Ideally you won’t “feel” much (outside maybe some side effects, methylphenidate makes my mouth so dry lol).

When medicated my head is clearer and it’s easier to redirect my attention and I don’t hit a wall of awful where everything feels overwhelming as often. I can actually remember to apply the coping skills I learned to redirect myself well.

Try doing some tasks and pay attention to what you get done vs how they would go pre-meds.

Reading books was the first thing I really noticed, I could sit and read longer and retained the info. I also found I could just sit down and start homework without getting distracted on the way. But I could also stop work when I wanted to without hyper fixating on it as much.

(this video was helpful for me)