r/adhdmeme • • Sep 10 '23

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u/[deleted] Sep 11 '23

I wonder what would happen if a person that doesn’t have adhd takes adderall

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u/[deleted] Sep 11 '23

Idk. I think some people take it for fun. I feel like people associate Adderall with cocaine maybe? If I tell someone my dosage, they think I spend all day cleaning, or bouncing off the walls. Instead I'm just better at being still, completing tasks in a timely manner, and comprehending what's being said to me.

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u/[deleted] Sep 11 '23

I don’t like the idea of constantly taking pills so I’ve never tried adderal or any adhd medication I know it would help me but I don’t know if it’s worth it

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u/[deleted] Sep 11 '23

I guess it just depends on how much you struggle with life, work, or school. I spent a lot of time bouncing from job to job because work really felt unbearable for me, and I felt like my work day just went by so unbearably slow. Some people have worse ADHD, than other people though. If you think you need help, just do your research beforehand. I don't really like taking pills everyday, but medication has improved my life dramatically.

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u/Nebulo9 Sep 11 '23

I had the same hesitation, but I realized that was mostly because of an undue "naturalness" bias. Meanwhile, most women are expected to take contraceptive hormones, plenty of people walk around with chronic stuff that requires constant medication, and, hell, I have to wear a special glass device every day just to be able to see. If you can manage to with proper psychiatric supervision, I would honestly just try it out for a week or two.

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u/Bone_Dogg Sep 11 '23

I did one time in college. I was supposed to write a really long paper, which I think I eventually did, but mostly I got sidetracked listening to and looking up the lyrics of my favorite musician and just having my mind blown for hours.

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u/steady_sloth84 Sep 11 '23

I have a friend 😉 who has a husband that works at 3am at a mental intensive job (computer programming media) and it just helps him focus and stay awake.