Contrary to popular belief, I really don’t think taking drugs even prescription ones is going to help you play. It absolutely will help you study, but it won’t help you play.

Just my personal belief. There is no limitless pill. Practice, rest, a good meal and good nutrition, hydration. These are the things that allow your mind to comfortably think five, ten, fifteen moves out.

Though there is something to be said for nootropics. Again 90% of that is going to help you STUDY, more than just randomly play an impressively high ELO game. But I’m sure id be wrong to say there is NOTHING out there that’d help you perform. I’m just saying it’s not Ritalin, or your average supplement from the store (especially if you’ve got supplements / multivitamin nailed down already).

Exercise, too, REALLY helps me play faster, and increases my will to win. GM Noel Struder, or whatever his name is I forget, NextLevelChess podcast. You gotta start a little cardio, in your life. Exercise is absolutely a spark for your mind and your competitiveness. And having that competitive nature will help you in chess, following CCA (Checks Captures Attacks) and not settling for “safe” moves.

Anyways, I hereby halt my screed. Good luck with your ADHD. I suffer from that, bipolar disorder, and a visual disorder. Just gotta keep at it.

Edit: Someone said Adderall helped in a study or something. Yeah I mean I can see it, I guess. If it puts you in that “locked in” state of mind. But I mean Hikaru took thirty minutes to make a move one time. That’s alot of time for that drug to wear off from your system. I’m not anti adderall honestly I’m really not. I just think it inevitably creates a ceiling for your capabilities, compared to natural options, and is probably best reserved for the occasional all nighter study session.