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Originally Posted by MaDalton
ADD is a fake disease to sell addictive drugs that make drug companies billions in profit  |
While it is true that it is over prescribed, and some parents use it as a parenting tool, because they are lazy.
In TRUE ADD children this drug is amazing.
I once also thought ADD was complete BS, that is was 100% bad parenting. My youngest child has ADDHD, he is almost only ADD now as he is almost 10 and most of the hyper is growing out of him.
Before the meds, he would have the TV on, 2 or 3 board games out, running inside and out to play, and telling you stories all at the same time. During a story he would lose what he was saying and go on to another story that a key word from the first story keyed in his brain.
It would take him ALL day or longer to complete one word search, now with the meds, he completes each one before even going on to another activity.
There are some BAD medications out there, the doctor first put him on Ritalin, this cured the HD part, as it made him a zombie.
Then we went to adderall, which the doctor increased the dose from small to the perfect amount.
Currently my X has him on Vyvanse, which is cheaper, but I do not think it gives him the exact focusing power.
For the people talking about the children taking Meth.
In true ADD children drugs have the opposite affect.
Give an person from puberty or older adderal it keeps the focus power, but gives you hella energy.
Just my experiences in my life with this drug.