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Does Amphetamine help with focus?

Yes, for most people. 85% of 428 people who reported on Amphetamine for focus say it improved. 8% noticed no change and 7% say it got worse. That is about the typical result for focus (86% across 80 options).

Focus: what users report
85%better428 reports · high confidence
363 better34 no change31 worse

Ranked #23 of 80 for focus.

What people say about Amphetamine and focus

“I haven't increased my dose, and the only negative side effect that I noticed was my resting heart rate increased from 60 bpm to 70 bpm.”
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“The only thing that worked was Adderall but I held off from hopping on it because I wanted to figure out the root cause.”
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“Not even caffeine pills do anything for me lol, the ungodly amount of adderall i used to take was the only thing that worked.”
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“I've been on it over 20 years and my mind is mash potatoes when I don't take it and I feel like compete crap.”
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What the research says

AResearch: Strong258 meta-analyses · 521 trials on PubMed
PLoS One · 2020
Pharmacologic treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in adults: A systematic review and network meta-analysis

Conclusion: Overall, despite a class effect of improving clinical response relative to placebo, there were few differences among the individual ADHD pharmacotherapies, and most studies were at risk of at least one important source of bias. Furthermore, the certainty of the evidence was very low to low for all outcomes, and there was limited reporting of long-term adverse events. As such, the choice between ADHD pharmacotherapies may depend on individual patient considerations, and future studies should assess the long-term effects of individual pharmacotherapies on patient-important outcomes, including qu

Schizophr Bull · 2020
Transition of Substance-Induced, Brief, and Atypical Psychoses to Schizophrenia: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Conclusion: Transition rates were slightly lower in older cohorts but were not affected by sex, country of the study, hospital or community location, urban or rural setting, diagnostic methods, or duration of follow-up. Substance-induced psychoses associated with cannabis, hallucinogens, and amphetamines have a substantial risk of transition to schizophrenia and should be a focus for assertive psychiatric intervention.

Side effects people mention

tolerance 43anxiety 42insomnia 39jitteriness 28depression 13

What else is Amphetamine used for?

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Does Amphetamine help with focus? 85% of 428 users say yes — PlainPill