Well, I think I’ll stick with the medicine-for now, anyways. It felt different. Before, I’d take the medicine and somehow I didn’t feel different. I don’t know if I just got used to it or what. Today, I definitely noticed a difference in myself. I was more focused and I took better notes in class. My old indicator of my foot starting to jiggle didn’t come back until around 2, when I was in my room and done with classes for the day. That’s pretty good, I think, although I’ll have to see how it works on Tuesday/Thursdays.

As far as side effects go, I didn’t notice the ones I noticed before. I had lunch with a new friend when she spotted me coming into Baldwin and called me over. I think the medicine has mostly worn off now, and I’m tired. I’m usually tired on Friday afternoons/evenings without the medicine. I take this as a good sign.

I’m not going to take my medicine tomorrow or Sunday, since I tend to sleep later on weekends, but starting next week I’ll try to take it every day and see what happens. I don’t know what the end result of this will be. If the medicine continues to help me concentrate and doesn’t bring back the old side effects, I may keep going with this dose. If something else happens (I start having trouble sleeping again, for example) I’ll talk to Daddy over Spring Break (March 4-13, for future reference) about what I should do. (I’m guessing the first step will be going to the doctor to talk about this.)