Posted by Racer on September 7, 2008, at 21:28:27
In reply to Re: Yes and no... » Racer, posted by linkadge on September 7, 2008, at 19:59:05
I thought that we were talking about the potential that it could cause damage, rather than a certainty? (I also thought I read that they weren't sure if it was agonist or antagonist, but that may mean I'm not paying enough attention...)
At any rate, I was taking Ritalin for a couple of years, and I may take Ritalin again at some point. Yes, it's a concern that it may have the potential to cause damage -- but I'd want a lot more specific information before I wrote it off as a non-starter.
The bottom line for me is that my functioning is severely impaired by depression, and Ritalin helped more than the alternatives. With a choice between the potential that some cardiac damage may occur -- and may not occur -- from taking the medication, and my state when I am unmedicated, there's not much choice for me. I'd almost choose to take arsenic if it helped.
And that's interesting about Permax -- it was used in horses to treat Cushing's disease. I didn't know it had been withdrawn. Funny -- half the medications given my animals in the past decade seem to be off the market now.
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