Posted by MB on July 25, 2001, at 1:06:11
In reply to ritalin, posted by Christie Silver on July 24, 2001, at 23:06:22
> I am rather concerned about my husband. He is 30 years old and a recovering alcholic. He has being seeing a psychiatrist for the past year. He prescribed him paxil, wellbutrin and xanax for his depression and panic attacks. He also asked him to prescribe him something for his sex drive as he has none. So the doc gave him ritalin, about 5 months ago. The ritalin did not heighten his sex drive. However my husband is still taking it because he says that it makes him concentrate. He does not have an ADD. The doctor is very old and has not charged him for one session in the past year by mistake. He has left several messages on are answer machine and doesn't seem to know what day of the week it is. Even my husband thinks he is a little senile. It seems as though this man is giving my husband what ever he asks for. Should my husband be taking ritalin and should I be worried?
> ChristieAre you worried about him abusing the Ritalin? Some people who abuse alcohol are at risk when it comes to stimulants, but not all. I know a woman from AA who takes dexadrine for narcolepsy and hasn't abused it...but then again, I also know a lot of people in AA who have stuggled with stimulant addiction. Are you sure he doesn't have ADD? If he doesn't have ADD and the drug doesn't help with his sexual problems, maybe he shouldn't be on it. Ritilan will help people concentrate even if they're not ADD...but I think non-ADD people are at risk of addiction and/or dependence while ADD people aren't at very high risk. Does it seem like he's taking it to get "high," or that he's increasing the dose?
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