Saw an article on ADHD this morning on MSN.com. And I have been doing some thinking... who says ADHD is bad?

I did a ton of research this morning, about people on medication for it and such things, talking about if you have these symptoms you should speak with your doctor about it: talking about how if you are constantly late b/c you are distracted by things (check), have trouble memorizing a lot of stuff (check), have trouble concentrating on large conversations (definitly check), have trouble memorizing this list of symptoms (check), have strange amount of energy (check), has difficulty starting a seeminly tedious task (check) and have to be constantly reminded about appts (check).

So what exactly does the medication do for you? Help you concentrate, help you remember things, calm you down? I am not sure that I would want a medicine tinkering with my mind like that.

I am pretty sure I have/had/whatever ADHD- as a child definitly, and probably now- my mind is always racing- and I definitly have all those "symptoms". But would I really want to be on medication?

It is said that people with ADHD are highly energetic and creative. Why would you treat that? It is also said in many places that ppl with ADHD are "just as smart" as people without it. No freaking duh. I think they are even smarter. - just give em a way to harness that energy. But perhaps this is what meds do? I dunno. Doubt it some how. Probably just calms you down. I mean, I am generally energetic from the time I get up to the time I go to bed. And the figetting probably keeps me thin. And the energy makes me ready for anything.

But then again if this miracle pill makes ya remember stuff - sign me up.

This probably seems like a very strange rant. But I swear, I am curious to see if I can get a sample of this "medication" just to see how it affects me. Maybe we shouldn;t be trying to medicate this problem at all. Maybe we should just be teaching kids and adults to harness this thing - like their secret weapon... and who knows that could be accomplished with that much energy and creativity.