Welcome to the Roller Coaster’s archive of posts about ADHD medications.
Perhaps no single area of ADHD creates as much confusion. These posts shed light.
Self-education is critical. But it’s far too easy to be intimidated—or, worse, to suffer from low expectations.
As an ADHD advocate and educator for 25 years, I’ve heard too many medication-gone-wrong stories. I believe you deserve better.
Self-education and self-advocacy are key.
My first book, Is It You, Me, or Adult A.D.D.?, remains the only consumer book to detail a methodical approach to optimizing ADHD medication.
With ADHD Success Training Course 2: Physical Strategies, I offer step-by-step guidance on sleep and medication. The two typically work hand in hand.
The topic here is prescription Adderall. Specifically: Adderall is too often prescribed badly. Adderall effects on personality can include irritability, anger, lowered empathy, reduced self-awareness, and even mania. Moreover, reckless Adderall prescribing patterns have
Search “Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria and ADHD,” and you’ll find a flood of articles describing intense emotional reactions to criticism or perceived rejection. For many adults with ADHD—and for their partners—the description resonates immediately. And powerfully.
Meet a powerful player in the “How Can I Get my ADHD Medication” game: Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs). Few consumers know about them. Yet, they represent a huge
Generic ADHD medications can work differently—from the brand and from one manufacturer to another. I have reported on this mounting problem since 2009. It remains urgent in 2026, especially with: Extended-release stimulants such as Vyvanse
Can teens with ADHD tell when they are on medication—compared to placebo? Researchers sought to answer that question in the study examined below. The findings might shock you. In this post, I’ll set the
The new Vyvanse generic products hit the market in August 2023, shortly after the U.S. patent for Vyvanse expired. The FDA had quickly cleared 14 generic manufacturers. Very quickly, readers started reporting their experiences. (See
Did you know that antidepressant use, ADHD, and sleep apnea can be interconnected? For more than two decades, research has explored this critical area. Yet many prescribers—psychiatrists and sleep specialists alike—remain unaware of the findings.
Many people with ADHD receive a diagnosis of cyclothymia, either before their ADHD diagnosis or after. Cyclothymia is a relatively rare mood disorder; it involves frequent mood swings between periods of hypomania and depression. But
In this post, we share our own results from genetic testing for ADHD medications. We hope this helps make the information a little more concrete, less abstract. My husband, Dr. Goat, and I share many
Can foods—particularly those containing citric acid—affect how well you absorb stimulants, such as Ritalin, Adderall, and Vyvanse? I get that question a lot. So, let’s delve into answering it. In a word, yes. Yes,
