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All 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 ago
  Yeah, my bad. Still, isn't Adderall prescribed for ADD almost exclusively these days?
  • rms 18y ago
    I 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 ago
      Strattera 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 ago
    I 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.