I take Ritalin 10mg on a needs basis since I generally have functioned ‘alright’ into adulthood.
Just took one to get some work done today and it still amazes me how normal I feel about doing work once I’m medicated. Like there’s no massive hurdle to even starting. No massive reluctance and task paralysis to fight.
Coming from a whole week where I’ve been procrastinating on whatever isn’t urgent, suddenly it’s so easy to just… do.
I also get incredibly chatty (hence the post, lol), but yeah. I can’t imagine how life changing it must be for people who struggle even worse with executive dysfunction.
Yeah, being medicated is cool and all, until I forget to eat and I start feeling less human and more “entity of dispair and ruin”
Edit: I want to explain further. I’m prescribed Adderall, and sometimes when I get too hungry, I can’t make myself move and my thoughts turn very dark. I’m talking the big sui, thinking about what I would give to see people in positions of power laid to rest, general apathy, etc. Now that I can recognize that the thoughts aren’t how I’m supposed to feel, I can tell myself “go eat” but sometimes it takes an hour or so to make myself move. That hour is hell. I’ve started stashing lil snacks around my work area to help.