"i&#039;m 16 and not diagnosed with add, but have struggled my entire life in school and am constantly failing. i have trouble paying attention, staying focused, and devoting time towards school and homework. starting around last year i would come home from school everyday very tired and go to sleep til 7 or 8pm. i got prescribed to adderall this year and it&#039;s made a drastic improvement. i have all a&#039;s and b&#039;s now. but the downfalls are i talk a lot (no i&#039;m not on it right now), and sometimes i focus but on pointless things, and after it wears off i get irritable, anxious and emotional. i wish it lasted longer also. the medicine has kind of taken a slight turn on me and am acting different, and my parents have noticed a change in me."