Re: Faking ADHD – Time Magazine

[Anonymous]

As a nurse and parent – like evey other over used and misunderstood condition or tratment – the media can report whatever it wants – and there seems to be a market for it. I have marveled at my own brain chemistry of ADD that – I am taking a stimulant – and feel calmer and can think more clearly for the first time in years. WERID !! I guess I’ll never have the “benefit” of getting addicted to a “high”. I am just not built for it biochemically.

But like any other legititmate treatment and prescriptions – there are both lay-people who will seek to abuse. . . and health care professionals who may be diagnosing and prescribing treatment that it out of their scope of practice and understanding.

So – like eveyother condition. . .especially those associated with mental health concerns – those of us “affected” need to “effect” those around us by being very well versed to combat this fluff science being reported as fact.

Stimulents have been successfully used to treat ADHD (or it’s previous names) since the 1930’s. It is safe, and the (as of yet) only consistant research proven treatement. And the consequences of untreated ADHD are horrific. The prisons are full of people who have not had the benefit of knowledge and treatment..

Just because others may choose to divert and abuse stimulents should not more be a barrier to legitimate treatment for ADHD than the prescription of medications to treat chronic pain just because there is a group of people who may use them for other purposes.

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