TankieTanuki [he/him] to neurodiverse • 1 month ago

First-line medications used to treat ADHD are among the most rigorously studied, with decades of supporting evidence. So why do fears about their use persist?

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First-line medications used to treat ADHD are among the most rigorously studied, with decades of supporting evidence. So why do fears about their use persist?

TankieTanuki [he/him] to neurodiverse • 1 month ago

ADHD and Stimulants: Medication Fears, Debunked

www.additudemag.com

ADHD and stimulants stir up medication fears about the safety of rigorously studied treatment. Why?

[N]o other class of medications in virtually all of medicine inspires more baseless fears, intentional disinformation, and wild beliefs as do the stimulants used to treat ADHD.

Interestingly, these fears are almost entirely an American phenomenon that hardly exists elsewhere in the world.

[H]aving ADHD lowers a person’s estimated life expectancy by 12.7 years.

From other articles on the site:

ADHD medication use lowers risk of death by 19%, risk of overdose by 50%, and it reduces hospitalizations
[T]he risk of substance abuse decreases substantially when [ADHD] patients are treated with stimulant medication

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bdazman [none/use any]
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1 month ago
Wow this is crazy to me. I always believed I was just going to die sooner because I needed stimulants just to hold my job down.

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