• Effectiveness

  Major (for fatigue)
• Side effects

  Moderate (for Overall) (insomnia, weight loss, dry mouth, restlessness (akathisia), always feel urgent need to be doing something productive, mood elevated or improved, apathy)
• Adherence

  Usually
• Burden

  Somewhat hard to take

Dosage: 30 mg Daily

Advice & Tips: it helps a lot with fatigue but take early in morning so you can sleep at night

Cost: < $25 monthly

Side effects: dry mouth, restlessness (akathisia), mood elevated or improved, insomnia, always feel urgent need to be doing something productive, weight loss, apathy

• Effectiveness

  Major (for attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder)
• Effectiveness

  Major (for impulse control disorder)
• Side effects

  Moderate (for Overall) (insomnia, dry mouth, headaches, restlessness (akathisia), apathy)
• Adherence

  Usually
• Burden

  A little hard to take

Dosage: 60 mg Daily

Advice & Tips: Close monitoring needed when comorbid psychological dx exist, (i.e., Anxiety Dis, Panic Dis, Depression...)

Side effects: apathy, dry mouth, headaches, restlessness (akathisia), insomnia

• Effectiveness

  Slight (for brain fog)
• Side effects

  Moderate (for Overall) (intoxicated feeling)
• Adherence

  Always
• Burden

  Somewhat hard to take

Dosage: 15 mg Daily

Side effects: intoxicated feeling

• Effectiveness

  Moderate (for Other)
• Side effects

  Moderate (for Overall) (dry mouth, muscle tension, tiredness, restlessness (akathisia), always feel urgent need to be doing something productive, mood elevated or improved, small flacid (u-no-what), headaches, apathy)
• Adherence

  Usually
• Burden

  Somewhat hard to take

Dosage: 30 mg Daily

Advice & Tips: Take it with magnesium. The main focusing effects last longer...like a lot longer. The side effects don't get greater or last all that much longer. So I think its a pretty safe thing. Plus, you never get the amount of magnesium you need anyway. Be prepared to be "UNCOMFORTABLY ENERGETIC". Also, any amounts of caffeine will make you hyper. Avoid eating or drinking anything acidic 1hr before or 2hrs afterward as it will lower the absorption of the chemical into your bloodstream. Anything basic has the opposite effect - causing side effects to worsen. Overall... It's a very useful thing. It's just uncomfortable at first, and I'm still adjusting to it.

Cost: < $25 monthly

Side effects: apathy, dry mouth, restlessness (akathisia), small flacid (u-no-what), mood elevated or improved, muscle tension, always feel urgent need to be doing something productive, tiredness, headaches

• Effectiveness

  Slight (for Other)
• Side effects

  Moderate (for Overall) (insomnia, shaky hands, skin rash)
• Adherence

  Always
• Burden

  Somewhat hard to take

Side effects: shaky hands, skin rash, insomnia

• Effectiveness

  Major (for Other)
• Side effects

  None (for Overall)
• Adherence

  Always
• Burden

  Not at all hard to take

Dosage: 30 mg Daily

Advice & Tips: don't skip doses, don't take more than prescribed, if taking twice a day, take second dose before 2:00p.m., more effective if taken on an empty stomach.

Cost: < $25 monthly