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Re:Tell HN: If you have trouble focusing on projects/meeting... by mid-kid on Wednesday November 30, 2022 @11:09AM (#33802768)
Not all medicine, and especially not adhd meds, have the same effect on everyone.
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Re:Tell HN: If you have trouble focusing on projects/meeting... by bmitc on Wednesday November 30, 2022 @11:17AM (#33802930)
Yes, of course, but in this specific case, it is my understanding the effects are opposite, as in calming versus agitating.
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Re:Tell HN: If you have trouble focusing on projects/meeting... by runnerup on Wednesday November 30, 2022 @11:33AM (#33803204)
That’s really a misunderstanding, commonly repeated even by professionals but not really scientifically valid.

There are a lot of different causes / paradigms / regimes for ADHD that all get lumped into “ADHD”. Various therapies have hugely different effects on different types of ADHD.

And some ADHD drugs tend to have the same effects on non-ADHD people as they do on ADHD people.

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Re:Tell HN: If you have trouble focusing on projects/meeting... by bmitc on Wednesday November 30, 2022 @11:37AM (#33803272)
I see. Thank you for the correction.
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