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following as we are in the same scenario.

 

Someone on here mentioned caffeine in lower doses--a friend mentioned coffee.  Those seem like options before "prescription" meds--does anyone have input on trying those first and did you do it under the input of the physician?

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Search first for older medicines like actual Ritalin. It's been around a very long time and there is quite a lot of scientific research and studies with it. Many of the newer medications are varients of the original medication.

 

 

Also look up brain scans and data on the brain stimulation differences between ADHD and neurotypical brains.

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following as we are in the same scenario.

 

Someone on here mentioned caffeine in lower doses--a friend mentioned coffee.  Those seem like options before "prescription" meds--does anyone have input on trying those first and did you do it under the input of the physician?

 

A specialist on gifted kids with learning disabilities noted during a seminar I was attending that caffeine has a more general influence on the brain, but ADHD meds stimulate the frontal lobe, which is the part of the brain that needs the boost with ADHD.

 

I would note that not everyone responds to caffeine noticeably either. Some kids do, but not all. Just as some people really do well with the first ADHD med they try, and others need to tweak things.

 

I think most doctors who have any familiarity with ADHD meds would probably rather Rx the ADHD meds than caffeine pills/supplements. I don't think ours would be comfortable supervising caffeine usage for that purpose.

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