I have been self medicating with pseudoephedrine for years off and on, it helps me with my focus and anxiety.
My Dr and I have gone thru lots of other medications: adderall, strattera, ritalin, and even tried some antidepressants like prozac and trintellix and wellbutrin and nothing works like pseudoephedrine does. adderall is close but it tends to increase my anxiety where pseudoephedrine seems like it decreases it. Strattera really feels very simular but I get horrible sexual side effects from it and it fucks with my sleep.
Everything I have read states pseudoephedrine is much less potent than adderall, and pseudoephedrine works LESS on the CNS, so why does it help me more?
does anyone have any idea what would be going on with the mechanism? one paper said pseudo acted as a triple reuptake inhibitor.
im trying to find something I can take besides pseudoephedrine.
My Dr and I have gone thru lots of other medications: adderall, strattera, ritalin, and even tried some antidepressants like prozac and trintellix and wellbutrin and nothing works like pseudoephedrine does. adderall is close but it tends to increase my anxiety where pseudoephedrine seems like it decreases it. Strattera really feels very simular but I get horrible sexual side effects from it and it fucks with my sleep.
Everything I have read states pseudoephedrine is much less potent than adderall, and pseudoephedrine works LESS on the CNS, so why does it help me more?
does anyone have any idea what would be going on with the mechanism? one paper said pseudo acted as a triple reuptake inhibitor.
im trying to find something I can take besides pseudoephedrine.