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Have you tried drugs? Go to a shrink and convince him you have ADD (and who knows--maybe you do). All drugs for ADD are amphetamines, so it may take a fair bit
by asdflkj 18y ago
Have you tried drugs? Go to a shrink and convince him you have ADD (and who knows--maybe you do). All drugs for ADD are amphetamines, so it may take a fair bit of convincing before you get a prescription.
Not much finesse in that (possible) solution to your problem, but it sounds like you don't have many options.
- gravitycop 18y agoAll drugs for ADD are amphetamines I don't think Methylphenidate is an amphetamine. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ritalin http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ritalin
- asdflkj 18y agoYeah, my bad. Still, isn't Adderall prescribed for ADD almost exclusively these days?
- rms 18y agoI don't have numbers to back up my assertion, but I would guess Concerta (12 hour extended release ritalin) is the most widely prescribed. And a ritalin formulation would almost always be prescribed before moving onto Adderall. There is also Strattera, which is a non-stimulant ADHD medication that doesn't really work but sometimes parents ask for it so doctors try it.
- gravitycop 18y agoStrattera basically acts on the norepinephrine system (like Reboxetine) as an antidepressant, doesn't it? If that's the case, I would think it would be effective for a good share of the inattentive-ADD (i.e. non-hyperactive) cases.
- gravitycop 18y agoI don't know about the market shares, but, given that there seems to be many different types of methylphenidate for sale, I would assume that the market share for methylphenidate is non-trivial.