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Yes, true. I’ve met them too. Problem is you don’t know which side of the coin you’ll land on and often times these drugs are initiated at a young age where wit
by salad-tycoon 3y ago
Yes, true. I’ve met them too. Problem is you don’t know which side of the coin you’ll land on and often times these drugs are initiated at a young age where with that first pill you go from zero to 100 in 30 minutes and suddenly everything is easy , and you writing is pristine, you mow straight lines, you excel at things, you don’t get in as much trouble etc etc.
But we have to remember not everyone has a legit prescription for these and that’s a big number of people too. There are absolutely pill mills for these drugs and they are very easy to find. Now I wonder about cardiac damage, or social damage from having the wrong type of people revved up to the max socially interacting. Look at some of the jarring/angry tik tok culture .
Look at Alex Jones, he’s had some interesting things to say in the past but at his worst he looks like he’s hopped up on adderall and booze and just spewing crazy poop. It’s just an example, please don’t get caught up on the specific example of what adderall can drive you to.
So at the end of the day, it’s a double edge sword. I’ve met many people who also were able to use narcotics responsibly and it helped them. It helps some, neutral for others, disaster for the rest.
My only real point is, it can help but please future reader treat them as serious drugs because they are serious. Yeah we give them to kids but they are not “kid safe.”
- rhombocombus 3y agoI treat them as the lifesaving medications they are. I have always maintained my working and professional life. Vyvanse allowed me to maintain all of the other relationships in my life and be an effective parent in addition. I’d rather not take it but the alternative is way worse!
- brailsafe 3y agoI don't think what you've said in this comment has much credibility beyond "take medication seriously", which you've blown far out of proportion imo. I'm on concerta, and was nervous to take it, because of all this fear mongering. I don't think you have malintent, but you gotta dial that back quite a lot. They started me on a tiny dose, even as an adult, and gave me a massive booklet with all possible information I couls have asked for. They said "Try this, see how it makes you feel, if it doesn't seem to help or has negative effects, we can figure something else out". Yes it's potentially addictive, but you shouldn't be going around putting the idea of turning into Alex Jones into anyone's head. That's ridiculous.