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This is so counterintuitive for folks. Anecdotally, you can find a lot of stories out there from folks with ADHD who will tell you that their medication calmed
by forbiddenvoid 4y ago
This is so counterintuitive for folks. Anecdotally, you can find a lot of stories out there from folks with ADHD who will tell you that their medication calmed their brain for the first time. It could be compared to a sensory deprivation experience.
"I didn't know my brain could be this quiet," is a common refrain from people with ADHD on taking a stimulant for the first time.
- adhd1080i 4y agoThat was my experience. I was astounded that my mind became so calm, and I could just sit and focus on what I needed to. Having since been medicated for some time, I now take this for granted, but it was a real watershed moment for me, that first day.
- erlich 4y agoAren't you worried about side effects and addiction? Say you find some really bad side-effect in the future, can you live a normal life without it, and then you have to think how has your mind changed since getting used to the drug compared to before? And then if you have some other health problem, you always have to worry is it because of the substance or not...so you will think maybe I need to stop just in case...and then you realize you are addicted.
- seba_dos1 4y agoIt's hard to become addicted to medicine that you take to, among other reasons, stop forgetting about such things as taking your medicine. Side-effects can be real though, which is why during a therapy you're usually going through a variety of medicines closely watching for how they interact with your organism before settling on a particular thing.
- LocalH 4y agoI honestly had far more profound "mental calm" moments after a time-bending DMT experience than anything else.