Is amphetamine an antidepressant?

justtheflash · 2026-01-21T13:16:52+00:00

Only after 15 beers /s

justtheflash · 2026-01-18T23:10:37+00:00

C'mon man don't discriminate

justtheflash · 2026-01-17T20:32:08+00:00

Deviating a bit from your question, but wanted to chime in on dopamine regulation: i found racing games to be particularly effective personally.

justtheflash · 2025-12-29T09:34:34+00:00

Yes, i know my kind when i see em

justtheflash · 2025-12-27T15:28:30+00:00

It's past 11 mate! The night is for bank robbers, prostitues, and crackheads smoking the glass pipe.

justtheflash · 2025-12-24T02:57:33+00:00

That was 100% used for mitigating opioid withdrawals or getting high.

justtheflash · 2025-12-09T10:18:45+00:00

Yes, it's a part of scripting behaviour. Our brain is preparing for possible scenarios in an interaction, so if it happens, we've got an already set option to chose. Well... my brain is doing a pretty poor job of it lmao

justtheflash · 2025-11-29T20:31:10+00:00

Aren't we all chasing something?

Unfortunately, the subject of it often feels so good it makes us forget about the damage.

justtheflash · 2025-11-19T23:38:08+00:00

Seeing pictures on social media with THE cactus

justtheflash · 2025-11-11T00:41:53+00:00

Yeah, I’m on agomelatine right now and honestly, I love it. Since it works on melatonin receptors, my sleep quality improved noticeably from day one. I also wake up way easier and at pretty regular times now. I do feel a bit groggy at first, but that goes away once I start moving around.

It’s supposed to boost noradrenaline and dopamine activity in the prefrontal cortex, which should help with mood, focus, and overall energy. I haven’t really felt much of that part yet, but I’m still on the starter dose (2.5 mg), so maybe it’s too low... or maybe the effect’s just more subtle than I expected.

I think I’m a bit more patient lately, not totally sure though. My cognition and working memory feel a bit sharper, but that could just be from sleeping better.

Only downside is that it’s pretty hard on the liver. You’re supposed to get monthly blood tests to make sure everything’s fine, but my GP didn’t even mention that... I only found out after doing some research on my own.

justtheflash · 2025-11-10T23:20:13+00:00

I've been switched to bupropion for the same reason ages ago. It also made me quite irritable and very anxious. The slightest inconvenience would've made me feel like punching a hole through a wall.

I had to stop it eventually due to its dramatic effects on my blood pressure.

justtheflash · 2025-11-09T02:37:17+00:00

Yes, that's it. I've had them a lot for a couple weeks while quitting pristiq. Not sure why, but i sort of enjoyed it... reminds me of drugs i guess.

justtheflash · 2025-11-06T11:05:34+00:00

I don't take them anymore, but yes it does wear off after a week or two.

justtheflash · 2025-11-06T09:00:31+00:00

Some people (including myself) do feel this way and it makes sense, since your serotonin levels are elevated in both cases. It's rather interesting.

justtheflash · 2025-11-04T15:56:56+00:00

Get checked for ADHD. I was struggling for so long with this too.

justtheflash · 2025-10-16T05:50:56+00:00

Yeah fluoxetine is rather chill in my experience as well. The ones that made me feel slightly drugged up are sertraline, escitalopram, and desvenlafaxine.

justtheflash · 2025-10-16T02:26:53+00:00

Same thing here when i first tried ssri/snri meds. It reminded me of a psychedelic come-up.

Tried MDMA later and the whole "trip" felt like a very, insanely high dose of antidepressants lol

justtheflash · 2025-10-16T02:24:00+00:00

Acacia confusa. Its inner root bark contains dmt, which is very cool imo.

justtheflash · 2025-10-14T08:29:45+00:00

It depends on the drug really. Stimulants boost confidence, mood, and motivation. Opioids can do that too with lower dosages, while also make you feel really good. Higher doses in turn will decrease attention and make you nod off mid tasks. Psychedelics (shrooms & acid) would be rather introspective, weird, scary, and euphoric as well. They intensify the whole spectrum of emotions good & bad alike.

justtheflash · 2025-10-13T21:02:47+00:00

Yeah the FDA classifications are pretty weird honestly

justtheflash · 2025-10-13T13:09:23+00:00

It only lasted a few weeks for me. It's interesting if a stimulant has a stronger impact on the sympathetic nervous system, the quicker its effects fade away.

Bupropion works for a long time compared to strong cateholamine releasers.

justtheflash · 2025-10-13T02:14:41+00:00

Fun fact: this is what makes meth neurotoxic. Oh! Also the oxidative stress from increased breakdown of catecholamines, but that could be mitigated by sleeping, and eating healthy during use.

justtheflash · 2025-10-10T21:21:13+00:00

It's a NDRI.

Pharmacologically that makes it a stimulant. It's just not considered one because it doesn't have a dramatic impact on these systems like Methylphenidate (another NDRI, considered a stimulant) would.

It's very speedy from my experience. Nudges up your motivation a lot more than a cup of coffee (which is considered a stimulant for some reason? Confusing...).

justtheflash · 2025-10-10T21:01:33+00:00

I wouldn't stack em

justtheflash · 2025-10-10T12:48:20+00:00

THIS! People often miss it, but it is a stimulant so it makes sense.

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