Ritalin is mainly used for treatment of ADHD
but there are a big number of questions raising that if Ritalin capable of
treating depression in adults? It is an approach of people that focus drugs are
the reason for the depression, like Ritalin. But the fact is that Ritalin plays
a vital role in lessening the depression in adults because Ritalin has a very
common nature like anti depressant.
Ritalin is very much identical in anti
depressing effects like Zoloft. Zoloft is an anti depressing drug and it is
popular and commonly used drug in US. Ritalin is much like the same in dealing
with depression.
Actually the reason is that Ritalin and Zoloft
are both classed in the category of stimulant drugs. There are chances that
when it is required to treat ADHD, some anti depressing drug may be used in
combination. However, combining them can be dangerous and even it can be a
reason for creating risk of high blood pressure.
This blood pressure issue is also called
reaction of hypertension or hypertensive reaction. In this problem the blood
pressure is goes up and elevated and it is a very intensive reaction and need
to get medical aid. The symptoms of hypertension that can possible occur are
sweating, fever, widened pupils, confusions, intense headache, impaired
eyesight, tachyarrhythmia, problem in judgment, panic disorder, coma, sickness,
chest pain, vomiting and sign of stroke.
Although, like it was discussed above that
Ritalin is very potent if dealing the depression with its stimulant action. Particularly,
the way that Ritalin works on the dopamine which makes it more accurate for
prescribing for depression treatment.
Ritalin has a mode of action on depression
other than the way that antidepressants do. Normally, antidepressants work on
increasing the level of norepinephrine or serotonin however Ritalin works on
making increment in the dopamine level. Dopamine is a chemical which is created
in the brain naturally and it is responsible for creating happiness and
pleasurable feelings.
Ritalin sometimes is used and prescribed to
support and supplement the antidepressant effects. Anti depressant deals with serotonin
and Ritalin on dopamine. Ritalin is very significant drug to increase dopamine.
Ritalin and other effective stimulant are potent
enough of to be considered in the treatment of depression. Stimulants are very
useful in treating depression. Persistently the researches are going on for
this issue that Ritalin function in dealing with depression. But one is really
need to discuss it with the doctor before trying it for the depression.
