Hello everyone,

I'm currently working on an issue that I have with stimulants. It's a form of addiction that is a bit weird and I was wondering if anyone could relate, have any insights?

Basically, I don't use stims (broadly, depending on what I have. Can be Ritalin, Amphetamines, Cathinones...) every day, but I have this weird compulsion to use once every two weeks.

It's like my body is fine for 2 weeks and then I have one shitty week where I feel down and sad, and end up using (once, maybe a few days on the row).

I'm trying to understand where that could come from, and I fail to find anything about hormones cycles on men, or whatever could trigger this with such regularity.

It's like I'm good (like, really good, even mentally) for a couple of weeks, I feel like I'm gonna be able to go on a long streak and it all crumbles in a couple of days.

It's almost like I accumulate so much energy for two weeks that my body reacts by fucking it up (insomnia, stomach pain...).

I've been looking for a common thing that could explain it but to be fair I have not been able to identify it (recording the food I eat for example).

Cheers, I hope this is an appropriate question for this sub.