Your Brain On Adderall - The Study Drug

How does adderall work? And should you take it?

Created by: Mitchell Moffit and Gregory Brown
Written by: Tharsan Kana
Illustrated by: Max Simmons
Edited by: Sel Ghebrehiwot
Narrated by: Sel Ghebrehiwot

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[kevinchang]

We're actually called generation Adderall? I have not once heard that said by anyone

[frikinmaya]

how you gonna make a conclusive study with a sample size of 32 PEOPLE?!?!?

[dangerzzzone]

I realized I had ADHD when I took it and felt so calm and things just felt like I could actually organize my life and focus. I felt normal and stopped zoning out every 30 minutes. I could actually clean my house ans get my to-do lists done man.

[kva]

"LoL iTs baSIcAlLy mEth"

my husband has adhd and this statement is what stopped him at first from taking the medication. This was until an educated person taught him what it really was and it has changed his life. And a blind test with 32 people is not near enough to make any arguments.

[JacksonWelch]

All I'm saying is my ACT score went up 7 points

[jaybird]

Youre voice sounds like 50% girl and 50%boy.

[likemysnopp]

I literally got into Harvard thanks to these baddies!

[JohnGeorge-pwxo]

Adderall are amazing. I was severely traumatized years ago as a teenage, got diagnosed with ADHD. Spent my whole life fighting ADHD. I suffered severe depression and mental disorder. Not until my mom recommended me to psilocybin mushrooms treatment. Psilocybin treatment saved my life honestly. 8 years totally clean. Never thought I would be saying this about mushrooms.

[dabeastfromdaweast]

*_What I hoped for as someone prescribed adderall:_* a descriptive in-depth analysis of the chemical properties of the drug and their relation to the brain, the benefits, potential side effects, and unbiased long term studies of the drug's effect on the brain

*_What I got:_* *"LoL iTs baSIcAlLy mEth"*

[visvios]

the narrator’s voice sounds like if miley cyrus was on testosterone

[emmettonline]

What we know as Adderall today was actually sold as Obetrol, a weight loss pill, but in the 90s was rebranded as Adderall to treat ADHD. This video glosses over a lot. As someone with ADHD myself, more could've been said about how it's abuse has made legitimate treatment of ADHD less accessable. It's getting harder and harder for people with ADHD to get prescribed medication or even be diagnosed for ADHD.

[chandrasekharlimit]

I lived my whole life not knowing I had adhd, and… I cried the first day I took it, I did not know how I worked wasn’t entirely correct… things were so much clearer and easy to understand… it’s wild, I’ve never felt so stable and happy / calm, it’s life changing, just be careful

[druba]

"Take measures to protect people" maybe fix the school system so kids aren't overloaded with work to the point where they feel like they have to use adderall to meet these ridiculous expectations

[Narbmaster]

As an adult with severe ADHD I can’t function without it, my performance in any environment is dependent on its use. Just thought I’d mention this.

[keithedergaming]

I never heard the words “generation adderal” be said by a single living soul ever until this moment

[eliza_naomi]

"Adderall is a growing problem" NO. Misuse and abuse of Adderall is a growing problem. This video is contributing to the stigma surrounding a medication that can really help people with ADHD lead more stable, fulfilled lives. If you're going to focus on only the negative effects and abuse, say that. Don't act like this is really a helpful, all-encompassing video about how the drug works as intended.

[jack-ixky]

I got diagnosed with cool guy syndrome yesterday, haha, now im taking adderall, haha

[juhaniu]

generation adderrall, said by no one ever.

[knightlei]

So if you have ADHD (like myself) and take Adderall (like myself) you’re saying I’m no better than a methhead? Sorry I just wanted to focus🤷🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♂️

edit: i (now 18f) have learned much about Adderalll and ADHD since i commented this and i am still very correct. Someone with ADHD isn’t comparable to a drug addict in the slightest. We don’t take the medication to get high, we take it so that our brains can function normally. we lack dopamine and serotonin and our brains aren’t properly stimulated like others. the medicine stimulates our brains allowing us to focus and have clarity while also helping with depression, anxiety, RSD, and many many more things that go hand-in-hand with adhd. this video is not only ignorant, but is STILL spreading misinformation and stigmatizing a very real mental illness and struggle for many people.

[Skyewastaken]

Hey my ADHD peeps, “it’s basically meth” shouldn’t stop you from using the treatment that can actually help you, it effects our brains differently and can help us immensely. Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) can kill you but that doesn’t stop us from drinking water (H2O). Don’t let this video scare you or your family into not treating your adhd. Try it for a while and see how you do, everyone reacts differently, and if it’s not for you then seek out other ways of treatment.
Oh and drink some water and go to the bathroom, you probably forgot.