Concentration issues - please help!

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Hi all, I am hoping to find a method or natural remedy that will help me achieve the marks that I need to be accepted into university.

I struggle to maintain adequate concentration to complete my maths tests and prevent myself from making mistakes that are small, but significant in the long run. I understand the content well, but I often write things like 2^3 instead of 3^2 in the first line which end up changing the whole sum. In this way, I lost 30% in test for which I would have got 96%.

I have tried various medications, but they have all caused something undesirable like weight gain, depression and illness; I am hoping to avoid medication as much as possible!

Any advice?

There's a natural supplement called Rhodiola Rosea that I take for concentration and energy. It works wonders.

It does have a few side effects but only if the dose you take is too much for you. I find that 50mg-100mg works well for me.

Here's my review and basic information on it. I did this for my aspie blog a while back: Rhodiola Rosea review

Thank you! I have read your review, which was very thorough, and I am definitely going to go hunt some down.

I'm rather wary of natural supplements, as some/a lot have been known to have rather...unpleasant effects.

Have you tried arranging accommodations with your school? Perhaps more time is what you need or something. There should also be study skills development services...

I am also very wary of any form of medication, but I don't know if that will help me. I only really need extra time for numerical subjects like maths and physics, therefore I don't think that I shall qualify because it is only for two subjects.