Can Ritalin cause depression and anxiety?

Sure, it's possible that taking a stimulant increased depression and anxiety for you. It happens all the time, in fact. Stimulants can back-suppress serotonin in parts of the brain, triggering anxiety/depression in many who are vulnerable and even some who aren't. read more

Sure, it's possible that taking a stimulant increased depression and anxiety for you. It happens all the time, in fact. Stimulants can back-suppress serotonin in parts of the brain, triggering anxiety/depression in many who are vulnerable and even some who aren't. read more

In sufferers from ADHD this can help promote alertness. However, for anxiety-sufferers, it is more likely to have the effect of increasing anxiety. Ritalin is technically categorized as a stimulant (specifically a "psychostimulant," or stimulant of the central nervous system). read more