ADHD drug treatment and risk of negative events and outcomes

Post by beaugunderson » Wed, Aug 20, 2025, 5:48 PM UTC

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> the DEA now takes potential abuse of legal drugs much more seriously and adderall (an amphetamine- it's a cousin of meth) is at a high risk of abuse. I know that I process Adderall differently having ADHD, but I still struggle to see how it's used recreationally. I took it somewhat consistently for over a year for ADHD treatment until I missed an appointment and couldn't get around to scheduling another before my p…

My doc says the best diagnostic for whether you have ADHD is to prescribe Adderall and see what happens. Those with ADHD react very, VERY differently to the drug than the rest of the population.

Post by anonymars » Thu, Aug 21, 2025, 11:47 AM UTC

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Physical pain is subjective too. What isn't? It also appears all the qualifiers are removed, for example * Often appears not to be listening when spoken to * Frequently loses items required for tasks and activities * Is frequently easily distracted by extraneous stimuli * Often forgets daily activities * Is frequently reluctant to engage in tasks which require sustained attention and so on. Everyone forgets a name or…

but the threshold is vague and arbirtary.

Post by skeezyboy » Thu, Aug 21, 2025, 3:09 PM UTC

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but the threshold is vague and arbirtary.

As it is with the other examples. So if it can't be measured it doesn't exist? Is this the dead spirit of Robert McNamara?

Post by skeezyboy » Thu, Aug 21, 2025, 3:13 PM UTC

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Pain is a symptom not a disease Im not saying clumsiness, anxiety or forgetfulness dont exist either

Does fibromyalgia exist? Tension headaches? What about chronic fatigue or irritable bowel syndrome? How are they diagnosed?

Post by skeezyboy » Thu, Aug 21, 2025, 3:15 PM UTC

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I wouldnt call it vastly different. It cant be abused for euphoria, but it still has an addiction warning on the label.

I'm on methylphenidate and if it were addictive I wouldn't forget to take them... well, probably pretty much ever, unless I misunderstand addiction. In reality I forget to take them once or twice a week. I recently started using one of day-of-the-week pillboxes, so I can tell you this week it was Tuesday.