Methylphenidate and amphetamine or its derivatives are first-line treatments for ADHD as they are considered the most effective pharmaceutical treatments. About 70 percent respond to the first stimulant tried and as few as 10 percent respond to neither amphetamines nor methylphenidate. Stimulants may also reduce the risk of unintentional injuries in children with ADHD. Magnetic resonance...
Medication
Lekárstvennyj remedy, lekárstvo, lármárçý, fármpreparát (New-Latin: Medicament, Medicine, Medicine, Medicine, Medicine, praeparatum medicinale, praeparatum pharmaceuticum, medicamentum; jarg. remedy) is a substance or a mixture of substances of synthetic or...
Administration, or sometimes withdrawal, of a large number of medications may provoke psychotic symptoms. Drugs that can induce psychosis experimentally or in a significant proportion of people include stimulants, such as amphetamine and other sympathomimetics, dopamine agonists, ketamine, corticosteroids (often with mood changes in addition), and some anticonvulsants such as vigabatrin.