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 |
| 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 | 4 | ADD | Loss of appetite (even now), dry mouth (no more), occasionnal headaches and occasionnal dizziness (even now) (sorry 4 my mistakes) | This medicine is no miracle, and no killer addictive drug if your using it correctly and for the right problem (add, adhd, narcolepsy, bipolarity, etc). Personnally i noticed a LOT of improvement. I had HUGE anxiety disorders (panic attacks and constant fear and pain in my chest), and 95% of the time i was in a clearly depressive mood. Everything in my life was affected by this trouble (school exams, performances, relationships, everyday things to do and thoughts). Since i take this medication.. i have time notion, i am no more (or max 10 min) late, i can think before i react to different situations and i feel no more anxiety (just normal stress, i am free!!!). I am just.. normal!!! No more in a spiral, i can control my life because i can control myself and my thoughts. I would say the only thing that makes me euphoric these days is that i never felt so released of all my life, i have no anxiety and this was a very heavy weight on my shoulders. I can think about my future positively and i finally ''forgot'' my past. I'm no more caught in present, i can enjoy life.. Dont forget this medication is just a helper, this will not change your life dramatically; i personnally still have work to do to have peace of mind, and i hope someday i will get rid of the medication and be able to live on my own. | F | 22 | 8 days 10mg SR 1X day | 7/21/2010 | 5 | ADHD | Headaches initial month after only occasional mood swings and dry mouth | Allowed me to concentrate in individual tasks or commitments, more tolerant, less impulsive, able to make decisions, feel stability, achieve long term goals, feel in control of my life again ( no longer a mess of 500 projects or constantly changing my mind / starting new things! ) | F | 20 | 3 years 20 3X day | 6/27/2010 | 5 | ADD- ADHD | Dry- mouth, dizziness, feeling hot, upset stomach, speech problems I get stuck on words. Don't want to eat. | I have notice greatly that it has improved my life socially things don't upset as they did before. Tacks don't seem to overwhelming for me. I can fouces so much more, the channel is not switching anymore. But the bonus here at least I think...is my sex drive! I want to do it all the time. | F | 35 | 1 months 20 mg 1X day | 6/23/2010 | 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 | 4 | adhd | n/a | no appetite, immediate focus, constant masturbation, and tobacco smoking (or bud when the cum-down comes)...beats eating...and the "smoke/stimulant" combo is orgasmic in itself...wow! | M | 21 | 2 years 20 mg 2X day | 4/9/2010 | 1 | ADHD | Nausea, loss of appetite, headaches, fever like symptoms, sleepy, angry like mood, and nervousness. | I would not advise i am 15 and this drug doesn't not help me and i experience these side effects every time i take it. It does more damage than ever helping will occur. I am trying to get other medication for my ADHD | M | 15 | 5 days 27 MG 1X day | 3/6/2010 | 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 | Aspergers | Loss of Appetite, difficulty falling asleep | An absolute god send for himself and the rest of the family. Is less anxious, confident, happy and not so self absorbed. Meltdowns are almost non existant now.I cannot tell you how much this has made a difference to our lives. | M | 6 | 1 months 5mg 2X day | 2/17/2010 | 4 | add | i'm on the generic ritalin because that's what i can afford. i take 2 10mg in the morning, it kicks in less than 30 minutes, and i'm off cleaning the house like never before. my attitude has greatly improved while I'm on the ritalin, but after 3 hours i'm pooped and i am a total b*tch again, yelling as usual. I'm thinking of switching to adderall xr or ritalin xr, because if I take the ritalin after 6pm I cannot fall asleep like now, its about 7am and I haven't slept for two days. but if i take the xanax a whole bar 2 mg. i will be knocked out for a long time, so no thanks. ritalin doesn't make me eat while zoning--soon as i come down i'm hungry, speeding in my car, argumentive and crazy again. xanax is to curb my anxiety, but it makes me hungry like crazy. ritalin just has me taking care of my business and happy unlike my usual sad, never going anywhere self. i'm quiting the xanax. | F | 39 | 8 days 20 mg 3X day | 2/13/2010 | 5 | Recreational | I always known it was an Upper to me, while I always liked Downers, I Abused this drug, I'll admit that, It about killed me, BUT I abused it! I would take it to get speedy. | Well, for a rush or speed, if you just want to experiment, it's ok, but my heart was flying out of my chest. | M | 30 | 1 months | 2/2/2010 | 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 | ADHD | Tiredness when Ritalin kicks in. I feel "out of it" when it wears off and confused. | It makes me feel slower and calm, not sure about focus yet. My heart beats are normal. No jitters. Ritalin is better than Adderall for me. | F | 20 | 3 days | 1/18/2010 | 4 | adhd | extreme boredom i get so bored i cant explain it but i deal witth it. when i first take it it dose nothing then i hit this stage of amazing overzeles joy then BOOM i cant do anything without getting bored. exp sex and well thats about it i take methylin 20 mg tablets white with an m on one side and 20 (INCREPTION)with little line splitting it in half on the other side. i take 6 a day | it makes me have to go pee alot i mean an alful lot and poo alot 12-14 times a day, i started in 8th grade im a seinor now when i was 13 i wieghted 170 now im almost 19 and im 156. if you snort it i no your not soppost to but im sure a lot of adhd med users have atlest one not advised. i went through this stage of over takeing it like 12 16 a day and i stayed awake for 3- days at a time and then crashed. it gets you high and it took away the bordem but it defeted the pourpos i eventualy couldnt fouces at al and my life revulved around my next dose. highy additive if taken wrong NOT ADVISED DO NOT SNORT THIS MEDICATION!!! IT WILL SCREW UP YOUR LIFE FOR SOMETIME ITHAS A NICKNAME OF KIDDYCOCA COULD BE A SERIOUS GETWAY DUG IF YOU HAVE CHILDREN ON IT MONETON THEM MY PARENTS DIDNT ME THEY SAID OOO HE WOULD NEVER DO SOMETHING THAT STUPID !!! I DID AND I CAN COUNT ON IT THEYLL TRY TO GET HIGH ON IT WHEN THAY KOWN WHAT GETTING HIGH IS ORALY IS THE ONLY WAY I NEVER GOT HIGH AND COULD OR DIDNT EVEN WANNA E HIGH OFF IT PLZ WATCH THEM CAREFULLY!!! | M | 18 | 6 years | 1/7/2010 | 2 | ADHD | anxiety | lasts far too quickly...almost makes me bipolar...one moment euphoric...the next I am crying and anxious...unless you pop 10 mg every hour+ it is ineffective and more trouble than it's worth | M | 22 | 2 weeks | 11/27/2009 | 4 | Adult ADHD (official) + fatigue | ...Continued from previous | & several generics); Ritalin LA [sust-release over 8-hrs] in 20, 30, 40mg]; and Concerta s/r 12hr tabs (in 18, 27, 36, 54mg) + atomoxetine [Strattera] . That's it! No Adderall, dexmethylphenidate (Focalin), s/r Dexedrine', lisdexamphetamine (Vyvanse) or methamphetamine (Desoxyn) - Crystal Meth pills I believe - awesome!!! I've read about a MPH patch too (Daytrana?), & the newest formulation in America, 'LiquADD' - liquid dex - 2! Of course, those must all be extortionate to patients in the US; in Aus, UK, Canada, New Z, all of Europe and every other developed country on the planet (except the USA for reasons which elude me), we have public healthcare systems, where medical treatment and pretty much all medications are at least heavily subsidised, if not free: I don't pay a cent for any of my meds, or to see my GP, psychiatrist etc! But I digress... The point is that I need more than 60mg of Rit a day! I'd like to combine Rit with Dex, but my dr's never done that. He offered me a combo of Concerta with normal Rit, but I've read some v unpleasant things about Concerta in patient reviews, and after reading those I really don't want it at all! Has anyone used either Rit + Dex, or s/r forms of MPH w standard tablets? Pls email me & let me know if you have! - And also if uv bn presc'd doses of MPH <60mg/day [=72mg Concerta btw, I want to hear from folks on more!] (Pls don't just email me to tell me not to shoot it up! I know ur not supposed 2 but it bloody w | M | 29 | 5 months | 10/29/2009 | 5 | ADHD | Loss of Appetite, Dry Mouth, Stomach Pain, Nausea, Sleep problems, Weight loss | I was recently diagnosed with ADHD. I have been on it for a week now and after the first dose my focus was improving. My Doctor started me off with this 5mgs 2 times a day. I upped it to 3 times on the days I work because it wears off at 5pm and I want to be able to concentrate on things at night. So far this week has been great. I have been able to concentrate at work, Ive been losing weight which is a great thing because I am over weight. The loss of appetite is great because I used to over eat a lot. So far its been a miracle drug. I'd be lost without it. I'll update more when I have been on it longer. | F | 23 | 7 days | 10/6/2009 | 3 | BIPOLAR, Lack of concentration | funny feeling in my head (almost a headach), when I turn my head I cant seem to judge the speed, miss-judge my strength eg.slam doors. | taking it with Lithium | F | 29 | 3 days | 9/25/2009 | 1 | Crabs | Hyperactivity, loss of appetite, loss of money, loss of clothing | IT DID NOTHING TO GET RID OF MY CRABS | F | 17 | 200 days | 9/25/2009 | 4 | lack of focus, lack of memory | when the medicine wears off my memory is worse, have to be very regular about spacing the medicine. I don't take it after 3PM unless I am going out in the evening. | F | 76 | 14 months | 8/3/2009 |