This is what I'd hoped to find when I clicked on the link. Just today I had a discussion with a friend of mine, who is diagnosed with ADHD and currently trying

This is what I'd hoped to find when I clicked on the link. Just today I had a discussion with a friend of mine, who is diagnosed with ADHD and currently trying out Elvanse (kind of similar to Adderall), and he was adamant about not wanting to stay on it in the long term. He insisted that it can't be the correct answer, because of how much it 'removed' him from feeling like himself, plus all the negative side effects (e.g. higher risk of cardiovascular diseases). I countered that for some 'conditions', medication just is the correct way to handle it, and so I wouldn't be so quick to rule out the possibility that long-term use of these medications is actually the best way forward (though don't get me wrong, I wouldn't push anyone to use this stuff either-- I'm just hesitant when it comes to blanket statements like 'this can't be the answer'). But that's precisely where more data would be needed. What has the better outcome, for most people? Treating your ADHD with amphetamines, (temporarily) raising your quality of life, but risking damaging your body or brain? Or trying to make due without it, if the situation is at least somewhat manageable with other means such as yoga, meditation etc, and going easier on your body, but possibly never reaching the level of 'focused functioning' and presumably associated lower levels of stress that you might have with the medication?