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Do you loose your hyper focus if you take ADHD/ADD medication?


Do you loose your hyper focusing ability if you take medication for ADHD? Medication examples = a stimulant like Ritalin or non stimulant Strattera

Basically the only good thing about ADD/ADHD is the ability to hyperfocus and I dont want to loose this ability if I get put on medication! I do want to loose the many negative drawbacks of ADHD!

Thanks and kind regards!!! :)

No, you don't lose it. In fact, your focus increases, so it can actually be bad if you focus too much on one thing when you should be doing something else. Timers are helpful in this regard because they remind you of what you have to do, and you don't lose track of time.

My only experiences with medication have to do with the stimulant kind (Methylphenidate (active ingredient of Ritalin and others) and Adderall). I haven't used Strattera.

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