Ritalin
product on 8 shows · 2 statements across 2 episodes · said 19 times in 14 episodes since 2019
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Huberman: Study shows stimulants improve focus about as well as good sleep
“Very interesting paper came out recently from WashU showing that Adderall, it wasn't really Adderall specifically, but Ritalin and other stimulants seem to improve focus about as well as a good night's sleep.”
Weisbrot: Taking childhood Ritalin stunted physical growth
“It made me feel like a zombie, it made me not want to eat, and I think that it stunted my growth, for sure, because when I was younger I was supposed, I was told that I would be five nine, which is about, like, one 70 two, one 73 centimeters, maybe one 75. I'm…”