Yes it is well known ritalin has side effects of anger and aggression and in fact experts have found that food supplements , anti oxidants Vit C and Vit B complex have the same efficacy as ritalin.with none of the side effects .... Run it by your doctor , I suggest you go the supplement way to help your son ....
I was taking wellbutrin & ritalin & didn't have probs with seizures ever. The problems with seizures they've had with them are like you said people prone to them..like who have had one before. Or by overdosing. That's why most dr try to stick with sr as appose to xr cuz you're not taking as much at a time.
wellbutrin can act as a stimulant-like drug though too so that it combo with the ritalin made me a little more anxious...
Headache on left front side with a crazy visual aura, took zomig, hour later took ibuprofen 600, albuterol sulfate and Ritalin. Cold and hot feeling across skin, mostly on right side, nausea, joint pain, burning pain in abdomen and chest, dizzy, tired and short of breath. Migrating sharp pains across body. Ringing ears. Vision is unnaturally blurry. Chest and stomach symptoms worsen when laying down, head symptoms worsen when standing up.
*( I have been taking them for about 2 weeks. The only side effect I have noticed is stomach pain. If I do not eat a full meal when I take them, it letterally feels like someone is cutting my stomach open with a knife. I am afraid I am going to develope and ulcer. If my joint pain continues to persist I am going to ask my doctor for somthing else. Right now I take 4 tylenol arthritis in addition to the Meloxicam, and still have pain.
I have been taking 2 18mg pills of concerta in the morning and a 10mg ritalin at 4p.m for about 4 days. At first, I was feeling so much better but this evening my left arm and shoulder got really sore and then went numb. I took an extra ritalin last night on accident so it might be from that. Do you think the numbness is because of the extra ritalin or is it something I should be concerned about? thanks!
Check out this post from moonthatspellstorm on March 25. The middle part gives some good ideas and tells what she and her husband are doing.
http://www.medhelp.org/posts/ADD---ADHD/yr-old-with-ADHD-not-getting-any-better-HELP-PLEASE/show/1203753#post_5507415
Their is another site that really deals with adult ADD/ADHD, you might want to check it out. Go to jeffsaddmind and add a .com after it.
If you're being tested @ a pain mgmt. clinic, it will probably show as amphetamine [that's a lot of Ritalin you've been taking!]. I understand that you're nervous & that your opiate prescription may depend on the results. I think you should be honest & tell them you want help -- that it's a legit prescription but that you're having difficulty sticking to your dosage.
I feel like my upper thigh muscles are going to release from the bone when I try to pick up my feet. I have not fallen nor have I been attacked. I have been to the local hospital for CT Scan
and radiology on left thunb. They have actually suggested that my husband might have hit me. NO NO NONO!!!
I am in trouble here. MY injuries are not from someone - no one has been around. Please Help me. Do I need to get my Vit. K. checked?????? Help me I am alittle scared.
I TOOK RITALIN FOR ABOUT 4 YEARS AND HAVE HAD IRREGULAR HEART RHYTHMNS EVEN THOUGH I HAVE BEEN TOLD I AM HEALTHY FOR THE MOST PART----SO RITALIN CAN SCREW ABOUT YOUR HEART ---SOMETIMES----IN SOME PEOPLE---I MIGHT BE VERY SENSITIVE TO RITALIN NOW AND DOCTOR IS DETOXING ME FOR 2 MONTHS FROM RITALIN----I USED TO HAVE CAFFEINE WITH RITALIN A LOT-TERRIBLE IDEA!!!!!!!!!!!!
From what I have read on drugs.com, Ritalin is not very addictive (like an opiate is). Meaning you should be able to quit or quickly taper off them.
Do be honest...totally honest with your Dr. You are not their first patient to have gone through this. They can be very helpful if they have all the facts.
and remember...."When your desire to get clean, is stronger than your desire to use.
These symptoms are mostly prominent when I eat sugar, take ritalin on empty stomach, coffee (all things that are not reccomended with gastritis). Also when I am in siting position the symptoms are more noticible. I did an endoscopy and the doctor said that I have mild gastritis and that the symptoms I am describing were not conected with it. I don't buy it. I did complete blood check, my B12 is fine, my thyroid is okay, I am anemic, but always have been...
Hi, I am 54 years old, female. From around 1964 to 1969 I was put on Ritalin to control what they called a perceptual disorder/hyperactivity. I was also put on Phenobarbital for around 9 months when the Ritalin did not appear to be working. The Phenobarbital made me psychotic and prone to violent meltdowns. It was several months before anyone made the connection. I was then returned to Ritalin and remained on it until I reached puberty.
My son who is 9 yrs old has started Vyvanse since January of this year. He is currently on about 25 mg of Vyvanse. The only thing that I don't like about it is that it takes a long time to kick in, like about 2.5 hours for my son. So often in the morning he will seem unfocused so will not do well during early 8am test. His doctor and I discussed trying Ritalin first in the morning and then adding Vyvanse, which is the reverse of what many people do.
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