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What is Dexmethylphenidate?

Dexmethylphenidate is a central nervous system stimulant. It is used in the treatment of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
ADHD (Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder) 12 4 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_none
Problems concentrating 12 4 Efficacy_major Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none
Fatigue 9 1 Efficacy_moderate
Excessive daytime sleepiness (somnolence) 2 0
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome 2 1 Efficacy_major
Depressed mood 2 1 Efficacy_major

See all 27 patients currently taking Dexmethylphenidate

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 2
Moderate
 2
Mild
 1
None
 6

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Dexmethylphenidate

Stiffness/Spasticity 1
Mania 1
Heart rate increased 1
Inability to sleep 1
scattered as soon as I started taking it. 1
out of it. 1
See all 7 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲

Reported Dosages

  10mg as needed 1.5 10mg as needed 5mg as needed 5 mg daily 10 mg daily 20 mg daily 25 mg daily 30 mg daily 40 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 7 Number of Patients: 7 9 Number of Patients: 9 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Dexmethylphenidate (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 6   Did not seem to work: 35%
Doctor's advice 5   Doctor's advice: 29%
Side effects too severe 4   Side effects too severe: 24%
Expense 4   Expense: 24%
Other 2   Other: 12%
Change in health plan coverage 2   Change in health plan coverage: 12%
Not indicated 1   Not indicated: 6%

See all 16 patients who’ve stopped taking Dexmethylphenidate

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Dexmethylphenidate

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
0

Stopped Taking Dexmethylphenidate

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
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Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Dexmethylphenidate

Always
 10 91%
Usually
 1 9%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Dexmethylphenidate

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 0 0%
A little
 2 18%
Not at all
 9 82%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Dexmethylphenidate

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 1 11%
$25-49
 5 56%
< $25
 3 33%

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Report created on May 25, 2012.