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First 24 hours of being medicated and... wow.
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I don't want to break the fun, but it's pretty typical for the first couple days/weeks to have some euphoria as a side effect of the medication. It still helps a lot but you don't exactly keep the initial laser sharp focus. It's still an improvement but eventually chores become chores again, but at least it's much easier to stay focused on it anyway.
Depends on what you're taking. Like with my regular Adderall, I can cut doses for a few days and then get back the sharpness when I return.
Your diet plays a major role. Sugar intake, especially processed stuff will impact your stomach acid production and therefore how long you absorb the meds before they degrade. If you take an antacid it will boost things massively, but those will wreck your stomach microbiome and ultimately create worse effects on the days thereafter.
The one that amazes me is that, I prefer Adderall as a pain distraction more than any prescription pain drugs.
I had that pretty well managed in the end. Even when it all works correctly it's just not like the first time where you feel superhuman and knock down 2 weeks of chores in a day. The body readjusts and it settles closer to a neurotypical focus.
I'm talking about the very first time in particular, when you feel clarity for the first time and feel limitless. It's not like you lose the focus, but the euphoria that makes you feel like you can do everything fades away. It can give the impression the ADHD is gone, but you still need to stay organized, eat and sleep well to not come crashing down. And also not overcommit, it's easy to run straight into burnout because you can easily pull all nighters studying for the first couple days.
Unfortunately, no pain relief from my Adderall, at least so far. I took it just before a rare walk, and when it kicked in, walking was effortless but the pain was still 100% present. I was in agony by the time the walk was done (as per usual), but instead of my leg dragging behind like a reluctant dog, I was spry in my pain. Very curious experience.
Pain relief from stimulants for me comes from the fact that I'm not thinking about the pain as much anymore (kind of how weed helps my pain too. Just allows me to focus elsewhere)