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A comment on Ask HN: Do you take Ritalin or Adderall?.

Re:Ask HN: Do you take Ritalin or Adderall? by UpgradeCarton on Thursday May 07, 2015 @02:21PM (#9507144)
I was recently diagnosed with ADD. I would have trouble staying focused on tasks, drift to something else and lose an hour or so. Procrastination and underachieving were a constant theme throughout my life (child and adult). I've been taking Adderall twice a day for the past month. It's a huge improvement. I can stay focused on a project for an entire workday and not have the desire to drift. For me, it feels like time is slowing down. I can process my inbox and check the daily websites in say 15 minutes, where some days it would last an hour or more, due to not being able to stay focused. It takes a few days to get used to the initial rush (30 minutes in).

If you think you're having trouble, go see a Psych.D and be evaluated. I should have gone 15 years ago.

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Re:Ask HN: Do you take Ritalin or Adderall? by staunch on Thursday May 07, 2015 @02:58PM (#9507418)
If you started doing cocaine, the first month may also be highly productive. All drug habits start out good. Hopefully it's sustainable and not too unhealthy.
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Re:Ask HN: Do you take Ritalin or Adderall? by josephpmay on Thursday May 07, 2015 @05:02PM (#9508279)
The difference between cocaine and ADHD meds is that the feeling of being on an amphetamine analogous is not a pleasant one. Although it is possible to become reliant on ADHD meds, I think it's pretty difficult to become addicted. Classic amphetamines may be a different case, however, and Addy is pretty close to a classic amphetamine. And then you have methamphetamines, which are rarely prescribed any longer because they're so addictive.
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Re:Ask HN: Do you take Ritalin or Adderall? by TheM00se on Thursday May 07, 2015 @06:05PM (#9508662)
100% disagree I have worked with co-workers who took a lot of adderall due to tolerance and they had to be terminated because they had meth like rageouts. Don't kid yourself, Adderall is an amphetamine just like meth is.
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Re:Ask HN: Do you take Ritalin or Adderall? by daughart on Thursday May 07, 2015 @06:21PM (#9508754)
A hallmark of "real ADD" is that tolerance typically doesn't build. Once you are at an appropriate dose you can stay there. The treatment is supposed to reduce inattentiveness and improve focus. If abused or used recreationally, it has the opposite effect, to stimulate and enhance mood, to create a kind of manic energy. I've been at the same dose for over 7 years with no noticeable tolerance.
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Re:Ask HN: Do you take Ritalin or Adderall? by hikz on Thursday May 07, 2015 @02:26PM (#9507165)
How often and on which time of the day do you take it?

Do you take it during holidays and weekends?

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