>Is the treatment, on net and relative to other possible strategies, going to be a positive impact on this person? If yes, then whether they have apparent Disorder X (a figment of imagination) versus actual Disorder X (which is itself also a figment of our collective imagination) isn’t super relevant.
Just about every human being operates better on amphetamines. It increases dopamine and adrenaline, increasing attention span and motivation significantly while decreasing the need for food or rest. Medication simply improving performance is not really a working metric in this case
Very true if you’re counting only the positive effects, in which case it’s not “on net.” There are obviously significant downsides to amphetamines which is why we don’t treat them like caffeine or even vitamins.
The obvious downside to caffeine is pretty much the same: it stops working if you take too much of it too often. Reserve your coffee for special occasions, and it will work as well as any stimulant.
Just about every human being operates better on amphetamines. It increases dopamine and adrenaline, increasing attention span and motivation significantly while decreasing the need for food or rest. Medication simply improving performance is not really a working metric in this case