Re:ADHD, a Lifelong Struggle (2018)
by 0xcde4c3db on Thursday January 23, 2020 @10:27PM
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> Medicine for heart health does not change your behavior significantly.
This part of your argument is decidedly false. It's been an open secret for decades among public performers of several stripes (actors, public speakers, musicians, etc.) that beta blockers can prevent stage fright [1]. More recently, there have been multiple studies suggesting a link between statin use and increased irritability and aggression [2] [3]. Basically, the distinction between "psychoactive" and "non-psychoactive" drugs is more about the reasons people take them than it is about the drugs themselves. To a first approximation, there's no such thing as an objectively "non-psychoactive" drug.
This part of your argument is decidedly false. It's been an open secret for decades among public performers of several stripes (actors, public speakers, musicians, etc.) that beta blockers can prevent stage fright [1]. More recently, there have been multiple studies suggesting a link between statin use and increased irritability and aggression [2] [3]. Basically, the distinction between "psychoactive" and "non-psychoactive" drugs is more about the reasons people take them than it is about the drugs themselves. To a first approximation, there's no such thing as an objectively "non-psychoactive" drug.
[1] https://www.nytimes.com/2004/10/21/arts/mixed-reviews-for-a-...
[2] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5005588/
[3] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4488854/