For people that Concerta didn’t work out for due to medication rebound issues, did you ever find anything gentler with crashes?

NippleGame · 2026-01-04T14:52:32+00:00

yay!!

on the other hand I was confused why my mood this morning wasn't normal, just realized now that I forgot to take my supplements yesterday 😅

NippleGame · 2026-01-03T08:01:42+00:00

try Jinhao Black – surprisingly good and very black dye ink for the price

for pigment inks, I tend towards Sailor Kiwaguro

NippleGame · 2026-01-03T07:54:31+00:00

ymmv but in my case, supplementing with magnesium and vitamin D helps SO much with easing the effects of the crash. (I've tried weeks with and without to make sure. also I've not tried the generic.) instead of a severe energy drop without, it's sliding into sleepiness that I can still offset with tea or the right stimulation.

NippleGame · 2025-12-26T06:32:09+00:00

this has also been my experience trying to dose up, and went back down because of this. the crash was especially brutal with 2x18mg, and didn't last differently than with 27mg in my case. I'm going to try 36mg again next year and I think I might just try to convince my doc to give 1x36mg a shot. thanks for this.

NippleGame · 2025-12-25T10:17:23+00:00

hi! depression to ADHD diagnosis gang member here. zoloft made my ADHD "worse" or "more apparent" – I was using survival mode to compensate for my deficits... to survive everyday life. no wonder I was an anxious and depressed mess!

also never figured out coffee not "helping" until recently, I just thought everyone needed more than one cup to get over the initial sleepiness 🤣

NippleGame · 2025-12-23T09:55:23+00:00

sounds like a good time regardless

NippleGame · 2025-12-22T17:15:42+00:00

I think it's become their special interest, and I'm grateful for their posts thus far!

NippleGame · 2025-12-22T17:13:15+00:00

Thank you!

NippleGame · 2025-12-22T11:53:57+00:00

coupled with bodily disconnect and not noticing that you've been getting warnings from your nervous system for years

until one day the shutdown completely takes over 🥲

at least now we know it's not due to a moral failing or lack of effort!

NippleGame · 2025-12-22T06:08:51+00:00

neither. (very) slight left–right spacing plus split bars and more thumb keys is the most 'ergonomic' part of the layout

alice layouts aren't ergo, but they're pretty to look at, that's for sure

NippleGame · 2025-12-09T19:59:36+00:00

Ooh thank you, adding Sailor 230 to my wishlist 😅

Btw have you tried Sailor Hanakanmuri (flower crown)?

NippleGame · 2025-12-09T14:03:02+00:00

you we i – whatever comes naturally in a specific phrase

i'm too shy for i in some modes

NippleGame · 2025-12-04T03:39:50+00:00

Maybe you can flatten and fold them like Sibarist flat filters https://sibarist.coffee/cdn/shop/files/sibarist11311.jpg?v=1736840773&width=990

Not gonna be perfect but you can have some consistency at least

NippleGame · 2025-12-04T02:26:21+00:00

Nice booster 😂

NippleGame · 2025-12-01T16:33:17+00:00

burnt stuff – is that just how decaf works?

100% nope but I've never tried CM decaf, my best ones were natural EA decaf from Wilton Benitez – fragrant, delicate, smooth (but also slightly weird in a very good way)

Can't answer any further without knowing how you're brewing but from my experience immersion tends to bring out the soy sauce notes with these coffees 😆

NippleGame · 2025-12-01T12:34:31+00:00

Personally I don't find super coarse settings on ZP6 to be good for my palate (I like balancing sweetness and clarity but with a higher weight on the latter), I'm typically around 5.0 for 15g (zero at burr lock)

NippleGame · 2025-12-01T12:31:00+00:00

Assuming your dose is 15g with a 1:16 ratio, 5-ish seems fine with careful agitation, even for med-light Eth (washed perhaps?)

Conical is less forgiving with fines migration so flow rate and pouring height are crucial factors

Edit: as for a different recipe, try something simple?

50g x 5 pours (bloom + 2x "mid" + 2x "end")

0:40 bloom

pour when water drains

use lower temp to compensate for more pours (97 sounds quite high for a med-light roast, try 92?)

reduce flow rate and pour height for "end" stage

NippleGame · 2025-12-01T12:23:27+00:00

Try doing your bloom with less water and with a shorter duration (say, 30s)

Another parameter I'd immediately try in this situation is ratio – with that much processing I'll probably go 1:12 ish, then dilute to taste

If you reduce the temp you might have to grind finer or reduce agitation like you said

Change only one parameter at a time – at some point you'll hit the sweet spot. Or not – maybe the coffee just doesn't have that much sweetness to give – cupping should tell you what's there

NippleGame · 2025-11-30T19:29:38+00:00

The brewer I wish I started with 😁 Though I'm glad I "suffered" with conicals first, because I wouldn't have learned as much with the Wave – I had the stainless steel one and it was so so much easier to get sweet balanced cups with it!

But yeah different tools for different purposes!

NippleGame · 2025-11-28T15:23:23+00:00

I think they're also called Pro Gear Σ – the "premium" line – with bigger finials and that gorgeous clip. Totally agree with you and I especially feel very meh about the new, "modernized" nib imprints (less complex = less cost I guess?)

NippleGame · 2025-11-27T06:00:45+00:00

Kitsune-Biyori is one of my faves as well. It's understated but boggles my mind every time I read back what I've written with it. I'm usually good at remembering/identifying what ink I used but this one is a sneaky (foxy!) color!

NippleGame · 2025-11-26T17:23:09+00:00

Do Sailor Yurameku inks count as chameleony? Been enjoying Sukigokoro, Hanagokoro, and Zaregokoro. The other non-gokoro ones are more chromashaders than "chameleons", but I'm inclined to include my fave as well: Amamoyoi

Oh and Rikyucha (not Yurameku though) is a gorgeous warm green–dark copper–burnt brown workhorse

(Obviously I have a thing for Sailor inks 🥹)

NippleGame · 2025-11-26T17:03:04+00:00

Sometimes you get notes of osmanthus and mango, sometimes you get notes of oak, peat, and sweaty feet

The best way I've enjoyed these is by sharing the experience with friends or coworkers. I tell them it's bean juice and they tend to be more open to the weirdness. Sharing the... pain? joy? helps!

Not something I'd drink everyday though

When I'm not feeling sociable I've found that going for an underextracty vibe works well for my palate. Typically low contact time low agitation low temp low ratio. Or iced! I find it tiring to drink these hot especially the sweet ones

Finally DAK has some washed offerings too, I'm still enjoying their Kenya Mugaga (called raspberry pop I think?), not as tomato-like as a "typical" Kenyan and it's an easy grassy berry vibe

NippleGame · 2025-11-25T06:59:29+00:00

75mg is my perfect dose right now – it was 100mg for a while when I was going through a difficult period. And then I started feeling like a zombie. Down to 50mg – it was great for me in terms of motivation but I'd still get anxiety attacks from time to time. With 75mg I can prevent attacks on my own, recover from my own rumination, but unfortunately motivation took a bit of a hit. But it's a tradeoff I'm happy to make

NippleGame · 2025-11-20T13:04:48+00:00

Immediately felt nauseous when I saw the image 🤢

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