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Re: Brain Problems from Ritalin

Posted by tancu on November 3, 2002, at 22:32:35

In reply to Brain Problems from Ritalin, posted by AlphaOne on November 3, 2002, at 8:52:04

hello AlphaOne...given the high doses of ritalin that your doc prescribed, I will assume that your physical stature is large...however, I can't imagine how 10mg of ritalin per hour could be "theraputic" for anyone--even if you weigh 300lbs...assuming you took your first dose of "25mg initially" (as you've indicated) at 8:00am, for example, and then 10mg/hr (as you've indicated) for the remainder of an average work-day (with a 1 hr lunch-break), that would give you a daily intake of 115mg...that seems like a bit too much, especially if you don't take an ocassional break from it...there are other meds that can be taken with ritalin, which may allow you to use "less" ritalin and still benefit from it...I believe Concerta is one of them...ask your doc about this adjunctive approach--"synergism"--which simply means that a combination of meds taken together can often have a greater effect than the sum of their individual effects...for example, if you rate the benefit of med x as "5" and the benefit of med y as "5" when these meds are taken by themselves, you may find that taking them "together" will give you a benefit rating of significantly more than "10"...you may also find that you'll require less of a dose of one or both of them, and "less" medicine is always best so long as you receive a theraputic benefit...a lesser dose of a particular med generally means less metabolic stress and fewer side-effects...
I sincerely doubt that any of the problems you're currently experiencing are "biologically" related to your brief use of pot from 3 yrs ago...however, ocassionally marijuana can become contaminated with some fairy dangerous chemical compounds--fungicides like "maneb", herbicides like "roundup", and pesticide/herbicides like "paraquat and diquat" are prevalent world-wide ...indiana, for example, has been trying to irradicate hundreds of acres of the same "wild-growing" hemp fields for decades, fields originally planted and harvested for use in making rope...but, you have undoubtedly ingested much more of these compounds by simply eating fruits and veggies and occasionally mowing the lawn or raking leaves...pot can also become contaminated during transport or while in storage...in this case the contaminants could literally be anything...even so, I seriously doubt that this is the cause of your symptoms...you could always check with some of the people you smoked with to see if they're having any problems similar to yours...I wouldn't worry about your one-time use of lsd either...scientifically reliable data overwhelmingly shows no relationship between your one-time lsd experiment and "symptoms" 3 yrs later...relax AlphaOne--you used lsd "once" three yrs ago...this hardly qualifies you to differentiate between "slight hallucinations" and "illusions that were LSD typical"--as you've stated...
don't be disappointed that "perazine" didn't help your symptoms...the only reliable research on this drug indicates that there is no reliable research on this drug...I'm guessing that live in poland, germany, the netherlands, or the former yugoslavia, because these are the only places in the world where perazine is used...please be careful about the docs you trust...try to find one who went to a university in britain, the u.s., or maybe canada...
you seem to indicate that the risperidone worked pretty well in controlling your "hallucinations", but made you feel "numb" and less able to concentrate...can you use this med with (synergism) a small dose of ritalin or maybe adderall?--to counteract the drowsiness?...I gotta go brother...hope this helps a little...
one last thing--can you tell us exactly what your diagnosis is?...if you don't have one, this is your number priority...keep seeing those docs, and don't let'em give the run-around.


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