How has starting aderall effected your training

if you're having to take serious prescribed drugs just to stay in college, you may want to take a temporary break from running as it's secondary to your education.

If you believe that shit then you have minimal to no education yourself. I have a serious brain chemistry/ mental deficiency that doesn't allow me to focus and perform in the class room as much as everyone else, and if theres medication that can help then why wouldn't i take it. if you think quitting running will change the genetic strand that caused this then you're even stupider than you originally came across

slander sand wrote:

if you're having to take serious prescribed drugs just to stay in college, you may want to take a temporary break from running as it's secondary to your education.

Aderall may disrupt the functioning of several key enzymes that facilitate muscle nutrient consumption. Basically, it may take you longer to recover; which if you run high mileage could disrupt your racing performance.

I hesitate to say this but my then-10 year old son started Concerta and within 2 weeks, dropped a minute on his 5K. 21:42 to 20:35 on the same course. Previously, he had 3 races on this same course, between 21:42 and 22:10. He was already trained, so other than a sudden growth spurt which can admittedly happen, I'm not sure what did it other than the med. He frequently phases out off this med so maybe he was doing that during his races and unintentionally slowing down. Or maybe it has physiologic effects.

An unfortunate side effect is it suppresses his appetite greatly. We skip it on non-race weekends now so he will eat.

As an aside, he isn't hyperactive but rather can't mentally focus and is mentally sluggish without this med. On it, he has become a straight A student.

Personal Observations:

When I first started taking it, I had to force myself to eat and still lost 10 - 15 lbs. I was often grumpy due to not eating enough.

At first, I didn't feel right or normal while taking it. I discovered that much of my NEED to run was to clear my head / quiet my brain. Taking Adderall removed the need or compulsion to run ... if that makes any sense.

Adderall makes me clinch my jaw at times and at the end of the day find that the muscles controlling my jaw are sore.

I stopped drinking a pot of coffee a day.

It was a bit more difficult to recover from workouts on XR and there is a drop in libido on XR. (Not the same on regular / fast acting Adderall)

In my job, it works really well, helps me stay focused, less chatty, and helps me to sort out the details.

PS

There aren't many jobs out there which allow me to pursue my interest of the day/week/month. I am interested in many things, have a couple of degrees, etc. Adderall help me stay employed by allowing me to get through the boring and tedious work associated with most jobs, instead of pointing my laser-like focus on whatever thing interests me when I wake up in the morning. I am a very bright guy, but I get too focused on novel, intriguing distractions.

PED dad wrote:

I hesitate to say this but my then-10 year old son started Concerta and within 2 weeks, dropped a minute on his 5K. 21:42 to 20:35 on the same course. Previously, he had 3 races on this same course, between 21:42 and 22:10. He was already trained, so other than a sudden growth spurt which can admittedly happen, I'm not sure what did it other than the med. He frequently phases out off this med so maybe he was doing that during his races and unintentionally slowing down. Or maybe it has physiologic effects.

With or without the drugs, those times are unusual for a 10 year old, no?

It made me anxious when I would run so I stopped taking it completely

Adderral is speed. \

I am ADD as well and I find that taking aderall lowers the perceived effort and helps me focus when I run. So it basically allows you to run harder. I usually take it when I race as well as in school.

I can see it hasn't positively affected your spelling skills.

It will allow you to continue beyond the point of what is safe. If you have the mental ability, it may make it possible to run yourself to death. Be cautious. Otherwise you will be fine.

Chemistry wrote:

Aderall may disrupt the functioning of several key enzymes that facilitate muscle nutrient consumption. Basically, it may take you longer to recover; which if you run high mileage could disrupt your racing performance.

Not true. Cyclists have taken amphetamines for 100 years now. In the 40s and 50s it was the primary drug since steroids had not been developed by the Germans and blood doping had not been developed seriously by the Swedes yet.

By the 50s some nations were on all three, but by the 1960s all athletes who were serious (or needed it for their sport/position) were on one or ALL of those.

Anyone paying attention knows that baseball players DEPEND on amphetamines, and have for at least 50 years. That isn't an endurance sport, but there is LONG history of the use of stimulants in running, cycling, skiing, swimming, etc.

If you knew ANYTHING about Adderall or amphetamines in general, you would know that they greatly IMPROVE your recovery.

you ARE a.d.d or you HAVE a.d.d... idiot.

I took Adderall for a few months and it made my breathing worse. I went off of it completely about 6 months ago and since then my asthma difficulties decreased.

Interestingly, Adderall makes me less anxious. Without Adderall, my background anxiety level is a 4 or 5 on a 10 point scale, but drops to a 1 or 2 when I am taking it.

the box wrote:

It made me anxious when I would run so I stopped taking it completely

tetrahydrocannabinol runner wrote:

you ARE a.d.d or you HAVE a.d.d... idiot.

I'm assuming you didn't know what I meant then right.

It's the modern day black beauty