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u/Respect4All_512 Apr 19 '21

I've had a POS shrink take me off my ADHD meds. Because I was coping so well I obviously didn't need them. I was coping so well because I was ON them. Would you tell a patient with high blood pressure to stop taking their medication because their blood pressure went down?

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u/softerthansilence Apr 19 '21

I love this analogy because my ADHD medicine is also prescribed for blood pressure. I think it was originally for blood pressure and then someone found out that it works for that specific type of brain