Attention Deficit Disorder ADD, Does Taking Pills Make You Fat?

Both ADD and ADHD begin their first-line treatment with medications for 'concentration'. Methylphenidate is often prescribed to treat 'distractability', a condition in which a person has difficulty sustaining behavior due to a short attention span or responds to unnecessary stimuli in order to engage in adaptive behavior. Methylphenidate began to be used as a stimulant to treat narcolepsy and coma, and although it is an amphetamine drug, it differs from amphetamines. Amphetamines are central nervous and sympathetic stimulants, but methylphenidate stimulates the central nervous system, regulating concentration and improving alertness. If you take these methylphenidates, you will lose weight at first.

The idea is that methylphenidate is a stimulant that stimulates dopamine and the central nervous system in the brain, keeping people awake. When this happens, the basal metabolic rate increases, and the nerve energy of the human brain is rapidly consumed in a short period of time, resulting in weight loss.

However, because of these effects, dependence on the drug can become very severe, and it is easy to misuse the drug for purposes other than the intended use. Later, you will eat 3~4 times the appropriate amount, and your adherence to the medication will drop irregularly, which can lead to weight gain.

Long-term misuse of ADD drugs paralyzes the dopamine system. When dopamine, sympathetic, and central nervous systems are suddenly aroused, mood swings occur to the extent that it is impossible to control emotions. As a reaction to being overly sensitive, you may lose control of your emotions, similar to bipolar disorder, and you may gain weight by binge eating.