[ben_sisko]

I’m not saying the non-stimulant options do nothing, but on average the non-stimulant options have a lower effect size than the stimulants. There are many well designed studies that have covered this territory over and over.

Lots of people take these medications at the same dose for years and years.

I get that many people feel strongly about this topic in all kinds of ways and directions, but that fact by itself changes nothing.

[viraptor]

The fun with averages! The thing that's often missed when discussing this is that the alternatives don't help the same group to a smaller degree. The groups are not fully overlapping. That means you may find some stimulants not working for you, but some non-stimulants working great. The biggest effect of stimulants is why they're tried first.