She compared it to an espresso--because some days you just need that little bit of help. It made me smile, because you don't often think of doctors comparing ritalin to coffee.
Well, it IS the same thing, although espresso actually doesn't have as much caffeine as coffee and therefore isn't as effective. But if you're worried about weight gain--I thought I'd toss this out there. Be careful if you haven't cut the Ritalin before. All amphetamines cause your body to go into a form of starvation mode when you go off of them (not sure if it happens just cutting back, since I went cold turkey the moment I realized I was addicted, when I was twelve) which can cause you to retain fat for up to two to three years afterwards. Suffice it to say, no one warned me. Also, since it's an appetite suppressant--same problem. I didn't know what hunger was until I went off of it.
And she stuck me on the pill to even out my crazy hormone-related mood issues. Twas what I was expecting, but it still seems sort of weird. Because, I mean, not like I need it for any other reason. ;) I'm a bit worried about how you supposedly gain like 15 pounds when they put you on it, though. Because I can't afford that. I've been stuck at the same weight for so long that it's killing me, but I'd much rather stay here than go 15lbs higher.
Well, I'm not sure if it's the same with the pill, but the shot causes this (I gained 75 lbs on that, by the by--I've lost 65 of it since I got pregnant) by inhibiting your ability to lose weight. You are always gaining and losing weight, it's a cycle, what it does is disrupt that cycle, cutting out your 'losing' phase. So the gradual fluctuation of 1-3lbs a day that's normal becomes a steady increase. It slows to a stop after a certain amount of weight in some women, as their bodies adjust, but others, like me, aren't able to adjust and just keep gaining. But plenty of people never gain a pound on the Pill.
And! Ohyay. I'm wearing earrings. Yeah. Doesn't seem that cool, does it? But every pair of earrings I've put in my ears in the past 2 years or so have made them go all red and itchy and swollen. In literally 30 seconds after putting them in, my ears would be intolerably annoying. ... "They're gold, so they should work in your ears." And I was excited. At first, I put them in and it felt like my ears were going to react (one did start to for a little bit), but now I've had them in for a few hours and they're totally fine. So yay for that.
It sounds like you have a nickel allergy. And you'd be surprised what contains nickel. Everything from plain, crappy earrings to low-quality gold and silver. And some people are allergic to other metals as well. I'd suggest looking up titanium, niobium or SSS 316LVM (surgical stainless steel) (and not a letter lower quality--316L might still cause you to react). Personally, I have to use titanium. Gold isn't an appropriate metal for sensitive piercings and I'm reactive to it, so I stay away. But I don't react to silver, which is even more inappropriate, so that's the lesser quality I can use. I can also use SSS 316L personally, but not any lower quality and sometimes my lobes will react to even that.
The downside? Rarely are there as 'pretty' options in appropriate, implant-grade metal.
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Well, it IS the same thing, although espresso actually doesn't have as much caffeine as coffee and therefore isn't as effective. But if you're worried about weight gain--I thought I'd toss this out there. Be careful if you haven't cut the Ritalin before. All amphetamines cause your body to go into a form of starvation mode when you go off of them (not sure if it happens just cutting back, since I went cold turkey the moment I realized I was addicted, when I was twelve) which can cause you to retain fat for up to two to three years afterwards. Suffice it to say, no one warned me. Also, since it's an appetite suppressant--same problem. I didn't know what hunger was until I went off of it.
And she stuck me on the pill to even out my crazy hormone-related mood issues. Twas what I was expecting, but it still seems sort of weird. Because, I mean, not like I need it for any other reason. ;) I'm a bit worried about how you supposedly gain like 15 pounds when they put you on it, though. Because I can't afford that. I've been stuck at the same weight for so long that it's killing me, but I'd much rather stay here than go 15lbs higher.
Well, I'm not sure if it's the same with the pill, but the shot causes this (I gained 75 lbs on that, by the by--I've lost 65 of it since I got pregnant) by inhibiting your ability to lose weight. You are always gaining and losing weight, it's a cycle, what it does is disrupt that cycle, cutting out your 'losing' phase. So the gradual fluctuation of 1-3lbs a day that's normal becomes a steady increase. It slows to a stop after a certain amount of weight in some women, as their bodies adjust, but others, like me, aren't able to adjust and just keep gaining. But plenty of people never gain a pound on the Pill.
And! Ohyay. I'm wearing earrings. Yeah. Doesn't seem that cool, does it? But every pair of earrings I've put in my ears in the past 2 years or so have made them go all red and itchy and swollen. In literally 30 seconds after putting them in, my ears would be intolerably annoying. ... "They're gold, so they should work in your ears." And I was excited. At first, I put them in and it felt like my ears were going to react (one did start to for a little bit), but now I've had them in for a few hours and they're totally fine. So yay for that.
It sounds like you have a nickel allergy. And you'd be surprised what contains nickel. Everything from plain, crappy earrings to low-quality gold and silver. And some people are allergic to other metals as well. I'd suggest looking up titanium, niobium or SSS 316LVM (surgical stainless steel) (and not a letter lower quality--316L might still cause you to react). Personally, I have to use titanium. Gold isn't an appropriate metal for sensitive piercings and I'm reactive to it, so I stay away. But I don't react to silver, which is even more inappropriate, so that's the lesser quality I can use. I can also use SSS 316L personally, but not any lower quality and sometimes my lobes will react to even that.
The downside? Rarely are there as 'pretty' options in appropriate, implant-grade metal.
I'm just a font of useless knowledge, ne?