Drugs To Treat Paranoia
pills, pills, AND MORE PILLS!!!?
Lately I have been hearing so much about all different kinds of pills. I am happy with my lexapro but I am curious about somethings I have heard. Like..
1) Ritalan- “my nephew had to stop taking it because it made him lose soooo much weight”- is this true? and if so why?
2)Wellbutrin- anti depressant that “reduces appetite”
3)Topmax- also reduses appetite but i have no clue what it treats
4)Dexedrine- kills your appetite but has crazy side effects like paranoia and anxiety
5)Certain pills have the drug speed in it? what medicine treats something that needs a drug!?!?
6) which is better Metabolife or Ephedra
I dont know if any of this is true! I heard conversations alot and it got me wondering. Please put the number and say if its true or false and other information.
xoxo hoot
Okay this is sad but i have been on every one of these medications so i guess i will tell you my experience and what i know about them.
Ritalin and Dexedrine are medications for ADHD. They are also anorexants, but only for morbidly obese people. These are the drugs that you would refer to as speed. Another common one is Adderall. These medications work on the neurotransmitter Dopamine.
Wellbutrin is an antidepressant. However it is not like most antidepressants it is a Norepinephrine and dopamine reuptake inhibitor. I can cause weight lose but not a effectively as the ADHD medications. If is also not a very good medication to take if you drink alcohol.
Topamax in my opinion is the worst medication ever. It is true that it can cause weight loss (by the way i did not lose weight while on it) however it causes a severe lack of concentration and memory loss. So if you are in school or have a job that requires thinking do not take this medication.
If I had to choose between Ephedra and Metabolife (neither are good) I would choose Metabolife because Ephedra has cause many many deaths due to the hypertension effect it has. Which is why it is no longer on the market.
halloween psa
