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Reviewer: AW, 35-44 on Treatment for less than 1 month
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I'm on day 5 of this medication. Ritalin 10mg in the morning. From next week I start 20mg in the morning so I'll update this review as time goes on. I was recently diagnosed with attention deficit disorder with classic symptoms. From day 1 I noticed about an hour after taking the medication it felt like a fog lifted from my mind. I could focus more clearly and actually get things done, my
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Reviewer: Skylar Wray, 19-24 on Treatment for 10 years or more
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I was put on this as a child. Like 4 or 5 and stayed on it for many years till my middle school years. When i stopped taking it i started going mentally insane, crying, screaming, hurting myself, throwing myself around. It was just got a good experience for me or my family during my high school years. I was never told i was on this till recently and now i am a 19 year old with a bunch of problems
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Reviewer: 25-34 on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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Day two, 10mg in the morning, 10mg at lunch. BOY do I hate this. Upside: my mind is quiet and Im not bouncing off the walls-for the first time in my life.( Im 27 and I only recently sought help for my ADHD and OCPD because it is all so out of control now.) Downsides: cold sweats, cant concentrate, aggression, irritability, I have to force myself to drink water, lock jaw, depression is Way worse. I
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Reviewer: Thoguh, 35-44 on Treatment for 10 years or more (Patient)
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I am a 44 year old male who was diagnosed with ADHD at age 8. I've taken 10mg Ritalin off and on since then on an as needed basis. Basically when I need to sit and focus on something tedious. I don't take it daily, though I might if I had an office job. It has never really had any adverse effects on me. It does what it is supposed to do. I can focus mentally on one thing without my mind wa
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Reviewer: Someone..., 13-18 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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So far, so good. Kinda. I’ve been able to get a lot more work done and I feel happier when on it. I do feel pretty physically weird though, I don’t know how to explain it. Just a bit nervous cuz a lot of people are saying it causes depression. Not really a good thing considering I self harm already and have attempted suicide twice.
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