Why is medicaton for ADD/ADHD bad?
(1) The first danger lies with treating the disorder incorrectly to begin with. There is a group of core symptoms common to those who have ADD/ADHD, and as types of brain imagry were developed that could actually monitor brain activity it was found that decreased prefrontal cortex activity is a common trait in many ADD sufferers. Therefore it was believed that ADD was a problem of decreased prefrontal cortex activity alone, however other patterns of misfiring were later found, especially in more complex patients leading to the discovery of six distinct types of ADD. Notwithstanding to this day only two types are generally recognized in the psychiatric world: Type 1 – Classic hyperactive type (ADHD), and Type 2 – inattentive type (ADD). Both of these types typically respond well to psychostimulants (Ritalin/Adderall) alone, but the other 4 types do not. All forms of ADHD are commonly labled hyperactive or the inattentive or else misdiagnosed entirely as depression or another unrelated d
