AgentMasterRace
Joined 5 months ago
Joined 5 months ago
You are born with ADHD and it does not get better, so the "rare" in adults is not factual, some people just get better at managing it.
What mental health and special care privileges are you talking about ? Other than having to have a special aid in school nothing has been of benefit.
My family has a long history of alcohol and substance abuse, I'm the first to be diagnosed and medicated for ADHD. If you're not medicated and have ADHD the risk of substance abuse is much higher, and there is a strong link to alcoholics being undiagnosed with ADHD.
I'm always scared of the long term effects of the medication, but without it I can't work or hardly even function.. I'm not sure of these benefits another user mentioned, but whatever they are is not worth the trade off at all.