| Precisely. It's not that stimulants help people with ADHD focus. They help everyone focus, regardless of whether they have ADHD. [1] > Attention-deficit drugs increase concentration in the short term, which is why they work so well for college students cramming for exams. > Versions of these drugs had been given to World War II radar operators to help them stay awake and focus on boring, repetitive tasks. > And when we reviewed the literature on attention-deficit drugs again in 1990 we found that all children, whether they had attention problems or not, responded to stimulant drugs the same way. I've always been baffled how I didn't see this for myself years ago - after all, that's exactly what caffeine does for millions of people. Worse, though, people with ADHD are prescribed stimulants for long-term use, and even after the medicine ceases to be effective - because your body adapts to it over time - you can't just stop taking it, because withdrawal sucks. [1] http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/29/opinion/sunday/childrens-a... |
I get much less impulsive also, car rental managd my own mood much better. My blood pressure add resting heartrate has also improved since I started with the stimulants. A bit unusual according to my doctors.
YMMV - the medication is crude, but being without is not really an option - it's really nice to start being able to plan, and actually decide what actions to take instead of simply doing whatever feelt good at the time.