I have very persistent depression and have just read about people using Ritalin and other adhd meds for relief. Please don't answer this if you have ABUSED Ritalin.I only want to know if it and similar meds are addictive at therapeutic doses (eg less than 60mg)Thanx
2006-10-15 19:29:49 · 7 answers · asked by norcal763 2 in Health ➔ Mental Health
I took Ritalin for like a month and didn't find it addictive. I was taking a fairly low dose, though, and under the supervision of a psychiatrist. My understanding is that it can be somewhat addicitve, and you should be careful.
Treating depression with stimulants strikes me as somewhat odd because stimulants like Ritalin work by increasing the levels of epinephrine and norepinephrine in the brain, and many antidepressants increase the levels of those neurotransmitters as well as several others. Is this something you've been discussing with a psychiatrist, or something you've come up with through your own research? If your psychiatrist recommends it, then I'd have to say you should go for it. However, if it's just something you've read on the internet, well, there's a lot of BS information on the internet.
PS. The "zombie" side-effects only occur if you're taking too high a dose :)
2006-10-15 19:40:45 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Ritalin is not a treatment for depression. Ritalin is used to treat ADHD and it has a fairly good safety record. However, it has a few stimulant side effects which include depression, sleeping disorder and headache. Increasing dosages and frequent episodes of bingeing, followed by severe depression are symptoms of Ritalin abuse and addiction. If used as prescripted, Ritalin does not cause any addiction.
2006-10-15 19:49:47 · answer #2 · answered by Mindy T 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ritalin is often prescribed for upload/ADHD, not melancholy. It has the comparable addictive means as amphetamines if abused. in case you're in any respect worried, ask your wellness practitioner to make clean the prognosis and doubtless swap you to a diverse drugs, or probable counseling and no drugs. EDIT: in case you're taking undeniable Ritalin, its outcomes in basic terms final some hours, and you may properly be taking extra to stay away from the curler-coaster result. There are different drugs, which includes diverse varieties of Ritalin, that are longer-lasting. lower back, communicate this which includes your wellness practitioner. once you're attentive to taking extra drugs than prescribed and are apprehensive approximately it, then you definately've the properly suited concepts-set, and with any luck your wellness practitioner will comprehend that.
2016-10-16 06:08:35 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have never take Ritalin, but is is essentially methamphetamine and yes, it is addictive. I would strongly recommend that you try some of the typical antidepressants before you try speed. St. John's wort is an over the counter medication that works well for mild depression; other than that, talk to your doctor. There are a lot of different types of antidepressants on the market. Be aware, it can take as long as 3 months for them to be effective, as they need to create new synaptic pathways in the brain and it takes a while for them to develop.
For the 'zombie' effect, that is only for people who have ADD/ADHD. For everyone else, speed makes you more hyper and pumped up. Due to the brain chemistry of people with ADHD, who have abnormal wiring, speed calms them down and makes them more 'normal'. Giving them too high of a dosage of speed calms them too much, causing them to seem like zombies. My stepson has ADHD and the medication he is on (Adderall) contains methamphetamine, and we had to up the dosage to get him to the point where he can sit still long enough to fulfill his homework and reading requirements.
2006-10-15 19:43:20 · answer #4 · answered by Jeannie 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i am 26.f and i am on 80mg of ritalin a day for adhd and i have been on it for just about a year now andi have not seen and addictiveness in it, but everyone is differnet so i cant say if no one ever would be.....but in my case no. there are days i have not takn it and i have been fine with out it..some times i have forgetten to take it a whole weekend from not being home and i was still fine being off of it....never seen a sign i needed it other then to help me consintrate better
2006-10-16 07:45:18 · answer #5 · answered by sunwind25 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its legal speed. it can make you feel completely in touch with yourself and everything in the world. very easy to abuse. you can get the same results through meditation.
2006-10-15 21:27:10 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
my son used to take it.He was like a zombie I took him off it .It really scared me. Good Luck to you!!!
2006-10-15 19:39:54 · answer #7 · answered by tiff 5 · 0⤊ 3⤋