Was diagnosed young, and again when I was 21, have been taking Adderall 20mg for years, and thought i was managing the symptoms well, until I spoke with the psych again. They ADDED 5mg and I am already feeling waaaaay slower and clear. How does something that is supposed to speed/”wake” you up, slow a person down?
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From what I’ve read online, Its basically dopamine.
Our brains are either too full of dopamine(hyperfocus) or extremely lacking in it, so we have no motivation to do anything and are as such just super bored because of that.
stimulants make it so you generally have a more balanced amount of dopamine in the brain.
Also apparently cortisol, which causes anxiety reduces dopamine in the brain. So when you’re nervous about doing something you’re bad at, you’ll lose motivation even faster.
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