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Doesnt make sense! lol. Can someone explaine this to me? Caffeine and stimulants are sappose to make you hiper and on adhd kids it calms them down?? my cousin has it, and his doctor prescribed him Ritalin?

 

How does Ritalin calm down ADHD kids

Due to the imbalance of chemicals around the brain of someone with ADHD, caffeine and stimulant meds have the opposite effect on them. As a person without ADHD would not have an imbalance to start with, these things will give a very different reaction

 

How does Ritalin calm down ADHD kids

This explains it all:
http://bnl.gov/bnlweb/pubaf/pr/2001/bnlpr011501a.html