RITALIN Reviews (METHYLPHENIDATE HYDROCHLORIDE)Average Rating: 3.4 (214 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare RITALIN with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR RITALIN | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | Increase focus/attention motivation | Little sleep OCD agitation mood swings always want organised house loss of breach loss of appetite | Great for added energy motivation confidence | F | 35 | 10 months 90 | 3/2/2015 | 4 | ADHD | Negative effects: weight gain, muscle aches & acid reflux severe flare up Positive effects: concentration, less irritable, more focus, completing tasks, better sleep, decrease in panic attacks dramatically | F | 35 | 6 months 20 mg x 3 | 11/5/2013 | 4 | I myself was diagnosed with ADHD | Appetite loss but over time seems to decrease, Upset stomach, the ups and downs/the ritalin roller coaster. All in all it helps tremendously. | M | 35 | 6 months 20 mg 6-8 | 6/30/2013 | 3 | ADHAD | Speedy feeling, focused, many bathroom visits, major rebound appitite when it wore off, glassy eyed | This worked okay...I read A TON of books while on it! The problem is it made me glassy eyed and I felt stoned and I became paranoid people could tell I was on something. Yes, I WAS on something. An RX. But, still I was on a drug that I could feel. Also, I was on the generic and it seemed to not last more than a few hours and when I crashed, I would eat a lot. It did give me a good morning boost of energy and woke me up. My dr. will keep giving it to me indefinetly, however, I've consulted other drs. and all of them recommended I stop taking it. I switched to Adderall to see if that would be better and I no longer have the glassy-eyed feeling but it also causes the appetite rebound. I end up eating a lot at about 10 pm. | F | 35 | 1.5 years 5 2X day | 1/10/2012 | 3 | ADULT ADD | Dry mouth, dry eyes, headaches, confusion, insomnia and I think I'm already addicted.. | Last week my Dr. prescribed me Ritalin to help me better focus, finish tasks and get my other ADD symptoms under control. I was supposed to take 20mg in the morning and an other 20 at noon as initial dosis to experiment with. After the very first pill the results were so amazing and I could notice a lot of emprovements in my performance, behavior and feelings. I ended up taking 7 pills on the first day!! I even started grinding them and snorting them lately to get the maximum effect out of them. I know I didn't follow my Dr's instructions and abused the medication that supposed to make my life better. I feel I'm loosing control about myself when it comes to Ritalin and I just want more and more of it. Tonight I couldn't sleep again the whole night, and I had time enough to think about this. I've quit smoking 2 months ago and I'm afraid I'm prone to substance abuse now. I also want to stop taking it for a few days and then give it a new try again later. I don't want to tell my dr. about it because I'm afraid he will take me off the stimulants as they do help me. Has anybody had a similar experience? please email me what you think. | M | 35 | 7 days 2X day | 5/12/2010 | 3 | ADHD | sexual dysfunction, insomnia | fantastic medication for concentration and with the added benefit of mood enhancement. Only issue seems to be that my sex drive is somewhat dampened while taking ritalin and oftentimes erections are difficult to achieve. I should mention that I am in the process of adjusting other meds so this issue may not be entirely attributable to ritalin alone. | M | 35 | 6 weeks 10 3X day | 12/29/2010 | 3 | ADHD | Works well when I take my doses at the correct times. If I'm off at all though, the rebound effect is brutal. Also experienced anxiety, but am on Buspar now and that seems to help. | F | 35 | 2 days | 2/17/2005 | 5 | Adult ADD and Narcolepsy | Loss of apetite/weight...which is a good thing in my case. | I am taking what my doctor calls the "kid's dose" of 5 mg/3x a day. It has done wonders for my narcolepsy. I used to yawn non-stop, all day long and my attention span was very, very limited. I can now read dry, technical documents once and get the meaning instantly, instead of having to re-read multiple times. I have no trouble staying awake during the day. I can also listen to music and read at the same time which is something I've never been able to do before. I used to have chronic neck and back pain—they're gone now. I actually have energy to do physical activity, whereas before I would have to guilt myself into doing any physical work. For me this medication has been nothing short of miraculous. | F | 36 | 60 days | 3/11/2008 | 5 | Adult ADD | Dry Mouth, Increased need for water | I have read alot of negative about this drug, for months I refused to take this medication. My life was in complete shambles. I could not remember what time to pick up my son from school. Social Anxiety, VERY emotional. When I finally decided to take this medication I was cautious. I finally have my life back. I can remember things again. Even now, doing my taxes, when I found out we owed thousands I did not have an emotional breakdown over it. I hope you read this and at least try it. If it works for you then great. Dont let a few misguided individuals stop you from taking a medication that can greatly help you. This is not for everyone, read the side effects and make sure you have a doctor that will monitor you. | F | 36 | 2 months | 4/15/2008 | 4 | adhd | loss of appitite and horney all the time | ritalin works great it calms me down and helps me focus and stay on task also get along with others i would reccomend this drug to those who need it | M | 36 | 1 years 10 mg 3X day | 10/5/2010 Patient History | 3 | Adult ADHD | I am on a generic form and it is a short lived medication. When I take too much I am too focused and almost confused. I can't stand having to take my medications and remember when. I want to try time released..but not sure how that will go. I would like some comments on that. I have dry mouth, weight loss...have to actually force myself to eat. I have blurred vision...It has changed my life in so many ways, but I have an addictive personality and take too much on purpose sometimes I think...then I want to drink alcohol..which is a mess. So, I want to be able to have a medication I can't mess with, but unsure if it will be beneficial. I can't stand the come down effects. I am so wired when it begins to leave my system..do you feel that with time release? How long does it last? | F | 36 | 3 months | 11/29/2006 | 3 | Adult ADHD | I am on a generic form of Ritalin. I feel that I am a very intelligent person. Yet, in my past I have got a lot of great jobs and was in school for my masters-I always have failed at it all. I feel normal for the first time in my life. I can do what I saw other people doing all the time. I can do the things that people I envied are doing. At this point I can think, I can concentrate, I can listen. I can sit through whole meetings actually paying attention. I don’t feel like I use all my energy just managing my own crazy brain and behavior through the whole day coming home exhausted and full of anxiety. I used to feel like I had cobwebs filling my brain. Now, it is clear. I don't avoid conflicts, I can work through them because I have time to think now. Even though I am doing well, I have a hard time feeling like I am doing anything right now because I have failed for so long. I actually am aware now of the crazy out of control feeling I used to feel all the time when I am | F | 36 | 3 months | 11/29/2006 | 3 | Adult ADHD | I am on a generic form and it is a short lived medication. When I take too much I am too focused and almost confused. I can't stand having to take my medications and remember when. I want to try time released..but not sure how that will go. I would like some comments on that. I have dry mouth, weight loss...have to actually force myself to eat. I have blurred vision...It has changed my life in so many ways, but I have an addictive personality and take too much on purpose sometimes I think...then I want to drink alcohol..which is a mess. So, I want to be able to have a medication I can't mess with, but unsure if it will be beneficial. I can't stand the come down effects. I am so wired when it begins to leave my system..do you feel that with time release? How long does it last? | F | 36 | 3 months | 11/29/2006 | 1 | Narcolepsy | Addiction, anxiety, dry mouth | Works well for Narcoleptics. I unfortunately became extremely addicted to the feeling of euphoria and have battled with the addiction for several years. If you have recently begun taking this med be very aware of the common addiction and abuse of the drug. | F | 36 | 7 years | 9/14/2004 | 1 | depression, panic attacks | no sex drive, weight gain, people told i have changed It messed up my brains I wasn't depressed but I was acting like real mental Feeling like they put some machine inside of my brain which thinks for me. It is really scary | I tried a lot of antidepressants but they never solved the problem. That is what helped me: neuroscience test (go to neuroscienceinc.com and get information about their test and products), book "Feeling Good" by David Burns (until you find all your silent assumptions (when you read this book, you will understand what I am talking about) which cause you depression you will never get out from it, this book will help to do this. Targeted Ammino Acid Therapy (TAAT), cranial electrotherapy stimulation, deep breathing exercise – 3 times a day (do it when you are anxious and have panic attacks, also while doing it, imagine yourself as you wish you wanted to be), special diet for depression (really helps for mood swings), day light lamp, hot and cold shower, daily exercise, meditation, keeping schedule, acupuncture St. John’s Wort - 9 pills a day, Red clover - 6 pills a day, Omega 3, Calcium, B-complex. | F | 36 | 4 weeks | 5/10/2006 | 1 | childhood adhd | headaches, aggressive violent behavior, loss of apatite, slow growth, late puberty, memory loss, anxiety. | I was put on ritalin when i was 5, and stayed on till i refused to take it any longer at 13. I had many problems as a child, mostly due to being smaller than the other children in my class. I suffered severe headaches as a child. puberty came late, andwas less than 100 lbs at age17, and reached 5 foot 10 at age 23. and 120 lbs. today , i suffer from depression, and anxiety. ritalin is a serious drug and should not be given to children. | M | 36 | 9 years 30 1X day | 7/30/2010 | 1 | ADHA | High uncontrollable blood pressure. | My son took ritalin in the mid 80's into the mid 90's. He is now 36 and has uncontrollable high blood pressure. They have tried everything to control it and nothing has worked. He took it for 9 years. If I had known this was a forever side effect I would have never let him take it. Shame on the doctors and makers of ritalin and shame on me for giving it to him. I cut his life short. Is it worth it? NO!! | M | 36 | ? 2X day | 10/30/2015 | 5 | ADHD/Depression | arthralgia (aching joints), possible thinning of hair (not sure about this one. I have noticed that my eyelashes seem thinner and shorter, but I don't know if that can be attributed to Ritalin or something else (I haven't taken my vitamins in about a year, a year in which I worked night shift=very hard on one's body...currently OFF night shift and JUST started taking vitamins again.) | I absolutely love Ritalin (aside from the side effects I mentioned). It has done wonders for my focus, motivation, and general ability to get things done. I think that if this medication is used as prescribed (I take it everyday, HOWEVER, if I am not working or otherwise doing something that involves a lot of concentration and/or focus I will take *medication holidays*) it will work beautifully. It should ONLY be prescribed to those of us who REALLY need it. It has improved my quality of life tremendously and I finally, for the most part, feel *normal.* I was on Adderall for two years prior and I feel Ritalin (IMO) is better overall. Adderall made me feel as though I was *on* something and worsened my depression/anxiety once it wore off. With Ritalin, I feel as though my anxiety is actually relieved and my depression is alleviated while on it. So far, so good. | F | 37 | 5 months 10mg 2X day | 4/2/2013 | 3 | Adhd | Side effects keep changing as time pass, after almost a month it's very high Sex drive dry mouth but getting better sometimes dizziness and increased anxiety | I'm still not sure what are the good effects, but I think I can focus more | F | 37 | 24 days 10 3X day | 10/19/2021 | 5 | Narc/dep | None | F | 38 | 8 months 20mg 2xD | 12/3/2011 |