# ADHD Medications Don’t Work the Way We Thought - Frankly Speaking Ep 488 Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/frankly-speaking-about-family-medicine-434006/adhd-medications-don-t-work-the-way-we-thought-frankly-speaking-ep-488 Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/frankly-speaking-about-family-medicine-434006/adhd-medications-don-t-work-the-way-we-thought-frankly-speaking-ep-488.md Podcast: [Frankly Speaking About Family Medicine](https://stenobird.com/podcast/frankly-speaking-about-family-medicine-434006) Published: 2026-06-08T05:30:00+00:00 Episode link: https://primedfranklyspeaking.podbean.com/e/adhd-medications-don-t-work-the-way-we-thought-frankly-speaking-ep-488/ Audio file: https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/7b49ikcgwk4knw85/frankly-speaking-488-stimulants-in-adhd.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/frankly-speaking-about-family-medicine-434006/episodes/adhd-medications-don-t-work-the-way-we-thought-frankly-speaking-ep-488 Duration seconds: 841 ## Resource Credits: 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ CME/CE Information and Claim Credit: https://www.pri-med.com/online-education/podcast/frankly-speaking-cme-488 Overview: Stimulants have long been used to treat attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD); however, their mechanisms of action have been unclear. In this episode, we review a study on functional MRI to assess brain function in patients with ADHD, providing insight into the effects of stimulant medications. Episode resource links: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2025.11.039 Guest: Robert A. Baldor MD, FAAFP Music Credit: Matthew Bugos Thoughts? Suggestions? Email us at FranklySpeaking@pri-med.com The views expressed in this podcast are those of Dr. Domino and his guests and do not necessarily reflect the views of Pri-Med. ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/frankly-speaking-about-family-medicine-434006/episodes/adhd-medications-don-t-work-the-way-we-thought-frankly-speaking-ep-488/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/frankly-speaking-about-family-medicine-434006/adhd-medications-don-t-work-the-way-we-thought-frankly-speaking-ep-488.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.