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Can Ritalin alone worsen depression?

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If it's both adhd ans depression, can Ritalin alone worsen the depression (without taking anything for depression)

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it worsened mine, i don't know about the others.

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You need to figure out if the depression is caused by your ADHD. If not, then Ritalin will make it worse. The rebound that comes with it is pretty bad.

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