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I was on the meds, Methylaphenadate (sp), and I can tell you in turned me from a fun loving kid into a zombie. After doing some research in clinical psychology, I've found out that how the medication works is rather diabolical. It suppresses the "play" function in children who seem to be over active. Suppressing this function in childhood can have serious psychological effects later on in adolescence and adulthood. Decreased social skills, difficulty with anxiety/depression, difficulty bonding with others are all symptoms I personally have experienced. I have since explored and found out the better ways I learn, and am currently at the top of my field (Flight Simulation). Classrooms are good for calmer kids, less playful and creative. Whereas hands on learning, or "contact learning" is more suited to those who are not easily taught about things they lack interest in, or are higher in play type personality.
Comment by ON3i11 at 10/01/2020 at 21:16 UTC
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That’s pretty unfortunate. I was lucky that the meds that were found for me worked well for my various disorders but didn’t zombify me. It more or less just slowed down my thought process a little bit and added a filter between thinking—>doing. I was put on Stratera (Apotomoxatine or something like that).