Nurses work crazy shifts and can have trouble sleeping.  In addition, we are being bombarded with information and get interrupted approximately every 5 minutes. It would make sense that a nurse would go to her physician and say, “I’m having trouble focusing.”  The physician prescribes Adderall and, at first, it’s amazing.  You not only find that you suddenly have all this energy and are extremely focused, but you’re also losing weight as an added benefit! Then nurses start … [Read more...]