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Adults with ADHD live shorter lives than those without a diagnosis

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• PaulHoule 2y ago
  (1) A condition like that will impair your ability to self-care (2) I don't think ADHD meds are good for you, for instance they raise your blood pressure https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8188377/ https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8188377/ rot out your teeth https://www.stlawrencedentistry.com/blog/oral-health/oral-effects-of-stimulant-medications/ https://www.stlawrencedentistry.com/blog/oral-health/oral-ef... (a friend of mine was an early adopter of ADHD meds, in his mid 40's he had his last teeth pulled) and cause osteoporosis https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-018-19894-x https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-018-19894-x not to mention these drugs are addictive https://www.hanleycenter.org/is-ritalin-addictive/ https://www.hanleycenter.org/is-ritalin-addictive/ And no, a doctor writing a script for these doesn't transform a dangerous medicine into something safe the way a priest transforms bread and wine into the body and blood of Christ.
  • NX9mqsSv8 2y ago
    Is it the ADHD or the treatment for ADHD that correlates with shorter life?
    • PaulHoule 2y ago
      It's not clear from what they say as I see it. My guess is that they get you coming or going; medication may help with the behavioral toxicity, but has negative side effects. That "early adopter" I mention says that he needs his Dexedrine (his monthly dose comes in a pill bottle which is approaching the size of a small trash can) to do anything, but he doesn't do very much and has a serious hoarding problem. My take is that for kids it is not a matter of what is good for the kid but what is good for the school. Much of "neurodivergence awareness" is not an increased acceptance of people's diversity but a reduced tolerance where a kid can't just be "weird" or "out of sync" but has to have a diagnosis.