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Taking Methylphenidate
75 Patients currently take Methylphenidate
17 Patients stopped taking Methylphenidate
Flowers
Flare-up: severe
Sensation: severe
Overall: severe
Cognition: severe
Vision: moderate
Speech: moderate
Swallowing: moderate
Upper limb: severe
Walking: severe
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Flowers
50 mg daily since Aug 03, 2001
TJ1968
Sensation: moderate
Overall: mild
Cognition: moderate
Vision: mild
Speech: mild
Swallowing: mild
Upper limb: moderate
Walking: moderate
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TJ1968
Ritalin SR, 20 mg as needed since Jun 23, 2006
anska
Flare-up: moderate
Sensation: moderate
Overall: mild
Cognition: mild
Vision: moderate
Speech: mild
Swallowing: none
Upper limb: mild
Walking: mild
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anska
Ritalin, 80 mg daily since Jun 20, 2000

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Brand Names: Concerta, Ritalin, Ritalin SR

What is Methylphenidate? Methylphenidate is a central nervous system (CNS) stimulant used to treat narcolepsy (sudden and uncontrollable attacks of drowsiness and sleep) and attention-deficit disorders. It can also be used to treat daytime drowsiness and ADHD/ADD, where it is more commonly known as Ritalin. Read more...Click to read more below


What we've learned

Why Patients Take Methylphenidate

Fatigue
Fatigue: 100% 32
Other
Other: 50% 16
slow my disease's progress
slow my disease's progress: 28% 9
Problems concentrating
Problems concentrating: 19% 6
Brain fog
Brain fog: 16% 5
Not indicated
Not indicated: 9% 3
Excessive daytime sleepiness (somnolence)
Excessive daytime sleepiness (somnolence): 6% 2
Anxiety
Anxiety: 3% 1
Memory problems
Memory problems: 3% 1
Don't know
Don't know: 3% 1

Patient Dosages

1 mg daily 5 mg daily 10 mg daily 15 mg daily 18 mg daily 20 mg daily 30 mg daily 36 mg daily 40 mg daily 45 mg daily 50 mg daily 54 mg daily 60 mg daily 70 mg daily 76 mg daily 80 mg daily 90 mg daily 100 mg daily 108 mg daily 180 mg daily 200 mg daily 600 mg daily 10 mg as needed 18 mg as needed 20 mg as needed N/A
1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 9 Number of Patients: 9 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 18 Number of Patients: 18 7 Number of Patients: 7 3 Number of Patients: 3 7 Number of Patients: 7 2 Number of Patients: 2 3 Number of Patients: 3 3 Number of Patients: 3 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 6 Number of Patients: 6  

How Long Current Patients Have Been Taking Methylphenidate

< 1 month > 1 month > 3 months > 6 months > 1 year > 2 years
3
6
9
16
8
24

Why Patients Stopped Taking Methylphenidate (multiple reasons could be selected)

Did not seem to work
Did not seem to work: 100% 7
Side effects too severe
Side effects too severe: 86% 6
Not indicated
Not indicated: 57% 4
Doctor's advice
Doctor's advice: 43% 3
Course of treatment ended
Course of treatment ended: 14% 1

How Long Patients Took Methylphenidate Before Stopping

< 1 month > 1 month > 3 months > 6 months > 1 year > 2 years
4
4
2
2
2
4

Average: 1 star 2 star 3 star 4 star Methylphenidate Ratings

4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
4: 100% 2
3 stars3 stars3 stars
3: 100% 2
2 stars2 stars
2: 50% 1
1 star
1: 50% 1


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