Ethylphenidate

Ethylphenidate is a norepinephrinean alertness and 'fight-or-flight' neurotransmitter-dopaminethe brain's 'reward / worth-chasing' chemical; drives motivation and focus reuptake inhibitorsomething that blocks a neurotransmitter's recycling pump, leaving more of it around that binds the dopamine and norepinephrine transporters to raise synapticrelating to synapses, the connections between neurons levels of both; the ethyl ester shifts its selectivity toward dopamine relative to methylphenidate. Like other phenidates it works by blocking reuptake rather than triggering release. The stronger dopamine emphasis is what gives it a more euphoric, reinforcing feel.