Re: ritalin?
From: Amy (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 10 Apr 2001 15:13:03 -0400
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if it messes with your hormones, it will.
jodi wrote:
> 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:
> >
> >At Mon, 9 Apr 2001, amy wrote:
> >>
> >>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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