. Though sometimes if I crank too much mate too quickly, I’ll get hyper anxious for the rest of the day. Not buzzed or jittery, just the sense that everything I’ve been working towards is about to come crashing down upon me… and still exhausted.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago

Lmao same. Though it’s also become a bit of a work ritual. I’ll have anywhere between 2-6 cups over the course of a workday when I’m in the office.

[–] [email protected] 40 points 2 months ago (4 children)

The unfortunate corrolary to this is that if you are fueling your tasks with anger and caffeine, letting go of that anger can be supremely demotivating. Trying to be a healthier person to be around can turn around and sap your will for your efforts. At least that is how my experience has been.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 2 months ago (2 children)

So you're saying substitute more caffeine, or are we gonna try a different emotion?

How about envy? Pick one person to be really jealous of and let that drive you to new heights. Or become a Sith.

[–] CrazyLikeGollum 16 points 2 months ago (3 children)

I vote lust. Develop an intense fetish for your own ability to focus and be productive.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago

Unrealistic, settle for bondage like the rest of us.

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[–] monkeyman512 11 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Personally I have been microdoseing anxiety for years. Sure, it's a bad solution but it is a "functioning" solution.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago

Nothing more permanent than a temporary solution that works

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago

Post-covid its not working for me anymore. Something broke and it hasn't come back. It was my go to πŸ˜”

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[–] [email protected] 35 points 2 months ago (4 children)

I found that once I had my life on track, being diagnosed in my late thirties, it was easier to tackle life without medication. Because methylphenidate is not an easy drug to take. I would swear profusely even when not doing anything and it killed my appetite, which was bad because I rarely ate anyway. It’s just I was hungry but it made me feel sick to eat.

When there are more negatives than the problems it’s fixing I had to make a choice to rawdog life. It just means I have no control over whether I do something. Want to play Minecraft so bad but can’t find the drive, guess we just watching YouTube until Monday then being sad it’s back to work.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 months ago

It would be funny if it wasn't so sad. You just described my life, but without the diagnosis or trying meds.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (4 children)

Atomoxetine joins the chat. In cases where drugs with focus on dopamine don't work, such for noradrenaline usually do.

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[–] littlewonder 6 points 2 months ago

Haha it took me a long time to figure out you meant "sweat." I was busy trying to wrap my head around excessive swearing as a symptom lol

[–] motor_spirit 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

You sound like somebody I could glean a few good nuggets of wisdom from.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago

Ask away my friend, I’ll do my best.

[–] [email protected] 33 points 2 months ago (1 children)

caffeine weed and anger

chefs kiss triceratopseleventy

[–] DillyDaily 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

My neurologist told me to give up caffeine, been 1 month so far. Genuinely haven't noticed a difference in my life yet, turns out in the short term I was addicted to the taste of redbull, not the caffeine.

I'm thinking I'll have to give up weed too since I've started getting hyperemesis every other time I smoke. (I'm prescribed a thc oil but I genuinely feel nothing when I take it, even if I take 10x the dose, so 🀷 )

And if I'm giving up weed I might as well give up cigarettes too...

Not nicotine though, you'll pry nicotine from my cold, stroke induce dead hands. I'll be chewing on this gum till the noise in my head stops.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Any chance that thc oil contains THCA and needs to be decarbed? Seems weird to feel nothing, unless your prescription was minuscule to begin with.

[–] DillyDaily 4 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I can't imagine they'd prescribe oil that needs to be further processed by the patient. The printed dosage instructions from my doctor just say to take 0.5ml sublingual, and the pharmacist didn't say anything otherwise. It was topaz t25 oil, my friends tried some because I was convinced it was the wrong product or something, and it worked for them.

I have issues with other drugs too, like I still puke when dosed up on ondansatron, and the reason Im prescribed cannabis is because I can't take opiods for my chronic pain condition, even 8mg of codeine causes my respiratory rate to drop dangerously low. My chronic pain is the result of a genetic disorder, so I've just assumed I metabolised things badly, though Ive asked several doctor about it and because I'm in the public healthcare system I can't access CYP2D6 testing to know for sure.

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[–] [email protected] 22 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Before getting diagnosed I would routinely drink at least a pot (maybe two) of coffee throughout the day to stay motivated and probably three mixed drinks at the minimum after dinner to slow down the "inner restlessness."

Not a healthy lifestyle at all.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I watched my undiagnosed mother self medicate with a 2-3 pot per day habit for decades. Fortunately she was able to quit, but not before she retired -- and not before developing a heart arrhythmia. Fuck anyone who thinks this isn't a serious condition.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago

slow down the "inner restlessness."

Is that possibleβ€½

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[–] qarbone 19 points 2 months ago

I've been told I have ADHD by my friends with ADHD, so apparently I'm spec'd deep into anger. Kids, it works!

[–] TommySoda 18 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Jokes on you, my ADHD makes caffeine do absolutely nothing to me. I can drink two energy drinks and then take a nap.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 months ago

I nap regularly anymore and drink a lot of coffee. Now this has me questioning if I have ADHD, yet my OCD keeps me in check.

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[–] PugJesus 16 points 2 months ago (1 children)

With caffeine and anger, I've found that dysfunction is possible.

I'm terrified to think of where I'd be without either.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I mean, the caffeine is scientifically proven to be completely ineffective self medication with worse long term health effects than the literal amphetamines that are actually effective.

On the other hand, it doesn't need a prescription, so

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 months ago

is scientifically proven

Sorry, what?

At what doses?

Yeah if someone's self-medicating with like 18 cups of coffee per day they're gonna have a bad time, but like 2 cups shouldn't wreck somebody. I feel like this needs more specificity.

(Although more than 4 cups per day will start leeching calcium from your bones, so watch out for that)

[–] PugJesus 5 points 2 months ago

tbf I'd be dosing on caffeine even if I didn't have ADHD

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I'm over here doing both AND while medicated. Though most of the rage comes from bumping heads with people that don't have ADHD and keep pulling my attention away from shit. Sometimes the normal "hey check this out real quick shit is funny" or to dump a different problem/task on me. Because I am unfortunately the person that has fixed enough weird shit and they seem to refuse to remember stuff I have shown them (time after time after time). Which means I get stuck having to rush all the shit I was doing before the interruptions and end up staying later than everyone else to not forget what I need to do the next day.

I have begun giving a "me warning" to new folks to let them know that I might come across as an absolute asshole and very short with them at times. But that they should just be aware that I am not actually mad at them personally, and to be direct with me right back if I go too far and say something (like "too far man" or similar) as I will actually try to correct myself.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 months ago

Ripping me out of my forced hyperfocus absolutely infuriates me. I worked very very very very very very hard to get into a mindset that will allow me to work, and it is so fragile.. please do not interrupt if I ask you not to.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I suffered a job exactly like this for almost a decade. Public facing, helpdesk kind of work. Obviously I was also assigned office-like busywork as well.

So the entire job was just having my brain ripped between "What was I doing?" And "Excuse me fix my problem sir, but let me ramble about how frustrated it makes me for like 20 minutes first because you're cheaper than a therapist!"

I'm still trying to undo how much that place screwed me up.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago (2 children)

cries in high school teacher

I'm trying to get out of the field but it isn't easy. I chose the wrong career πŸ˜† 🀣 πŸ˜‚

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Are two 64oz mugs a day, a sign I might have ADHD? πŸ€” I feel like I get nothing from it, but nice warm feeling.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 2 months ago

Man that's a lot of weed

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 months ago

I cant imagine rawdogging life

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I go through phases... I'll drink tons of coffee then end up not touching it for days or even weeks at a time. (Right now it's been nearly a week.)

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I’ve managed to get myself into just one in the morning then rotate between water and tea for the rest of the day. I always crave coffee but it makes me feel shit and tired.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Yup, I drink 12 cups of a coffee a day. So, there.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

gotta get those numbers up

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)
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[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (4 children)

All the comments about caffeine doing nothing... I used to have that problem, until I tried NOS. Not sure what the fuck it really does different than, like, Red Bull or Monster or Rockstar, but it perks me up and allows me to harness the power of hyperfocus on anything and not just things I like.

It doesn't say it has meth in it but... πŸ€”

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[–] IMNOTCRAZYINSTITUTION 5 points 2 months ago

caffeine just makes me shake uncontrollably and clench my jaw really hard. so far meds have just fucked me up badly. FML

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago

Just a raw dogging life, One puff at a time thc nicotine sometimes a cup of caffeine.

[–] HootinNHollerin 4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

This is me for sure. I need to make an appointment

Update: my primary care physician refuses to give any patient adhd meds or painkillers for any reason.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago

I'm fuelled purely by anger.

And hard drugs.

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