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Reviewer: Bernshi, 35-44 on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)
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Wrecked my immune system and caused allergies, with facial swelling and whole body itching. I stopped taking Ritalin 2 years ago and allergy symptoms persist, day after day. I've never had allergies before.
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Reviewer: Beta, 45-54 Male on Treatment for 5 to less than 10 years (Patient)
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I always struggled with attention in class in school and college. For exams I would cram just before them. Although I passed exams the lack of revision led to average grades. Later I got easily bored in relationships and when I managed to stay in one and get married that ended in divorce due to basically being inattentive. As an Engineer I was successful, renowned for troubleshooting and inventing
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Reviewer: 19-24 Female on Treatment for 1 to less than 2 years (Patient)
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All through high school I had a hard time focusing, so I ended up with very poor grades. Now married and in college, in my first semester in college I knew I needed to see my doctor for help after I had received a "F" on my first test. My doctor diagnosed me with ADHD and gave me a prescription for Ritalin. My next test I had received a "B".
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Reviewer: ClaireE, 19-24 Female on Treatment for 1 to less than 2 years (Patient)
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I have been on this medication for approximately a year and a half now, and I must say I have been relatively pleased with my results. It hasn't been as effective as other ADHD medications I've taken in the past, however the side effects are so refreshingly mild in comparison that I cannot imagine myself ever taking anything else again. The only side effects I have noticed so far have be
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Reviewer: anon, 19-24 Female on Treatment for 2 to less than 5 years (Patient)
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I was a Focalin xr user, but after switching to ppo it became too expensive and I switched to Ritalin. (Focalin is an isotope of Ritalin) At first I didn't like Ritalin. It seemed too hard, and I would crash after the medicine left my body. Long story short, I cut the dosage and the side effects vanished. It does what it is supposed to do. It allows me to think clearly and focus without makin
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