Cognitive fatigue |
Cognitive fatigue can be described as feelings of mild to extreme mental exhaustion which can last anywhere from several hours to days and is often felt as a rebound effect after experiences with stimulants. These feelings of exhaustion can potentially include a sustained sense of suppressed mental clarity, emotional instability and agitation alongside of specific subjective effect components such as thought deceleration, information processing suppression, thought disorganization, depression, irritability and anxiety.
Prolonged bouts of Sleepiness, a lighter form of cognitive fatigue, can lead to this effect. Muscle fatigue, the physical equivalent of this component, frequently occurs simultaneously alongside of cognitive fatigue.
Psychoactive substances
Compounds within our psychoactive substance index which may cause this effect include:
