It blows my mind how productive I’m able to be, being properly medicated after a diagnosis. I don’t understand why I cannot do these simple tasks normally. Why does adderall make me “go” and actually accomplish tasks?
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I assume you have been diagnosed with ADD/ADHD. This is a developmental disorder where the area of the brain involved in executive function (impulse control, attention, emotional regulation, etc) doesn’t work properly. Your brain’s connections in that region aren’t as robust as they are for other people, and the molecules used to transmit signals between brain cells in that region (known as “neurotransmitters”) aren’t as efficient as they would be for others.
With this disorder, your brain is constantly looking for the next interesting thing and it reacts to stimuli without checking in before hand.
Adderall (amphetamine) and Ritalin (methylphenidate) work by stimulating this region of the brain and improving the effectiveness of those neurotransmitters.
This means you have a greatly improved ability to focus on a task, to control your impulses to do things, and to keep your emotions in check.
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