Keep in mind, that the pill we are speaking about is a potentially highly addictive and dangerous drug, which has reportedly contributed to suicide, heart attack, and can have a negative impact with regards to erectile dysfunction.

Honestly, I'm not sure that the previous quote sounds like a functioning member of society.

:2 cents:

ADG

unless your doctor is a psychologist or psychiatrist he has no business making psychiatric diagnosis' or prescribing the meds period...and since you keep saying "doctor" i must assume he is a general practitioner and not one of the above...i understand you dont care what anyone says but perhaps someone else will read my comments and go the right way when they try to seek help...

This chart from the NIH (National Institute of Health) reinforces your cautionary warning:

http://www.nida.nih.gov/Testimony/3-12-08figure3.jpg

ADG

staying in that holiday inn really boosted my knowledge on psychiatric medicine i recommend everyone book a room asap:upsidedow

http://thebosh.com/upload/2008/05/04...Matt-Lauer.jpg

http://www.xenu-directory.net/practi.../TCvsJCI2a.jpg

I'll defend Sticky on this, not everyone is perfect and it takes a big person to admit something was or is wrong with them. Is it better to keep it hidden inside of you, acting as if it doesn't exist?

Saying that they both increase dopamine isn't a bad thing. Dopamine is a good thing. It helps all of us make smart decisions and get through the day. The problem with cocaine is that it hits the brain much faster and all at once. It also fucks with the serotonin levels much more which makes it more addicting. Ritalin doesn't have these problems when taken properly under the supervision of a doctor.

Remember that cocaine is a dirty word because of drug abuse. But cocaine used properly and for specific things is still beneficial. It is/was used as an anesthetic. Many of your current anesthetics are based off the principles of cocaine. It was used to treat depression and other minor medical issues for decades.

Ritalin is nothing more than a safer, more refined version of cocaine. Just as local anesthetics are more refined and safer methods of cocaine as well. Just because two drugs have a similar effect on the body in certain areas doesn't mean that they are as equally dangerous to us. I doubt many of us would pass on getting a shot of novacaine at the dentist because it constricts blood vessels the same way cocaine does.

toke the green medicine

People that say that ADD, depression and anxiety are not real must also think things like cancer arent...

Ignorance is bliss :disgust

I wasn't arguing that ADD, depression, or anxiety are not real. Sadly, they are.

Many of the issues and concerns which were raised, are equally real - that our society is over-medicated and over-prescribed prescription drugs which are (too) easy to obtain, that Ritalin and Xanax are potentially addictive and dangerous drugs (incidents of suicide and heart attacks attributable to them are well-documented), and that there are healthier alternatives.

Additionally, the fact is that many people who do not require these drugs, from casual drug users to drug addicts, obtain Ritalin and Xanax both legally and illegally (among a host of other prescription drugs), and abuse them, which may hurt not only themselves, but can lead to various collateral damage to those around them as well.

:2 cents:

ADG

Not to thread hijack or anything,
but I got my thyroid meds upped to 125mccg... and cut carbs out of my diet... and mania is gone. My Gyno told me if it didn't work.. to go see a psychiatrist for possible ADHD since I'm so hyper and have trouble concentrating...

But honestly, changing my diet and tweaking my hormones a little bit.. did the job :)
Completely sane and fully functioning again :) I knew it was probably diet related since I spent half of 08 with no fruits, sugars, fake sugars, or white carbs... then got back on them at the end of the year... I threw my hormones off and fucked up my bodies processing.... and paid the price.

Maybe all the fruit you're eating is fucking with you sticky? I remember in the other thread you mentioned a lot of empty carbs and fruit carbs... The glucose turns to sugar... the flooding of sugar causes your body to over produce male hormones... the over production of the male hormone could be making you antsy.

Try a week with half the carbs you're eating now. Betcha see a difference.

well hey I wasn't trying to bash anyone, especially someone trying to improve their quality of life.

Its not something I would personally admit here on gfy though, but no biggie. I love threads like this honestly. :1orglaugh

and as for hidden inside... he still could not post it here, and that would not mean he is hiding it.

gfy /= life :winkwink:

and that is all, carry on everyone! :upsidedow

Those that bash Ritalin, just know that there are MANY of the bigger people in adult, from hosting company owners, to program owners, to design companies, etc that also use Ritalin or one of the other solutions to the same problem I have, which is focus problems.

Those like ADG that think they can say people that take Ritalin are mental cases can suck a cock. Im totally sane, just have issues when working on projects and can't stay working on one thing too long, so I take on 40 projects and spend a little bit of time on each one, easily getting distracted if I spend too much time on something.

ADG is ONLY in this thread trying to bring me down (as usual). Now who has mental issues? Do I follow you around the board telling people about your personal and family issues going on? Fuckin nutjob. btw I have NEVER brought the issue that you brought up about my children to this board, and it is NOT a public matter. It is very personal, and something I have been fighting for over a year now. It shows how pathetic you are trying to bring it up to use it as something I did wrong, when its the complete opposite of that. Karma is a bitch you'll find that out.

is that a fact?

I love my adderal, sure I can function without it but I function much better with it.

If it works for you it works for you, I don't see why other people care to bash each other on these issues. Its a personal decision to take these rx's. A doctor has to give you the rx, you are evaluated and someone else other than yourself thinks you need it. You can take it or not, but someone smarter than me told me I would function better with it.

I laughed when my pdoc told me in essance with ritalin etc we are drugging kids to make them better, but its a "controlled substance" so it helps not destroys people.

Its only abuse if you make it abusive.

I was on Ritalin as a teen.. helped me focus for sure but killed my appetite

Fair enough, was just under the impression you were dismissing this sort of problems that DO affect and limit the lives of many people nowadays...

Someway, somehow I think the "Rat Race" gives a help in making things worse...:2 cents: