Adderall and ADD productivity - GoFuckYourself.com

Sharky · 05-23-2011, 05:51 AM

Well, it finally happened. I was diagnosed ADD and prescribed Adderall last week. Since then I have been able to stay focused on the days project while still dealing with email and IMs. I've got a ton more energy as well. I can see why this stuff is addictive.

However, I have learned that Adderall helps with focus, it doesn't fix lack of organization. I still need to work on that.

I know there have been some ADD threads here before. But does anyone have experience with how to organize yourself with all this new found focus? It's pretty shocking. I no longer get sidetracked by listening to the conversations of others in the office. I no longer forget what I was working on. I do however focus so much on one particular project that I will work on it all day, and forget about the 10 other small projects/things I was hoping to get done during the day.

Brad Mitchell · 05-23-2011, 05:54 AM

Hey buddy

...give me a call!

:-)

dyna mo · 05-23-2011, 05:58 AM

there's not an organization pill too?

Ethersync · 05-23-2011, 06:14 AM

Organization must be learned. There are a million books on it. Hit Amazon.

CaptainHowdy · 05-23-2011, 06:18 AM

DateDoc · 05-23-2011, 06:25 AM

make a list and focus on it the adderall will get u through it

Sharky · 05-23-2011, 07:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brad Mitchell

Hey buddy

...give me a call!

:-)

Thanks for the advice!

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Originally Posted by Ethersync

Organization must be learned. There are a million books on it. Hit Amazon.

I agree. I have been reading up on organization for years. I have paid thousands of dollars for people to organize me and set up systems, only to use them for a month and then just not follow through. I'm guessing with my new found focus this will be a little easier to follow through with, though still a struggle

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Originally Posted by DateDoc

make a list and focus on it the adderall will get u through it

Thats exactly what Brad suggested.
Have you heard of GTD (Getting things Done)? A while ago I was turned onto it and the Things App for Mac/iPhone/iPad but I never could get myself to follow through with it. It operates off the same principle as GTD, but I found if the program wasn't always open, I would forget about it.

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Originally Posted by dyna mo

there's not an organization pill too?

haha. I hate taking pills for anything. I forget to take my daily vitamins all the time. I never take pain meds, and anti-biotics have to be forced down my throat. So far this stuff has made such a difference in my focus, that I haven't forgotten to take it yet. lol

dyna mo · 05-23-2011, 07:31 AM

is this something you will take for the rest of your life?

jay23 · 05-23-2011, 07:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sharky

Well, it finally happened. I was diagnosed ADD and prescribed Adderall last week. Since then I have been able to stay focused on the days project while still dealing with email and IMs. I've got a ton more energy as well. I can see why this stuff is addictive.

However, I have learned that Adderall helps with focus, it doesn't fix lack of organization. I still need to work on that.

I know there have been some ADD threads here before. But does anyone have experience with how to organize yourself with all this new found focus? It's pretty shocking. I no longer get sidetracked by listening to the conversations of others in the office. I no longer forget what I was working on. I do however focus so much on one particular project that I will work on it all day, and forget about the 10 other small projects/things I was hoping to get done during the day.

Buddy,

I was diagnosed with ADHD all most a year ago and I am on Vyvanse which is like Adderall. I wish they found out about my ADHD 20 years ago

Their are a lot of ways to getting organized plus I also work with a consultant (kind of like a shrink) and she keeps me on track. EMail me and I will send you some info.

Jay

jollyperv · 05-23-2011, 07:40 AM

Adderall is a motherfucking wonder drug.

SpicyM · 05-23-2011, 07:48 AM

I just read about ADD, what was your symptoms?

I have problems focusing on something as well.

Sharky · 05-23-2011, 08:22 AM

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Originally Posted by jay23

Buddy,

I was diagnosed with ADHD all most a year ago and I am on Vyvanse which is like Adderall. I wish they found out about my ADHD 20 years ago

Their are a lot of ways to getting organized plus I also work with a consultant (kind of like a shrink) and she keeps me on track. EMail me and I will send you some info.

Jay

Thanks, will do my friend.

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Originally Posted by jollyperv

Adderall is a motherfucking wonder drug.

It seems so. lol

MaDalton · 05-23-2011, 08:27 AM

ADD is a fake disease to sell addictive drugs that make drug companies billions in profit

d-null · 05-23-2011, 09:16 AM

it is a slippery slope to get on to become reliant on altering your brain chemistry with a drug

CS-Jay · 05-23-2011, 09:20 AM

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Originally Posted by dyna mo

is this something you will take for the rest of your life?

I'd like to know this too?

Or can you take it when you need to buckle down?

Bryan G · 05-23-2011, 09:28 AM

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Originally Posted by MaDalton

ADD is a fake disease to sell addictive drugs that make drug companies billions in profit

And you're an idiot. That's my 2 cents.

JD · 05-23-2011, 09:31 AM

i needz me suma dat!

MaDalton · 05-23-2011, 09:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Bryan G

And you're an idiot. That's my 2 cents.

thank you, i love you too

Kris · 05-23-2011, 09:37 AM

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Originally Posted by MaDalton

ADD is a fake disease to sell addictive drugs that make drug companies billions in profit

my dad is a pharmacist and i used to always hear him talk about ADD being over prescribed as an excuse for kids acting up. i used to believe it was a fake disease as well.

in '97 i started college. in '02 i stopped going to college. i had ~9-12 hours (depending on grades) that needed to be done.

my wife is a 1st grade teacher and we talked about ADHD all the time (ADD isn't a proper term anymore). she would always tell me how i'm worse than some of her kids with how little i can focus. so i went to my dr.

there is an organizational pill. not exactly, but it's one of the major functions. straterra is for ADHD and it's not a barbiturate. i tend to 'like' things and was really concerned with narcotics and getting addicted, so i started with straterra. you have to build up to the dose. after 3 weeks, my office was spotless. everything was in it's place and my life had changed. only problem, it made me sick as shit. back to dr.

vyvanse (someone mentioned above) is far and away the best drug for ADHD on the market right now. it's powerful and long lasting (almost too long). i started on that and loved it. then i changed ins and it wasn't covered. 165 a month is too much. i'm on adderall now and take it twice a day. my organization sucks but i've never gotten so much done. i started all this last january and spent most of 2010 taking classes.

one class was a psychology class regarding adolescents and behavior. ADHD was a major section and i learned a ton. it's easy for people without ADHD to call it shit, and that's fine. but consider yourself lucky. i'm mad i didn't pursue this course earlier in life. i'm 33 and just graduated college. going back to school with my new friend (adderall) was a completely different experience. i made better grades and found participating in class was easier because i knew what was going on. while most people grow out of ADHD, ~15% don't.

congrats sharky on finding this out. it's a life changing event. *ADHD is over-prescribed. i will not discount that at all. but it's a real issue and people dealing with it aren't always bad kids.

dallasnovelty · 05-23-2011, 09:39 AM

Reminds me of the movie Limitless he sure had a lot of focus when he took that pill that looks like a contact lens

You didn't get the pills from a long lost brother in law you ran into on the street, did you?

CaptainHowdy · 05-23-2011, 09:43 AM

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Originally Posted by MaDalton

ADD is a fake disease to sell addictive drugs that make drug companies billions in profit

There we go ...

Kris · 05-23-2011, 09:44 AM

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Originally Posted by CS-Jay

I'd like to know this too?

Or can you take it when you need to buckle down?

you don't have to take it all the time. no need to take it on the weekends unless your doing something. and if you need to 'buckle down', you can take one or a half of one and get to work

dyna mo · 05-23-2011, 09:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Kris

you don't have to take it all the time. no need to take it on the weekends unless your doing something. and if you need to 'buckle down', you can take one or a half of one and get to work

what am i, chopped liver?

d-null · 05-23-2011, 09:48 AM

the fact remains that you are altering your brain chemistry to fit your goal of "productivity", and the changes in brain chemistry are long lasting and persistent, for better and worse perhaps

I wouldn't want to date and enter into a long term relationship with anyone that is taking these kinds of drugs

dyna mo · 05-23-2011, 09:49 AM

lots of research suggesting ADD is over-diagnosed.

pseudo-ADD
http://www.google.com/search?q=pseud...ient=firefox-a

Kris · 05-23-2011, 10:23 AM

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Originally Posted by dyna mo

lots of research suggesting ADD is over-diagnosed.

pseudo-ADD
http://www.google.com/search?q=pseud...ient=firefox-a

i don't think anyone would say it isn't. i think it was something around 5-7 times over prescribed.

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Originally Posted by d-null

the fact remains that you are altering your brain chemistry to fit your goal of "productivity", and the changes in brain chemistry are long lasting and persistent, for better and worse perhaps

these drugs alter the activity in the frontostriatal region of the brain affecting dopamine in the region. the stimulants are fast acting and short lived, so they're not 'long lasting' and it's not persistent. if you take the drugs today, you get the effect. if you don't take them tomorrow, you wouldn't feel or act any different b/c you took them the day before. there's no crashing or detox

DangerX !!! · 05-23-2011, 10:27 AM

I think that amphetamine is unhealthy but good luck.
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Sly · 05-23-2011, 10:32 AM

Ah. I don't like the idea of people taking medicine anymore than they have to. But disregarding someone else's illness simply because you can't "see" it is incredibly naïve and ignorant.

BlackCrayon · 05-23-2011, 10:35 AM

better living through chemistry...what a joke.

i think most people could be diagnosed for ADHD at various points in their life.

Socks · 05-23-2011, 10:37 AM

I have high level ADD, I remember they gave me a test once of 15 things that people with ADD experience, and if you had like 5 or 6 of them you probably had it.. I was 12/15.

There's lots of advantages and disadvantages. I haven't medicated it since I was younger, but I did try many times.. Imipramine, ritalin (gave me hives), bunch of others.. Adderall worked okay for me, I should try it again really. I had to order it specially from the US because it's not available in Canada, or wasn't at the time.

Nothing like taking your methamphetamines in the morning...

The other medications just "normalized" me. They take away your highs and your lows.. I'm not willing to live my life like that. Like copywrite said "Hope the sober pills don't coma-kill you"

Here's what you should do to keep on track, taught to me in an article about some oldschool famous rich guy.

When you're ready to start working, write down the 3 most important things that you could do for your company, the 3 most pressing issues.

Then start working on the hardest one first. If you get the hardest one done, then you can move on. If you don't, you'll continue it the next day when you write down your 3 things again.

If there are more than 3 things you need to do, you can keep them in a for later file, just don't work on them until they become pressing or important, or if you need a break from the hard things.

Also use the few minutes rule, that if something can be accomplished within a few minutes, don't write it down at all, just get it done now while you're thinking about it.

d-null · 05-23-2011, 10:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Kris

i don't think anyone would say it isn't. i think it was something around 5-7 times over prescribed.

these drugs alter the activity in the frontostriatal region of the brain affecting dopamine in the region. the stimulants are fast acting and short lived, so they're not 'long lasting' and it's not persistent. if you take the drugs today, you get the effect. if you don't take them tomorrow, you wouldn't feel or act any different b/c you took them the day before. there's no crashing or detox

"if you don't take them tomorrow, you wouldn't feel or act any different b/c you took them the day before. there's no crashing or detox"

I don't buy that, any time you play around with the dopamine serotonin and other brain chemical balance you are making changes in the brain, maybe subtle and unnoticeable, but the longer you do it I believe the greater the chance for permanent changes in the brain chemistry

I agree with you that it is unlikely that there would be issues if it is a drug that is taken on rare occasion, but any drug that is taken daily for a prolonged period is something that is likely to have longer term or perhaps lifetime effects and should not be taken lightly

Sly · 05-23-2011, 10:38 AM

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Originally Posted by d-null

"if you don't take them tomorrow, you wouldn't feel or act any different b/c you took them the day before. there's no crashing or detox"

I don't buy that, any time you play around with the dopamine serotonin and other brain chemical balance you are making changes in the brain, maybe subtle and unnoticeable, but the longer you do it I believe the greater the chance for permanent changes in the brain chemistry

I agree with you that it is unlikely that there would be issues if it is a drug that is taken on rare occasion, but any drug that is taken daily for a prolonged period is something that is likely to have longer term or perhaps lifetime effects and should not be taken lightly

Are you planning on dating Sharky?

wig · 05-23-2011, 10:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Sharky

Well, it finally happened. I was diagnosed ADD and prescribed Adderall last week. Since then I have been able to stay focused...

focus on answering my ICQ!

woj · 05-23-2011, 10:43 AM

I'm no expert, but I was under the impression that with these drugs there is usually one path... all is great at first, but then your body gets used to it, so you need to take higher and higher doses to get the same effects, and before you know it you are hopelessly addicted...

Shedevils · 05-23-2011, 10:43 AM

Congratulations. You are now high on speed.

dyna mo · 05-23-2011, 10:47 AM

wow, adderall is methamphetamine? we're prescribing our children meth? had no idea.

woj · 05-23-2011, 10:54 AM

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Originally Posted by dyna mo

wow, adderall is methamphetamine? we're prescribing our children meth? had no idea.

amphetamine, but close enough, basically same thing as meth...

dyna mo · 05-23-2011, 10:56 AM

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Originally Posted by woj

amphetamine, but close enough, basically same thing as meth...

well, not as bad as meth eh, but still. 5-7x over-prescribed amphetamines to children is outrageous.

RyuLion · 05-23-2011, 11:03 AM

I need to try that one day..

Make a To Do List everyday and check off as you finish each task.

dyna mo · 05-23-2011, 11:07 AM

y'all don't already make to-do lists? well, start, 1st on the list- make a fucking to-do list.

daily life is not that complicated.

Sharky · 05-23-2011, 11:13 AM

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Originally Posted by wig

focus on answering my ICQ!

I answered it the second you sent it;-) You haven't responded. our last ICQ convo was you saying you couldn't see what I wrote. lol

Sharky · 05-23-2011, 11:21 AM

Thanks for all the posts.

I agree ADD/ADHD is over-diagnosed, However I believe it is the right diagnosis in my case. I'm not a drug addict, pill head or addicted to anything else. I was prescribed Adderall less than a week ago, and initially it seems to be working. I am focusing better, but am still unorganized -- which is the purpose of my posting this thread;-)

wig · 05-23-2011, 11:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Sharky

I answered it the second you sent it;-) You haven't responded. our last ICQ convo was you saying you couldn't see what I wrote. lol

hehe. I knew it. either ICQ is fucked or I need your pills!

I'll email you!

PornoMonster · 05-23-2011, 11:28 AM

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Originally Posted by MaDalton

ADD is a fake disease to sell addictive drugs that make drug companies billions in profit

While it is true that it is over prescribed, and some parents use it as a parenting tool, because they are lazy.

In TRUE ADD children this drug is amazing.

I once also thought ADD was complete BS, that is was 100% bad parenting. My youngest child has ADDHD, he is almost only ADD now as he is almost 10 and most of the hyper is growing out of him.

Before the meds, he would have the TV on, 2 or 3 board games out, running inside and out to play, and telling you stories all at the same time. During a story he would lose what he was saying and go on to another story that a key word from the first story keyed in his brain.

It would take him ALL day or longer to complete one word search, now with the meds, he completes each one before even going on to another activity.

There are some BAD medications out there, the doctor first put him on Ritalin, this cured the HD part, as it made him a zombie.
Then we went to adderall, which the doctor increased the dose from small to the perfect amount.
Currently my X has him on Vyvanse, which is cheaper, but I do not think it gives him the exact focusing power.

For the people talking about the children taking Meth.
In true ADD children drugs have the opposite affect.

Give an person from puberty or older adderal it keeps the focus power, but gives you hella energy.

Just my experiences in my life with this drug.

MaDalton · 05-23-2011, 11:56 AM

funny how this disease is almost non-existant outside the US...

sure, there are some cases, especially children. but my "ADD" and also my insomnia recently went away almost completely after i finally made a long vacation and nowadays hardly work at all on weekends. you just need to give your brain some time to rest from time to time. taking drugs is not the solution.

dyna mo · 05-23-2011, 12:05 PM

food. it all boils down to you are what you eat.

eat properly...reduce stress, enjoy life.

re: adhd

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recent studies suggest that certain dietary interventions may be of some benefit and might be worth considering. Several recent studies found that artificial food coloring additives may increase hyperactivity. Supplements with omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids may be of some benefit -- in some children.

In general, current recommendations are that all children -- regardless of whether or not they have ADHD -- eat a balanced diet heavy on fruits and vegetables and low on fatty junk food. If you find that certain dietary measures help your child, and they are not unreasonable from a nutritional point of view, they may well be worth pursuing. But I would not recommend replacing better-proven therapies with diet changes alone.

dyna mo · 05-23-2011, 12:07 PM

A special restrictive diet may significantly reduce symptoms of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in young children, a new study suggests.

When children between the ages of 4 and 8 were placed on a diet containing no processed foods for five weeks, ADHD symptoms diminished in 78 percent of them. And, when suspected trouble foods were reintroduced into the diet, two-thirds of the children experienced a relapse in symptoms.

http://www.businessweek.com/lifestyl...ay/649603.html

Ayla_SquareTurtle · 05-23-2011, 12:08 PM

I hear that having a project manager can help with that

dyna mo · 05-23-2011, 12:09 PM

ADHD Diet

First, what NOT to eat for TWO WEEKS:

1) NO DAIRY PRODUCTS, especially cow's milk. This is the single most important restriction. Instead try Almond milk, Rice milk, or Better Than Milk. Drink water instead of milk. In fact, drink lots of water. The brain is about 80% water, and increasing your water intake to 7 to 10 glasses per day might be helpful all by itself. Sodas, Gatorade, teas, icees, etc., do not count as water. Water counts as water.

2) NO YELLOW FOODS. Especially Corn or Squash. Bananas are white. Don't eat the peel.

3) NO JUNK FOODS. If it comes in a cellophane wrapper, don't eat it.

4) NO FRUIT JUICES. Too much sugar content. One small glass of apple juice has the sugar content of eight apples. Later on you can have juice, but dilute it with water 50/50.

5) CUT SUGAR INTAKE BY 90%. If you can, cut it down to zero. Sugar is in just about everything, but give it a try. Do your best without going crazy.

6) CUT CHOCOLATE BY 90%. No more than a single piece, once a week.

7) NO NUTRASWEET. None. Period.

8) NO PROCESSED MEATS and NO MSG. Only get meats with labels that say, “Turkey and Water,” etc. If the meat has chemicals listed that you can't pronounce, don't buy it.

9) CUT FRIED FOODS BY 90%.

10) AVOID FOOD COLORINGS WHENEVER POSSIBLE. See if your child is sensitive to any particular colors, such as Reds, Yellows, etc. For now, though, avoid all if possible.

SUMMARY: Just eat foods that God made for a while. Eat like people did in the 1940's. Go to a used book store and get a Betty Crocker's Cook Book for recipe ideas. There really are about 10,000 meals that you CAN eat. Just not much in the way of “fast foods” or “convenience” foods.

http://www.oneaddplace.com/adhd-diet.php

pornguy · 05-23-2011, 12:48 PM

My brother has a Secretary that does his origination and it works great. without her he is lost.

05-23-2011, 05:51 AM	#1
Sharky Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 4,938	Adderall and ADD productivity Well, it finally happened. I was diagnosed ADD and prescribed Adderall last week. Since then I have been able to stay focused on the days project while still dealing with email and IMs. I've got a ton more energy as well. I can see why this stuff is addictive. However, I have learned that Adderall helps with focus, it doesn't fix lack of organization. I still need to work on that. I know there have been some ADD threads here before. But does anyone have experience with how to organize yourself with all this new found focus? It's pretty shocking. I no longer get sidetracked by listening to the conversations of others in the office. I no longer forget what I was working on. I do however focus so much on one particular project that I will work on it all day, and forget about the 10 other small projects/things I was hoping to get done during the day. __________________ Sharky

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d-null . . . Industry Role: Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: NY Posts: 13,724	the fact remains that you are altering your brain chemistry to fit your goal of "productivity", and the changes in brain chemistry are long lasting and persistent, for better and worse perhaps I wouldn't want to date and enter into a long term relationship with anyone that is taking these kinds of drugs

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dyna mo The People's Post Industry Role: Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: invisible 7-11 Posts: 65,732	lots of research suggesting ADD is over-diagnosed. pseudo-ADD http://www.google.com/search?q=pseud...ient=firefox-a

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Socks Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: May 2002 Location: Toronto Posts: 8,475	I have high level ADD, I remember they gave me a test once of 15 things that people with ADD experience, and if you had like 5 or 6 of them you probably had it.. I was 12/15. There's lots of advantages and disadvantages. I haven't medicated it since I was younger, but I did try many times.. Imipramine, ritalin (gave me hives), bunch of others.. Adderall worked okay for me, I should try it again really. I had to order it specially from the US because it's not available in Canada, or wasn't at the time. Nothing like taking your methamphetamines in the morning... The other medications just "normalized" me. They take away your highs and your lows.. I'm not willing to live my life like that. Like copywrite said "Hope the sober pills don't coma-kill you" Here's what you should do to keep on track, taught to me in an article about some oldschool famous rich guy. When you're ready to start working, write down the 3 most important things that you could do for your company, the 3 most pressing issues. Then start working on the hardest one first. If you get the hardest one done, then you can move on. If you don't, you'll continue it the next day when you write down your 3 things again. If there are more than 3 things you need to do, you can keep them in a for later file, just don't work on them until they become pressing or important, or if you need a break from the hard things. Also use the few minutes rule, that if something can be accomplished within a few minutes, don't write it down at all, just get it done now while you're thinking about it. Last edited by Socks; 05-23-2011 at 10:38 AM..

05-23-2011, 10:43 AM	#34
woj <&(©¿©)&> Industry Role: Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Chicago Posts: 47,882	I'm no expert, but I was under the impression that with these drugs there is usually one path... all is great at first, but then your body gets used to it, so you need to take higher and higher doses to get the same effects, and before you know it you are hopelessly addicted... __________________ Custom Software Development, email: woj#at#wojfun#.#com to discuss details or skype: wojl2000 or gchat: wojfun or telegram: wojl2000 Affiliate program tools: Hosted Galleries Manager Banner Manager Video Manager Wordpress Affiliate Plugin Pic/Movie of the Day Fansign Generator Zip Manager

05-23-2011, 10:43 AM	#35
Shedevils Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 503	Congratulations. You are now high on speed.

05-23-2011, 10:47 AM	#36
dyna mo The People's Post Industry Role: Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: invisible 7-11 Posts: 65,732	wow, adderall is methamphetamine? we're prescribing our children meth? had no idea.

05-23-2011, 11:03 AM	#39
RyuLion ClubDomCash.com Industry Role: Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: San Diego Posts: 32,273	I need to try that one day.. Make a To Do List everyday and check off as you finish each task. __________________ Adult Biz Consultant A tech head since 1995

05-23-2011, 11:07 AM	#40
dyna mo The People's Post Industry Role: Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: invisible 7-11 Posts: 65,732	y'all don't already make to-do lists? well, start, 1st on the list- make a fucking to-do list. daily life is not that complicated.

05-23-2011, 11:21 AM	#42
Sharky Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 4,938	Thanks for all the posts. I agree ADD/ADHD is over-diagnosed, However I believe it is the right diagnosis in my case. I'm not a drug addict, pill head or addicted to anything else. I was prescribed Adderall less than a week ago, and initially it seems to be working. I am focusing better, but am still unorganized -- which is the purpose of my posting this thread;-) __________________ Sharky

05-23-2011, 11:56 AM	#45
MaDalton I am Amazing Content! Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 39,829	funny how this disease is almost non-existant outside the US... sure, there are some cases, especially children. but my "ADD" and also my insomnia recently went away almost completely after i finally made a long vacation and nowadays hardly work at all on weekends. you just need to give your brain some time to rest from time to time. taking drugs is not the solution. __________________ AmazingContent.com - providing only the best content and service since 2003 Monetize your content on Veegaz.com - one of Germanies largest VOD sites Got German traffic? We convert it into money for you! Skype: madalton02826 - Email: oltecconsult [at] gmail [dot] com

05-23-2011, 12:07 PM	#47
dyna mo The People's Post Industry Role: Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: invisible 7-11 Posts: 65,732	A special restrictive diet may significantly reduce symptoms of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in young children, a new study suggests. When children between the ages of 4 and 8 were placed on a diet containing no processed foods for five weeks, ADHD symptoms diminished in 78 percent of them. And, when suspected trouble foods were reintroduced into the diet, two-thirds of the children experienced a relapse in symptoms. http://www.businessweek.com/lifestyl...ay/649603.html

05-23-2011, 12:08 PM	#48
Ayla_SquareTurtle Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: 5000 full paysite reviews and counting Posts: 3,550	I hear that having a project manager can help with that __________________ gone. long gone. aylasquareturtle .."a"t".. gmail dawt com

05-23-2011, 12:09 PM	#49
dyna mo The People's Post Industry Role: Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: invisible 7-11 Posts: 65,732	ADHD Diet First, what NOT to eat for TWO WEEKS: 1) NO DAIRY PRODUCTS, especially cow's milk. This is the single most important restriction. Instead try Almond milk, Rice milk, or Better Than Milk. Drink water instead of milk. In fact, drink lots of water. The brain is about 80% water, and increasing your water intake to 7 to 10 glasses per day might be helpful all by itself. Sodas, Gatorade, teas, icees, etc., do not count as water. Water counts as water. 2) NO YELLOW FOODS. Especially Corn or Squash. Bananas are white. Don't eat the peel. 3) NO JUNK FOODS. If it comes in a cellophane wrapper, don't eat it. 4) NO FRUIT JUICES. Too much sugar content. One small glass of apple juice has the sugar content of eight apples. Later on you can have juice, but dilute it with water 50/50. 5) CUT SUGAR INTAKE BY 90%. If you can, cut it down to zero. Sugar is in just about everything, but give it a try. Do your best without going crazy. 6) CUT CHOCOLATE BY 90%. No more than a single piece, once a week. 7) NO NUTRASWEET. None. Period. 8) NO PROCESSED MEATS and NO MSG. Only get meats with labels that say, “Turkey and Water,” etc. If the meat has chemicals listed that you can't pronounce, don't buy it. 9) CUT FRIED FOODS BY 90%. 10) AVOID FOOD COLORINGS WHENEVER POSSIBLE. See if your child is sensitive to any particular colors, such as Reds, Yellows, etc. For now, though, avoid all if possible. SUMMARY: Just eat foods that God made for a while. Eat like people did in the 1940's. Go to a used book store and get a Betty Crocker's Cook Book for recipe ideas. There really are about 10,000 meals that you CAN eat. Just not much in the way of “fast foods” or “convenience” foods. http://www.oneaddplace.com/adhd-diet.php

05-23-2011, 12:48 PM	#50
pornguy Too lazy to set a custom title Industry Role: Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Homeless Posts: 62,911	My brother has a Secretary that does his origination and it works great. without her he is lost. __________________ PornGuy skype me pornguy_epic AmateurDough The Hottes Shemales online! TChicks.com \| Angeles Cid \| Mariana Cordoba \| MAILERS WELCOME!