RITALIN Reviews (METHYLPHENIDATE HYDROCHLORIDE)Average Rating: 3.4 (214 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare RITALIN with similar:
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| 4 | I have ADHD | It was great I was foucoused all day, got home and cleaned (witch is hard to get me to do), did homework, listened to my mom, remember things I normally wouldnt. But the aftermath of the beautiful day i had. Couldnt go to sleep, muscles hurt, headache, not hungry, dizzy, stomach hurt, dry mouth. Never again. Its not worth the after math. I hope my original two pills a day works, Ugh worst experience ever. | F | 18 | 1 days 10mg 7x | 12/4/2013 | 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 | 1 | Mild ADHD | I was misdiagnosed with mild ADHD back in 1997 simply because I was very antsy and couldn't sit still. I was on this for less than 48 hours due to my "very unusual and frightening reaction" as my mother has described it to me. She told me that within 12 hours of me taking my first pill I completely flipped out! I was calmly watching tv when I suddenly started screaming! I threw the remote at the tv, then threw myself on the floor and had a psychotic episode! I was taken off immediately! The next day at school I remember all of my teachers asking me if I was "alright" because I would not stop blinking (ticking) whenever I would speak. *+*I feel as if this is important to note for anyone reading this; around this time I also developed Tourettes Syndrome, a life long condition that causes a symptom called "tics" which are uncontrolable short and repetitive movements/sounds that interfere with motor skills and speech. Tourettes makes the sufferer highly sensitive to their enviournment and to certain foods, which makes tics worse. I have reason to believe that Ritalin caused this seeing as how I ticked while taking this and have never ticked prior. Also note that this drug contains stimulants, so only take this is you have full blown ADHD without the risk of developing Tourettes Syndrome. | F | 23 | 2 times ??? | 9/22/2013 | 1 | ADHD | Not able to eat,feeling sick after eating,being in a fog or haze the best way to explain it. Yes it was calming but like stoners. | This was from 7 to age 9. My dosage was moved from 10mg to 15mg to 25 over the two year period. The time taken was move up as well from one time a day to 2 times a day. Do I was able to fight the drugs effects so my dosage was moved up. It is a sedation drug in my opinion but not to help learning for children at all. I would really call this drug calming effects and muscle movement but not anything to do with learning to put a child it a zombie like state dosen't help with learning. Think before putting a child on this drug in other schools or class to help them or make it fun. | M | 30 | 2 years 25mg 2X day | 9/10/2013 | 5 | ADD | Jittery, occasional slight heartburn, racing heartbeat, decreased anxiety, improved sleep, dependence/tolerance... | I took this for a month and was very happy. Finally, for once in my life, I could concentrate! Say I was going to do something today and know that it would get done! I also experienced a decrease in anxiety, focus on the present so much that I'd forget the past more easily, and it normalized my sleep pattern. For the first time in my life, I was going to sleep at the same time every night, and it was by midnight, and waking up at the same time every morning. While I was waiting to get my Ritalin, my housemate offered me to try some Adderall IR 10mg. I tried that and ultimately thought it was better than Ritalin with its slight euphoria and less jitters/heartburn. Adderall turned out horribly in long-term, and my psych wanted me on XR, which was even worse than IR (I did XR 30days, then IR 30days). Then psych put me on Concerta when I asked to go back on Ritalin. Fail. I asked to go back on Ritalin again, and my psych starts telling me that if XRs don't work for me, I must not have ADD after all (she's the one who diagnosed me!!!), so she put me on Wellbutrin for depression instead (I told her I wasn't depressed!). Wellbutrin scares the crap outta me, and I just want to get back on Ritalin. Experimentation has now cost me another year of my life wasted. If it ain't broke, don't fix it!!! | F | 24 | 30 days 5 MG 2X day | 8/13/2013 | 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 | 2 | Adult ADHD | Must be something wrong with me! I must be about the only one out there that is starving, always hungry and gaining weight on this med. My body is sore and I have headaches. My focus has not improved much and I feel jittery inside. Not sure if this will go away soon. | F | 41 | 8 days 20mg 2X day | 6/9/2013 | 5 | ADHD | Vasoconstriction, loss of appetite | Works perfect. Finally I can function without using calendars, multiple lists and reminders. My social anxiety faded away when I finally was able to hold conversations without forgetting what we are talking about every 5 sec. Would be a hard time to chase education and my dreams without. Eating is easy. Just eat inbetween doses. | M | 22 | 2 years 10mg 6X day | 4/3/2013 | 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 | 5 | ADHD-PI, Depression | Days upon initiation- Mild palpitations and psychogenic uneasiness. The First month(s): Bruxism and disrupted sleep. Over its entirety-- Appetite loss resulting in weight change, and mild stomach discomfort. | Conditions-- Life long academia/learning difficulties. At the time misdiagnosed as immaturity, angst or rebellion. Severe agoraphobia. Results-- In combination with an SSRI, Ritalin has changed my existence entirely. The tired cliche; I finally have my life back. I've become more energetic, sociable & enthusiastic; In both my career and personal interests. Negatives-- It's not a miracle pill and has been a continued daily effort. I started grinding my teeth, the "rubber band on the wrist" negative reinforcement trick fixed this. Alarms are needed to keep a schedule for waking, eating and sleeping. If not observed, it's easy to miss meals and throw-off sleep patterns quickly. | M | 26 | 5 months 20 MG 1X day | 12/17/2012 | 1 | ADHD | It turned me into a zombie, all though I don't remember the years (I was quite young) my parents took me off because they noticed changes in my nature and intelligence. ADHD is a fake learning disability created to give talented children this drug. 1. To make money and 2. To stop free-thinkers and supress this new mindset that is awakening in the minds as each generation passes. RITALIN IS STOPPING HUMAN EVOLUTION, sounds quite ridiculous I know, but I guarantee your children will grow up to be more if their skill and hyper-activity is seen as a positive, rather than a mental disorder. Do the research yourself on the effects of ritalin. | M | 18 | 2 years 15 | 12/11/2012 | 1 | ADHD | Thoughts of suicide depression uninterested in doing anything | This crap is evil it helped when i was in middle school and junior high it helped a little but now that im in 9th grade my grades have been slipping im often depressed and it never helps keep me calm when some one starts something its uder hell for me im always tired i never really want to eat ( unless my body tells me go eat some damn food) and i just want to sleep all the time. I feal like a zombie im paranoid ive been haveing thoughts of suiced for a few years but its not my fault its the damn ridlins fault this fucking drug has ruined most of my life i also tend to be hostle and withdrown from my family and the few friends im still in contact with from my old school and even the ones from my current school. Even now if i stop takeing it things will just get fucking worse for me. | M | 14 | 10 years 10mg 1X day | 11/28/2012 | 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 | 1 | My son was diagnosed with ADD | He became a zombie. Never smiled. His concentration was better but, he went from happy to nothing. | He is now 28 yrs old. He's ALWAYS angry. He has a hard time showing any emotion but the anger. Even when he is happy he acts angry. His temper is extremely short. I wish I had NEVER put him on this. He's been angry ever since he was taken off. It's so hard for him and others around him because of the anger issues and mood swings. I blame the Ritalin because he was never like this before taking it. But, at least he's no longer a zombie as he was when he was on it. | F | 53 | 2 years 10 MG 2X day | 10/22/2012 | 4 | ADD | Loss of appetite which leads into weight loss, I had headaches at first but once you get used to them it goes away, extreme concentration (sometimes I get frustrated when there is too much nose and I want to do my homework) , constantly thirsty, and extreme sweating. | This basically saved my life. It was pure torture to just get me to concentrate or do homework after school. Since I have been on Ritalin it has helped me so much and my grades in school immediately increased. | F | 18 | 3 years 30 & 10 MG 2X day | 9/24/2012 | 3 | Major Depression | Fast heartbeat, tolerance, crash after it wears off | I read so much about how stimulants like Ritalin could help with anhedonic symptoms of depression (apathy, emotional numbness, lack of drive, inability to feel pleasure, etc.) because of their action with catecholamines (dopamine, norepinepherine, epinepherine). Well, as it turned out, it has been the ONLY med that has had a noticeable effect on my depression out of wellbutrin, effexor, abilify, and desipramine. At first, as I was titrating up I felt absolutely no different. Once I hit 15mg 2x daily I started feeling a small effect. When I hit 20-30mg, I hit the peak of what the drug had to offer, because it started forming a tolerance, and soon, the only effect I felt from the Ritalin was an increased heart rate. When it was working I started notice it working 20 minutes after intake, and then the effect would increase for an hour, peak for 20 minutes, then decrease for an hour, culminating in a crash. I was so disappointed and desperate that I increased the dose again and again on my own still without the initial effects that it had on my mood. I reached 65mg in one dose and my heartbeat hit 190bpm and I had to go to the ER because I was losing consciousness and feeling numb at my extremities. Still, it has been the most effective treatment yet, and maybe if nothing else works I will return to it taking it only once or twice a week. It would give me something to look forward to at least in this blank empty apathetic anhedonic zombielike state. | M | 20 | 3 weeks 30mg 2X day | 9/16/2012 | 5 | ADD | I am so calm. Ritalin is a miracle. but, drowsiness, appetite lose, and if on too high of a dosage, you will feel like a ZOMBIE!! | F | 14 | 3 years 30 MG | 9/4/2012 | 1 | ADD | Caused me to get sezuires at age 16. Which continues on until this day. | M | 21 | 8 years 20 MG 1X day | 8/25/2012 | 2 | fatigue | When I first started taking it I had lots of energy. Now I take it and I nod out plus I could eat a truck load of food. | My medications for my degenerative disk disease and 9 neck and back surgeries had left me sleeping up to 20 hrs a day. My Dr. put me on 10 mg. 2x day Ritalin - at first it was great. For the past 2 months, I have no energy no matter if I take 1 or 2 extra a day. I seriously nod right out and fall asleep after I take my medicine. I eat non stop. I'm back to sleeping 20 hours a day. I have read that most Dr.'s don't know what to do about this situation because they haven't heard about it happening. | F | 53 | 1 years 10 mg 2X day | 6/29/2012 | 1 | Adhd | Ritalin made me like a zombie. Terrible headaches. I literally felt drugged!! It did make me very calm and things were easier for me to manage but the negatives definitely outweigh the positives here. | F | 28 | 4 days 10mg | 6/24/2012 |