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Andrew Huberman · 2023-05-29

Adderall, Stimulants & Modafinil for ADHD: Short- & Long-Term Effects

Adderall, Stimulants & Modafinil for ADHD: Short- & Long-Term Effects

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Adderall

Teva Pharmaceuticals (inferred)

“Adderall is a combination of what are called amphetamine salts amphetamine salts refers to the fact that there are two major forms of amphetamine”— Andrew Huberman
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Vyvanse

Takeda Pharmaceuticals (inferred)

“Vyvanse is a drug in which the pharmaceutical industry has taken one component of Adderall just the D amphetamine component and attached to it an amino acid called lysine”— Andrew Huberman
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Ritalin

Novartis (inferred)

“ritalin or what sometimes also called Concerta depending on again the time release forms Etc Ritalin was very commonly prescribed for the treatment of ADHD”— Andrew Huberman
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Dexedrine

GlaxoSmithKline (inferred)

“dexedrine is pure D amphetamine so if we're going to be very direct vivance is time release dexedrine it's not time release Adderall”— Andrew Huberman
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Modafinil (Provigil)

Cephalon (inferred)

“the major drug in this category of non-amphetamine treatments for ADHD is modafinil which is also called by its commercial name Provigil”— Andrew Huberman
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Armodafinil (Nuvigil)

Cephalon (inferred)

“there's a variance on this which is our modafinil which goes by the brand name Nuvigil the major difference between modafinil and arm modafinil”— Andrew Huberman
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Guanfacine

Shire (inferred)

“the last in this category of atypical is guanfacine guanfacine is an interesting compound it's a compound that was developed to lower blood pressure”— Andrew Huberman
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Wellbutrin (Bupropion)

GlaxoSmithKline (inferred)

“the less typical would be modafinil armodafone proprion Wellbutrin and so forth the last in this category of atypical is guanfacine”— Andrew Huberman