Medication Options for ADHD
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Why Students Should Think Twice Before Taking Amphetamines
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Does Adderall (& Stimulants) Improve Student GPA? – Overview of the Literature
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One in ten teens using “study drugs,” but parents aren’t paying attention
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KNOW THE SCORE: THE DANGERS OF PERFORMANCE ENHANCING DRUGS (Accessible Preview)
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Do Stimulants Change Your Personality?
Video taken from the channel: Dr. Tracey Marks
Amphetamine and Alprazolam: Performance Heaven or Hell?
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One of the risks of even moderate amphetamine use in athletes is that due to a distorted perception of pain or fatigue, they may ignore injury warning signs and play even when injured. Medical Uses of Amphetamines.According to the Centers for Disease Control, most people who start using are doing so because of lack of energy, unfortunately the positive effects of amphetamines are fleeting and the long term consequences are devastating. It does serious harm to work performance when the person is constantly seeking the drug.Constipation decreased interest in sexual intercourse difficulty having a bowel movement inability to have or keep an erection loss in sexual ability, desire, drive, or performance redness of the skin thinning or loss of hair unpleasant taste.
Amphetamines are drugs that are stimulants to the central nervous system. These drugs may be used medically to treat depression, obesity, and other conditions. Amphetamines are often used illegally to avoid sleep, improve athletic performance, or counter the effects of depressant drugs.Amphetamine (Amp) increases exercise duration. It is thought to do so by masking fatigue, but there have been very few studies looking at the effect of amphetamine on maximal oxygen consumption (VO2MAX) and running economy.
Furthermore, it is unknown if amphetamine’s effect on exercise duration occurs in a warm environment.Overuse and repeated abuse can lead to: psychosis and delusions feelings of paranoia and hostility cardiovascular problems, including stroke reduction in cognitive ability breakdown of muscle and malnutrition.Amphetamine (contracted from alpha-methylphenethylamine) is a central nervous system (CNS) stimulant marketed under the brand name Evekeo, among others.
It is used in the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), narcolepsy, and obesity. Amphetamine was discovered in 1887 and exists as two enantiomers: levoamphetamine and dextroamphetamine. Amphetamine properly refers to a specific chemical, the racemic free base, which is equal parts of the two enantiomers, levoamphetamine and dex.One of Adderall’s (generic name: amphetamine-dextroamphetamine) known side effects is a potential decrease in sexual drive.
It’s helpful to note, however, that both the efficacy and side effects of any prescription medication may vary depending on how and when you take it.The most serious mental harm that has been shown to accompany amphetamine use is indeed dangerous and severe. Psychosis, depression, suicidal behavior, violence, delusions, hallucinations all can result from heavy amphetamine use.
Common hallucinations can include feelings of paranoia, visual or tactile impressions.The main psychic effects of the amphetamines include wakefulness, alertness, a decreased sense of fatigue, mood elevation, increased self confidence, and a decreased appetite. Amphetamines do not.One of the greatest sources of prescription amphetamine abuse witnessed today is due to people taking these drugs to increase their cognitive performance.
This risky use is increasingly seen in teenagers and young adults, as some use these drugs as a study aid.Amphetamines are a class of central nervous system stimulants with a similar chemical structure, including amphetamine, methamphetamine, dextroamphetamine, ephedrine, and.According to the results of regression analysis, being married (risk ratio – RR = 0.540), and participating in body building to enhance self-esteem (RR = 0.423) or to enhance sport performance (RR = 0.545) had protective effects on amphetamine use.Ultimately, it is this issue of personal risk – even more so than the risk of competitive imbalance – that should make amphetamine use a topic of particular concern in competitive sports.These drugs “may be good for [students’] academic performance, but there are real risks,” he said.
Amphetamines are stimulants, hence their popularity as.
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257 comments
This would be much more helpful if it dropped the undertones of “Just Say No To Drugs” rhetoric and opened a dialogue to the fundamental underlying issue: the extreme competitive pressures that our kids face from parents and peers in making perfect grades in order to be accepted to good Universities in the face of international competition from foreign students. a parent from San Francisco
I’m a clinician who was diagnosed late in life, so late that I was specializing in pediatric adhd for 6 years before I realized it’s presence in my family. I actually agree with you on this matter, as I take stimulants myself. But because I am wary of speaking to my providers about it because they want to insist on prescribing things that were completely wrong for me, I, a clinician…… don’t feel comfortable to trust my providers to work this out with me. I get the depressive symptoms roughly 2 to 3 weeks into my month of medication and I have to pull back but then my performance and energy levels become unstable but if I dont, I have to work myself through the confusing landscape of what I call the willy Wonka stage.
I wish there were a more practical connection between us frontline practitioners and researchers to inform and guide what they study. Very frustrating! Great video.
I honestly think the video is bullshit. I don’t get addicted from Vyvanse because it’s Lisdexamfetamine, which is a fancy way of saying “we’ll give you benefits, but we’re also gonna dilute it with lysine and make only a third of it actually dexamfetamine.” Vyvanse is just diluted so it’s harder to abuse. It’s like the perfect study drug imo. It’s $2 a pill and makes it harder to get addicted which is great for tests. I would spend $3-4 for 2 30mg doses for 60mgs (equal to 20mg dexamfetamine) which will get you just a little buzz and high, but will also give you an amazing sense of focus and productivity. The upsides outweigh the downsides entirely. The only downsides are withdrawal symptoms (from excessive use), poor creativity, and minor nausea and dizziness when taking a dose >30mgs. Benefits are focus, slight buzz and high, insane visual clarity, sharper hearing, productivity, great to take at school, cheap cost, and a feeling that’s hard to explain but can only be experienced. It’s odd, you want to be productive so end up writing, and then some more, and then some more, to the point where you’re just writing because writing is what occupies you. You also get very great social skills and self confidence boosts. It’s honestly an amazing drug.
So, I had a doctor (who truly hated his job mind you) tell me I was at a disadvantage applying to medical school because I’m a white male. He said I would have to compensate in the grade and mcat categories because of my gender and skin color, which was very disheartening to hear. Can anyone tell me if this is actually accurate or not? Much appreciated from a student beginning premed in just over a month 😉
All the people claiming to be against those drugs in this moral high ground.
I wish we could ban coffee and alcohol and cigarettes today and see how they cope with life.
CAFFEINE NICOTINE ALCOHOL, they should all be schedule 2 drugs.
I bet 95% of all those people use regularly at least one of these drugs
Just because we are conditioned in a society where those are accepted doesn’t mean it is fair game for those but not for these others.
Don’t make me put POT in this which is in some states legal in some states not legal.
CBD could be used a cognitive enhancer and in some states it is legal in some states it is not.
Can the people that use in the legal states claim the moral high ground and shame those that use it in the states that it is illegal.
You can’t talk about the ethical and moral implications if you use any of those.
We could go down the rabbit hole, A hug, a kiss, good food, chocolate, friends family, sex, a walk, gym,those too are cognitive enhancers they release serotonin and dopamine in the brain some have more of those some have less of those.
How do we balance it? how do we make things “fair”
There are moral and ethical implications in all of those even though we don’t notice it because they are less tangible they are still there.
Just because a drug is something physical (as compared to a hug) that you take and put in your body we assume we can make a difference but we really can’t.
HOPEFULLY I OPENED YOUR EYES IN THIS DISCUSSION BECAUSE IT IS MUCH MORE COMPLEX THAN IT SEEMS.
AND THE ATHLETE USING DRUGS IS TOO A COMPLEX TOPIC BUT I WILL NOT GET INTO THAT
All we knew about was Mountain Dew and Skoal. No wonder I did so poorly.
welp I have ADHD they used to give me both (not together, but firstly one than the second) Adderall and Ritalin
I stopped using them when I was 15 and realised what shit is it
now I study last year of university, even I have ADHD and all dys dyslexia, and others… its just about YOU… when I made it without these drugs, you can too
I take vyvanse and it 100% changes my personality. I become way too focused on productivity and drop social interaction, it also makes me feel happier and more confident or it just makes me anxious depending on the day. I never wanted to take vyvanse but my parents wanted me to take it so I tried it, I don’t hate it but I don’t love it either, the side effects fucking suck but it’s helped me focus more than anything else I’ve tried.
What’s funny is that these videos make amphetamines even more desirable. Fail.
Fuck adderall. The shits addictive as fuck. So happy I don’t use it anymore. It literally started taking over my life. At first I just used it to get some shit done faster, pretty soon I was popping multiple pills a day just to feel “normal”. FUCK ADDERALL
I agree with you. I have taken adderall for 6 years and I can say without a doubt it had changed my personality. I have not take it for 12 years and my own mother says my personality is not the same from before taking adderall and after. Now my emotions are over reactive when before taking adderall they were not.
I’m sure they do. But probably only as much if not maybe even less than those antidepressant and antipsychotic meds you mental health professionals prescribe like candy.
Yeah of course you think stims are unnecessary for studying you’re already done with school and you did great without them. Not everybody is doing amazing like you are. For a lot of us it’s a last resort and I don’t think using 5-10 small doses of amphetamines a semester to help with focus before and during exams is going to cause any dependency issues once college is over. When you have to maintain a high gpa or you lose tens of thousands of dollars in scholarship money it seems like a no brainer to take 10 mg of adderall to provide an advantage in studying
I abuse these at 25mg. Worst part is that my grades dont even go up, its a good high
You didn’t say dealing with asshole coworkers that are in charge and are worthless in their profession. But I use my medicine to mind fuck them and let them know they are not in charge. I will not be talked down to and work passed on thats their baby.
I experience change in mood, and reactions while on stimulants! But i do not think that it is produced by the medicine directly. As the stimulant increases your abillity to percieve time, the concequences of your daily life, will become much more apparent to you, very rapidly. If you have abusive relations, no relations or generally a bad direction in life, the sudden recognition of the long-term effects that these relations will have on your life, you will become more self aware.
In my experience, this can result in aggression because you want to get rid of the people that weigh you down, and possibly depressive moods, due to being increasingly aware of your mortality and bad path.
These behaviours are turmultous, and produce great change in short time, but the foundation for these emotions, are pre medication and are so amped up due to the persons inabillity to express them again due to self esteem problems that may stem from a general sence of uselessness!
Hope this can shed some light on it!
I smoked my first Cigaratte at a Cricket Camp when i was 14. I still do..once in 3 months on social occasions. Now I’m 17. So I’m pretty sure of myself that i won’t get addicted to stupid fucking prescription drugs? XD
You know who else drank water?? NAZIS! Not so cool anymore huh
Makes me feel like two people: ON my prescribed Adderall xr 30mg, and OFF of it.
Any one have experience with modafinil? I want to improve my gpa and adderall is not available here.
I’ll would appreciate if u would do a video about speed amphetamine side effects
I was so surprised by brain shocks first time it happened. Would’ve been nice if it was widely known before! Thank you for you research: )
Coffee is a stimulant. Amphetamines are hardcore drugs. Hitler liked amphetamines so much that he had them injected thru an iv. If you take amphetamines you are on drugs just remember that. Just because ur doctor prescribes something to you dosent mean u need it
I’m so excited that I found this! I would talk about out my experience on a stimulant as child/adolescent and many in major (counseling psych) wouldn’t believe me. I felt like two different people! On the stimulant I was getting things done and concentrating and I felt good, when it wore off I would become angry or sad. After a few years I kind of just became what I called numb. I really hope this gets studied more and/or the field starts to recognize it!
So I take Adderall and (let’s just get this out the way) It’s over rated and glorified as the HOLY GRADE AND MEMORY GODDESS… I get my prescription every single month and honestly it does not cause the “euphoric feeling “ everyone describes… If you get that feeling then you are taking it for the wrong reasons. I actually (when taking it) feel more relaxed, improved focus, and can communicate better. When it comes to studying I can retain more information and yes absolutely find everything more interesting. But for grades and what not well let me tell you it’s a placebo… You get good grades because YOU are causing the whole scenario in your head of “OMG I TOOK THIS ADDY AND IM SO SMART AND BLAH BLAH BLAH” The mind is powerful. It’s just taken to push for better habits as in being more structured and productive. Once it becomes a “within” then it’s time to let go…
Damn kids take up to 400mg lol i feel crazy taking my daily 40mg from the doctor
psychiatrists under prescribe but over dose AMP/d-AMP to children because the children are more likely to take add ons to combat the negative side effects
Hey Doc. With that dose curve, is it possible to have a negative response due to the dose being too low?
This drug does help when ur working 60 to 80 hours a week as a caregiver on the weekend and going to school full time, including take care of a child, for me it helps with concentration and to get stuff done use it don’t abuse it
Zombie phenomena is happening on Methylphenidate but not with Amphetamine.
i feel like my problem is i cant even understand my personality because my adhd is like a messy layer that lies on top of it like i cant explain it. i feel like getting rid of that layer will certainly help.
Can someone give me the short answer. Can’t sit through this LOL
Adderall has helped me tremendously,. I have a career which places me in high risk/ violent environment. emotional blunting has allowed me to cope with high stress situations and overcome traumatic situations I’m exposed to. Blunting is not always a negative!
So easy to get ive been on and off for my whole life i was off for 3 years and still got em back lol they help if taken as prescription tho
Yeah I took a study drug I ordered online and since taking them I’ve been forcibly committed to psych wards for the past 9 years. Do not do it. There’s a reason drugs have to be prescribed and bought from real pharmacies.
I can’t understand people who become addicted to substances, I’ve dropped every substance known to man 1000x over like they were nothing. I must simply put, be a superior form of life. Dropping meth for me was easier than coffee
By taking drugs, these guys are taking themselves out of the long term competition 😉
My dex prescription has given me the life I should have had 26 years ago.
I have Narcolepsy and when I was on Dexedrine i was clear-headed. I find it helped me focus and get things done, but I find it made me impatient at times.
I’ve had near panic attacks while on this, crazy heart rates and even heard voices…yeah
Of course they do! I didnt know who I was until I got off stimulants at 18.
@umhealthsystem what would u suggest to help improve my concentration? Vitamins such as Omega 3 or fish oil?
Does nothing unless you had ADHD it just levels you out and makes you concentrate abit better all you idiots take it without ADHD it does NOTHING! They did a study with students on it and not on it and students not on it did better lmao it’s just a placebo all it does it gives you a buzz but dosent make you cracked out at studying or focusing lol so if you don’t have adhd all ya doin is damaging your body ��
If that was the case people on rhodiola, moa in. Especially the 1st generation of them, and of course mdmaetc would not feel usually high. Now anything at any given moment can give a positive or negative experience depending your situation at the time.
The very reason that if you are at a gathering with friends, and you drink, and you are OK, IT FEELS GOOD, while if you lose your father/mother, and drink, you feel like shit.
The very reason why psychiatry, that seeks to set up people only this or only that (as if life itself isn’t dynamic) is an Ultimate Failure.
In other words the video is both wrong and thrash
What I learned from this video:
Adderall is bad because it is a drug and drugs do bad things…
Stimulants are so dangerous and if you use it long enough it will ruin your brain. It doesn’t happen overnight so you won’t notice, since it’s cleaner and slower route of admission than meth or crack off the street, more controlled dosage. It might work for a few years or more before you really start to deteriorate, but by then you are in denial that the drug is screwing with your life. It might take awhile to develop real dependency, but if you are on it long enough you become accustomed to life on it and will have to relearn to cope off it. At some point as you age it will stop working and long before old age.
Concerta made me a zombie while Adderall turned my CPTSD into something resembling Borderline Personality Disorder. Dexedrine and Wellbutrin are the combo that helps the most. The changes in personality can be for the better or for the worst and it’s why journaling, mood tracking, and talking to your doctor are so important.
Oxycodone and adderall should never be compared… it’s an opioid and an amphetamine… they are literally TWO DIFFERENT DRUGS!!
I’m starting my diagnosis and this question has been running through my mind. I would love to get help with my forgetfulness, impulsivity, focus, among other things. But at the same time, IF I do actually have ADHD, then I kinda wanna stay the way I am. I love my hyperactive personality, I love being weird and random. Sure, I do fall into bad situations in school, work and in public due to me being forgetful or impulsive, but I still love myself.
My vyvanse definitely help me get on with life but while I have been on it for the last 18 months I have not laughed once except on the days I have breaks.
I miss belly laughs and laughing fits:(
When I mentioned this to someone they said it was a fair trade, but i’m not so sure.
Life without laughter is so grey
How i can make concerta work beter and useful?? Gum it or put it inside a cop of tea?? What i should to do??
adderall doesn’t change GPA. treated ADHD/ADD and appropriate disability support services such as extra test time and quiet space to take exams however can help
I think before using psychiatric stimulants just trying a small amount of caffeine first like maybe some tea would be a good idea.
Adderall is not gonna help you. Stupid people will continue to be stupid despite Adderall abuse. No drug can help the mind in problem solving.
Ritalin isn’t amphetamines it’s methylphenidate wich works on dopamine in a completely different way
you lost me the second you started listing more than one therm without explaining it immediately after:(
Im actually sitting here fapping on day 5 awake. No grades needed, just pure pleasure.
Prostitution and all drugs should be permanently legalized. Religion making things illegal is why prostitution and drugs should be legal. Keep your christian bullshit out of my life you piece of shit!
I’ve started taking methylphenidate to help with ADD. I’m on day 3. I’ve noticed a huge change in the way I feel about certain things. I’ve also noticed a few hours after taking this medication I feel depressed and irritable. I have reached out to my doctor and am waiting for a call back. Is it possible to take an antidepressant with this medication to help with these symptoms?
This video had no points. What are those health problems!!! What does it do?!?!?!
when i’m studying I’ll do a few lines of speed and pray for the best
today is the last day in college and we re finishing it by sitting for 2 exams.. which i struggled alot to work for them.. but i couldn’t even though i want to study i have no desire or effort to and zero focus… now i know this lately:(((((
It makes me amazing at my work but often I’m so focused..,that yea I feel robotic and on edge sometimes. I take breaks on the weekends, if I’m at work without it I’m sleepy, can’t focus, hard to get tedious work done. I didn’t take it til college so I’m my normal self when off it.
You want to know who else uses Amphetamines? ME BECAUSE I AM TRYING TO GET GOOD GRADES IN SCHOOL
I stopped taking adhd medicine because it made my psychosis worse. I already had (mild) problems with that but damn ritalin made it bad and I acted like a zombie too.
Somebody help I got drug tested and I came positive for this but I never took this!!! Never in my life
Dr Marks, thank you for another great video on adhd. You mentioned that tolerance is common with stimulants a serious problem, which seems to be under-recognised by many psychiatrists. Can you please elaborate on what tolerance to stimulants means when it comes to long-term management of adhd? If the dose needs to be increased over time, does it mean that stimulant therapy is a less sustainable option compared to atomoxetine or tca’s? What can be done to delay the development of tolerance? Do you prescribe stimulants as daily maintenance, advise patients to take breaks, or take them only when needed? Overall, it would be great to see a video on adhd management. Thanks again, your channel is very informative.
I’m hoping my personality becomes less rigid and more resilient. I know they won’t fix everything, I wish I could be more on top and less swamped under by low self esteem. When I was put on an SNRI venlafaxine and I felt more sociable but wasn’t ‘on the ball’ with tasks, and my verbal communication was garbage.
what about for quarter systems? i study my ass off, i get 4.0s in every subject EXCEPT for math and CS. while i practice tonnes and desperately claw my way for passing marks in those two subjects, i want to improve but i think adderall might be my only choice:(
yes it does changes your personality, there you go i saved you 8 min of your life, stupid ass question
America “ study drugs “??? Call me old school but what if your kids had a healthy diet and adequate sleep.
CAn you do a video on stimulant psychosis, and wether it is a marker for primary psychosis, please.
There’s a difference between “stimulant use” under a doctor’s care, and “stimulant abuse” where someone is taking stimulants that have not been prescribed to them. There is a currently a prescription stimulant “shortage” where I live, and I have been experiencing withdrawal symptoms for the last 3 weeks. I am now drowsy all day long. The only break I get from feeling tired is while I am exercising — but it’s often difficult to motivate myself to exercise, particularly when I’ve been off of my medicine for any length of time.
Guess I’ve been living under a rock! Come to think of it, my house IS made of bricks…
I bet this guy has done stims 100%, “I did it the old-fashioned way.” Yeah right my dude.
Just tried methylphenidate, no agitation, no nervousness, no odd experiences, in fact I feel. ULTRA-SUPER-calm. I think my diagnosis, probably just upgraded from mdd, anxiety, borderline, to also adhd ��♂️, probably f yeah ����
1:00…….. i…… I spit out some coffee, laughing at how nonsensical that suggestion is.
I’ve used stimulant medications such we dexedrine, adderall, and Ritalin since I was 14 and I’m 38 now..I agree that they changed aspects of my personality but they wete aspects that needed to change
Could someone please give me some advice. My husband who was diagnosed with Bipolar 1. The one that isn’t as severe and he doesn’t have ADHD but he’s in the military for 16 years and he’s exhausted and depressed. His nut case doctor prescribed him 15mg xr to take in the morning and 10mgxr of Afferall about 2 months ago and he’s become unbearable! He’s angry all the time and purposely starts fights with guys if he goes to the bar and flipped out on our neighbor because his dog kept barking. He knocked on this guy’s door at 1AM on a Sunday night. This is not the man I married 16 years ago. He just up and bought a brand new Mustang without telling me and blows money on anything and everything. He is constantly saying he wants a divorce and when I agree, he turns the table on me and says I just want a divorce because I don’t want to change. He picks at me non stop over stupid things like how often I do laundry. He will bounce from one criticism to the next with me. and it’s overwhelming. I definitely have caused problems in our marriage in the past but he will sit there and bounce from complaining about something I do that bugs him and when I try to defend myself he turns around and says I just don’t want to acvept my mistakes. If I don’t say anything, he says I just don’t want to change. I simply cannot win with him. I checked and see that he’s not abusing it but it’s causing him so much harm. He says Adderall is not the problem but instead I’m the root of all of his problems. I know that’s crap because he takes his anger out on other people when I’m not even around. I am at a total loss as of what to do. I’m always having panic attacks and I cant even eat because he has made my life a living hell. He wasn’t like this until he started taking it and we have been married for 16 years but I’ve been emotionally beaten down so bad I actually am wanting a divorce now. He’s become arrogant towards everyone and loves to cut me down even if he has to dig back to trivial things I’ve done over 16 years ago. He provokes me into defending myself and then turns it around as if I started it. I don’t work and everything is in his name and I have no family living in the same time zone as me but I’d honestly be happier in a homeless shelter at this point. He’s never physically abused me but I cannot take these mind games any longer. I know that this is the drug that’s making him behave like that but he just sees himself as a victim and everyone is out to get him. Last night he found some information that stated the bad behavioral effects Adderall has and finally realized he fits into that category. He says he knows it makes him angry and he is going to stop taking it. I hope he does if not, I’m leaving and I wish I didnt have to do that.I just needed to share my story and see if others experienced anything similar. He always had a good sense of humor but I hardly ever see him laugh or smile anymore. I’m a recovering opiate addict so I know how it effects your emotions. I chose to get help for myself and didn’t blame him or anybody else. I’m just so frustrated and feel lost and lonely. I considered calling his doctor and explaining what I’ve observed but I’m not sure if I can do that or if the doctor would listen to me. My husband would get upset if he knew I went over his head and he’d say I was trying to ruin his career. I just want my husband back and I need my sanity back. Every method I’ve tried has only made things worse. I really hope someone reads this and can give me advice on how to handle this. I apologize for the long comment but I have nobody to talk to about this and I had to get this out. I’m at my witts end!
Can you do a video about Strattera, the nonstimulant adhd medication?
My doctor tells me I definitely have adhd itake 60 mg of amphetamine salt at generic for Adderall and idont like the way it makes me feel I’m up most nights no sleep shit is getting old iv ran out of things to do everything sleeping bored think I’m going to go McDonald’s peace
Doc are u tellin me that Atomoxetine increase dopamine in the brain? In the past I have tried Ritalin Concerta & Atomoxetine �� none of those helped with my ADHD but Adderall did but no Dr today is willing to prescribed that medication due to the drug addiction going on this country I can’t get the pain medication that works because of drug addiction so any drug addict reading this I blame you!!!
If you want to know who abuses amphetamines routinely just look up the faculty list at an ivy league school.
The stimulants didnt make me a zombie. It “quieted” my brain, no more talking like a motor, no more shaking my legs..I feel somewhat normal.. only drawback you’re body get used to it
I would say its time for a revolution, but most Americans would rather not miss an episode of the Kardashians. Another attempt at using pseudo-statistics in an attempt to defend the completely unethical use of cognitive enhancers. Most of those using them boast about how IQ predicts everything in life, and ignore the fact that a lot of cultures probably have enhanced attention by their evolutionary nature.
Less is more I got my vyvanse dose upped and my comedowns where way worse soul crushing depression but at the dose before it was a lot smoother come down
Thank you so much for making this video. I suffered what I would call a personality injury at the age of 24, while taking stimulant medication for ADHD. I was trying to pass an exam, for which I had spend nearly two months studying. Total fail. It was as though the information was just bouncing off of my brain. I got an extension, got medicated, learned the entire thing in two weeks, and passed! Seemed great, except that my poor 5 year old daughter, whom I’d had a magical relationship with, was suddenly met with agitation and impatience. This only got worse over the next five years because about once a year I would decide that I wanted to get things done, like a “normal” person, and get on medication, again. After her 10th birthday I decided to stop taking stimulants for good. It wasn’t making a better person, it was just making me temporarily better a completing tasks that other people thought were important, while turning me into someone I didn’t recognize (literally, my angry face in the mirror was terrifying). 7 years later, my daughter is 17 and our relationship is better, but I often tear-up when I think about what kind of relationship we could have had if I had never tried stimulant medication. Earlier I called it a personality injury because though most of the external expression of the medicated version of me has subsided, I still feel her inside, reacted to things in a way I never used to. It’s like how scarred skin never quite goes back to its original integrity and functionality. I may not be be who I would have been, but I’m still happier than I was when I was medicated. Instead trying to be better at things I’m bad at, I work hard on becoming great at the things I’m already good at. Learning to use that hyper-focus as my super power!
You know who else used amphetamines?? The US military during WW2
Ofc they do if u do it everyday.. make u feel good and u got lost in ur amped up ego..
She says something like 4.8 million Americans have a prescription..
I read that about 4.4% of people have the condition. If America had 100 million people, about 4.4 million should have this prescription (close to the 4.8 who supposedly do right now). But since the population is over 3 times that, that means that around 14 million people should have a prescription. So I don’t understand the point of this video? If 4.8 million have a prescription, but 14 million SHOULD, why do we think people have too much of it? I go to college and nearly nobody has a prescription who doesn’t actually need it. So yes, we must account for the people who should have the medication but don’t, and other exceptions, however I don’t think that would result in 10 million not having the drug.
I destroy anything and everything in video games when I take this
Very interesting video. Thank you!:) what would you recommend to use instead of benzodiazepines to treat Amphetamine induced insomnia?
These “Study” drugs are prescribed to kids anyway. Its as easy as going to a doctor and remembering ADHD symptons from the internet. And of course this is going yo lead to more kids getting their hands on it.
I have bpd and ADHD ive been on street amphetamines for about 2 years it has made me depressing if i dont have any tired and lacking in anything day to day
I take amphetamines. I have 10 years taken them. I thought I could leave them eassily, but its not. Today I continue using them for severall activities. Its a pity for me…. every day I say, I dont want them, but I m just liying and take more.
Sounds like these parents who arent paying attention could use some adderall.
on adderall im an emotional rollercoaster so personally i don’t like it idk if it has to do with the fact I’m 15 but it worsens my depression
Can you please provide some resources for people who have lost insurance from COVID and can’t afford medication? Good RX only takes it down to like $200-$300 and most people can’t even afford gas in their car
As someone with ADHD taking a stimulant I would advise people to be careful. Make sure you keep a consistent sleep schedule, and take your medication in the morning. Your memory requires sleep, it’s easy to think you can just slide by on minimal sleep and stimulants, but you will suffer for it. Additionally, don’t use your medication to cram, you can sit there and look at notes for hours, but that doesn’t mean you’ll recall them the next day. Personally, I try to dedicate 3-4 hours of studying a day.
Additionally, make sure you eat food, even if you don’t want to. Eat proteins and veggies, and drink lots of water.
Great video, as an M4 there is always a temptation to get that edge match to the competitive specialities. However, this is was a good summary really highlighting that its fool gold, makes your life worse not better.
i mean if you have to choose paying for a resit which costs a ton or paying for something that costs next to nothing id take the latter.
ofc who studies only to pass for that also counts as failure:( just dont be dumb and take them responsibly only on finals not on regular days or project work.
I don’t normally question these videos but this “doctor” looks more like he is trying to look like a doctor than actually being one! Why is he holding a bunch of large books, like he didn’t know he was going to be shooting a video? Did the camera man catch him as he was walking by?
All I learned from this is my adhd meds can be sold for a good price if I ever need some cash
While I have been diagnosed with adhd by a psychologist my mother is against it and has been saying that I need to just “get my shit together”. So, throughout my school years (currently in 8th grade nearing the end of the school year) I have needed heavy assistance from either teachers, my mom, or both to get through school. But my friend(who has also been diagnosed with adhd) has an adderall perscription. I have been extremely close freinds with him and have shared my struggles with school and anything in general and he told me his story. Before switching to his perscription(5mg doses) he had extremely low grades ( Ds and Fs) and also needed heavy assistance. So, as a result his mother seeked help from a docter(she had tried everything else already) and got my freinds perscription. After hearing his story I asked if I could try one pill. After taking it I have noticed that I was able to focus much better on my tasks. In fact I noticed I did much better and could think more clearly. Before you say that I should get it from a docter, I can’t. I have already argued multiple times with my mother on trying it out but she didnt even want to do that. Taking this has made me realise just how much adhd can screw your life up. As I had also been increasing tensions with my mom and causing her alot of stress, this is my second day on adderall and we have gottten along better than we have in the last month. Although I know that getting adderall illigally is bad, I recognise that this medication, if used correctly, can be extremely helpful. I do apoligise if this was a bit long as I am currently still under adderall’s effects but this is more of a vent than anything.
Uhh, that whole having seizures at 400mg… that’s just not supported by the literature, that is actually propaganda. Also, amphetamine doesn’t cause psychosis. Being a fucking moron and staying up for 3-10 days does. Not that you don’t do your research, BUUUUT, do some better snooping… When I say do some snooping, I mean look up Dr. Carl Hart and every study on meth he’s ever published. Quite the intriguing reads.
1 in 10 teens are taking “study drugs” bc 1 in 11 kids have adhd
Been taking it for 6 yrs for mild narcolepsy, idk what it does or doesn’t do to people with adhd or students who consider it a cheat drug, to me it just keeps me awake at a level that would be largely considered a “normal” sense of being. I was no more shy nor sociable than before and as far as it making you a better student, I wouldn’t know since I long since graduated from college before I ever started taking it. That means I was still studying and doing my work even with chronic fatigue and narcoleptic symptoms and still able to keep a 3.9 gpa. That means you probably don’t need this stuff for other than it’s intended purpose. Also to address addiction, I’ve never felt the need to continue on it if I don’t need it, I’ve cycled off for 6 months at a time without any underlying desire for it. I know everyone is different but to anyone looking to abuse this, it wont end well. I work in emergency medicine and I’ve seen several cases of heart related issues with this stuff from people who think it is some kind of super drug, it’s not.
How come as someone with adhd who’s been taking a small dosage of methylphenidate since i was 7, i never did build up a tolerance or needed to increase dosage at all? I do feel a little “drop” on the first day of not taking it but it goes away after some days so does that mean my brain has permanent side effects? Would it be possible then that taking adhd drug for adhd is a good solution to treat the consequences of adhd but worsens the cause (low dopamine, low serotonin, fewer receptors etc) on a long term?
Why is he saying “we need to inform the youth of the dangers of study drugs” then not informing us of the dangers of study drugs smh…
I’m trynna sell my mf Vyvanse for finals week and this video is scaring tf outta my clients, this shit gotta go down cuhz
I took 70mg and I’m still fucking up!!! of course i have a prescription but ��… i don’t think that my doctor knows wtf he’s talking about tbh i HATE it it’s like having a demon that won’t leave my body
They are not bad for you just don’t be dumb obviously you shouldn’t take a bunch at one time and go way over the limit know your limit dumbasses
I used Adderall for 2 years and my test scores increased dramatically, I have been clean for the past 3 years now and i’ve been fine, as long as you feel good and it is prescribed i recommend taking it, ask your doctor.
Ritalin definitely made me an emotional zombie, that’s why I eventually stopped taking it one summer
I haven’t done any Adderall during my premed years. By not relying on drugs, it really strengthened my endurance. You can’t keep popping pills all the time..
wow american propaganda fed to the sheeple as usual. Did you know ISIS also drink water?
If you’re perfectly healthy this drug will kill you. If you have a pseudo disease you will live. Lmfao get the fuck outa here
If kids with ADHD can take it as YOUNG AS 6, I don’t see how a healthy teenager will have the drug monster come from under their bed and strangle them in their sleep. This “War on Drugs” rhetoric is getting really old.
1 in 10 is a drastic under estimate atleast among college aged kids
Cool video, but I think you really need a better mic, as audio is the most important part of your video.
Adderall makes me into a zombie. I don’t eat, I don’t talk. All I do I handle business. I have no how to get the help I need. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. God bless
Thank you for bringing exposure to this issue. There are natural, healthy methods to help students of all ages improve concentration, such as “Happy Genius” herbal lollipops from Pandora’s Pops.
So I’m going in civil engineering and I just need it to pass my physics 213 class and I dont care about the ethical and I’m only going to do it for this class this term and electricity is not my field of study so…u basically proved tht it does help students get better grades since I find it tht I get distracted easily when trying to study and tht my midterm is tomorrow…so yeah thank you for assuring me tht I will now go look for someone who sells this medication! Thank you your the best.
There’s a reason why u can’t find the harm of these drugs it’s a multi billion dollar industry
Before taking adderall, I slept through all my classes, I couldn’t get out of bed if my house was fire, my drug of of choice was sleep. After getting a prescription to adderall, I was able to make it to my classes, I had more intellectual confidence and could handle any work load, mental or physical.
I became the most productive employee at every place I worked: from construction to office work.
I think if you have a healthy energy level, you can do without adderall. But that wasn’t the case for me.
I would be living in ditch and begging for scraps right now without adderall.
The side affects are well worth it!
However, if I lose my prescription, I might have to resort to suicide (not a joke).
It made my grades better in 1988 but cost me the ability to have children of my own.
Why don’t you discuss the affects of people with ADHD? I go from a c or lower study to a straight A study. All study habits remained the same but now that over returned to school I’m back to a sub mediocre student. Sorry you don’t think ADD is real and good on you for not having it. I was diagnosed at 8 but my parents refused and didn’t get help until I was 19. My ability to focus, study, understand materials and retain knowledge completely changed. Stick to plastic surgery mate.
I will try concerta i want help u guys give me som noits like take it with cofee and……?
Adderall actually makes me more sociable and makes people more interesting to me. So yes, it does change my personality but everyone is different.
This video is amazing, I’m studying to become a Physical Therapist ass. I recently was diagnosed with ADHD and I’m on my second day of medication, low dosage but still. I appreciate this video because I now know and realize the effects. So although I’m prescribed this medication I will continue to exercise willfulness and I will practice being an effective student.
Concerta turned me into a mess. I was either a zombie or always angry/upset, I was lashing out multiple times a day over minor things or even nothing. I just felt constantly upset and annoyed.
If you had the ability to take 400mg of Adderall you’d feel nothing because by the time you hit 180mg you’d die.
I’m curious to see how all the ADHD kids and wrongly diagnosed kids who are forced to take those pills, will end up when they’re adults. It’s more and more shown that they choose to quit after turning 18 since they finally can stop taking the meds that make them feel flat.
Not personality changes but rather behavioural changes, I’d say.
Nazis, the Israeli Army, the US Army and almost every army in time of war to boost their soldiers.
The video and the study is bias. Literally there are positives like energy and willingness/ excitement to take on a task Yet they don’t mention positives. I work in sales. Whenever I take aderral it gives me energy to talk to people. To work harder. Etc. I don’t have adhd. And I am extremely strict on taking 15mg a day and I don’t ever increase dose. I’ve done this for a year so far and so far I have some sleep issues but aside from that I’m doing better in life and career
I did a podcast on my addiction to Adderall.. here is the link.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T13Mwpw7bYg
400mgs at once? Uhh…. Can we get a fact check here? That’s obvious mis-information, and an exaggeration. I have taken Adderall for a long time (Yes I have a prescription and take it legitimately, otherwise I have serious issues including/especially impulsiveness). I don’t even hit the 400mg mark until day 16 of the month. Excuse me for saying this, but if you’re taking that much it’s time you graduated/advanced to meth. Lol. (Disclaimer: I am not promoting or recommending the use of methamphetamine or any other illicit stimulants/drugs without a prescription, permission, and supervision from a legitimate/well qualified doctor)
I’ve been microdosing cocaine and its great for longer study time, been acing all my test which is awesome.
I think he is trying to say is that Schools make kids do drugs.
As an engineer taking modafinil for allowing me to work effectively while sleep deprived I’m glad that stumulants flattten emotional response, I’ve been so much stable on situations were previously I could get depressed or anxious, but in exchange I could stay focused and productive without unnecessary expenses so thanks the pharmaceutical company that developed modafinil!!
So you breathe oxygen? Do you know who else breathes oxygen? Isis!
Ritalin is not an amphetamine. Ritalin contains methylphenidate, another psycho-stimulant.
After reading the comments I conclude the following: If you feel that you can never focus on studying, that planning your every day activities are difficult, that you forget things where you put them, can´t sit still for 30 minutes in a row for studying, then you might have ADD/ADHD and should go see a doctor to be evaluated. It´s never recommended to take Adderal/Ritalin without a prescription since these pills are addictive if the dosage is wrong, if you are taking different dosages every day you will be addicted to them in the longrun. Normally prescribed Adderal/Ritalin is given so that you take the same dose everyday so that the risk of addiction is lower. Buying adderal/ritalin that aren´t prescribed by a doctor can also contain all sorts of funny things and is probably not 100% the real thing. Also I just want to add that taking adderal/ritalin is not a choice for people with ADD/ADHD, they can´t function like normal people without it, they have a very difficult time just planning daily activities (a small task like that is a big struggle).
400mg at one time?………get your facts correct…..even 400mg of caffeine would cause major issues. 400mg of adderall would kill you
These drugs will make you less than what you are/could be. So really they change your present self, and your potential self, period. I’m writing so passionately about this topic as I’ve lost my brother to Effexor. It was mean to be a short-term helper when he had a breakdown at 30. He’s nearly 39 and still can’t break with them. When he tries, he wakes up and starts to feel again, but he hates it, because his life only makes sense whilst he’s on them. So he always goes back. We feel like we no longer know him.
Sadly when people like some of the effects they cease to think critically or objectively about the drug, and stop seeing this simulated improvement as a false state, where brain chemicals are being pushed in to abnormal functions. E.g. cocaine addicts prefer Ritalin. Their molecules are identical, and the brain can’t tell the difference.
Important to understand that depression etc is not caused by any inherent ‘imbalance’, but they do cause imbalance. Pushing serotonin through the synapses, instead of letting it get recycled is creating a man-made imbalance in the brain. That’s all these SSRIs/SNRIs do: turn people who are reacting healthily to real problems and bad situations in to distracted, drug-dependent junkies who need to top up or else crash in order to stay in the unhealthy relationships and jobs that made them sick to begin with. They’re no different from the street drugs most of us would never dare to experiment with. Just remember, kids, if you do dabble, you may be making a lifetime commitment, as many never come off these drugs.
I’ve been taking it for years and it messed my brain up in small ways probably for life, I am feeling depressed so I think I’m going to change meds
If kids with ADHD can take it as YOUNG AS 6, I don’t see how a healthy teenager will have the drug monster come from under their bed and strangle them in their sleep. This “War on Drugs” rhetoric is getting really old.
I’m a fourth-year medical student I’m the bottom quartile of my class I’m also an osteopathic student applying for acgme emergency medicine programs. I’m going to be ranking 10 programs. My comlex and USMLE Step 1 scores were well below average and again my coursework grades were low as well. I didn’t take adderal but I’d say at least a quarter to a half of my class did and bragged about it and would keep their pill bottles on their study desks at school to show it off. It is a stimulant it is an amphetamine derivative it gets you high so that it makes studying more fun and you’re able to last longer. It is cheating. I never used it and I’m going to match into an acgme emergency medicine Residency with subpar grades and it feels really good knowing I didn’t have to resort to cheating. Anyone who takes adderal and claims it does not give an advantage is in denial. I always wondered why students who made it to medical school needed adderal you’re telling me that the best of the best students also have high rates of ADHD? Lol
And I know a lot of people who use and abuse adderall. Absolutely one I know uses 400mg at once the most I’ve seen is 100. 20mg is plenty if you have no tolerance. You are cringe worthy.
Adderall has helped STEM and business students tremendously. No wonder technology and scientific discoveries have risen in the past decade or two.
Completely unethical as they actually improve real world performance. People who take smart drugs try to legitimize them by noting how everyone drinks coffee. But coffee doesnt raise GPA by 2 points. The strong positive effect on real world performance, suggests it is attention that is more critical for improved long term performance. IQ tests are just a glorified short term memory tests.
Hey Doc, thanks for laying it all out there in a clear and concise manner.
i have noticed through out the years that a lot of my personality was based on my ADHD. When i dont take it i am more out going funny and hyper. when i take the drug I do hold a better conversation. so i guess it is give and take. the only thing i am scared of is long term. i have been taking it all my life. is my brain fried?
they didn’t make me smarter but they significantly helped in better grades. I HATE COFFEE! Adderall is like coffee but without the shit and x1000000 more incredible. they made me super focused and motivated
I CODY BRYSON OF IRVING TEXAS TAKE NO MEDS FOR MY ADD/ADHD AND I CODY BRYSON OF IRVING TEXAS DID HAVE AN ANEURYSM RUPTURE IN MY BRAIN A FEW YEARS AGO
Dr. Tracey please make a video about how to handle bipolar disorder and anxiety at the same time and what should I do to make the symptoms lessen? I was 17 when I was diagnosed that I have Bipolar Disorder and Anxiety. I have difficulties going to school and trouble concentrating. And now I’m 19 but still experiencing mania I hurt someone close to me just because I can’t control my emotions. And my insomnia is getting worse I have a hard time sleeping even when I take my medications. Please notice my concern.
yes it does give you better grades well the ppl i see who are using it i can’t compete with those mofos complete powerhouse who cares about the sideeffects and ethics when you are outperforming everyone around you. not everyone can go through school with as much structure will and determination as you. your opinion doesnt trump someone elses life experience.
wait where was i going with this… ehh i’ll remember someday
The video talks about how study drugs are being recognized in the community and keep giving percentages about who is concerned and how there are. Yet it does not give any specific effects it would have or why it should not be used by giving an scientific explanation it just says because at the end they are drugs. The thing is that these drugs carry the same risks for people that are prescribed these drugs the only differene how they are monitored. All drugs are not the same and the there is a line where medication or boosts turn into what the community views as the harmful drugs like cocaine it becomes a drug when it is used for enjoyment rather than reaching a purpose because at the end of the day they are all just chemicals branding them as drugs just becomes poster material to spout to the general public
These dumbasses think they are going to stop this. If you prescribe it to a healthy teen you can take the same dose as another healthy teen. When prescribed they ask questions. No tests. So what is the difference.
My psychiatrist actually told me there was a possibility of getting depression with Ritalin. It hasn’t done that, but she does know and she told me!
Very true they are amphetamine drugs of course they will temporarily change your personality
Bruh if you take adderall most of the time you’ll use it for stuff other than studying. If want to stay up late just use caffeine or something
This is a very interesting and polemic topic. I have never been prescribed stimulants, because as a child fortunately I didn’t had ADHD, and in my country it’s very difficult to get a prescription for stimulants (either for adult ADD or obesity), it’s easier to get cocaine ��
I had a cousin (beloved RIP) who has ADHD, my mom told me he was on Ritalin as a child. Sadly he passed away at age 14, he was hit by a car. Another cousin was diagnosed with ADHD, she had trouble finishing high school, it took her quite some time, and I think she was also prescribed Ritalin and after she turned 17, Cidrin (pharmaceutical Methamphetamine). I think that med it’s currently out of the market. I know Ritalin has a relaxant effect on children, anyway I’ve heard people my age who struggle with alcohol and drugs and they were on Ritalin as children, and they say they felt they need substances to “fit in”, to be “normal”. It makes me sad. But since it’s something I haven’t really experienced closely, I can’t be judgemental.
Now regarding adult ADD, I am prescribed Armodafinil, a non amphetamine, that makes your brain more alert, but doesn’t make your body move nor take away your hunger, and I even nap on it. But it really helps with attention and concentration. It is considered a “stimulant”? I wouldn’t considered one as Adderall, which is amphetamine.
I do have a side effect from Armodafinil, which is that I talk a lot. And I have a bit more energy.
Now, in my country Adderall it’s not prescribed, because you don’t get amphetamine prescriptions that easily. Why it’s so easy to get in USA? I don’t know. I don’t know why a stimulant its prescribed to someone with hyperactivity and attention deficit disorder. Stimulants in adults would make you more hyperactive and more unfocused. That’s a mystery to me.
I’ve seen with my own eyes recreational pharmaceutical ampethamine users and they talk, talk, talk, move their teeth and move their body, change the subject… Oh and the cocaine addicts… Those are… There’s a point indeed where they are so high they can’t even move nor talk anymore.
The world of stimulants is a mystery to me, why amphetamines are prescribed for adult ADHD I don’t understand. But I’m not a doctor. For binge eating obesity I get it, but I think it’s not being prescribed for that use anymore.
LOOOOL
“Dr Jubba has never taken stimulants” yea sure
this guy def pops addys
I have ADHD, anxiety and sever depression. I’ve tried depression meds and they just made me sick and gave me weird dreams and auditory hallucinations. I was recently prescribed dextroamphetamine (adderall). When I take this medicine I feel like a normal person. I want to do good things in this world and contribute to society. I actually want to socialize and hang out with people. It makes my horrible apathy and lethargy vanish and it’s wonderful. I can get up off my ass and pull away from my phone and video games for once and give af about my life. I only worry that I’ll build up a tolerance and fall victim to addiction like thousands of other Americans prescribed to these drugs. I’m scared but I feel fortunate at the same time that I found something that actually helps me escape from what feels like a curse in my mind.
What if you already have good grades but like want to take them to help with your manigment skills cause your basically involved in everything and are having a hard time managing it all would it help
Taking Addy = GPA spike? That statement highly varies depending on the person imo. I graduated from HS with 3.98, got Premed/BS with 3.86. Now Im in one of the top med schools in USA and have never touched Addy. I’ve done much better than my peers who have used it consistently. If you have a great self discipline and determination, you don’t need it.
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I never took stimulant as a kid. I started adderall as an adult in my late 20s as my life was a mess (due to my adhd).
If you’re on Adderall right now -> 2x speed. You’re welcome.
I’d just like to add that the only time I ever took adderall to study better, I studied for 10 hours straight for an AP Exam. All I had was the Barron’s book and a bottle of water beside me.
You’re way of explaining the effects when the dosage is too high is awesome and totally true. I was on 20mg twice day for 10 years and then had to go up to 30mg twice a day and it flattened my personality to the point I hated it. We went to 20mg three times a day and it went completely back to normal.
Adderall works extremely well as long as you take 1-2, full day breaks. Like anything taken daily your body builds a tolerance and when it comes to stimulants the lower dose required for effect is always better!
Look who else uses it. Europa was liberated on amphetamines used by G.I.’s so what is the purpose of mentioning it to nazi’s or IS. Propaganda. Get your historie right. By the way how did IS get into this world. Ever thought of your own home’s and families flattened by foreign bomb and troops?
I’ve been on 20mg of adderall every morning since I was 8 years old and I’m 25 now… anyone think it’s bad for me or no? My doctor says I have to take it for my ADHD
Did anyone fall asleep during this, it’s basically a bunch of words idk
I looked up this video because I have some concerns about how my medicine has been effecting me. I find myself every morning making the decision: feeling good/staying healthy, or good grades? And unfortunately with the current way the education system pressures kids, I will not survive in school without taking this medicine. I wish I didnt have to take it.
9:13 it’s nice that you did all these things on your own and that you were successful. I mean that truly I’m not being sarcastic. But have you considered that you are suffering from Survivor bias? That may be as normal humans are not like you? I feel like I have never been able to concentrate ever in my entire life. I don’t know if it was all the beatings, bullying and screaming I got as a kid or whatever else affected my ability to concentrate. I simply cannot do what you do without chemical help. Being a third-rate mind is what God gave me; perhaps I should have been a laborer. I have worked and worked and worked and try and hard my whole life to overcome everything and it still doesn’t come close to doing what you can do. if i never give up but I never win what does that make me? listening to people’s reactions when I asked him that question it means that I’m too stupid to figure out how to get better. I did manage to finally graduate with a bachelor’s in computer science but just barely. I looked into studying habits and steategies, I tried meditation. None of it really worked. I will never ever go to grad school no matter how much I want to unless I do what you are saying I should not do. Professors, counselors, bosses, peers and everyone at school and work simply do not care for menial Minds. My professional career has helps me build up extra studying hacks using Frameworks but they are mostly around Planning and Building Products. But it just doesn’t work like chemical aids. If I could take a pill that could help me just focus so I can see results from the hard work I put in then that would be wonderful. I don’t see it as a shortcut or cheating; I just see it as putting me on a Level Playing Field with all the real geniuses out there. I’m not competing with anybody I just want to make the world a better place by building things. That’s why I don’t go into something that’s just a job. I just want to feel useful.
They believe that if they use they can fuck their book but you most show that the real succees ful people in community dont use from it and also the disadvantages is more than that for ex if you have blood pressure ritalin can fuck your vessles in the easiest way the temperature of your body become ver high you can use b1 jinko caffeine is better choises and also low sleep can improve your performance plus exercise
Did you know Isis ate frosted flakes, yea not so cool now is it.
Within 2 days of adderol I noticed that my empathy was drastically affected. I account a lot of my depression to absorbing everyone’s emotions and I felt a full block here. I felt my reaction to others pain was more cognitive and not so much a deep feeling anymore.
I’m sorry, but unless you suffer from ADHD/ADD and have access to Adderall through through a prescription provided by your doctor, you should NOT be taking Adderall. It’s dangerous and illegal, and it makes it much more difficult for people with ADHD to get the medication they need.
That being said, this is a really interesting video and I appreciate you making it! I understand you’re not endorsing people using it, just explaining how it works.
You are assuming people are the same and have the same brain and performance and there are these lazy one’s that use the drugs.
People are not the same, they have different memory retention, difference in pattern recognition, differences in using logic, differences in ability to learn something new and make it click, differences in understanding in lectures from being in a large big class with a professor speaking, differences in retention by reading.
There are hundreds of variables, different growing p environments different life and health situations.
If people were the same (like a piece of software) yes what you wrote is true but they never are.
I’m so emotionally driven all the time. It’s hard to differentiate between holding back emotional responses and blocking emotion. As soon as I took adderall it kind of just stopped. It’s nice.
I would posit that any psychoactive drug changes your personality, otherwise it would not be psychoactive.
The society requires the kids to work hard to pass hard exams in order to get great jobs to pay for bills. And people are born with different level of intelligence. However, you can’t just not compete if someone else is smarter than you. The drugs are necessary and it’s the society’s fault. Survival of the fittest
People with adhd like me crave nicotine and caffiene because both are stimulants but they arent powerful enough to keep the dopamine in your brain. Adderall makes me feel calm, relaxed, and overall just better. I dont feel anxious, hyper, or just bouncy. I can pay attention to things and my brain doesnt struggle to filter out all the background noise to listen to someone talk.
I just lift weights and run. I may have mental/emotional problems, but I don’t care because I’m usually too tired to care
Never done it before, but I’m curious: there was no statistical significance in grade improvements with a placebo group?
me before stimulants: “whats the point to all of this?..” me after stimulants: “gotta work and live life to the fullest UHUL!”
stimulants crash:..whats the point…
taking stimulants again: UHUL
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Sounds like I’m living in a wrong country. Needless to say I have ADD but no meds.
I have a friend in dental school and she had people introduce her to this. She does this like once a month before finals. She also introduced this to her sister who also said it worked very well to help her focus when studying.
WAIT WHAT? Adderral is used to treat people with ADHD!!!! Get the fuck out of here ��������������������
If you take adderall during finals and not again after you’re good
You are just a dumb ass bitch who doesn’t know what their talking about, and is clearly reading off of a pre determined script.
I cant find any that don’t make me feel like a zombie or knock me out. I want to be productive. However, a P.A. I worked for gave me something one day that made me feel normal. She was going to write me an Rx but we forgot. She got caught up with her wedding and I went on vacation. We both forgot the name of it. I am hypersensitive to meds and know by 1st day if it will work.:(
I take four slow release adderall and three tabs of acid to study ����
OMG NAZIS AND ISIS use Amphetamines? Then that means that everyone who takes them must sympathize with them. This is the kind of shit you hear from a D.A.R.E. officer.
If you take small amounts for adhd and don’t be stupid and keep upping your dose it is amazing for those of us with severe ADHD. If you keep a low dose and take 2 days a week off you really don’t build up a tolerance. Also saying it is bad because Nazis and ISIS used it when you previously said both sides in ww2 used it seems like a very poor statement.
ritalin is a compleatly different supstance (witch has pretty simular effects)…
pretty hard not to get through school w out them if u have heaps of pressure by everyone to study and Ace school
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I just started taking adderall for my studies online that should run about 6 months. I was diagnosed with add when I was in grade 5. They put me on Ritalin and I took till ‘mid way in grade 6. I found it embarrassing having to go to the office everyday at lunch and it was known by the class that I had to go do this. In grade 6 my dad started putting in my sandwich so we could be more discreet about taking the medication. I was absolutely killing it at school and never focused so hard and was driven to learn. But my social life took a big hit and I didn’t want to talk to anyone. So at that point I decided do I want a social life or grades. I stopped taking the pills and chose friends. Fast forward to now where I’m 28 and have had an awesome life with tons of fun. But now I’m back in online courses for law and started taking it again. Can anyone share their stories of long term use with adderall because I’m over focusing on being social and now want to be successful. It honestly feels like the movie limitless when I take this stuff and as a prescribed patient I fit the profile, I take a low dose and only use it for study days. What am I to expecting in the future for long term use?
An anti Mental health video?
shame
some people actually need the to function due to a natural lack of dopamine in the body.
if you have a diagnosed medical condition, you get treatment for it.
“Look at me i must be s doctor cause i have a white coat and randomly holding a ton of unrelated books in my hand”
Best medication ever. Never will give it up. Great for depression too.
if you focused on this video the whole time you probably don’t need it but if you went on instagram
Ok… I’m honestly not against the message being sent here… but it was actually comical hearing
“Think amphetamines are cool? NAZIS used amphetamines!! ISIS uses amphetamines!! Still think they’re so cool??”
Yes… because that has anything to do with why people take amphetamines in the first place… yeesh
That’s akin to saying
“Think sex out of wedlock is cool?? JUSTIN BEIBER had sex out of wedlock!! PARIS HILTON had sex out of wedlock!! Still think having sex out of wedlock is cool??”
Great video! I was wondering, what program do you use to for the animations for your videos? They’re really great and seem like a good fit for a project I’m working on.
I’m sorry to be saying this as many people commenting probably did already. Ritalin is not amphetamine it’s methylphenidate. Which is a completely different compound. It’s really sad that the discovery channel doesn’t know the difference between Ritalin and Adderall because they are completely different compounds.
Thank you for taking the Moral and Ethical implications into account. Not only do you maybe get a unfair advantage. But additionally you are taking a advantage not available to those who really need to take these drugs and you create a image of these drugs, leading to somehow discrimination of people with severe ADHD or in general attention disorders. I usually always was open about my ADD while I was going to school and no-one bothered. But as soon I went to university, people made the assumption that “it”s just because I want the stimulant advantage”. But people don’t understand that university (pharmacy) would be completely impossible for me without these medications. Without my meds I don’t even get to campus without being close to getting hit by a truck, falling by not paying attention to the street etc.
I know several M.D.’s that have admitted to me that they’ve used ritalin or adderall for “studying better”. Many see that getting good grades and successfully passing outweighs any negatives.
I know that brain shocks thing very well from forgetting to take Venlafaxine from time to time.
Thank you so much for sharing this valuable information. The only reason I came across this video was because I had mentioned to my friend that I was having problems focusing this week. My friend’s answer was “Do yo want the magic pill?” I thought this pill was the famous “caffeine pill”, however, little did I know it was Adderall. I did not take it before I search online for it. To be honest I felt like I was an oddball. I don’t drink coffee, no caffeine pills and no magic pills. I can usually focus and study for many hours, but when I became a medical student it was hard to keep up. Once again, thank you so much for sharing. Now I don’t feel like I’m the only one who decided not to take these things. Sadly a lot of my friends take this, but I’ll continue to stay away from this. Thank you!!!
I dated a doctor who gave me ritalin like if it were some candy in order to help me study. He still takes it long after having finishing his studies. I quickly dumped him. He is not a doctor. He became an addict and a drug dealer. Asshole.
I was diagnosed with ADHD in 2009 while in graduate school and am so thankful for my diagnosis and my stimulant medication. Now, medication alone isn’t the whole picture in my case specifically. In 2017 I started group therapy, individual therapy and was additionally diagnosed with depression alongside my ADHD. ADHD is a controversial diagnosis I have come to realize but mental health stigmas are improving and I know how to emotionally handle the unsolicited opinions of others which helps. Medication shaming is one of the hardest things I’ve experienced in my life. If you’re dealing with that, I understand. I come from a long line of self medicating family members and have even had to cut communication with quite a few of them because of my decision to use medication as a part of my therapy. I have even had to cut my mother from my life 100% because she says I am a drug addict because of my stimulant medication use even though my doctors assured me this is inaccurate information. The pain of having to deal with this is one I have to just radically accept.
HOLY SHIT. this video is fucking awful. Agenda video… period. Very biased, misleading information.
As soon as you draw the nazi card you lost all your credibility in my eyes. Im gonna try it just because of that.
400 MILLIGRAMS AT ONCE? That’s RIDICULOUS. The highest pharmaceutically available prescription for LONG TERM RELEASE medication of the type is 60 milligrams! Really, that,s strung out through 8 hours or so! 400 milligrams at once will NO DOUBT cause problems.
Did she really say just because isis or nazis used the drug that it’s evil? Wtf? They also drank water so i guess that’s evil now
OMG!!! Thank you! 4 two things. Your language is exactly what I need as a Phd student getting ready to write comprehensive exams!
ISIS uses amphetamine, now it’s not cool anymore…
This is literally one of the worst reasons not to use a drug. If one wants to try it one is going to try it. The real reason why one probably shouldn’t use amphetamine is the potential for addiction. Since everyone who wants to do it will somehow make it happen, it would be WAY more useful to know for example with whjch other substances not to mix it…
The nr.1 reason why people die from drugs is that they didn’t research it properly. So my advice to anybody out there wanting to try is simply: ” do your research.” Just at the very least get your sthff tested & get the dosage right. If dosage and substance are correct most drugs aren’t as harmful as they could potentially be. Enjoy life��
Ritalin does change my personality somewhat, but not in a bad way. It’s easier to socialize with other people. I’m a bit more outgoing instead of shy. The emotional “blunting” ist very welcome to me. I’m on a low dose, so it’s not a very strong effect, but if I’m upset, sad or angry it’s much easier to control my emotions now, that they aren’t so strong anymore. That’s something I have been struggling with for my whole life.
I was diagnosed with add by my Psychiatrist and given various stimulant drugs over the years. They all made me more likely to cram. I do better without it to be honest. Also they made me depressed and I will probably never take them again.
I take 5 Hour Energy shots which are technically a mild amphetamine. I also consume water just as the National Socialists did and support space programs just as the National Socialists did.
Better get myself a Walther P38, a Gewehr 43, and a god-tier Waffen SS uniform. I am not getting any younger!
Guess who used it naziz and isis not so cool huh? That fact makes it 100 times cooler wtf.
Just a tip, please do not ask someone for there adderall when they have a prescription, we have it for a reason and it’s annoying and frustrating when people do this. Trust me when I say that if I didn’t have ADHD I wouldn’t be taking it, long term the side effects can get pretty bad.
I’ve been on adderall 30mg ir 3xs daily and Xanax 1mg 3xs daily for the past 11 years. Works perfect for me
Omg you heard me. You were listing and you understood. Thank you.
Vyvanse seems to have made me a bit more muted and a closet asshole instead of an overt one. Seems to also affect my depression
Adderall makes me feel brain foggy compared to Dexedrine. I hate it, but that’s the only thing my I can afford anymore since medicine prices have gone through the roof! I have Narcolepsy and I still fall asleep after I take the Adderall. Doesn’t really work for me.
Actually Yes, the fact that Nazis used them makes them way cooler.
You are ��% correct. My cousin took stimulants and became a crazy sign making activist with wild coloured hair. If you even mention politics she becomes agitated and starts yelling and using profanity.
So are you saying I should stop drinking my daily cup of coffee in the morning? The one that I use to jump-start my brain so I can feel normal for my first class of the day; is this going to cause me to have a heart attack and have suicidal tendencies in 10 years?
As someone who hates drugs and wouldn’t step on his own values, even for med school, it pisses me off that my competition is doing this.
It will help you stay awake if you have to get something done at the last minute, but beyond that it won’t help you retain information. The only way I see it helping grades is if you were forced to pick up extra shifts at work. Edited, referring to someone not diagnosed.
nazi’s did pushups, isis did pushups, therefore pushups are evil
Is methylphenidate a more mild and safer drug than amphetamines?
Do you know why when I’m on adderall, I smoke WAY more than I typically would?
only with a line of speed I could watch the video till the end lol
THANK YOU FOR THE INFO DR!! I’m just like you! No stimulants��. I do get frustrated when people in my classes take these stimulants for better grades instead of as a prescription. I was close with one person who totally abused the drugs and become extremely irritable. It’s great to know that in med school, working hard is the true determine factor in the long run!
You know who else drank water? Nazis!!
I absolutely when people make these stupid points… even though I agree with the message of the video.
Adderall has drastically improved my grades, behavior, & personality. Popping addys energize me and make me feel happy
Weak minds need drugs to simply pay attention. I have trouble doing it, but i suck it up and just get through it. This is the generation of young adults now. “I need drugs, i cant do it”.
what if you don’t take study drugs to get better grades? I think, as someone who has been through medical education you think grades matter a lot more than they do. for instance, I get huge breakthroughs in my understanding of maths when I take modafinil. gaining this deeper understanding of a maths topic will not help me in a maths exam probably. but I don’t do maths to get good grades. I do it coz I love it and it’s the key to understanding the world around us. fuck you and your grades. people like you are the reason school is boring.
NAZIS, ISIS aaaand USA aaaaaaand China aaaaaaand France aaaaand (put more countrys here).
I was just prescribed vyvanse a couple months ago; I’m a 35 yr old female and have never been on stimulants before, although I had inattentive ADD all my life. I’m only on 20 mg right now and since I started it, I feel like a real person again.
See, my medication is helping me in more ways than with ADD. I have social anxiety disorder, avoidant personality disorder, DPDR and dissociation. I have trouble flowing with my thoughts or speech. I’ve isolated myself and have trouble connecting with anyone. I was prescribed lexapro but it maximized how I was already feeling plus gave me depression.i stopped taking it and felt better.
I’ve tried other antidepressants and anxiety medication yet they just never worked; I’d feel exactly the same or I’d isolate myself from others.
The way I felt before medication was a blunting, brain fog feeling. Unable to connect to my surroundings. Because of my ADD, I’m unable to focus and I can’t flow with my words because I forget what I’m talking about or forget common words I should know; words I’d never forget. I end up becoming quiet and just shutting down because of it. With others, my mind goes blank and I get chronic clips of daydreaming that interrupts me (constantly) from having any thoughts. I then get stuck inside my mind and feel trapped. I felt like a zombie for years..!
Then I was prescribed vyvanse — 10 mg to start but I didn’t notice any improvement till the next month I moved up to 20 mg.
With vyvanse, it’s like a light switch went off in my brain. It helps the ADD, but about an hour after taking it, I feel my anxiety go away.
My brain isn’t cluttered with meaningless thoughts; my mind is “quiet” which allows me to be me and “talk” again. I can connect with others in ways I haven’t in years — when I see a stranger, I can “feel the good” in them, so I guess I’m more empathic. I get teary-eyed and feel the love when I watch an inspirational video, see a happy ending in a movie, and I even got teary-eyed from hearing music I loved when I was younger, over the nostalgia. I can “feel” again and I feel REAL again! I can feel again, yet I’m no longer worrying nor am I thinking negatively (feeling sad).
It’s actually uncomfortable to cry over something that worries me anymore. But it feels good to cry for love.
This is only my experience and not everyone will experience this. Perhaps a high dose would affect me differently or if I was a child it would give me that experience. I am just thankful for where I am right now.
Guess who used the german language as well, and the English language? Nazis and imperialists! Not so cool now huh
I might need stimulants because of my poor social skills (And the possible presence of ADD). I find out this Thursday. EVEN THEN there are debates as to whether we actually need drugs. For me, I think they’re like glasses and I should be on them 24/7. But who’s to say?
I got 3/4 thru this before I realized she was talking perscriptions and not caffeine
Can you do a video on how you do a systematic review of the literature on the topic you’re researching? Would be very helpful if you showed us your method. Thanks!
Mindfulness meditation studies are sponsored by interest-related organizations. Physical exercise is a more reliable way.
I take Adderall and I doesn’t help me but maybe that’s just because I have adhd
How is it that every comment is pro adderall when he just said there is like no benefit
Have you seen any patients w/Multiple Sclerosis? Diagnosed w/MS in 2007. I was also Diagnosed with ADHD & Depression & deal w/frequent anxiety. Fun bunch of mental health issues, I know�� But finding a Doc who has been able to Treat MS along w/the other issues is almost impossible. It’s the chicken before the egg situation. Is MS the cause of my ADHD depression & anxiety or is the depression & anxiety creating more MS issues?!? I’m in search of a good psychiatrist in the Central Florida area. If you have any recommendations, I’d greatly appreciate it����
You know who else uses Amphetamines??? The entirety of Silicone Valley!!! Are they NAZI’s And ISIS members as well? What a fucking stupid point to make!!!