[zerubeus]

"While ADHD and depression have relatively safe and effective medications"

I don't think administrating a neurotoxic agent like Vyvanse to be safe, in that regard even coke is effective for ADHD, but all those who takes stimulants chronically, will end up regretting it one day.

[The_rationalist]

Can you back up your claims? Yes dextroamphetamine like all reuptake inhibitors have a neurotoxic risk. First of all I believe that long term studies does not shows neurotoxic harm. (but yeah are there studies that span more than 3 years?) Secondly stimulants are neurotrophic (promote neuron growth) and has been shown to fix abnormalities on ADHD brains.

To my knowledge neurotoxity is not an issue however stimulants loose their effectiveness after 2 years in the only more than 2 years study (are there been newer ones since then?) however this study contradict the perceived effectiveness that doctors and patients reports after two years. This paradox is a very poor state of knowledge and more research is really needed.