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Re: ritalin?
From: jodi (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 10 Apr 2001 13:54:57 -0500 (CDT)
in addition to ritilin's side effects and bad rep for being overused...
i wouldn't be surprised to find that it can worsen PCOS. i, and many
others, have drawn our own conclusions as to how and why caffeine makes
PCOS & insulin resistance worse... i really wouldn't be surprised if
any "speed" type agent would have the same effect.
just my opinion...
At Mon, 9 Apr 2001, paula wrote:
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>At Mon, 9 Apr 2001, amy wrote:
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>>So PCOS is linked to trouble concentrating which I hav definitely had
>>since starting college or maybe high school. If I decide to go back to
>>school, I am thinking abotu convincing a doctor to give me ritalin.
>>
>>Anyone have any comments on the chances of getting it or the bad effects
>>of taking it?
>
>PCOS is not lilnked to trouble concentrating, Insulin resistance is. it
>is sometimes called brain fog. its what happens when your blood
>sugar/insulin flip flops constantly, your testing may have shown your
>levels were fine, but if you are experiencing trouble concentrating, and
>you feel it is linked to ir/pcos, your levels are messed up somewhere.
>ritalin is used for attention deficit disorder. it is usually over
>diagnosed and over perscribed.
>
>commen side effects of ritalin include: Fast heartbeat; increased blood
>pressure,Loss of appetite; nervousness; trouble in sleeping, With
>long-term use or at high doses: Changes in mood; confusion; delusions
>(false beliefs); depersonalization (feeling that self or surroundings
>are not real); hallucinations (seeing, hearing, or feeling things that
>are not there); weight loss. also, it is important to remember that
>ritalin is habit forming, and by using it, you could become dependant.
>
>i think your best bet in controlling your concentration problems would
>lie with controlling insulin. therefore, you should be working on
>controlling diet and using met/glucophage to help combat the insulin
>production problems.
>
>hope this helps =)
>
>love, paula
>
>--
>please feel free to email me anytime at paulam@kih.net...remember to put PCOS in the subject line =)
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