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i have a question that has been perplexing me for a while now.
it is common knowledge that methylphenidate is an amphetamine and that in most people it will be an "upper". However, in children with ADHD, for some reason it has a paradoxical effect.
It is also true that many people believe that the medical community overmedicates and labels children as having ADHD.
So here's my question: if we are truly overmedicating children with ADHD, then shouldn't they all be more hyper than they already were (i.e. if they truly don't have ADHD).
One doctor told me that the drug has opposite effects in children than in adults. That would resolve the above question, but I have not been able to confirm this statement. Also, then teens who are moving into adulthood would have to discontinue their ritalin, and I don't think that is a requirement.
Can someone shed some light into my questions?
thanks
it is common knowledge that methylphenidate is an amphetamine and that in most people it will be an "upper". However, in children with ADHD, for some reason it has a paradoxical effect.
It is also true that many people believe that the medical community overmedicates and labels children as having ADHD.
So here's my question: if we are truly overmedicating children with ADHD, then shouldn't they all be more hyper than they already were (i.e. if they truly don't have ADHD).
One doctor told me that the drug has opposite effects in children than in adults. That would resolve the above question, but I have not been able to confirm this statement. Also, then teens who are moving into adulthood would have to discontinue their ritalin, and I don't think that is a requirement.
Can someone shed some light into my questions?
thanks
