Ritalin/Ritalin LA Contraindications

Ritalin is contraindicated in patients with the following: anxiety and tension states; agitation; a family history or diagnosis of Tourette's syndrome; glaucoma; hyperthyroidism; pre-existing cardiovascular disorders including uncontrolled hypertension, angina pectoris, arterial occlusive disease especially coronary arteries; heart failure, haemodynamically significant congenital heart disease, cardiomyopathies, myocardial infarction, cardiac arrhythmia and channelopathies (disorders caused by the dysfunction of ion channels); treatment with monoamine oxidase inhibitors, and also within a minimum of 14 days following discontinuation of a monoamine oxidase (MAO) inhibitor (hypertensive crises may result); phaeochromocytoma; known drug dependence or alcohol abuse; severe depression, anorexia nervosa, psychotic symptoms or suicidal tendency, since Ritalin might worsen these conditions; known hypersensitivity to methylphenidate or to any component of the formulation.