Adderall and School/Studying

[DrWild42]

Hello Bluelight,

This is my first post as I have managed to work my way into quite an interesting situation.

I am going to get this out of the way right now and just say I am an idiot so please don't remind me about that unless you have some good advice
Currently, I am a senior in High School and have about 5 essays due tomorrow. (Yeah I'm an idiot but Senioritis )
At the moment I have none of these essays started but what I do have is about 120mg of Addy XR.

I already attempted this once with 40mg and managed to play GTA all night and accomplished nothing...

Now the kicker for this is that I have my math final first thing tomorrow morning and need to do pretty well on that test.

I am going be up very late regardless so I was wondering what to do??? I also consider myself a talented writer so I am not very worried about making sure they are high quality because most of mine turn out just fine.
I have a few choices I can do but I'm not sure how to approach it.

1. No adderall, just knock out the essays and hope for the best on the test (or take adderall in the morning)

2. 40-60mg now then a redbull before the test

3. 40mg now and then 20-40mg around 4am to keep my momentum into the test

4. Run away and sleep under a bridge

Thanks for any opinions and I really appreciate the help :D

Forgot to mention.. I took quite the blow to the head earlier today and have had headache all day.. (Concussion? NBD) and I have little to no tolerance to adderall.

 

[pasha]

homeless -> basic drug discussion

 

[ThePharmacist4925]

Okay, I've been in similar situations before and managed to succeed in most cases. First of all you need to know that if you open the adderall capsules there will be a bunch of little balls the roll everywhere (so make sure to contain the surface on which you open the capsules) and those can be crushed if you have a strong flat surfaced object, could be made of hard plastic, hard wood or metal. If the balls are crushed then the powder that remains is adderall IR (if crushed well). So that gives you some options. In the case of the math exam it would make sense to take adderall IR 2 hours before in order to be in peak mental state at the time of the exam.

As for the papers I don't know what types of guidelines you have, but there is a formula for making "B" quality papers without much effort or thought and more importantly you can finish a paper in 15 minutes if my format is within the guidelines set by your teachers for the papers. I'm talking about the 5 paragraph essay, let me guide you through it with an outline.

I. Introductory Paragraph
a. Introduce the contents of the paper and if possible summarize what you are going to argue.
b. Introduce first main idea of the paper
c. Introduce second main idea of the paper.
d.introduce third main idea of the paper.
e. Thesis Statement
II. 1st Body Paragraph
a. State 1st main argument in way that hooks the reader
b. + c. + d. makes three points that help confirm the validity of your argument
e. Summarize your argument and explain its significance.
III. + IV. Same format as the 1st Body Paragraph
V. Conclusion
a. Restate Thesis
b. Summarize your arguments.
c. State the significance of your thesis being proven.
d. This is your opportunity to be clever and raise whatever points you want that relate to your proven thesis.

Remember to use good quotes and cite them properly. Yeah the format for this essay is cliche' but it's tried and true. If have any questions, please ask.

Remember to take some of the adderall in IR form 2 hours before the test or school. If you dose XR at 4am you will be strung out and feeling weird by the time school starts, especially if you don't sleep at all. I always found adderall xr to make me feel crappy 5-7 hours into it, so crushing it will probably be better.

Read the pharmacokinetics of adderall ir and adderall xr on google, it's better to know what you are working with. Peak Plasma is usually where you feel best to figure out when that will be and make sure to use that time well.

Best of Luck, if you follow my advice you will probably be okay.

 

[subotai]

with Adderall XR I found it more advantageous to dose as much as possible in the beginning, as redosing just takes too long with the XRs

depending on your tolerance though. if 60 mg is what you usually take, id take 80mg at first, actually do your school work, and take the last 40mg just to stay awake long enough to hand it all in


crushing the beads does NOT make it the same as an IR, again, from my experience, but its different. It comes up a little faster if you crush the beads, but thats just the XR feeling coming on faster.

not the IR feeling coming on faster

 

[ThePharmacist4925]

Crushing the beads worked fine for me, but then again I had a smooth metal surface, a good containment method, and a good flat metal crushing object. In my opinion crushing the beads made the experience smoother. I've just found adderall xr to be unpleasant compared to vyvanse. I don't like feeling strung out and that's what the xr feels like in my personal experience. Do what you want with the capsules, but consider my advice regarding the papers.

 

[Ignot]

Hello Bluelight,

This is my first post as I have managed to work my way into quite an interesting situation.

I am going to get this out of the way right now and just say I am an idiot so please don't remind me about that unless you have some good advice
Currently, I am a senior in High School and have about 5 essays due tomorrow. (Yeah I'm an idiot but Senioritis )
At the moment I have none of these essays started but what I do have is about 120mg of Addy XR.

I already attempted this once with 40mg and managed to play GTA all night and accomplished nothing...

Now the kicker for this is that I have my math final first thing tomorrow morning and need to do pretty well on that test.

I am going be up very late regardless so I was wondering what to do??? I also consider myself a talented writer so I am not very worried about making sure they are high quality because most of mine turn out just fine.
I have a few choices I can do but I'm not sure how to approach it.

1. No adderall, just knock out the essays and hope for the best on the test (or take adderall in the morning)

2. 40-60mg now then a redbull before the test

3. 40mg now and then 20-40mg around 4am to keep my momentum into the test

4. Run away and sleep under a bridge

Thanks for any opinions and I really appreciate the help :D

Forgot to mention.. I took quite the blow to the head earlier today and have had headache all day.. (Concussion? NBD) and I have little to no tolerance to adderall.

That's a fucking red flag, If I have ever seen one, If you are 18, and your already at the stage of taking Adderall and dicking around playing games and masturbation, you need to stop taking Adderall. Save it for college. The more you take adderall, the worse it gets.

Forget the paranoia, you reach a point where as soon as the adderall kicks in, you want to do two things"
1.Masturbate
2. play games/ use the computer

 

[maddiemax]

Well maybe it's a little too late for this advice now, but maybe for the future...

-DO NOT TAKE ADDERALL IMMEDIATELY BEFORE A TEST!!! It is simply NOT a good idea! If you are tired, drink Red Bull.. In my experience (as a non-ADD person) taking Adderall before a test makes me overthink problems and get everything wrong. Also, with Adderall comes OCD-like behavior so I end up acting like a ridicolous perfectionist on the test and worrying about erasing everything completely, worrying how my handwriting looks, etc. pointless stuff that takes away from time. So, I repeat, DO NOT TAKE IT RIGHT BEFORE A TEST - (I would definitely not take it 2hrs before a test, you want it to be coming out of your system so you are relaxed, you will be tired, yes, but that's where the red bull comes in)

-Also, with XR I don't think you should have too much of a problem with it wearing off. For me, I only take Immediate Release. I can pop one or two at 10pm, stay up all night, and still go till 5pm the next afternoon. Take the test with Red Bull, not more Adderall!!

-Another VERY important point: start writing the essays BEFORE you take the adderall because it is still possible to get distracted on Adderall and end up spending hours doing totally pointless things. Sometimes I will take it and spend hours on the computer realizing I completely just wasted my time and a great pill

-As I wrote earlier, I only take immediate release and I know the dosages are different between the two so I can't really recommend to you how much you should take. I know for myself, if I have a deadline for a class I care about usually only a very small dose is enough to keep me going. However, if it's a test I need some extra motivation. Regardless, don't underestimate the power of Adderall. Start low! And if you think you need to redose, drink some Red Bull, wait 10-15 minutes to see how to feel, then re-asses

-BUT.... Do not overdo it with the Red Bull. You run the risk of a heart attack (I'm serious). Slow down if you feel your heart racing too fast. Both Red Bull and Adderall increase heart rate tremendously so be very carefull when combining the two (i.e. don't chug a Red Bull, sip it slowly)

-Finally, most importantly, simply popping Adderall is not get your essays done. You still have to do the work. A lot of people seem to overlook that. Sure Adderall will make things a lot more interesting typically, it will give you motivation but you need to have some level of motivation before you start. You can't just take one and expect your essays to be written, you still have to write them!

Anyways, I hope this helps a little and good luck!

 

[subotai]

damn I just read the "no tolerance" bit

id start with 30mgs of XR and see how that works for you.

 

[PriestTheyCalledHim]

Don't take the adderall but instead just stay up and drink caffeine if you have to, and write the 5 essays. Then get some rest, and take the exam. Good luck, what did you wind up doing?