Posted by undopaminergic on April 24, 2020, at 3:41:17
In reply to Re: Starting Cocaine XR next week, posted by Lamdage22 on April 23, 2020, at 21:38:33
> I guess many people here are effected more severely than I am right now. There was a time where I was in a really bad suicidal state. And I got out of it without controlled substances. But that doesn't mean that everyone will. I just wonder if something like Ritalin can really be a good thing when looking at the whole rest of your life. I don't know.
>I concede that methylphenidate (Ritalin, Concerta) is not for *everyone*. But for me, it treated apathy and suicidal ideation, and none of my days were a complete failure as long as I took the drug. It was entirely a good thing. I can't think of anything negative about it, except perhaps the fact that the effects didn't last longer than the duration of a dose.
Taking neuroleptics is not risk-free either. I'd argue that it's better to be addicted to a drug than it is to have obesity and/or diabetes, or even worse, tardive dyskinesia.
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