Posted by Jim Bob on September 14, 2002, at 20:39:15
In reply to Re: Ritalin Dosing Question » Jim Bob, posted by Phil on September 14, 2002, at 20:33:56
Thanks Phil, you've been really helpful. I'll talk to my doc about supplementing with immediate release. And you're right about knowing right away if the diagnosis is correct. My first day on Ritalin, even at a low dosage, I suddenly felt like a cloud was lifted and for once I was living in the "real world." I'm just so much more calm, focused, and "there" when it's working that it's like a breath of fresh air.
Thanks for your help,
Jim
> When I told my pdoc at the time that my brother had read an article on ADHD and thought of me. This doc says' "That's a diagnosis right there."
> My first appt he put me on Paxil and Ritalin and that combo worked for several years.
> I always stayed with immediate release, usually around 40mg a day. Sometimes I would split the pill and take 5mg every hour and a half or so. Kept it pretty smooth but some docs think that will lead to addictive behavior. My doc at the time said it was good to take it that way if you can. He was on Ritalin too...he needed it.
> I'm sure I've had the daydreaming and sometimes hyper ADD my whole life. I'm on Adderall now for ADHD and to augment my AD's. People who need stims know it within a very few days taking them.
> I've never abused them; they work so well at therapeutic doses.
> I don't get impatient with my pdoc but I've been on meds and at this site so long that we can cut thru the crap pretty quick.
> Traffic is another story.
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