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Originally posted by PhiPsiRuss:
ADD is when there is an inadequate amount of glucose uptake in the frontal lobe of the brain. This impairs executive functions, and makes it very dificult to switch from a current activity to another, especially when the current activity is stimulating and the next activity isn't. Stimulants are used to increase the glucose uptake in the frontal lobe, and, counterintuitively, have a calming effect.
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I'd thought it was a problem with norephineprine (a neurochemical) and/or its precursor dopa /dopamine? The general points tally with what I'd heard; apart from the glucose issue.
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Originally posted by Munchkin03:
I worry about children being overmedicated, especially with Ritalin. My kindergarten class was full of boys who were prescribed Ritalin, and they changed. They were just as rambunctious as some of the other boys, but when they started taking Ritalin, they were practically zombies.
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Then their dosage was probably wrong, presuming a correct diagnosis. There may be overdiagnosis of ADHD as there may be underdiagnosis. But this does not affect the validity of a diagnosis which is done correctly.