So what exactly is Adderall? Adderall is a medication that one can get prescribed by a doctor if they show signs of lack of a ... ttentiveness, or the ability to concentrate. It’s often available at most pharmacies, but a person needs to show a doctor’s note stating the need to take the tablet, and the proper dosage. It is most commonly used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) or narcolepsy but has become a more universally accepted drug in recent years. What are the ingredients? Adderall is a combination of two things: amphetamine and dextroamphetamine. The chemicals work at stimulating your central nervous system, which then causes you to pay attention more easily. Hence why students love it: it eliminates distractions, and places all of your efforts on a single target (which, in this case, is probably that essay that’s due at midnight). How is it taken? Adderall comes in doses of 5 to 30 milligrams. Tablets are often consumed once or twice a day. Are there any side-effects? Unfortunately, yes. Adderall is linked to feelings of nervousness, a loss of quality sleep, and appetite. And all three of those symptoms correlate with a deflated performance overall: you need to be stress-free for energy’s sake; you need quality sleep for your physical and mental state (as we’ve discussed in another blog post); and, of course, you need to be eating a well-balanced diet to get the vitamins and minerals that keep you going. That is why Adderall is often viewed as a short-term boost, not long-term: it gives you a major focus now but has larger effects that may be harder to shake off in the future. Furthermore, Adderall has been shown to be addictive and dependence-forming. As a result, it is said that individuals with past histories of substance abuse should refrain from taking Adderall. Adderall is a mix of amphetamine salts: 75% dextroamphetamine, the right hand isomer of the amphetamine molecule that displaces dopamine in the neurons read more