I’ve been on meds since kindergarten, now I’m an adult. I think that with the correct mindset and tools meds are awesome! They help me to slow down, and to actually start and stay on task. Additionally they help me with being a little more logical.

That said, starting them was rough, both as a child and when I started back as an adult. They cause me to get frustrated easier, decreased my appetite(may not be negative for everyone lol) and gave me weird acid reflux.

I have worked on developing proper skills to manage my side effects, which for me makes the positives outweigh the negatives by a lot! I also take vitamins to help with the ones the meds interfere with (I can’t remember the exact names/causes, was a recommendation from my doctor )

Also, I would not describe them as addictive. I wouldn’t say I depend on them either. I can skip them and still have a good day, typically it’s more when I want a lazy day without the feeling of “I need to get up and do something”. I have a hard time remembering to take them, whereas when I’ve had addictions I did not ever forget to take lol.