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Riddilin and finals

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Panda_with_Guns
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Have any of you guys ever taken riddilin during finals? im thinking about maybe getting some. Share experiences, input etc. karma will be awarded
Dec 11 2011 4:07PM
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Aidan-G
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I assume you mean ritalin. Yes because i have a prescription. It helps me focus. If you take it and never have before, you might not sleep for two days
Dec 11 2011 4:23PM
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Petersaurusrex
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If you haven't taken it before then take some on a day when you don't have much going on first. Some people focus when they're on it and some just want to run a mile.
Dec 11 2011 4:24PM
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Aidan-G
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The people who focus are the ones with ADHD and the ones who want to run a mile shouldn't be taking it
Dec 11 2011 4:27PM
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theabortionator
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Snort it
Dec 11 2011 4:29PM
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Panda_with_Guns
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so yay/ nay? also a friend of mine took some one day and was way more focussed
Dec 11 2011 4:30PM
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Panda_with_Guns
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im not trying to get high, im trying to focus
Dec 11 2011 4:31PM
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Petersaurusrex
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Just try one first. They aren't very expensive as long as you aren't getting ripped off and it'll be worth it if it has the right effects on you.
Dec 11 2011 4:31PM
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blackmamba.
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one of my friends takes adderall. shit works. just gotta be careful of the potential side effects n whatnot (basically just moderate your usage)
Dec 11 2011 4:31PM
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theabortionator
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Oh word, then you want to boof it
Dec 11 2011 4:32PM
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Aidan-G
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Go for it. If you're more focused you probably have ADHD. If not, I wouldn't make a habit of it
Dec 11 2011 4:32PM
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Panda_with_Guns
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sweet, my 1st grade teacher always said i did
Dec 11 2011 4:33PM
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hoodratz47
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Dec 11 2011 4:36PM
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hollygrove
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adderall is what you want - way better than ritalin. if you havent done it before don't do it right before finals, try it out once for like a small, normal test and see if it works for you before you jeopardize your time to study for finals.
Dec 11 2011 4:44PM
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[evan]
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ADHD is not real.
Dec 11 2011 4:48PM
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SPskier543
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getting distracted easil, not focusing, and being hyper are all possible
Dec 11 2011 4:51PM
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Panda_with_Guns
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well, finals start tomorrow soooo.........
Dec 11 2011 4:54PM
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[evan]
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I don't think there should be pills to counteract it though, thats dumb, kids should just work through it. they arent going to get pills their whole lives.
Dec 11 2011 4:54PM
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Panda_with_Guns
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lol but they do
Dec 11 2011 4:58PM
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ski_ENDUB
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get off the internet then, much easier to focus
Dec 11 2011 4:59PM
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SPskier543
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people usually grow out of it and calm down a bunch when they grow older
Dec 11 2011 5:02PM
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Juice.Doctor
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I've always thought this
Dec 11 2011 5:05PM
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TheClap.
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if you cant spell it, you shouldnt take it
Dec 11 2011 5:08PM
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Aidan-G
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I can assure it is real
Dec 11 2011 5:13PM
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Radio
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ADD and ADHD are real.... what facts do you have to suport your argument? i have ADD and i have to take adderall to focus in class and on tests.
Dec 11 2011 5:13PM
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gordie.
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This is a common misconception. ADHD usually doesn't actually grow out like some other mental issues. And for those saying it isn't real, I suggest you check some sources first. ADHD is real, but we certainly have an issue with it in North America. Psychiatrists are quick to jump on ADD and ADHD as a stand-in for bad behaviour/ poor grades. In fact, ADHD is now a measurable issue with the brain, and extensive testing can prove you either have it or you don't.

ADHD can have adverse effects as well as positive ones. If you're the type of kid who just can't sit still in class however, it's more likely that you have ADD or just too much sugar. Those with ADHD tend to be ABLE to focus, but only on one thing. It's widely believed that many who were very proficient in one field but severely lacking in others, near savantism, suffered from ADHD. Steve Jobs for example, was amazingly focussed on his newest products, but couldn't be bothered with his test results from a recent surgery.

For what it's worth, I was diagnosed with ADHD and Dysgraphia (a condition that relates to fine motor movement of your hands, i.e. writing) a long time ago after , but don't medicate it. I can make use of my prescription if I need to, but find attention drugs (adderall and ritalin are the worst by the way) have terrible side effects. I used to visit a centre for ADHD research, run by one of the top Neuro-scientists in North America, twice a week and did some fairly intense brain exercises that help me more now than meds probably could. Eating fairly healthily, going to the gym, and tonnes of willpower help me out in university now, but I never look down on those who ACTUALLY have ADD or ADHD and need to use medication. It really is an issue, not just a "Big Pharma" disease, though I do agree that some are using it as a fallback for other issues.
Dec 11 2011 5:19PM
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Aidan-G
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Yeah. It doesn't go away, you just learn to deal with it better as you gain more self-control when you get older
Dec 11 2011 5:21PM
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IHeartWeasels
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seriously... this. NS isn't really going to help your grades.
Dec 11 2011 5:25PM
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TheClap.
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wow some of you are literally fucking stupid
Dec 11 2011 5:27PM
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Panda_with_Guns
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no shit. i just was wondering because i have a hard tie focussing on test for long ass times. its not my knowledge, its my lack of ability to focus.
Dec 11 2011 8:33PM
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Juice.Doctor
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doubt it.
Dec 11 2011 8:38PM
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dprice21
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haha this
Dec 11 2011 8:44PM
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Caucasian_Asian
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....turn off your computer and start studying.
Dec 11 2011 9:06PM
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Crowley.
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I really don't think it's true that ritalin only makes people with ADHD focus, it really benefits most people who take it.  ADHD is a mental disorder that doctors made up to make dysfunctional kids act normal but I think it has nearly the same effect on everyone.  I know it makes me get shit done.  I really think that ADD/ADHD is just a way to make rich doctors richer.
Dec 11 2011 9:12PM
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Aidan-G
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It means that you have ADD or ADHD. ADHD is caused by a deficiency of seratonin in the brain. I take offense when ignorant people say stupid shit like this. Doctors don't get paid more when they prescribe medications so you're reasoning is shit
Dec 11 2011 9:20PM
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970-Pow
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hahahaha
Dec 11 2011 9:51PM
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Crowley.
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Man I understand that it is more helpful for some than others, but I find it hard to believe that every person that takes ADD medicine just to study has a disorder. I go to school at UC and I know from first hand experience that every time a big test or when finals roles around everyone is looking for ritalin/adderal, they're not doing this because they have ADD and need to use it to learn, they use it because it enhances almost everyone's ability to focus.  And doctors might not get monetary returns in all cases but they get kick backs from pharmaceutical companies in one way or another.  Oh...  and don't call me ignorant bitch
Dec 11 2011 11:39PM
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paige.
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The doctor makes money every time you visit them to refill the prescription so they do get paid. And if everybody who adderall helps has ADHD that means about 90% of the population has ADHD, in which case it is no longer the problem but the norm. ADHD definitely does exist but how often do doctors do the actual testing to be sure? Almost never, that involves way more work for them and they really don't care. As a result basically any college student can go in saying they have troubles concentrating and walk out with a prescription.
Dec 12 2011 12:02AM
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Aidan-G
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There is a difference between helps and works. If you have ADD or ADHD and you take concerta, ritalin, adderol, or medadate it should calm you down and help you focus. If you do not have ADD or ADHD and you take one of those it may help you focus but you will be hyper as fuck. If you're a kid and the doctor thinks you have ADD, the doctor will either get you tested or give you a small trial prescription. The doctor doesn't give you test so why would they give a fuck about you getting tested? If you lived in Sacramento my mom would give you test and she is not a doctor. I doubt there are many college students with prescriptions taking it on a daily basis who don't have ADD. College students like to abuse things. I didn't think doctors got paid by commission every time they fill out a prescription.
Dec 12 2011 1:14AM
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west-coast
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this
Dec 12 2011 1:25AM
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Aidan-G
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Are you now saying ADD does exist? I'm confused. And yes it can help you focus if you don't have ADD but it will make you hyper instead of calming you down. I said you were ignorant for saying ADD does not exist. People who believe it doesn't exist are ignorant to the fact that it does. I understand what you are saying about people taking it who aren't ADD but you don't know anything about ADD other than that. I have taken every type of ADD medicine there is. I can tell what the difference is between each one. I know what causes ADD. I know the signs of ADD. What you know is that kids at your school abuse it and it gives them a lot of energy to study. Thanks for your story but ADD does exist. I could send you some scientific studies proving it if you would like but then you would just say they are fake, huh?
Dec 12 2011 1:26AM
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Aidan-G
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I understand all the arguments against ADD medication. This issue is very close to my heart. Can anyone see where I am coming? I couldn't control myself when I was a little kid. Hyperactive, inattentive, lacking impulse control. Then I started taking ritalin and low and behold I stopped getting in trouble. I sat still, controlled myself and focused. Now please explain to me how when a hyperactive kid takes a pill that is basically a load of caffeine, he calms down.
Dec 12 2011 1:38AM
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gordie.
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Diggin your icon. Eastwood circa 1960's-1970's FTW.

As for what you said- you've actually got some truth in there. Aidan-G, while I commend your stoicism and ferocity on the issue, I think you've got one thing wrong. Anyone, in my opinion, who takes ritalin, adderall, etc, will benefit from it. Any average, strung out student will get a boost in concentration and drive from taking the drug. This is terrible for people like us, Aidan, who actually are diagnosed with the disability, for two reasons:

1. When everyone takes it and everyone gets a benefit from it, they assume we are all equally effected. Not true. Consider this: anyone who takes steriods by injection will get strong. Certain people, however, need to take steroids due to medical reasons. It would be foolish to use the logic that, since we all get stronger due to the drug, your disability isn't real. Some WANT it, some NEED it.

2. When every child who acts bad and does poor in school is diagnosed with ADD/ ADHD just for the heck of it, it downplays the disability quite a bit, as thousands are prescribed a drug for an ailment they do not have. This is why everyone claims ADD/ADHD aren't real or are fake; usually they know someone who is certainly being prescribed for no reason- and their go-to reaction is to state the disability isn't real.

It really is a problem how we as a society have treated attention disabilities. Some serious changes need to be made, the impact is actually growing quite large.
Dec 13 2011 9:55PM
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CassiusClay
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I don't have ADHD and never really had any issues with ritalin. If its necessary, it seems to do the trick, don't expect to fall asleep anytime soon though.
Dec 13 2011 10:00PM
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.AR6rider.
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Dec 13 2011 10:04PM
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Panda_with_Guns
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god damn it. i did not want this to turn to a shit show. fuck you all.
Dec 13 2011 10:08PM
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Aidan-G
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I think the shit storm is over
Dec 13 2011 10:10PM
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Abu_Hajaar
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I got a vyvanse prescription yesterday. It is best thing ever, I memorized 50 vocabulary words for Spanish in 10 minutes
Dec 13 2011 10:16PM
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Panda_with_Guns
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wanna ship me some?
Dec 13 2011 10:17PM
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Abu_Hajaar
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But now I can't sleep.......FUCK
Dec 13 2011 10:17PM
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