• sanpedropeddler@sh.itjust.works
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    1 year ago

    Stimulant medication isn’t a cure, you don’t have to take it every day, and it doesn’t matter when you take it as long as its far enough away from when you sleep.

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      1 year ago

      Nonstimulant medication is also not a cure. There is no cure for ADHD. It’s like saying there’s a cure for schizophrenia (not comparing the two as issues). Some things don’t get cured, they just get the severity lessened.

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        1 year ago

        The thing that needs to be cured is the dizzying array of forces aimed at crushing ADHD people to pieces, at least in the US (can’t speak for other places).

        You ever look at the number of people in jail with ADHD? Society is trying to kill us off I don’t really think there is another sober read of the statistics.

        In other words there is a cure for ADHD to a large extent but it doesn’t involve curing the person with ADHD.

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          1 year ago

          I agree 100%. People who are neurodivergent are demonized and treated very unfairly and it’s disgusting.

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            1 year ago

            @FlyingSquid @supersquirrel

            It’s tribalism. “If it looks like a person, but it behaves differently from me, then it’s an outsider or a defect. Either way, it’s bad for the tribe, so get rid of it.” Definitely one of humanity’s darkest traits.

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              1 year ago

              I think it goes beyond tribalism. It’s about a baseline of normality society has come up with in recent times. People with ADHD and autism weren’t treated as complete others before those diagnoses existed. They were considered eccentric, but not considered “different from the in-group.”

      • saruwatarikooji@lemmy.world
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        1 year ago

        I’m not sure why you got downvotes… You’re correct. Some of the pills do absolutely affect arousal and libido.

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          1 year ago

          I was medicated with an Adderall-like pills back in my college years and it was AWFUL. My peepee was flaccid for more than a year. Had to stop taking the medication for my well-being.

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              It doesn’t make sense to take a pill that neuters you, and then go and take another pill to counter the effect. It’s like if you’re obese and have high blood pressure, and instead of exercising you take pills against it - you’re only fighting symptoms, not the root cause