How does Adderall affect LSAT performance for high scorers?
Posted: Fri May 15, 2009 3:47 pm
No pun intended.
Don't mean to flame and hope I do not offend anyone.
My question concerns stimulant use for studying, please do not read further and accept my apologies if you find the subject distasteful.
I started this thread in the 'Off-Topic' forum and it was suggested I move it here.
I've been scoring 165-170 drug-free on practice tests.
I have never been able to study/work effectively in a non-structured environment and , last month, was prescribed amphetamines
to help me concentrate.
Never used any potent CNS stimulants in the past, don't even drink caffeinated beverages regularly.
I'm finding that Adderall and Vyvanse definitely help to focus on getting work done but also make my thinking less fluid and supple.
Specifically for the LSAT, these drugs help me with games, with their multiple rules and variables, but considerably worsen logical reasoning and reading comprehension performance, which is more of a non-conscious snap judgment for me.
Overall, my prep test performance is about the same, with or without, maybe somewhat worse with.
Is this common?
Could the recent LSAT trend to less difficult games and more difficult LR and RC be related to an increased drug use among the test takers?
Anyway, I am definitely not enamored of drugs and hope to find a non-pharmaceutical solution to get work done, until then I feel that I have to rely on these drugs as a 'go-pill' or not get anything done.
I am considering to continue using them for studying in preparation but not taking it for the actual test, maybe.
Any ideas?
Also, if you do take stimulants on a regular basis, please recommend dosage/scheduling regimes to minimize intake while maximizing work done.
I had issues with increased heart rate and trouble sleeping when I first started taking Adderall a month ago and have been taking smaller amounts since then, but also noticed decreased performance.
Thank you!
Don't mean to flame and hope I do not offend anyone.
My question concerns stimulant use for studying, please do not read further and accept my apologies if you find the subject distasteful.
I started this thread in the 'Off-Topic' forum and it was suggested I move it here.
I've been scoring 165-170 drug-free on practice tests.
I have never been able to study/work effectively in a non-structured environment and , last month, was prescribed amphetamines
to help me concentrate.
Never used any potent CNS stimulants in the past, don't even drink caffeinated beverages regularly.
I'm finding that Adderall and Vyvanse definitely help to focus on getting work done but also make my thinking less fluid and supple.
Specifically for the LSAT, these drugs help me with games, with their multiple rules and variables, but considerably worsen logical reasoning and reading comprehension performance, which is more of a non-conscious snap judgment for me.
Overall, my prep test performance is about the same, with or without, maybe somewhat worse with.
Is this common?
Could the recent LSAT trend to less difficult games and more difficult LR and RC be related to an increased drug use among the test takers?
Anyway, I am definitely not enamored of drugs and hope to find a non-pharmaceutical solution to get work done, until then I feel that I have to rely on these drugs as a 'go-pill' or not get anything done.
I am considering to continue using them for studying in preparation but not taking it for the actual test, maybe.
Any ideas?
Also, if you do take stimulants on a regular basis, please recommend dosage/scheduling regimes to minimize intake while maximizing work done.
I had issues with increased heart rate and trouble sleeping when I first started taking Adderall a month ago and have been taking smaller amounts since then, but also noticed decreased performance.
Thank you!