Ritalin For Depression

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After being on every imaginable antidepressant over the past twenty-five years and undergoing ect, I have found that Ritalin has worked the best for me. I have been taking it for about two years now and wonder why I had to suffer for so many years prior. But that is history and I don't dwell on it. I look forward to tomorrow now.

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Really helps with my depression as well as my ADD. I believe the ADD contributed to the depression because it causes me to be less productive which causes stress.

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Greetings KM. . My doc just rx'd Ritalin for depression and memory issues or severe decline only 52, plus add, panic attacks, and anxiety. Think that covers it all lol. I am disabled from the above, was actually on ssd 15 yrs ago and advised not to return to employment but decided to try. In looking back, a horrible mistake for both me and my family as I lost job after job, ultimately ending with my family being homeless for a year, while going through the new ssd application. I also suffer from chronic pain, and while our finances are better, I am probably at the lowest point ever with the depression. I am quite certain the dementia has made this worse. How is the Ritalin working for you? Thanks for any input.

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I initially had 12 infusions over16 days. The amount I was given was based on my weight I was started on methylfolate, tramadol and fetzima at about the same time. I was sent home on nasal ketamine, 5 pumps every 15 minutes for a total of 5 times every other day. After about five months my depression reaccured. I also was having severe nausea and dizziness after after each nasal ketamine treatment. Think I was over medicated.


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Ritalin is a stimulant class medication, so it does make sense that it can help depression in certain cases.

The FDA warns that Ritalin does carry the risk of being habit forming, and may cause side effects, such as nausea, dizziness, headache, irritability, an loss of appetite.

Ref: Ritalin Information

SusieQ, how long were you using it?

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