New Study Linking Ritalin to Brain Tumors

[acolon_5]

SWIM's G/F works in clinical research and a new study was just released. In this study (and SWIM will have to find out more information on where it can be found) there was shown a DIRECT link between high doses of Ritalin and brain tumors. SWIM does not know the exact details as he has not read the report....but SWIM's G/F said that this report shows that Ritalin in high doses (it was a 5yr study) raises the risk significantly, and can actually cause, non-cancerous brain tumors...which is not good as SWIM was prescribed (and heavily abused) Ritalin for almost 10 years. SWIM does not know any more about this, his G/F just told him about this study yesterday.

Has anyone else heard anything about this? SWIM will look and find out more details if anyone is interested.

[acolon_5]

A quick update: This study has not yet been submitted. So I cannot get any other details at this time.

[Lehendakari]

I read in wikipedia that methylphenidate was shown to have carcinogenic potential:

Potential Carcinogen

In February 2005, a team of researchers from The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center led by R.A. El-Zein announced that a small scale study of 12 children indicated that methylphenidate may be carcinogenic. In the study, 12 children were given standard therapeutic doses of methylphenidate. At the conclusion of the 3 month study, all 12 children displayed significant, treatment induced chromosomal aberrations. The researchers indicated that while their study was relative small, they indicated the results should be reproduced one more time in a bigger population for a definitive conclusion about the genotoxicity of methylphenidate to be drawn. The link between chromosomal aberrations and cancer risk has been established. [21]
The results are controversial, however, since there have been conflicting results regarding the mutagenicity of methylphenidate.
A 2003 study tested the effects of d-methylphenidate (Focalin), l-methylphenidate, and d,l-methylphenidate (Ritalin) on mice to search for any carcinogenic effects. The researchers found that all three compounds were non-genotoxic and non-clastogenic; d-MPH, d,l-MPH, and l-MPH did not cause mutations or chromosome aberrations. They concluded that none of the compounds present a carcinogenic risk to humans.

As you can see one independent study does not prove anything.

[Nicaine]

Mothers, mothers everywhere... maybe you get to hear "it's the size of a small grapefruit" from your child's doc in 25 years, as the price for keeping him/her well behaved and out of your hair while you shopped at the mall & got your nails done. Makes ya think twice huh mom?

P.S. sorry to hear about SWIY... except for the heavy abuse part. We all take our chances when that's involved, no matter what the substance.

[Beeker]

the binder is always the problem.

10mg of powder can't be sold . so add some crap and make it.. HUGE!


I'd buy that for a dollar