Fear of taking medication- thoughts? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 3 weeks ago by ZERONOVABLOSSOM@sh.itjust.works to c/adhd@lemmy.world

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Do y’all ever feel anxious about taking medication and just stop for prolonged periods of time?

I’ve stopped my meds for 6 months for reasons I’m struggling to discern… And I also have a tendency to skip doses and save my pills in a stash I never touch. I’m not even sure if most of them are useable because they’re so old… For some context, I’ve been using Adderall XR 20mg for 10 years now so I have a pretty good idea of how it affects me.

I finally took one of the newer pills today and I feel unbearably anxious about it, even before doing so. And it’s not like I’m anti-medication or anything, I’ve encouraged others to get tested and medicated because it substantially increases quality of life but there’s something about it that personally is causing distress.

Just looking for some insight with others that have felt the same.

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[-] rmrf@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 weeks ago

Stimulant meds are correlated with a reverted risk in dimentia compared to unmedicated ADHD pop, which itself has 3x the risk of genpop.

I was a little hesitant to take meds for a while thinking I could just overcome it with effort and whatnot, but there are some things like that you can't will yourself through.

They also have negligible risk as a whole. Yeah, you'll probably have a heart attack if you start them with elevated risk, but you probably would anyway in that situation, too. On another hand if they help you work out regularly, you'll probably lower your risk overall.

It's your right to decide what's best for you. Your treatment, whether it includes meds or not, should help you live the life YOU want.

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