Posted by linkadge on June 12, 2006, at 18:15:01
In reply to Re: can RITALIN stop mania?, posted by rjlockhart on June 12, 2006, at 16:44:25
In my experience it is entirely possible. These diseases are not as clear cut as people make them out to be.
I remember reading that for some bipolars, test doses of amphetamines actually had antimanic effects.
I remember that I had (what I thought was) a manic episode. Impulsiveness/recklessness/racing mind etc. Ritalin calmed me down, and actually made me kind of a little depressed.
So, yes, I do think that (depening on the nature) it could have this effect.
There is a lot of overlap between bipolar and ADD. Some syptoms of mania could be explained in terms of hypofunctional frontal corticies.
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