Post psychosis Dopamine
Hi I had my first and hopefully only psychosis episode this year. In January of this year I started a ADHD med Vyvanse I was starting 2nd semester of my freshman year. I was best friends with my roommate, I was in a sorority I held a leadership position as socail chair, active socail life I just got accepted to the interior design program I wanted then… I went into a stimulant induced psychosis I was also smoking weed at the time not sure if that played a part I was and still am a daily smoker. I was in active psychosis that whole semester. Right before spring break is when people started to notice my parents who are very educated and work in mental health clocked it and picked me up a week before break. Over the course of those two weeks I went to a psychiatrist and got on meds. I then went back to school it was very odd i definitely should have never went back but I wanted to i swore I was back to normal but things just got worse. I completely self isolated and ended up failing 4 of my courses leading me to being kicked out. I came home for the summer and started therapy I have just completed 3 months I am also on Wellbutrin for ADHD it helps but here’s the thing. I am doing “great” I am working 30 hours a week I am doing online school 12 credits trying to build my gpa back up. I have probably the healthiest habits I ever have had in my life I take a shower everyday somthing I could never do in my life before I dont binge I stop eating when I’m full like last night I did not finish my ice cream like unheard of for me. I’m doing really well in school I feel like i definitely have more respect for being well educated and the importance of knowledge. But I just feel like for the first time I don’t have these huge expectations for myself and it really just takes the dopamine of life out like if you let yourself eat anything then it just not exciting anymore. I don’t know what I’m trying to say I just feel like I have the space in my brain to live in reality now and it sucks it’s so boring.
Posted Sep 30, 2026, 3:36 AM UTC