Ummmm, even Carlie Butler's husband has said he abused using Adderall as a college student for FUN! Drugs are drugs.Theirmom wrote: ↑Fri Jan 17, 2020 12:27 amADHD medication is not like meth, and it’s offensive to the millions of people for whom it is a necessity to suggest it.rosie_dalia wrote: Whoa! I didn't put it together when they said they both take medication for ADHD and the medication being Adderall. That stuff is pretty addictive and some people compare it to meth!! And, yes, amphetamines can cause weight loss.
And it’s not addictive to people with actual ADHD, only for neurotypical people. ADHD brains don’t produce neurotransmitters correctly, and medication stimulates the brain to create the chemicals needed to maintain executive functioning. When a “normal” person takes it, it stimulates overproduction of those chemicals and overloads their neuro receptors, causing them to feel high. Neurodivergent people don’t get high at all, they just get normal.
And they don’t always affect weight either. They can suppress the appetite, but they don’t boost the metabolism enough to burn off more than an extra Oreo a day. The reason why a lot of people lose weight when they get meds is because people with unmedicated ADHD often have poor impulse control, and will self-medicate with food, drugs/alcohol, gambling, etc to stimulate neurotransmitter production. Being properly medicated removes that need to self-medicate and improves executive function, impulse control and follow through. All of which will contribute to weight management.
Please stop perpetuating the stigma around ADHD medication. It’s hard enough for those of us who require this medication to have a semblance of a normal life without having people constantly comparing us to junkies on “legal meth”.
Also:
"Adderall is an addictive prescription stimulant with effects similar to meth." - from addictioncenter.com