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A member asked:
As a child i was prescribed ritalin and now that i'm finding it hard to concentrate in nursing school, i think i may need a prescription medication?
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Eliminate alternativ: Lack of focus can be triggered by some correctable issues that have nothing in common with ADD.Lack of restorative sleep, erratic nutrition, thyroid disease, other chronic illnesses , etc. If you work on the things that you can fix, and still have a problem, a thorough checkup is needed. It is easy to go online and identify with symptom lists for ADD, it is more appropriate to see a professional.
Answered 1/23/2018
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