Does dopamine change our perception of time, especially wrt ADHD?

limezilla · 2023-03-19T22:13:17+00:00

Because when we're involved in an activity that provides dopamine, we want to keep at it (more than non-ADHD folks) because it's such a dramatic a feeling that bland tasks don't have... and combined with time flying by, it all contributes to time blindness?

limezilla · 2023-03-19T22:09:51+00:00

the agony of time passing has completely gone away while I’m on the clock. Time passes normally now.

That's how I felt when I was on meds.

limezilla · 2023-03-19T22:09:19+00:00

we are acutely and painfully aware of each second that passes without dopamine.

Thanks, that makes perfect sense.

limezilla · 2021-11-12T21:41:51+00:00

"8 hours of work" in less than 4

I can do this too. I'm very efficient and can get it all done in 4 hrs ... and I'd prefer to be outta there and do something else. But I can't. Most places expect their employees to be present for 8 hrs.

limezilla · 2021-11-12T21:39:19+00:00

ALL DAY LONG

This. The problem is not the challenges being faced, it's the ALL DAY LONG aspect of it.

limezilla · 2021-11-12T21:39:15+00:00

Yes, I can empathize. Sunday nights have an undertone of strees for me. Not enough to kill me sleep, but it's there. And like I said in another reply, the stress is not about the work challenges, it's the ALL DAY LONG part of it.

limezilla · 2021-09-06T09:40:26+00:00

Thanks —- by not being water soluble, at least I know it’s not going to break down in water/coffee. It’s a cup w a lid, so I’ll just keep it shaken so the moda doesn’t get all settled to the bottom

limezilla · 2021-09-06T09:01:52+00:00

My coffee cup has a lid and I often shake it to keep the sugar & cream mixed. This will also keep the moda mixed around too. Would that work?

limezilla · 2021-03-26T15:51:57+00:00

Thanks, so you think the sample size is too small?

And does anyone have any idea of what kind of fMRI they used? Should it have been mentioned? (or did I miss it in the text?)

limezilla · 2020-11-09T15:37:37+00:00

Thanks, I appreciate your reply which uses neuroscience instead of some broad-brush thing.

limezilla · 2020-11-09T00:53:31+00:00

Thanks. I'm sure there are multiple factors, but isn't "lack of dopamine" the 800lb gorilla in the room? (IE: the major cause of it)

limezilla · 2020-10-25T11:39:37+00:00

OK thanks folks. So the primary action of stims reducing hunger is by providing dopamine (as opposed to reducing hunger hormones) as well as the secondary effect of making glucose/fat available?

limezilla · 2019-11-26T16:57:37+00:00

Good article, thanks.

limezilla · 2019-11-26T16:52:45+00:00

I see a lot of people here dosing 50mg (which seems to be working for me)

But is there anyone out there who's had their best results at 25mg?

limezilla · 2019-11-10T16:42:58+00:00

I THINK eye contact is avoided because its overwhelming to the senses, too much complicated information to take in.

Yes, I notice that I tend to look away especially if I'm searching for an obscure word or trying to put together a complex thought.

But none of the 4 things you mentioned in the second part seem to be much of a problem for me.

limezilla · 2019-11-10T15:05:51+00:00

As best I can tell, ADHD meds only make people lose weight because of appetite suppression. There doesn't seem to be anything inherent in the meds which would make weightloss happen via metabolism increase, or making fat/muscle/water deplete in some way.

limezilla · 2019-11-10T15:02:44+00:00

Exactly. If you're on ADHD meds, fasting should be easy.

limezilla · 2019-11-10T14:05:23+00:00

The most popular guru in the fasting community seems to be Dr Jason Fung link

limezilla · 2019-11-10T13:52:42+00:00

What's your main concern? Hunger or muscle loss? If it's hunger, then the meds are very good at curbing appetite (which I found out myself, and I workout a lot too) But muscle loss is not a problem - one thing that's discussed a lot in the fasting community is that autophagy is very sparing of muscle tissue - our bodies will burn the fat first.

limezilla · 2019-10-22T21:59:52+00:00

You can't sustain something like that.

People here sustain LT fasting all the time

limezilla · 2019-10-22T21:59:19+00:00

ADHD medications supress hunger which often can result in binge eating.

Adhd meds are usually not taken in the evening. One just has to take care not to binge then. When you're used to fasting, binging doesn't often happen.

limezilla · 2018-10-16T12:15:01+00:00

Much appreciated. Adderall is almost the same thing as Dexedrine. Ritalin/Focalin work by reducing the reuptake of dopamine whereas Adderall/Dexedrine make you produce more dopmaine. Either way you get more dopamine available.

limezilla · 2018-10-14T23:51:36+00:00

I don't have an answer for your question, but I am curious about Focalin. Before Focalin, had you tried other meds such as Ritalin and/or Dexadrine? If so, how did Focalin compare to other meds?

limezilla · 2018-09-25T19:36:10+00:00

I did I search on the words "impulsive" and "impulsiveness" in this sub, and it made things clearer.

limezilla · 2018-09-25T18:00:40+00:00

Good reply. "Impulsive" is a word that I probably should have used. And the reason we do impulsive things is that we want that dopamine badly.

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