ADHD Medication Types can be segmented into stimulants and non-stimulants, whereby stimulants comprise of the following list: Adderal, Vyanese, Dexedrine, Concerta, Ritalin, Focalin, Quilivant (Liquid) and Evekeo. The only non-stimulant approved by the FDA is Strattera. Seeing as there are so many different kinds of medication out there, this video provides you with an overview of all the different types and their side effects for people with Adult ADHD to hopefully help you answer the question which one you should take. User Reviews from people who have taken the different types of medication are also presented.
Should you take medication for your adhd what types of adhd medication exist and which type might be best for you i myself have been on and off medication and will help you answer all of these questions so stay tuned welcome back guys state hd vision where you can learn how to use adhd to your advantage by looking at your brain from a strength based perspective
If you have adhd why don’t you consider subscribing with dozens of different brands and names on the market it can be very difficult to get an overview of adhd medication so let’s start types of adhd medication can be split up into two parts stimulants and non-stimulants whereby stimulants are considered the first line treatment for adhd and can boost the levels
Of certain brain chemicals like dopamine and neurophenethrin to help with your energy levels increasing attention all the while decreasing impulsive and hyperactive behavior now before we jump into all the different types and brands of stimulant medication you will see that lots of the effects that these men’s invoke will be very individual meaning that one
Person might get extreme anxiety from one medication but be completely fine on the other this is why i will include user reviews of people who have taken this medication for each of the types one of the main differences we will be touching on is how long the medication lasts as durations can vary greatly from 3 all the way to 14 hours also since an estimated 30
Percent of people don’t tolerate or see benefits from stimulant medication the non-stimulant medication straterra is becoming an increasingly important alternative for some which i will talk to you guys about after going over the list of stimulants be sure to watch until the end to find out how i managed to get off medication and work with my adhd naturally now
Let’s jump right into it with adderall being the most popular and well-known medication in the stimulant space adderall is an amphetamine has been around since 1937 and has been shown to decrease the symptoms of adhd for 70 to 80 percent of people adderall can last from 4 to 6 all the way to 12 hours depending on the type you want to take now people who have taken
Adderall have said this i took 15 milligrams of adderall xr over a decade but moved to 20 when i hit perimenopause it works wonders for me i can concentrate and accomplish things which is a blessing since i have severe adhd another user has said this i’ve been taking adderall for approximately three years now and the last dose i received makes me extremely irritable
Especially when my concentration gets broken it seems to be progressing especially the anxiety now dextrine and vecchio are two other popular stimulant medication choices which largely have the same effect as adderall do as they are also amphetamines dexadrine is available in short and long versions where the effect from the short ones usually range from 4-6 hours
And the long one up to 12 hours with some of the more serious side effects however including a slowed growth in children seizures and changes in eyesight fun what do you guys do for fun around here anyway people who have taken dexa dream have said this i have tried all the options and this is the drug that works best for me i don’t know how readily available it is
In its short acting form in the states but it works well for me and the side effects lessen over time now evecio which was only approved by the fda in 2014 is an amphetamine sulfate similar to adderall but with a different composition whereas adderall has 75 percent of one chemical and 25 percent of another evecchio isn’t even 50 of each now people who have taken
A vecchio have said this i started taking a vacuo after experience significant crash and burn from our otherwise amazingly helpful adderall evacu has been the most helpful adhd medication i have tried i have no negative symptoms when on a vecchio but sadly built a tolerance over about nine months and it stopped working for me now if you’re looking for a longer
Version of amphetamine there’s also vianese being a derivative version of an amphetamine it has been available since 2007 and has a duration of about 10 to 14 hours making it the longest lasting stimulant and non-stimulant medication it’s a long road ahead people who have taken violence have said this i am 23 grad student and i’ve been taking 60 milligrams of
Violence for about five years now in my experience violence is very effective in managing the symptoms of adhd although i still found certain things to be very difficult like writing papers my friends and family know when i’ve taken my meds because i’m less outgoing i have to take my meds early in the morning at 7 00 am so that it wears off well before bedtime if
Not i have trouble sleeping now guys before we continue with the next big stimulant ritalin i would love to know if you are currently on medication or not if yes just leave me a big yes in the comments and of no a big no to let me know ritalin is the brand name for the chemical methylphenidate which was actually also the medication i was prescribed with the only
Difference to conservative being that it is a lot more short term lasting only around three or four hours which is very similar to the medication falkillin which is another form of methylphenidate now if you’re asking yourself if ritalin or adderall is better the answer is that they actually have largely the same level of effectiveness as ritalin and adderall both
Have had the same positive response rate of about 70 percent of people now one person who has used britain has said this i’m a 46 year old male i was finally diagnosed with inattentive adhd so i lack the hyperactive element i was put on five milligrams three times a day and i am astounded by the difference i do however notice that after about four hours i get a
Slump this is something i can personally definitely confirm by the way the slump was really quite bad and i actually needed to take five milligrams just to come down from the drug after taking it on the other hand people who have taken falkelin have said this falkland xr works very well for me i was recently diagnosed with adhd as a middle-aged woman and used
5 milligrams daily from the first dose there was a clarity and quietness of mind that i had never experienced before i tried violence and i found that it made me feel jittery and gave me a rollercoaster effect of feeling odd than better higher doses of foculine make me feel a little hyper and talkative concerta is another form of stimulant adhd medication in
Comparison to adderall dextrine and evacu even though it is not an amphetamine the effects are mostly the same with the only difference being that concerta contains methylfinity the main chemical that is also found in ritalin for example its effects last for around 12 hours and even those side effects are rare some of the more serious ones include a slowed growth
In children changes in eyesight or blurred vision and bear with me here something called priapism which is when you get an erection that does not subside anyway this is what people who have used concerta have said i am taking concerta 36 milligrams since one month ago it helps me enormously to focus at work to reduce impulsive behavior to reduce certain anger
Attacks it works well in the morning and since i take concerta early in the morning at 5am by 2 pm i can feel the effect wearing off and by 5 pm it is completely gone now another user has said this concerta has worked well for me since i was 6 and i’m now almost 21. a few months ago i started on a higher dose i have unfortunately noticed a higher anxiety since
My dosage was increased and it is starting to affect my ability to perform at university now next to the fact that stimulant medication can be addictive and make you dependent on them which is by the way troubling in and of itself as people with adhd are more prone to addictive behavior the potential side effects for these stimulants with some exceptions are much
Of the same and are listed here now let’s move on to non-stimulants strotera is the first and only non-stimulant medication that has been approved by the fda straterra works on the neurotransmitter called neurophonephrene it doesn’t activate the reward system in the brain meaning it is not a substance that people like to abuse however even though it is no longer
A stimulant that can be addictive there are still a few serious side effects associated with it such as getting severe allergic reactions having difficulty urinating or having trouble breathing where other users have mentioned the following i am on 80 milligrams of zotero it has helped me much with anxiety and impulsivity i am having negative side effects i feel
More spacey food tastes bland and my appetite has decreased now which medication should you take well this is something you have to definitely talk to your doctor about not only because you will need a prescription but also because everybody is different as we have just heard from people who have taken it the effect can be very positive for some drugs but also
Quite negative for others a rule of thumb here is that if you don’t like the effect of one you could with your doctor’s consent just try out a few to see which one works for you personally after one to two years of use i have gone off adhd medication because even though it got me more focused i just didn’t really like how i felt on it and didn’t really want to
End up depending on it later in life i did some research and actually found lots of natural alternative tools that we can use to improve our focus minimize our impulsiveness and increase our energy i would definitely recommend trying these out guys they completely changed my life making me more positive and energetic if you want to find out what they are i made
A video on the top 5 natural tools which can be found in the top right now guys be sure to drop me a like if you learned something from this video share it with someone who might want to know about all this and subscribe to not miss out on any adhd success guides in the future i will be posting one high quality video every month and i’m always active on my tick
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ADHD Medication: A Review of all Types & Side-Effects (2021 Edition) By ADHD Vision
