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Re: Everyone gets their hands on ritalin but me

Posted by linkadge on July 16, 2009, at 21:14:47

In reply to Re: Everyone gets their hands on ritalin but me » CaffeinePoet, posted by floatingbridge on July 15, 2009, at 22:13:27

Ritalin is generally not used for acute symptoms of poor attention. It should, in general, be used to treat symptoms which have been present for a prolonged period of time, i.e. indivuduals presenting symptoms of AD/HD.

Some doctors choose to use it off label for depression or depression related cognative disturbance, but again, this is not an approved use and is associated with risks.

If a doctor refuses to prescribe it, this may be for good reason. You are entitled to seek a second opinion, but if it is (as you say) something that has emerged over the last few months, then you are really looking at a cause other than ADHD.

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