Besides the body having to break down a refined chemical (which it is not designed to do)...
the increased dopaminergic activity will lead to more oxidative stress - as Dex blocks the reuptake of dopamine - the extra deaminated dopamine may not damage the dopamine neurons just cause more work for the anti-oxidant and other supportive systems
possibly damage other receptor systems
no data but I would think N-acetylcysteine would be helpful to replenish glutathione and normalize the glutamate activity effected by the stimulants ;
http://www.jneurosci...7/51/13968.fullhttp://www.drugabuse...seeking-in-ratshttp://www.ncbi.nlm....les/PMC3044191/as anyone who takes stimulants repetitively and consistently can tell you - they eventually lead to a flattened, overdriven, and monotonous inner tension as the euphoria wears off
can be helpful for doing boring tasks though and getting you moving and preventing sleep, but they won't make you feel euphoric for long
As David Pearce can attest to : selectively amplifying neurotransmitters is too crude an approach to achieve lasting happiness, brain circuitry is darwinian designed to adapt to euphoria and maintain the hedonic set point
deep brain stimulation of the pleasure centers and other areas concurrently can reliably produce happiness as long as the current is applied and the activity is supported biologically by the brain/body
ADD and ADHD are societal myths designed by a fascist darwinian social system
maybe it's helpful for you to use Dex given your situation and forced reality - maybe you can change your surroundings instead
we aren't designed to sit at desks and listen to boring speeches or stare at computer screens for long hours
people who have ADD and ADHD aren't deficient in dopamine, they have high sensitivity to competing stimuli, partly because their DNA is not being activated the way it was designed to be activated
for me, I take Dex occasionally to stay awake at night when forced to - but it's not something that makes me happy or healthy
society wants to make us into drones that feed the darwinian system - anything you get from a mainstream doctor is designed to keep you within operating parameters as determined by those with the most related power in society
as society is not designed to maximize longevity or happiness - I would be weary of conforming to its expectations.
Edited by abolitionist, 01 April 2014 - 02:29 AM.