As a person that has dealt with ADHD his entire life, I know exactly what he's talking about. When you take it, it's like sharpening your mind. It's really incredible. I'm an electrician by trade so being able to focus on my work is vital. My problem was diagnosed in the 4th grade tho. I'm not to sure about the drop off he's talking about unless he actually takes the real stuff and not the generic like I do or he takes more than one at a time. I take mine when I can feel the effects wear off. Caffeine speeds up the wearing off factor. You have a soft drink with that pill, it's almost wasted. That could also be why he feels the steep drop off but I don't know what he drinks. One side effect tho of taking it is grinding your teeth. Sometimes you don't know that you do it till your jaws start hurting. So I usually take a ibuprofen with my pill to knock off that grinding sensation.


I've gone thru periods every 4 months where I stop taking it for a week or two to not build up a tolerance. I'm usually very irritable, moody, and can't sit still or focus to save my life. Forget sitting through a movie. Not happening.


Long story short, I feel for him. So many people believe that they have ADHD when they really don't. They did a lot of tests on me, including psychology tests. It was crazy. Hope he keeps his head up and keep moving forward. He's able to correct the problem and live the rest of his life.

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