Hi Robbo,
You’re exactly right. I shouldn’t advise smiliest not to use it in court because it might be different for her than for me. I can of course only speak for myself so thank you for highlighting that – no offence. 
It’s important that people understand these drugs work differently on everyone.
Methylphenidate slows me down – like you Robbo – enough to make me think before I speak. That’s such a bonus – particularly when I am with people that wind me up. I suppose I am just getting used to that slowness. It’s so unnatural not to think and speak quickly having been like that for 49 years! I worry in case I am too slow sometimes now but I am probably just being more ‘normal’. It’s sometimes an effort to think of words on MPH and that’s odd for me. But maybe I just rabbited on so fast before I didn’t notice the odd missing word? Ahahah – it’s difficult to know!!
I think my fear of smiliest taking it in court is if she is used to that quick response stuff which might be important if she’s prosecuting someone, it could throw her off guard actually thinking more slowly until she got used to it. I don’t know – as usual I’m just talking rubbish…..
Anyway, it’s all hypothetical since she may not even want to take it.
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So yes – everyone is different. But I am glad to hear how it slows you down too – I guess that means it is actually working for me then.
Yeah – medication is only part of the solution, but I can’t do the thoughtful cognitive stuff without it because I just go off on a rant.
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