alt Hacker News> And still weight kept on coming on. Worse yet, I am on ADHD medication, which are amphetamines and actually make you lose weight. Yet... the number on the scale kept on creeping up.
The therapeutic amphetamines dosages for ADHD is below the threshold required for produce meaningful weight loss. It's not surprising that it didn't help you lose weight.
> The therapeutic amphetamines dosages for ADHD is below the threshold required for produce meaningful weight loss.
That’s not been my experience at all. My dosage absolutely significantly suppresses my appetite and always has. This has directly led to sustained weight loss. It did so badly enough at one point that I was underweight significantly.
I have to force myself to eat on my meds, even though the thought often makes me ill.
I’m on 30mg dexamfetamine daily.
“Dexamfetamine can make you want to eat less, so you may lose weight while taking it.
Some people gain weight, but weight loss is more common.”
Doesn’t seem to be hit everyone but equally doesn’t seem rare.