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Originally Posted by MaDalton
what he said...
the US is the only country i ever heard of that has so many people with "anxiety" problems or ADD - funny how all the others survive without meds. it somehow seems to be cool to have problems and let everyone know what drugs you are on - completely beyond my comprehension
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To be fair, it is also often said that Americans are more stressed out than many others. So I'm sure that leads to some anxiety. Though I do believe people should find the root of their anxiety and try to fix that as opposed to treating the symptoms.
On another note... no two people are the same. How Ritalin impacts one person can be dramatically different than how it impacts another, even if both are classified as being "ADD". While as a nation I feel that we do depend on prescription medications way too much and short-term "Band-Aids", I also feel that it is pretty ignorant for any of us to even guess how another person is feeling and what their medical condition truly is.
In the end, we are all free to have our own opinion but if a pill makes somebody a better functioning member of society... whatever. There are worse things that could happen.
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