> Reminds to be seen what is the effect of such medicines on kids under development
I mean adderall (amphetamine) is pretty well studied. Yea they have some adverse effects (stunted growth, not good if you have a pre-existing heart condition, etc.) but as with literally every medicine, the decision to take them or not take them requires you to balance the adverse effects (which can be monitored) with the adverse effects of the illness. It frustrates me so much to see people just flippantly ignore the actual underlying problem that the pill is supposed to be treating as though it's "healthier" to not take the pill. Depressed people can kill themselves or if they don't their lives are pretty crappy. ADHD can cause all sorts of real problems. If you think pills are just an "easy way out" then that's really insulting to people who actually benefit from using them and really don't want to have to deal with judgement from other people who clearly have no idea what it means to suffer from a serious mental illness (ADHD can be debilitating). If you do happen to suffer from a serious mental illness and do not take pills, that's great (maybe?) for you, but that doesn't mean that's the "right" way. In fact I had two parents with mental illnesses that took that route and it was really not fun growing up with that, though it was a great lesson in how not to deal with mental illness.
Well yea, sometimes pills help people.
> Reminds to be seen what is the effect of such medicines on kids under development
I mean adderall (amphetamine) is pretty well studied. Yea they have some adverse effects (stunted growth, not good if you have a pre-existing heart condition, etc.) but as with literally every medicine, the decision to take them or not take them requires you to balance the adverse effects (which can be monitored) with the adverse effects of the illness. It frustrates me so much to see people just flippantly ignore the actual underlying problem that the pill is supposed to be treating as though it's "healthier" to not take the pill. Depressed people can kill themselves or if they don't their lives are pretty crappy. ADHD can cause all sorts of real problems. If you think pills are just an "easy way out" then that's really insulting to people who actually benefit from using them and really don't want to have to deal with judgement from other people who clearly have no idea what it means to suffer from a serious mental illness (ADHD can be debilitating). If you do happen to suffer from a serious mental illness and do not take pills, that's great (maybe?) for you, but that doesn't mean that's the "right" way. In fact I had two parents with mental illnesses that took that route and it was really not fun growing up with that, though it was a great lesson in how not to deal with mental illness.