Posted by fairnymph on August 31, 2002, at 16:32:30
In reply to Re: Cylert/Pemoline - Elizabeth, posted by Bekka H. on April 16, 2002, at 22:00:19
> (BTW, amphetamine has at least one mechanism that Ritalin doesn't have; this might be part of the reason you had trouble switching over. Cylert probably would not "cover" for amphetamine withdrawal, either.)
> > -elizabeth
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> Hi Elizabeth,
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> Thank you for your reply. By the way, when you say that amphetamine has at least one mechanism of action that Ritalin doesn't have, are you referring to the release of neurotransmitters versus Ritalin's blocking the reuptake, or did you mean something else altogether?
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> Bekka
>I believe that is what Elizabeth meant.
Amphetamine cause the release of catecholamine as well as block the reuptake of them, while methylphenidate (ie ritalin)only inhbits reuptake.
~fairnymph
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