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From: geb@cadre.dsl.pitt.edu (Gordon E. Banks)
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Subject: Re: Ritalin, AIDS Fatigue, and Helper T Counts.
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Date: 6 Oct 89 13:43:42 GMT
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In article <27802@shemp.CS.UCLA.EDU> dgreen@squid (Dan R. Greening) writes:
>out some of the problems.  To deal with his chronic fatigue, the psychiatrist
>prescribed Ritalin.  
>
>He has had problems obtaining Ritalin, because it is not an approved drug for
>AIDS and because it is on the controlled substance list (I believe it is a

Your friend may want to suggest to his doctor that he try Cylert.
I have used it successfully to treat fatigue in MS patients.  Cylert
is not nearly as hard to get as Ritalin, plus it is long acting,
so one or two doses per day will do.  I have found 18.75 mg daily usually
adequate.  More often makes the patient insomniac.
Amantadine is another possibility, and isn't a controlled substance.