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I was prescribed Ritalin in varsity. What a mess. Sure it would help you concentrate for really long hours, but the juice really wasn't worth the squeeze for me

I was prescribed Ritalin in varsity. What a mess. Sure it would help you concentrate for really long hours, but the juice really wasn't worth the squeeze for me. It absolutely ruined my mood and at exam time I actually found myself over stressed, exhausted and not doing terribly well. I stopped using it pretty soon after that and found a methodology for studying that suited me personally. Not always easy though.

AVTizzle 8y ago
"...the juice really wasn't worth the squeeze for me" ^^ Awesome phrase I've never heard before and can apply to so many situations. This one's going into my lexicon - thank you!
13of40 8y ago
I took Ritalin for a few years, then stopped about five years back. I've found that for straight programming work, pomodoro works about as well for staying focused and making incremental progress on projects.
andai 8y ago
I'm considering Ritalin and would very much like to hear more about your new study methods.
raducu 8y ago
I presume you were unhappy with the emotional blunting/zombie feeling/residual stimulation of Ritalin. I've used a combination of 4f-mph + ipph (which is not perfect because 4f-mph has a much, much longer half life) and it lead me to believe that playing with the ratios of stereoisomers of methylpheniate and adding other derivatives (like isopropylphenidate) to change the dopamine/norepinephrine reuptake inhibition would make a much better drug in my case. The calm and deep focus + the lack of any side effects was amazing; I'm not using anymore because 4f-mph has very little long-term human studies + I'm a parent now and the thought of police tearning down my door because I've ordere 1 gram of a chemical over the internet is not very peasant. But I do wish for a future where personalized drugs and therapies were a thing instead of demonizing drugs.

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I was prescribed Ritalin in varsity. What a mess. Sure it would help you concentrate for really long hours, but the juice really wasn't worth the squeeze for me

by markatkinson 8y ago

AVTizzle 8y ago
"...the juice really wasn't worth the squeeze for me" ^^ Awesome phrase I've never heard before and can apply to so many situations. This one's going into my lexicon - thank you!
13of40 8y ago
I took Ritalin for a few years, then stopped about five years back. I've found that for straight programming work, pomodoro works about as well for staying focused and making incremental progress on projects.
andai 8y ago
I'm considering Ritalin and would very much like to hear more about your new study methods.
raducu 8y ago
I presume you were unhappy with the emotional blunting/zombie feeling/residual stimulation of Ritalin. I've used a combination of 4f-mph + ipph (which is not perfect because 4f-mph has a much, much longer half life) and it lead me to believe that playing with the ratios of stereoisomers of methylpheniate and adding other derivatives (like isopropylphenidate) to change the dopamine/norepinephrine reuptake inhibition would make a much better drug in my case. The calm and deep focus + the lack of any side effects was amazing; I'm not using anymore because 4f-mph has very little long-term human studies + I'm a parent now and the thought of police tearning down my door because I've ordere 1 gram of a chemical over the internet is not very peasant. But I do wish for a future where personalized drugs and therapies were a thing instead of demonizing drugs.