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🧵 𝗠𝘆 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗵𝘆𝗹𝗽𝗵𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲:
I'd like to start off by saying I've not taken methylphenidate for a prolonged period of time, only tried it a few times in order to get an experience of how it feels and if it might be the right med for me 1/6

The concentration difference was phenomenal, absolutely no background noise, easy to sit down and start work and to keep going on until my work was finished. For someone who can't even sit and focus for 15 minutes at a stretch, it was amazing. I could easily work 6-8 hours. 2/6

The negative though was feeling more anxious (even though I took a beta blocker, I still had a higher heart rate than usual for me) and a loss of the usual creativity/flow of thoughts that I have. I felt more focussed, but that seemed to come at the cost of being spontaneous. 3/6

But probably the worst downside (at least for me) was the lack of emotions that I felt. It surely helped me focus, but it made me feel disconnected from my own self, because I'm used to feeling intensely and deeply, and suddenly not being able to empathise is... scary. 4/6

Also, when its effect faded, I felt a bit of a downer, I got super tired, super emotional, cranky, and sort of just collapsed. It was like the brain and body decided to give up the moment its effect ended as if they were robotically working unnaturally because of it earlier. 5/6

𝘚𝘰, 𝘪𝘯 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘭𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘪𝘯 𝘮𝘺 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘺𝘭𝘱𝘩𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘦,
𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘴:
Executive functioning ⬆️⬆️⬆️
Background noise ⬇️⬇️⬇️
𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘴:
Emotional sensitivity ⬇️⬇️⬇️
Fade in/fade out ⬆️⬆️

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