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I worked at a PA startup until it was bought and moved to another location. I use Provigil and Ritalin (not at the same time), but then again I was prescribed
by justin_vanw 15y ago
I worked at a PA startup until it was bought and moved to another location. I use Provigil and Ritalin (not at the same time), but then again I was prescribed both and am diagnosed with ADHD.
The people that I happen to know of that take ADHD medication at PA startups have also been diagnosed with ADD, and my subjective impression is that the people using these drugs are model DSM-IV examples of attention deficit. I saw plenty of heavy drinking, 'work hard play hard' mentality, drinking at work, etc. I saw almost no 'drug culture'. Maybe we were just nerds among nerds, but I doubt it.
TLDR; The reddit poster is full of crap, I haven't seen nor heard rumors of any 'pressure to do drugs' whatsoever. If anything, I could be considered as 'pressuring people' because I'll talk openly about what an amazing drug provigil is, or how much of a difference medication makes to those of us who really need it.
- zalew 15y ago(Before you drown this comment: it's a serious question) Are these ADHD diagnoses and drug perscribtions an American thing? I'm not from the US and I find these articles on ADHD medications quite surprising (the ammount of cases, not the fact that someone is actually sick. And I know people with various diagnoses as well have a gf who works in a clinic.), more I hear of is taking anti-depressants or being bi-polar.
- polyfractal 15y agoADHD meds are fairly prevalent in the US, especially amongst children.