ADHD/Adderall

[Ugly Bastard]

Anyone here ever taken Adderall? I'm like 90% sure that I could be diagnosed with ADHD (or ADD - and yes there is a difference).

When I look at these medical charts of like "symptoms of ADHD", over like 75% of the symptoms describe me perfectly.

I did a presentation on Adderall in one of my classes this past semester. I chose that drug mostly because I wanted to learn more about it anyway, so why not kill two birds with one stone?

Anyone here ever tried it, or otherwise have anything to say about ADHD, etc? Talk to me people!

[ProfessorNumber]

I took adderall for about 5 days straight this christmas break. I have not been diagnosed with ADD or ADHD, but I suppose it's possible I have a weak version of the two. Regardless, I tried the 20 mg time release, the 10 mg regular, and some other kind. All of them resulted in a similar feeling of lucid "awakeness". Sleeping was very difficult, and over the span of 5 days, I probably got an average of 4 hours of sleep a night. I was kind of glad when I ran out.



Of course, I was speed-balling the entire time, and probably did mucho damage to my heart.

[Niger Angelus]

I have taken it, but I took like 50mg, you usually need around 10-15. It makes you very focused, and engergetic. It is like a very toned down cocaine. If you do have ADHD, it will help you slow down and focus, but at the same time it can speed you up. For more info: http://www.erowid.org/chemicals/amph...etamines.shtml

[Mr. Blonde]

I was diagnosed w/ ADD when I was young, like 3rd grade i think, and took it until highschool because i didnt like taking it and all. I got prescribed back on it about a year and a half ago, but I don't take it daily. A lot of times when I need to study I cannot concentrate, and I don't think it will be much of an issue when I graduate but who knows. It's hard for me to just sit down for hours and read pointless shit for a test, i just can't concentrate on it. Hopefully when I get a career and such i'll have enough motivation and less distraction from being at college to be able to concentrate on it.

I hate having ADD though, I hate it when I have to take it, because i'd much rather be able to concentrate on my own.

[AcTivE]

get ritalin it hypes you up more

[Trout Sniffer]

I've taken it before and I don't like it...I was up for like 40 hours straight and thought my body was going to shut down by the end of it. As for ADD and shit, I think anybody could be diagnosed with it. The practically give out Aderol like candy.

If you can concentrate, I think there are better ways of taking care of it. Like exercising and eating better. It's amazing what a change in diet and life styles would to do all of these so called "diseases" and shit. I like the natural stuff and hate taking anything, even tylenol or anything. I hate it that doctors just prescibe all these pills for shit when all it would really take is a little change in their diet.

With that being said, I drink alcohol quite a bit which is horrible for you, so yes, I being a bit hypocritical, but then again, I don't sit around and complain about shit like not being able to concentrate or sleep or shit like that so.

[Nathan]

A few my my friends have adderall prescriptions. Occasionally ill take it. It really helps when you need to study, or if you had a late night the night before, its a nice pick me up in the morning to get you going, it wakes you right up. I dont have the sleeping problems as much as I used to, but im also on my own ritalin prescription so that might be part of it. I definetely notice a big difference between ritalin and adderall, and IMO I think the adderall is far more effective for concentrating. Just dont take it too late in the day and you shouldn't have much problem sleeping at night. Also you dont need that big of a dosage, dont go crazy and take 50mg or anything, most people are fine with 10-15, some even with just 5s.

[Ugly Bastard]

I tried Adderall for the first time today. I kept a timeline throughout the day on a notepad file that detailed my experiences. This starts at 1:45 pm and ends at 2:32 am. Enjoy.

1:45 - 15 mg of XR (extended release) Adderall swallowed

2:30 - Nothing noticable yet. I have been focusing very well and getting a lot of stuff done in the last hour, but I do not attribute this to the Adderall. I feel the exact same.

2:54 - I maayyyybeee just had my first moment where I could tell I took something. I was playing with my dog and acting a lot more hyper than I normally would while playing with him. I sorta stopped myself and was like "hmm. I never get this rowdy with him".

3:12- I suspect the drug should be pretty much fully kicked in by now. If that is so, I'm somewhat disappointed at the effect. Maybe I need a bigger dosage. Does body size have anything to do with it? I mean I got this pill off of a guy who gets it prescribed to him. He weighs like 125. I weigh 215. Maybe that doesn't have anything to do with it. Either way, I feel more focused and more on-task, but certainly not "euphoric" like a friend told me I would feel. That isn't necessarily a bad thing. I'm not in it for a "buzz" or a feeling of euphoria. I'm just in it to see if I can focus more on daily tasks instead of being so lazy, out-of-focus, and unmotivated. So far it seems to be working okay in that department...

3:20 - I just remembered, the kid who told me it would feel euphoric weighs 135 pounds and likes taking 40 mg at a time. No wonder... Fuckin' junkie

3:38 - Short update: I feel the same as I did at 3:12

3:48 - I find myself engaging in a very long AIM conversation with a guy I know from a different messageboard. I literally never talk to this guy, but today (probably because of the Adderall) I messaged him about something poker-related and have now been taking an active interest in his life by asking him "how old are you, and what do you do?". This isn't something I would normally do. It's starting to kick into full gear. This is amazing.

3:55 - My mouth is dry. Very dry. AIM conversation still going with that guy. I realize this drug sorta has a downside: While I'm very focused on what I'm doing, I'm equally un-focused on other things. Like what my dog is doing, etc. It's like the drug takes all of the ability you have to concentrate on something, and focuses it right on the task that you are performing, which doesn't leave much room to think about anything else.

4:52 - I have a small tension headache in my neck. I think it very well could be from leaning over at my computer and focusing/straining myself so much. So, the adderall might be causing this neck-ache, but it's indirect.

5:13 - I am God

7:32 - I just got back from the mall with my girlfriend. I'm calmed down a a lot. The hyperness has subdued and has been replaced with a very mellow concentration. I feel composed and smart. The mall trip was interesting in the fact that the Adderall made my girlfriend and I mesh better. I've noticed that I'm much more socially plyable right now. I mean, I'm a pretty social person anyway, but it doesn't really come naturally to me. Most of my friends who would probably describe me as "really social", but deep down inside, I'm quite a bit of a loaner and find social situations pretty akward. Back to the Adderall, I feel very social right now. As social as I would feel if I had just drank like 4 beers really quick. The conversations my girlfriend and I had were great. Normally there is a lot of akward silence and me frusteratedly trying to keep the conversation going by asking her questions I really don't care to hear the answers to. This trip was different. I was genuenly engaged in what she had to say, and I enjoyed talking. This drug is quite amazing. I wish I felt like this naturally.

7:59 - I just got off of the phone with my Mother. Anyone who knows me well knows that my Mother and I do not get along amazingly, and often do not talk extensively. We just had a great conversation and talked for 21 minutes. The reason we do not typically talk very well with each other is because I get easily frusterated with her Motherly bullshit, and often just nudge my way out of the conversation 'cause I can't stand talking to her. Today was different. That might have been the best conversation we've had in 6 months. I was very open-minded and long-fused. Stuff that she says which would normally turn me into Volcano Cory just made me a little flustered, but I stayed with her and heard her out. This drug is also making me talk more I think (which is definetly not a good thing if you know how much I talk normally). I feel like I can control it though. Like right now, I realize as you read this timeline, you're thinking "damn he's talking a lot", but I could shut up at any moment.

8:24 - It dawns on me while lifting weights that I haven't consumed anything today except a protein shake at 1:30 pm (before I took the Adderall) and two very small tacos at about 4:30 pm, and I'm not hungry right now at all. I typically eat like a baboon, yet at this moment, I am full of energy while lifting weights and have had nothing but two small tacos to eat. After lifting, Orgazmo and I go to Taco Bell (even though neither of us were hungry) and I had two cheesy gordita crunches and a chicken quesedilla. I ate it more for how good it tastes than to quench my hunger. I haven't been genuenly hungry since taking the Adderall.

11:04 - I just took a shit. While shitting, I read the latest issue of Maxim. I opened to the reader's letters and read them all with great interest. This is a section of Maxim I have never bothered to read before today and always skipped past.

11:36 - I feel like it's wearing off a little bit. Like if the peak of the day was 100%, I feel about 85% right now.

12:25 - Phone with girlfriend. Her stories bore me again. It's wearing off. Bigtime. This makes me sad.

1:23 - I'd estimate it's worn off most of the way. I'm maybe at 30% of what I was earlier.

1:52 - I basically feel back to my old self. I'm happy though 'cause I had a pretty good day today. Sadly, I must attribute a drug the credit for at least some of this happiness.

2:32 - I just busted out of a poker tournament and won $38 instead of the $3,000 I would have won if I could have outlasted 30 more people. I screamed fuck and hit my desk. Adderall Cory would not have done that. Day One signing off.

4:07 - After lying in bed for 45 minutes unable to fall asleep, I woke back up and got back on the computer. I never do this. I always fall asleep. I'm not sure if I'm reacting this way because I just took it today and that I'll get used to it eventually, or taking adderall just makes you not be able to sleep. I'm not tired though. At all. Shit.

7:08 - It's starting to get bright outside.

7:20 - Goodnight

[theMerciless1]

dont take it anymore.

[THEINCREDIBLEdork]

You simply have hypochondriacal tendencies.