ADHD Drugs Work
I haven't taken any ADHD medication since I was super young, like 7 years old. It rendered me essentially as a zombie and I don't really remember being 7. My mom said she gave me the smallest possible dose, cutting the pill into the smallest possible chunks, and yet, it still rendered me somehow out of body.
But now, as a mid-thirties guy, 5mg of ritalin is like it turned my goopy discipline into steel. It's like I chugged 2 straight pots of black tea but it just keeps lasting and I don't have to pee as much. It's amazing.
I have avoided the drug for a while as a sort of pride or something? Honestly I don't really know why at this point. Might be because of a lack of discipline to go to a doctor or NP and get a prescription and go through all that. But here we are!
I read Limmy's autobiography a while ago and he mentioned taking anti-depressants to know what it was like to not be depressed. And then he slowly weaned himself off and used that experience as a north star to try and get that feeling without them.
So in that, is this better or worse than normal? Lots more data to gather, considering I only tried it in the evening and didn't interact with anyone. But the initial data is promising.