Posted by linkadge on December 7, 2005, at 21:26:38
In reply to Re: Ritalin/ Adderall for studying.. anyone done this? » blueberry, posted by Jimmyboy on December 7, 2005, at 19:51:16
I would say that, nothing beats spending the time required to learn a topic properly.
I've thought about this issue lots, and have been prescribed ritalin in the past.
My take is that stimulants can provide short term benefits. But you need to know when to use them and when not to.
They tend to expend a lot of energy with each dose. So if you gain any level above baseline, you will experience a rebound dumbness, fatigue and lack of concentration, and depression after the med wears off. (At least that has been my experience, and with talking to others that don't have ADD).
So if you are going to use a stimulant, for an exam. Then make sure nothing important is happening the next day.
I personally don't recomend it because of the way that cramming with stimulants can severly tax the system.
I used ritalin for a while. I noticed a very small increase in my grades, but it wasn't worth the roller coaster. Depression, irritabilty, paranoia, increased anxiety, crashing, loss of appetite, burnout, etc.
But I suppose there's not much harm if they are used extremely infrequently and judiciously.
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