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You may be underestimating the badness of untreated ADHD. As unkind as the drugs are, they are for many the kinder alternative to staying untreated.
by kqr 2y ago
You may be underestimating the badness of untreated ADHD. As unkind as the drugs are, they are for many the kinder alternative to staying untreated.
- heyjamesknight 2y agoIn the short-term, yes. But over a lifetime, medication has massive health downsides, and fewer and fewer psychological upsides over time.
- swatcoder 2y agoNot at all. I was specifically careful not to do that. The discussion isn't about necessity or efficacy, it's about potential long-term consequences and whether this might be revealing some. People make what compromises they need to, but deserve to understand as much about those tradeoffs as can be identified.
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- hirvi74 2y agoI am not so sure. I mean everyone is different, but if you ask me, I have been on medication for a decade now. I am somehow worse in terms of productivity, social life, physical health, etc. than I was before starting medication. Of course, my anecdote proves nothing, but I would be surprised if I were alone.
- seba_dos1 2y agoI'm also worse in all those areas than a decade ago despite not being on medication. A lot of things changed in recent years and many existing support nets have just evaporated, but I only started noticing that when I realized how urgently I need them.