• theblips@lemm.ee
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    2 天前

    I get hypomania from intense stimulants like Vyvanse but atomoxetin, which I’m on right now, doesn’t work as well even at the highest dosages. Sooooo I heavily self medicate with nicotine, it’s good that it also feels amazing
    Just don’t smoke actual cigarettes, guys. I guess everything tobacco is bad (I’d argue for snuff though), but cigarettes really are that much worse than everything else

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      15 小时前

      I get hypomania from intense stimulants like Vyvanse but atomoxetin

      Atomoxetine isn’t a stimulant.

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        1 天前

        That’s moist snuff, taken orally, not dry snuff, which is taken nasally. It’s a common misunderstanding about snuff brought on by the US government’s refusal to update their terminology… In 2025 snuff means only dry nasal, while most people refer to “moist snuff” as snus or chaw :)
        The atomoxetin does work, it’s just not as strong and as consistent as necessary. I have gotten the go ahead to use Ritalin at low doses in particularly low functioning days (along with atomoxetin), but last time I tried it made me dangerously hypomanic. So I take some espresso shots and pinches of snuff throughout the day, or maybe a Zyn, which I recognize the risks of using, but it’s only occasional

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            23 小时前

            Yah. That stuff is so addictive.

            I have to set an alarm or I forget to take it in the morning. I crave it so much I FORGET TO TAKE IT WITHOUT REMINDERS.

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            1 天前

            It’s not heroin lmao
            Anyway, I only get zyns as a treat from friends traveling abroad, as it’s not available where I live. If I had that crazy impulse to get more and more nicotine I’d just start smoking, and that hasn’t happened even though I’m doing this for years now

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      2 天前

      Why not nicotine gum? Or the patches?

      (Asking as someone who grew up around smokers, dippers, and chawers - and now I’m incredibly grossed out by tobacco spit)

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        1 天前

        Pricing and availability are both better for the real stuff where I live. Also, I’m not trying to quit, I actually enjoy the flavor and the buzz, so I’m not really trying to sub.
        I’ve never dipped, it seems interesting but I also can’t get past the spitting thing, grosses me out