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I take Ritalin 10mg on a needs basis since I generally have functioned 'alright' into adulthood.

Just took one to get some work done today and it still amazes me how normal I feel about doing work once I'm medicated. Like there's no massive hurdle to even starting. No massive reluctance and task paralysis to fight.

Coming from a whole week where I've been procrastinating on whatever isn't urgent, suddenly it's so easy to just... do.

I also get incredibly chatty (hence the post, lol), but yeah. I can't imagine how life changing it must be for people who struggle even worse with executive dysfunction.

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[–] Schlemmy@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah, it's double. I quit Concerta a few days after I concocted the plan to sabotage CERN in Switzerland because I was convinced they would create a universe swallowing black hole when they would boot their large hadron collider. I had the bugout bag with supplied ready. Car fueled up and extra supplies in the trunk. Thank god I had an appointment with my psychiatrist to renew my prescription at that time. I told about my concerns and she figured out I was becoming paranoid because of a certain hyperfocus.

On that other hand, the few years I took it all the stuff that went dramatically wrong in my life because of me forgetting or not caring went away.

[–] randomdeadguy@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Watching/playing Steins;Gate?

[–] Schlemmy@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

Never heard of it but I'll have a look.