[Mastodon]

Originally Posted by .jason.

Well here is my question. Do you? wanna take this meds? Cause to me this is a copout. Like Leon and Drew say I would try and exhaust all options before getting hopped up on pills. There are few dif things you can do to try and fix this.

1.) Orginazation. This is one of the most important things.
2.) Diet and exercise. This can def effect your concentration.
3.) Making sure your work envirmoment is free from distractions. Ie: Tv, Music, GuitarINTERNET Dude you spend ALOT of time on the internet. IMO way to much
4.) Sleep. How much do you get a night? This too has a big effect on concentration.

You obviously are smart enough to get the grades now it's just time for you to get wrapped around your head and DO IT. Fuck excuses and fuck I CAN'T or I have a "Condition" Time to see how bad you wanna not repeat the 11th grade..

Just my away.

Well he said based on my expierence with it we can choose to opt for alternative solutions. This is just the first thing to go to since it has the highest success rate of all the solutions.

As for diet, I don't monitor what I intake, but I'm pretty sure I eat healthily. I eat tons of fruits and I drink lots of water. My mom dosn't even buy junk food so that's not a concern either.

I used to get tons of exercise, that's definately something I should get back to doing rather then spending time on the computer.

I realized that the computer, tv, etc. were a distraction so I started doing my homework in the basement. When I did force myself to stay down there though it would take me up to 6 hours to do two assignments that should not take more then 45 minutes a piece. So after a while it got to "I'm not understanding this at all, I should go take a 20 minute break." And that break snowballs into a 40 minute break, then an hour break, etc.

Or if I'm not understanding an assignment I'll say "hey the textbook makes no sense, I should go look this up online or IM one of my friends to see if they can explain it!"

The phych let me know up front that the medecine will most likely allow me to pay attention, but it won't magically cure my procrastination. That's something I'm going to have to work on my self.

When it comes to sleep, I usually end up staying late because I put off the homework and now I have to finish it at night. So if I take care of my procrastination I can eliminate that.

Edit: He also gave me pamphlets on how to develop good study habits and other little tricks to work around adhd. (Like leaving sticky notes everywhere)

[Jason]

Originally Posted by Mastodon

Well he said based on my expierence with it we can choose to opt for alternative solutions. This is just the first thing to go to since it has the highest success rate of all the solutions.

As for diet, I don't monitor what I intake, but I'm pretty sure I eat healthily. I eat tons of fruits and I drink lots of water. My mom dosn't even buy junk food so that's not a concern either.

I used to get tons of exercise, that's definately something I should get back to doing rather then spending time on the computer.

I realized that the computer, tv, etc. were a distraction so I started doing my homework in the basement. When I did force myself to stay down there though it would take me up to 6 hours to do two assignments that should not take more then 45 minutes a piece. So after a while it got to "I'm not understanding this at all, I should go take a 20 minute break." And that break snowballs into a 40 minute break, then an hour break, etc.

Or if I'm not understanding an assignment I'll say "hey the textbook makes no sense, I should go look this up online or IM one of my friends to see if they can explain it!"

The phych let me know up front that the medecine will most likely allow me to pay attention, but it won't magically cure my procrastination. That's something I'm going to have to work on my self.
When it comes to sleep, I usually end up staying late because I put off the homework and now I have to finish it at night. So if I take care of my procrastination I can eliminate that.

Edit: He also gave me pamphlets on how to develop good study habits and other little tricks to work around adhd. (Like leaving sticky notes everywhere)

Very good. Well now you have addressed the issue and Now they key is to DO something about them. Good Luck if I can help at all lemme know..

[neon_black88]

I cant really say anything that hasnt alreaddy been said, your basically taking speed every day. Just remmember that its hard to get off once you have been using it a long time, and its a very powerfull drug. If you dont like the way its making you act, I would probably look for alternatives. Remember that you can read up on this yourself, and read other peoples experiences.

www.erowid.com < I recommend reading up and deciding for yourself.

[rummy]

I experienced similar side effects as you. And, I took 'em leisurely. Dumb.

[Mastodon]

The side effects have calmed down alot now. I still have that butterfly feeling in my stomach and my appetite still seems to be down, but otherwise I'm feeling fine.

It also seems to be beginning to work. The other day I was able to plow through all the work I was assigned over the break without getting distracted at all.

I was also better able to follow along in class today.

[Jason]

i say placebo effect

[HighGain510]

You, my friend, have a severe case of "ants in the pants!" In all seriousness, the suggestions given by others seem very reasonable. That "medication" is pretty much a legal form of speed, so I would do everything I could to NOT take it. I understand it might seem to be working but I know a LOT of people who have taken stuff like that and end up hating the effects down the road and when they try to quit, it is VERY rough. You're basically getting yourself addicted to a pretty powerful drug, and once you decide you've had enough, it's going to be quite difficult to stop. I notice myself having trouble concentrating at times or being easily distracted (Look... a chicken!!!) but it's just something that I need to work on. I also don't get enough sleep which might be part of it, who knows. I won't let myself go the "easy" route and get myself medicated to "fix" the problem, however, that's not a real solution for the issue at hand IMHO. Good luck though, I hope it works out for you man.