How many top guys have TUE'S For adderall?

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This is where people get their wires crossed..The outcome and side effects are different for different people.. Someone who has ADHD isn't going to have the...

This is where people get their wires crossed..

The outcome and side effects are different for different people.. Someone who has ADHD isn't going to have the same reaction as someone who doesn't.. 

if you dont have ADHD, and take the substance, its going to make you feel like your ready to mow the lawns with a pair of scissors...

If you do.. you'll probably think you had a dud pill that doesn't work and lose your appetite for the day. 

James has said this himself, When he was unmedicated. he become more of a danger to himself and to others around him on track.
you say he didn't need it, but how often did he crash? what caused them? lack of focus? himself said when the suspension came that he had long term condition that required it and had been using it. 
high chance he had been diagnosed and prescribed for a fair while through prior years.. 

h20 wrote:
Bullshit I’ve been around drugs my entire life.  I’ve literally seen every angle how they impact people differently, among my own usage.  There are highly functional...

Bullshit I’ve been around drugs my entire life.  I’ve literally seen every angle how they impact people differently, among my own usage.  There are highly functional Adderall users that can manage.  But it’s garbage medicine.  The shit is absolutely horrible for the mind and body. 

Timo wrote:
90 years of research say it's one of the safest and best treatments for ADHD. You've been around drugs for a bit though so you know...

90 years of research say it's one of the safest and best treatments for ADHD. You've been around drugs for a bit though so you know better than the entire world collective of psychiatrists, gotta love the interwebs.... 

Yes, the number of people in here with medical degrees is astounding...until you realise they got them from the same place as Professor Pingree...

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This is where people get their wires crossed..The outcome and side effects are different for different people.. Someone who has ADHD isn't going to have the...

This is where people get their wires crossed..

The outcome and side effects are different for different people.. Someone who has ADHD isn't going to have the same reaction as someone who doesn't.. 

if you dont have ADHD, and take the substance, its going to make you feel like your ready to mow the lawns with a pair of scissors...

If you do.. you'll probably think you had a dud pill that doesn't work and lose your appetite for the day. 

James has said this himself, When he was unmedicated. he become more of a danger to himself and to others around him on track.
you say he didn't need it, but how often did he crash? what caused them? lack of focus? himself said when the suspension came that he had long term condition that required it and had been using it. 
high chance he had been diagnosed and prescribed for a fair while through prior years.. 

h20 wrote:
Bullshit I’ve been around drugs my entire life.  I’ve literally seen every angle how they impact people differently, among my own usage.  There are highly functional...

Bullshit I’ve been around drugs my entire life.  I’ve literally seen every angle how they impact people differently, among my own usage.  There are highly functional Adderall users that can manage.  But it’s garbage medicine.  The shit is absolutely horrible for the mind and body. 

Timo wrote:
90 years of research say it's one of the safest and best treatments for ADHD. You've been around drugs for a bit though so you know...

90 years of research say it's one of the safest and best treatments for ADHD. You've been around drugs for a bit though so you know better than the entire world collective of psychiatrists, gotta love the interwebs.... 

I'm on my first week of being prescribed Adderall in my mid 30s after trying 2 other meds, and I'd describe it as being happily motivated, not tweaked out. I'm able to be more present in the moment rather than my mind being 5 other places during conversations, social anxiety melts away, and I'm able to more easily prioritize things rather than spiral into decision paralysis. 

Just have to watch my caffeine intake now, would get up to 600mg some days, now under 300 a day or even less. Doesn't help I also started a stressful project at work and am going to pretty much live there for a few weeks though!

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Timo wrote:
90 years of research say it's one of the safest and best treatments for ADHD. You've been around drugs for a bit though so you know...

90 years of research say it's one of the safest and best treatments for ADHD. You've been around drugs for a bit though so you know better than the entire world collective of psychiatrists, gotta love the interwebs.... 

I took adderall for about 3 years.It nearly ruined my life.The problem with the ADHD diagnosis is that it just psychologically affirms the person into believing...

I took adderall for about 3 years.

It nearly ruined my life.

The problem with the ADHD diagnosis is that it just psychologically affirms the person into believing their scatterbrained bullshit is a disease and can only be contained with amphetamines.

Adderall is most definitely a super drug. It also makes you batshit crazy, emotionally impulsive; sexually insatiable, and pretty much intolerable as a human being.

The initial addy rush is fucking amazing though. I used to walk over to a coffee shop right after I dropped 30mg. The euphoric wave that shit gives you is unbelievable. I was hyper focused for 3-4 straight hours. Locked the fuck in for hours.

Everyone in the software industry was on that shit (and probably still is), especially at the hyper aggressive software companies. I’m pretty sure everyone who worked at Salesforce was on adderall.

To this day, I can tell when someone is on addy. Them addy eyes are a dead giveaway.

 

It sounds like you were over prescribed or should have switched to a different stimulant. It shouldn't cause any meaningful side effects, if you're personality is changing that should be a red flag to you and your prescriber.

I would also argue that the diagnosis is actually liberating because once you start to understand why certain things are difficult, you can work on strategies to overcome them. Meds and mental conditioning are first line, but there's also research that shows parts of an ADHD brain will actually grow and be more nuro-typical after taking medication. So children who take meds will actually develop faster than a non medicated ADHD brain. This also means that even though you stopped taking the meds your brain is probably still better developed now because you took them for several years. 

Emotional/executive maturity in a nuro-typical brain at the age of 21 matches a non treated male ADHD brain in the late 30's. It's pretty substantial, I'm hoping my kids can reach that level by their mid 20's to make their lives easier. 

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I took adderall for about 3 years.It nearly ruined my life.The problem with the ADHD diagnosis is that it just psychologically affirms the person into believing...

I took adderall for about 3 years.

It nearly ruined my life.

The problem with the ADHD diagnosis is that it just psychologically affirms the person into believing their scatterbrained bullshit is a disease and can only be contained with amphetamines.

Adderall is most definitely a super drug. It also makes you batshit crazy, emotionally impulsive; sexually insatiable, and pretty much intolerable as a human being.

The initial addy rush is fucking amazing though. I used to walk over to a coffee shop right after I dropped 30mg. The euphoric wave that shit gives you is unbelievable. I was hyper focused for 3-4 straight hours. Locked the fuck in for hours.

Everyone in the software industry was on that shit (and probably still is), especially at the hyper aggressive software companies. I’m pretty sure everyone who worked at Salesforce was on adderall.

To this day, I can tell when someone is on addy. Them addy eyes are a dead giveaway.

 

Nicamx wrote:
This is called anecdotal evidence. Or, N=1. Your personal experience does not mean the medication isn't effective and safe for others. You wouldn't say nobody should...

This is called anecdotal evidence. Or, N=1. Your personal experience does not mean the medication isn't effective and safe for others. You wouldn't say nobody should use penicillin because you had an allergic reaction to it. 

Tyler D wrote:
the corollary is, just because the Lancet says it's safe, does not mean that it is safe. im not pro or anti addy, but the med...

the corollary is, just because the Lancet says it's safe, does not mean that it is safe. im not pro or anti addy, but the med industrial complex is not in any way an objective, science-first institution, if it ever was. i don't know how anybody who lived through 2020 or had parents around when doctors were pushing cigarettes could credibly believe otherwise. 

 

It's the total length of time that it's been prescribed, there's over 90 years of research and people have taken it since adolescence into old age without issue. People who are medicated have fewer unplanned pregnancies, lower chance of abusing alcohol and drugs, better and longer relationships, and more stable higher paying jobs. All you have to do is look into per reviewed studies, not one's that come out on social media and immediately try selling you a cure-all. The life outcome of treating ADHD vs not is so overwhelming better it's fucking crazy some people still don't believe it. 

 

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2/6/2026 11:50am
Nicamx wrote:
This is called anecdotal evidence. Or, N=1. Your personal experience does not mean the medication isn't effective and safe for others. You wouldn't say nobody should...

This is called anecdotal evidence. Or, N=1. Your personal experience does not mean the medication isn't effective and safe for others. You wouldn't say nobody should use penicillin because you had an allergic reaction to it. 

Tyler D wrote:
the corollary is, just because the Lancet says it's safe, does not mean that it is safe. im not pro or anti addy, but the med...

the corollary is, just because the Lancet says it's safe, does not mean that it is safe. im not pro or anti addy, but the med industrial complex is not in any way an objective, science-first institution, if it ever was. i don't know how anybody who lived through 2020 or had parents around when doctors were pushing cigarettes could credibly believe otherwise. 

 

Timo wrote:
It's the total length of time that it's been prescribed, there's over 90 years of research and people have taken it since adolescence into old age...

It's the total length of time that it's been prescribed, there's over 90 years of research and people have taken it since adolescence into old age without issue. People who are medicated have fewer unplanned pregnancies, lower chance of abusing alcohol and drugs, better and longer relationships, and more stable higher paying jobs. All you have to do is look into per reviewed studies, not one's that come out on social media and immediately try selling you a cure-all. The life outcome of treating ADHD vs not is so overwhelming better it's fucking crazy some people still don't believe it. 

 

No doubt about it, but none of what you just said addressed risks like destroyed receptors and cognitive decline, because the research is directed in a self-benefitting area. 

It may be true, but it's not the whole truth. 

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Nicamx wrote:
This is called anecdotal evidence. Or, N=1. Your personal experience does not mean the medication isn't effective and safe for others. You wouldn't say nobody should...

This is called anecdotal evidence. Or, N=1. Your personal experience does not mean the medication isn't effective and safe for others. You wouldn't say nobody should use penicillin because you had an allergic reaction to it. 

Didn’t say it doesn’t work for some. I’m saying it’s heavily abused by a lot of people for varying reasons, especially in the tech industry, and I’m sure elsewhere.

And it’s fairly easy to fake your way to a adhd diagnosis.

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