I take Adderall for my ADD needs. Overall, it does help me to be more motivated. I do my homework, I want to stay at work longer, and I can concentrate well. However, there are certain side effects that make it all seem like it may not be worth it.
I know one of the most common side effects is anxiety. It makes you nervous and shaky, and I don't know about you, but I tend to grind my teeth. But it's more than that. When I'm at work (waitress, not theatre), I feel like I'm forgetting more and I am more confused. I wait tables, and it seems more like I'm forgetting things and I actually get in the weeds* and I don't really do that when I'm not on the medication. Is this normal?
(*"in the weeds" is a common term in restaurants meaning that the waiter or waitress becomes so overwhelmed with his/her responsibilites that it actually affects the waiter's performance)
I have just started taking adderall and it has helped me tremendously, I have a very high IQ but my ADHD makes it hard to concentrate since taking it I have gone from an F student back to an A student. But sometimes I gotta say I feel weird like almost f*cked up, I used to use drugs and have stoped all of them 22 days ago and thats when I began taking my adderall. I know that this feeling messed up isnt from prior drug use because it isnt really a feeling as much as visual. And I noticed that recently when im talking to someone I forget what I am talking about mid sentence and it's just began when I started the adderall. I wont stop taking it though because I know my IQ and adderall together are going to make me very sucessfull but it does bother me that I feel weird sometimes.