Tried Stimulants, Seen notable improvement
- Condition
- ME/CFS
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill for
- Not stated
- Published
- Oct 2015
Summary
Trying Ritalin and then Adderall XR 10mg, this poster reports cognition and concentration improved enough that "if I try I can do work," while fatigue itself stayed largely unchanged; he switched away from Adderall due to heart palpitations. Hedges that stimulants helped only the cognitive piece, not the underlying exhaustion.
What they credit
Credits Stimulants (methylphenidate, amphetamines).
Symptoms mentioned
Symptoms: Brain fog, Heart symptoms & palpitations.
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