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i'm in more or less exactly the same boat, only i got diagnosed officially with adhd yesterday and wont receive any medication for a few weeks. hoping it's not

by skhm 3y ago

i'm in more or less exactly the same boat, only i got diagnosed officially with adhd yesterday and wont receive any medication for a few weeks. hoping it's not a misdiagnosis and life becomes a little easier.

adindeed 3y ago
> hoping life becomes a little easier If I was going to be taking meds I would be hoping life becomes a LOT easier, considering the risks to disrupting the body's natural equilibrium. You should be very cautious of any drugs, especially mind-altering that must be taken frequently.
- thomastjeffery 3y ago
  A change that gets you "a little better" can very significantly impact the rest of your life, when you started at a low baseline.
- edrxty 3y ago
  To those who come across this, ignore the ableist bullshit. ADHD medications are generally very effective. The biggest side effect is the asinine stigma they bring from people with zero understanding of ADHD or basic biochemistry.
  - smokeydoe 3y ago
    This is very defensive. Of course they are effective, but there are very few studies on the long term effects. Common sense says that dosing your body with neurotoxic amphetamines over a long period is not good for your central nervous system. Take it everyday if you want, but don't pretend to know about the safety of long term use. The drugs own warnings are pretty bad: https://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/drugInfo.cfm?setid=f22635fe-821d-4cde-aa12-419f8b53db81 https://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/drugInfo.cfm?setid=f22...
    - edrxty 3y ago
      There's very little evidence it causes any problems. Some of these medications have been in use since the 60s and most have at least 20 years of data behind them. >neurotoxic amphetamines That's deliberately loaded terminology. Amphetamines are neurotoxic but not at the doses used therapeutically (obviously). Everything is neurotoxic at a high enough dose. >The drugs own warnings are pretty bad All drugs have pretty bad warnings: Each year, the side effects of long-term NSAID use cause nearly 103,000 hospitalizations and 16,500 deaths. More people die each year from NSAIDs-related complications than from AIDS and cervical cancer in the United States. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2005/01/050111123706.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2005/01/050111123706.h...
- 12345hn6789 3y ago
  Would you care to post citations on side effects or dangers? Or are the doctors the ones who need to "do their research"?
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prox 3y ago
People with ADHD might have benefit from working together. It’s called doubling and originally made for people with ADHD. One of them is https://www.caveday.org/ https://www.caveday.org/.

by skhm 3y ago

adindeed 3y ago

> hoping life becomes a little easier If I was going to be taking meds I would be hoping life becomes a LOT easier, considering the risks to disrupting the body's natural equilibrium. You should be very cautious of any drugs, especially mind-altering that must be taken frequently.

thomastjeffery 3y ago
A change that gets you "a little better" can very significantly impact the rest of your life, when you started at a low baseline.
edrxty 3y ago
To those who come across this, ignore the ableist bullshit. ADHD medications are generally very effective. The biggest side effect is the asinine stigma they bring from people with zero understanding of ADHD or basic biochemistry.
- smokeydoe 3y ago
  This is very defensive. Of course they are effective, but there are very few studies on the long term effects. Common sense says that dosing your body with neurotoxic amphetamines over a long period is not good for your central nervous system. Take it everyday if you want, but don't pretend to know about the safety of long term use. The drugs own warnings are pretty bad: https://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/drugInfo.cfm?setid=f22635fe-821d-4cde-aa12-419f8b53db81 https://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/drugInfo.cfm?setid=f22...
  - edrxty 3y ago
    There's very little evidence it causes any problems. Some of these medications have been in use since the 60s and most have at least 20 years of data behind them. >neurotoxic amphetamines That's deliberately loaded terminology. Amphetamines are neurotoxic but not at the doses used therapeutically (obviously). Everything is neurotoxic at a high enough dose. >The drugs own warnings are pretty bad All drugs have pretty bad warnings: Each year, the side effects of long-term NSAID use cause nearly 103,000 hospitalizations and 16,500 deaths. More people die each year from NSAIDs-related complications than from AIDS and cervical cancer in the United States. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2005/01/050111123706.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2005/01/050111123706.h...
12345hn6789 3y ago
Would you care to post citations on side effects or dangers? Or are the doctors the ones who need to "do their research"?

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prox 3y ago

People with ADHD might have benefit from working together. It’s called doubling and originally made for people with ADHD. One of them is https://www.caveday.org/ https://www.caveday.org/.