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Can Ritalin Cause Depression?

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Posted on Mon, 28 Jul 2014
Question: Can Ritalin cause depression after a few weeks in a person without a history of depression? Also, how long does it take for prednisone to clear your system?
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Answered by Dr. Srikanth Reddy (30 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
Yes it can

Detailed Answer:
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I have gone through your question in detail and I can understand what you are going through.

Yes Ritalin can cause depression after its been used for a few months. There are plenty of case reports supporting this and I have my self experienced ther same with my patients. Regarding the prednisolone, it may take 7-28 days for prednisolone to leave your body. It depeds from person to person depending upon the metobolic capacity.


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Kind regards

Dr. Srikanth Reddy M.D.
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Can Ritalin Cause Depression?

Brief Answer: Yes it can Detailed Answer: Hello, Thanks for choosing health care magic for posting your query. I have gone through your question in detail and I can understand what you are going through. Yes Ritalin can cause depression after its been used for a few months. There are plenty of case reports supporting this and I have my self experienced ther same with my patients. Regarding the prednisolone, it may take 7-28 days for prednisolone to leave your body. It depeds from person to person depending upon the metobolic capacity. Hope I am able to answer your concerns. If you have any further query, I would be glad to help you. If not, you may close the discussion and if possible you may rate the answer for me, so that I get a good feedback. In future if you wish to contact me directly, you can use the below mentioned link: bit.ly/dr-srikanth-reddy Wish you good health, Kind regards Dr. Srikanth Reddy M.D.