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A psychiatric mental health NP outlined clinical and regulatory safeguards for virtual ADHD stimulant prescribing, noting that federal telehealth flexibilities extending through December 2026 do not supersede stricter state-level requirements.

“Additional research is needed to determine whether the modest elevations in suicidal behavior observed during treatment are due to true medication effects or to persistence in the distress that prompted treatment initiation.” — Study authors, Biological Psychiatry Global Open Science

“Essentially, we found that stimulants pre-reward our brains and allow us to keep working at things that wouldn’t normally hold our interest.” – Dr. Nico Dosenbach, Washington University School of Medicine

Although early stimulant exposure was not associated with increases in maternal or fetal risk, the study suggests that continuation of stimulants into the second and/or third trimester may increase some pregnancy complications.

Mean adjusted adult BMI was significantly higher among individuals with childhood ADHD compared with controls, with the highest BMI observed in those treated with MPH for ≥365 days.

“Our findings indicate that coffee consumption is linked to a younger biological age, but these findings disappear if the person consumes too much coffee.”