"i was always been a gifted student, but struggled to pick anything up in class.  my entire life i would go to class and walk out gaining nothing but a couple good day-dreams.  i thought i had add a very long time ago and asked my mom to have me checked; but being the proud mom she was her son couldn&#039;t have add. this year i started college and the same trend of gaining nothing from lectures remained.  i was sick of putting in the effort to go to class and getting nothing from it.  i was diagnosed last november and tried a few medications prior to adderall xr.  this medication changed my college career, i can now go to class and follow my professor through the entire lecture. i no longer need to reread everything to understand it."