You generally consider yourself to be happy, highly composed and emotionally stable. You have no history of depression or other mood-related dissorders
I think there’s conflicting pieces of evidence on this topic, and most recent studies focus on stimulants as add-ons to antidepressants, rather than as the primary treatment for depression.
So, if you think you might be some level of depressed (without having ADHD), I think it’s sound advice to avoid fixating on stimulants as your most promising option—but know you do have lots of effective options to try that might really improve your wellbeing and productivity, such as those discussed here and described by community members here and here.
Some stimulants seem to work well for depression, however: https://​​www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/​​pmc/​​articles/​​PMC6375494/​​
I think there’s conflicting pieces of evidence on this topic, and most recent studies focus on stimulants as add-ons to antidepressants, rather than as the primary treatment for depression.
So, if you think you might be some level of depressed (without having ADHD), I think it’s sound advice to avoid fixating on stimulants as your most promising option—but know you do have lots of effective options to try that might really improve your wellbeing and productivity, such as those discussed here and described by community members here and here.
Good point about stimulants mostly being useful as adjuncts and not as monotherapy.