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People who use ‘smart drugs’ worse at complex tasks, study finds (www.theguardian.com)
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I was always kind of skeptical of the type of person that swears Ritalin got them to the finals, bit happy there is now some evidedence as well.

Original study here: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.add4165

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[–] SharkEatingBreakfast@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I mean, if everybody gets access, that's fine with me. But if there's a shortage and the people who need it can't get it, that's where I have qualms. But that's a different can of worms.

Ugh. Diet is such a paaaain.

Okay, so breakfast affects it a lot. Milk? Get rid of that. It apparently hinders absorption. Same with citrus of any kind! Stick with yogurts, toast, and especially eggs and/or meat. Protein boosts it real good! Love me some egg whites in the morning.

I don't know about anyone else, but soda seems to absolutely saps all effectiveness out of the meds. Citric acid also does.

Take a multivitamin. Make sure your iron levels are good. Do all that. Also, if you're a woman, YOUR HORMONE LEVELS WILL AFFECT THE EFFECTIVENESS OF YOUR MEDICATION!!!!

That's my personal experience. Everything except the bolded sentence is not proven science (mostly), but it has been my experience long-term. Hopefully it can somehow help your experience in the future.

[–] escaped_panda@beehaw.org 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Thanks very much for sharing!

[–] SharkEatingBreakfast@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

No problem! Oh, also: drink tons of water everyday. I keep a refillable water bottle with me at all times and go through at least 3 daily. Dehydration will cause issues.

Oh, and lastly, look into taking magnesium glycinate or magnesium taurate at night. Stimulants will sap it from your body, and it will cause muscle tightness and especially a tense jaw/teeth clenching at night! It can lead to headaches, too. Taking it will replenish your magnesium supply and cure those issues.

[–] escaped_panda@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Holy crap thank you, I've been having the most confounding muscle tightness ever since my dose was raised and I never figured out why. I'll look into those magnesium supplements and let my doc know too, thanks for the tip

[–] SharkEatingBreakfast@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago

God, it's awful, right?? I'm upset that not a lot of medicated folks know about the magnesium thing! It really does have an affect on your life. Best part is, when you take it, you typically get relief in like 20 minutes or so!

Magnesium oxide & magnesium citrate are not great to take. Oxide has a wildly poor absorption rate, and will typically just make you have diarrhea instead of doing what it's supposed to. Citrate taken long-term will actually make it so your body builds a tolerance to your meds. I'm not exactly sure why, but it does.

Definitely bring it up to your doctor! Super glad I mentioned it.