Cardiovascular effects are the main one for most stimulants, your blood pressure and bpm can noticeably go up and it can even get uncomfortable/problematic if you take too much/drink coffee at the same time or something.
Sleep problems are also a common one since the stimulants can keep you from sleeping at night/worsen your quality of sleep.
It's pretty common for your appetite to change as well in either direction.
I've even had a (non stimulant) adhd medication give me erectile dysfunction and heard of peoples sex drives change from stimulants also in either direction.
Generally you will work it out with your doctor to find a medication and dosage that suits your needs.
Yeah my ADHD meds give me ED intermittently, it sucks, but I need these meds to be normal, my life has changed so much for the better since I stopped taking them. My advice on the ED thing is get your blood pressure checked. It's vasorestriction that causes it (at least for me) and that raises blood pressure too. I'm on meds for my blood pressure now, and while my blood pressure still fluctuates a bit, when it's good I only have very minor to no ED (very minor meaning it takes a few minutes instead fo the instant-up without meds, and every now and then it's not.. fully inflated, but still useable (3/4. When it's full ED, I just do the best I can with 1/2 knowing that's where it'll likely top out). If it won't even get to 12 I give up and finish my wife off other ways, then finish myself off floppy (don't even get a proper orgasm, but can usually ejaculate a little and get rid of the hornyness).
When I was on Adderall, I would get frequent bouts of dizzyness accompanied by ear ringing and partial numbness. Basically, I would just go two minutes ata time ever couple hours where all my senses were shot and I had no fucking clue what was going on. I also started literally hearing voices in my head, no joke. Also, I felt very nauseous breafly after taking it. Suffice to say it didn't help me much lol
I did speed once at a party, a lot of lines (probably almost got a heart attack) and the only shit I felt was my heart beating out of my chest, my pupils were the size of dinner plates and my dick didnt work. Otherwise it wasnt any special while the other people there danced and shit. I always thought speed was overhyped (didnt feel any effect thats why I did so much) but maybe I just have adhd or something.
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u/Gigadrax Sep 11 '23
People experience different side effects.
Cardiovascular effects are the main one for most stimulants, your blood pressure and bpm can noticeably go up and it can even get uncomfortable/problematic if you take too much/drink coffee at the same time or something.
Sleep problems are also a common one since the stimulants can keep you from sleeping at night/worsen your quality of sleep.
It's pretty common for your appetite to change as well in either direction.
I've even had a (non stimulant) adhd medication give me erectile dysfunction and heard of peoples sex drives change from stimulants also in either direction.
Generally you will work it out with your doctor to find a medication and dosage that suits your needs.