The Best Thing Anyone Ever Said About ADHD Medication
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- Last Updated on Wednesday, 23 December 2015 20:41
A recent article by Rick Green discussing his trials of ADHD meds over the years does not tread the well worn boards of scientific justification for medication. It talks about respecting opinion and the reality that one person cannot know with any certainty the experience of another person.
"Ava and I had worked together for 15 years on The Red Green Show. In 2007 we married. The caterer told us that in all his years of handling weddings, he had never seen such a happy couple.
At that point I was no longer taking medication. Why had I stopped?
After all, this little pill, this dopamine booster, actually worked for me.
It was much better than my old ADHD medication: 6 cans of cola per day, and the adrenaline rush of taking on a thousand things at once.
On medication, I could stick with things that I didn’t want to do. Interruptions were less frustrating. I could focus on what was important. Prioritize. My memory was better. I didn’t have to read things 5 times. And it even helped with my motor mouthing and interrupting.
But Ava wasn’t a fan of me taking medication......"
