- (mis/ab)use of drugs to artificially increase work output (with lower quality), causing the rest of the team to have to: fix the (mis/ab)users mistakes, and deal with the political fallout of appearing to be slacking relative to the (mis/ab)user
- mismanagement of prescriptions, either by the prescriber or the prescribee: very easy to slip into psychosis or not understand that you shouldn't "feel" the drugs, and that you don't necessarily need to increase the dosage just because the initial high wore off. If your life is being held together sufficiently well on your current dosage, and whenever you forget to take your meds your life falls apart, then your dosage is perfectly fine. Easy to not realize your sleep has been severely impacted, but is being masked by the stimulants, i.e. you're riding on the edge of "psychosis."
- disregard for lifestyle modifications that synergize with ADHD and medications (e.g. good sleep hygiene, better diet, regular exercise, meditation, etc.)
We both know that's not the most charitable, good-faith interpretation of my comment.
I think I've made it clear that I have personal experience in this area; but if it wasn't, I'll add in a disclaimer: I've been diagnosed with ADHD as a child; I have taken and continue to take stimulant medication. I've been through the ringer, passed around from one mental health professional to another -- along with personal research and experimentation.
I do not like stimulants. I think they are useful for masking unresolved underlying issues, where necessary. Other times, I detest their usage as PEDs in the workplace.
I think there are better ways to "treat" ADHD. Unfortunately, many times one does not have the resources or information to do so well.
Currently I'm working through CPTSD treatment to resolve what is essentially a constant inability to relax or focus, or maintain a "productive" and "well put together" life, or not self-destruct every time things take a poor turn. If you're being treated for ADHD solely by stimulant medications, I would urge you to explore further.
Bingo. These conditions were almost non-existent until recent history and have risen sharply with white collar employment/globalization. Hell, the "father of ADHD" even said it was made up on his deathbed - https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/work-of-fiction/
> These conditions were almost non-existent until recent history
That's a myth, actually. ADHD has been studied and described for well over 100 years under different names: "Clumsy Child Syndrome", "Minor Brain Damage", and "Moral Failing".
Being present in medical literature for over a century actually makes it one of the better known mental medical conditions.
