Lucie & Medication= Best Friends Forever

<p><strong>This podcast episode is sponsored by BetterHelp</strong></p><p><strong>Special offer to The Lucie Pod listeners, you can get 10% off your first month of professional therapy at <a href="https://betterhelp.com/theluciepod">https://betterhelp.com/theluciepod</a></strong></p><p>Would you ever ask someone who wears glasses: <em>“Are you going to wear them forever? It’s not good to be dependant on glasses for your eyesight.”</em> or would you ask someone who uses insulin: “<em>Are you going to use insulin forever?</em> <em>It’s not good to be dependent on insulin for your diabetes.”</em> If your answer is no (which I hope it is) why do some people still ask these questions but in relation to ADHD medication? What is it about taking medication to manage the symptoms of a chronic condition/disorder that worries so many people? Why is it viewed as a dependency? Rather than thinking it is nastiness, I put it down to stigma and people being unaware about ADHD medication, how it works, its success rate and the reasons why people take it. Therefore, in today’s episode I discuss ADHD stimulants the discourse surrounding it and the positive impact it has on me and my life and why I will I probably be on medication forever.</p><p><strong><em>Music &amp; Editor: Trent Tucker</em></strong></p><p><strong>More Lucie Pod here: <a href="https://linktr.ee/theluciepod">https://linktr.ee/theluciepod</a></strong></p><p><strong>Get in touch with Trent-</strong></p><p><strong>Portfolio: <a href="https://tucker2000.myportfolio.com/">https://tucker2000.myportfolio.com/</a></strong></p><p><strong>Email: <a href="mailto:t.tucker.business@gmail.com">t.tucker.business@gmail.com</a></strong></p><p><strong>Resources-</strong></p><p><strong>ADHD Foundation: 1300 39 39 19 OR <a href="https://adhdfoundation.org.au/contact">https://adhdfoundation.org.au/contact</a></strong></p><p><strong>Beyond Blue: 1300 22 4636 OR <a href="https://www.beyondblue.org.au/support-service/chat">https://www.beyondblue.org.au/support-service/chat</a></strong></