46 patient evaluations for Methylphenidate

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Oct 5, 2009 (Started Feb 05, 2007)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for fatigue)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 40 mg Daily
Cost: $25-49 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

May 5, 2010 (Started Nov 03, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for forgetting words)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for forgetfulness)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for problems concentrating)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 18 mg/24 hr Daily
  • 0 helpful marks

Mar 15, 2010 (Started Mar 01, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for fatigue)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 10 mg Daily
Cost: $25-49 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Feb 17, 2010 (Started Jun 12, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for fatigue)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Sometimes
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: As needed
  • 0 helpful marks

Dec 31, 2009 (Started Jan 14, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for Idiopathic hypersomnia)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 20 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: you will need to take a "vacation" from the drug for a week or so to manage the increased anxiety that is a side effect of long term use of Ritalin. But, this is minor trade off for how much better the FM sypmtoms while I'm on the drug.
Side effects: anxious mood, anxious mood
  • 0 helpful marks

Dec 31, 2009 (Started Dec 24, 2007)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for Idiopathic hypersomnia)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (anxious mood)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: As needed
Advice & Tips: taking ritallin has improved my FM symptoms dramatically! The short term dosage is a supplment to the SR dosage.
Side effects: anxious mood, anxious mood
  • 0 helpful marks

Sep 1, 1999 (Started May 28, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    None (for fatigue)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

May 28, 2009 (Started Apr 28, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for fatigue)
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall) (racing heart feeling)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: As needed
Advice & Tips: My heart rate was alarming to my Drs and they advised me to stop taking it. It helped to clear the cog fog and I was able to think clearly.
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: racing heart feeling

May 15, 2009 (Started Apr 28, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for fatigue)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Never taken as prescribed
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: As needed
Advice & Tips: I take Methylphenidate on days that I really need to get something accomplished. It really clears out the dreaded cog fog. It also helps alot with the fatigue.
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: racing heart feeling
  • 0 helpful marks

Feb 12, 2009 (Started Oct 01, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for fatigue)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: As needed
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

Jan 8, 2009 (Started Jan 11, 2000)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (stomach pain, tiredness, jittery feeling, brain fog)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 54 mg/24 hr Daily
Advice & Tips: it will make you feel full
Side effects: jittery feeling, brain fog, tiredness, stomach pain, stomach pain
  • 0 helpful marks
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