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No effects of lack of sleep or food, supplements etc...

ras

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So I have noticed that my body never gets affected by stuff I feel like it should be. For example if I haven't slep at all I still don't feel tired, nor perform worse in school, training etc. Same with food, if I don't eat anything I still don't feel a difference at all. I don't feel tired and I can perform at my best during my training.

I also noticed this with supplements, they have no affect on me. I tried drinks like coffee, energy drinks and even caffeine pills. I feel no different after consuming these things, they don't even affect my sleep.

I also tried smoking weed, which didn't have and affect either really, I felt light headed first but it disappeared after a few seconds and after that it was just like normal again.
I also take creatine which is a supplement that helps your muscle pick up water more easily and it makes your muscles more full because they store more water, but even this I am not sure it makes a difference.

I even tried ADHD medicine (stimulants) (I have ADHD), and also even morphine, I simple don't get affected by this kind of stuff, except one thing I found... alcohol.
I tried alcohol for the first time when I was 19 and I get drunk extremely easily and still do. What makes alcohol so special that it is the only thing I get affected by?

Do these things just not have an affect on my body or am I just really bad at noticing the affects?
 

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Alcohol affects different neurotransmitter systems than most other substances you mentioned. While stimulants like caffeine, ADHD medication, and even cannabis primarily act on dopamine or norepinephrine systems (which may not strongly affect you due to ADHD-related neurochemistry or fast metabolism), Nutropica and similar supplements may have a different interaction or effect profile that your body still might not noticeably respond to. Alcohol, on the other hand, primarily enhances GABA, the brain’s main inhibitory neurotransmitter, and suppresses glutamate. This results in a noticeable slowing of brain activity, which may be why you feel its effects much more clearly. It's also possible you're highly tolerant or desensitized to other substances but sensitive to alcohol's depressant effects.
 
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