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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have heard anecdotally that some people think it shot their metabolism and lead to weight problems. Makes some sense. if your appetite is low on them and you aren't eating enough calories for a long period of time, your metabolism gets messed up.

Have also heard people complain by adulthood they habituated to it and could not keep going up in dose to it became somewhat useless.
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If my kid ends up needing meds, I will probably avoid stimulants[/b].[/quote]

Well, the problem is that the other medications don’t really work very well for most people with ADHD.  The non-stimulants are all basically just sedative variants so help a little bit with hyperactivity and impulsivity but don’t really help the attention piece, and have their own set of side effects.  So for people who really need medication, the stimulants are generally the safest and most effective, unfortunately.[/quote]
Strattera is not a sedative, it's related to antidepressants and can help both hyperactivity and focus because it works on the same norepinephrine pathways that stimulants do.  It's a good.second line for people who can't take or don't.respond to stimulants.[/quote]

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