"i am sixteen, i have had attention problems since i was little and i was put into special education classes because of it. i didn&#039;t go to the doctor for a diagnosis until a couple of months ago. when i went to the doctor she said i had all the symptoms so she gave me the option of medication. i said i would try it so she prescribed me 20 mg of methylphenidate,  it lasts me about 6 hours. it really helped on my act, i tried to take the act without using it and i didn&#039;t do well at all. i took the act with the medication and i did so much better. i also like it because it makes me a nicer person. i am literally kind to everyone. the only bad thing is that when it wears off i am really tired, probably because i am focused for so long."