Posted by Racer on November 25, 2006, at 13:17:50
In reply to FYI...Thought this was sad and funny, posted by BUCKEYE FANATIC on November 25, 2006, at 11:46:44
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> When we were in the MD's office with our daughter...I asked him how exactley does taking a STIMULANT ...calm a person down and help them focus.
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> Guess what his answer was.??????
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> "I Dont Know,,,it just does"....direct quote
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> BFAt least he was honest with you!
For what it's worth, stimulants have a paradoxical calming effect on those with ADHD though their indirect action on serotonin. Experiments in mice show that Ritalin does not increase dopamine concentrations in the brains of DAT knock-out mice, even though it does increase dopamine in normal mice. What does happen, though, is that it seems to affect the sensitivity of certain receptor types, and to help balance the ratio of serotonin and dopamine.
In other words, your daughter's doctor probably didn't know the answer, because he's probably not as dorky as I am...
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