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Joe90
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12 May 2023, 11:30 am

KitLily wrote:
I just take St John's Wort, that's a mild herb that eases depression. Yes I self-medicate.


Good for you. I really admire people who don't do weed or other stupid drugs like that or drink too much alcohol to self-medicate (assuming you don't).

I have a lot of general and social anxiety but I self-medicate with healthy food (such as herbs), sleep, love and artistic hobbies.


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12 May 2023, 11:39 am

Anyone tried Intuniv?

It’s an ADHD add-on med for autistic people.

Can also be monotherapy.

Starting it with my Vyvanse.


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12 May 2023, 1:03 pm

Joe90 wrote:
KitLily wrote:
I just take St John's Wort, that's a mild herb that eases depression. Yes I self-medicate.


Good for you. I really admire people who don't do weed or other stupid drugs like that or drink too much alcohol to self-medicate (assuming you don't).

I have a lot of general and social anxiety but I self-medicate with healthy food (such as herbs), sleep, love and artistic hobbies.


Thank you. I've done quite a lot of experiments on myself to find out what herbs suit me! haha.

I couldn't take drugs or alcohol anyway as one little bit of those make me ill immediately. I'm hyper sensitive to anything like that.


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12 May 2023, 1:24 pm

Joe I thought of you when I read this for Intuniv, because it mentions Rejection Sensitivity.


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I'll let you know what I think of it.

Starting just 1mg.

Mine is to improve my sleep and lower BP.


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13 May 2023, 12:02 am

I take Paxil and Risperidone for my depression and anxiety. It works well enough.


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