Adderall question!

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<p>Alright, well, I think that some people have the wrong idea about why a lot of people take drugs for ADD/ADHD.</p>

<p>Personally, I take prescribed Vyvanse which was referred to my doctor by a well-known and respected psychologist. Vyvanse is basically a long-acting (12 hours) version of Adderall without the bad side effects. I don’t crash and generally the worse thing I feel is occasional jitters. Whether or not I truly have ADD, I don’t know. All that I know is that before I was taking it, I was getting through school, but it was extremely difficult. Taking it wasn’t a way for me to get a step-up on others, I purely take it for myself and competition wasn’t on my mind at all upon being evaluated. Now that I take it, I’m just more proactive. I’m able to motivate myself to get my work done early, not necessarily better. But helping me concentrate wasn’t the only thing this drug did for me. I’m generally a very defensive and argumentative person. On Vyvanse, I’m still like that for the most part, but instead of racing thoughts and the inability to evaluate a situation, I’m able to think my actions through a lot better which has done wonders for my relationships. </p>

<p>Honestly, I don’t really care whether or not other people take it illegally, it’s not my business and I’m not academically competitive so I don’t care how they do compared to me. I just thought that there needed to be an example of someone on here who takes the medicine for their own self-betterment, not to get above others. I don’t think I’m cheating by taking Vyvanse like many people think because I use it mostly for my life in general, not academics. It just helps me bury my defensiveness and show my easy-goingness, which I like. I just like how I feel when I’m on it; I’m not changing myself, I’m just able to bring out the better parts of my personality.</p>

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<p>I wonder how much these meds actually helps those who do not have ADD/ADHD or whether it is a placedo effect. Everyone (though this is only 3) I know who have used it and doesn’t have ADD/ADHD sees no improvement in exam results and heart palpatations.</p>

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<p>Ok i got a problem with this pill i took 6 54 mg pills nd one 27 mg pill i was told by the person i bought it from that it was aderall something similiar to vivans and i toolk one and didnt feel it si i took another one anf i started to feel it so thdn i took one more to feel really good i skipped lunch that day and took one more that following class period that one was the 27 mg one then that nxt class period after i took the 27mg one i tlked to a friend of mine that knows alot about pills nd i said i was on aderall and when i showed him the pill he said it wasnt aderall it was another upper pill i forgot wjat he said it was called well anyways he said ill b fine with em just not to exceed 450mg so i took one more that class then one im the next class and one as soon as skool was over i was feeling great txtin girls all night i skipped dinner but now my eye sight is blury similiar to that of when u get your eyes dialted and i know its from the pills what do i do plz help oh nd im only allergic to tylenol im a senior in highskool so im pretty worried bout my condition so somebody PLZ HELP AND READ!!!</p>