Post #3091011

2026-06-04 05:20 UTC

okay so methylphenidate helps a lot with doing what i actually want to be doing... unless of course that thing is going to sleep. which means i don&#39;t have a good method of going to sleep at a reasonable hour. which means that a class that starts at 12 is the earliest i can show up at semi-reliably (and even then it has to be a class i really want to attend) please send help, it is 7am and i haven&#39;t managed to go to sleep yet. there&#39;s no classes for the rest of the week so this is a pretty egregious example but like, being asleep at 1am on a good day is kinda limiting

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@ignaloidas@not.acu.lt 2026-06-04 05:39

@mei@donotsta.re so, have you considered just no sleep I often can't get sleeping if the day hasn't been "hard enough", so it's not uncommon for me to just tank the next day without proper sleep (note that just resting in bed, even if you don't sleep still helps), and because that's exhausting I then go to sleep once there's no more requirements of me being awake (so like 5-6pm). This is far from a great solution, but you don't skip stuff, and only have to deal with like 30h awake periods, which IMO are not great but still manageable.

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@twix@social.treehouse.systems 2026-06-04 09:17

@mei@donotsta.re at what time are you taking the methylphenidate? When I was taking it it seemed to improve my sleep rhythm as I was very much up/awake/ready from 9:30 (was taking them at 9:00). Had the dip at 18:00/19:00 but fell asleep pretty well at 23:00-24:00. It cut all my appetite however and after two weeks and 2kgs lost stopped. Might help to lower the dose also? If you consciously notice the difference already (although I don’t know how long you’ve been taking), a lower dose might already suffice to help you doing what you set out to do.

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@frela@tech.lgbt 2026-06-04 06:24

@mei@donotsta.re What time are you taking it at? I don't think it's a methylphenidate thing in and on itself, but meds like Concerta and its generic replacements you actually do have to take in the morning (ya know think like 8ish in the morning), because you very much *are* going to be up and about for 12-14 hours after you take it. It's specifically a slow-release stimulant, if you want something that will make you functional for only a few hours instead other options might be available (no idea which specifically in Poland though)

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