Mortality Among People with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

Absolutely, as someone diagnosed at 6, and 33 now. Being on medication allows me to actual live my life. Ive tried to be "normal" and not be medicated various times in my life, but it's just been bad every time. Our brains are wires differently, you can't just overcome it.

My family has a long history of alcohol and substance abuse, I'm the first to be diagnosed and medicated for ADHD. If you're not medicated and have ADHD the risk of substance abuse is much higher, and there is a strong link to alcoholics being undiagnosed with ADHD.

I'm always scared of the long term effects of the medication, but without it I can't work or hardly even function.. I'm not sure of these benefits another user mentioned, but whatever they are is not worth the trade off at all.

I have ADHD, which to avoid boredom, “tells” me to do more risky things. Is it a surprise that life expectancy is lowered with higher risk? And that the ADHD medication lowers the risky bits therefore increasing life expectancy?

Question to my fellow ADHDers who take the meds, is fun still fun and happening? or has calmness become the new fun?

> This review also showed a significant association between ADHD medication use and reduced rates of all-cause mortality in people with ADHD.

Can someone let the fine fellows at the DEA know this so they can knock it off with being stupidly strict with the manufacture of the stimulant medications?

very interesting to see

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As a person with severe ADHD, who has never taken any medication, I find this study troubling. It uses statistical correlation to indicate causation.

People on ADHD medicine are also going through mental health treatments and get special care and privileges in society. At the same time, the effects of ADHD medication numb their responses and emotions to what seems outwardly stable and normal but deep inside it is an inhibitor of development.

So excuse me for saying so, but I don’t buy into the conclusions of this study at all.