No Stupid Questions

Tik tok called, it wants its drastic oversimplification of medical issues back.

If we want to keep it simple, no, people with ADHD don’t get magically relaxed or tired from stimulants.

Increases in dopamine and other neurotransmitters can reduce the mental “flood”/hyperactivity/distractedness associated with ADHD. That feeling can be emotionally draining, so when it calms down, some people might use the term “calm,” but it’s not “calming” in the conventional sense. It’s just not true that people with ADHD have some “inverse” reaction to stimulants. We still get stimulated