I fucking hate dexies, I hate the whole concept of them. Don't get me wrong, I love recreational amphetamines, but the mere concept of prescribing an 8 year old kid amphetamines purely because they fuck around in class a bit is ridiculous. ADHD is not caused by a chemical imblanace, it's just a personality trait. I'm not at all implying that it's not a real condition, my cousin was diagnosed with ADHD at the age of 15, all I'm saying is amphetamines are not the answer. After my cousin was diagnosed and started taking his deccos, he experienced the exact same effects that someone taking dexies for recreational purposes felt; loss of appetite, insomnia, fidgeting, over stimulation, excessive sweating, the whole lot, so how are those effects meant to stop someone being a hyperactive prick in class? I've eaten dexies on shit loads of occasions, purely for recreational purposes, I don't think amphetamines have any medicinal benefit, they shouldn't prescribed to people to combat ADHD, especially not to children. Would anyone hand an 8 year old a meth pipe if they got a bad school report?
I retract what I said previously, prescription amphetamines DO (or could) have medicinal benefit (possibly in the treatment of methamphetamine addiction), but I don't think they help in the treatment of ADHD