fatbeets

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[–] fatbeets 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I experienced a bunch of side-effects that pretty much all disappeared after the first ten days. I read online that they cleared up for most people, sometimes taking a month. The only side effect I have now is an increased heart rate approximately 15bpm but it's still considered in the normal range and exercising helps. I feel slightly less able to focus after a couple of months of taking it, but I'm definitely a lot more productive than I was before so it might just be my perception of the effectiveness. Emotional regulation was my biggest ADHD issue and atomoxetine helped a lot in this area and it's effective all day long so that was a big plus for me.

[–] fatbeets 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I've been extremely lucky and get virtually no side effects after the initial first few weeks, which weren't fun but still better than a lot of people. I can take atomoxetine on an empty stomache but I've heard many people like OP who can't. Since I didn't get any nausea in the initial period, I chanced it on an empty stomach and that's the way I take it now.

[–] fatbeets 9 points 1 year ago

I also had never experienced runner's high until I added extremely light runs. My regular runs would usually leave me tired so I thought that I didn't experience them like other people. I don't remember exactly why, I think it was I need to hit a higher mileage threshold, so I started trying to get any extra miles in anytime I could, including a light jog anywhere I needed to go. That's when I finally experienced it. For me, key to the runner's high was the runs that got my heart rate into zone 2-3 (approx. 60-75% max HR) but importantly weren't long runs which would tire me out. Tiredness is a big trigger for me to feel shitty so I think that's why I never had the feel goods after the runs.

[–] fatbeets 9 points 1 year ago

Reading the picture from right to left makes it so satisfying.

[–] fatbeets 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Shoes are my biggest cost. I only buy when they are on deep discount but I'm always on the lookout. I always end up paying the most if I wait too long to buy when I don't have the luxury to wait. The biggest sales are usually on the older models and I embrace the ugly colors.

[–] fatbeets 1 points 1 year ago

That's really disheartening. My blood pressure bounces between prehypertension and stage 1 hypertension so I have to be mindful of how my choices affect it, otherwise I'll just have another medication I need to take.

It sounds like your doctor is being careful but a quick search looks like there should be some options to take both Vyvanse and a beta blocker. It's possible your doctor just wants a baseline BP off of Vyvanse first, before reintroducing it.

I also find motivation something that takes work. One strategy I use is to write down before bed one big thing I want to accomplish the next day and just a few small ones as well. By keeping the list very small I find it much more doable and everything I accomplish after is just icing on the cake if i'm feeling good about it.

For tasks I find difficult to start, first asking myself why I'm doing it and then using Chat GPT to help me break down the task into clear and manageable actions helps a lot. If I can get a first easy action done, the next comes much more smoothly. And the great thing is that if any action seems daunting, I just ask the AI to help make it more manageable. If I still feel like it's not enough and the outcome is important to me, then I ask my partner (or an accountability buddy) for a little help and tell them the next action that's holding me back. It ain't perfect but i've found chatGPT or Bingchat a big help in organizing and defining unclear tasks. I am careful though of not using it with sensitive or personal info. I figure anything being prompted could end up as public info and is definitely will be data mined.

[–] fatbeets 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I made an effort every year or so to cull any subreddits with a lot of negativity. All the supportive communities that were important to me also have doppelganger communities here on Lemmy that i'm now subscribed to. I like the positivity on this platform better anyway so getting rid of reddit will just make my life better.

[–] fatbeets 1 points 1 year ago

How do the plugins help and which ones are the most useful? When I go to the chatgpt page about plugins, it seems like most make shopping or buying things easier which is like the last thing I need honestly.

[–] fatbeets 1 points 1 year ago

I think this is a good approach. The seal script is beautiful and clear in the logo, and 台 in the name seems most common. I like the traditional 臺 when it is large enough to see the strokes, but I'm not as partial to it when it is displayed small and cramped on a screen.

[–] fatbeets 2 points 1 year ago

So true about the hallucinations. I'll use bing chat if i'm looking for accuracy and I use chatgpt for most things that i'm brainstorming, can't get started, or if I want to save time.

[–] fatbeets 3 points 1 year ago

I have paper and digital sketchbooks and a paper journal I write in at the end of the day. I like the journaling habit but I have to be careful I skip too many days in a row or I don't keep it up.

[–] fatbeets 2 points 1 year ago

I really like vinegars. If I want to make something nice I shake a fruit vinegar with lime and ice in a shaker and add soda.

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