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Are there any over-the-counter psychostimulants?
caffeine, works great
What is stimulance?
Stimulants are also known as "uppers" or psychostimulants. It enhances the activity of central and peripheral nervous systems.
Why do you give psychostimulants to a child with ADHD?
It helps to reduce activity and makes it easier to concentrate in school etc.
Why has the use of medication to treat children with ADHD created controversy?
The controversy surrounds the most common group of drugs used to treat ADHD, psychostimulants. Psychostimulants can be addictive and abused, and some groups have feared the unknown side effects they may have. However, most medical research has shown that treating a person who has ADHD with stimulants lowers their risk of drug abuse. There is also controversy of the legimitacy of ADHD diagnoses. Some believe it is over-diagnosed while others believe that doctors are just more informed and able to recognize it.
What does psychostimulant mean?
Psycho = brain stimulate = to excite so it would mean to stimulate or excite the brain. Good examples would be methamphetamine, amphetamine, cocaine and the like. I suppose you could also qualify anti-depressants as psychostimulants because they enhance neurotransmitters, thus increasing brain activity.
Can Provigil show up on a UA as methanphetamines?
Anything's possible, but the answer is generally NO! It is NOT an amphetamine and I have researched this fairly extensively recently for my own info. It does NOT have the chemical 'make-up' or structure to even mistakenly come up. (false positive) Unless they specifically test for psychostimulants and/or Provigil in general, it will not result in a positive UA or hair follicle test.
What is a drug out there you can use to lose weight like meth?
Psychostimulants including methamphetamine generally have some degree of appetite suppressant (anorectic) effect. These substances also can result in faster metabolism, and thus can cause significant weight loss in short periods of time. Other stimulants which can produce weight loss are amphetamine, benzphetamine, aminorex, methylphenidate, etc.
Child is very unattentive in school but not hyper Will caffeine help her be more alert She has add and asks lackodaisucal?
Many parents who are hesitant at giving their children psychostimulants to help treat ADHD have used coffee. There are many websites with annecdotal stories on the effectiveness of such treatments. Many parents and adults feel more comfortable using coffee as compared to perscriptions and have believed it to be successful. You can do an internet search on "using coffee to treat ADHD" to read different testamonies and suggested dosages and times.
Why did you lose the weight you are not trying to lose?
There could be various causes of unexpected and unintentional weight loss. This could be:A symptom of a disease, for example, type 1 diabetes, cancer, depression, hyperthyroidism (overactive thyroid), and othersA side-effect of taking certain medications, for example, amphetamines (psychostimulants) or thyroid drugsA result of certain behaviors, such as smoking, drug abuse, poor sleeping habits, or certain eating disorders (bulimia, anorexia nervosa, etc.)Not all unexplained weight loss is a reason to be concerned. However, if you lose more than 5% of your previous body weight without trying, it's smart to investigate the cause.
When in love why do humans become kind and docile?
The human mind that records concepts and events as experiences in memory(social interact,social beliefs & mindset etc) in turn cause the mind to be in either idle state as in sub conscious state , or active conscious state. There are many psychostimulants that have functional role in organ function & human behavior eg: biochemicals that are released in the blood stream and in turn affect the human organs(including the brain) to function in idle neutral state with a feeling of well being in conscious state and makes a person kind & docile in behavior. There are many other explainations: 1. Love as a divine element that is inherent in man expressed in kindness. 2.Love as social behavior (social institutions) that inculcate good behavior.
What are all the ADHD medications?
A class of drugs called psychostimulants or stimulants have been used to effectively treat ADHD for several decades. A list of stimulant drugs to treat ADHD includes:Adderall and Adderall XRConcertaDexedrineFocalin and Focalin XRMetadate CD and Metadate ERMethylin and Methylin ERRitalin, Ritalin SR, Ritalin LAVyvanseDaytranaQuillivant XR
What neurotransmitter does methamphetamine cause the brain to release?
Cocaine and crack cocaine are psychostimulants that affect neurons containing dopamine in the areas of the brain known as the limbic and frontal cortex. When cocaine is used, it generates a feeling of confidence and power. However, when large amounts are taken, people "crash" and suffer from physical and emotional exhaustion as well as depression.
