Stimulant medications

Overview

Prescription information only. Reported by some people with post-viral fog, and prescribed by clinicians for specific conditions rather than for fog on its own.

Mechanisms it may act on

• Energy-limited Plausible

Where the estimate comes from

• From studies (prior): 2.0
• From Reddit reports: 9.2
• From investigators here: 0.0
• From tests: 0.0

Studies

• Treating new-onset cognitive complaints after risk-reducing salpingo-oophorectomy: A randomized controlled crossover trial of lisdexamfetamine.
  2024 · Gynecologic oncology · n=69 · Positive · PubMed 39146756
• Armodafinil for fatigue associated with menopause: an open-label trial.
  2016 · Menopause (New York, N.Y.) · n=10 · Positive · PubMed 26125538
• New onset executive function difficulties at menopause: a possible role for lisdexamfetamine.
  2015 · Psychopharmacology · n=32 · Positive · PubMed 26063677
• Hemodynamic profiles and tolerability of modafinil in the treatment of postural tachycardia syndrome: a randomized, placebo-controlled trial.
  2014 · Journal of clinical psychopharmacology · n=54 · Null · PubMed 25222185
• Use of lisdexamfetamine dimesylate in treatment of executive functioning deficits and chronic fatigue syndrome: a double blind, placebo-controlled study.
  2013 · Psychiatry research · n=26 · Positive · PubMed 23062791

Reddit reports

Coded from public Reddit posts. People who post tend to have strong results either way.

• Helped: 28
• Partly: 9
• No change: 4
• Worse: 5

How people usually try it

Talk to your doctor. This card is for search and context, not a protocol you run here.

Typical dose: Clinician-directed