Adderall is a life killer. It ruined my brother’s career, marriage and family. It caused my boss’ husband to commit suicide. Adderall is legal meth. It needs to be pulled off the market. There are other meds for ADHD.
A person who doesn’t actually have ADHD should not get or be prescribed Adderall. People with ADD do not react to it in a negative way. I totally agree that it is overprescribed.
The brains of people with ADD are different than those who don’t have ADD.
I’ve been taking Adderall for most of the past 40 years. It does help me focus on my tasks more easily. I also don’t smoke, drink, have never used an illegal or legal addictive substance. Problems arise when people have co-morbidities.
And no; Adderall is not legal meth. Just because the chemical composition has chemical looking similarities, doesn’t make it legal meth. Based on your reasoning CO2 has the same affect as CO.
Adderall has other uses, such as helping with cancer-related fatigue; like in dealing with metastatic prostate cancer, which is a huge reason why I continue to take it. I get my prescriptions from a cancer-related fatigue doctor at MD Anderson; and I doubt anyone would question her qualifications.
I’m sorry about your brother and extended family. Adderall does not lead people to commit suicide. Maybe your boss’ husband was also on anti-depressants. That is a deadly combination. Your brother likely had other “issues” - co-morbidities- in addition to ADHD. If he was misdiagnosed, that’s another possibility.