Question: Hi Dr. Faraone!
  
  I had a question about ADHD medication:
  
  I have heard two conflicting schools of thought, one is that ADHD meds will eventually cause ADHD to get worse because your body makes your ADHD symptoms worse to counteract the medication (i.e. if meds make you less hyper, your body gives you even more hyperness to maintain normal levels). Therefore, the longer you take meds the worse your ADHD gets OR that taking meds makes ADHD better in the long run because it helps to change/rewire the brain so it is less ADHD-ish, even when unmedicated. Which of these, in your professional opinion, seems more likely to be true?
  
  
  Bonus question: Do you feel you have ADHD?
Answer: Medications for ADHD do not make ADHD worse.   Lots of data suggest that the medications reduce risks for comorbid disorders and, possibly, improve some of the brain deficits seen in neuroimaging.   You can find references in the International Consensus Statement on ADHD: [https://bit.ly/35ZVUR7](https://bit.ly/35ZVUR7)
content: Q: Hi Dr. Faraone!
  
  I had a question about ADHD medication:
  
  I have heard two conflicting schools of thought, one is that ADHD meds will eventually cause ADHD to get worse because your body makes your ADHD symptoms worse to counteract the medication (i.e. if meds make you less hyper, your body gives you even more hyperness to maintain normal levels). Therefore, the longer you take meds the worse your ADHD gets OR that taking meds makes ADHD better in the long run because it helps to change/rewire the brain so it is less ADHD-ish, even when unmedicated. Which of these, in your professional opinion, seems more likely to be true?
  
  
  Bonus question: Do you feel you have ADHD?
   Ans: Medications for ADHD do not make ADHD worse.   Lots of data suggest that the medications reduce risks for comorbid disorders and, possibly, improve some of the brain deficits seen in neuroimaging.   You can find references in the International Consensus Statement on ADHD: [https://bit.ly/35ZVUR7](https://bit.ly/35ZVUR7)