Comment by kace91

I see what you mean. For me it’s not exactly about being tired without meds, but I would describe the effect of the meds as “awaking”, in the sense that their effect on my focus is similar to what I’d get taking caffeine on a day I haven’t sleep.

The “mental clouds dispersing” effect is similar, if that makes sense? So my mental model was something like the brain showing “lack of sleep effects” (without the feeling) when it shouldn’t.