There are many medications available for ADHD – the stimulants, the antidepressants, and others.
Everyone with ADHD deserves a trial of medication. For some people, they don’t work. That raises the question of whether the person actually has ADHD. For some people, they cause intolerable side effects. For some people (like me), they help some. For some people, they are a life-changing miracle. It’s worth trying.
These medications are safe for most people, although caution is needed if there is hypertension or cardiac disease.
These medications can be abused. This appears to occur mostly in college. They do not help with school performance for non-AHDers, although they give the impression that they do. People with ADHD rarely abuse them. The effect on people with ADHD is different from on vanillas.
Starting the medications is a trial and error process. You must determine which medication is best for you, at what dose, and with what timing. Each of us is unique.
The purpose of medication is to help us focus. Other benefits can be to increase motivation and decrease inertia.
Others: Guanfacine, omega 3 fatty acid (fish oil) can be of some help.
There are other longer acting forms now available.
The link below covers this in more detail, as well as more about ADHD. It is a gem.
Totally Irrelevant Comment: Trying to publish a list with numbers is a booger. But that’s nothing compared to trying to get the pictures right. Patience is not one of my ADHD gifts.
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james – when people start getting better in even one area it can spill over into lots of others. the meds work miracles for some people. if you dont mind, i may use your comment in another post.
jeff – i think it still up to date, there may be a few newer formulations but nothing really new. the amphetamines are fine, but i didnt want to get involved with them. ritalin works for most of us.