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Ritalin abuse has increased in recent years, particularly among teenagers and college-aged kids. However, the primary abusers seem to be the non-ADHD individuals who purchase and use Ritalin illegally. Some college students take Ritalin to boost energy levels while pulling all-nighters or cramming for examinations. Others use Ritalin to lose weight. Still others like Ritalin for the high it gives non-ADHD people. Studies suggest that the dosage level of Ritalin used to treat ADHD isn't enough to become addictive.
When they were going to put my daughter on Ritalin I took it for a week to see what it did. It was good. The ear worms disappeared. I wasn't distracted by secondary noises that others don't hear unless it's pointed out to them. The doctor asked if I wanted to go on it. Nope, BIG drawback. It also slowed down my thought process.
The chief symptoms of Alzheimer's disease are progressive decline of memory and other higher mental functions. These changes are associated with the loss of brain cells and the development of two kinds of microscopic damage in the brain known as 'plaques' and 'tangles'.
Plaques consist of an abnormal deposit of a particular protein called beta amyloid between the brain cells. Tangles occur within cells, and are formed from abnormal thread-like deposits of a protein called tau, which is normally part of the cell's 'skeleton'.
Originally posted by Edrick
reply to post by intrepid
Oh Pish Posh....
Gotcha. You aren't going to listen to those with experience. You prefer what you read. Let me ask you a question. If you're in a difficult situation would you rather have someone with you that has years of experience or one that has read about it?
You tell me that "Attention Deficit Disorder" is a "REAL" disease.... but the Symptoms are what we ordinarily see in children.
ADD and ADHD are NOT psychological Disorders... or Genetic Problems, or any crap like that. IT is Caused by Heavy Metal Poisoning, and we are treating it like it's inherent.
so Edrick - are you saying the fake symptoms that we ordinarily see in real children are being caused by heavy metal poisoning?
:-)
just wondering
Spira -
They are trying to say that it is a "Genetic" disorder... like a Genetic Defect...
It is not a "Disorder" it is a "Symptom" of a very SPECIFIC affliction.