Posted by linkadge on February 16, 2009, at 15:07:22
In reply to Re: Is it okay to take Ritalian or Adderal for school? » garnet71, posted by HappyChaiTea on February 16, 2009, at 9:53:05
The answer is no.
Also, the information you got from your psych class is partially wrong. While it is true some students use stimulants for cram sessions, they are typically used as energy boosters not necessarily as cognition enhancers. They are probably also used in this setting for short term mood ehancement. Infact, some research shows that stimulants tend to worsen cognition in people without ADHD when they are performing certain tasks especially unfamilliar ones.
A doctor would likely not prescribe a stimulant if you have no ADHD diagnosis and (as mentioned) if he did, he would be doing so illegally. Students who use stimulants for this purpose do so illegally.
Also, when they are used in this manner (usally in higher than recomended doses) they can produce nasty withdrawl etc.
I' not sure what you are referring to about prozac. While it can be used for more than depression (ie GAD, PDST, panic disorder, OCD) these are legitimate uses for people who have something wrong with them.
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