I do this accidentally. I do one thing that's inhibited by another thing not being done, repeat, until I'm doing 3 separate tasks and forgot what I was trying to do initially until an hour later.

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[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 6 points 7 months ago (4 children)

It lasts about four days for me

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[–] AmbiguousProps@lemmy.today 5 points 7 months ago

I used to take meds growing up, but it caused me to completely lose my appetite and my BMI got really low. I had to stop because of that.

[–] boredsquirrel 5 points 7 months ago

Damn must be crazy

[–] Juice@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 7 months ago

Damnit I forgot to take my meds this am, gonna be a rough day

[–] Literati@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Same when I got on ocd meds. Love being able to go and do a thing without compulsively making lists of every other tasks that I could be doing.

[–] k110111@feddit.de 2 points 7 months ago

What's your drug name? If you don't mind me asking. Mine was risperidone but I had to stop.

[–] luciferofastora@lemmy.zip 3 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

To me, being on the meds makes me feel... weird? Slightly hollowed out? I can't find the best words for it, but the whole chorus of sensory input and thoughts and impulses that I'm used to off-meds somewhat quiets down and my head feels a lot emptier.

On the other hand, it has the significant advantage that there is more space for the things I do want to focus on, and I've figured out I can sort of fill the void with music. It creates a padding, further suppresses distractions, and I can filter it out quite well if I need to focus more intensely. It slightly depends on how well I know the music, but that's not a hard-and-fast rule either.

So I admit it's useful for being productive during the day and by extension good for my self-esteem and mental health if I know I can get stuff done, but I also enjoy when it wears off in the evenings and I sink back into the familiar bustle.

The side effects like heart rate, blood pressure, occasional feeling of anxiety and nervosity out of nowhere and increased sweating suck though. I could really do without them.

[–] Mastengwe@lemm.ee 2 points 7 months ago (9 children)

I’m going to be doing this soon myself. Can this actually happen?

[–] Bashnagdul@lemmy.world 5 points 7 months ago

Yes, the first days are incredibly clear. After the first week it becomes less noticeable for most. Not that it's gone, just less present .

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