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Can being on high doses of ritalin (methylphenidate) (prescribed) for 15 years cause dysautonomia? sympathetic nervous system disorder?
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Possibly: rittalin is a stimulant affecting the nervous system as well as the autonomic system
Answered 3/4/2015
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