ADHD - Conerta

theBearJewDon't take meds. Turns you into a normal kid with no personality. Learn to control ADHD and use it to your advantage. Those meds kill kids hopes and dreams of being awesome.

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JavascriptI'm still in 10th grade, and just want to use until college most likely, then I will need to learn, but I've tried everything else the past year and a half and nothing has worked.

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theBearJewIf I learned anything from HS to college its that the study habits you create in HS are the ones that you follow in college. So if you are relying on the drug in HS and thing that when you get to college you will just be able to study without it you're wrong.

I struggle with it still when it is something I'm disinterested in. Shit I'm on question 24 of a 110 question practice test for a just can't sit down and do it.

What I've found helps me is setting small goals. If you're reading a 50 page chapter, just try to read 10 pages at a take and take small 5-10 min breaks in between. If you have trouble on an assignment that requires you to be on the internet go into full screen so you don't see the other tabs you've opened or a bookmark bar.

I also found that Music helped me focus a lot. I realized that I sometimes can't focus on just 1 thing at a time. So I decided to control the second thing I'm focusing on, music. My mind was able to focus on what I was studying and the music at the same time. But since the music isn't distracting, I was able to have it just as background really.

I'm sure none of that made sense to anyone.

Javascriptwhatever, you always need to be a smart ass. I'm in Computer Programming class with a 100 avg, everything is finished and I'm taking a break from extra credit

JavascriptI understand what you're saying but it's just so hard and when I try so much I feel like I need to try this. I used to only listen to audio books, but now I can't listen to people read, I want to read it myself. Yes this is only my observation from today, but still, it's a difference. I only am taking it 5 days a week during school only, not summer, and maybe not even on Fridays

theBearJewWhatever works for you man. I just remember when I was a kid and took any kind of ADD/ADHD drug I was just going through the motions. My parents took me off of it before HS. I struggled at first but eventually you learn to cope with it and how you can do things to make it work. Sometimes its a good teacher to motivate you, but really you just gotta figure out what is causing you to get distracted and then try to control the distractions.

JavascriptIt's actually hard to tell if someone is joking or not on this internet if you couldn't tell

JavascriptOk honestly this is all I hear and is mostly true for the kids who never had hopes anyways, their parents just want them to stop bouncing off the walls. For myself, however, I've wanted to go to a great Comp Sci school for a while and never could focus in classes so I slid by with 75s-80s. I can focus 95% instead of 45%, and am doing work instead of playing shredsauce. I feel different, I guess you could say like a zombie, but it's basically how normal people feel, and I'm just not used to it.

Side-effects are basically slim to none, just a headache 2nd period.

I'm still in 10th grade, and just want to use until college most likely, then I will need to learn, but I've tried everything else the past year and a half and nothing has worked.

Who else takes meds for their clinical illnesses?

theBearJewI also found that Music helped me focus a lot. I realized that I sometimes can't focus on just 1 thing at a time. So I decided to control the second thing I'm focusing on, music. My mind was able to focus on what I was studying and the music at the same time. But since the music isn't distracting, I was able to have it just as background really.

I'm sure none of that made sense to anyone.

LE.SkiingAfter I stopped taking concerta(Which you can't just stop they have to wean you off) I felt better again

Xanadooi definitely found this to be the case as well. except that i had to listen to classical music or electronic music with lots of slow builds and crescendos and not a whole lot of lyrics

JavascriptIt's actually hard to tell if someone is joking or not on this internet if you couldn't tell

Huck_NorrisThat's why I stick to the other internet.

Huck_NorrisThat's why I stick to the other internet.

El_Barto.Claims earned 80% of total points in class before drugs. First day on drugs and now avergaes 100%.

Gimme some of them super drugs

JavascriptI don't know if you understand the concept of average or overall grade. I've have a 100 in the class since the beginning of the year, it's not even hard

zzzskizzzA lot of people will throw out their opinion and have no validity in there statement. I've been taking meds since 6th grade for my ADD (back when it was called ADD) and I am one of those people who needed it, or I could not get work done. It changed my life for the better and helped me become successful. Now back to the thread I took Conerta first, I had to take it with milk or I would get really bad stomach pains. I doped it and now have a mix of Adderall and Ritalin, It works a lot better for me. Don't be afraid to talk to your doctor and ask for a higher dosage if its not working, or to switch and explore other options.

yangumaneADD and ADHD are not the same thing, two different names for two different conditions

Xanadooi have ADHD and took concerta for 13 years. things i found about it:

1. it undoubtedly does help you focus. i always did better studying/taking exams on it throughout high school

2. the longer you take it the less effective it is. over time i felt like the effects wore off more quickly and overall it was less effective

3. it destroyed my appetite. if you take it on a consistent basis you will be hungry less often. it took a couple of years being off of it before my appetite returned to semi normal and even now i dont get hungry as often as a normal 22 year old would

4. if i took more than a couple doses a day (if i had a test during the school day and then had to write a paper that night for example) id get splitting headaches. i also used to get migraines as a kid so this may just be me

overall what id say is that while concerta was helpful in terms of my academics, the negatives were pretty damn fucking annoying and awful. id say take it ONLY when you really need it and definitely dont take it everyday just because the doctor says to. the reality is there are other ways of coping with ADHD other than taking pills that can be just as effective. for me one thing that really helped me was just having something to fidget with when i am taking an exam or studying. id have silly putty or a piece of silk cloth or something else and i would just use it to keep my hands occupied while i read.

the other thing that is SUPER DUPER key for doing better academically with ADHD is planning. especially with essays really especially on test essays where you havent had time to prep. take the time to prep something. having a checklist of what you need to get done makes getting it done faster a lot easier.

uyghurSometimes I can't focus either does this mean I have ADHD? How come I don't get meds?!

DeebieSkeebiesi was put on an adult strength dosage of addys in third grade, which i think was a huge mistake at the time. in hindsight, i think my parents not having much knowledge about the disorder, and no knowledge of medications with the pressure of my current teacher and her wanting my parents to put me on it had a huge influence on my parents. they backed the dosage down of course, but i was still taking addys well into my middle school/junior high years. I was getting older and i was starting to realize that adderall was fucking with my personality and was making me a robot, so i stopped taking it.

flash forward to my high school years, they changed the medication from addys to concerta, and i like it better. i feel more human on it, but i also have taught myself to focus naturally by taking breaks from taking the pills. i just refilled my script last week for the first time in almost half a year so i can have a little help for end of the year finals and shit. taking breaks and naturally channeling your focus is what you should try to do, imo. i only take it on my full schedule days which is usually two to three days a week. on the other days, im utilizing my brain juices.

if you take it everyday, thats fine. just remember that you can focus with out it, and you should definitely try every now and then.

JavascriptI don't know if you understand the concept of average or overall grade. I've have a 100 in the class since the beginning of the year, it's not even hard

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danbrownif you're smart about it you'll stay on it through college and sell that shit during finals and make a ton of money.

JavascriptI swear everyone on ns has gotten fucking stupider and stupider, this doesn't even make sense

DiabeetoIt makes you sweat more, you lose your appetite, you aren't as creative, you pretty much feel like a shell of a human whose only purpose is to do mindless tasks -

DiabeetoI'm prescribed the same thing as you. Concerta, Methylphenidate, Ritalin.. they all are the same thing. My thoughts on it are it's cool if you have some stuff to get done, but overall, if you're taking it everyday, it really sucks.

It makes you sweat more, you lose your appetite, you aren't as creative, you pretty much feel like a shell of a human whose only purpose is to do mindless tasks -in a nutshell, it's legal, time released cocaine. Honestly, I can't believe they are able to prescribe it the way they do either. I have access to almost any kind of ADHD medication and dosage that I want, as it's completely trial and error prescribed medication. So pretty much, I walk into a med checkup, and the doc will ask, "Is this one good? Do you want more or less than you received? Ok, lets see how this works"... and then I get it.

It's set up to be abused (and to make money), and that's what is going on. In my opinion, it's not healthy to load up on it everyday, even though that's what the bottle says to do. It sucks to see that there aren't any alternative options to those who have severe cases of ADHD, I feel like different learning settings aren't put to trial as they should be. Instead, after 'failing' the test, you just get meds.

My advice to anyone who has severe ADHD, and cannot even sit down to do the simplest hw assignments after a day of concentrating would be to get on a schedule. Eat a healthy breakfast and lunch before and during school/work/whatever, and make sure you are working out regularly. Burning off energy and knowing what you need to accomplish each day is a must if you do not wish to take the meds everyday.

It's a whole nother story as to where the drugs go after they are prescribed. Concerta is one of the most abused over-the-counter drugs in the U.S., and it's mostly by students.

JavascriptHonestly I wasn't going to take it 13 years, maybe some of college, but not the whole time



You sound so stupid haha



Thank you for actually making a legitimate response, and I think it's funny how the responses from people that have taken it are positive and people who have no clue what they're talking about are negative

Zzz I think is in pre med, or med. like all the people that just have heard it makes you into a zombie or some shit, and have no clue what they're talking about, my doctor just prescribed this so I wouldn't have to go to the nurse half way through the day.

Only side effect I really had was that hyperhydrosis where you just sweat uncontrollably, I did for like 10 mins at the end of the day

JavascriptI had originally thought of selling it but not anymore. The thing is about this is it lasts 7-8 hours, still could be used for finals, but you'll be high for longer

butterslut.I didnt read this thread but this guy i work with said adhd is a myth and the guy who discovered it confessed that he made it up.

He's a dumb redneck tho so dont take his word for it. If you think the meds help take them, if you dont, dont.