[ogwh]

No. Adderall forces the brain to release the dopamine it already has and causes increased brain activity, using more glucose. It's more likely to cause this condition or make it substantially worse than it is to treat it.

The amphetamine molecule enters the neutron and does several things, two of which are:

1) Force dopamine that is in storage in the neuron to be released prematurely.

2) Reverse the direction of the dopamine transporter so that free dopamine within the neuron that hasn't been reclaimed yet is forced back out into the synaptic space. Usually the transporter moves dopamine from the synaptic space back into the neuron.

To restore dopamine levels you'd need plenty of rest and a healthy diet. Forcing the brain to use the last dregs of dopamine it has left with drugs would be the worst thing you could possibly do.

Edit: In short amphetamine doesn't replace or substitute for dopamine, it just forces the brain to use what it already has. If you're running low it's going to mess you up.

[antihero]

Yeah I distinctly remember on day three or so of bangface (a n extremely intense rave festival in the UK) just kinda sitting slumped against a mattress in our chalet with almost this feeling like air was whistling through my empty neurons because you go hard on uppers and whatnot again and again.

[WarOnPrivacy]

sidebar: I have a lay theory that childhood mistreatment can kneecap the reward system and that ADHD is one manifestation of that.