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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would like to watch this but am hesitant because our teen was just diagnosed with adhd combo and after learning about adhd, it's clear DC has it. I'm sure it will have me second guessing using drugs but DC is so much happier being able to finally focus. The medicine is amazing. Grades went up immediately because learning could occur as well as focus.

DC only wants to take it for school days, never on weekends or holidays unless has homework. I do worry about college and I do hear from older cousins that pretty much everyone uses it.  DC uses an extended release version not Adderall which is shorter acting. [/quote]

To be fair...like PPs said, pretty much anyone who starts taking this regularly will have their grades go up immediately. It's legal speed[/quote]

I just posted about taking it one weekend. I don't 100% get this- is that just a matter of staying up longer/later to focus when normally you would be exhausted and not retaining as much? I know there was some abuse of it when I was in undergrad but that was 18 years ago, it wasn't THAT common. Because having been on recreation drugs that are upper/speedy, well, that didn't seem conducive to studying, honestly. But my drug experience isn't all that vast[/quote]

Yeah I understand what you're saying - it's not like you feel like you're on meth (...disclaimer: haven't taken meth.) - but it's not like your heart is racing and you're sweaty and talking fast. Although when people take too much...it is actually not too far off. But yes it makes you focused and organized and alert, and it feels like tasks that seemed overwhelming seem manageable. But to your point yes, it's something you use as a tool...it's not like you pop an adderall and suddenly have a killer desire to do physics. But it DOES make big amounts of boring, mundane and dry material seem interesting and manageable. You still have to make the decision to do the work or whatever, but adderall makes it much easier / less painful (for everyone - not just if you have a diagnosis). But yeah, people definitely use it as a "tool" to stay awake / alert / energized when they go out. And it makes you feel social and energized - not unlike legal speed [/quote]

Thanks for the explanation. That's what I thought. FWIW I haven't done meth either! :) But I definitely felt more myself that weekend than I had in a LONG time. DS #2 was still shy of 1 year old, DS#1 was 3.5 and not sleeping well (still doesn't) we were away for a wedding and it honestly made me feel like the non-zombie version of myself but not jumpy. I truly hope that when the day comes that long term studies are done, we find out that there are minimal side effects because I know that parents who go this route are NOT looking for an easy way out, I imagine they stay awake at night trying to figure out how badly to let their kid fail/struggle before it might be too late to turn it around vs. taking a drug- I have nothing but empathy for them and hope for the best long term. [/quote]

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