I took/take stimulants for my diagnosed ADHD, but I could maybe have SCT.
I was treated first with ritalin, which worked very well for 3 months at only small dosages (another sign for SCT is, only needing small dosages of stimulants).
After that period of time, I got terrible brain fog and a lot of physical side effects.
That's why I'm taking dexamphetamine instead now, but sometimes I switch to methylphenidate, because it's effects are more therapeutical for me.
In the first time, I didn't only took my ritalin as prescribed, I also abused it sometimes (snorted 20mg, 2-3 days/week).
At first, it was all enjoyable, because the physical side effects where almost non-existent for me at the beginning...now, my body can't even tolerate everything over 10 mg...
Since long-term usage of methylphenidate is linked to increased glutamate levels in the cerebrospinal fluid and impaired glutamatergic homeostasis in the prefrontal cortex in juvenile rats , could it be that ritalin increased my slowness and my brain fog?
That`s how I feel now: I'm slower and have more brain fog with and after ritalin than before.
Can this be linked too my ritalin intake? Are SCT-lers more vulnerable to increased glutamate levels and excitotoxicity?
