Stopped taking Aderrall on Dec 18 due to side effects ...

 Today, it has been 12 days since I last took 5mg of Aderrall.

Since Dec 27, my brain sluggish has stopped. Although I feel not motivated, but at least I have normal clear thinking, although my mood is still a bit downcast.

My soul, why are you downcast inside? Please look up to Jesus, my Savior and my ever present help in times of trouble.

Amygdala

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杏仁核[編輯]

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杏仁核
人腦中杏仁核的位置
杏仁核的分部
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拉丁文	corpus amygdaloideum
MeSH	D000679
NeuroNames	237
NeuroLex ID	birnlex_1241
TA98	A14.1.09.402
TA2	5549
FMA	FMA:61841
格雷氏	p.835
《神經解剖學術語》 [在維基數據上編輯]

杏仁核（英語：Amygdala，希臘語：ἀμγδαλή）又名杏仁體，位於側腦室下角前端的上方，海馬體旁回溝的外側，頂部與尾狀核的末端相連。

杏仁核是邊緣系統的皮質下中樞，有調節內臟活動和產生情緒的功能。引發應急反應，讓動物能夠挺身而戰或是逃離危險。

杏仁核可以產生情緒激勵，從而增強記憶。會讓人注意到該次經驗中最重要的細節。如：被搶的人通常會記得到犯人持用的刀械，而杏仁核受傷的人就不能記得這些細節。

杏仁核判斷所看見的物體在情緒上的重要性：獵物、天敵、還是配偶、無關緊要。如果杏仁核變得興奮，那麼說明眼前的東西很重要，神經信號就會向下發送到自主神經系統，心跳開始加速，手掌開始出汗（導致皮膚電阻改變），肌肉開始收縮。如果杏仁核判斷看到的是無關緊要的東西，身體就沒有上述反應。

壓力靠著「釋放腎上腺素」和「釋放糖皮質素」來強化學習。這兩種激素都會作用在杏仁核和海馬體的受體上，以增強突觸可塑性；但長期的慢性壓力反而會大大損害學習能力。

ADHD Diary: I took 10mg of Adderall at 12:50am : tomorrow try 5mg only

 On Thursday, Dec 15, 2022, I took my first Aderrall 10mg. It was effective in calming me and allowing me to focus during the MediaTek Winter Party.

Yesterday, I took 10mg at 9am, then at 3pm. It felt a bit too much around 6pm when playing racquetball with Quazi and Vinson Lee.

Today, I got up around 6:30am to feed Mila, then took 3 cups (10 oz each) of Dark Roast coffee (Sumatra by Starbucks).  

By 11am, I sensed brain to be increasingly more sluggish. So I decided to take 10mg at 12:50pm.

Now it is 1:10pm, 20 minutes since the drug. Will I feel normal? When?

At around 1:40pm, I started to feel the effect. I also feel 10mg was overly strong effect.

When did it go away? Around 9:30pm, about 8.5 hours later, when I began to feel calm and happy.