> Interesting. FYI ADHD people feel none of that. If anything, the opposite: on stimulants ADHD people feel relaxed and normal, bringing them down from hyperactivity and allowing them to focus on their life.
That is common myth. It's a matter of dosage over time. If one takes 120mg of Adderall in one go, then I can assure you they will not be calm nor relaxed. The relaxed feeling comes with a build of tolerance over time and with the lowest therapeutic dosage possible.
I won't deny that people with ADHD might perceive more benefits from stimulants than those without ADHD. I person with poor vision probably would perceive more benefit from eyeglass than I do with 20/20 vision. The glasses work the same for both of us, I just don't benefit from the effects. Also, stimulants do not work for about 10%-30% of people with ADHD, and if the reactions were truly that different, then there would be no controversy about testing for ADHD. It'd be as simple as just examining the effects of a pill.
In the beginning, I felt euphoric from stimulants and I am ADHD as they come. On the rare occasion, I still might get hit with a glimpse of it. Though that is typically after I take a break from medication for some time.
Back when I was in college, I cannot tell you how many people I knew with legitimate ADHD that used to rail Adderall and Adderall XR pills (yes, the XR are just as easy to abuse).
Check out this subreddit if you care. Search for the term "ADHD" and you will see how the medication affects a portion of the ADHD population:
There’s a lot of myth in this myth-correcting post. I’ve doubled dosed by accident and although I felt like my heart was going to explode (and was very anxious over that), I still felt absolutely nothing resembling a euphoric high.
If you have good vision you do not benefit from glasses. In fact it makes things worse, as those with good vision are able to use their eye muscles to adjust focus but the glasses make that harder.
> I’ve doubled dosed by accident and although I felt like my heart was going to explode (and was very anxious over that), I still felt absolutely nothing resembling a euphoric high.
Doubling one's dosage does not mean much without stating the prescribed dosage. 5mg => 10mg is much different than 60mg => 120mg.
Also, the euphoric high tends to become lessened the longer one is on stimulants, even if the dosage is increased, due to neuroadaptation, i.e., a decrease in dopamine receptor availability and changes to downstream signaling effects of dopamine transmission.
Increasing the dosage on the second day of medication vs second year of medication may likely have significantly different effects in regards to the presence of euphoria.
That is common myth. It's a matter of dosage over time. If one takes 120mg of Adderall in one go, then I can assure you they will not be calm nor relaxed. The relaxed feeling comes with a build of tolerance over time and with the lowest therapeutic dosage possible.
I won't deny that people with ADHD might perceive more benefits from stimulants than those without ADHD. I person with poor vision probably would perceive more benefit from eyeglass than I do with 20/20 vision. The glasses work the same for both of us, I just don't benefit from the effects. Also, stimulants do not work for about 10%-30% of people with ADHD, and if the reactions were truly that different, then there would be no controversy about testing for ADHD. It'd be as simple as just examining the effects of a pill.
In the beginning, I felt euphoric from stimulants and I am ADHD as they come. On the rare occasion, I still might get hit with a glimpse of it. Though that is typically after I take a break from medication for some time.
Back when I was in college, I cannot tell you how many people I knew with legitimate ADHD that used to rail Adderall and Adderall XR pills (yes, the XR are just as easy to abuse).
Check out this subreddit if you care. Search for the term "ADHD" and you will see how the medication affects a portion of the ADHD population:
https://www.reddit.com/r/StopSpeeding/