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Old 05-23-2002, 05:34 AM   #23
LennonCook
Jack Burton
 

Join Date: November 10, 2001
Location: Bathurst & Orange, in constant flux
Age: 38
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Attention Defisite Hyperactivity Disorder is caused by a chemical imbalance in the brain. Thus, drugs such as ridilin CAN help, but dont necesarily. I have it from a reliable source (someone I know who has ADHD) that "ridilin sucks".
Thus, I would say that it helps some people; but not everyone.

Oh, with the "this person seems hyperactive" diagonosis, it involves a fairly long list of criteria, filled with things like "Must have 2 or more of the following"- that style of diagnostic criteria is fairly standard now, thank god... if someone were to diagonose ADHD and prescribe ridilin to someone who had Aspergers Syndrome, and thus didnt need ANY drug, it could CAUSE a chemical imbalance...
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