Posted by 3 Beer Effect on March 23, 2002, at 0:28:01
In reply to Depression, ADD, sleepiness and dopamine , posted by Charlotte on March 22, 2002, at 5:45:20
I found that for my ADD & for concentrating that Ritalin helped me 'focus' the most & made much less likely to get sidetracked. My GPA went from a 2.2 to a 3.0. I think I read it also increases blood flow to the temporal lobes of the brain. But socially, it made me shy & inhibited & not very social & somewhat paranoid about how I looked & acted in front of others (studies w/ rats on ritalin had the same outcome).
With Adderall & Dexedrine I hardly got much studying done, I would go talk to friends down the hall instead, & felt giddy, happy, confident, high-self esteem- both seem to be great for mood. Most people seem to be able to study well on either though. Weight loss & appetite decrease were a major downer for me since i'm already fairly skinny. I lost 20 pounds (180 lbs down to 160 lbs but i'm 6'1") on two seperate occasions on both Ritalin & Dexedrine therapy, but gained it back when I stopped taking them.
All these stimulants make food taste gross, & the act of eating seems boring & monotonous- the problem is they are absorbed & work much better on an empty stomach (especially Ritalin) so I ended up hardly ever eating & looking thin/emasciated.
But they say that most ADDers respond to one (Ritalin) or the other (Adderall/Dexedrine) but not both.
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