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I tried Adderall once, in college, for a final exam I had ill prepared for. It increased my working memory by a factor of 2 or 3; the most concrete thing I reme
by MontyCarloHall 5y ago
I tried Adderall once, in college, for a final exam I had ill prepared for. It increased my working memory by a factor of 2 or 3; the most concrete thing I remember being able to do was hold 8 (sparse) 3x3 matrices in my head (Gell-Mann matrices, [0]) and effortlessly manipulate them, all without ever writing anything down.
However, the crash afterwards was so brutal that despite the extraordinary effect on my short-term memory abilities, I never wanted to try it again.
[0] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gell-Mann_matrices https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gell-Mann_matrices
- cbozeman 5y agoI was given an Adderall by a friend and I experienced similar cognitive benefit as you, but I didn't crash at all. That said, I didn't see what would be the benefit of taking Adderall consistently, given I could achieve similar results with adrafinil, various racetams, and other nootropic drugs.
- reducesuffering 5y agoJust want to make sure you're aware of the possible liver damage from metabolizing adrafinil into modafinil as something to look into. Most take modafinil or armodafinil instead.