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Guanfacine (tenex / intuniv)

My partner tells me it has helped with by symptoms, but it's hard for me to tell. One thing you won't get from it that you do from stimulants is that burst of morning motivation. Constipation can be an issue for some people. I don't miss the side effects of stimulants though: easily getting stuck on the wrong thing depending on timing, the evening crash, etc.

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What rule was created because of you or someone you know?

Beyond innumerable rules at home (no sneaking out of windows, no making potions out of toiletries, no growing mold in the bathroom, no snakes in the house, etc.) once as a kid I had $5 of birthday money burning a hole in my pocket, so at lunch I asked for as many $0.25 cinnamon rolls as I could get with a $5 bill. Although the cafeteria workers tried to talk me out of it, I spent the rest of the day parading around with a huge sack of cinnamon rolls which I didn't share with my classmates, as I was determined to bring my catch home to impress / share with my family. The same day, an announcement was made over the intercom to the entire school announcing a new two-per-person limit for cinnamon rolls. Details may be off as this was years ago, but that's what I remember!

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Insomnia

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Yea, sleep studies suck. You're in stuffy room tethered to a machine by a million wires everywhere from your knees up and covered in smelly glue and sticky pads. After a night of that, if you're lucky, you'll get to stay for the entire next day and try to force yourself to take naps every couple of hours.