Posted by utopizen on July 6, 2005, at 14:09:38
In reply to Re: Speed Question on. » Denise1966, posted by ed_uk on July 2, 2005, at 15:26:02
> Hehe, you're not kidding! You certainly won't get Adderall because it's not approved in the UK. Ritalin, Concerta and Dexedrine are available but (with rare exceptions) they're only prescribed to children.
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> Kind regards
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> ~Ed
Ed,First of all, that's the most insincere salutations I've ever read.
This guy/girl is obviously misguided, but you're not exactly giving accurate information to steer him anywhere better.
A recent BBC documentary, entitled, "Living with ADHD" presents two families coping with the disorder. One family profiled is a mother with two children, and both the mother and the two children take Ritalin.
Also, Shire is a U.K.-based firm. I don't know if they sell in the U.K., but I'm not going to assume your information about it not being sold there is accurate, either, given you claim no adults with ADD are treated for their medical illness.
This is just straight-out geographically stereotyping the U.K. as backwards (regardless if you live there or not). So It's not Boston. It's not Bolivia, either.
I'm sorry, but claiming Ritalin is not given to adults in the U.K. is just something you're making up. It's completely false.
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