Depends on your goals. The medication was intended for helping me with my concentration. Purely to be able to do my schoolwork, since school has been a drama. It does help me with my concentration, night and day difference. But prolonged use caused my emotional side to fade away. I don’t like actively think anymore (sounds weird). But when I lay in bed my mind is like noisecancellation headphones. Complete silence. Where before it was a rollercoaster of bullshit. I remember making a test before my diagnosis and whilst reading a sentence, I would play actual visual clips of games (from memory) in my mind, at the same time repeating like voice lines from movies and having litteral full songs play in my mind. Ofcourse resulting in me not even comprehending what I was reading. So I basically wasnt even able to read 2 sentences. After medication this was completely gone. I could actually read a whole paragraph and understand what I read.
People will find it really hard to understand how it is like for us, without medication that is. They think it’s sounds nefarious and you should just try to focus. But it’s impossible. Best way I can describe it to someone is taking the drug from the Limitless movie. Suddenly you can ‘focus’ and actually read something and understand. Day n nite difference. If you want to try something. Start with a low dose of ritalin. Preferably first try it within the setting needed. I know that many peeps start out taking it regularly during the day. But this imo is not the correct way, opinions differ on this one tho.
Do note that the negative effects that I experienced could not take affect for you at all.
Talk with your parents and possibly a doctor and see what fits you. My negative effects stem forward mainly from the lack of emotions and unable to take responsibility and see consequences. Resulting in many bad choices in life.
Just wrote this from the top of my mind. PM me if you want after convo with parents and I’ll try to give my thoughts again with examples and the medication I’ve used.
@Sorle has alot of experience too, and is very knowledgeable of these topics. Idk if he’s willing to give his thoughts but I @ him anyways. (So sorry Sorle if you dont want to get involved)