Did stimulants change your sense of humour?

Humour can feel different after starting a stimulant, but a change in sense of humour is not a labelled effect, and the exact reason is not fully understood. Social behaviour, impulsivity, emotional response, and attention to the timing of jokes can all shift when ADHD symptoms change. Some people find they come across as funnier in a steadier way because they interrupt less and the room is less chaotic. If the change is persistent, distressing, or affecting daily functioning, bring a brief timeline to the prescribing clinician rather than changing the dose independently. References: https://www.nhs.uk/medicines/methylphenidate-adults/about-methylphenidate-for-adults/ https://www.nhs.uk/medicines/methylphenidate-adults/side-effects-of-methylphenidate-for-adults/ https://pdf.hres.ca/dpd_pm/00077178.PDF https://www.caddra.ca/wp-content/uploads/Canadian-ADHD-Practice-Guidelines-4.1-January-6-2021.pdf

I thought I had lost my sense of humour and it upset me. Jokes at work that I would have jumped on just sat there. A few weeks later I realised I was interrupting less, so the timing felt different, not that I had become humourless. I still find things funny in my head. I brought it up with my clinician because I was scared I had gone flat. Only my experience.