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Health Encyclopedia: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Medications
- Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder - Medications
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- ADHD: The Basics
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- Causes
- Diagnosis of ADHD
- Other Disorders Associated with ADHD
Medications
Several medications are available to treat ADHD.
Psychostimulants: Methylphenidate (Ritalin) and Similar Drugs
Psychostimulants are the primary drugs used to treat ADHD. Although these drugs stimulate the central nervous system, they have a calming effect on people with ADHD.
These drugs include:
- Methylphenidate (Ritalin, Concerta, Metadate, Daytrana)
- Dexmethylphenidate (Focalin)
- Amphetamine-Dextroamphetamine (Adderall)
- Dextroamphetamine (Dexedrine, Dextrostat)
Pemoline (Cylert), another stim...
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Expert & Community Posts
Antidepressants: Cymbalta
By Deborah Gray , Health Expert...in the SNRI family that you may have heard of are Effexor and Serzone. SNRIs act on two... Read more »
Antidepressants are killing sex drive
By Ask the Expert Patient , Health Expert...heard that antidepressants like the one I am on (Effexor) can affect sex-drive. I am finding... Read more »
Sexual Dis-interest? Lacking Libido? Zero Arousal? Is It Your Anti-depressant??
By Amy Hendel , Health ExpertI have heard women complain that when they take Prozac, the plus side is that they often lose their... Read more »
Mild Sleep Deprivation
By Florence Cardinal , Health Expert...little as one or two hours of sleep a night can have adverse effects. In the study, lead... Read more »
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Narcolepsy: Treatment
...Fluoxetine (Prozac), paroxetine (Paxil), and sertraline (Zoloft)Newer antidepressants: Venlafaxine (Effexor)Tricyclics were the first antidepressants used for cataplexy; they were also one of the... Read more »Migraine Medication, Medicine
...serotonin/norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs), such as duloxetine (Cymbalta) and venlafaxine (Effexor). It is very important that patients not combine a triptan drug with a SSRI or SNRI... Read more »Medications Used for Migraine Prevention
...neurotransmitters, such as norepinephrine, alone or in addition to serotonin. Nefazodone (Serzone) and venlafaxine (Effexor) are such drugs that are showing some promise in preventing... Read more »Depression Medications, Antidepressants, Suicide Risk
...which are holes in the muscular wall that separate the main pumping chambers of the heart. Venlafaxine (Effexor) has also been associated with birth defects. Recent research suggests that SSRIs... Read more »Headaches: Tension: Medications
...headache symptoms by at least half and nearly 60% reported symptom improvement of over 75%.Venlafaxine (Effexor), a designer antidepressant that targets both serotonin and the brain chemical... Read more »Images
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