<p>textbook wise, i have ADD; everyone has some sort of ADD. but real world wise, i dont have ADD. i have a prescription tho.</p>
<p>I wish I could get a script. I’ve never taken those kind of meds, but I hear they can do wonders. I do have serious attention problems, but that’s more due to anxiety than ADD.</p>
<p>adderall does help with anxiety also (im the same way). adderall is a pretty dangerous drug however, because it makes you unable to sleep and eat.</p>
<p>Yeah, I eat plenty and sleep excessively, so I’m not sure it’d be that dangerous for me. I would like to go from a great studier to a super warrior studier.</p>
<p>Did you get the script at a young age?</p>
<p>in high school. i really don’t like taking it because it makes it so i don’t sleep for a day or two and makes me skip meals. even when it wears off, you still aren’t hungry, but u can tell that your stomach is craving food.</p>
<p>if your fat, adderall can help you lose weight better than any diet or exercise routine. adderall does do wonders for midterms and finals.</p>
<p>It’s just so hard to get a script as a college student. Doctors are painfully aware of its power and abuses. I have a feeling I would go to an MD and tell them I have attention problems, and have them not do anything. I don’t think I’d ever feel comfortable acquiring it illegally though.</p>
<p>it is actually easier to get a RX than you think. if you have anxiety problems, you can just talk to the doctor about it and chances are they will write you a script. i know some people who are completely “normal” that went to get a script just so they can do well in school, and didnt have any problem getting it. i also know some people who are kind of off mentally and feel like they dont really fit in. they tried adderall to see if it would help and apparently it did. they then got a script and started taking it regularly and they are pretty chill now and are really outgoing. seriously, they were the creeps that you would find at a party, then after the prescription, they became the life of the party and very likeable. im not sure if its cool to talk about prescription drugs in a uc transfer forum lol.</p>
<p>I might try to get a script before I transfer. It makes me anxious thinking about a doctor’s condescension though. I’ve been with people going through horrible pain that weren’t administered pain meds because of the drug’s propensity to be abused.</p>
<p>I don’t think anyone minds us talking about drugs. Sure, our intended uses are off-label but are discussion isn’t that bad.</p>
<p>well adderall is one of those prescription meds that is more readily and openly prescribed, because it is so successful in enhancing someone’s life. i am definately going to get a refill before i transfer. sometimes i get nervous meeting new people and adderall really helps me calm the nerves and helps me be myself. i am planning on rushing pike after i transfer and in heavy social situations like that, adderall really helps (my dad and brother are pikes so i have to follow the bandwagon). where are u planning/hoping to transfer to? For me its either UCLA (if not) -> UCSD -> UCSB -> UCI (my brother goes there so uci is my last choice). Ive gotten into UCI and UCSB.</p>
<p>I’m hoping to go to UCB, but if not UCD, and if not there UCSC (got in there). I also got into UCI this morning, but I don’t really want to go there; I don’t even know why I applied.</p>
<p>Frats aren’t for me, I’m a little too socially awkward and fond of solitude.</p>
<p>^Ha ha ha. Perhaps a frat could open you up a bit?</p>
<p>^ I’m not so sure. I’m like REALLY socially awkward and it doesn’t improve with exposure. It tends to make it worse. Here is shy and normally awkward </p>
<p>And here is me, in ascending degrees of shyness and weirdness. I tend to be way too empathetic, and unmanly, for a frat as well (at least as I perceive frats to be).</p>
<p>oh thats cool. besides the fact that my dad and brother are in the frat, i want to rush because its a good way to make connections and be active while in in college. i’ve been a couch potato during my time in the ccc, and what i want to do as a career requires being really outgoing (i want to get into the environmental business and eventually into politics working on environmental policy). yea i sort of have my whole life planned out already :). my ex-gf’s dad has a business that deals with the envirnment (im not really sure what) and apparently he is really fond of me, more than he is of his daughter, and he wants me to work for him and help me start off my career. im gonna start off with that after i graduate, and then hopefully get into politics and SAVE THE WORLD (yes i am a very deep)! lol okay enough about me, what are you planning on majoring in?</p>
<p>Perhaps they have a club for shy people to all mingle amongst themselves? Perhaps someone would break the ice? :D</p>
<p>I think it’s great to be ambitious, and you’re right about that depending on you being social and active.</p>
<p>I’m a Computer Science and Engineering major, and likewise want to save the world; although, I want to do it as far away from the politicos as possible (that’s why I’m going into the least regulated industry we have). I also think most growth and prosperity of the last few decades is attributable to the automation brought by computers and engineering, particularly electrical engineering.</p>
<p>I enjoy a lot of aspects of business as well. I can’t imagine working for any large company where I wouldn’t have a lot of influence.</p>
<p>@evan, yeah I’m sure they do have those. I’m going to try and work on my confidence before I transfer, we’ll see. I’m going to try and see a therapist to expedite the process.</p>
<p>I was thinking of joining a frat. Does anyone know how much they cost (fees and such) on average? </p>
<p>Gracias!</p>
<p>@slow, what kind of environmental business do you want to start? Industry to consumer? Industry to industry? What kind of products or services?</p>
<p>i was contemplating becoming an engineer, but it seems like so much work. i prefer having a job that involves more talking than researching/creating. also i dont think i have enough patience and determination to study such a demanding major such as engineering/computer science. i know its kind of silly having me say that i want to save the world because there is such a broad spectrum of problems lurking around, but the beauty of my career plan is that even if i am unable to accomplish my goal, i’ll make a lot of money trying. :D!!! <-thats the adderall talking.</p>
<p>@evan there are fees being in a frat, but my brother says that the cheaper housing cost evens it out. so you arent paying more for college than someone who isnt in one.</p>
<p>@empathy im not really sure what my family’s friend’s business really does, but from my understanding they develop products that help the environment. so im guessing its industry to consumer.</p>