The Truth About Adderall in Esports 

Hello! I have ADHD and took Adderall for a long time and I just wanted to bring something up that I haven’t heard people talking about. I feel like one of the reasons it dosen’t work as a Performance Enhancer for some players is that one of the common side effects is that it can effect circulation. When I played R6 and CS in highschool, I would purposefully wait until the Adderall wore off before I played, because I found it actually made me much WORSE because my hands would be so damn cold the entire game I could hardly aim or move effectively.

Adderal is a doubled edge sword, it makes you abled to focus better, able to play longer. Also makes you more frustrated when things go bad and makes you tunnel vision on things that arent important

The most frustrating thing about the discussion about Adderall in esports is it stigmatizes the people who actually need it. People who actually have ADHD get called cheaters when they're medicated even though they're just treating an illness.

" I only took it one time and it was very very little" 😂 okkayyyy I believe you 😭😭😭😭

My take on the matter is if your not prescribed it, your cheating. I was addicted to this shit for a while (not prescribed) and it’s extremely dangerous over time, however definitely gives a edge. Players that get caught taking it without a prescription should be banned from competing just like cheating, but those are just my thoughts

I was an eSports player for about a decade, most players were on Addy at least in my game. I've known a lot of people who went to their doctor and got a prescription that way, I've known people who after taking it for eSports realized that they actually probably needed it on a medical level. In the vast majority of people, that shit is magic. Not everyone responds positively to it however, and unless you get the right dosage, it can be harmful to your ability to play well. When you see people who look a bit tweaked out, they're stuttering etc - it's not doing that much for them. People can get the shakes for instances. But if you see someone who looks like Crimsix, as in, someone who looks locked the fuck in, they're benefiting greatly from it. A really good way to tell if someone is using it is if they're POUNDING the water bottles, I've seen people on LAN with 5-6 empty bottles of water on their table. This also predates 2010, I've seen it at least as far back as 2007 and I wouldn't be shocked if Final Boss, especially Walshy, used it.

It's extremely upsetting to see that this is a thing, as someone who needs Adderall for ADHD, especially when the US is experiencing a shortage currently. It makes me ashamed to tell people that I take adderall and play video games competitively, like they'll look down at me and think I'm one of the ones who's cheating by using the substance. I don't think a lot of these people really understand the difference between a neurotypical brain taking the medication, and an ADHD brain taking the medication. Just a whole ball of worms that really sucks to be apart of in some form or fashion.

The messed up part is orgs sometimes recommend that their players take Adderall. It's not just the players.

Tons of respect to Cuyler (Huke), he came clean and is playing lights out on Optic now. Literally Top 3 SMG in the game currently and arguably Top 10 SMG of all time

I am a recovered addict and got into video games in recovery. As soon as I started seeing streamers I always knew when I seen some streamers/pros “oh they are tweaked” I am glad that someone has made a video on it.

Would be funny to watch a cs major final where everyone is on crack

Might be a controversial opinion but weed is actually an insane performance enhancing drug in esports for certain people. When I used to smoke, I'd become hyper focused and at the right doses, think much quicker on my feet in terms of gaming. I rarely had a bad game when I'd smoke a little beforehand.

Bro it’s sad these kids are getting duped. As a 35 year old recovering addict and avid gamer it sucks seeing a drug we knew was fucked when I was a kid be marketed as some sort of miracle today. I feel like a million bucks on heroin too and work my ass off but doing heroin to succeed is not the answer and neither is adderall.

I have ADHD and been prescribed several different medications, I have found this one works best for me. I play COD for fun and it definitely helps me sometimes but if I accidentally take more then needed I’m so over-focused on tiny irrelevant things that it’s counter-intuitive. If you actually have ADHD and take a proper prescribed dose you should feel relaxed but focused. Almost tired but alert.. not on my medication I pace around constantly and talk all the time with super human energy.

I was diagnosed with ADHD about two years ago and it was a extensive process of face to face questions and lots of different tests to see how you learn how you put things together needless to say it was hours over multiple appointments. One thing. People need to realize is that for ADHD people it’s life changing. Just interacting with others is easier. Your able to track conversations and hold them much better not to mention how much easier school has become for me. Basically if your not ADHD it’s hard to explain how life changing it is. For people without ADHD it’s a lot riskier to use as what it does is increase your dopamine levels so for ADHD people it’s putting us at what normal is for others in a sense and when someone uses it that is normal it will give them a higher dopamine level which can have negative affects for them. Basically in my opinion if your not ADHD it shouldn’t be legal to use especially in esports. Side not when people say it’s easy to get it’s easy to get short acting adderall which only works for a few hours vs it’s actually hard to get long acting adderall which works over the who day and is what most true ADHD people use on a daily basis.

First of all very well-put video. Made me rethink the effects of Adderall on gaming. What I wanted to say is that the effects of Adderall on normal players vs. pro players are different. While the focus is enhanced the average player does not know what to focus on. The drug does not make you suddenly gain knowledge in the game. While a pro player can now quickly recall and execute things quicker with the drug.

I just took Adderall for the first time and played for about 3 hrs. Kd went from a 0.8 to a whopping 0.83 bout to hit the pros wish them luck boys

Sad thing is, winners use drugs. Although PED's are almost always for a physical edge. Adderall cam definitely boost confidence and make you feel sharper.

Had to use it alll through my school life and even when I went home I was sooo forced it’s actually crazy. Being 2 years off it makes you really think how different I acted when On it

I kept getting prescribed a higher dose while my grades plummeted. After I was taken off, school became more difficult than before I started taking it.

I was misdiagnosed with ADHD as a kid, which is apparently common and why it's so easy for these guys to lie their way into getting a prescription. I knew I didn't have ADHD when my Ritalin (stronger then Adderall) would get me so high that I'd start having random nosebleeds. Pretty sure it caused me permanent anxiety issues too.

Adderall/amphetamine is only 1 methyl group away from meth, crack, p. meth amphetamine. It most definitely is a stimulant for hyper activity and focus. It's like chucking a turbo charger on an engine. It boosts your reaction speed but also comes with higher risks like crashing. When used correctly it should be fine but the potential to abuse the substance to push yourself to the brink is still there

I have autism and got it as a prescription even tho I don't have ADHD. This was also when I still did eSports, it did not necessarily make me better. Sometimes I performed worse because I was in such a different state of mind and had to adjust and learn differently. Also, EEG scans later showed it literally deactivated some parts of my brain and stimulated other parts too much.

real gamers smoke hard ((crack)) CANT BAN THE SNOWMAN

I used Adderall alot in medium level Profesional rainbow 6 siege and my biggest take away now that I don't do it I mainly run csgo ranked with my friends but it was mainly the confidence that it gives you because you feel invincible and you don't get tilted the same way I think that's where it comes in the most you can do just as good with a strong mindset in my opinion

Played CSGO for 10 years or more, hovered around le/lem with near 5k hrs. Got late diagnosed ADHD last year in my mid 20s and the meds have 100% made me better. Aim is better, decision making is better, the pace of things feels totally different and my ability to react correctly is massively improved. I would always start strong, but by game 2 or 3 consecutively I would just not be hitting any shots or reacting to things properly/being far too aggressive. Post meds I can play 4-5 games and have far more impact than I ever did before without dying a lot of the time. Took a couple dozen games but I'm comfortably into global fully soloq, never happened before to me in my 10 years prior of casual play.

absolute fantastic video with lots of work putinto it and dedication! Thank you guys so much, as a viewer I highly appreciate :) That was a really insightful dive into the ethics of doping in esports and the use of adderal..some things I already knew, the majority I didn't., despite actually knowing quite a lot 'bout drugs and ADHD lol Nevertheless, thank you for your time, work and effort and I'm definitely LF to more content and new videos!

Testosterone is not going to be useless. You obviously have no idea what are talking about. It's going to give confidence, sharper mind and stress resistance.

Someone messaged me Adderall after a match and i had no idea what they were talking about, adds up now

Excellent content. Finally a video with actual reporting that does not rely on the hype/ meme of an event that this channel has been relying on. Great work!

I have ADHD and Adderall actually makes me worse at video games...for the people who find they perform better, I'm curious if that's just the placebo effect. Confidence, regardless of how you obtain it, plays such a huge role in how good you perform in video games.

My personal take on this topic is that the competitive gaming community is rampant with individuals with undiagnosed adhd. They were drawn to video games at that level most likely because it was the one hobby that grabbed their attention and allowed them to focus which is literal bliss for an individual who suffers with an attention disorder. Videos games cater to those types of minds. So yeah I can see how those people would benefit even more from taking stimulants. Another perspective outside of a true competition setting especially for gamers who might not have adhd is that it allows them to grind and practice for much longer hours then the average person without experience the same level of fatigue as someone who isn’t taking stimulants.

ADHD. Started on Adderall at 14 after my dosage of Concerta got too high for my doctor's comfort. It's insidious. You feel great at parties when you can just keep drinking and not pass out, or sometimes it's a special event at the resteraunt and you need just a bit extra to make it through a 16 hour double. Finally stopped abusing my perscription when I lost my 10-year job after a period of substituting adderall for sleep because work was busy but I didn't want to lose out on hobby time. Don't want to know what I've done to my heart and liver by doubling my relatively high dose whenever I "just needed a little boost." Feel like my brain still isn't right 3 years later after quitting cold turkey. There's no shame in using your medication properly, but don't step over that line into abuse. It might not be the horror story that comes with harder drugs, but it can still mess you up.

As someone with terrible ADHD who takes Adderall to be a functioning human and who also plays games, it definitely does NOT make you better, what it DOES do is make you less sloppy at what you already know. It is basically a way to squeeze the best performance you yourself are possible of already. It can't help you more than improve your focus and attention to what you already are aware of.

I have ADHD. I took Adderall growing up and it made me really emotional and unstable, it never helped me focus. When I was taken off of it everything got better? I'm on Lexapro now.

I’m surprised they haven’t caught on to modafinil or other cognitive enhancers yet.

Back when I used to grind MTG competitively, you could go into a bathroom at a convention center and see an absurd amount of magic pros in the bathroom sharing Adderall. Snorting it and everything. This was a decade ago.

Adderall most certainly DOES make you a better player/ builder/ writer/ actor/ artist/ etc. It heightens your focus - especially if you have an attention deficit - and "gives you" energy (it really just shows you how much energy you have and how to better use it). Compare gameplay footage of me not on Adderall with footage of me on Adderall, and it's night and day; all of my skills are properly applied, I'm not making mistakes or getting side tracked, I'm not getting frustrated or confused, my overall situational awareness is heightened, I'm playing the minimap flawlessly, and my accuracy is VASTLY improved.

With stimulants in any competitive setting (be it esport type competitive games, or powerlifting, or anything similar), there's always the Yerkes-Dodson curve to consider. Basically, if your arousal level is too high or too low, your performance will be suboptimal. In an esport context: too low, and you'll probably be reacting too slowly and not predicting/analysing quickly enough, too high, and your fine-control over your fingers/hands will probably go out the window, frantic thinking, undisciplined gameplay, etc.

I think that aderol has its greatest benefits in preparation. You can focus for much much longer and absorb more information, just practice better overall. Personally as someone who took aderol from childhood into my twenties, I feel like it doesn't have a positive effect when actually performing. Yes you move much quicker, yes you have more focus and yes you may have slightly better reaction speed, but the reason it didn't work for me when I was trying to perform was that my thoughts were too fast and so I'd make uncalculated decisions, my muscles were more tense and so I lacked fluidity and I'd react off my emotions more instead of being more even keel. A good example of this is college exams. The aderol can give you the focus to study for 12 hours a day, which increases your chances of doing well on the exam, however if you take the aderol on the exam day you will not perform as well as had you not taken it and been more calm and relaxed. Aderol is a blunt instrument that can sharpen the mind, but the mind requires equilibrium to perform at its greatest. That's just my experience with aderol.

Why don't they just start testing players for it? And for people that then inevitably claim ADHD, make an ADHD division for them 😂

As someone with ADHD, as many other's have commented on this video about; this was somewhat of a difficult video to watch. Not because I felt ashamed about taking adderall to help me with my ADHD, but because adderall is such a misunderstood drug. You did a great job at presenting what information you could about it and in my honest opinion did a pretty good job at educating those who may not have known much about it beforehand. For those who don't know too much about ADHD, here's an example I give to people. (Keep in mind that ADHD, much like any other health condition out there, as different levels of severity and affects different people differently, it's not all the exact same.): Having an ADHD mind is like sitting at a computer desk with 6 monitors that all have about 2-3 windows open on each with several dozen tabs open on multiple different subjects and categories while also having several songs going on from multiple different listening software (like spotify, pandora, etc) going plus several twitch streams and youtube videos opened on top of all of that. Then strewn all over your desk is about half dozen or so books opened to a variety of pages to help you in your study and research on several different subjects that don't have any real correlation or connection between them. That's a rough and overly simplified version of ADHD and there's a lot more that goes into it, but again that's the gist of it. Other's here in the comments who also have ADHD may experience something either slightly different, or something else entirely. For myself, this is how it feels a lot of the times. Without my adderall, my mind does not stop, it does not stay still, and it does not seem to focus on anything for more than a few seconds, maybe minutes if I'm lucky. Adderall has helped me to have better control over my mind and help me to stay focused, but it hasn't been a complete miracle pill that's solved all of my life's problems. I still have days, while having taken my adderall pill for the day, that I just can't focus either due to lack of sleep, not having eaten much that day, etc. It takes also having a healthy lifestyle to help out Adderall to give me that focus, and that's also what most neurotypical brains need in order to focus better as well, just a good and healthy lifestyle. I've done a ton of research into ADHD itself and know a decent amount about it, plus other mental struggles that are typical for ADHD, such as ADHD Paralysis, or Revenge Bedtime Procrastination, etc. It's really fascinating once you dive deep into it. I just wish more people would do a tad bit more research into things like this with the purpose of trying to understand better what having something like ADHD/taking adderall for said ADHD actually means; what it truely entails. This research also includes seeing if you know someone who deals with this and asking them questions about it.

I take vyvanse (A aderall sub) It has a slower comeup not giving you the jitters or that geeked feeling. The most it does for me is lower my reaction time from 160ish to 120ish ms, but since it is a stimulate it ruins blood circulation so your hands are cold but not freezing like adderal.

I used it for years to play massive amounts of games but if anything I felt like my creativity suffered and most of the time I was still playing terribly. I feel like it's a decent tool for practice that's about it

It improves reaction time. That alone is enough to give you an edge, not even considering the focus aspect. That doesn't mean you need it to win, but saying it puts you at a disadvantage if you don't (assuming many others are) is correct.

I understand your idealistic anti-drug vision of portraying Adderall as being almost useless, but the truth is different. You don't need scientific proof to demonstrate if it's useful, the pro players using it for more than !10 years! prove it is. Because pro players understand Adderall does not improve by 10% or 25%, but by a small amount, a 1% in performance. And that bonus to attention is enough at the highest level of play. The goal is entering the flow state, being completely focused on the game, surrounding, sound etc An important factor about pro players is (at least the responsible ones) only take Aderall for the matches that they need it. Meaning that in scrims, practice or ranked games, they will usually not take Aderall. And that implies that usually pro players are very aware of the difference between what it's like to play clean and what it's like to play on Aderall. PS: I am NOT advocating for taking Aderall because for the average non-pro player, the +1% is definitely NOT worth it to take a prescription drug with negative side effects.

Something about the fact the adderal epidemic is still happening a good fifteen years after I first heard about it makes me laugh, not because its a problem but like; the strategy of getting high on meth before a fight is truly time tested. Most Halo players way back used this shit too, it's really not a shock.

I used to take Adderall (Vyvanse not actually Adderall but does the same thing) and I am a very inconsistent gamer. Sometimes playing really good and other times playing really bad. That's how it should be. No one is going to be perfect all the time. Whenever I took Vyvanse/Adderall I was at my peak until the drug wore off. I wasn't a better overall player but I made so many less mistakes its unbelievable. Not only that but when I was on the pill, I didn't feel anything emotionally so I never got mad at the game. So in my experience, Adderall or other stimulants may not make you better but they make you consistent and less likely to fail.

This was a horrible "documentary" that focused on only one thing (pun intended) ... it literally didnt mention ANYTHING about the actual people that genuinely need it perscribed to them. What would happen to those that rely on their Rx if it was banned? Its a complex topic, would they not be allowed to compete? It also didnt cover ANY detail on negative side effects, the chemical course of action that makes the drug function, etc.

I struggled at school my whole life and even dropped out of college cause I couldn't concentrate on any of my classes as my mind was always on a cloud. I tried addy 2 times in my whole life and it made me feel normal, in the sense that I felt good & my concentration was phenomenal.

Thing is you probably sometimes do better, but due to how stimulants make you obsessive and compulsive there’s absolutely times where it makes you perform worse. I did adderall once and couldn’t stop changing my sensitivity settings every time i died

As a 28 yr old, with ADHD, Anxiety, and Depression. Adderall helps me feel normal, I don't get as angry when I choke a R6 round, or I don't get nearly as distracted by something in my room and I can focus on the game. However, I have tried multiple different ADHD medications to find the "right one", some made my depression so much worse, another made me extremely angry (being a disabled veteran with PTSD that was a massive problem). Adderall has helped me, but it took MONTHS to find the right version, If you don't have a doctor (neurologist) helping you then stay away from it because the side effects can make you irrational and make you do things you normally wouldn't. The best way I was explained what Adderall does is it brings my executive function up to par with everyone else.

I took it before, i felt like a fucking god. Its like i was performing at top tier without even having to try. Made my stomach feel like shit too, and i couldn't eat. Never got addicted to it, thats just me though

when i took ritalin the first time (and last) (i have adhd) i played some fps games and holy fk i just saw everything, i could track easily and spot people easier and in i general just paid more attention to what im doing, the reason i didnt continue is it made me extremley depressed, like REALLY REALLY REALLY depressed, it was horrible, im currently trying to find another adhd med that wont have that extreme effect.

As someone prescribed Adderall and played in collegiate esports tournaments: I felt Adderall made me worse. I felt it made me more likely to hyper focus on whatever was RIGHT in front of me (usually an irrelevant angle to hold), and miss things in my peripheral or miss comms from teammates. My experience might be different from others, but I think coffee has a more desirable effect and is healthier than Adderall.

I wrote an essay on the cloud9 adderall scandal when I was in college. This does that essay justice and hits on all the points PLUS more. Truth be told, the only real thing the drug is doing for those competing without ADHD is putting them at a health risk, and arguably making them play worse. As someone with ADHD, this has always been silly to me as well as frustrating. It’s just getting addicted to a drug, for actually no beneficial reason…

"taking it won't make you instantly insane", no seriously Sherlock ? Do you think taking peds would make you a ballon d'or winner ? Even for sports where it'as basically the biggest part of the job like bodybuilding it doesn;t work that way. Nobody has never claimed that, it's useless to point.

As someone with ADD I have only even taken my prescribed adderall when I’m working on personal projects / job searching. I do not need it at all when I have a job or when I was in school, but now that I’ve graduated and I don’t have the structure of people telling me what to do it has been extremely hard to focus without adderall. But whenever I finish something for the day and decide to play games and my adderall hasn’t worn off yet I feel almost overstimulated, same thing happens to a greater degree if I work out while under the effects of adderall. I have never taken adderall for any purpose besides being productive. And I personally mellow out and become less fidgety. While for a lot of people who don’t need it / aren’t prescribed become a lot more hyper. I’m terms of competition I believe that people who aren’t legitimately diagnosed and prescribed should be banned from cheating. I personally never had issues with focusing when playing a competitive match so I’m not saying this for everyone but I do find it hard to believe that people that have legitimate prescriptions still “need” it to participate in something as stimulating as video games.

I can tell you straight up that ADHD does make some people highly advanced when it comes to gaming, myself included.

I don't have ADHD and I don't use Adderall frequently, but the times I have used it to write essays or play video games, I definitely noticed an improvement for whatever reason. I went from diamond 2 to high asc 2 in valorant just from the sheer mental stamina it gave me. The only downside I felt at all was the appetite issues I had while it was in my system

The funny part on this whole video there was no info you leave with just opinions from crashed out pros that abused addies all studies limited so can’t prove benefits and opinions from people with addiction problems I get it y’all wanna make vids to help but if you really watch this it’s just you’re opinion would love some journalism 😂

I work in renewable energy and was leading a crew of electricians. One of they guys offered me half of an adderall and my lord I was running everywhere checking on guys so I ding up work and just felt like I knew the entire drawings at that time with out even looking. Felt amazing. Definitely felt zoned in and focused. Only downside was I couldn’t get hard that night lol. Also felt hung over the next day. 10/10 wouldn’t recommend.

amphetamines are definitely performance enhancing drugs its weird its still a debate when its not a recent issue either. germany knew it in ww2, their blitzkrieg wouldnt have been possible without them. then most professional sports had also banned them before they started caring about other recreational drugs. i will say that as somebody that has abused way too many amphetamines, if they are taking massive doses they are only going to be playing well on it for so long before the brain rot sets in.

It's not just video games, Adderall is also used by some players of physical card games like Magic, where it MIGHT help players keep up with card interactions. I feel like I've encountered "twitchy" players at small-scale events at card shops, but I don't know if that was because of a substance or if they had something like ADHD.

does not help any aim or gameplay just helps with mental when dying for me, off Adderall i lose pistols and think i lost the game and start tabbing out putting on music and shit, on Adderall never tab out just straight focused on winning.

As someone (with ADHD) who needs Adderall to function day to day like a normal person I find normal people's perceptions of the drug fascinating. Because while it is a wonder drug for me, from what I here from others I know, quite a lot of people with ADHD who try it actually dislike the effect that it has on them - even if the majority of the effects are positive. So to see this level of reverence for a drug that is very hit or miss is absolutely wild

All I have to say is once the proof comes in that it helps the statement "You always would of thought adderall was making unfair advantages" will seem so strange it wasn't listened to. However the intent to take the drug to get a boost is clear and it should be considered illegal because of this intention that underlies the widespread use of it.

What is the longest anyone in these comments have taken adderall? Any health effects? I’m on year 6 and it’s going good but wish I could stop 🤷‍♂️

actually steroids(testosterone) would possibly have an even better effect on mental performace because high testosterone levels are accosicated with more mental clairty and mental sharpness

The fact that there is no science that demonstrates Adderall improves esports performance does not mean that it does not, since there isn't any science trying to measure if it has an effect at all. it's simply not scientifically known if it helps or not

Damn I feel for the people who suffer from ADHD and can't get their medication because some loser needs it to do good in his videogame.

If you got an issue, you got it already ingame. Ease off and see how it works. Crazy how little it does for all the issues.

Its a prescription pill so there for should only be used if perscibed to them by an actual dr and taken as perscribed.

Also, total lack of discussion of what Adderall is and what it does in the brain. That shit is very well studied.

I used to do Adderall and I brought 6-7 pills to school every day in high school, taking many everyday. I was taking Adderall during the SATs and I passed all SATs with Proficient on Adderall. The drug is insanely strong and I don't have ADHD. I was once up for 4 days on a couple pills of Adderall. The pill is no joke. No wonder Hitler took it or Meth during the war and stuff.

I’ve taken adderal while playing games it’s absolutely insane. You are actually cracked.

I have ADHD and it's never even been treated with meds and I'm still great at games. Imagine if I hopped on Adderall. Actually considering it now. My mother is Catholic and refused to let me hop on the prescriptions my doctor made. I've never had my ADHD treated, I've just learned to live with it and still perform my tasks without losing focus. I'm envious of those with ADHD and the helps of meds.

Is it okay to take Adderall, Ritalin etc. in esports if you are actually a diagnosed with ADHD? Because I am and I'm dependent on it (Medikinet (Methylphenidate)) for tasks which require a constant mental performance where I gotta focus for actually more than a couple of seconds. I am playing csgo and definitely couldn't have reached global without my medication. The United States Doping Agency allowes it after an objective medical diagnosis. But what's the ruleset in esports?

personally for me cs is absolutely unplayable if im not stoned playing, I fuck up once get mad af then fuck up more and can't play good because of the anger, weed makes me confident and always is the mind state of "Im the best on the server these fools aint shit"

Why is the host sitting half a foot in front of the camera? Lol making our man look bad

it's like an IRL cheatcode but if you do it for long enough you WILL pay for it

Adderall helps you do things that you think are boring and don't want to do. Playing videogames isn't boring, you get your dopamine rush from playing. If you play a game that you think is boring, it might help. Otherwise ut does give you a little more endurance.

I mean drug testing an Esport player is the dumbest shit ever because even on speed some folks just don't got that faster then the other guy reaction time

Adderall makes me better at gaming for sure. But I also have adhd lol.

Polish VP won that match VS C9 so Adderall didn't change shit

Unless you find yourself just going AFK in the middle of games to check your phone or look out the window or otherwise are not focused on the task at hand, then ADHD stimulant medications are not going to help you. Part of being a good esport player is remaining calm/cool/collected, and these medications can increase feeling of stress/anxiety, increase HR, sweating.

Ahh yes we "might not understand legal meth as well as we think we do" argument. Well spoken there champ!

Huke is playing some of the best cod of his career right now without it.

Calling them "Athletes" is the funniest shit I've ever heard 😂

makes me think ab mongraal and clix and how loud there coms are

As a state certified substance abuse counselor in california let me just say just because it's a prescription doesn't mean you can't get addicted. It's a slippery slope that will end up the user going to crystal meth.

I used to take medicine for my ADD, not sure if Adderall something similar. But I remember it did help me focus, but I did feel less joy and more anger. Ultimately, after a year, I stopped taking it because I didn't feel good. Also, I sometimes felt like my heart would explode. I haven't been back to the doctor that diagnosed me, but I have noticed an improvement in my ability focus, and I feel great. I don't know if I would take it to play games, or cram for tests though. Taking it past 9pm is not a good idea.

Call it what it is Addie's are meth the literal name is amphetamine salts

i take adderall for my adhd too this is pretty alarming

imagine what the sweats in public ranked matches are on lmao

I also use drug, it’s called git gud. Very effective drug.

How much Adderall benefits you in gaming depends on your baseline. If your baseline dopamine levels are low, Adderall WILL improve your coordination and motor function. If you already have a good baseline, it wont help and might hinder you in someways, however you could still get some benefits such as having more energy. If you're a pro player, most likely your baseline is such that you wont benefit very much from using adderall.

ayo. people with ADHD get the pass. adderall becomes an issue when players without ADHD start taking them. It feels unfair to those that lack energy or feel burnt on some days. Like it feels so bad that i got cheesed cuz homie on a pill that wasnt made for him. while im over here 2 coffees in, 1 energy drink down, and a cold a shower, yet i'm still losing focus and my brain foggy. im bad so idk

"Those pros shouldn't take Adderall!" [chugs a half gallon of g-fuel]

This is the drug the forced players like me to quit multiplayer gaming. I never took it because I'm not fucking stupid, I suffered a messed up right hand because of other players pushing way too hard in multiplayers games putting me and other past gods out of commission.