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Stimulants as a means of diagnosis
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<blockquote data-quote="DammitJanet" data-source="post: 516769" data-attributes="member: 1514"><p>I am a firm believer in better living through pharmaceuticals. With the exception of the very new stims that have come on the market in the last couple of years, most of them have been on the market for years. Ritalin has been around for at least 40+ years and its cousins are all based on that formula so I would take ritalin's safety record into account. </p><p></p><p>People who have ADHD and ADD react completely different to stimulants than people who do not have ADHD. They do not have that speed effect. It calms them down instead of speeding them up. I think its a relatively easy and painless way to get a quick idea if a child could possibly have ADHD. If the stimulants help them then the chances are high that they have some form of ADHD at work. Could they have something else going on co-morbid? Sure but they could also possibly be simply ADHD and if they are medicated they could get with the program and live happy, healthy lives.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DammitJanet, post: 516769, member: 1514"] I am a firm believer in better living through pharmaceuticals. With the exception of the very new stims that have come on the market in the last couple of years, most of them have been on the market for years. Ritalin has been around for at least 40+ years and its cousins are all based on that formula so I would take ritalin's safety record into account. People who have ADHD and ADD react completely different to stimulants than people who do not have ADHD. They do not have that speed effect. It calms them down instead of speeding them up. I think its a relatively easy and painless way to get a quick idea if a child could possibly have ADHD. If the stimulants help them then the chances are high that they have some form of ADHD at work. Could they have something else going on co-morbid? Sure but they could also possibly be simply ADHD and if they are medicated they could get with the program and live happy, healthy lives. [/QUOTE]
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