Concerta's effects on Learning new languages, do you learn faster with Concerta?
Question posted by pstachecki on 23 July 2012
Last updated on 25 July 2012
I'm wondering if anyone tested his ability to learn new languages (say from scratch) and compare it to how it used to be pre-medication? I've been diagnosed with ADD at 24 and I always wanted to learn more languages (advanced in 3 atm) but never really started doing anything toward this direction. Now when Concerta therapy starts I'll most likely finnaly get started and the simple question is: Do you learn "much" faster when on Methylphenidate (Concerta)? What's your dose?
Short version: Does concerta (Methylphenidate) speeds up learning of new languages?
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IN
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24 July 2012
Hello pstachecki. It very likely might. Your focus will certainly be working over time. I speak/write in 4 languages along with 3 dialects. Never been on any of the ADD/ADHD drugs. Hopefully you'll find Concerta to be helpfull in regards to a new language. Tot ziens! See you! A prochen! (till next time) daag! Byee! pledge
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IN
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24 July 2012
Pledge, It wouldn't matter if I took Concerta or not, Mandarin Chinese and Russian are not a possibility. However French, Italian, and Spanish I kind of know ... I forgot Yiddish. Ciao, Laura
IN
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24 July 2012
Tres bien laura puis s'avez dere que tu c'est, connait ce facile de parle un autre langues, mais une dialect c'est une autre histoire completment. A ce moment, passez un bon apres midi, puis si tu vu raponde ou rapondre, lessez votre message. A te leur, salut la visite, puis ce, soir bon appetite. A demain, pledge Meaning enjoy your evening meal/dinner and will talk again.
IN
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25 July 2012
All sounds like greek to me! Ha! I do agree with your answers tho'. Being able to concentrate on one thing at a time would most definately give you better ability to learn something new as you would be spending more time with it...
IN
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25 July 2012
There you go Mary. :-0)... that was French, but more a slang version, but very much Francais!
IN
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24 July 2012
Methyphenidate allows one with ADD to focus on the task at hand. Whether it would help you learn a new language, well that is totally up to you and your abilities. Sincerely, Sweet Hippie
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IN
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25 July 2012
I guess your Francais needs some polishing up Laura. Have a great week. Passez un bon semaine. :-0)
IN
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25 July 2012
Well pledge, I have found that my 4 years of French comes back to me when in France. Likewise in Italia. A tout a lours, a bien tot, au revoir ...
IN
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25 July 2012
a tout a "leurs" got you. :-0) In Flams/Flemish "Het beste hoor" meaning roughly translated "have a good one" bye bye now, we'll chat again. :-0)
