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The biggest risk for ADHD treatment is that most diagnosed people are told: "you brain doesn't make enough dopamine" which makes it feel safe for you and why th
by erlich 27d ago
The biggest risk for ADHD treatment is that most diagnosed people are told: "you brain doesn't make enough dopamine" which makes it feel safe for you and why they say non-ADHD people cannot take it.
But for your specific brain it does make enough and it will fight to maintain that via homeostasis (usually by creating more dopamine vacuums/re-uptakes that stick around a long time...there is good science on this).
So you become dependent on the medication and tolerance can occur making your situation worse than it was in the end.
ADHD-as-a-diagnosis is just a clever way to make the government okay with prescribing stimulant medication to "people who it can help" and having someone safely monitor its usage, and to assure the government that we won't end up with too large of percentage of the population taking it.
- testacc74 27d agoDon't know what conspiracy theory are u in but I forgot taking my meds this morning and forgot it a couple times every month. I hope I am addicted to it so I don't forget
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- b40d-48b2-979e 27d agoI hope I am addicted to it so I don't forget For real. I bet the people showing up every 90 days on the dot are the easiest addicts/scammers to detect.
- testacc74 25d ago100% serial killer behavior
- sadsach 27d ago"people who it can help" This is just my story but before ADHD diagnosis and medication I was unemployed, on food stamps, in an abusive relationship, and struggling with alcoholism. After taking medication for a couple years I'm in a healthy relationship, making good money in a stable job, and on the wagon. The medication prescribed helped so much with my impulse control issues that it literally changed my life.
- LocalPCGuy 27d agoNot going to get into a back/forth due to the pseudo-conspiracy end, just stating that this is significantly inaccurate. Those are some possible outcomes, yes, but it is not a black/white thing, and that is actually WHY it's important to work with a qualified doctor to monitor medication, effects, dosage and so on, and make adjustments as necessary. Different medications work very differently as it relates to dopamine, uptake, production, etc. And there are also non-stimulant medications that may be effective for some folks.
- erlich 27d agoAmphetamine used to be legal. As an example, President JFK received regular injections containing high doses of amphetamines from his personal physician. Then the risk of abuse and side-effects in the population were observed and it was banned. Did JFK have ADHD? No, it just helped him with energy levels. Like it would anyone. There are no conclusive bio-markers for ADHD. Therefore its not possible to say who doesn't have it and should not get stimulant medication. The only commonality is that there is an impairment. It's not possible to say: this person has difficulty focusing and has ADHD but this person has difficulty focusing but doesn't have ADHD. The board of psychiatrists who decide what symptoms constitute it just essentially make it up. The only thing that is real and measurable is the level of impairment to someone's life. Stimulant medications works, but it would work for anyone regardless of an ADHD cause. ADHD is like a catch-all for people who can't focus that doesn't match any other condition that could be resolved differently. Stimulant medication definitely carries risks and health impacts. This is black and white.
- LocalPCGuy 27d agoYou seem to have your mind made up, so just gonna say that for anyone else reading this, this is not accurate or scientific information. Lacks an understanding of how the medication works, the differences in kinds of medications. The fact it used to be legal is not relevant. Misrepresents how ADHD is diagnosed, the criteria for it (by professionals), and even to a lesser extent the biomarkers statement.
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