For those on pills for ADHD

[RichardE]

Originally posted by: Chryso

Originally posted by: Born2bwire

Originally posted by: Chryso
There is extremely little out there on treatment in adults. I really don't think it would be much different though.

I never liked this. When after high school, they pretty much said here's a prescription, good luck! I stopped taking stuff when I went to Uni. A hell of a lot harder for me but treatment of the problem seems to only focus on taking medication. I really do not like the idea of taking medication regularly for the rest of my life. The medications are stimulants, so the most common side effect is insomnia.

What about people with diabetes or asthma? Should they stop taking their medicine when they turn 18? Why is it that people seem to think that disorders that affect their brain are different?

What I am worried about is sort of Born2bwire is saying, that they will just say here try this, since I havn't touched this stuff before I turned 21.

 

[Chryso]

Originally posted by: RichardE

Originally posted by: Chryso

Originally posted by: Born2bwire

Originally posted by: Chryso
There is extremely little out there on treatment in adults. I really don't think it would be much different though.

I never liked this. When after high school, they pretty much said here's a prescription, good luck! I stopped taking stuff when I went to Uni. A hell of a lot harder for me but treatment of the problem seems to only focus on taking medication. I really do not like the idea of taking medication regularly for the rest of my life. The medications are stimulants, so the most common side effect is insomnia.

What about people with diabetes or asthma? Should they stop taking their medicine when they turn 18? Why is it that people seem to think that disorders that affect their brain are different?

What I am worried about is sort of Born2bwire is saying, that they will just say here try this, since I havn't touched this stuff before I turned 21.

That is exactly what they will do. I was 22 when I started taking it. If it helps, good. If it doesn't help, you try something else.

 

[Chryso]

By the way, I am over 40 now and I work as a programmer. There is no way I could do my job well if I decided to just stop taking my meds.

 

[Born2bwire]

Originally posted by: Chryso

Originally posted by: Born2bwire

Originally posted by: Chryso
There is extremely little out there on treatment in adults. I really don't think it would be much different though.

I never liked this. When after high school, they pretty much said here's a prescription, good luck! I stopped taking stuff when I went to Uni. A hell of a lot harder for me but treatment of the problem seems to only focus on taking medication. I really do not like the idea of taking medication regularly for the rest of my life. The medications are stimulants, so the most common side effect is insomnia.

What about people with diabetes or asthma? Should they stop taking their medicine when they turn 18? Why is it that people seem to think that disorders that affect their brain are different?

Because it is a behavioral drug, nobody needs to take the medication to live. But it is such an easy fix that nobody bothers to find ways on how to correct the problems without the medication. It's fine for kids because there are a lot of behavioral problems that it addresses. As adults, our emotions and impulses are far more subdued. The symptoms of ADHD are primarily concentration problems. But is it really healthy to take a stimulant everyday for 60 years just so you can have an easy time sitting through a meeting? The drugs have not been prescribed long enough for any real long-term effects to be studied.