I admit I am confused. If someone seeks more “energy and focus”, I’d expect that the first port of call would be prescription stimulants, not indirectly via GLP-1 drugs. Did you try those and find them lacking? I struggle to think of a jurisdiction where it’s easier for the average person to get retratrutide than an Adderall prescription.
I will extend an n=1 anecdote here, which is heavily confounded to boot. I have a diagnosis of ADHD and benefit greatly from dextroamphetamine, less so from methylphenidate. I’ve also been on oral semaglutide at 7mg for over a month now, primarily for the purpose of weight loss. It made no difference to my general willpower or executive function, but it definitely made me less hungry, and I’ve lost quite a bit of weight.
If someone seeks more “energy and focus”, I’d expect that the first port of call would be prescription stimulants, not indirectly via GLP-1 drugs. Did you try those and find them lacking?
I don’t have a PCP and my understanding was that telehealth couldn’t prescribe stimulants like Adderall. Getting a PCP hasn’t been that high on my priority list because I can get most meds I need through telehealth, and the process to get diagnosed etc. seems like a hassle that I haven’t put time into. maybe this is a sign of ADHD??
L-theanine sometimes helps me focus but it’s very hit-or-miss and sometimes I just end up not caring about the thing that I’m doing. Ashwagandha didn’t do anything iirc. (Ik these are nootropics but listing some stuff that I’ve done I guess)
I admit I am confused. If someone seeks more “energy and focus”, I’d expect that the first port of call would be prescription stimulants, not indirectly via GLP-1 drugs. Did you try those and find them lacking? I struggle to think of a jurisdiction where it’s easier for the average person to get retratrutide than an Adderall prescription.
I will extend an n=1 anecdote here, which is heavily confounded to boot. I have a diagnosis of ADHD and benefit greatly from dextroamphetamine, less so from methylphenidate. I’ve also been on oral semaglutide at 7mg for over a month now, primarily for the purpose of weight loss. It made no difference to my general willpower or executive function, but it definitely made me less hungry, and I’ve lost quite a bit of weight.
I don’t have a PCP and my understanding was that telehealth couldn’t prescribe stimulants like Adderall. Getting a PCP hasn’t been that high on my priority list because I can get most meds I need through telehealth, and the process to get diagnosed etc. seems like a hassle that I haven’t put time into. maybe this is a sign of ADHD??
L-theanine sometimes helps me focus but it’s very hit-or-miss and sometimes I just end up not caring about the thing that I’m doing. Ashwagandha didn’t do anything iirc. (Ik these are nootropics but listing some stuff that I’ve done I guess)