I has it. Legitimately.
I do not like it, and despise taking it. I took my first for the semester maybe an hour ago?

Now I'm all nauseated and shit, like happens ~1/2 the time I take it.



[Edited on November 15, 2007 at 8:46 PM. Reason : general-purpose whining tread, BTW]

[Edited on November 15, 2007 at 8:49 PM. Reason : tHread, goddammit]

11/15/2007 8:45:31 PM

Is that what causes your ED?

11/15/2007 8:46:37 PM

ED?

I don't have a penis

11/15/2007 8:47:05 PM

I thought I was supposed to flame you but I might have been targeting the wrong person.

[Edited on November 15, 2007 at 8:51 PM. Reason : Are you the one who's nice to me?]

11/15/2007 8:50:59 PM

I'm not mean to you, if that's what you're asking.

I typically take either a neutral stance to folks, or a clearly sarcastic one (e.g., "what boobs?" in m2c's my boobs hurt thread).

11/15/2007 8:52:54 PM

ummm, yeah. whoever the fuck prescribed you ritalin should have his license taken away. That shit is awful, and the side-effects are horrible. Tell him you want something different, stat.

11/15/2007 8:53:09 PM

Ok, nevermind.

Gotta start remembering these usernames.

11/15/2007 8:53:16 PM

this thread belongs in the classifieds section, you no doubt have received PM's about this.

11/15/2007 8:55:28 PM

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"ummm, yeah. whoever the fuck prescribed you ritalin should have his license taken away. That shit is awful, and the side-effects are horrible. Tell him you want something different, stat."

I was on it for a very long time as a teenager. It work(ed) much better than most others I was ever put on, and cost was another thing working in its favor. He had a much better basis for rx'ing to me than to most college kids. Otherwise, I might agree with you.

Btw, it was someone understandably leery as fuck of rxing it to students: a doctor at student health.

I don't disagree with you about the side effects, though. I used to never have any. Also, this isn't meant to stir the 'pharmaceuticals to minors' pot

^No, I haven't, and they'd be pointless anyway.

[Edited on November 15, 2007 at 8:56 PM. Reason : kjfd]

[Edited on November 15, 2007 at 8:56 PM. Reason : apostrophe]

11/15/2007 8:55:58 PM

Well, it did cause a lot of weird shit with my bf. (23 years old). No appetite, constant sweating, and ED. Bothered the shit out of him.

11/15/2007 8:57:17 PM

yeah, I took that shit for a while way back (shocker). hated that shit. quit it cold turkey, too

11/15/2007 8:57:37 PM

Cold turkey ftl. Glad you didn't shoot someone.

11/15/2007 8:58:53 PM

[fake]

11/15/2007 9:00:16 PM

umm...

you all are acting like Ritalin is some kind of crazy drug

it works and the effects are pretty mild over the long term

the first few times on it are a little bit different, but it's nothing to go ballistic over

11/15/2007 9:01:19 PM

^^HAHAHAHAHAHAHA


When they started me on it, my parents elected to not tell a teacher. Mom got a call in the middle of the school day saying "uh...did yall do something different? [my name] is staying in her seat, being quiet, completing her work, and BEHAVING!"

[Edited on November 15, 2007 at 9:03 PM. Reason : skj]

11/15/2007 9:02:09 PM

so what are you bitching about now?

11/15/2007 9:02:45 PM

I don't know if the side effects will subside over time. How much you take?

11/15/2007 9:17:26 PM

im prescribed 90mg a day of adderall. yes that is 3 30mg tabs per day. she says my ADHD is that bad and was underlying my drug abuse and why i never worked or had a job. but i dont take it, id never sleep and i dont think it would be worth it in terms of productivity. its like on call at eckerds (along with other drugs i refuse to take) or whatever in case i ever decide i really need it i would never ever ever be able to sleep if i did. like seriously. thats gotta be the maximum allowed by law since most people take like 20mg a day

11/15/2007 9:21:36 PM

jesus fvcking christ...that's a lot of adderall...I take 45.

11/15/2007 9:28:09 PM

^^ holy god, jackleg

when I was on it, I was on 10 mg per day maximum, otherwise it made me stay awake for way too long and gave me horrible headaches

I mean, I wasn't on it for ADHD or anything, but it certainly didn't make me feel good

I think I still have some somewhere

[Edited on November 15, 2007 at 9:30 PM. Reason : .]

11/15/2007 9:29:52 PM

adderall is NOT like Ritalin

adderall sucks balls

11/15/2007 9:35:15 PM

Quote :

"yeah, I took that shit for a while way back (shocker). hated that shit. quit it cold turkey, too"

11/15/2007 9:42:36 PM

Quote :

"I don't know if the side effects will subside over time. How much you take?"

They probably would. If I took it regularly

I'm rx'ed 20mg 3x/day. I've got half the bottle left, and it was filled on 3/18 >.<

Quote :

"along with other drugs i refuse to take"

Having been involuntarily over-medicated for far too long as a teen, I also refuse to take damn near anything.

It seems to both shock and frustrate some folks in the mental health profession when you are upfront about not wanting meds, but also taking a hands-off/PRN approach to handling whatever it is you're seeing them about. Even the ones who really are awesome, and want to help people, are flabbergasted by someone who doesn't want meds/refuses meds, and doesn't expect or plan to be in frequently.

Which is a sad sign of what "standard" treatment practices are like

11/15/2007 9:43:25 PM

Yeah, I'm not a "just go take a pill to cure all my ills" kinda person.

11/15/2007 9:45:11 PM

11/15/2007 9:53:08 PM

Quote :

"Yeah, I'm not a "just go take a pill to cure all my ills" kinda person. "

are you sure, because there might be one out there to cure "being a dick"

11/15/2007 9:55:02 PM