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I turned out to be treating ADHD with alcohol, so when I started prescription medication for ADHD my interest in alcohol plummeted to zero. I was drinking to fe
by altairprime 4y ago
I turned out to be treating ADHD with alcohol, so when I started prescription medication for ADHD my interest in alcohol plummeted to zero. I was drinking to feel the buzz of reward/accomplishment.
- elemos 4y agoI was wondering how far down I’d have to go to find this. Same thing with myself — treat the adhd and all of a sudden the drug issue becomes a non issue. I had a doctor (not mine) recently ask me how I stopped, and with a straight face told her by taking my adhd meds. It wasn’t a real choice before that…
- xlii 4y agoSimilar here. I was drinking in the evening to dial myself down though. I hated being drunk or hangover, so I drank little but often (usually around 1 drink almost daily). Once I started with meds I figured out it was more of a habit so I switched to 0% beers and it worked like a charm. It seems that I enjoy cool, slightly bitter carbonated drink more than alcohol content in it and alcohol was self-medication.
- bigbacaloa 4y agoNot sure trading alcohol for amphetamines is the solution for everyone.
- altairprime 4y agoMy ADHD medication isn’t amphetamines. ADHD treatment isn’t for everyone. Untreated ADHD is a little-known root cause for alcohol abuse. (I am not your doctor, this is not medical advice.)