Medication+and+Management



There are many different medicines for ADHD. The non-stimulants are used to slow down the parts of the brain that are doing things more quickly. The stimulants are used to speed up the parts that are either slower than normal or just not as fast as the quicker moving parts. The short term side effects are psychological, but the long term effects are unknown. I use a medicine called Concerta. My Brother uses a medicine called Stratera. A Major medication is called Adderall, but this drug, when overdosed, becomes addictive and acts as a gateway drug to Methamphetamine.



Medicine and behavioral management are most effective. Just behavioral is least effective, and just medical management is in between behavioral and medicine and behavioral management. Long term medicine effects usually don't occur, but behavioral long term effects do. Some people get ADHD coaches that help them wit struggles such as organization. Most people have a doctor for their ADHD and they see them every 4 to 6 months.

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