Ativan and focalin

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Avatar n tn Once again just as focalin did this made me very sick last night causing the palor and tremor just as focalin had. I experienced twitches and insomnia last night got 2 hours of sleep but and 5 the night before but am awake but i feel terrible. I really need some educated advice on some proper medication choices to talk with my doctor about. I can't focus to any extent without the ADD medication but the side effects i am getttting arn't worth it.
Avatar f tn For the past 10 years I have been snorting my Focalin. I've done upwards of 6000milligrams in one day. I've managed to not snort more than 4-5 pills a day in the recent years but I can't stop. I literally live my life drunk, high, and focalized. I've been to rehab and have used AA and manage to stay sober for like 4 months on multiple occasions. But the one thing that always takes me out is when I snort the Focalin again. It triggers everything bad that I do.
Avatar n tn i dont reallly think i have adhd bad cause i still get all the positive recreational effects from amphetamines and other adhd drugs. focalin is dexmethylphenidate and its twice as potent as methylphenidate(ritalin, concerta, etc)..im suppsoed to take 40 mgs daily and it does help with my minor symptoms and gives me quite a stimulant effect, but for me and my addictive personality its like playin with fire.
Avatar f tn I've recently started taking focalin because I've been kind of depressed and when I take it, it makes me feel kind of like I'm "on top" but the after math *****, then when I think I can stop I can't and I've tried showing myself the symptoms and what it can do to me to scare myself and for some reason that doesn't work.
Avatar f tn I have a seven year old daughter and just started her on Focalin. Has anyone heard if Focalin stunts your childs growth?
Avatar m tn I take 10 mg focalin once a day for my adhd. As usually I swallow it with some water. I never feel it affect me besides not being able to sleep. I had a friend who said if I snort it I will feel it better and that if I did it instead of swallowing it once a day, it wouldn't cause an addiction.
Avatar m tn I have a 22 year old college student, with a bad addiction to snorting Focalin (they are prescribed to me for narcolepsy and adhd) and smoking marijuana. I have been snorting the pills for about 7 months now, and I can't get myself to stop. I finally gave the pill bottle to my girlfriend to regulate for me, and watch me take it in the morning so I dont just keep it and snort it later. I have experience with rehab and drug abuse prior to the focalin.
Avatar f tn not sure what focalin is but if your putting it up your nose it can't be good as for doin it right the next time i don't think so you quit for 6 days and started again that should tell you something what are you taking it for anyway dont feel bad about yourself sometimes it takes 3,4,maybe10 times befor we can get it right but if you are serious about getting clean then you have come to the right place lots of great people and support and advice keep tryin and again don't be to hard
Avatar f tn My children have been on Focalin XR for years now and have had wonderful results. Before this my son was on concerta and strattera together and it zoned him out, but the focalin allows him to focus and still be the same kid he always was. You can definately tell when the medicine has worn off, but when he is medicated he is his normal polite agreeable self and, just more focused. He is able to concentrate in class with no problems.
Avatar f tn I know that abilify helps you have an appetite and gain weight and my son is only 56lbs and 11yrs old...
Avatar f tn My son takes Focalin XR and it does not build up in the system like other daily meds so skipping a dose should not be a big deal. My son takes it for school because the stimulus of the classroom with 19 children is too much for him to control his ADHD. On weekends and non-school days, I do not give him the med (unless we are going to be doing something like attending a party with lots of activity). We have no issues with school unless I fail to give him the med...
Avatar f tn The teacher and counselors asked me to get him tested and I did I just never went back for the resutls. This year he is still not focusing but no longer wetting, although he does still soil his clothes maybe once a week. So the teachers asked me to get him checked, this morning was his first treatment of Focalin XR and I am a nervous wreck. Is anyone else child on this? I just want my son to excel, is this really the way.
524200 tn?1212350423 I am in over my head with drugs and alcohol. I have been an alcholic for the past 4 years. I was depressed, overweight, my Father died, I got divorced we lost our home etc etc. After my husband left, I tried snorting one of my son's Ritalin pills. An attorney friend of mine told me how she uses it before trial. I tried it and for the past 3 years I have been addicted to it. . I am snorting approx 50 mgs a day.
Avatar f tn I also take Pristiq 50mg since 09/08 and makes me feel very good, but is not enough for me to accomplish what I need to do. Since is only been days that I took the Focalin, the first day, I vomited and I have a light headache. Didn't feel hungry after breakfast for the rest of the day. I just wanted to get a little extra help, but if I can damage my health could you please let me know???
Avatar m tn I had sex with my boyfriend he used the pull out method..it has being two months 5 days since i had my last period.
768754 tn?1373918737 Hello: I'm new to the ADD/ADHD community on MedHelp but was diagnosed a few years ago. After trying various meds, I found Focalin to be helpful but used it very sparingly. I have not used the meds in over a year but want to try it again. My doc is retiring and I've run into several roadblocks looking for a new doc in the Chicagoland area who will prescribe meds to adults.
Avatar n tn Dear Mandy, There has been a lot of confusing and concerning information in the medical and lay literature about ADHD medications and their effects on the heart. The concern has come lately from the use of stimulant medications and their supposed association with increased incidence of sudden cardiac death. Let me be quite clear here: there has been no good data to demonstrate that stimulant therapy increases the incidence of sudden cardiac death in the general population.
Avatar f tn We weaned him off of it and took a 2 week hiatus from antidepressants and just gave him his focalin. We now switched him to concerta (lasts longer than focalin)...and added Prozac. Teacher really likes the results at school. However...evenings are hectic. He becomes very silly and immature. Often displaying autistic like behaviors--flapping hands, grunting, weird noises etc. Demeanor is relatively happy and giggly....Before just on ADHD meds...the withdrawal he was very angry and aggressive.
191963 tn?1251929996 I just found out a little over a week ago that I am pregnant, I am about 5wk 4d now and I am on a couple perscription meds. One is Focalin XR and Trazodone. Are these medications harmful to the baby or will it be safe enough to continue taking until I get in to see my doctor? I stopped taking them just incase, but I am really starting to feel the effects (not withdrawls) of being off of these medications. This has been bothering me super bad since last week!
Avatar m tn I've been snorting focalin for a while now and I'm pretty sure that I'm addicted to it. I've been snorting it for at least 5 months now, everyday, and its really scaring me now. I have to snort 30mg of focalin just to get a high. I know it might not be as bad as some other people, but the thing that really scares me is the fact that I just burned through a whole months supply of pills in roughly two weeks.
Avatar f tn ve been taking a stimulant called Focalin XR for a couple years for extreme daytime sleepiness ( narcolepsy) before that I was on concentra. Before that focalin, before that adderall and the first one I took was nuvigil. Focalin seems to work the best however, I cannot rember how I was before all this medication. It has only gotten worse. The medication for anxiety and depression has helped slightly. I've been on it for a little over 3 weeks I think.
Avatar f tn My son took Vyvance for several months and also had a lot of eye blinking. We switched him to Focalin and the blinking stopped. Recently though he has begun having seizures...not sure if they related to either medication or if they are an independent problem. We see the neurologist tomorrow....hopefully we will find out more then. Does anyone know more about the seizures mentioned in the side effects of both Vyvance and Focalin XR? I can't find much info on these seizures...
Avatar f tn ve read about extended release focalin verses extended release concerta is that focalin works faster (within 30 minutes of taking it) and is better for a child that needs the help prior to leaving for school and that type of thing. So, it is reported that it begins working fast in the morning and continues to control symptoms during the day and then tapers off at hours 10 to 12.
Avatar n tn Have your eyes checked by an ophthalmologist to be sure healthy.
Avatar f tn I took my .5 mg ativan and one benadryl for stuffy nose. Now wide awake and have to be up to work in 2 hours. Has this ever happened to anyone?? I also take my 12.5 zoloft in morning will this make me more jittery??
Avatar n tn Been using focalin for adhd for 3 years. Previously uses ritalin, concerta, ritalin LA. Taking 10mg twice daily. Recnently been feeling very stressed and anxiety out over nothing. I get irritated easily. Looked into my diet and blood work, etc. They are all ok. Life is ok, otherwise. The doctor said stims can cause this and gave also tenex to take the edge off. Helps a little, but its not right. Is this common for anyone else?
6726276 tn?1421126668 I was thinking about a 5 hour swim I made some years back and wondering if I was able to do it because of extra psychic energy ?
Avatar f tn I started 5 mg Celexa 5 days ago and the doctor gave me .5 mg Ativan for just in case. My question is how long until the Celexa starts working? If I use the Ativan too often will it effect how the Celexa works? How hard are these to come off of?