I had to do neurofeedback training to reduce the beta wave amplitude if my brain. They were three standard deviations above normal even when I was having an incredibly calm day.

The neurofeedback clinician had me skip my ritalin for a few days before doing that baseline scan. The day of the scan I felt a calm like nothing I’d felt for months. Even in that state my beta waves were three standard deviations above normal.

The neurofeedback training put a stop to my panic attacks.

Anyway, beta waves are used in logical decision-making (the thing a programmer does 10,000 times per day), and they’re also used in fight or flight response. Good thing to know about how the brain works.

Luckily as a software dev I had the money for the neurofeedback. I spent about $7k on that in total, in chunks of about $1500 at a time.

[–] DurbanPoison@feddit.nl 1 points 3 hours ago

Shit dude. That would financially ruin me after the first payment. (I don't get paid in dollars nor euros, but the company does.)

What job do you do now? How bad was the pay cut? (Or unexpected pay boost)

Do you still take Ritalin? I've been taking Vyvanse for a year now, switching from a Concerta generic. I'm indifferent, but the lisdexamfetamine lasts wayyy longer. Also I get this strange general sense of "something great is going to happen very soon".

Venlafaxine and Buproprion helped major with anxiety and somewhat with depression. Instead of getting anxious, I now get grumpy.

Before it was "oh shit, oh fuck", now it's "ugh shit, what fucking now"

Saw you were sitting at 0 points. Who tf downvotes someone's thoughtfully written non-hostile comments?

Btw thanks for the brain wave info. I thought that was like, hippie stuff, but no it's like, legit science.