• o7___o7@awful.systems
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    2 days ago

    In my experience, stimulants mean more self-control!

    ADHD is a broad church, but most of us generally show reduced dopaminergic activity around the frontal lobe, which can manifest, as an example, executive dysfunction. The right stimulant medication at the proper dosage helps balance that out. My unmedicated brother can drink a latte and go to sleep immediately.

    Gambling, browsing, etc feel good for the same reason, and I will never touch casinos, cocaine or street meth because I suspect that it’d ruin me.

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      2 days ago

      Wait…I would like to hone in your brother drinking latte point, could you explain that in a bit more detail, if you don’t mind?

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        11 hours ago

        dunno about mechanism, but as someone absolutely fried by ADHD i can tell you there’s no nap as sweet as the nap after your third coffee of the day.