I've been prescribed for ADD medication for the past 19 years and have tried a variety of them including Ritalin, Aderrall, Mondifinal, Concerta, Vyvanse, and

I've been prescribed for ADD medication for the past 19 years and have tried a variety of them including Ritalin, Aderrall, Mondifinal, Concerta, Vyvanse, and Strattera. People react differently to different medications and more than likely his experience was an outlier. For me, strattera was like a sleeping pill that out me down for an entire weekend. Ritalin spikes quickly and gives you a rush. On Ritalin, everything was intensely interesting and in the most boating classes I would be on the edge of my seat and the professor couldn't talk fast enough. But it's also easy to get focused on the wrong thing and run off on some tangent in all the excitement, like when you're supposed to be studying for an exam (I bet I can show that P=NP). The first time I took a full dosage I had got a headache, which I attributed to a new increase in blood flow. Ritalin also tended to cause insomnia. Adderral greatly suppresses appetite and tends to cause hyper focus and hypertension, but is also the least noticeable unless dosage is very high. Modifinal didnt feel as effective or as clean as adderral. Given the choice between an energy drink (blue sugar free monster) or modifinal, I'd take the energy drink for efficacy. For the most part I always come back to adderral. The major gain is the absence of fatigue and the appetite suppression is a nice side effect that's probably helped me stay slimmer than others my age. The biggest problem is hyper focus, and this seems to be quite common. Hyper focus is great when you need to study, read, and get work done. When I was in university I could code for 14-16 hours a day for weeks. The problem is that you can't easily turn it off. Over time I found myself losing my quick footed sociability. In fact I feel that my vocabulary may have atrophied over that period, and words are no longer as readily available. For me, net-net the benefits have far out weighed the costs. However I've scaled back my dossage considerably over the years (although a sugar-free Monster energy drink seems to have a long lasting amplifying effect) and every few months I'll let my prescription lapse and go on a holiday until I feel I'm slipping into unproductive ways.