Posted by Katz on February 6, 2001, at 18:37:01
In reply to Re: Why did you stop taking Ritalin, Kathy?, posted by MarkinBoston on February 6, 2001, at 18:14:23
You guys are great!!! I want to let you know that I will address both your posts individually tomorrow. I'm Currently battling it out with the husband which is causing quite a distraction and anything I would post now really would be incoherrent babbling!!! It would appear that he is jealous of all the time I am spending online and more specifically on the board.
Cheers,
Kathy
> > Hi Kathy,
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> > It really IS a crime that no doctor will prescribe Ritalin for you.
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> Hey, you could shake down schoolkids for their Ritalin instead of lunch money! Just joking!
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> When you do talk to a local doc, I think its important that they know, from what I read here, that when you found yourself dependant on GHB or alchohol, you were aware of it, wanted to stop taking it, and succeeded. If you were also able to set and keep limits on the amounts of "addictive" drugs you took, that is good too.
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> This takes you out of the drug seeking addict for whom a doctor would be weary of prescribing a scheduled drug like Ritalin.
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> Your social phobia sounds like the most important thing to treat. I'm nervous at cocktail parties - I can't imagine what you've been through. You're a trooper.
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> Get the Ritalin if that's what works. No way should you suffer when the cure is so easy. If I had any (left), I would mail you some just to get you functional enough to leave the house and see a pdoc for a script. Screw the law. You're in a prison already. If I was on chemotherapy and the only thing that kept me from puking was pot, I'd get it and smoke it, even though I don't like the stuff. None of these drugs are as additive or deadly as cigarettes, so I have no moral objection.
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