I’ve really struggled to get this across to my psychiatrist because i said it didn’t help my productivity (which is essentially the only reason why i wanted it) and he instead honed in on the fact it helped my social skills. I didn’t know that was possible to achieve from drugs.

I wonder if this happens with other meds as well. I don’t want to take anything that’ll do that to me

Most difference for all of them I’ve noticed after I’ve stopped taking them, suddenly realizing that though while taking them it felt like they only helped a tiny bit, it was actually noticeably harder to do things without them.

I’m considering just going med-less for this reason. There were times in my life without medication when i was perfectly productive, e.g in teenagehood, and shortly before i started titration i feel like i got well into my productivity groove because i started implementing systems for keeping myself in check. Exactly like you say here, the meds feel like a small difference at the time and a big difference later - i don’t want to convince myself that i need them to function at work.

Thank you for sharing these details

Always an honour to be talked to by someone unless they’re being intentionally rude, in which case i’m walking in the opposite direction to them ASAP. No words needed.

Lol! I have major typing issues on this godforsaken device, it’s as if it has auto-de-correct on instead of the default autocorrect. I will type things out carefully then look back at the comment at the end to see a dozen incorrect letters scattered throughout the paragraph

I care, but i’m only going to ask someone how they are if they’re visivly upset, or visibky happy/excited, or otherwise they will share with me first.

I love his stuff, been a follower for 1 month or more now. Very good for background listening