re: I'm 43 years old and went to my doctor yesterday

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ya lethargic SOB.

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made me lol

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no man frick that, Adderall is the devil

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in the grand scope of drugs...it's really not.

I'm 32 and have been taking it for about a year (started at 10 mg twice a day IR, just got bumped up to 20mg twice a day IR), and have experienced both the good and the bad. Love it when I take it and get tons of stuff down, and the loss of appetite thing helps to keep my weight in check. I have a very addictive personality though, and the first couple of months I would run out a week or so before my next refill, and that was pure HELL. That would last a couple of days, then I would get back to my "normal" self.

I have since gotten over that, and have learned to adjust my mind without it. Plus I think it's a good thing to take a break from it, so you can catch up on some sleep and give your body a rest.

All of that being said, I don't really "need" it. The over-diagnosis of ADD/ADHD allowed me to take advantage and get the prescription. It's all about self control though, and whether or not you have any. I sure didn't at first, but I feel like I've mastered it. Good luck to you.

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I feel like the most effective human in the world.

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Congrats on your Diet Coke script.

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but be prepared for:


Adderall dick - it is terrible, your dick vanishes

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this is true too. Mine has crawled up back in its shell. To be fair to Adderall though, mine was pretty damn small anyway.


it doesn't kill my drive though. I do tell my wife that though when I'm not in the mood though

Drugs are not the answer. Change your diet and you will feel like a million bucks.

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I once went through the entire intermediate accounting book in a single night -- including the review questions after each chapter. By the time I finished it was 8 am, so I closed the book, walked straight to my exam and got an A.

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Damn

I have said this before on here. When I was in middle school (5th or 6th grade), I went from being in "accelerated classes" to regular classes because my grades were suddenly getting worse. My parents couldn't figure out why that happened so they sent me to a psychologist and had to take test and all that bullshite... And the results determined I had ADHD. This was in the late 80s/early 90s and I was prescribed ritalin.

When I started taking it, I hated to be on it. I lost my appetite, had trouble sleeping, headaches, etc. It helped in terms of concentration, but at that time, I rathered be a C student and not take it than to take it and be an A student. When I got to high school I was prescribed Adderall. It kept me focused, but I didn't feel like myself on it. I wasn't nearly as sociable on it and in HS I didn't want to feel like that. Looking back at it, I wish I had my priorities in line. I could have been a much better than average student that would have come with more opportunities, but I didn't.

It wasn't until my 2nd year of college when I finally told myself I needed to put school ahead of everything else so I started taking it and I was a completely different student. I still take it. I hear people say "I don't know how you can take that on a daily basis. I would be wired up all day". People who say that shouldn't be taking it.. If they are or were at some point.

If you just started taking it, it might take you a little while to get truly adjusted to it. Be consistent in when you take it, be aware of what your entire day will be like to determine when you take it. You don't want to take it 2.5 hrs before you need it, but there also might be a certain time of day you would rather it wear off by. And make sure you eat something in the morning (some people don't eat much for breakfast. You don't have to have the works or anything, but get something in you before taking it.