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Methylphenidate is a central nervous system stimulant used in the treatment of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and for symptomatic management of narcolepsy. Off label it is used for depression, especially in the elderly or medically ill.
| Reasons taken | # of patients | Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell | # of patients evaluated by |
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| Fatigue | 124 |
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21 | |
| Brain fog | 15 |
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6 | ||
| Excessive daytime sleepiness (somnolence) | 15 |
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2 | |||
| Other | 13 |
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2 | |||
| Cognition | 8 |
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1 | ||||
| Multiple Sclerosis (MS) | 4 |
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See all 138 patients currently taking Methylphenidate
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Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Methylphenidate. See all 31 dosages ►
| 10mg as needed | 18mg as needed | 20mg as needed | 36 mg/24 hr daily | 5mg as needed | daily | 1 mg daily | 5 mg daily | 10 mg/24 hr daily | 10 mg daily | 15 mg daily | 18 mg/24 hr daily | 18 mg daily | 20 mg/24 hr daily | 20 mg daily | 2 x 10 mg/24 hr daily | 30 mg/24 hours daily | 30 mg daily | 2 x 18 mg/24 hr daily | 36 mg daily | 40 mg daily | 50 mg daily | 54 mg/24 hr daily | 2 x 30 mg/24 hours daily | 60 mg daily | 2 x 36 mg/24 hr daily | 4 x 18 mg/24 hr daily | 80 mg daily | 100 mg daily | 140 mg daily | 200 mg daily | ||
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| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
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Did not seem to work
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19 | 45% |
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Doctor's advice
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10 | 24% |
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Side effects too severe
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9 | 21% |
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Other
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9 | 21% |
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Not indicated
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2 | 5% |
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Expense
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2 | 5% |
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Course of treatment ended
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1 | 2% |
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Report created on November 21, 2009.