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Re:Adults with ADHD show decreased function in brain dopamin... by M0T0K0 on Saturday October 03, 2020 @02:15PM (#24673718)
I'm eternally annoyed that nobody on this page mentions the Racetams (Aniracetam, Piracatam, etc.) as potential alternatives to dosing speed everyday. I myself began to have heart issues from even just Ritalin (mild perhaps compared to Addy or Vyvanse).

Fasoracetam in particular looks promising but seems to be stuck in approval limbo:

https://nootro.info/fasoracetam-adhd-treatment/

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Re:Adults with ADHD show decreased function in brain dopamin... by jdc on Saturday October 03, 2020 @02:24PM (#24673777)
Cf. phenylpiracetam - developed for the Soviet cosmonauts in '83

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phenylpiracetam

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Re:Adults with ADHD show decreased function in brain dopamin... by M0T0K0 on Saturday October 03, 2020 @05:37PM (#24674843)
Indeed thank you, but no follow-ups or recent developments in other 'Racetams it seems. Modafinil is the only one that comes to mind that is atypical but has made strides in being a prescribed alternative.
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