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Ritalin Treatment Report

Category: Prescription Drugs

Generic Name: Methylphenidate

See also: Methadone/Ritalin Compound

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13 patient evaluations for Ritalin

Dagenka

Sex: F

Data Quality: 1 star

MS: 12 yrs

Type: Relapsing-Remitting

Sensation: Moderate

Overall: Moderate

Cognition: moderate

Vision: moderate

Speech: moderate

Swallowing: moderate

Upper limb: moderate

Walking: moderate
by Dagenka
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**Purpose:** Fatigue *(Started Apr 15, 2010)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Jan 14, 2012	As needed	Major	Moderate	Sometimes	Somewhat

Date: Jan 14, 2012
Advice & Tips: It works great to make me more alert to be able to function, but the downers when medication starts to wear off are very hard...and i need to go to bed.
Cost: < $25 monthly

0 helpful marks

rudicollis

Sex: F

Data Quality: 1 star

Schizophrenia

Depression: 2

Mania: 1

Emotional: 1

Anxiety: 2

Compulsion: 2

External Stress: Moderate

Rx Therapy

24 F

Function: High

Distress: Low
by rudicollis
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**Purpose:** Mild Depression *(Started Oct 21, 2011)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Nov 18, 2011	20 mg Daily	Major	Mild	Usually	Not at all

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sunnie

Sex: M

Data Quality: 1 star

MS: 9 yrs

Type: Relapsing-Remitting

Sensation: Severe

Overall: Severe

Cognition: severe

Vision: moderate

Speech: moderate

Swallowing: moderate

Upper limb: moderate

Walking: moderate
by sunnie
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**Purpose:** Fatigue *(Started Mar 07, 2010)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
May 04, 2011	10 mg Daily	Slight	None	Always	Not at all
Mar 02, 2011	10 mg Daily	Slight	Mild	Always	Not at all

Side effects:: Fatigue

Date: May 04, 2011
Advice & Tips: It was prescribed to help with fatigue but did not have much effect on it.
Cost: < $25 monthly

Date: Mar 02, 2011
Advice & Tips: After taking riddelon for several months it begining to stop working. I keep trying to go back to Provigal but the insurance company is refusing to pay for it. Thay keep trying other meds that don't work, and Im afraid there doing more harm than good.
Cost: < $25 monthly

0 helpful marks

LittleBean

Sex: F

Data Quality: 2 stars

GAD

Depression: 0

Mania: 0

Emotional: 0

Anxiety: 1

Compulsion: 0

External Stress: Moderate

Rx Therapy

28 F

Function: High

Distress: Low
by LittleBean
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**Purpose:** Problems concentrating *(Started May 25, 2011)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Apr 18, 2011		Major	None	Always	Not at all

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jackvadams

Sex: M

Data Quality: 1 star

ADHD/ADD

Depression: 1

Mania: 0

Emotional: 0

Anxiety: 0

Compulsion: 1

External Stress: Moderate

Rx

28 M

Function: Moderate

Distress: Low
by jackvadams
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**Purpose:** ADHD (Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder) *(Started Oct 23, 2009)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Apr 01, 2011	As needed	Major	Mild	Usually	Not at all
Mar 21, 2011	As needed	Moderate	Mild	Usually	Not at all
Dec 01, 2009	As needed	Moderate	Mild	Always	Not at all
Oct 27, 2009	As needed	Major	Mild	Usually	Not at all

Side effects:: Stomach upset, Loss of appetite

Date: Mar 21, 2011
Advice & Tips: I take Ritalin "as needed". I suggest that if you are also of this regime, make sure to have a ritual (a Ritalinual?). For example, if you take a dose and then go on the computer just to wait for it to "kick in", you might get sucked into the e-world. If you take it before a planned stretch of work have everything ready before hand: all materials in front of you, your workspace tidied, and all unrelated tasks finished. Start with the small stuff during that 0-20m kick in phase, maybe just review some notes or re-read what you have already started on. Good luck!
Cost: < $25 monthly

Date: Oct 27, 2009
Advice & Tips: Ritilin helps me when I need to keep my thoughts and work ordered, especially when I am in danger of being distracted (when I am under pressure, for example). I take it "as need", per doctor's instructions. I do have fears of developing a functional dependency on it however, and will try to moderate usage.
Cost: < $25 monthly

0 helpful marks

burrwarren

Sex: F

Data Quality: 2 stars

MS: 11 yrs

Mentor

Type: Relapsing-Remitting

Relapse: Moderate

Sensation: Moderate

Overall: Moderate

Cognition: moderate

Vision: severe

Speech: moderate

Swallowing: mild

Upper limb: moderate

Walking: moderate
by burrwarren
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**Purpose:** Fatigue *(Started Oct 31, 2008)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Jul 01, 2010	As needed	Slight	Moderate	Always	Not at all

Side effects:: Racing heart feeling, Anxiety and frustration

Date: Jul 01, 2010
Advice & Tips: insurance would not approve Provigil or nuvigil so resarted this drug again
Cost: < $25 monthly

0 helpful marks

Tierrah

Sex: F

Data Quality: 0 stars

Pain: Little

Fatigue: Most

Sleep: Most

Stiffness: None

function: All

external_stress: Some

Stickman: some
Description:F52y
FM:9y Dx
by Tierrah
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**Purpose:** Idiopathic hypersomnia *(Started Dec 24, 2007)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Dec 31, 2009	As needed	Major	Mild	Always	Not at all

Side effects:: Anxious mood, Anxious mood

Date: Dec 31, 2009
Advice & Tips: taking ritallin has improved my FM symptoms dramatically! The short term dosage is a supplment to the SR dosage.

0 helpful marks

Syguy

Sex: M

Data Quality: 2 stars

MSA: 10 yrs

Type: Striatonigral degeneration (MSA-p)

Mood: Very bad

Cognition: Severe

Autonomic: Moderate

Head: moderate

Arms: severe

Legs: severe

Tremors: moderate
by Syguy
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**Purpose:** Fatigue *(Started Feb 05, 2007)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Oct 05, 2009	40 mg Daily	Moderate	Mild	Usually	A little

0 helpful marks

heidibug77

Sex: F

Data Quality: 0 stars

MS: 6 yrs

Type: Relapsing-Remitting

Sensation: Mild

Overall: None

Cognition: mild

Vision: none

Speech: mild

Swallowing: none

Upper limb: mild

Walking: mild
by heidibug77
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**Purpose:** Fatigue *(Started Oct 01, 2008)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Feb 12, 2009	As needed	Major	None	Usually	Not at all

Date: Feb 12, 2009
Advice & Tips: I only take a half a 10mg pill, when I feel zapped. The whole thing, if I'm really exhausted.
Cost: < $25 monthly

2 helpful marks

AnnieOakley

Sex: F

Data Quality: 0 stars

MS: ? yrs

Sensation: Moderate

Overall: Mild

Cognition: moderate

Vision: mild

Speech: moderate

Swallowing: none

Upper limb: moderate

Walking: mild
by AnnieOakley
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**Purposes:** Fatigue and Brain fog *(Started Dec 01, 2008)*
Date	Dosage	Fatigue Perceived effectiveness	Brain fog Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Jan 24, 2009	5 mg Daily	Moderate	Moderate	Mild	Usually	Not at all

Side effects:: Dry mouth (xerostomia)

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