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Amphetamines
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The collective term for a class of stimulant drugs that includes the originally synthesized drug amphetamin sulfate and all of its drug derivatives.
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Analeptics
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CNS stimulants that have generalized effects on the brainstem and spinal cord, which in turn produce an increase in responsiveness to external stimuli and stimulate respiration.
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Anorexiants
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Drugs used to control or suppress appetite.
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ADHD
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A syndrome affecting children, adolescents, and adults characterized by difficulty in maintaining concentration on a given task and or hyperactive behavior.
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Cataplexy
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A condition characterized by abrupt attacks of muscular weakness and hypotonia triggered by an emotional stimulus such as joy, anger, fear. It is often associated with narcolepsy.
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CNS stimulants
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Drugs that stimulate specific areas of the brain or spinal cord.
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Ergot alkaloids
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Drugs that have been found to narrow or constrict blood vessels in the brain and provide relief of pain for certain migraine headaches.
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Migraine
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A common type of recurring painful headache characterized by a pulsatile or throbbing quality, incapacitating pain, and phtophobia.
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Narcolepsy
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A syndrome characterized by sudden sleep attacks, cataplexy, sleep paralysis, and visual or auditory hallucinations at the onset of sleep.
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Serotonin receptor agaoists
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New class of CNS stimulants used to treat migraine headaches; they work by stimulating receptors in the brain and are sometimes referred to as selective serotonin receptor agonists or triptans.
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Sympathomimetic drugs
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CNS stimulants such as noradrenergic drugs, whose actions resemble or mimin those of the sympathetic nervous system.
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