Posted by Else on July 27, 2001, at 6:26:38
In reply to Re: questions-borderline personality disorder » MM, posted by Elizabeth on July 26, 2001, at 23:54:42
> > If stimulant medications make me feel better, does that suggest ADD?
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> Not necessarily. Stimulants have antidepressant effects in some people, for example; see early research on what is now known as atypical depression. The lines between these categories can be quite blurred, of course.
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> I think that euphoria is seldom a side effect when people start taking them for ADD, for example: the doses used are simply too low. And anyway, not everyone finds stimulants euphoric or even pleasant.
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> -elizabethMaybe not everyone, but a lot of people do, that's why they are controlled substances. They do directly stimulate the "pleasure" center in the brain. Even at low doses, they would help almost anyone concentrate, not just people with ADD. They've been used for decades by students who needed to put in a little extra effort before an exam. That's not to say they are not useful for ADD but the simple fact that they help someone does not necessarily indicate any underlying pathology.
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