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This is false and a common myth. If this was true then we would have the perfect test for ADHD, just give someone some stimulants and see how they react.
by ta_339393 10y ago
This is false and a common myth. If this was true then we would have the perfect test for ADHD, just give someone some stimulants and see how they react.
- eridius 10y agoSpeaking as someone who's wrestled with ADHD all my life, as has my spouse, this is definitely not false. And your claimed test makes no sense; if you haven't exhibited symptoms of ADHD, how can those symptoms be erased?
- ta_339393 10y agoPerhaps I misunderstood your comment, you said that people with ADHD react differently and I was assuming you meant they do not respond in the same manor as someone else who just took a stimulant. Often you hear this saying that people with ADHD feel relaxed when they take a stimulant and don't feel any increased energy or mood lift, which of course is false. That's what I was referring to.
- eridius 10y agoPeople who are already energetic may not notice increased energy at therapeutic doses, though I certainly noticed. I don't think anybody feels relaxed, but it does quiet the hyperactive impulses and behaviors, which can easily be mistaken for being relaxed.
- forloop 10y agoIt's a myth that it's a myth. "Correspondence (letter to the editor): Paradoxical Reaction in ADHD": https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3163785/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3163785/