[onetwo_threefour]

I got diagnosed after dropping out of Uni after year one (Dean's vacation) and a history of underperforming to my ability. Went on slow release Ritalin for about 10 years, got me through Mount Royal, my last two years at UofC and my law degree. After I left school, I found that the benefits of medication were minimal in my day to day work even though we tried going on to a different drug for a few months.

As far as side effects, the first week I was on Ritalin, I cleaned my entire house a couple of times and was really intense. That wore off pretty quickly and the only long term side effect I had was a loss of appetite when I was on meds. That didn't help my weight situation since I tended not to eat all day, then overeat at night, but as long as I was better able to focus at school I didn't care...