▲ 515 ▼ Side effects (lemmy.world) submitted 2 years ago by The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world to c/funny@lemmy.world 54 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 34 points 2 years ago (1 child) Brain: "We productive today!" permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] superduperenigma@lemmy.world 46 points 2 years ago (2 children) proceeds to play Mario Kart for 11 hours straight without using the bathroom or eating... Or writing that essay that was the reason for taking Adderall in the first place permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] cynar@lemmy.world 24 points 2 years ago (1 child) ADHD drugs are weird. They help treat ADHD's symptoms well. However, they seem to induce something similar in normal brains. Unfortunately, they don't give you motivation, they just make it easier to apply your motivation. Combined that with the loss of appetite and hyper focus can get impressive. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] idiomaddict@feddit.de 11 points 2 years ago ADHD drugs plus ADHD means that I am bad about eating when I start to focus. When it’s really necessary, I prefer it because food slows me down, but for normal days it’s not ideal. permalink fedilink source parent [–] flicker@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago I always try to be in the process of doing the thing I needed to be doing when the Adderall kicks in. That usually stops me from looking at the clock and realizing it's been a whole day and I've been doing something stupid. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] superduperenigma@lemmy.world 46 points 2 years ago (2 children) proceeds to play Mario Kart for 11 hours straight without using the bathroom or eating... Or writing that essay that was the reason for taking Adderall in the first place permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] cynar@lemmy.world 24 points 2 years ago (1 child) ADHD drugs are weird. They help treat ADHD's symptoms well. However, they seem to induce something similar in normal brains. Unfortunately, they don't give you motivation, they just make it easier to apply your motivation. Combined that with the loss of appetite and hyper focus can get impressive. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] idiomaddict@feddit.de 11 points 2 years ago ADHD drugs plus ADHD means that I am bad about eating when I start to focus. When it’s really necessary, I prefer it because food slows me down, but for normal days it’s not ideal. permalink fedilink source parent [–] flicker@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago I always try to be in the process of doing the thing I needed to be doing when the Adderall kicks in. That usually stops me from looking at the clock and realizing it's been a whole day and I've been doing something stupid. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] cynar@lemmy.world 24 points 2 years ago (1 child) ADHD drugs are weird. They help treat ADHD's symptoms well. However, they seem to induce something similar in normal brains. Unfortunately, they don't give you motivation, they just make it easier to apply your motivation. Combined that with the loss of appetite and hyper focus can get impressive. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] idiomaddict@feddit.de 11 points 2 years ago ADHD drugs plus ADHD means that I am bad about eating when I start to focus. When it’s really necessary, I prefer it because food slows me down, but for normal days it’s not ideal. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] idiomaddict@feddit.de 11 points 2 years ago ADHD drugs plus ADHD means that I am bad about eating when I start to focus. When it’s really necessary, I prefer it because food slows me down, but for normal days it’s not ideal. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] flicker@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago I always try to be in the process of doing the thing I needed to be doing when the Adderall kicks in. That usually stops me from looking at the clock and realizing it's been a whole day and I've been doing something stupid. permalink fedilink source parent
