Comment on NOT SEEKING MEDICAL ADVICE. Doctors can prescribe a whole host of "downers" like xanax, methadone, the whole benzo family. Is there any uppers they can prescribe?

Kyrias@lemmy.ca ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• DonPiano@feddit.org ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  ADHD meds are not meth. They’re chemically similar, but H2O2 is just one oxygen away from water. The meds are stimulants, yes, but the popular “it’s meth” thing is a misrepresentation.

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  • sem@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    One thing i don’t understand is in what cases does literal meth have to be prescribed, and why? (Desoxyn)

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    • DonPiano@feddit.org ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I’ve never seen it prescribed nor seen anyone researching it, I wonder if it’s a US thing?

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• HootinNHollerin@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  amphetamine != meth

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  • kbobabob@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Of course not, lol

    methamphetamine == meth

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• Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Yup. A lot of ADHD meds are stimulants.

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• peopleproblems@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  The most successful ones are stimulants yes. But methamphetamine is neurotoxic, and seldomly perscribed (though remains an option for reasons unbeknownst to me). The stimulants Methylphenidate ADHD Amphetamine salts are neuroprotective. But there’s also non-stimulants like amoxitine, guanfacine, clonidine, and bupropion, which are not neurotoxic.

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