Party Vibe

it still kept me awake and gave me some euphoria but for a few days afterwards I found it easier to concentrate on things and made me a lot more confident dealing with people.

Although I did get comedowns they didn’t seem any way as bad as what my friends suffered from (IME they were more physical (due to sheer bodily exhaustion) than mental.

Even if I felt angry or depressed after a few days it was way better than “normal” life; and I wasn’t doing anything really bad that would get me nicked or sectioned, been a bit paranoid sometimes but never had full on psychosis

it wasn’t prescribed. I never had any symptoms of ADHD diagnosed as it wasn’t recognised much when I was a kid. Any problems like lack of concentration/impulsiveness were dealt with by being sent to religious schools and to a prep school (this is where you have to stay there) and stricter teaching / smaller classes / more surveillance on your behaviour

Basically rebellion was forced out of you and you were made to concentrate (but also you learned how to beat the system and have a lot of hate for authority which I still have today).

This was amfetamines initially taken for recreational purposes (for partying) but I found they actually helped me concentrate and create things. I was able to do stuff at work like concentrate on long lists of numbers etc which until then I was never actually able to do..

But of course I did not take them all through the week whilst working as well as disruption to my sleep patterns would make me ill – hence the comedowns.

yep, that is true. Some people with ADHD actually find themselves calmed down by stimulants rather than excited.

There are varying degrees of the condition and it appears with other mental health conditions as well (this is called co-morbidity), so taking drugs will have different effects on the individuals.

Cardiac problems
The NHS claims there has not been a delay in the publication of the review.
However, the calls to accelerate the audit have intensified after reports of potential new side effects.
Last month the United States medicines watchdog, the Federal Drugs Agency, issued its most severe advisory warning against Ritalin after 25 people were found to have died from cardiac problems.
Seven children are also thought to have died in the UK. A spokesman for the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) in the UK said they are aware of the new US warning and intend to review their own advice for the drug.

Dont think my son should have ritalin ever..Not very smart with my family history

Not very nice reading..

Well he is in good hands in his new school..

wonderful teachers who have the ability to get his attention,and that is a miracle in itself..I hope and pray that he will have a great future and be able to live life to the max..He is a wonderful boy,loving,caring and I never doubt that he love me..He is always honest,dont think he know how to lie (yet)…But that sometimes works against him in relation to his friends…

I love that little redheaded monster very much:love: :love: :love:

I think you maybe right..And i’m glad that we try all other posibillities*
before medicating..

But after the last link raj have posted,he will never able to use Ritalin..

If it will be nessesary to medicate i dont know what to do..