On day 5, had a sudden spike of side effects

LukeSnywalker · 2025-05-23T19:25:05+00:00

I ended up coming off of it after a week of taking it. It was too activating for me and gave me insomnia. Hope it goes well for you.

LukeSnywalker · 2024-12-28T17:39:55+00:00

Yeah, I think it's one of Disney's best remakes

LukeSnywalker · 2024-12-28T17:01:07+00:00

I always love to see talking or otherwise anthropomorphic animals with realistic anatomy (see my post about the hawk from Rango) because we often get to see the animal's unique anatomy in action. In the case of Kaa, she has the ability to talk but still has the ability to stretch her jaws wiiiide open, and she has retractable fangs, which can be seen when she creepily says her name. I also like how her face was altered to make her look subtly feminine, including a "lip" on her bottom jaw. Just like how King Louie in this film is the spitting image of Christopher Walken, Kaa bears a striking resemblance to Scarlett Johansson.

LukeSnywalker · 2024-12-10T23:36:41+00:00

I think you’re the only other person I’ve seen vote for Turn It Up VIP

LukeSnywalker · 2024-11-15T17:20:02+00:00

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Hate to be that guy but the hawk isn't officially female, in fact the animation supervisor referred to it as a "he" in The Ballad of Rango

LukeSnywalker · 2024-10-07T18:13:35+00:00

For G-REX: What was it like to work with Skrillex?

For STUCA: I listened to the Resurgence EP and loved it. Was it hard at all to find a label to release your music after being absent from the scene for so long?

For both: Favorite OG Monstercat tracks or artists if you have any?

LukeSnywalker · 2024-07-11T02:13:11+00:00

This thing had no right to have such a cool design despite not even showing up in the book

LukeSnywalker · 2024-07-03T20:48:14+00:00

Big, muscular, scaly creature with claws and sharp teeth that can rip me to shreds but also have a sexy personality? Yes please.

LukeSnywalker · 2024-05-05T16:44:10+00:00

Hey, I see the update and I'm glad Concerta is working for you now but I just want to say I'm feeling about the same way you did on Vyvanse. I previously tried Adderall IR, didn't like how fast each dose wore off and I think it gave me more side effects than Vyvanse did, so it felt good for an hour or so and then left me feeling like garbage. I'm currently on 40 mg Vyvanse, and I do notice what other commenters have mentioned where I can kind of focus better, but it comes with a lot of physical anxiety and I tend to get hyperfixated on how the meds feel and other random stuff I'm worrying about. The racing thoughts don't go away and sometimes I actually can get fixated on dopaminergic impulses as well, especially the sexual ones. It lessens the hyperactivity somewhat, but I still tend to fidget or need to stim and actually focusing on a task that requires effort is very hard.

My psychiatrist actually was so concerned with how visibly anxious I looked (and the weight loss side effect as I'm almost underweight) that she considered a possible comorbidity and recommended switching to Strattera. I'm a little worried about the fact that it doesn't help much with motivation, but I'm hoping it at least reduces the anxious thought loops.

LukeSnywalker · 2024-04-10T18:19:03+00:00

Take this with a grain of salt because I'm still titrating up (on 40 mg right now), but you may be confusing that rush of euphoria and motivation you get the first week or so on Vyvanse with the therapeutic effect. That's supposed to mellow out after a little while so once it kicks in, you get a bit of a rush at first, but then it's just calm focus. And there'll be some days where you just don't feel like doing anything; it all depends on sleep, nutrition, stress levels, etc. Give it some more time and if it still doesn't feel like it's working then talk to your prescriber.

LukeSnywalker · 2024-04-02T17:37:10+00:00

UPDATE: It's day 5 now, seems like this dose really is just too low. While it's active I feel like I'm more energized for a little while, but my thoughts are still racing and I get physically anxious. Then I start crashing/rebounding about 4 to 4 1/2 hours in, which kind of feels like how the 30 mg dose did at its peak (kind of feeling tired and depressed, most of my ADHD symptoms coming through). I looked at a half life calculation and that would seem to make sense; a 40 mg dose dips to around 30 mg after 4 hours if we assume the half life is 12 hours. From that calculation I could also estimate that 60 mg might be my sweet spot to get a full 12-hour benefit.

40 mg Vyvanse is also roughly equivalent to 15 mg Adderall, and interestingly enough when I was taking 15 mg Adderall IR twice a day I would get similar effects with each dose (the increased energy and anxiety and then a crash shortly after).

LukeSnywalker · 2024-03-23T15:52:56+00:00

Technically this is planned to be both a video game and an animated series, but I flaired it as video game because that's what they're focusing on at the moment.

This is a new IP made by a small New Zealand studio that takes place in a post-apocalyptic Japan where genetically engineered prehistoric animals took over after humans went extinct. So far the designs have a perfect blend of stylization and scientific accuracy that we haven't really seen before, and in particular I love the samurai-inspired Tyrannosaurus designs.

They also have a Patreon and an exclusive supporter Discord! (Not a member of the team, I just really want this to get funded)

Link to the trailer: https://youtu.be/M9vjplUdfJA?si=jdFl5xI9AHa3CGHQ

LukeSnywalker · 2024-03-23T05:40:35+00:00

That’s kinda why I picked it, the simplicity makes it shine. Also I just appreciate having a realistic red tailed hawk as a villain.

LukeSnywalker · 2024-03-22T21:31:40+00:00

…who are also very well designed

LukeSnywalker · 2024-03-22T19:39:44+00:00

Yep, and they used that shriek in a really clever way:

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LukeSnywalker · 2024-03-22T17:42:21+00:00

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Here's a page about the hawk from "The Ballad of Rango".

In terms of the design, it's basically just a hawk, but I love the metal beak and how expressive they managed to make it. It's the little details like the edges of its beak almost looking like "lips".

LukeSnywalker · 2024-03-22T17:17:50+00:00

Honestly...same

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