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Re:Developers spend most of their time figuring the system out by spookthesunset on Wednesday March 30, 2022 @11:24PM (#30863518)
I’d suggest trying the meds before you form an option on them. I take my ADHD meds every day just the same as somebody else takes heart medicine or wears glasses. It just is what it is.

And note: it does sometimes make you feel like cheating or something… you will have to arrive at your own conclusions. Suggest a good therapist to help deal with it.

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Re:Developers spend most of their time figuring the system out by Cthulhu_ on Thursday March 31, 2022 @07:30AM (#30866006)
This is the one; one diagnosis for ADHD is to take the medication and see how you feel. I've heard a colleague, also in his 30's, describe it as his head finally going quiet. I've tried my girlfriend's medication (also a mid-30's diagnosis) and it didn't have that effect, I just noticed I was a lot more deliberate in focusing on and switching between tasks.
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