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CyCope

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I have been on a few different ones since I got diagnosed in December, and the current one called Concerta I'm on causes me not to eat very often, and I sweat quite a bit (comparable to a fountain) after like 10 minutes of doing anything. So just wondering if anybody else takes this, or a similar one and has the same effects, and if there's one that doesn't make a 10 minute run look like I just got out of a pool.
Thanks.
 
When my girlfriend is on her adderal, she doesn't eat either. I'm no doctor, but I dislike adderal and A.D.D. medicine more than anything.
 
No kidding. It really helped my grades, but right now my mouths so dry it feels like I'm eating a peanut butter sandwich in the Sahara, can't say I think all the side effects are worth it.
 
I had a roommate last year that never slept. He would literally be awake all night on his computer. Must be some wicked stuff. I don't know what specific meds he was on though...

It was kinda creepy knowing he was always awake when I was sleeping :wideeyed:
 
My advice would be practice discipline. If you really work at it I don't think you need meds. I'm fairly skeptical of the whole A.D.D. craze. I see it as just a way for pharma companies to make big bucks. Nearly anyone can be diagnosed with it. But it's up to you really, I wouldn't really want to take the advice of some random guy on the internet, and like I said, I'm no doctor :unsure:
 
Heilsqauvador said:
I had a roommate last year that never slept. He would literally be awake all night on his computer. Must be some wicked stuff. I don't know what specific meds he was on though...

It was kinda creepy knowing he was always awake when I was sleeping :wideeyed:
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My girlfriend also did this, and then when she stopped taking them she was completely exhausted. To me it sounds like meth, which was once legal and used in medication.
 
CyCope said:
No kidding. It really helped my grades, but right now my mouths so dry it feels like I'm eating a peanut butter sandwich in the Sahara, can't say I think all the side effects are worth it.
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I take adderall and I definitely get the dry mouth thing and it sucks...i have to keep a water bottle with me when it happens. It does seem to go in spurts and sometimes it will go away for a while. I also experience loss of appetite during the day and then at night i feel like i want to eat everything in the house.
 
Cychotiic said:
My advice would be practice discipline. If you really work at it I don't think you need meds. I'm fairly skeptical of the whole A.D.D. craze. I see it as just a way for pharma companies to make big bucks. Nearly anyone can be diagnosed with it. But it's up to you really, I wouldn't really want to take the advice of some random guy on the internet, and like I said, I'm no doctor :unsure:
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I agree with your sentiment
 
Cychotiic said:
My advice would be practice discipline. If you really work at it I don't think you need meds. I'm fairly skeptical of the whole A.D.D. craze. I see it as just a way for pharma companies to make big bucks. Nearly anyone can be diagnosed with it. But it's up to you really, I wouldn't really want to take the advice of some random guy on the internet, and like I said, I'm no doctor :unsure:
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ADD is kind of like your brain not being able to grasp all the messages it is firing off. We all can handle different loads of information. I was not diagnosed until i was an adult because my brain was not yet challenged to the point that it struggled to grab the message on its own. Once i worked my way up in my career and took on more of a workload, i began noticing very severe symptoms and began having problems with tasks that i shouldn't. It became very frustrating and annoying because i would try to stay on task and get things done but always found myself getting distracted or forgetting tasks. I am 100% better when I take adderall. There is nothing wrong with taking medicine to help fix a problem. Do you take tylenol for a headache? The medicine helps your brain receive all those messages your brain is firing off. I know you said you aren't a doctor, but I just have a major problem with people that make statements like this. However, you are entitled to your opinion :)
 
I have ADD, and they put me on some sort of medication when I was younger. I don't really look at it as a disability, I actually view it as an advantage to me. Anyways I remember not eating anything while I was on the medicine and the doctors always were telling me "make sure to eat with it". I also played basketball at that time and remember multiple times where I would dry heave in the bathroom because it was hard on my stomach. No thanks, I can live with being distracted easily.
 
isustud07 said:
ADD is kind of like your brain not being able to grasp all the messages it is firing off. We all can handle different loads of information. I was not diagnosed until i was an adult because my brain was not yet challenged to the point that it struggled to grab the message on its own. Once i worked my way up in my career and took on more of a workload, i began noticing very severe symptoms and began having problems with tasks that i shouldn't. It became very frustrating and annoying because i would try to stay on task and get things done but always found myself getting distracted or forgetting tasks. I am 100% better when I take adderall. There is nothing wrong with taking medicine to help fix a problem. Do you take tylenol for a headache? The medicine helps your brain receive all those messages your brain is firing off. I know you said you aren't a doctor, but I just have a major problem with people that make statements like this. However, you are entitled to your opinion :)
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There is nothing wrong with it when you are old enough to make that decision by yourself. But now-a-days doctors are shoving these harsh medicines down children's throats and the kid might not even have anything wrong with them.

I remember when I went in for the "test". I scored very high in things dealing with problem solving with my hands, but when it came to reading comprehension I scored lower than average. Turns out that my IQ was at the "gifted" level (whatever that means, I used to think that meant ******** LOL). My point is, is that the test is very weird and I don't really know if it is a good way to "diagnose" someone with anything.
 
CyBer said:
There is nothing wrong with it when you are old enough to make that decision by yourself. But now-a-days doctors are shoving these harsh medicines down children's throats and the kid might not even have anything wrong with them.

I remember when I went in for the "test". I scored very high in things dealing with problem solving with my hands, but when it came to reading comprehension I scored lower than average. Turns out that my IQ was at the "gifted" level (whatever that means, I used to think that meant ******** LOL). My point is, is that the test is very weird and I don't really know if it is a good way to "diagnose" someone with anything.
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I can completely agree with this. I mean my GPA has dropped from like a 3.0 to a 2.5 from freshmen to junior year, and my 2nd semester grades look good so far since i've been on it, but I almost wonder sometimes if part of it since I know that i'm on this it has a placebo-ish effect on me to help me focus, so who knows.
 
CyCope said:
I can completely agree with this. I mean my GPA has dropped from like a 3.0 to a 2.5 from freshmen to junior year, and my 2nd semester grades look good so far since i've been on it, but I almost wonder sometimes if part of it since I know that i'm on this it has a placebo-ish effect on me to help me focus, so who knows.
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It's no placebo, and if it helps you that's good, I just didn't like the way I felt on it. So I decided that I was just going to try harder to do better and it seems to have worked out alright for me. Granted I have to do things differently than others, but my ways work.
 
isustud07 said:
ADD is kind of like your brain not being able to grasp all the messages it is firing off. We all can handle different loads of information. I was not diagnosed until i was an adult because my brain was not yet challenged to the point that it struggled to grab the message on its own. Once i worked my way up in my career and took on more of a workload, i began noticing very severe symptoms and began having problems with tasks that i shouldn't. It became very frustrating and annoying because i would try to stay on task and get things done but always found myself getting distracted or forgetting tasks. I am 100% better when I take adderall. There is nothing wrong with taking medicine to help fix a problem. Do you take tylenol for a headache? The medicine helps your brain receive all those messages your brain is firing off. I know you said you aren't a doctor, but I just have a major problem with people that make statements like this. However, you are entitled to your opinion :)
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Boy howdy! Same story... I would jump around so much that I froze up. Ended up on tears more than a few times wondering why I was a failure. Tried Straterra which was a horrible drug for me then switched to the tried and true Ritalin LA. Slows me down enough that time management skills can actually work. Never take it on weekends - only work days.

ADD for me is actually kind of a gift. Being a beancounter for most of my career was NOT a great fit no matter how hard I tried to will myself into it. Made me explore career options that fit much better into the way my brain best operates. Now in a position where numerous unrelated things come into my day at random times - ideal for me!

As for the internet doctors - when I tell my doc I'm trying to be less reliant on drugs he said you have a brain imbalance that you can't wish away any more than a diabetic can wish away his malady.
 
CyCope said:
I have been on a few different ones since I got diagnosed in December, and the current one called Concerta I'm on causes me not to eat very often, and I sweat quite a bit (comparable to a fountain) after like 10 minutes of doing anything. So just wondering if anybody else takes this, or a similar one and has the same effects, and if there's one that doesn't make a 10 minute run look like I just got out of a pool.
Thanks.
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I've been on Concerta and Adderall. My doctor told me your weight can factor into the effectiveness of an A.D.D. If you're a light man (weight wise), you may want to discuss with your doctor if the Concerta maybe too strong for you.

Concetra for me wasn't extremely effective, so I was bumped up to Adderall and similar side effects. No appetite, and I would sometimes stay up for 36-48 hours straight.
 
Cychotiic said:
Well it is an amphetamine, and it is extremely similar to methamphetamine, except for that one methyl group... Wow.. never realized that.
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Heres the crazy thing... for us real ADDers, ritalin (which I'm on) actually slows us down. My wife will occasionally partake in a pill and she speeds her *** off. Not so for me. Brain chemistry - pretty crazy, huh?
 
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