Hatem al-Haj – Is ADHD Haram

			Another question is are stimulants such as ADHD medications permissible, especially when he greatly
alters the person's state of mind and personality.
		

			Okay, so ADHD medication stimulants, so mind altering medicines, mind altering medicines. So you
have mild altering medicines that will cause that are called depressants that are called stimulants
that are called psychoactive that are called sedatives that are called intoxicants. All of these are
mind altering. You could take downer, like barbiturates. For instance, you could take an upper
stimulant, like the ADHD medications, methylphenidate and stuff and feta means you could take a
medicine that cause you sedation, you could take a medicine that cause you complete a seizure. You
could take a medicine that causes you
		

			that is an intoxicant. And certainly alcohol is a cause inebriation, which is a special case of
intoxication, not like other forms of intoxication, a special form of intoxication called
inebriation.
		

			So mind altering medicine. By default, Islam is averse to mind alteration. But not every mind
altering medicine causes impairment of judgment. Not every psychoactive or mind altering medicine
causes impairment of judgment.
		

			By default, any medicine that causes impairment of judgment will not be had
		

			or any substance that causes impairment of judgment will not be allowed to consume for recreational
purposes. Right. Any substance that causes impairment of judgment will not be a habit to consume
without a doctor's prescription and the lack of better alternatives
		

			even for medicinal purposes, but there are medicines there are mind altering medicines that do not
cause impairment of judgment. The ADHD medications do they cause impairment of judgment? No, they
don't. They are stimulants. They improve your