RITALIN-SR Reviews (METHYLPHENIDATE HYDROCHLORIDE)

Average Rating: 3.5 (38 Ratings)

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 5  ADD None, perhaps a bit of appetite supression but nothing that is interfering with my life To respond to the last comment, there are several types of ADD. Not all who have ADD are hyper, in fact, that is only one type of ADD. Many people, particularly women, suffer from hypoactivity which makes them sluggish and always out of it. They are unable to focus properly because they are constantly falling into a daydreaming state and their mind just floats from subject to subject rather than focusing on what needs to be done. For these people, which includes me, Ritalin-SR has been a life saver. I am finally able to keep my mind focased and thus have been able to maintain a steady job for 4 years and buy my own home. I am going back to grad school this winter. I have tried many antidepressants for my ADD, but it was Dr. Amen's book on the 6 types of ADD that made me try Ritalin-Sr. It is the best thing that ever happened to me. F 36 3 days
8/13/2007
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 4  adult add Appetite suppressant, often hard to time doses right, I have to be careful with caffeine now that I take it. I did alot of research before giving in and trying Ritalin for being Adult ADD. in my field, which is sales, being ADD is very common. what i had not realized is that for many years (including college) I had been using caffeine to try to counter the ADD naturally. If you are truely ADD, caffeine has a similer effect to ritalin in that it allows you to focus and does almost nothing to wake you up. If i had 12 diet mountain dews in a 10 hour period I might get the rush other people take for granted. But it also allowed me to study for 12 hours straite to pass classes so I wasnt complaining. I just kept quite about how caffeine never effected me how everyone said it would. The ritalin is the same. If ritalin does not calm you down, then ask yourself if caffeine does, if neither do, then likely you are NOT ADD. For me Ritalin is 60% good, 40% bad. With paperwork and being focused at work and studying and such its a God send. HOwever for fast thinking on my feet, for multi tasking, for thin F 39 4 months
3/21/2007
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 4  ADD (continuation) Insomnia: Oops, you shouldn't have taken it less than 5 hours before sleep. Usually the ritalin will make me stress outabout anything I can think of. If you are trying to sleep, don't think about any bad thoughts or anything you have to do the next day. Try to picture something relaxing and keep a fan in the room. shaky hands: If you don't eat enough before you take the pill, they will shake like crazy and you get dizzy. So eat! And if you forgot, try to force something down your throat anyway (even though eating is almost painful)-it will make you feel way way better. Overall, I think ritalin is great, I probably would have failed out of college by now without it. Plus it is much better than adderall. My roomate takes adderall and it is much more intense and will crash you very hard, it can turn you into a bit of a crackhead and it is very addictive. F 22 6 years
1/26/2007
 4  ADD Bad: dry mouth and dehydration, craving cigarettes, lack of sense of humor, extreme slugishness when pill wears off in afternoon, anxiety - also sometimes I get way too focussed on something unimportant and can't stop (like surfing the net or absolutely having to finish an impossible math problem for 3 hours, even though I know I should move on and be productive)-slight paranoia, shaky hands(this is bad because I work in a chem lab haha) Good: Able to focus in class, good for studying and working in academic environment(all-nighters), better at math and problem solving, I don't fidget and squirm as much, it is easier to look people stright in the eye and to actually hear what they are saying. Great cure for laziness. I also have great philisophical conversations b/c it's easier for me to connect ideas. I don't zone out and daydream anymore. When I don't take it for a few days I sometimes go off into lala land and you can scream my name but I won't hear you. (However, this is a favo They diagnosed my twin brother and I when we were kids (ADD is common among premature babies)I took it in grade school, and then started again at the end of high school when classes got hard. Of course ritalin is great to have in college, but be careful! Lots of people will offer you money around finals week, or steal it from you. Here is my advice to anyone with similar side effects as me: Dry mouth: Drink lots of water, duh. Drink a full glass with the pill and a couple more throughout the day. Try to stay away from coffee and pop, unless you drink water right before. extreme sluggishness: make sure you take your second pill of the day BEFORE the first wears off, otherwise the lag will take an hour out of your day. Don't forget to keep drinking water (gatorade is awesome too). If you don't take a second pill, then drink 1 cup of coffe around lag time and screw the dehydration thing. Paranoia: Take a deep breath, you probably won't care once the drug wears off. Insom F 22 6 years
1/26/2007
 4  Adult ADD Positive: -Increased concentration; increased alertness;decreased appetite; weight loss; increased bowel movements (decreased constipation - a problem I have always had); increased libido (I take Zoloft as well, which has left me with practically no sex drive, so the ritalin really helps counter those effects) Negative: -Jittery; increased heartrate; fear of addiction; (comes with increased happines - not quite euphoria, but I definitely enjoy what I'm doing more when I'm on the Ritalin) insomnia; terrible headaches; fear of long-term health consequences; sometimes I get overly-focused on something that is not what I am intending to do (i.e. posting on this board instead of writing a paper.) It's not the same distraction that I have without the ritalin (b/c I am not distracted while posting) but I get overly concentrated on the "wrong thing" (i.e. i don't take time to prioritize before i take the ritalin, so I get caught up in whatever i start to do once I take it.) I am on the generic brand; I tried the name brand but did not notice a difference in either positive or negative side effects, so I went with generic for cost-effectiveness. I take 20mg every four hours, and I am wondering if a smaller dose would decrease my headaches. I have tried extended release, but because I have such an irregular schedule, I need to be able to concentrate in short bursts. However, the slight Overall, the benefits much outweigh the negatives for me; I am actually able to get my work done; this has been a lifesaver in graduate school. F 24 1 years
11/10/2006
 5  EDS related to sleep apnea Increased sweating. Slight temporary blood pressure increase. Helps keep me awake while driving and during boring meetings. Worked better for me than provigil and a lot lower cost. M 41 4 months
9/8/2006
 1  ADHD The popular ADHD drug Ritalin used by millions of Americans has been linked to linked to heart attacks, strokes, hypertension and sudden deaths. M 29
6/30/2006
 5  Depression Weight loss, slightly elevated blood pressure. Euphoria on first dose. I am morbidly obese--started generic at 300 lbs. I came out of my deep depression the next day. I was unable to do any exercise, now I can do everything,I've lost 25 lbs. Been on it for 2 months. I too am aware of risks, but I have my life back. Everyone that sees me says I look great and that I'm a totally new woman. I want to loose more weight and start cardio fitness as soon as I get over an upper respiratory illness. I had surgery last month and was feeling great and walking within an hour. Recovery was quick. No more joint pain, great energy--what's not to like? M 53 2 months
6/13/2006
 3  Narcolepsy/Cataplexy Dry mouth. Really out of it at first. Loss of appetite, so I've lost weight. I'm having trouble with getting the timing down. Sometimes it starts to wear off before I take another dose, in which case I get extremely sleepy. I had been taking Cylert for the past 12 years, but it has been discontinued. Not sure if I'm liking the alternative (Ritalin). F 34 30 days
5/22/2006
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 5  Depression My antidepressants just stopped working and my MD added this plus wellbutrin to my lexapro.IT has worked very well. keeps me alert at all times. M 45 2 days
1/9/2006
 1  add rage, homicidal I am writing for two friends who tried it. The first did well 1 year but then just went nuts, tried to run people off the road numerous times, turned on parents and went homicidal. The other just lost all touch with reality, couldnt eat, couldnt sleep, full of anger. VERY BAD STUFF. but they were on 20 mg instead of the lesser doses. M 16 1 years
11/13/2005
 5  Add as an adult None as of yet. This drug has helped me tremendously! I am a much calmer, focused person now. M 36 12 days
9/26/2005
 4  ADD Dry mouth (xerostomia), loss of appetite. Ritalin is great for my ADD symptoms. It does EVERYTHING it's supposed to do. It slowed down my brain so I could function like a normal human being. (I can think about one thing at a time instead of 12!!!) It's like I was stuck in fast-forward, while everything around me went unbearably slow, and the ritalin fixed that. BUT... It makes my mouth so dry I want to rip my throat out and throw it at someone!!!! And appetite??? I don't have one. I cannot tell the difference between being unbearably full and completely starved. Today I had like 3 grapes for breakfast, and then at 8pm I realized that I hadn't eaten all day. So I ate dinner. I wasn't hungry, but I just thought I should probably eat something. I guess I don't really mind this, because I don't exactly NOTICE forgetting to be hungry... But it might be an issue for people who aren't used to it. (I've been on ridiculously high doses of ritalin since i was 9) F 21 12 years
7/24/2005
 1  ADD Neverousness, jitters, convulsions, insomnia, anxiety, suicidal thoughts. Lets give a 10 year old kid who can't concentrate amphetamines. Great idea. I was on this drug from the ages of 9 to 14. Probably the worst years of my life. When I complanied to the perscribing md, he put me on the extended release version. Thanks doc. Please do not give this drug to your children because they are not doing well in school. I was so nervous I started smoking when I was 14. My life and performance improved 100% after I refused to take this garbage any longer. I credit this drug for my current anxiety disorder M 25 5 years
10/8/2004
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 4  ADD Headaches MOre focused better preformance in school more able to study harder academic material M 30 4 months
10/2/2004
 5  ADD Decrease in creativity, loss of appetitite, slightly increased heart rate. Ritalin has always worked for me. I went off a couple of times in college, and the only times my GPA was low was when I was off. Now that I am working, I find I can contribute even more than normal when taking the Ritalin. I don't take it on the weekends, unless I am working on research. I have NEVER experienced any withdrawl symptoms. My doc warned of them, but nothing. I believe that the Ritalin is what keeps me on track, and I always feel motivated when on it. Its just too bad that too many abuse it, and I have to go to my doctors monthly to refill. F 24 16 years
7/3/2004
 2  ADD, no Hyperactivity Slightly dry mouth At first I thought I noticed an increase in focus, at 20mg. This lasted a day or two. After 3 days, increased it to 40mg, and noticed almost no difference from the 20mg. If there is improvement, it is subtle. Or perhaps it simply doesn't work for me. F 31 7 days
3/22/2004
 3   insomnia, appetite loss M 17 6 years
8/13/2001

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