Morty-C-137 when I just need a bit of clear focus energy and not be as tired or overstimulated as I usually tend to be ever since my biggest burn-out a few years ago.
I hear you there - this has been my biggest challenge in life since somewhere around 2016. I had a few burnouts and one compounded on top of a traumatic event and I swear ever since then normal life got harder.
If I could concentrate in the morning, I fucking couldnāt in the afternoon, and if I had to deal with something tricky or confrontational, instead of just dealing with it normally it would fuck the rest of my day off (Iād need to sit somewhere comfortable, watch something familiar, not work). Cognition = gone. Wanting to deal with anyone = gone - and Iām normally great at this. It wasnāt anxiety either - it was more like apathy and avoidance.
In 2020 I bought Kratom and probably didnāt dose it right. I never really got into it. I remember having too much (the tell tale sign is you feel nauseous and you canāt shake it for hours) and after that event I just stopped trying like how you avoid an alcoholic drink you were sick on - but people do recommend A. getting the dosage right and B. spacing the doses in a certain manner to avoid any chance of dependency.
Kratom does have a long history of traditional use and I still believe it can be useful despite not taking to it myself.
Bear in mind if you take prescribed methlyphenidate and it doesnāt agree with you (after a couple of weeks) then you can try Long Release version of it, or you can switch to Dexamfetamine (short release) or Lisdexamfetamine (long release). One of them honestly made it difficult for me to do lateral thinking and I was more easily angered if treated unfairly (fuck you , Ryanair), so I switched and the other works fine without the intensity. If it works for you donāt change it.
Donāt let anyone sway you on which is best either, everyoneās brain is different and two people can say the same negative / positive outcome about the opposite drug to you - you have an individual brain which works best with an individual drug and no one is going to tell you accurately what that is - you have to try it and decide. You may even get better results from Non Stimulants.
Also these are your friend with regards to ADHD / ADD:
L-Tyrosine (helps with the low Dopamine issue making it easier to stay on task)
Omega 3 Fish oils (with high EPA / DHA) (helps with concentration)
Lions Mane Mushroom (memory/concentration)
Vitamin B Complex (energy levels / brain function) (avoid this if taking a strong multivitamin already)
Vitamin D with K2 (helps with inattention / hyperactivity) - reduces ADHD symptoms
Magnesium Glyicinate (1h before bed) helps regulate your nervous system so you 1. get to sleep and 2. stay asleep (sidenote, this is apparently a game changer for anyone who has restless leg syndrome keeping them awake)
Exercise before work (can you walk to work, or cycle? get off public transport 1 stop earlier and walk the last bit? or is there a gym near you or en route to work?)
I was the most productive in my entire life when I attended every gym class round the corner before work. Spinning, Body Pump, Boxercise, it didnāt matter which one I just went to something where I didnāt have to decide what to do - the blood pumping to the prefrontal cortex is the goal.
When doing this I went into work positively buzzing and my staff eventually noticed when I missed a day proclaiming I didnāt seem as bright.
Hope some of that helps