Eli5: Why is the medical treatment for people with ADHD/ADD often a stimulant?

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So, being a young adult with a suspicion of having some sort of the aforementioned, I’ve read that the treatment involves medicine of the stimulant sort.

Wouldn’t that make the underlying anxiety and restlessness worse? Or is it some sort of “shove” to artificial motivation, like making an old engine start up? Thanks in advance.

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Thank you for everyone who answered 😀

After reading through the comments I’ve pieced together the general idea of the workings, and damn I’ve got to get myself checked out. The drowsiness during homework, the focus only in things I enjoy even though I am consciously trying to do something else, describes my young and current self to a tee.

Bye everyone

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