What's the difference between ADHD pills and caffeine pills?
Saturday, January 21st, 2012 at
12:01 am
I know that ADHD/ADD pills contain a certain amount of meth and other substances, but they give the same effects as caffeine does! What’s the point of taking Adhd/add pills then?
Thanks!
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Filed under: Caffeine
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They work completely differently. The goal of a drug isn’t just to get a certain effect. You need to get the effect by treating the underlying cause. For example, say you want to run at a certain speed, and you have a ball and chain attached to you. Yes, you can exert yourself extremely hard to achieve your desired speed, but cutting off the ball and chain before you run is the better solution.
Caffeine improves alertness temporarily by competing with adenosine receptors in the brain. Ritalin works on increasing the levels of dopamine in the brain in order to increase actual attention span. They’re not even remotely the same thing.
In a way it gives you the same effect. Caffiene does help you to get more alert, and and does help you to keep somewhat focused, but it is generally an addictive drug that many people have to function from day to day in things like pop, chocolate and other types of foods. With ADHD pills such as RItlan and other medications like that, it helps the person to keep focused, and to pay attention. I hope that this helps you.