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  • NegativeInf@lemmy.worldEnglish
    462·
    1 year ago

    Yea. I have ADHD. Gimme dem dopamine cells. I’m tired of people talking shit because I take a prescribed stimulant.

    • Noodle07@lemmy.worldEnglish
      51·
      1 year ago

      I have adhd and you know what’s worse than taking stims every day? Not taking them! I sooo wish we had another solution

      • T156@lemmy.worldEnglish
        3·
        1 year ago

        Caffeine and Alcohol are a bit weird, since they don’t have the stigma that other drugs do.

        If you say “Oh, I need a litre of coffee to function in the mornings”, people would just laugh and agree, whereas if you said that you had to take your stimulant medication/dextroamphetamine to function/took the caffeine in pill form, people might judge you for it.

        You see it a bit with social media, where people say that ADHD is merely an excuse for laziness, and that medication does more harm than it helps, but will happily excuse people needing a coffee to start up in the morning.