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Methylphenidate Treatment Report

Category: Prescription Drugs

Most Popular Types: Ritalin, Concerta, Methylin (Show all)

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5 patient evaluations for Methylphenidate with a adherence rating of Sometimes

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

arm5629

Sex: M

Data Quality: 1 star

ADHD/ADD

Depression: 0

Mania: 0

Emotional: 0

Anxiety: 0

Compulsion: 0

External Stress: None

22 M

Function: High

Distress: Low
by arm5629
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**Purposes:** ADHD (Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder) and Problems concentrating *(Started Dec 31, 2007)*
Date	Dosage	ADHD (Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder) Perceived effectiveness	Problems concentrating Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Dec 23, 2010	10 mg/24 hr Daily	Moderate	Moderate	Mild	Sometimes	Not at all
Jun 07, 2010	15 mg Daily	Slight	Slight	Mild	Sometimes	Not at all

Side effects:: Headaches, Dry mouth (xerostomia)

0 helpful marks

patrickm

Sex: M

Data Quality: 2 stars

MS: 6 yrs

Type: Relapsing-Remitting

Sensation: None

Overall: None

Cognition: moderate

Vision: none

Speech: none

Swallowing: none

Upper limb: mild

Walking: mild
by patrickm
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**Purpose:** ADHD (Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder) *(Started Oct 27, 2009)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Dec 09, 2010	As needed	Moderate	Severe	Sometimes	A little
Nov 11, 2009	10 mg Daily	Moderate	Mild	Always	A little

Side effects:: Flushed, Rebound headaches

Date: Dec 09, 2010
Advice & Tips: migraine/rebound headaches
Cost: < $25 monthly

0 helpful marks

beachbumguard

Sex: M

Data Quality: 0 stars

Major Depressive Disorder

Depression: 0

Mania: 1

Emotional: 1

Anxiety: 1

Compulsion: 1

External Stress: Low

Rx

26 M

Function: High

Distress: Low
by beachbumguard
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**Purposes:** ADD (Attention Deficit Disorder) and Loss of energy *(Started Oct 30, 2007)*
Date	Dosage	ADD (Attention Deficit Disorder) Perceived effectiveness	Loss of energy Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Aug 10, 2010	As needed	Moderate	Major	Moderate	Sometimes	Somewhat
Feb 04, 2010	As needed	Slight	Moderate	Mild	Sometimes	A little

Side effects:: Anxious mood

Date: Aug 10, 2010
Advice & Tips: Dosage too high for my current health. When my energy levels drop again I may return to using it.
Cost: $50-99 monthly

0 helpful marks

Just Someguy

Sex: M

Data Quality: 0 stars

Pain: Little

Fatigue: All

Sleep: All

Stiffness: All

function: Some

external_stress: Some

Stickman: most
Description:M44y
CFS:2y
FM:2y Dx
by Just Someguy
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**Purpose:** Fatigue *(Started Jun 12, 2009)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Feb 17, 2010	As needed	?Can't tell	None	Sometimes	Not at all

0 helpful marks

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