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Fear of taking medication- thoughts?
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this post was submitted on 19 Jun 2026
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I hated taking ADHD meds (Adderall etc) as a kid. They made me feel emotions that I knew weren't my own. For the first hour after taking the meds I'd feel euphoric. Around midday I'd start getting a headache, and around 3 I'd get really quiet. I got all existential about it. I felt like a different person when on meds but not in a good way. I kept wondering which one was the real me.
After trying all the different stimulants available at the time I concluded I'd rather live with ADHD than suffer the side effects of the meds. Now I'm on another med that was supposed to treat my ADHD. It doesn't, but It works great as an antidepressant so I keep taking it anyway.