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For me, it would completely depend upon the circumstances.
I have strong negative feelings about the use of prescription drugs as the "be all, end all" of dealing with illness, whether physical or mental.
My main question would be, "what else are you doing to deal with this issue?".
I realize that there are exceptions, but oftentimes prescription drugs are meant to be used in conjunction with changes in lifestyle or other therapies. It is when these other changes are ignored that I have an issue with it.
For example, if someone has type 2 diabetes, there are some really good medications out there to get blood sugar and A1C down. I have no issues being with someone who is on this type of treatment, provided that they are doing their best to make the attendant diet and lifestyle changes.
You're on blood pressure meds? No problem, so long as you're working to eat healthy, exercise or making other changes that can help your condition.
You're on meds for depression, ADD or some other mental health issue? Again, no problem, so long as you're not using them as a crutch to avoid making changes in your life that might be helpful to your condition.
This is not an issue that can be "fixed." Some people seem to grow out of it b/c they learn coping mechanisms but there are varying degrees of severity and many people with AD/HD struggle for their entire lives, even with adderall. Also, those who've learned coping mechanisms may have just learned to hide it better or happened into a career where their gifts are recognized.
This is not an issue that can be "fixed." Some people seem to grow out of it b/c they learn coping mechanisms but there are varying degrees of severity and many people with AD/HD struggle for their entire lives, even with adderall. Also, those who've learned coping mechanisms may have just learned to hide it better or happened into a career where their gifts are recognized.
Did I say anything about "fixing it"?
I only spoke about the use of drugs like adderall in conjunction with things like therapy, perhaps as a place to learn these "coping mechanisms".
People can obviously choose to do what they want to do in terms of treatment of physical or mental health issues. I'm just saying that I would have trouble being with someone who viewed taking a pill as the be all, end all of treatment.
I take Adderall everyday at work. I've dealt with ADD my whole life (was held back in school, taken to a child psychologist, and had a 504 Plan most of my life). I firmly believe I would have been fired from every job I had if I wasn't on it. I don't feel like a different person at all in a negative way however, it does make me irritable but at least I get things done LOL.
I only spoke about the use of drugs like adderall in conjunction with things like therapy, perhaps as a place to learn these "coping mechanisms".
People can obviously choose to do what they want to do in terms of treatment of physical or mental health issues. I'm just saying that I would have trouble being with someone who viewed taking a pill as the be all, end all of treatment.
Coping mechanisms are great and they do help but they often don't go far enough. As a fer-instance: I have a friend with pretty bad AD/HD and her refrigerator is perfect--always clean and well maintained and her house isn't bad either, but she can't work a job even though they badly need the money. I have it too and I am OCD about grammar, spelling, and punctuation but the rest of my life is often disheveled and that's with adderall. We both have fairly high IQ's so that's not the problem.
What the adderall really helped me with though was my social skills and I was able to learn to read social cues and listen more carefully to conversations and I probably made more friends in my first year on adderall than I had in my entire life before that. I also lost a few, due to getting more assertive but that was a good trade-off.
The thing to realize about AD/HD that most people don't know is that there is a huge layer of stress and much of that comes from trying to appear normal, not being able to find stuff due to disorganization, missed deadlines, broken relationships due to misunderstandings, etc etc etc. If adderall can help with that, why would someone not choose it? After all, stress is much more harmful than the adderall.
Oh and BTW, I am the holistic queen--never take meds for anything else--not even antibiotics, but I do take adderall. My life is hell without it. Yes, it takes a special person to be with me because I know it's not easy but I did manage to be married for 23 years.
Just curious, since you seem to be such a healthfreak: do you take vitamine supplements or something like that?
Not sure who this relates to the thread topic of "Could you date someone on adderall". Please explain how it relates to this thread topic and the OPs question and I'll answer it here. If it doesnt really relate to the thread, you can just send me a PM and I'll be happy to answer it for you.
We have to make sure we stay on topic.
Last edited by Kings Gambit; 12-07-2015 at 08:31 AM..
AS long as the person is taking it as described, I have no issue with it.
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