Ritalin kids doomed to life of helplessness, despair, major depression.

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Preteen Ritalin May Increase Depression

Early Use of ADHD Drug Alters Brain, Rat Studies Show

By Daniel DeNoon
WebMD Medical News Reviewed By Brunilda Nazario, MD
on Monday, December 08, 2003

"Dec. 8, 2003 -- Ritalin use in preteen children may lead to depression
later in life, studies of rats suggest.

....early use of Ritalin and other stimulant drugs seems to permanently alter
animals' brains.

"Rats exposed to Ritalin as juveniles showed large increases in
learned-helplessness behavior during adulthood, suggesting a tendency toward
depression," Carlezon says in a news release.

....the drug {Ritalin} short-circuits the brain's reward system. That would
make it difficult to experience pleasure -- a "hallmark symptom of
depression," Carlezon and colleagues note.

"The other change seems all bad. Early exposure to Ritalin increases rats'
depressive-like responses in a stress test."


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SOURCES: Carlezon, W.A. Jr. Biological Psychiatry, Dec. 15, 2003; vol 54: pp
1330-1337. News release, McLean Hospital, Belmont, Mass.

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Sure, Linda, sure.

It is strange how my son, who was treated since age 5, is doing so well.

Ditto for Nessa's.



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Preteen Ritalin May Increase Depression

Early Use of ADHD Drug Alters Brain, Rat Studies Show

By Daniel DeNoon
WebMD Medical News Reviewed By Brunilda Nazario, MD
on Monday, December 08, 2003

"Dec. 8, 2003 -- Ritalin use in preteen children may lead to depression
later in life, studies of rats suggest.

...early use of Ritalin and other stimulant drugs seems to permanently
alter
animals' brains.

"Rats exposed to Ritalin as juveniles showed large increases in
learned-helplessness behavior during adulthood, suggesting a tendency
toward
depression," Carlezon says in a news release.

...the drug {Ritalin} short-circuits the brain's reward system. That would
make it difficult to experience pleasure -- a "hallmark symptom of
depression," Carlezon and colleagues note.

"The other change seems all bad. Early exposure to Ritalin increases rats'
depressive-like responses in a stress test."


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SOURCES: Carlezon, W.A. Jr. Biological Psychiatry, Dec. 15, 2003; vol 54:
pp
1330-1337. News release, McLean Hospital, Belmont, Mass.

--
"Monsters cannot be announced.
One cannot say: 'here are our monsters',
without immediately turning the monsters into pets."
--Jacques Derrida

L wrote:


"Dec. 8, 2003 -- Ritalin use in preteen children may lead to depression
later in life, studies of rats suggest.

Of course, ADD also often leads to depression, so what's the difference?

That's interesting... it seems to be the same problem I'm experiencing.
Doctors had me on ritalin for ADD from age 5-11, then took me off. I've been
getting really depressed lately.

- Michael S.
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Preteen Ritalin May Increase Depression

Early Use of ADHD Drug Alters Brain, Rat Studies Show

By Daniel DeNoon
WebMD Medical News Reviewed By Brunilda Nazario, MD
on Monday, December 08, 2003

"Dec. 8, 2003 -- Ritalin use in preteen children may lead to depression
later in life, studies of rats suggest.

...early use of Ritalin and other stimulant drugs seems to permanently
alter
animals' brains.

"Rats exposed to Ritalin as juveniles showed large increases in
learned-helplessness behavior during adulthood, suggesting a tendency
toward
depression," Carlezon says in a news release.

...the drug {Ritalin} short-circuits the brain's reward system. That would
make it difficult to experience pleasure -- a "hallmark symptom of
depression," Carlezon and colleagues note.

"The other change seems all bad. Early exposure to Ritalin increases rats'
depressive-like responses in a stress test."


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SOURCES: Carlezon, W.A. Jr. Biological Psychiatry, Dec. 15, 2003; vol 54:
pp
1330-1337. News release, McLean Hospital, Belmont, Mass.

--
"Monsters cannot be announced.
One cannot say: 'here are our monsters',
without immediately turning the monsters into pets."
--Jacques Derrida

"Michael S." wrote in message
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That's interesting... it seems to be the same problem I'm experiencing.
Doctors had me on ritalin for ADD from age 5-11, then took me off. I've
been
getting really depressed lately.

Maybe you would be even more depressed if you weren't on Ritalin.

Jeff