took 10mg of ritalin at about 5:20pm(ish) for the first time ever.
after about 30-40 minutes i felt a little bit calmer (which i found weird because it's a stimulant), and a lot more focused. sat down without hesitation and started doing some revision. didn't get distracted by my own thoughts or anything else really, found it much easier to read stuff and remember it. although i found a lot of it boring i found it easy to pay attention, the longest i can usually study or revise for without going and doing something else or zoning out for ages is 10-20 minutes, i don't even know how long i revised for on this but it was a lot longer than that. at one point i felt a bit tweeky, slightly anxious, and felt like i was actually 'on' something but that probably only lasted 20 minutes maximum and then i was just calm and focused again. got more revision done within an hour then i ever have in that same time period. got 93% in a past paper i did, although i did revise the areas that come up deliberately.
still feel calm and focused. thoughts aren't racing around like usual.
overal, fuck yeah ritalin and fuck you ADHD. unfortunately, even though i was diagnosed yesterday, i won't be able to get a prescription for about 4-6 weeks (which is after exams) and this shit is expensive. but my grades pretty much depend on me having ritalin so i'm willing to spend ~£100 over exam season.
going to try a 5mg dose tomorrow, see if it still helps me focus, because then i can make my supplies last much longer and can use it more frequently.
feeling really confident for exams now. i wonder if being 'normal' is like this?
after about 30-40 minutes i felt a little bit calmer (which i found weird because it's a stimulant), and a lot more focused. sat down without hesitation and started doing some revision. didn't get distracted by my own thoughts or anything else really, found it much easier to read stuff and remember it. although i found a lot of it boring i found it easy to pay attention, the longest i can usually study or revise for without going and doing something else or zoning out for ages is 10-20 minutes, i don't even know how long i revised for on this but it was a lot longer than that. at one point i felt a bit tweeky, slightly anxious, and felt like i was actually 'on' something but that probably only lasted 20 minutes maximum and then i was just calm and focused again. got more revision done within an hour then i ever have in that same time period. got 93% in a past paper i did, although i did revise the areas that come up deliberately.
still feel calm and focused. thoughts aren't racing around like usual.
overal, fuck yeah ritalin and fuck you ADHD. unfortunately, even though i was diagnosed yesterday, i won't be able to get a prescription for about 4-6 weeks (which is after exams) and this shit is expensive. but my grades pretty much depend on me having ritalin so i'm willing to spend ~£100 over exam season.
going to try a 5mg dose tomorrow, see if it still helps me focus, because then i can make my supplies last much longer and can use it more frequently.
feeling really confident for exams now. i wonder if being 'normal' is like this?