Stimulant
Articles tagged Stimulant cover when this care approach may fit, what to expect, tradeoffs, safety questions, and how it can connect with therapy, medication, or lifestyle work.
Stimulant Medications
Stimulants can be life-changing for ADHD and narcolepsy, but the Schedule II, diversion, sleep, blood pressure, appetite, and misuse conversations are not optional.
Apr 14, 2026
Online ADHD clinics & the regulatory crackdown
Done and Cerebral are the two names everybody remembers from the great pandemic ADHD telehealth boom, and the story of what happened to them is most of…
Mar 20, 2026
Armodafinil (Nuvigil)
Armodafinil is one of those drugs that lives in two different stories at once. In the boring real clinical story, it’s a wakefulness medication for excessive sleepiness in…
Feb 15, 2026
Azstarys
Azstarys is a two-speed dexmethylphenidate stimulant: one part starts fast, while the prodrug portion stretches the day.
Feb 13, 2026
Evekeo
Evekeo is plain amphetamine sulfate. It is older stimulant chemistry without the complicated release systems or marketing language.
Feb 10, 2026
Jornay PM
Jornay PM is an unusual ADHD stimulant because it is taken at night so it can start helping the next morning.
Feb 7, 2026
Daytrana
Daytrana is a methylphenidate patch for ADHD when the problem is pill swallowing, school dosing, or needing more control over the day.
Feb 5, 2026
Mydayis
Mydayis is an Adderall XR relative built to release later into the day, which some adults love and others feel lasts too long.
Jan 30, 2026
Dexedrine (dextroamphetamine)
Dexedrine is classic dextroamphetamine: effective, direct, and deserving of both its clinical respect and its cautions.
Jan 28, 2026
Concerta
Concerta is methylphenidate in a long-release form many adults wish all stimulants came in: steadier, longer, and less fiddly.
Jan 25, 2026
Dexmethylphenidate (Focalin)
Dexmethylphenidate is methylphenidate narrowed to the more active isomer. In practice, it is familiar, not exotic.
Jan 23, 2026
Stimulants: real talk on what works
Stimulants are the most effective class of medication in modern psychiatry, and they're also the class that earned the worst reputation the fastest,…
Nov 16, 2025