"i found this medication helped me the most through high school.  right through my senior year i found i didn&#039;t need to even study my notes much because, when i took concerta, i was so focused that i remembered everything said in class on my own.  the main downside taking this as a student is that it wears off by the time you get home, so doing homework seems impossible -- same with studying.  after i graduated high school though, i noticed concerta started giving me symptoms of depression and worsening my anxiety to an awful point.  ultimately my doctor cut me off concerta due to those emotional side effects."