New Research with Neurotransmitters
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Hmmmmmm…. I recall hearing that Ritalin was used as a diet pill back in the 60’s.
If it was it was a non-approved usage. Problems from using drugs in a manner that they weren’t designed for obviously is asking for problems. Doctors stopped prescribing it because people become addicted (more emotionally than physically), and it was better to tell them to get exercise rather than take drugs.
They may have stopped prescribing it for weight loss, they continued to prescribe it for ADD and narcolepsy. I was on it in the late 60s. This advice would also apply to most people other than morbidly obese ones. On the same note, you should remember this if a busybody remarks that your hyper child needs Ritalin.
And just remember if they claim you need a cast for your child’s broken arm just say: " you could use one too…hehehe"
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Hmmmmmm…. I recall hearing that Ritalin was used as a diet pill back in the 60’s. Doctors stopped prescribing it because people become addicted (more emotionally than physically), and it was better to tell them to get exercise rather than take drugs. On the same note, you should remember this if a busybody remarks that your hyper child needs Ritalin. Just say, "Judging by your waist line, you could use it too!!!" 
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While I was dwelling on the fundamental interconnectedness of all Hmmmmmm…. I recall hearing that Ritalin was used as a diet pill back in the 60’s. Doctors stopped prescribing it because people become addicted (more emotionally than physically), and it was better to tell them to get exercise rather than take drugs.
Possibly these "emotionally addicted" people were actually ADHDers who were undiagnosed because the definition was narrower back then. On the same note, you should remember this if a busybody remarks that your hyper child needs Ritalin.
On the other hand, it might be an indicator the child should be evaluated. Depends on how astute you consider the "busybody" to be. Just say, "Judging by your waist line, you could use it too!!!"
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*** New brain chemical found that regulates hunger U.S. researchers said Wednesday they had found a new brain chemical that affects feelings of fullness and food intake. They said their findings might eventually lead to yet another diet pill. Mike Kuhar and colleagues at the Yerkes Primate Research Center at Emory University in Atlanta found the brain chemical, a neurotransmitter, while doing studies on cocaine. Neurotransmitters carry messages between cells and several are known to play a role in appetite, including serotonin, which is also linked with mood. Writing in the journal Synapse, they said they had named the new neurotransmitter CART peptide, short for cocaine and amphetamine regulated transcript. See http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2553936517-2c1
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*** New brain chemical found that regulates hunger U.S. researchers said Wednesday they had found a new brain chemical that affects feelings of fullness and food intake. They said their findings might eventually lead to yet another diet pill. Mike Kuhar and colleagues at the Yerkes Primate Research Center at Emory University in Atlanta found the brain chemical, a neurotransmitter, while doing studies on cocaine. Neurotransmitters carry messages between cells and several are known to play a role in appetite, including serotonin, which is also linked with mood. Writing in the journal Synapse, they said they had named the new neurotransmitter CART peptide, short for cocaine and amphetamine regulated transcript. See http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2553936517-2c1
I’m not too keen on the thought of taking cocaine, but if it can be proven to not be highly addictive, sign me up!
