Any idea when you're going to get back to producing content? Top tenz has been vacant for weeks now,as well as many if ykur other channels.Was honestly wondering if you only do Tiktok shorts now?
I started ADHD meds this year, after finally getting diagnosed in January. I can do tasks without starting six things before breakfast and then forgetting everything. I can actually think straight. I can sleep better at night. It’s SO hard to get them prescribed and sorted though. Probably harder than my painkillers. It’s ridiculous that they are so easy to get hold of on the street.
They were easy for me to get them prescribed. It may depend on the country. I do recognise your symptoms. Ritalin doesn't make a massive difference to me, but it's there. It helps.
@@rocketamadeus3730 yeah unfortunately it basically just reduces my chronic pain enough to get from my bed to my recliner most days, and my focus enabling me to actually organise my life a bit. Sorry for not partying I guess?
@@Marco_Onyxheart in the uk it varies by county, but as far as I can tell it’s a pain for all my British friends, and I’ve seen some American friends struggle too.
As someone who’s taken Adderrall without ADHD, I’d like to share my own personal experience for those curious about it. I don’t generally use drugs recreationally with a few exceptions, and when I took Adderall I conducted an experiment on myself to test my cognitive performance because I was curious about it’s effects. This was what I noted (Adderrall XR 10mg, slow release. Test taken 90 minutes after consumption). Adderall didn’t seem to make me smarter. This is probably the most controversial point and there are of course many factors at play, but I did an experiment on myself with a mathematics exam from a prior semester. I completed a version of a Test on my own time then completed an alternate version on Adderall, then checked both to see which one I scored best on. I noticed that the rate at which I made errors in each respective test was negligible. There was a slight improvement on Adderall but I find it hard to say that was from the drug or having taken the test a second time while on the drug. That being said, during the sample exam I took with Adderall, I was able to complete the exam substantially faster. I completed the first exam in 54 minutes and the second exam in 31 minutes. Ofc there are many factors involved but it seems (and felt) like I could think faster and recall information faster while on the drug. In this way, I feel fairly confident Adderrall provides a testing advantage in the sense that you can work through problems faster, however it doesn’t seem Atleast for me to have a noteworthy effect on my raw intelligence. On a less experimental and more experiential note, my speech was significantly faster while on the drug. People say they feel more *focused* on the drug and while I can understand why they feel that way, I think it is likely not the whole picture. While I think I may have been a tad more focused, I also felt less aware of my surroundings. It was easier for me to just get immersed in what I was doing (even if that thing was a distraction) on the drug than off. While off the drug, I feel slightly more aware of and in control over the tasks I perform. In this way, it would be advised that if you take Adderall because you want the “focus enhancement”, I imagine it still may be necessary to take preventative measures so you aren’t distracted. While yes it may increase your focus, it also (seems to me) like it would make it harder to regain focus once you got distracted. Additionally, there was a slight feeling of discomfort throughout my body, mainly I felt tense and occasionally could feel my heartbeat. The heartbeat feeling was similar to another time where I took 800mg of caffeine. Hopefully this is helpful for anyone who is curious on the effects of the drug for someone without ADHD : )
None of these drugs are meant to make you "smarter" no reasonable person thinks this. They in theory give you a competitive advantage, allowing you to study longer, faster, and more attentively. This can help you study intensively for a week before a test and give you an advantage. It will not help you pass a test you didn't study for unless you have a significant attention disorder. Like steroids, you would still need to work out, they are an aid not magic.
I suspect I have undiagnosed ADHD, because a friend of mine convinced me to try one of his pills during a time when I was struggling with stress and complete loss of work performance. The immediate result was sweating. The longer term effect was that the words I was reading started making sense, I could form a coherent thought and I managed to get a grip on myself. Some time later, I got two more pills from the same friend for a slightly longer test. Other people commented that I seemed more "present" and easier to follow with my speech. Personally, the main effect was having better control of my thoughts, which otherwise tend to wander, sometimes causing me to lose anywhere from minutes to an hour at a time, lost in a train of thought or doing useless tasks that seem important in the moment but are at best procrastinatory behavior in hindsight.
@@peterjohnson9438that sounds like my experience with my medication, though it’s quite different to adderall it’s still a stimulant. Like I’m still not a fully functional human but I can pretend to be with moderate success, if anything I slow down without the random bursts of just ‘I have to do this thing right now’
Thats the same effect it has on someone with ADHD, it helps you focus, but if you have severe ADHD you still have to make an effort to redirect yourself when you get off track, it just gives you the energy to do it (which is normally exhuasting and can easilly burn you out in less than an hour) The tunnel vision effect wears off after youve gotten used to the drug unless your shooting way high on dosage
Education is not a competition, so its not cheating if it only gives you an edge. Not the answers. If it helps students learn better without major risks. It helps people, society and the progress of humanity in general. Life is not a competition. Its a team effort of staying alive and progressing as species as a whole.
Here's another argument. The mainstream recreational and non-prescribed use of medications like Ritalin and Adderall create shortages and significant stigma that prevents people who need them to treat their medical conditions (like ADHD and certain eating disorders) from accessing them. When I asked for an ADHD diagnostic assessment, I was accused of pill seeking, and then my doctor attempted to dissuade me from pursuing a diagnosis, without ever asking me what my symptoms are. Even today, with a formal diagnosis, I have trouble finding a psychiatrist, because many do not want to prescribe controlled substances and simply will not take cases like mine. Our politicians, when asked, often talk about these meds being over prescribed, rather than the millions of stigmatized people with real disabilities, who need this medication to function or treat very serious medical issues. Even this video Simon talks about how easy it is to get these meds on the black market, hinting at a need for further regulations, when people with legitimate reasons to take these meds are having trouble finding doctors, insurance coverage, or even a pharmacy that has enough to fill prescriptions.
Can confirm. I used Focalin for the majority of my childhood, and while I don't take it anymore I don't want to take it off my prescription list because I fear the stigma against stimulants will prevent me from getting it re-prescribed should I need it again despite the fact I have a formal ADHD diagnosis from childhood.
Exactly. I am on Vyvanse, a form of amphetamine for my ADHD, and it’s a pain in the ass to get considered class one narcotic here in Canada. It means every three months. I have to go and get a new prescription from my doctor. They can’t just hand out refills
Bullshit...Theres literally enough if this shit to go around for the entire world to get messed up all day every day.The issue is that as demand for a product increases,regardless of its legality,so does the price.Simple economics.
I’ve never related so hard to a comment. Doctors here refuse to prescribe opioids that legitimately enable those with severe chronic pain to function somewhat normally. It’s messed up.
I was diagnosed as an adult and eventually prescribed 80mg dexamphetamine per day. All of a sudden I could carry out basic tasks. I was able to establish routines and sleep habits. I spent about 6 months coming off it and now don’t take anything but I am still good. They enabled me rewire my brain.
I suffer from depression and when I was recovering I heard about modafinil. It's supposed to be prescription only but they could get round it somehow. It made a staggering difference to my ability to cope. Sadly it's now outlawed in the UK. I did talk to my GP about it and she was fine with me taking it. No addiction or any bad side effects. Fantastic stuff.
I found modafinil helped with my depression too. It's all very well people telling you to work out, go out with friends, start a project etc, but when you're suffering depression that's one hell of a task. Modafinil just helped to make those tasks less daunting and helped me get back on my feet. Sadly, not enough research has been done into modafinil for depression and like you say it's illegal in the UK now, but I would recommend it over any prescription anti-depressant.
Simon could you do one of these about energy drinks? There is soooooo much about them people just dont know. good and very very bad. And considering how popular they are especially with teenagers and young adults I think more exposure on them is a good thing
Simon can you chug an energy drink right before you turn on the camera to film that video it will be far more entertaining. I could play the video at reduced speed and your tangents would still sound normal 😂🤣
My sons had ADHD and the older one was on Ritalin in grade school but the side effects were just too much for him,as were the side effects of Adderall. When my younger son was diagnosed with it in high school we tried Adderall and the side effects bothered him. The Dr prescribed a newer (at the time) drug,Vyvanse, and it worked wonderfully without the side effects. We live in the US, and Vyvanse is an amphetamine but it's time released and lasts 15 hours. He could eat while on it and even sleep. No jitteriness or feeling the speed effects that a lot of people like from drugs like Adderall or Ritalin. It doesn't have the time release beads so you can't crush it and get it all at once, so it's less likely to be abused,although some will just take several at once,but used correctly for the disorder it's for, it's a lot better in my opinion and my son's opinion. He is older now and doesn't take it anymore and he had no problems when stopping it.
Im glad you found a medication that worked for your son. Used in the CORRECT THERAPUTIC DOSAGES addiction is incredibly uncommon. Physical dependence requires immence overuse to the tune of half of most peoples monthly supply in a day.
I use Vyvance myself, it works wonderfully compared to the other medication ive taken. I stopped medicating for a few years before starting up again due to believing myself to be getting ‘better’. But of course, that was more of having the opportunity to do multiple things at once, its difficult but possoble to do stuff while not on my medication, but I usually have to walk around in circles listening to music while twiddling a pencil and imagining shit every few minutes. While on medication I can get stuff done.
I've tried Adderall to help getting through my coding classes. It did not help. I found myself hyper focusing on tiny little details for hours on end instead of just getting the work done. The effects can vary from person to person, but for me, it sort of turned me into a hyper perfectionist. Re-writing the same few functions and classes over and over thinking they could always be more efficient and elegant.
I've got ADD (adhd without the h or whatever it's called these days), and I take ritalin during the days I work, a comparably low dosage, because the higher dosage gives me a headache if I use the thing for three or so days in a row. It really makes my working memory better, but has no effect on how intelligent I am. I allegedly get less snappy when I'm on my medication. I don't really care if other people who don't have a diagnosis use this kind of medication, if they think it helps them - the only issue I can see really, is if we build a norm where people feel like they have to take meds in order to perform to a satisfactory level. I also personally believe that studies in themselves should be less about competition, and more about the individual student actually knowing what they learned at the end of the day. Also, monitoring your heart rate and blood pressure when you're on these kind of medications is very, very important. Heightened blood pressure is no bueno. I have low blood pressure to begin with, so I'm good, but if you don't monitor your values before and during medication, you can put yourself at risk for hypertension and associated health issues.
People taking stimulants without a prescription are the reason those of us with actual ADHD have to endure an extraordinarily ADHD-unfriendly process every month to get the medications we need for an actual condition.
How many of those people actually have some level of undiagnosed ADHD and are actually self medicating (knowingly or not)? Getting an ADHD diagnosis isn't a straightforward process and a student from a disadvantaged background may not get the medically prescribed help they need.
yea but i mean they cracked down on everything to be fair. Addi is a bit harder to get for people who haven't been on it, but for me whos been on it for years i don't have any troubles with getting it. Except in the recent months where there's been a shortage, now i gotta deal with not having it :l
Because needing to get drug tested every quarter and being forced to actively call to get my prescription refilled instead of it being done automatically like it used to is somehow helping keep it off the streets.
Given that there is a shortage of tgese drugs, the idea of licensing these for those who want a boost on their exams is really scary for those of us who need them to function on a day to day basis.
For real, maybe I'm petty but it pisses me off to know that some people are abusing something I NEED. To me its like a prosthetic leg but they're using it as performance enhancing steroids
I'd been told I need these medications.... From Ritalin, through Adderall, into Wellbutrin... The fact of the matter is NO ONE Needs these drugs! It's safer to say they act as a buffer to help you shift a wayward bound mindset mentality. To say anyone "needs" performance enhancing medications is just trying to justify their addiction, in my opinion. I'd been tested on and thrown through treatment techniques and facilities, yet at the end of today, I still earned $1,000 for the business I work for by being level and consistent without having to use Adderall after it was prescribed to me as a legitimate means to 'treat' a mental disorder someone, with more money to lose than I will ever be able to earn, says I needed when it's likely that was never the case to the point of my own struggles.
the shortage in the us was because only a few companies (in some cases just 1) is allowed to produce these drugs, and the us gov decides how much of the chemical precursor is allowed in the country exactly 1 time per year, and they almost never buy enough. there are no doctors in the legislative chain, that decides what to do with drugs
@@squigglefifi6125 unfortunately if you live in the states, its the country you live in thats stealing your supply, black market pills/ powders mostly come from out of country unless you live in mexico/china, or are produced in house (this is more rare). the shortage comes from the US gov only letting companies have a set, and limited quantity of precursor into the country for companies to work with because the government is overly afraid of a stim crisis, which was already occurring long before the re-mainstreaming of adderall in the 2000s.
As a person with severe ADHD, I have nothing but utter disgust for those who abuse Ritalin. Like us with the diagnosis NEED this just to be able to function NORMALLY. This ain't a fun and games substance for anyone to screw with.
your government tracks all chemicals that legally enter your country, no mater what country you are in, if a company starts making black market levels of cash, its a pretty easy spot. Illegal drugs almost always come from outside of the country that they are taken in, with a few notable exceptions for a few specific chemicals, illegal Ritalin mostly comes from china iirc
facts. i also have severe adhd and i have nothing but contempt for people who abuse adderall. like, i *need* that shit to function properly, but there are people who just take it for funsies🤪 boy that must be nice, especially since they don't have to constantly worry about the rug pull when it becomes scarce.
Why? What does it matter to you if someone uses Ritalin for a different purpose from you? What substance is a fun and games substance in your opinion? If I could demonstrate that alcohol would enable someone to function normally, would you condemn anyone who used it recreationally? There is no legitimate supply shortage, it is artificial, there is no need for the government to involve itself with anyone else's drug preferences. Just because one person needs cannabis to treat severe pain, it does not follow that I am some kind of a monster if I just like to get stoned on the weekend. They could remove the quotas and stop making it so difficult for doctors to prescribe, sure some people may abuse it, but that is their problem, not yours! I never really liked stimulants myself, I am more an ex-opioid addict, but it wasn't my fault if the government wanted to crackdown on opioid use as I wasn't forcing that policy, I'd rather that they just made the drug available to those who want/need it and stop waging an all out war on their own citizens!
@@5688gamble because it causes severe stigma around ritalin and other stimulants for people who actually need them. you don't exist in a bubble where your actions don't have consequences. the abuse of ritalin by people who don't need it has made it very difficult for people with diagnosed conditions who require ritalin to actually get ritalin. especially for those who have been recently diagnosed with adhd/add at an older age, since they may be seen as pill-seeking because of all the people who abuse the drug. ritalin and other stimulants are not designed for people who do not need it. it can actually be harmful to your health if you don't need it but take it anyway. those of us with adhd would not have a problem if ritalin abuse did not directly impact our ability to access it.
I was diagnosed with ADHD when I was a child, but my parents refused to let me take meds for it. So it's just been something I had to live with, it can be hard when you're going a million miles a minute with 500 idea in your head all at one time while other people are looking at you thinking WTF?? Or relationships. The most important thing I've had to learn is how to "turn down" my mind. It's hard but now I just accept I'm a freak and ride the crazy adventure that is my life like a F@CK'n BOSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! oh and weed lots of weed
My parents were told by a professional that I won't need treatment or help for my ADHD, instead they should concentrate on me being intellectually gifted, as that can lead to laziness. (guess, how that turned out) Even after my mom told me this, it took me another 2 years to get treatment, with professionals telling me to ask the one who diagnosed me to refer me. And another 6 months to find out what medication helps, and how to take it All the while being blamed for doctor shopping bc I just can't believe that my multilingualism, sexuality, lack of kids, lack of "real friends" etc caused my symptoms.
Maybe we need to reform the education system so that people don't have to destroy their health to get a degree. Ideas include: Fewer classes per semester, less homework, and tests focusing on understanding the material instead of just memorizing the textbook.
I absolutely agree! Maybe that change is coming soon with the rise of AI. After all, there seems little point remembering and regurgitating textbooks now we have machines that can do it for us.
The question I would have is enforceability, how can you determine who's using what for each exam given and what kind of cost would universities incur just to randomly drug test students and you also have the question of invasion of privacy because there would have to be a tangible probable cause.. the reality is its not enforceable without violating rights... as a nurse myself these meds are essential for many people, you can't just outright ban them, oxycontin has killed millions and is still prescribed, Ritalin, Adderall, and provigil have killed very very few.
I was put on adderall for adhd when I was 7, have been on it consistently for 23 years now. If there are long term effects from use that ship has probably sailed for me.
As someone that abused vyvanse (started as a way to cram, ended differently) and had a psychotic episode going off it, it is absolutely something that should be only used by someone that needs such a medicine I can't say anything about going fast recreationally but I guess if you do it once a month or so it's fine, binges will break your dopamine though
While taking Adderall, Xanax, and a sleep meditation I was also on pain management. I have to get back on them because I could actually function without being in agony, unable to get comfortable, having difficulty moving, struggling to concentrate to complete tasks, suffering from panic attacks and constant anxiety or being unable to sleep at night. I realize it sounds like a lot of meds but the difference in my productivity and quality of life is astounding
I take a cocktail of Adderall and Vyvanse just to be able to function (I have ADHD, and my medications are prescribed for me by a mental health professional). Without them? My brain is in a perpetual fog and I can't even read a damn newspaper unless I consume a potentially unsafe amount of caffeine. :/
as a person with adhd who was taking adderall, i personally found that it made me lethargic and depressed once i hit puberty. i’d been prescribed it well before then, since i was around 10. once i was able to stop them, i felt better than ever, and haven’t looked back since. these drugs may be “smarter” than other drugs, they’re just as dangerous. if you can be prescribed something besides a smart drug, try your best to avoid them.
I do believe these medications are now known to have such effects on teens (and others), but that doesn't mean they do the same for everyone or even most adults. Just remember that a drug that doesn't work for you might really help someone else. ❤
Do you mean that you would get lethargic and depressed after they wear off or when they actually kick in? I’ve been using adderall as a crutch to keep me employed despite my chronic disease, and I’ve noticed since I increased my dose above 10mg now I get a rebound effect toward the end of the day and am completely useless past 5pm
@@justsomenobody889 basically constantly. even after stopping it continued for about a month before i saw any noticeable change. the focus it was supposed to provide just vanished around the age of 12, my entire being sort of crashed and burned.
been taking modafinil for 7 years, my life changed, no side effects other than dehydration and headaches if you dont drink enough water, if you do then no side effects, thats for the physical part of it, for the physiological side, you kinda become more numb to emotions, not completely though, but for me thats a plus, i understand why some people see it as a side effect though
Judging by my own experiences with my ADHD meds - which include becoming extremely focused on the _wrong_ task because I woke up groggy, took my meds, started playing a game before they properly kicked in and then wasted my entire morning, spending all night shivering and crushed by anxiety because I had two cups of coffee on top of my methylphenidate to stay up with friends, and experiencing a serious drop in mental flexibility because the dosage was slightly too high and my brain was too narrowly focused to have any adaptability or fuzzy logic - even short-term usage seems like it'd be a crapshoot unless you were _extremely_ methodical about it.
yeah, I feel that, I admit I dont use my adderalll properly and if I dont start the activity that I mean to do while on it before I take a bunch of it I find myself endlessly trapped in whatever happens to take my interest the moment it kicks in. and after itstarts wearing down all i wanna do is drink.
I despise taking Modafinal. I take it for Narcolepsy with Cataplexy. I've tried to change medication to something less potent but it causes more side effects. All stimulants give me panic attacks but I must work.
I was prescribed ritalin for adhd but it was extended release tablets which is just basically micro dosing all day rather than a quick short term boost. Students all want the immediate release tablets which last a few hours. I found extended release was barely even noticable. Rather than risk getting addicted to immediate release tablets i stopped taking it altogether. Theres other non stimulant drugs to help concentration which i found to be much better than ritalin. I felt focused but without feeling wired all day and no risk of dependance. It was called strattera but i guess that might only work on people with adhd since those without can probably already concentrate fairly well
I've been using Modafinil for 5 years now to help counteract the effects of working nights. I haven't experienced any major side effects within this time, but what I have noticed is that I've developed a tolerance and it has minimal effect on me now. One of the positives is that I used it during a low time in my life as an alternative to an anti-depressant. Without it, I just wanted to wallow, watch TV and waste the day, but when I took it I found just enough motivation to work out, write and do all the things that would benefit me long term and pull me out of my low state of mind.
as much as I like Simon this is more like 13 minutes of filler and talking without saying much at all He really dropped the ball on this one in my opinion And since I started, Brain Blaze seems more and more faded as well : I know he's not the writer but the quality of his team since to get a little sloppy
Have you ever done a video specifically about Project MK Ultra? After hearing about it in the Casual Criminalist episodes on the Unabomber it seems like it would be a deep dive worthy of Into the Shadows treatment.
I grew up in the ADHD crazy in the 90's. Massive nose bleeds and zoned out like a zombie. Still have trouble remembering and focusing but learned ways to deal with it
The more a student relies on stimulants for test-taking, the more they'll train their brain to demand stumulants at test time. Dealers know all about it.
It just sucks for people like me who could hardly take tests without them to begin with because of a condition out of our control... this is a situation where it harms both the person abusing the drugs and the people who NEED them
I have ADHD and I’m from the uk, I can’t remember the name of the one I take but I actively need to take it daily in order to function as normal as possible. If I miss the medication for like 1 day due to running out or such, I’ll feel the effects a few days later, and oh god I’m more useless than a fart in the wind. I’m unable to focus on anything whatsoever, let alone try to write a sentence or such and i repeatedly zone out. When I’m on my medication and haven’t missed a day in months, I can work very well if I’m not in a lazy mood or if I’m willing to work on something I like n all. I would not be able to have a job without ADHD medication which is kinda sad tbh. I love learning new things and I enjoy being able to properly focus on stuff without my brain being more interested in a dumb fly repeatedly going into a window
I've been taking Adderall for a couple of years now before I started taking it I had trouble concentrating remembering basically functioning like a normal person after I started taking it everything improved
Vyvanse seems to be the new kid on the block. I've been on the others with little success and bad side effects. Vyvanse is helping a lot. The focus is there but if the will power isn't then I'm just very acutely aware of how I am screwing up, by the second, by not starting the task at hand. But the more one do (hard/not nice) tasks, the less the procrastination becomes. I do get the weird side effects such as talking too much once I start talking to some one. And they listen longer because I'm making sense and the person follows what I'm saying - thus I talk more - even when my brain gets tired, just can stop talking. I've now learned to to "feel" the onset of the excessive talking and can control it. Mostly (case in point, this)
As a kid i got prescriped Ritalin, it made me feel like some kind of hyperactive zombie. I have no ADHD, the neurologist who examined me was probably on a payroll or something, the reason I didn't pay attention in class was because my teachers were incompetent assholes and I almost got my brain chemistry ruined because of it. That is fucking scary to think about.💀
"I dont need intelligence drugs, Thom, because I don't know what they are....but I will put anything into my mouth that is given to me, whether it is supposed to go there or not. Anything." -Space Ghost
Some fellow gathered up a bunch of Rabbit Poo, put it in bottled and sold it as "Smart Pills". His 4th customer ate 2 of them and remarked that the pills tasted like Rabbit Poo. The seller replied, "See, your getting smarter already".
I was Diagnosed with ADHD and Autism at a young age. Adderall was one of the drugs prescribed to me, and I took it for YEARS. I think maybe 5 to 7 Years, but as I got older, and smarter, and understood what the drug was and how it was affecting me.... I got off it right away. for me, yes it helped me stay focused made me less mentally drained but the side effects were heightened impulsivity and irritation. In a kid that was already impulsive and struggling with anger issues, iot was a bad mix. I was disgusted to learn it was basically medical grade meth (many will argue this up and down) and getting off it was the best thing for me. Though it sucks feeling so damn tired, I don't like how unpredictable I was while using it. It's been close to 10 years since I stopped taking any prescription drugs at all. Best thing for me, not for everyone though
Speaking as someone that has kicked heroin, meth, and Adderall among others. Getting off Adderall or Vyvanse is NOTHING compared to heroin. Let that be known as fact. Also Adderall and Vyvanse feels exactly like doing meth. Like NO difference. At ALL
Im happy for everybody who can help himself effectifly with medication. Psychopharmaceuticals are a mixed bag, before you know, you doctor wont know anymore if it's you, or the effect of beeing on medication, or not beeing on medication. It's a gamble, medicine in this regard is not well understood. After a year taking my mix, i needed to wear glasses, every doctor told, its due to my age, that in short sighted all of the sudden. I went to MRT examination, because mei jaw swelled and was becombing numb, every once in a while. My heart was racing for no reason, i ve been hungry. The side effects of my medication there becoming my primary concern, so i forgot there well helped me in the first place... over one year later now back at the same doctor, he says how ever i feel, i look and feel better to him, an refuses to gibe me any more stuff, only if it becomes a necassisty. I met a lot of people benefiting from their medication, for me, well its all gets mixed up. Im better. If you can enhance you performance as human beeing by eating bananas or you favorite medication, feel free. I dont think, you need to think about risks all the time. Im just unlucky.
You need to follow up the chain to see the problem with getting these prescriptions filled. There's just 3 wholesale distributers for prescription medications, which means one company supplies all retail locations with the medicines. One of the biggest conglomerate is McKesson and they purposefully reduce inventory. Of course they just had to pay out $150 million because of the opioid crisis. There's several more fines and penalties from price-fixing to worker violations to the tune of about 9.5 billion in the past couple of decades. So their solution is to simply stop providing stores with enough medication for the patients. I take Adderall and my dr always tells me to get the refills even if I don't need them right away because of how hard it can be to get it when you need it. Plus pharmacies will prioritize "existing" patients over new patients. So getting one 30 ct supply can become impossible if you only fill it once or twice a year.
You dont even need to get the Ritalin illegally. You can just pay for a diagnosis these days its like £500 and they will always find you have it if you pay. The NHS will give you the tablets for free then. Big problem though is having ADHD limits what you can do for work. When i was in college i could not get a job in the army or police for example. Insurance might cost you more, you may need to tell the driving agency and other things.
Apart from the long term effects and safety of performance enhancing drugs, it boggles my mind that we would want to hold ourselves back. If i can take a pill that makes me smarter, and another that makes me stronger and faster, and it doesnt come with negative impact ro my life, why does it matter to anyone else? I understand that there are no such drugs. My point is that these substances being "fair" should be the least of our concerns.
I have narcolepsy and ADHD. I NEED these medications to function. Without them, I sleep 20+ hours a day, not to mention how difficult it is to focus. (On bad days, I can't even talk. I zone out mid sentence.) The stricter regulations aren't helping with the abuse problem we have. I haven't been able to get Aderall XR (extended release) in months. Normaly, I would take 30mgs a day MAX, but to get the same effect now, I would be taking 50 mgs a day. It is not safe for me to do so. (Not because the med. is harmful, I'm just small) Now. On to the arguements. 'Won't "Smart Meds" just leveling the playing field for poorer students who can't afford tutoring?' No, they won't. If anything, they would make the gap worse. All of the colleges I've been involved in have offered free, high quality tutoring. None of them, nor any university/college that I've heard of, are giving out free stimulants. And tutoring is not the same as stimulants. That's like saying studying is the same as focus. There are severe problems in our judiciary system as well, so if a rich student gets caught using "smart drugs" they will have a much smaller penalty than a poor student. 'Aren't stimulants bad for you/addicting anyway?' Not if you actually need them. I had a friend who was misdiagnosed as having ADHD and was given medication for it. It didn't help them, and worse, they got addicted. When they told their provider that the meds didn't work, they canceled their prescription. Once they stopped taking them, they went through withdrawal. I (and everyone else I personally know who has ADHD) have never went through withdrawal. This is because we don't develop chemical dependence on it.* We are reliant on it, but more of the way one would be reliant on glasses. If someone who has never been able to see properly (both farsighted and nearsighted) was given glasses, they would change their life around the newfound ability to see. They might start driving, reading, ordering at resturants by themselves, etc. If you take the glasses away, they wouldn't be able to do those new things. Same with this medication. *If people with brains that give them the correct amount of dopamine take stimulants, their brains will stop producing as much dopamine because of the excess amount. Once they stop, they have a (temporary) deficite of dopamine as well. The difference between them and people with ADHD is that their brains will recognise the lack of dopamine and start producing more again.
I want to push back against the fundamental premise regarding academics. Why should universities be fair? If the goal is learning then it does not matter how people learn. The argument for fairness seems to suggest that college is really about deciding who gets the good jobs. This is often what happens but it does seem like a questionable if not perverse use of education.
A lot of people are actually really tired of having doctors tell them what they can or cant put in their bodies. It is ultimately a form of prohibition, which as we all know..... doesn't work.
As someone with ADHD, I think they should be inaccessible without a prescription. I haven't had access to adderall this past year because of the shortage, and it's been so much harder to do school work. It's like if 2-legged athletes somehow used prosthetic legs to improve their own running speeds, creating a shortage of prosthetics for those who need them. I'm left as the a equivalent of a 1-legged athlete being forced to "run" the same race by hopping along on 1 leg, because unlike the people using these drugs without a prescription, I can BARELY retain information or do work without them. It has the potential to be life ruining if I'm rejected from colleges since I've been getting so many late grades on assignments
@@squigglefifi6125 .... But that's a weird to thing to say cause Adderall is a prescription drug... Yet there are still supply chain issues? Kinda proves my point doesn't it?
@@nicholaslewis8594 Yer. There is also the aspect of drugs which we are really pushed hard by the medical profession. Ie drugs that are over prescribed. A few examples come to mind.
And here I am hoping the pharmaceutical Adderall shortage will be addressed, so I can be productive again. (I have ADHD) Other meds are not as effective for me.
it’s so frustrating that people who do not need these medications are taking them and making them less accessible for those of us who need them to function in this. world. i take adderall because i have adhd and autism, and i cannot get tasks done properly without my medications but there is now a national shortage. i and many others cant get the medicine we need, and banning their use from schools isn’t going to help :/
When can I get my 'class action lawsuit' against Adderall for having lost most of my teeth and being dependent upon other depressants (drugs) as a means to be able to fall asleep? I'm literally asking in upmost sincerity.
It could help you to do the intro for the video first, then ad read. It was almost 2 minutes into the video before you even started the topic, which is pretty rough on retention tbh
I've taken modafinil as an aid in my life of study, not because i need it to get better grades, financially i am gladly unchained in that part. But, for the mere thrill and excitement of feeling that i had the edge and thus decided to take them. I can say one thing, I felt jackshit after taking it. Just the slight anger of knowing those 50 bucks could've gone to a nice hamburger and a beer instead. So take this advice, if you dont need it dont take it, not because it is bad but because you'll most likely be throwing away your money for what most likely is just a placebo. And my modafinil was bought from a reputable source as in the country i live there are simply no laws against the over the counter sale of those things. So keep your hard earned cash for a beer instead.
i was on ritalin and dexamphetamine from 5 until 13, and it gave me drug induced psychosis that later bloomed underlying schizophrenia. funny how that isnt mentioned in the list of side effects, apparently it was less common back then, at a rate of 1/1000 whereas now, everyone taking dexamphetamine has some psychosis story.
4:23 it is because people who are actually ADHD, myself included, hate taking them. The effects are horrible, and sometimes its easier to just workout twice a day and drink several cups of coffee during the day rather than to take the pills. Granted, I never sold mine, I just went off them after years of discomfort. Yet, I do know others with ADD and ADHD would sell theirs. One, I believe vivance would cause 6-8 hours of great focus, and a depressive like energy crash that led to sleeping until the next school day. Another, I am not sure if it was stratera or what it was, it led to a nausious feeling making it impossible to eat causing rapid weight loss when I was already lean. Adderal doesn't work for more than two hours, and a resistance can be build, the crash is bad but not that bad. Ultimately, just a lot of exercise to reduce fidgeting, and constantly slowly drinking caffeine, lots of it, throughout the day seems to have the least damaging impact personally.
Adderall addiction is REAL and it's a terrible chemical addiction. I'm totally trapped... Ive gotten so bad that i need modafinil to even feel my Adderall
7:29 I’m sorry; but ADHD drugs only help you focus if you HAVE ADD, in which case they are needed, and banning them for students with a legit Rx would be illegal. If one doesn’t have ADD; it’s only going to give them a little more energy/motivation. If people aren’t able to get the legal stuff; they’ll just go for the black market stuff, which is far riskier.
Very interesting video. I know the plural of anecdote isn’t data, but I’ve found that I don’t get the effects healthy folks use adderall for (energy, weight loss, serious concentration) and I also have had no issues having to go off for a bit which the recent shortage. I even have better results at about a middle of the road dosage, and the extended release type (the instant release just make me feel like I just rode a four hour roller coaster). Unfortunately, for ADHD, they just make you a normal human being, lol. I thoroughly believe some sort of “smart drug” better than stuff like prescriptions or sketchy nootropics from supplement shops, possibly more in the dementia research department. We have a long ass way to go though, and I doubt Limitless is ever gonna happen for real.
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9:47 You’re using the term “addiction” VERY loosely here. There’s a difference between a psychological fixation and full on physical dependence, and the psychological obsession to continue using even when it’s hazardous. People don’t go to 12 step groups for placebos.
I have no idea how methylphenidate can be addictive, i take it for my ADHD, and if i dont post reminders all over the place, i won't take it, because its not fun
I think it’s crazy you made a video about “smart drugs” but then reccomend consuming a large amount of psychoactive substance as literally the last thing you said
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I started ADHD meds this year, after finally getting diagnosed in January.
I can do tasks without starting six things before breakfast and then forgetting everything.
I can actually think straight.
I can sleep better at night.
It’s SO hard to get them prescribed and sorted though. Probably harder than my painkillers.
It’s ridiculous that they are so easy to get hold of on the street.
Adderall and painkillers, eh? I call that a suburban speedball.
@Rocket Amadeus Unfortunately most of us call it ADHD and chronic pain lol 😅
They were easy for me to get them prescribed. It may depend on the country. I do recognise your symptoms. Ritalin doesn't make a massive difference to me, but it's there. It helps.
@@rocketamadeus3730 yeah unfortunately it basically just reduces my chronic pain enough to get from my bed to my recliner most days, and my focus enabling me to actually organise my life a bit.
Sorry for not partying I guess?
@@Marco_Onyxheart in the uk it varies by county, but as far as I can tell it’s a pain for all my British friends, and I’ve seen some American friends struggle too.
As someone who’s taken Adderrall without ADHD, I’d like to share my own personal experience for those curious about it. I don’t generally use drugs recreationally with a few exceptions, and when I took Adderall I conducted an experiment on myself to test my cognitive performance because I was curious about it’s effects. This was what I noted (Adderrall XR 10mg, slow release. Test taken 90 minutes after consumption).
Adderall didn’t seem to make me smarter. This is probably the most controversial point and there are of course many factors at play, but I did an experiment on myself with a mathematics exam from a prior semester. I completed a version of a Test on my own time then completed an alternate version on Adderall, then checked both to see which one I scored best on. I noticed that the rate at which I made errors in each respective test was negligible. There was a slight improvement on Adderall but I find it hard to say that was from the drug or having taken the test a second time while on the drug. That being said, during the sample exam I took with Adderall, I was able to complete the exam substantially faster. I completed the first exam in 54 minutes and the second exam in 31 minutes. Ofc there are many factors involved but it seems (and felt) like I could think faster and recall information faster while on the drug. In this way, I feel fairly confident Adderrall provides a testing advantage in the sense that you can work through problems faster, however it doesn’t seem Atleast for me to have a noteworthy effect on my raw intelligence.
On a less experimental and more experiential note, my speech was significantly faster while on the drug. People say they feel more *focused* on the drug and while I can understand why they feel that way, I think it is likely not the whole picture. While I think I may have been a tad more focused, I also felt less aware of my surroundings. It was easier for me to just get immersed in what I was doing (even if that thing was a distraction) on the drug than off. While off the drug, I feel slightly more aware of and in control over the tasks I perform. In this way, it would be advised that if you take Adderall because you want the “focus enhancement”, I imagine it still may be necessary to take preventative measures so you aren’t distracted. While yes it may increase your focus, it also (seems to me) like it would make it harder to regain focus once you got distracted. Additionally, there was a slight feeling of discomfort throughout my body, mainly I felt tense and occasionally could feel my heartbeat. The heartbeat feeling was similar to another time where I took 800mg of caffeine.
Hopefully this is helpful for anyone who is curious on the effects of the drug for someone without ADHD : )
None of these drugs are meant to make you "smarter" no reasonable person thinks this. They in theory give you a competitive advantage, allowing you to study longer, faster, and more attentively. This can help you study intensively for a week before a test and give you an advantage. It will not help you pass a test you didn't study for unless you have a significant attention disorder.
Like steroids, you would still need to work out, they are an aid not magic.
I suspect I have undiagnosed ADHD, because a friend of mine convinced me to try one of his pills during a time when I was struggling with stress and complete loss of work performance. The immediate result was sweating. The longer term effect was that the words I was reading started making sense, I could form a coherent thought and I managed to get a grip on myself.
Some time later, I got two more pills from the same friend for a slightly longer test. Other people commented that I seemed more "present" and easier to follow with my speech. Personally, the main effect was having better control of my thoughts, which otherwise tend to wander, sometimes causing me to lose anywhere from minutes to an hour at a time, lost in a train of thought or doing useless tasks that seem important in the moment but are at best procrastinatory behavior in hindsight.
@@peterjohnson9438that sounds like my experience with my medication, though it’s quite different to adderall it’s still a stimulant. Like I’m still not a fully functional human but I can pretend to be with moderate success, if anything I slow down without the random bursts of just ‘I have to do this thing right now’
The one time I took it, I just cleaned my whole house lol
Thats the same effect it has on someone with ADHD, it helps you focus, but if you have severe ADHD you still have to make an effort to redirect yourself when you get off track, it just gives you the energy to do it (which is normally exhuasting and can easilly burn you out in less than an hour)
The tunnel vision effect wears off after youve gotten used to the drug unless your shooting way high on dosage
When Simon said "lets find out together" for a split second i thought he was about to pull out a bunch and test them himself🤣
That's over on the BB channel
@@yootxallegedly
How do you think he runs 387 channels simultaneously
Education is not a competition, so its not cheating if it only gives you an edge. Not the answers. If it helps students learn better without major risks. It helps people, society and the progress of humanity in general.
Life is not a competition. Its a team effort of staying alive and progressing as species as a whole.
Here's another argument. The mainstream recreational and non-prescribed use of medications like Ritalin and Adderall create shortages and significant stigma that prevents people who need them to treat their medical conditions (like ADHD and certain eating disorders) from accessing them. When I asked for an ADHD diagnostic assessment, I was accused of pill seeking, and then my doctor attempted to dissuade me from pursuing a diagnosis, without ever asking me what my symptoms are. Even today, with a formal diagnosis, I have trouble finding a psychiatrist, because many do not want to prescribe controlled substances and simply will not take cases like mine. Our politicians, when asked, often talk about these meds being over prescribed, rather than the millions of stigmatized people with real disabilities, who need this medication to function or treat very serious medical issues. Even this video Simon talks about how easy it is to get these meds on the black market, hinting at a need for further regulations, when people with legitimate reasons to take these meds are having trouble finding doctors, insurance coverage, or even a pharmacy that has enough to fill prescriptions.
Can confirm. I used Focalin for the majority of my childhood, and while I don't take it anymore I don't want to take it off my prescription list because I fear the stigma against stimulants will prevent me from getting it re-prescribed should I need it again despite the fact I have a formal ADHD diagnosis from childhood.
Exactly. I am on Vyvanse, a form of amphetamine for my ADHD, and it’s a pain in the ass to get considered class one narcotic here in Canada. It means every three months. I have to go and get a new prescription from my doctor. They can’t just hand out refills
Bullshit...Theres literally enough if this shit to go around for the entire world to get messed up all day every day.The issue is that as demand for a product increases,regardless of its legality,so does the price.Simple economics.
I’ve never related so hard to a comment. Doctors here refuse to prescribe opioids that legitimately enable those with severe chronic pain to function somewhat normally. It’s messed up.
100%
Went through withdrawal for the first time because of this crap. 0/10 experience.
I was diagnosed as an adult and eventually prescribed 80mg dexamphetamine per day. All of a sudden I could carry out basic tasks. I was able to establish routines and sleep habits. I spent about 6 months coming off it and now don’t take anything but I am still good. They enabled me rewire my brain.
I suffer from depression and when I was recovering I heard about modafinil. It's supposed to be prescription only but they could get round it somehow. It made a staggering difference to my ability to cope. Sadly it's now outlawed in the UK. I did talk to my GP about it and she was fine with me taking it. No addiction or any bad side effects. Fantastic stuff.
I found modafinil helped with my depression too. It's all very well people telling you to work out, go out with friends, start a project etc, but when you're suffering depression that's one hell of a task. Modafinil just helped to make those tasks less daunting and helped me get back on my feet. Sadly, not enough research has been done into modafinil for depression and like you say it's illegal in the UK now, but I would recommend it over any prescription anti-depressant.
Not gonna lie, I thought he was gonna advertise the drugs as the Father's Day gift lol. 😂
😂 lol
Simon could you do one of these about energy drinks? There is soooooo much about them people just dont know. good and very very bad. And considering how popular they are especially with teenagers and young adults I think more exposure on them is a good thing
Simon can you chug an energy drink right before you turn on the camera to film that video it will be far more entertaining. I could play the video at reduced speed and your tangents would still sound normal 😂🤣
I drink about 3 Bangs a day. That's 900mgs of caffine.
@@jonahs.757 Bro, you're gonna die 😮
@@jonahs.757 Bro, you're gonna die 😮
No please dont! I drink 3-4 Monster daily and would very much like to keep on living in denial..
My sons had ADHD and the older one was on Ritalin in grade school but the side effects were just too much for him,as were the side effects of Adderall. When my younger son was diagnosed with it in high school we tried Adderall and the side effects bothered him. The Dr prescribed a newer (at the time) drug,Vyvanse, and it worked wonderfully without the side effects. We live in the US, and Vyvanse is an amphetamine but it's time released and lasts 15 hours. He could eat while on it and even sleep. No jitteriness or feeling the speed effects that a lot of people like from drugs like Adderall or Ritalin. It doesn't have the time release beads so you can't crush it and get it all at once, so it's less likely to be abused,although some will just take several at once,but used correctly for the disorder it's for, it's a lot better in my opinion and my son's opinion. He is older now and doesn't take it anymore and he had no problems when stopping it.
Im glad you found a medication that worked for your son.
Used in the CORRECT THERAPUTIC DOSAGES addiction is incredibly uncommon. Physical dependence requires immence overuse to the tune of half of most peoples monthly supply in a day.
I use Vyvance myself, it works wonderfully compared to the other medication ive taken.
I stopped medicating for a few years before starting up again due to believing myself to be getting ‘better’.
But of course, that was more of having the opportunity to do multiple things at once, its difficult but possoble to do stuff while not on my medication, but I usually have to walk around in circles listening to music while twiddling a pencil and imagining shit every few minutes.
While on medication I can get stuff done.
11:40 That’s probably because Provigil is meant more for chronic fatigue and sleep disturbances than ADD.
I've tried Adderall to help getting through my coding classes. It did not help. I found myself hyper focusing on tiny little details for hours on end instead of just getting the work done.
The effects can vary from person to person, but for me, it sort of turned me into a hyper perfectionist. Re-writing the same few functions and classes over and over thinking they could always be more efficient and elegant.
I've got ADD (adhd without the h or whatever it's called these days), and I take ritalin during the days I work, a comparably low dosage, because the higher dosage gives me a headache if I use the thing for three or so days in a row. It really makes my working memory better, but has no effect on how intelligent I am. I allegedly get less snappy when I'm on my medication. I don't really care if other people who don't have a diagnosis use this kind of medication, if they think it helps them - the only issue I can see really, is if we build a norm where people feel like they have to take meds in order to perform to a satisfactory level. I also personally believe that studies in themselves should be less about competition, and more about the individual student actually knowing what they learned at the end of the day.
Also, monitoring your heart rate and blood pressure when you're on these kind of medications is very, very important. Heightened blood pressure is no bueno. I have low blood pressure to begin with, so I'm good, but if you don't monitor your values before and during medication, you can put yourself at risk for hypertension and associated health issues.
People taking stimulants without a prescription are the reason those of us with actual ADHD have to endure an extraordinarily ADHD-unfriendly process every month to get the medications we need for an actual condition.
So true
THANK YOU
How many of those people actually have some level of undiagnosed ADHD and are actually self medicating (knowingly or not)?
Getting an ADHD diagnosis isn't a straightforward process and a student from a disadvantaged background may not get the medically prescribed help they need.
yea but i mean they cracked down on everything to be fair. Addi is a bit harder to get for people who haven't been on it, but for me whos been on it for years i don't have any troubles with getting it. Except in the recent months where there's been a shortage, now i gotta deal with not having it :l
Because needing to get drug tested every quarter and being forced to actively call to get my prescription refilled instead of it being done automatically like it used to is somehow helping keep it off the streets.
Given that there is a shortage of tgese drugs, the idea of licensing these for those who want a boost on their exams is really scary for those of us who need them to function on a day to day basis.
For real, maybe I'm petty but it pisses me off to know that some people are abusing something I NEED.
To me its like a prosthetic leg but they're using it as performance enhancing steroids
There is no shortage of any medicines anywhere... Read a book will you
I'd been told I need these medications.... From Ritalin, through Adderall, into Wellbutrin... The fact of the matter is NO ONE Needs these drugs! It's safer to say they act as a buffer to help you shift a wayward bound mindset mentality. To say anyone "needs" performance enhancing medications is just trying to justify their addiction, in my opinion.
I'd been tested on and thrown through treatment techniques and facilities, yet at the end of today, I still earned $1,000 for the business I work for by being level and consistent without having to use Adderall after it was prescribed to me as a legitimate means to 'treat' a mental disorder someone, with more money to lose than I will ever be able to earn, says I needed when it's likely that was never the case to the point of my own struggles.
the shortage in the us was because only a few companies (in some cases just 1) is allowed to produce these drugs, and the us gov decides how much of the chemical precursor is allowed in the country exactly 1 time per year, and they almost never buy enough. there are no doctors in the legislative chain, that decides what to do with drugs
@@squigglefifi6125 unfortunately if you live in the states, its the country you live in thats stealing your supply, black market pills/ powders mostly come from out of country unless you live in mexico/china, or are produced in house (this is more rare). the shortage comes from the US gov only letting companies have a set, and limited quantity of precursor into the country for companies to work with because the government is overly afraid of a stim crisis, which was already occurring long before the re-mainstreaming of adderall in the 2000s.
As one of effects is death, a condition categorically known to interfere with productivity... I am always amazed at the new information I learn here
As a person with severe ADHD, I have nothing but utter disgust for those who abuse Ritalin. Like us with the diagnosis NEED this just to be able to function NORMALLY. This ain't a fun and games substance for anyone to screw with.
Exactly. Even if I take my meds, my brain still wants to do 4 tasks simultaneously. If I don't, it just gets worse. If I can even start a task at all.
your government tracks all chemicals that legally enter your country, no mater what country you are in, if a company starts making black market levels of cash, its a pretty easy spot. Illegal drugs almost always come from outside of the country that they are taken in, with a few notable exceptions for a few specific chemicals, illegal Ritalin mostly comes from china iirc
facts. i also have severe adhd and i have nothing but contempt for people who abuse adderall. like, i *need* that shit to function properly, but there are people who just take it for funsies🤪 boy that must be nice, especially since they don't have to constantly worry about the rug pull when it becomes scarce.
Why? What does it matter to you if someone uses Ritalin for a different purpose from you? What substance is a fun and games substance in your opinion? If I could demonstrate that alcohol would enable someone to function normally, would you condemn anyone who used it recreationally? There is no legitimate supply shortage, it is artificial, there is no need for the government to involve itself with anyone else's drug preferences. Just because one person needs cannabis to treat severe pain, it does not follow that I am some kind of a monster if I just like to get stoned on the weekend. They could remove the quotas and stop making it so difficult for doctors to prescribe, sure some people may abuse it, but that is their problem, not yours! I never really liked stimulants myself, I am more an ex-opioid addict, but it wasn't my fault if the government wanted to crackdown on opioid use as I wasn't forcing that policy, I'd rather that they just made the drug available to those who want/need it and stop waging an all out war on their own citizens!
@@5688gamble because it causes severe stigma around ritalin and other stimulants for people who actually need them. you don't exist in a bubble where your actions don't have consequences. the abuse of ritalin by people who don't need it has made it very difficult for people with diagnosed conditions who require ritalin to actually get ritalin. especially for those who have been recently diagnosed with adhd/add at an older age, since they may be seen as pill-seeking because of all the people who abuse the drug.
ritalin and other stimulants are not designed for people who do not need it. it can actually be harmful to your health if you don't need it but take it anyway. those of us with adhd would not have a problem if ritalin abuse did not directly impact our ability to access it.
I was diagnosed with ADHD when I was a child, but my parents refused to let me take meds for it. So it's just been something I had to live with, it can be hard when you're going a million miles a minute with 500 idea in your head all at one time while other people are looking at you thinking WTF?? Or relationships. The most important thing I've had to learn is how to "turn down" my mind. It's hard but now I just accept I'm a freak and ride the crazy adventure that is my life like a F@CK'n BOSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
oh and weed lots of weed
My parents were told by a professional that I won't need treatment or help for my ADHD, instead they should concentrate on me being intellectually gifted, as that can lead to laziness. (guess, how that turned out)
Even after my mom told me this, it took me another 2 years to get treatment, with professionals telling me to ask the one who diagnosed me to refer me.
And another 6 months to find out what medication helps, and how to take it
All the while being blamed for doctor shopping bc I just can't believe that my multilingualism, sexuality, lack of kids, lack of "real friends" etc caused my symptoms.
Maybe we need to reform the education system so that people don't have to destroy their health to get a degree. Ideas include: Fewer classes per semester, less homework, and tests focusing on understanding the material instead of just memorizing the textbook.
I absolutely agree! Maybe that change is coming soon with the rise of AI. After all, there seems little point remembering and regurgitating textbooks now we have machines that can do it for us.
8:00 Hell Nooooooo!!!! Simon, they are EXTREMELY ADDICTIVE!!!
The question I would have is enforceability, how can you determine who's using what for each exam given and what kind of cost would universities incur just to randomly drug test students and you also have the question of invasion of privacy because there would have to be a tangible probable cause.. the reality is its not enforceable without violating rights... as a nurse myself these meds are essential for many people, you can't just outright ban them, oxycontin has killed millions and is still prescribed, Ritalin, Adderall, and provigil have killed very very few.
Here's your reminder that Simon probably has ADHD! I have ADHD and I use these meds on prescription. They really help.
I was put on adderall for adhd when I was 7, have been on it consistently for 23 years now. If there are long term effects from use that ship has probably sailed for me.
lmao same. can't un-ring that bell 💀
As someone that abused vyvanse (started as a way to cram, ended differently) and had a psychotic episode going off it, it is absolutely something that should be only used by someone that needs such a medicine
I can't say anything about going fast recreationally but I guess if you do it once a month or so it's fine, binges will break your dopamine though
While taking Adderall, Xanax, and a sleep meditation I was also on pain management. I have to get back on them because I could actually function without being in agony, unable to get comfortable, having difficulty moving, struggling to concentrate to complete tasks, suffering from panic attacks and constant anxiety or being unable to sleep at night. I realize it sounds like a lot of meds but the difference in my productivity and quality of life is astounding
I take a cocktail of Adderall and Vyvanse just to be able to function (I have ADHD, and my medications are prescribed for me by a mental health professional). Without them? My brain is in a perpetual fog and I can't even read a damn newspaper unless I consume a potentially unsafe amount of caffeine. :/
as a person with adhd who was taking adderall, i personally found that it made me lethargic and depressed once i hit puberty. i’d been prescribed it well before then, since i was around 10. once i was able to stop them, i felt better than ever, and haven’t looked back since.
these drugs may be “smarter” than other drugs, they’re just as dangerous. if you can be prescribed something besides a smart drug, try your best to avoid them.
I do believe these medications are now known to have such effects on teens (and others), but that doesn't mean they do the same for everyone or even most adults.
Just remember that a drug that doesn't work for you might really help someone else. ❤
Do you mean that you would get lethargic and depressed after they wear off or when they actually kick in? I’ve been using adderall as a crutch to keep me employed despite my chronic disease, and I’ve noticed since I increased my dose above 10mg now I get a rebound effect toward the end of the day and am completely useless past 5pm
@@justsomenobody889 basically constantly. even after stopping it continued for about a month before i saw any noticeable change. the focus it was supposed to provide just vanished around the age of 12, my entire being sort of crashed and burned.
been taking modafinil for 7 years, my life changed, no side effects other than dehydration and headaches if you dont drink enough water, if you do then no side effects, thats for the physical part of it, for the physiological side, you kinda become more numb to emotions, not completely though, but for me thats a plus, i understand why some people see it as a side effect though
Judging by my own experiences with my ADHD meds - which include becoming extremely focused on the _wrong_ task because I woke up groggy, took my meds, started playing a game before they properly kicked in and then wasted my entire morning, spending all night shivering and crushed by anxiety because I had two cups of coffee on top of my methylphenidate to stay up with friends, and experiencing a serious drop in mental flexibility because the dosage was slightly too high and my brain was too narrowly focused to have any adaptability or fuzzy logic - even short-term usage seems like it'd be a crapshoot unless you were _extremely_ methodical about it.
yeah, I feel that, I admit I dont use my adderalll properly and if I dont start the activity that I mean to do while on it before I take a bunch of it I find myself endlessly trapped in whatever happens to take my interest the moment it kicks in. and after itstarts wearing down all i wanna do is drink.
My true brain probably wants to bathe in cocaine and opiates and Viennese pastries, so I’m not sure about unlocking it
I despise taking Modafinal. I take it for Narcolepsy with Cataplexy. I've tried to change medication to something less potent but it causes more side effects. All stimulants give me panic attacks but I must work.
I've never heard of them referred to as "smart drugs". Learned something new
I was prescribed ritalin for adhd but it was extended release tablets which is just basically micro dosing all day rather than a quick short term boost. Students all want the immediate release tablets which last a few hours. I found extended release was barely even noticable. Rather than risk getting addicted to immediate release tablets i stopped taking it altogether. Theres other non stimulant drugs to help concentration which i found to be much better than ritalin. I felt focused but without feeling wired all day and no risk of dependance. It was called strattera but i guess that might only work on people with adhd since those without can probably already concentrate fairly well
I've been using Modafinil for 5 years now to help counteract the effects of working nights. I haven't experienced any major side effects within this time, but what I have noticed is that I've developed a tolerance and it has minimal effect on me now.
One of the positives is that I used it during a low time in my life as an alternative to an anti-depressant. Without it, I just wanted to wallow, watch TV and waste the day, but when I took it I found just enough motivation to work out, write and do all the things that would benefit me long term and pull me out of my low state of mind.
as much as I like Simon this is more like 13 minutes of filler and talking without saying much at all
He really dropped the ball on this one in my opinion
And since I started, Brain Blaze seems more and more faded as well :
I know he's not the writer but the quality of his team since to get a little sloppy
Have you ever done a video specifically about Project MK Ultra? After hearing about it in the Casual Criminalist episodes on the Unabomber it seems like it would be a deep dive worthy of Into the Shadows treatment.
I grew up in the ADHD crazy in the 90's. Massive nose bleeds and zoned out like a zombie. Still have trouble remembering and focusing but learned ways to deal with it
The more a student relies on stimulants for test-taking, the more they'll train their brain to demand stumulants at test time. Dealers know all about it.
It just sucks for people like me who could hardly take tests without them to begin with because of a condition out of our control...
this is a situation where it harms both the person abusing the drugs and the people who NEED them
@@squigglefifi6125 That's right. Prescriptions for real medical conditions are the way to go.
I have ADHD and I’m from the uk, I can’t remember the name of the one I take but I actively need to take it daily in order to function as normal as possible. If I miss the medication for like 1 day due to running out or such, I’ll feel the effects a few days later, and oh god I’m more useless than a fart in the wind. I’m unable to focus on anything whatsoever, let alone try to write a sentence or such and i repeatedly zone out. When I’m on my medication and haven’t missed a day in months, I can work very well if I’m not in a lazy mood or if I’m willing to work on something I like n all. I would not be able to have a job without ADHD medication which is kinda sad tbh. I love learning new things and I enjoy being able to properly focus on stuff without my brain being more interested in a dumb fly repeatedly going into a window
I've been taking Adderall for a couple of years now before I started taking it I had trouble concentrating remembering basically functioning like a normal person after I started taking it everything improved
Cool... I'm bi polar.... sadly sometimes people need pharmacy help.... absolutely nothing wrong with that..... to you Carpe Viva
Same
Vyvanse seems to be the new kid on the block. I've been on the others with little success and bad side effects. Vyvanse is helping a lot. The focus is there but if the will power isn't then I'm just very acutely aware of how I am screwing up, by the second, by not starting the task at hand. But the more one do (hard/not nice) tasks, the less the procrastination becomes. I do get the weird side effects such as talking too much once I start talking to some one. And they listen longer because I'm making sense and the person follows what I'm saying - thus I talk more - even when my brain gets tired, just can stop talking. I've now learned to to "feel" the onset of the excessive talking and can control it. Mostly (case in point, this)
As a kid i got prescriped Ritalin, it made me feel like some kind of hyperactive zombie. I have no ADHD, the neurologist who examined me was probably on a payroll or something, the reason I didn't pay attention in class was because my teachers were incompetent assholes and I almost got my brain chemistry ruined because of it. That is fucking scary to think about.💀
"I dont need intelligence drugs, Thom, because I don't know what they are....but I will put anything into my mouth that is given to me, whether it is supposed to go there or not. Anything." -Space Ghost
Some fellow gathered up a bunch of Rabbit Poo, put it in bottled and sold it as "Smart Pills". His 4th customer ate 2 of them and remarked that the pills tasted like Rabbit Poo. The seller replied, "See, your getting smarter already".
I was Diagnosed with ADHD and Autism at a young age. Adderall was one of the drugs prescribed to me, and I took it for YEARS. I think maybe 5 to 7 Years, but as I got older, and smarter, and understood what the drug was and how it was affecting me.... I got off it right away. for me, yes it helped me stay focused made me less mentally drained but the side effects were heightened impulsivity and irritation. In a kid that was already impulsive and struggling with anger issues, iot was a bad mix. I was disgusted to learn it was basically medical grade meth (many will argue this up and down) and getting off it was the best thing for me. Though it sucks feeling so damn tired, I don't like how unpredictable I was while using it. It's been close to 10 years since I stopped taking any prescription drugs at all. Best thing for me, not for everyone though
Speaking as someone that has kicked heroin, meth, and Adderall among others. Getting off Adderall or Vyvanse is NOTHING compared to heroin. Let that be known as fact. Also Adderall and Vyvanse feels exactly like doing meth. Like NO difference. At ALL
You never slammed meth
@@mattdouplesx is there another way? 🫠
I've been taking Vyvanse every day for years and when I forget to take it for a few days the "withdrawals" just make me really tired and lazy lol
Im happy for everybody who can help himself effectifly with medication. Psychopharmaceuticals are a mixed bag, before you know, you doctor wont know anymore if it's you, or the effect of beeing on medication, or not beeing on medication. It's a gamble, medicine in this regard is not well understood. After a year taking my mix, i needed to wear glasses, every doctor told, its due to my age, that in short sighted all of the sudden. I went to MRT examination, because mei jaw swelled and was becombing numb, every once in a while. My heart was racing for no reason, i ve been hungry. The side effects of my medication there becoming my primary concern, so i forgot there well helped me in the first place... over one year later now back at the same doctor, he says how ever i feel, i look and feel better to him, an refuses to gibe me any more stuff, only if it becomes a necassisty. I met a lot of people benefiting from their medication, for me, well its all gets mixed up. Im better. If you can enhance you performance as human beeing by eating bananas or you favorite medication, feel free. I dont think, you need to think about risks all the time. Im just unlucky.
I did both first SARMs and later in the year these smart drugs just before exam periods
Wedinos will test any substance you send them, they will contact you telling you what it actually is
Im kinda exited for when the little whistles get older, I like when he talks about his life and stuff.
I know its parasocial but I like simon.
You need to follow up the chain to see the problem with getting these prescriptions filled. There's just 3 wholesale distributers for prescription medications, which means one company supplies all retail locations with the medicines. One of the biggest conglomerate is McKesson and they purposefully reduce inventory. Of course they just had to pay out $150 million because of the opioid crisis. There's several more fines and penalties from price-fixing to worker violations to the tune of about 9.5 billion in the past couple of decades. So their solution is to simply stop providing stores with enough medication for the patients.
I take Adderall and my dr always tells me to get the refills even if I don't need them right away because of how hard it can be to get it when you need it. Plus pharmacies will prioritize "existing" patients over new patients. So getting one 30 ct supply can become impossible if you only fill it once or twice a year.
idk about most people but I dont think of Adderall when referring to nootropics; I think of things like piracetam and noopept.
You dont even need to get the Ritalin illegally. You can just pay for a diagnosis these days its like £500 and they will always find you have it if you pay. The NHS will give you the tablets for free then. Big problem though is having ADHD limits what you can do for work. When i was in college i could not get a job in the army or police for example. Insurance might cost you more, you may need to tell the driving agency and other things.
Apart from the long term effects and safety of performance enhancing drugs, it boggles my mind that we would want to hold ourselves back. If i can take a pill that makes me smarter, and another that makes me stronger and faster, and it doesnt come with negative impact ro my life, why does it matter to anyone else? I understand that there are no such drugs. My point is that these substances being "fair" should be the least of our concerns.
Problem with relying on these to get grades in college is you need them for your job that you wouldn't have gotten without them.
@ 3:50 you forgot a “w”
Well done, Dave!
I have adhd and I only use Adderall but it's been since I was in early school and I'm not addicted somehow
Caffeine is honestly the most addictive and habit forming stimulant drug, only next to adderal.
I have narcolepsy and ADHD. I NEED these medications to function. Without them, I sleep 20+ hours a day, not to mention how difficult it is to focus. (On bad days, I can't even talk. I zone out mid sentence.) The stricter regulations aren't helping with the abuse problem we have. I haven't been able to get Aderall XR (extended release) in months. Normaly, I would take 30mgs a day MAX, but to get the same effect now, I would be taking 50 mgs a day. It is not safe for me to do so. (Not because the med. is harmful, I'm just small)
Now. On to the arguements. 'Won't "Smart Meds" just leveling the playing field for poorer students who can't afford tutoring?' No, they won't. If anything, they would make the gap worse. All of the colleges I've been involved in have offered free, high quality tutoring. None of them, nor any university/college that I've heard of, are giving out free stimulants. And tutoring is not the same as stimulants. That's like saying studying is the same as focus. There are severe problems in our judiciary system as well, so if a rich student gets caught using "smart drugs" they will have a much smaller penalty than a poor student.
'Aren't stimulants bad for you/addicting anyway?' Not if you actually need them. I had a friend who was misdiagnosed as having ADHD and was given medication for it. It didn't help them, and worse, they got addicted. When they told their provider that the meds didn't work, they canceled their prescription. Once they stopped taking them, they went through withdrawal. I (and everyone else I personally know who has ADHD) have never went through withdrawal. This is because we don't develop chemical dependence on it.* We are reliant on it, but more of the way one would be reliant on glasses. If someone who has never been able to see properly (both farsighted and nearsighted) was given glasses, they would change their life around the newfound ability to see. They might start driving, reading, ordering at resturants by themselves, etc. If you take the glasses away, they wouldn't be able to do those new things. Same with this medication.
*If people with brains that give them the correct amount of dopamine take stimulants, their brains will stop producing as much dopamine because of the excess amount. Once they stop, they have a (temporary) deficite of dopamine as well. The difference between them and people with ADHD is that their brains will recognise the lack of dopamine and start producing more again.
these aren't smart drugs, they're just stimulants
No mention of noopept, racetams, or selank.
I want to push back against the fundamental premise regarding academics. Why should universities be fair? If the goal is learning then it does not matter how people learn. The argument for fairness seems to suggest that college is really about deciding who gets the good jobs. This is often what happens but it does seem like a questionable if not perverse use of education.
A lot of people are actually really tired of having doctors tell them what they can or cant put in their bodies. It is ultimately a form of prohibition, which as we all know..... doesn't work.
It isn’t doctors doing that, it’s politicians deciding where or where not you’ll be able to access a drug.
As someone with ADHD, I think they should be inaccessible without a prescription. I haven't had access to adderall this past year because of the shortage, and it's been so much harder to do school work. It's like if 2-legged athletes somehow used prosthetic legs to improve their own running speeds, creating a shortage of prosthetics for those who need them. I'm left as the a equivalent of a 1-legged athlete being forced to "run" the same race by hopping along on 1 leg, because unlike the people using these drugs without a prescription, I can BARELY retain information or do work without them. It has the potential to be life ruining if I'm rejected from colleges since I've been getting so many late grades on assignments
@@squigglefifi6125 .... But that's a weird to thing to say cause Adderall is a prescription drug... Yet there are still supply chain issues? Kinda proves my point doesn't it?
@@nicholaslewis8594 Yer. There is also the aspect of drugs which we are really pushed hard by the medical profession. Ie drugs that are over prescribed. A few examples come to mind.
@@christianpatton142uh no it disproves your point
And here I am hoping the pharmaceutical Adderall shortage will be addressed, so I can be productive again. (I have ADHD) Other meds are not as effective for me.
Several Pints of black coffee would actually deter me from getting any studying done
it’s so frustrating that people who do not need these medications are taking them and making them less accessible for those of us who need them to function in this. world. i take adderall because i have adhd and autism, and i cannot get tasks done properly without my medications but there is now a national shortage. i and many others cant get the medicine we need, and banning their use from schools isn’t going to help :/
When can I get my 'class action lawsuit' against Adderall for having lost most of my teeth and being dependent upon other depressants (drugs) as a means to be able to fall asleep?
I'm literally asking in upmost sincerity.
Duke University you can't take this drug.
Students oh yeah catch me.
It could help you to do the intro for the video first, then ad read. It was almost 2 minutes into the video before you even started the topic, which is pretty rough on retention tbh
If they were given out more to people who dont have the issues they treat will make those who need them not get them when they're out
Remember kids. Reality is for people who can't handle drugs.
My go to is 5-10 cups of coffee before work.
It's an education to become useful in a society, not a competitive sport. The 'is it cheating' angle loses the plot.
1:48 The video starts. 😊
I think these things are best for Avoid
The best gift for a dad is drugs.
Please do the 1945 Vietnam Famine.
I've taken modafinil as an aid in my life of study, not because i need it to get better grades, financially i am gladly unchained in that part. But, for the mere thrill and excitement of feeling that i had the edge and thus decided to take them. I can say one thing, I felt jackshit after taking it. Just the slight anger of knowing those 50 bucks could've gone to a nice hamburger and a beer instead. So take this advice, if you dont need it dont take it, not because it is bad but because you'll most likely be throwing away your money for what most likely is just a placebo. And my modafinil was bought from a reputable source as in the country i live there are simply no laws against the over the counter sale of those things. So keep your hard earned cash for a beer instead.
Yes you infact can test if you have the right drugs. You can use reagents and other tools.
Dont do drugs you havent tested
The higher education is for learning, not competition... so why does the concept of cheating even appear
Good old vitamin R 😂
i was on ritalin and dexamphetamine from 5 until 13, and it gave me drug induced psychosis that later bloomed underlying schizophrenia. funny how that isnt mentioned in the list of side effects, apparently it was less common back then, at a rate of 1/1000 whereas now, everyone taking dexamphetamine has some psychosis story.
Everyone does?? Well, heck. This is the first I've heard of it. Lemme just add that to the on going list of research topics
@@amemooress6291 Generally they just associate it with "sleep deprivation"
4:23 it is because people who are actually ADHD, myself included, hate taking them. The effects are horrible, and sometimes its easier to just workout twice a day and drink several cups of coffee during the day rather than to take the pills. Granted, I never sold mine, I just went off them after years of discomfort. Yet, I do know others with ADD and ADHD would sell theirs. One, I believe vivance would cause 6-8 hours of great focus, and a depressive like energy crash that led to sleeping until the next school day. Another, I am not sure if it was stratera or what it was, it led to a nausious feeling making it impossible to eat causing rapid weight loss when I was already lean. Adderal doesn't work for more than two hours, and a resistance can be build, the crash is bad but not that bad. Ultimately, just a lot of exercise to reduce fidgeting, and constantly slowly drinking caffeine, lots of it, throughout the day seems to have the least damaging impact personally.
It's different for everyone. Vyvanse has been great for me and the crash isn't awful. Adderall has also helped a lot. It just depends
@@squigglefifi6125agreed. adderall has worked amazingly for me!
Adderall addiction is REAL and it's a terrible chemical addiction. I'm totally trapped... Ive gotten so bad that i need modafinil to even feel my Adderall
Apart from the “morality” and potential side effects, you omit a glaring question. Are these meds truly effective?
so who was the dealer that agreed to speak to writer and why was it the people in Simons basement 😆
7:29 I’m sorry; but ADHD drugs only help you focus if you HAVE ADD, in which case they are needed, and banning them for students with a legit Rx would be illegal. If one doesn’t have ADD; it’s only going to give them a little more energy/motivation. If people aren’t able to get the legal stuff; they’ll just go for the black market stuff, which is far riskier.
Very interesting video. I know the plural of anecdote isn’t data, but I’ve found that I don’t get the effects healthy folks use adderall for (energy, weight loss, serious concentration) and I also have had no issues having to go off for a bit which the recent shortage. I even have better results at about a middle of the road dosage, and the extended release type (the instant release just make me feel like I just rode a four hour roller coaster). Unfortunately, for ADHD, they just make you a normal human being, lol.
I thoroughly believe some sort of “smart drug” better than stuff like prescriptions or sketchy nootropics from supplement shops, possibly more in the dementia research department. We have a long ass way to go though, and I doubt Limitless is ever gonna happen for real.
Really⁉️⁉️⁉️ Ridge required an ad that was nearly 2 min long AND at the beginning of the video??? Are you serious? Are they trying to make people hate you like I’m just curious
Or theacrine or paraxanthine
9:47 You’re using the term “addiction” VERY loosely here. There’s a difference between a psychological fixation and full on physical dependence, and the psychological obsession to continue using even when it’s hazardous.
People don’t go to 12 step groups for placebos.
I think that universities should looks themselves in the mirror before getting indignant about students "cheating" with study drugs.
I have no idea how methylphenidate can be addictive, i take it for my ADHD, and if i dont post reminders all over the place, i won't take it, because its not fun
I think it’s crazy you made a video about “smart drugs” but then reccomend consuming a large amount of psychoactive substance as literally the last thing you said
Can drinking beer make you smarter? It made Bud Wiser.
I want to live in a world where I can go to 7/11 and buy a pack of Ritalin
When you are trying to find reasons besides joy or health to use drugs take it as a sign youre becoming a addict
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This is not about nootropics?