eli5 Why do stimulants calm and bring focus to people with ADHD?

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eli5 Why do stimulants calm and bring focus to people with ADHD?

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Because ADHD brains are chronically understimulated for one reason or another.

You wouldn’t think a starving man would have energy until they start desperately looking for food. Same idea: starving brain wants norepinephrine & dopamine, and everything else becomes secondary.

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