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  • xkforce@lemmy.worldtoScience Memes@mander.xyzbrilliant as silver
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    8 months ago

    Chemist (and biochemist) here. Organometallic compounds of Mercury are primarily dangerous because Mercury ions bond fairly strongly to soft ligands like sulfhydryl groups found near the active sites of enzymes. This can result in the displacement of the metal ions or otherwise disrupt the structure needed for enzyme functionality. Mercury metal OTOH is considerably less reactive. It is not safe to breathe in for prolonged periods of time but it is no where near as toxic as its organometallic derivatives are. Dimethyl Mercury for example, is extremely dangerous. A single drop has 100+ times the organomercury content needed to kill someone.



  • When I was in junior high there was a project that was worth half my grade that was announced on day 1 and due at the end of the semester. I waited until an hour before it was due to start working on it. I got an A. I can only imagine what I could have done if I had worked on it consistently throughout the semester like a normal person.














  • xkforce@lemmy.worldtoADHD memes@lemmy.dbzer0.comSleep.
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    11 months ago

    If you are talking about toxicity, there are no known drug interactions between THC and Vyvanse. Key words being “none known.” I.e that doesn’t mean that there aren’t, we just don’t know of any. That said, given their mechanism of action (Vyvance is a stimulant/dopamine norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor and THC acts on the anandamide receptors), I would not expect them to interact in a way that would result in toxicity/physical harm to you if you did pot while on Vyvanse but the effectiveness of Vyvance may be compromised.


  • xkforce@lemmy.worldtoADHD memes@lemmy.dbzer0.comSleep.
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    11 months ago

    I try to go to sleep, lay there with nothing but brain noise to distract me and come up with ideas I am compelled to do something with right when I get them. And the worst part is that I can do something with them. I can’t just lie to myself and say I cant because all the tools I need to do something with them (eg. Computer, notepad etc.) are right there and easily accessible. So I end up spending an hour or more working on something instead of sleeping and only manage to sleep when I am too physically exhausted to remain awake. Rinse repeat forever.