News for hackers. Stuff that matters.
Re:OCD Is Not a Joke by wk_end on Tuesday March 02, 2021 @02:13AM (#26312667)
How did you regulate your dopamine levels? Stimulants?
Re:OCD Is Not a Joke by dave_sullivan on Tuesday March 02, 2021 @02:36AM (#26312805)
Buproprion
Re:OCD Is Not a Joke by earthling51 on Tuesday March 02, 2021 @11:18AM (#26316885)
It's life-changing, modern medication. I just came off of a 5-month course. I think it has left me permanently cured of the skipping record. Leads me to believe it is not a problem with dopamine levels, but the brain needed a break from the stimulus that the old neural pathways provided, in order to grow healthier ones.
Re:OCD Is Not a Joke by dave_sullivan on Wednesday March 03, 2021 @03:44AM (#26326074)
I've been on it for 17 years. I have been off it twice during my adult life, about 6 months each time. Just to see if maybe I didn't need it. Tendencies I can only describe as autistic returned. For me, it seems to be long term beneficial.