Re:Ask HN: How did an adult ADHD diagnosis help you?
by adhd-thrwaway-0 on Tuesday June 15, 2021 @11:12AM
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Yep. As someone who has been taking these medications for over a decade, I can say the danger of physical and mental addiction is very real. I've also stopped medication several times over this period and the withdrawal can last weeks or months.
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Re:Ask HN: How did an adult ADHD diagnosis help you?
by texasbigdata on Sunday June 20, 2021 @01:54AM
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Have also done breaks and it’s hard, but it’s confounded with the accompanying massive drop in life functioning. I’d argue it’s 50/50 but anecdotally. The research on street addiction of amphetamine (think homeless not Ivy League SAT prep) and recovery is fairly robust. Doable but hard.