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I have ADHD and I took Adderal for a while and it definitely does not make you smarter. It makes you more focused and there are plusses and minuses to that.

My experience with Adderall in my adolescence was that it made me more obnoxious towards my romantic partner and that when we did share affection while i'd want more things like my lips just felt numb. Doing more isn't always better.

For me, Ritalin came with attitude problems but not Adderall. My sons work better with Ritalin. Meanwhile, my sister has no access to healthcare so anything at all would work better.

I know a lot of people who are on ADHD medication and they're universally positive about it; nobody says they lost something. What they gained is mental silence so that for the first time in their lives they can think and focus clearly. Also emotional stabilisation.

It can be a mixed bag, and I personally don't take stims anymore.

But avoidance of medication just makes me thinks of the deaf people who oppose treatment because they worry they wouldn't be culturally deaf anymore.

> his is why i don’t take adderal ... i dare not glimpse what i can be for to lose it

Counterpoint. Each day I'm gifted some hours where I can think more like normal.