<p>Adderoll. </p>
<p>Anyone use it? As far as test fatigue on the SATs it seems golden.</p>
<p>People here abuse Adderall like you wouldn't BELIEVE.</p>
<p>My friend has diagnosed ADD/ADHD/something like that and once word got out, people were hitting him up for pills right and left. Using too many amphetamines like that, though, can't be good for you in the long run.</p>
<p>Whats wrong with energy drinks and cold showers? You shouldnt be taking perscription drugs</p>
<p>BTW is this true?</p>
<p>apparently its like a mental blinder. </p>
<p>from what ive heard its practically medicated OCD (only with larger tasks such as writing a paper rather than the arrangement of papers..) </p>
<p>i know my mind really started to wander by section 7 of the SATs and I bet this could really help</p>
<p>Yeah Adderall is abused like no other on SATs/etc. It basically just makes you concentrate really hard on whatever you're doing rather than make you get bored or want to do something else. It probably shouldn't be used on a regular basis but isn't particularly dangerous from what I understand.</p>
<p>is this a regional phenomenon? because i never knew about any of this...
Further evidence of America's love of instant gratification</p>
<p>^^ Me too, I've never heard of it before...</p>
<p>^ It's common all along the west and east coasts</p>
<p>does anyone know how it affects the way you think? </p>
<p>like i think my worst fear would to be caught up on one problem that i cant get with out being able to go on...like does anyone know how powerful this 'concentration' is?</p>
<p>does anyone know anyone who took it during the SATs and did alot better than they had done previously?</p>
<p>It's not overpowering or anything..it just prevents your mind from wandering. I doubt it will cause massive score increases.</p>
<p>It's used as a prescription drug for kids with ADD or ADHD who have trouble concentrating on a single topic for an extended period of time. It's by no means a miracle drug but it can come in handy for long tests or for all-nighters.</p>
<p>heh back in the 60's 70's kids at Berkeley would be up on speed (meth) for days writing mid term papers and doing brilliantly on them. It catches up when you start using substances as a crutch to perform academically.</p>
<p>It is a very strong drug. I would not be taking it without a prescription, especially not before the SAT's. If I was taking it without a prescription, I would try it on a day when I didn't have anything important going on in case it made me sick and I had to visit the hospital. Seriously, even kids with ADD do not know how any of these drugs will affect them. My kids (ADD) had bad experiences with certain drugs before finding one that worked. And by bad I mean severe anxiety, sweating, headaches, and other side effects that would not be helpful on test day.</p>
<p>where can i get this miracle drug? i need it injected inside of me.</p>
<p>I did not know this.</p>
<p>But yes, I would experiment in small doses first.</p>
<p>Ahh well, admission season is over for me. But I do get motivation problems sometimes though. It's weird, because it will be on a subject I'm passionate about and my mind just thinks, "oooh let's play online chess!"</p>
<p>*hey dudes you really should try this adderall right away</p>
<p>it's really good man, you be high like a kite</p>
<p>in the sat stratosphere</p>
<p>man with this stuff you'll be getting 2500s</p>
<p>it's what all the cool overachievers are doing, bro</p>
<p>come on, try some</p>
<p>the brain damage won't be permanent, i promise*</p>
<p>It's not just the concentration on tasks. Math itself requires thousands of different little concentration moments a second. I get "microdistractions" where I have to double-check my calculations subconsciously over and over because I'm trying to attack a problem, my mind wanders on tangents it shouldn't. When I'm trying to extract a descriptive formula from a geometric series of numbers my mind does all these little operations that don't further on the task at hand; I repeat mental microoperations because I lose focus ten times in two seconds.</p>
<p>The best solution would be to use genetic therapy (viral vectors!) that would cause cells that feed into the brain's chemical stream to manufacture more of the substance. That way, homeostasis and negative feedback processes simply ensure that neurotransmitter levels are established at a new equilibrium (rather than create frantic highs and crashes). At the rate nanotechnology is going, we might have a safe form of genetic therapy pretty soon. :)</p>
<p>Substance abuse for the sake of SATs?! Bah. People need to stop cheating at life.</p>
<p>i hear that one pill works for like 12 hours</p>
<p>so maybe what ill do is buy one, cut it in half, take one half to do hw or what not (to see how it affects me) and then use the other half on the day of the SATs...</p>
<p>sounds like a plan</p>
<p>Adderoll can be physically addictive and should only be taken under a doctor's supervision. Just because it's a prescription drug doesn't mean it can't be dangerous if abused.</p>
<p>I'll admit, I tried it once. My friend told me it was a caffeine pill.</p>
<p>Never again.</p>