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by tacon
1637 days ago
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>Psychostimulants for ADHD are universally associated with better outcomes When someone in the medical field starts talking about universal outcomes in relation to biological entities, my spidey sense goes crazy. As Eric Hoffer so eloquently put it, "We can be absolutely certain only about things we do not understand."[0] The pharmaceutical industry has strong incentives to emphasize benefits and downplay harm from drugs, especially in the long term effects[1]. That is assuming that the drugs are actually manufactured correctly[2]. And even drugs manufactured correctly can decay on the shelf into carcinogens at a million times the safe limit, and (almost) no one bothers to check[3]. I once sat through a doctor going through how to use the ADHD meds, and my head started to hurt. How to take one type before sleep so it kicks in just as the kid wakes up for school, but another works faster or slower, and on and on. And all of this from doctors (and medical students) who can tell you everything about how great drugs are but spend close to zero time learning about the uses of exercise in improving health outcomes[4]. [0] https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/eric_hoffer_142924 [1] https://www.econtalk.org/jacob-stegenga-on-medical-nihilism/ [2] https://peterattiamd.com/katherineeban/ [3] https://peterattiamd.com/davidlight/ [4] https://www.exerciseismedicine.org/ |
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The sordid situation around generics manufacturing has no bearing whatsoever on the effectiveness of plain old dexamphetamine or methylphenidate in helping people with ADHD. The FDA approval process doesn't impact how drugs work, just how they're licensed. And just because one single drug contained a carcinogenic ingredient doesn't suddenly mean they all do.
I'll give you one thing though: exercise helps people with ADHD. In addition to psychostimulants.