They can work, they work wonders for me. There's also no "magic pill" and they have their downsides. For me, the pros vastly outweigh the cons, and I've tried several times to make a happy life without support of medication and it's just not as good. (Even with trying a more alternative lifestyle, not being in an environment where I need to sit and focus all the time, etc.)
But also, every body and mind are different. Consult a specialist. There's many different types of ADHD medication out there now.
I didn't get an email, so I just called them. I needed to connect with a supervisor, but then they were quite helpful and gave me the $70 credit. Wasn't able to get the ebook credit as well but whatever $70 is still a lot more than $0.
I usually read toxic undertones of gatekeeping in tirades like these. "Real engineers like me wouldn't produce such garbage, and frontend engineers aren't real engineers because they learn and like this stuff."
Screenhero changed my life for the better as a remote worker, and I was so sad when Slack acquired SH and blundered the acquisition i.e. just iceboxed the competition. (I learned Slack had their own architecture and codebase -- which is why it was worse -- so I'm inferring Slack acquired SH just to eliminate competitors, rather than use their code.)
Tuple has been good so far, though I'm still noticing lag issues that are worse that Screenhero being. Even when connecting within the same city via strong internet, we can get pings of 200ms. It's unclear whether that's because of our internet or Tuple's infrastructure, we're still doing some testing.
Overall I've been pleased with Tuple. I think they're doing good work, care deeply about making a good product, and are looking into exciting features like mobbing support and supporting video. It's expensive, but so it goes when you want a good product.
If an alternative came up I'd at least try it out.
But also, every body and mind are different. Consult a specialist. There's many different types of ADHD medication out there now.