@Larynxa: I completely agree. Is that a generalization? 
@memzak: Some of George Bush’s research shows long-term improvements in brain function after 6 wks of MPH use.
http://www.nmr.mgh.harvard.edu/martinos/people/showPerson.php?people_id=18
I find the meds help break the emotional habit of loosing my temper; i.e. I couldn’t break the habits without the meds since I have such poor BI. With the meds I can choose not to loose my temper, and over time my emotional brain learns the new (calm) response to the irritating stimuli. To tie it back in to the topic title, no medication is better, if you can get your brain to function as well off the meds as it does on the meds. I’m on meds 4 months now (was as high as 80mg/day) , and think I’ll be able to wean myself mostly off them within a couple years.
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