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Why didn't you just resist it before taking Adderal then? For the same reason a depressed person doesn't "just cheer up". I have a prescription for Adderal an
by Poiesis 17y ago
Why didn't you just resist it before taking Adderal then?
For the same reason a depressed person doesn't "just cheer up".
I have a prescription for Adderal and I haven't taken it yet....
I've also been struggling with the question of whether to take medication. I have a bias/desire not to take meds as well. But you know what? It doesn't seem like anyone's saying that the effects of most of these drugs are permanent! Seems like you and I could simply take the drugs, see if the benefits are worth the risks/deleterious effects, and make the decision then. If we notice, say, that there's too much of a creativity loss, then we stop. No big deal.
- chrischen 17y agoMy reason for not taking it is not really the possible creativity loss. It's just that Adderal could have negative effects, and that I don't want to subject myself to that risk just so that I can conform to the system. But I'm curious though, what type of ADHD do you have, inattentive or hyperactive? Why/how does Adderal help you?
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- Poiesis 17y agoHonestly, the psychiatrist didn't say, or I forgot it if he did. I am certainly hyperactive at times, but the inattentiveness is the major problem in my life. I am not taking anything for this (besides caffeine at the moment), I've been rather against it as mentioned above. Thinking about starting. What I was getting at was that it seems that the risks seem temporary. One could try it, determine if the benefits are worth the risks, and if they aren't, simply discontinue with no lasting effects.