Posted by Ritch on May 11, 2002, at 17:57:37
In reply to trial continues - sat., may 11th, posted by Krazy Kat on May 11, 2002, at 14:52:18
> i don't think i'm taking this correctly. i take 5 mg as soon as i wake up, @ 9:00 am, then 5 mg around 1:00.
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> it seems to have a Really short half life for me - i only get about 2 hours of help in energy and motivation from it. and those are both only slightly improved. but there is still a slight improvement.
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> so, my guess is, it needs to be raised to 10 mg, three times a day?? does sr ritalin work?
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> also, i can tell when it's wearing off - get irritable and tired. i crash.
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> that's frustrating b/c pre-depakote i was a mood machine and i don't want to go back and forth t/o the day again.
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> but, i took 100 mg of provigil one afternoon and it caused the same anxiety/kind of over-emtions it had before. i was ready to cry at anything. freaked out because i had to cross a bridge... strange.
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> so, i really guess it's out.
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> - kk
Hi Kk,Yes, it does have a *very* short half-life. I have tried dexmethylphenidate off and on over the last week or two and 2 hrs. is about what I experience with that. You could ask your doctor about 18mg tabs of Concerta (once in the AM). It is supposed to release gradually and steadily up to about 6-8 hrs. post-dosing and then a very gradual dropoff over another 6-8hrs. I haven't tried that yet. I hear it is quite pricey $$$. The dexmethylphenidate (Focalin) certainly is $$$ as well. I get this feeling when I see pdoc in a few weeks I will be back on a tricyclic for ADHD symptoms (nortriptyline or possibly imipramine). Unless, I get a generic script for methylphenidate and take small doses every two hours all day long! The up/down in energy level is not good-I will agree with you there. I don't feel depressed when it wears off I just feel kind of clueless and tired.
Mitch
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