[hirvi74]

I am a firm believer in the saying, "Show me a pill with no side-effects, and I will show you a pill that does nothing."

It appears you definitely have received some benefit, but if you do not mind me asking, at what cost?

> But it turns out neurotypical people can be productive without being driven by stress.

As some that is neurodivergent, I cannot even fathom this. I cannot function without stress.

[foxglacier]

There are side effects and you may have to try different drugs to minimize them and maximize the effect. Medicine makes sense when the side effects are less bad than the problem that the main effect is solving, not only when there are no side effects.

Some people choose what, if any pill to take each day according to what they intend to do that day.