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What would be your first-line medication choice in add if we exclude stimulant? e.g.which drug among the others is most likely to be effective?
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Individualize: Choices should be based on the individual features of that person, that person's ADD, and that person's circumstances. There is no one anser.
Answered 6/19/2015
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