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 | reduce fatigue & improve cognition | occaisional increased thirst, does increase my libido-not complaining there, takes a couple of nights to re-regulate sleeping like one should | I'm not ADD or ADHD-I have Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia. I only take Ritalin when I am in relapse mode(meaning symptoms last longer than 5 days and prevent me from funtioning normally)and dosage varies from 10 mg. 1 to 2 times per day(depending on level of fatigue and decreased cognition). I taper off as soon as I know my relapse is over. This drug could be easily abused-just be aware of that. I've not ever stayed on Ritalin over 90 days. | F | 42 | 90 days | 12/10/2006 | 3 | Adult ADD | No sides the first year. After a year it started to destroy my libido. Situations, smells and other stimulus that used to make me sexually and emotionally aroused disappeared. Weak or non existing erection. A numbness in penis and testicular atrophy. Drastically reduced ability to feel orgasm and ejaculate. Hormones checked and fine, whether through endogenous or exogenous periods. Tadalafil does help with erection, but an erection without real arousal is quite useless. I believe it destroys libido centrally from the brain as well as inhibit peripherally due to vasoconstriction. Do not give this to your kid. It may impair the secondary sexual characteristics if a boy. The pluses, it makes me do things, out of bed faster. More focused in sedentary situations. In active situations, such as physical exercise or being confronted with rapid changes on the move, I don't need it. | Do not give it to your kid. | M | 42 | 4 years 30-40 4X day | 4/24/2021 | 5 | narcolepsy | All positive! Joints hurt less, more alert, less depression, more energy, slept better, and no more migraine headaches! | Ritalin has been nothing but wonderful for me and the treatment of my narcolepsy. I have severe narcolepsy and was out of work because of it; I have gone back to work and gone back to college thanks to Ritalin. However, I did find that regular Ritalin works much better for me than the slow release Ritalin. Also, I was having ups and downs taking it on the prescribed schedule, but smoothed that out by taking 5mg every two hours. I have a steady, consistent, and comfortable response to the medication by taking it in frequent small doses. Also, when I took fewer, larger doses I would sometimes get very sharp abdominal cramps. Changing to smaller more frequent doses eliminated the bad side effects but maintained the good side effects. I'm very satisfied with my Ritalin. | M | 43 | 4 years | 4/29/2005 | 5 | anxiety, panic, mild narcolepsy | urinary difficulties at times,.incountenence.. | prescribed to help me to get out and about. I had quit using chewing tobacco after 26 yrs and couldn't function mentally or physically. Couldn't and didn't want to wake up, go to work, unable to focus, to concentrate..I have an anxiety disorder with panic and have had for many years..The generic ritalin has helped with all of those things as I have gotten off of it from time to time to see what the results or changes may be. The panic attacks begin to reoccur pretty quickly after stopping and the anxiety is also heightened too...I'm not really sure what that all means except that I feel better, more relaxed, more calm, more focused, more sympathetic, more of many things that I think are good things to have,..good traits.. So, I believe I will just remain on them for now..Hope this helps somebody. | M | 43 | 3 months 30mg 2X day | 11/1/2010 | 5 | ADD, Fatigue, and Depresson | At first some intestinal and stomach distress, that has since gone away. Dry mouth. Need help getting to sleep. | I am grateful to have been prescribed this mostly for extreme bipolar depression and chronic fatigue. Well, it happens to be working wonders on my ADD symptoms. I feel like I think straight and that the signal-noise ratio has been decreased greatly enough so that I am not bogged down by racing thoughts, etc. Believe me, I am someone who hates taking meds, but I am happy this is helping me. I would gladly take this over the years I have spent feeling confused, unable to cope, stressed out over little things like doing dishes, and anxious as hell. I feel calmer, more positive, and able to think straight and I am finally making small dents in things that have been overwhelming me for the last two years. In this case, I do think a med can be a life-saver. I have heard less bad things about Ritalin and long term use than I have other meds or have felt that they would be bad for me long term. I feel safer with this than other anti-depressants and have been encouraged by others who say it's not that bad and they feel better for it. | F | 43 | 7 days 20 2X day | 2/20/2010 | 5 | adult adhd/add--impulsive, anxiety | thirsty, poopy, methylyn good but methylphenidate nerve-inducing (watch your generics, the Concerta was best but VERY EXPENSIVE) | I'm a 40-something mother of 2, have probably had adhd all my life and the ritalin has been a god-send and a huge lifesaver. After having kids my impulsive behavior (read: shopping) has been out of control, literally. Find a doctor you can trust and talk to him/her. Especially if you are a woman, whose symptoms are different than the typical boy who is bouncing off walls. Especially if you were a premie or of a low birth-weight. IMPORTANT! | F | 43 | 2 months 20 mg+ 2X day | 8/6/2010 | 4 | Tiredness, eye strain as if been reading to long. | Taking ritalin for ADD, scattered thoughts, random thinking, inability to maintain steady actvity. This has been reduced since taking and feel better for it, ritalin has also reduced the restless legs feeling i have previously lived with, But I am tired from waking up till going back to bed. It's like I'm always" just finished work tired" not better or worse... | M | 43 | 3 months 10 mg 5X day | 6/4/2012 | 4 | ADHD - | Sometimes dizzy | My main issue is getting distracted when I wake up and forgetting to take my ritalin. I take 10mg 2x/day. It's not like I feel super-focused when I am taking ritalin, or 'altered' in any way. I don't really feel anything different... I am just able to focus on my work and do it, which is really hard when I am not taking my medication. | M | 43 | 2 years | 1/14/2009 | 3 | ADDHD | swelling of tongue, difficulty pronouncing words | did help with focus | M | 43 | 21 days | 3/12/2005 | 2 | ADHD | I was taking this to treat ADHD, but I found Adderall to be much better. | I was taking this to treat ADHD, but I found Adderall to be much better. This drug, in my opinion, is inferior to Adderall, which I currently take, and has helped me profoundly. | F | 43 | 6 months 20MG 1X day | 10/14/2015 | 4 | Depression/ADHD | Decreased appetite, weight loss (20 pounds), Insomnia if I take after 3 pm, euphoria, addiction, anxiety, tolerance | Very effective for increasing alertness, attention, concentration, academic and professional performance and productivity. I take in combination with Zoloft 100 mg and Wellbutrin XL 300 mg, and it relieves my depression completely. I have more energy, more motivation, less social phobia, and I am now able to socialize. The only problem is that sometimes I take more to increase my productivity so I became addicted. My doctor switched me for Biphentin (methylphenidate CR-12h) 60 mg and Ritalin 10 mg in the morning. I don't feel the euphoria but the effectiveness is very close. Concerta was really bad for me, I know that's it's the same drug in it, but the liberation is very slow, so it wasn't effective and it made me so depressed and tired. Biphentin is available in Canada but I dont think that it's available in the US. | M | 44 | 1 years 20 mg 3X day | 12/31/2023 | 4 | ADD | down sides:sleepiness, irritability,Loss of appetite,rebound,light flashes, jittery, anxiety,urge to urinate up sides : Concentration, better focused thinking, better to express my self, less speeding tickets, better interaction with people. | Diagnosed after 43 years with ADD, puts allot off childhood and later on actions and decisions in perspective. It helps me allot. Side effects are livable. | M | 44 | 8 months | 1/13/2008 | 4 | ADD | CONCERTA lasted too long i couldnt fall asleep at only 1 dose of 18 mg. I take 10 mg when i wake up the 5 mg at noon. i am unwinding by 6 pm and can fall asleep at 10. This drug works but i wouldstill like to be able to accomplish more then i am. My dose may be too low? over all i am impressed- oh I HATED adderall alot! | F | 44 | 10 MG 1X day | 9/1/2011 | 2 | ADHD/Bipolar2 | Feel like crap actually. Flat, irritable and can't be arsed. Face feels like it looks miserable too | I know it is early days but I think I felt better not on it. I feel tired and pissed off. Just had a coffee to see if that helped wake me up a bit. I have so much to do today and I totally can't be bothered, don't even want to go for a walk (think i should force myself though) I am supposed to meeting friends but I don't want to now as feel scattered and can't be bothered talking (which is not normal for me at all)... feeling of being in no mans land. I also take Lamactil but I hate this feeling of being on drugs...this is the feeling I used to have when I took crap party drugs years ago and hated that then too...due to take my second one for the day in about an hour so see how I go... fkn over it to be honest. Feel like getting off everything and going back to my crazy self. Rant over... thank you | F | 44 | 2 days 10mg 2X day | 1/13/2016 | 1 | Add | Irratability breathing difficulty blurred vision mood swings etc. | I have been on Ritalin for almost 20 years. At first it seemed like a miracle drug but I now see this drug could have destroyed me. I had almost all the side effects. I began abusing it soon after I started taking it. Some nights I would stay up all night (occasionally playing on line backgammon for 12 straight hours) my boyfriend commented that he could see a change in my facial movements. It was incredibly easy to get highest allowable dosage. Granted, I could clean the he'll out of my kitchen, but the cost was way way too high. Wish I never took it. Closets may have been a little messy but my life wouldn't be a disaster. | F | 44 | 18 years 20 mg 3X day | 8/16/2011 | 5 | add | has changed my life for the better | F | 45 | 5 years 20 3X day | 10/20/2010 | 2 | ADD | I feel constant headaches, dizziness (like sedative effects), low heart rate, increased blood pressure and low sex drive. | I am just diagnosed with ADD at 45. Ritalin does not seem to be working for me. I started out on a low dose 10 mg 2 x day for 3 days, then 15 mg x 2 days for the next 3 days. Today is my day 6 in this trial. No improvement and seems like I am having opposite effects. | M | 45 | 6 days 30 mg 2X day | 11/22/2012 | 5 | adult adhd | CONCERTA prescribed. It has changed my life. I am focused, forward-looking. Before Concerta, I felt something like a Ferrari with a bad clutch -- this constant slipping, with the power of the engine, for all its whirring, never quite finding its way to the drive wheels. No more. For the first time in my life, I'm able to take a project to its conclusion. That may not sound like much to most people, but there it is. My ability to concentrate is nothing short of ferocious. I am happy. I'm 46 years old and my life has finally begun. Oh, yes, one other thing -- I have experienced no side effects, save for a desired weight reduction of about 30 pounds (down to 160 from 190). Sounds like science fiction? Too good to be true? Perhaps, but what can I say? I could not be more grateful. | M | 46 | 14 months | 6/16/2007 | 4 | adult ADHD | I experienced a little anxiety when first taking Ritalin, but not too bad, and after a few weeks it subsided. | After only the first dose, I noticed a huge difference in my ability to concentrate at work. I avoided taking it for years because of the addictive properties of this medication. HOWEVER, after spending my ENTIRE life spinning my wheels and never getting anywhere, I could care less if I become addicted to 20 or 40 mg of Ritalin a day. I don't say that haughtily or arrogantly. I am just saying that, after all these years of struggling to focus and finish anything, I am simply not going to worry about becoming addicted. I would rather take it for the rest of my life than live with the chaotic mind and life I have without it. It has changed my life. I take it as directed and never abuse it so, again, I am not going to worry about being addicted to this medication. | M | 46 | 2 years | 2/1/2010 | 5 | Adult ADD | A little dry mouth. Just helps me drink more water. When I first started 6 years ago I had mild tics in my lower eye lid. Went away quickly. Ritalin changed my life. I did try Dexadrine it left me wide awake but totally spaced out. I tried the Ritalin LA but it left me too hyped and I like to control when I take it if I need special concentration. I also take Xanaz 1 or 2 times daily for anxiety. | I can only take the brand name. THe generic is cheaper but makes me cranky and does not work. Please watch the generic with your children since they can not articulate what they are feeling! If they seem more angry or agitated try brand. There is a difference. | F | 47 | 6 years | 8/1/2005 |