Jess75
03-03-2005, 04:49 PM
Hi, I just got a prescription for ritalin and was wondering if anyone had great results with this? This is my second post, and I described my symptoms under the thread called "do you have to be hyper to have add?"
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Losec20mg
03-03-2005, 09:52 PM
I really hope you don't have to take that, Jess.. :(.. are you parents on any meds.??
Jess75
03-03-2005, 10:07 PM
I really hope you don't have to take that, Jess.. :(.. are you parents on any meds.??
No, but my father was a major drug and alcohol addict and I dunno. I'm having a MAJOR problem in school, and I dropped out so many times because of my concentration and learning problems. Like, when I read, I have to read over and over again, I'm constantly misplacing things, I have real bad test anxiety. Plus, my doc said that my dad was probably an addict as a result of ADD. I don't know, I just want to excel in school but I'm having problems. :( I've ALWAYS struggled in school and i'm just sick of it. Did you read my other posts, lol, it's kinda embarassing but it's true I think. I took a test online and it said to consult a physician because it indicated severe add. I figure it like this, God blessed me with good health, no depression, manic depression, good looks,etc but he didn't give me the brains,lol.
No, but my father was a major drug and alcohol addict and I dunno. I'm having a MAJOR problem in school, and I dropped out so many times because of my concentration and learning problems. Like, when I read, I have to read over and over again, I'm constantly misplacing things, I have real bad test anxiety. Plus, my doc said that my dad was probably an addict as a result of ADD. I don't know, I just want to excel in school but I'm having problems. :( I've ALWAYS struggled in school and i'm just sick of it. Did you read my other posts, lol, it's kinda embarassing but it's true I think. I took a test online and it said to consult a physician because it indicated severe add. I figure it like this, God blessed me with good health, no depression, manic depression, good looks,etc but he didn't give me the brains,lol.
Losec20mg
03-03-2005, 11:39 PM
Jess.. never say you don't have a brain..and, i know your good looking(so am I)..LOL ;)..anyways my parents where imigrants and, have very little schooling..very very little..but, my dad managed a business just the same through out his life..he wasn't to bright and, could barley read..but, he did run his business just the same..I know you wanna be a nurse..have you asked yourself is that what you really wanna do..? what im saying Jess.. is that, my dad didn't know much but, he was very passionate about what he was doing..Have you ever tought about running your own business.?? :)
cheer up Jess
cheer up Jess
Jess75
03-04-2005, 12:12 AM
Jess.. never say you don't have a brain..and, i know your good looking(so am I)..LOL ;)..anyways my parents where imigrants and, have very little schooling..very very little..but, my dad managed a business just the same through out his life..he wasn't to bright and, could barley read..but, he did run his business just the same..I know you wanna be a nurse..have you asked yourself is that what you really wanna do..? what im saying Jess.. is that, my dad didn't know much but, he was very passionate about what he was doing..Have you ever tought about running your own business.?? :)
cheer up Jess
No, I never did think about it but it's funny cause my dad owned 3 barber shops but they all went to crap as a result of his addiction. How would I get started, I don't have great credit by the way, but it's starting go get better. Maybe it's the add, huh? BTW, how did you know I was good looking,lol? :D
cheer up Jess
No, I never did think about it but it's funny cause my dad owned 3 barber shops but they all went to crap as a result of his addiction. How would I get started, I don't have great credit by the way, but it's starting go get better. Maybe it's the add, huh? BTW, how did you know I was good looking,lol? :D
Losec20mg
03-04-2005, 12:27 AM
why are you saying you have ADD.?? I really think you don't..you didn't really answer my question..do you really wanna be a nurse.?? is there somtin you really love to do besides a nurse.?? :)..hmmm how bout working in a gym..im sure you love that..anyhow..i just figured you had the looks..LOL anyways you just said it yourself..LOL ;)
cheer up :)
cheer up :)
Jess75
03-04-2005, 12:43 AM
why are you saying you have ADD.?? I really think you don't..you didn't really answer my question..do you really wanna be a nurse.?? is there somtin you really love to do besides a nurse.?? :)..hmmm how bout working in a gym..im sure you love that..anyhow..i just figured you had the looks..LOL anyways you just said it yourself..LOL ;)
cheer up :)
Oh...yes I really want to be a nurse. First off, I want to make sure I can take care of myself if anything happens. I don't want to EVER have to rely on anybody financially after seeing what my mom went through. I'd LOVE to work in a gym but they don't make that much money. If you were around me 24 hours a day, believe me, you'd see the ADD in me. I'm always like, where's this where's that? Oh it can be bad. And about my looks, I guess I said that because it's one postive thing about me because my self esteem is low on this(add) issue, and it made me feel better, if that made sense,lol. :)
cheer up :)
Oh...yes I really want to be a nurse. First off, I want to make sure I can take care of myself if anything happens. I don't want to EVER have to rely on anybody financially after seeing what my mom went through. I'd LOVE to work in a gym but they don't make that much money. If you were around me 24 hours a day, believe me, you'd see the ADD in me. I'm always like, where's this where's that? Oh it can be bad. And about my looks, I guess I said that because it's one postive thing about me because my self esteem is low on this(add) issue, and it made me feel better, if that made sense,lol. :)
Losec20mg
03-04-2005, 01:04 AM
at least you have a dream, Jess.. cuz most of us don't, im also a jazz musician and, one day id love to make my CD..;) anyways im not sure you could become a nurse if you have ADD..which i still think you don't :) but, i will help as best as i can and, give encouragment as much as i can :)
cheer up dude :)
cheer up dude :)
Jess75
03-04-2005, 03:17 AM
at least you have a dream, Jess.. cuz most of us don't, im also a jazz musician and, one day id love to make my CD..;) anyways im not sure you could become a nurse if you have ADD..which i still think you don't :) but, i will help as best as i can and, give encouragment as much as i can :)
cheer up dude :)
Oh wow a jazz musician, very impressive. Well, I did so much researching on the net tonight that I'm going to bed. :yawn: And yes, I've read about nurses having add...you just aren't too knowledgable about it...there is ALOT that accompanies this disorder. My problem is schoolwork, but once I learn something, I NEVER forget it though. I was a waitress and bartender for 09 years so, I know what pressure is like, it's concentrating in class and material that I'm having problems with.
Layta :yawn: :)
cheer up dude :)
Oh wow a jazz musician, very impressive. Well, I did so much researching on the net tonight that I'm going to bed. :yawn: And yes, I've read about nurses having add...you just aren't too knowledgable about it...there is ALOT that accompanies this disorder. My problem is schoolwork, but once I learn something, I NEVER forget it though. I was a waitress and bartender for 09 years so, I know what pressure is like, it's concentrating in class and material that I'm having problems with.
Layta :yawn: :)
Jess75
03-04-2005, 03:39 PM
I really hope you don't have to take that, Jess.. :(.. are you parents on any meds.??
Oh, and BTW Losec, diabets need their insulin to function, therefore ya know what i'm gonna say, lol. :)
Oh, and BTW Losec, diabets need their insulin to function, therefore ya know what i'm gonna say, lol. :)
Losec20mg
03-04-2005, 04:14 PM
yes I do ;)..remember your T-bag smells like marjiuanna..LOL..thats a cute one Jess.. ;)
my birthday in 2 days..hehehe
my birthday in 2 days..hehehe
Jess75
03-04-2005, 04:28 PM
yes I do ;)..remember your T-bag smells like marjiuanna..LOL..thats a cute one Jess.. ;)
my birthday in 2 days..hehehe
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! :bouncing: And yah, my teabag does smell like weed,lol.
my birthday in 2 days..hehehe
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! :bouncing: And yah, my teabag does smell like weed,lol.
1stDayOfMyLife
04-16-2005, 05:02 AM
throw the bottle out, never take more than you should, and get off it fast if you
start too. i was diagnosed by some dr and they said i have mild add, when it turns out im just almost dependent on this stupid kid drug. never touch it. theres really no such thing as mild add, you ll soon see how dependent it gets. so many questions about that drug that arent answered... its scary...
start too. i was diagnosed by some dr and they said i have mild add, when it turns out im just almost dependent on this stupid kid drug. never touch it. theres really no such thing as mild add, you ll soon see how dependent it gets. so many questions about that drug that arent answered... its scary...
rheanna
04-16-2005, 09:05 AM
Hi, I just got a prescription for ritalin and was wondering if anyone had great results with this? This is my second post, and I described my symptoms under the thread called "do you have to be hyper to have add?"
Jessica,
All drugs can be problems for SOME people, but that doesn't mean that ALL people should therefore not have the benefit of them. The fact that Ritalin is prescribed for bazillions of people means that many (if not most) of them are receiving benefit from it. The ones who have problems can stop taking it. I suggest you give Ritalin a chance. You can stop taking it if it doesn't work for you or if the side effects are more than you want to deal with.
I took Ritalin 10 years ago for a few months before we moved to Germany. I had been newly diagnosed with ADD at the age of 46 -- I wish I had known about ADD as a kid, and had had the opportunity for coaching along with perhaps some occasional periods with Ritalin. The drug is harder to get here (perhaps that's a good thing -- there's not so much of a tendency to prescribe it to quiet down kids who are merely energetic!). But it did WONDERS for my ability to calmly decide what I was going to do for the day, and to calmly attend to whatever came up in the course of the day.
I took one 10 mg dose in the morning, which lasted for 4 - 5 hours. That was sufficient to get me started on prioritizing my day and getting some of those tasks started, so that when it wore off, I was ok with continuing the tasks that I had already started. Other people need more dosages to cover the whole day, or a longer-lasting version.
I noticed the effects immediately. We had two garage sales before we moved here to Germany (how can we collect so much cr*p ???), one Before-Ritalin, and one After-Ritalin. My DH was astonished at the difference. Before-Ritalin, I was my usual unorganized, freaked-out, panicky self, and the garage sale was extremely stressful. The next time, with a Ritalin pill in my system, I was calm and organized, I had everything prepared in advanced, and I was able to deal with everything in a non-stressed manner.
Ritalin worked for me. It may or may not help you. You can only find out by trying it. The main thing to remember is that, if it does indeed work for you to calm your mental chaos, you'll still need to learn the organizational and coping skills that you haven't been able to learn up to now because of the ADHD.
Good luck. And remember, you are an adult now, and you have the right to make decisions for YOURSELF -- kids don't often have that right. It's ok if other people have had bad experiences with something -- I mean, it's unfortunate for them, but that doesn't mean that you have to make decisions based on soemone else's results. They have the right to make their own decisions.
My two cents worth,
--Rheanna
Jessica,
All drugs can be problems for SOME people, but that doesn't mean that ALL people should therefore not have the benefit of them. The fact that Ritalin is prescribed for bazillions of people means that many (if not most) of them are receiving benefit from it. The ones who have problems can stop taking it. I suggest you give Ritalin a chance. You can stop taking it if it doesn't work for you or if the side effects are more than you want to deal with.
I took Ritalin 10 years ago for a few months before we moved to Germany. I had been newly diagnosed with ADD at the age of 46 -- I wish I had known about ADD as a kid, and had had the opportunity for coaching along with perhaps some occasional periods with Ritalin. The drug is harder to get here (perhaps that's a good thing -- there's not so much of a tendency to prescribe it to quiet down kids who are merely energetic!). But it did WONDERS for my ability to calmly decide what I was going to do for the day, and to calmly attend to whatever came up in the course of the day.
I took one 10 mg dose in the morning, which lasted for 4 - 5 hours. That was sufficient to get me started on prioritizing my day and getting some of those tasks started, so that when it wore off, I was ok with continuing the tasks that I had already started. Other people need more dosages to cover the whole day, or a longer-lasting version.
I noticed the effects immediately. We had two garage sales before we moved here to Germany (how can we collect so much cr*p ???), one Before-Ritalin, and one After-Ritalin. My DH was astonished at the difference. Before-Ritalin, I was my usual unorganized, freaked-out, panicky self, and the garage sale was extremely stressful. The next time, with a Ritalin pill in my system, I was calm and organized, I had everything prepared in advanced, and I was able to deal with everything in a non-stressed manner.
Ritalin worked for me. It may or may not help you. You can only find out by trying it. The main thing to remember is that, if it does indeed work for you to calm your mental chaos, you'll still need to learn the organizational and coping skills that you haven't been able to learn up to now because of the ADHD.
Good luck. And remember, you are an adult now, and you have the right to make decisions for YOURSELF -- kids don't often have that right. It's ok if other people have had bad experiences with something -- I mean, it's unfortunate for them, but that doesn't mean that you have to make decisions based on soemone else's results. They have the right to make their own decisions.
My two cents worth,
--Rheanna
addprogrammer
04-17-2005, 09:38 AM
Jessicca,
rheanna speaks truth.
Let me add ...
I'm 53, an ex-addict, been clean for overy 30 years. But like the good book says: "we reap what we sow." I reaped Hepatitis C. The silver lining is the docs discovered that ADD has been the underlying problem all my life. When first dxed, I refused Ritalin. Been there, done that, ain't about to make that mistake again. Actually, I never abused Rit. Meth was my nemesis. After nothing else worked, I started on the Rit. It work immediately. Read again rheanna.
Let's call a spade a spade. Ritalin can be abused. Felt tempted a few times myself. But I have no problems saying "no to drugs" for non-medical purposes. Two of my safeguards are, 1. I am brutally frank with my docs - all 4 of them. 2. I have drug free days, one or two each week. ADD is only life disrupting when my brain is under load. I do not need it to piddle around the house or for recreation.
Go for the nurse thing.
Peace.
addprogrammer
PS to Losec20mg - Joshua Redman is bad. Good ADD therapy. So is Trane and Bird.
rheanna speaks truth.
Let me add ...
I'm 53, an ex-addict, been clean for overy 30 years. But like the good book says: "we reap what we sow." I reaped Hepatitis C. The silver lining is the docs discovered that ADD has been the underlying problem all my life. When first dxed, I refused Ritalin. Been there, done that, ain't about to make that mistake again. Actually, I never abused Rit. Meth was my nemesis. After nothing else worked, I started on the Rit. It work immediately. Read again rheanna.
Let's call a spade a spade. Ritalin can be abused. Felt tempted a few times myself. But I have no problems saying "no to drugs" for non-medical purposes. Two of my safeguards are, 1. I am brutally frank with my docs - all 4 of them. 2. I have drug free days, one or two each week. ADD is only life disrupting when my brain is under load. I do not need it to piddle around the house or for recreation.
Go for the nurse thing.
Peace.
addprogrammer
PS to Losec20mg - Joshua Redman is bad. Good ADD therapy. So is Trane and Bird.
happy w/o
04-19-2005, 06:18 PM
Ritalin ! Works great. I take it daily and work all day! I have taken it for over 3 years now and I would not ever ever go back without it. :eek:
If you take the methdate CD type it last longer than the typical : ) read and make sure you talk to the pharmacist (with their book out) about long lasting types
THERE IS A DIFFERENCE ! ! ! & make sure they give you the same "type" each time - I got a generic one month and it STUNK.
It works pretty quick. I have not "abused" it and it actually helps with the impulsive behavior that can get u into trouble. : )
Wonderful and don't worry - it's the ones who "don't need" meds that abuse them more than the ones of us who really need and appreciate them.
If you take the methdate CD type it last longer than the typical : ) read and make sure you talk to the pharmacist (with their book out) about long lasting types
THERE IS A DIFFERENCE ! ! ! & make sure they give you the same "type" each time - I got a generic one month and it STUNK.
It works pretty quick. I have not "abused" it and it actually helps with the impulsive behavior that can get u into trouble. : )
Wonderful and don't worry - it's the ones who "don't need" meds that abuse them more than the ones of us who really need and appreciate them.
Garnet77
04-20-2005, 11:18 AM
About taking Ritalin my son was on it for years and it worked great on him.... everyone is different and some need something as strong as Ritalin for their ADD or ADHD to be at ease. Although, I do have to add that it is very addictive and that my son was actually taken off of it cuz, he was a wreck without it even one day. He is now on Concerta and seems to be doing ok.
BallroomBlitz
04-20-2005, 06:02 PM
I took ritalin starting when i was 7, and stopped taking it when i was 13.
i have ADHD, and i used to be tactile defensive, and i used to do the opposite of what i was being told to do. it's been 4 years since i stopped using ritalin. Of course i was a child then, so i never felt as if ritalin did anything for me. my mom and teachers thought other wise. i stopped hitting people, i paid more attention, and i behaved better. (i had also gotten my ears pierced when i started taking ritalin, and my mom told me that if i hit anyone, the earrings would come out....so i behaved. ritalin or no?). when i went without ritalin for a day, my mom got calls from the principle, telling her that i got into trouble again. when i turned 13, i went a marking period without ritalin, and i got straight A's, and i never got into trouble. the next year, i got straight A's the whole entire year.
probably if i still took it now, i would have a better answer...but i do remember my experience with it, and that's the best i can give you. hopefully it'll work for you!
i have ADHD, and i used to be tactile defensive, and i used to do the opposite of what i was being told to do. it's been 4 years since i stopped using ritalin. Of course i was a child then, so i never felt as if ritalin did anything for me. my mom and teachers thought other wise. i stopped hitting people, i paid more attention, and i behaved better. (i had also gotten my ears pierced when i started taking ritalin, and my mom told me that if i hit anyone, the earrings would come out....so i behaved. ritalin or no?). when i went without ritalin for a day, my mom got calls from the principle, telling her that i got into trouble again. when i turned 13, i went a marking period without ritalin, and i got straight A's, and i never got into trouble. the next year, i got straight A's the whole entire year.
probably if i still took it now, i would have a better answer...but i do remember my experience with it, and that's the best i can give you. hopefully it'll work for you!
luv2farm
04-24-2005, 11:57 PM
I just started ritlan la last week and taking 2 times a day each at 30mg and show no signs of working. It is very fusterating when I can read thousands of other peoples post and the meds all work for them.
This is my 7th type of med that Im trying from my doctor and nothing at all wants to work in my system. Any suggestions.
I just need some meds to help me with my college studies in focusing, comrehending what I read, test taking as I just panic before and I have to study for 2 to 4 weeks for a test.. fusterating for me it has been since last Novermber when I started on meds and nothing works..
Have tried, foclain, ritlan la now on, strattera, concerta, desxtrose, dextrose spanualles, addreall and addreal sr.
Any advice on what next I should ask her to try??
Thanks, desperate....
DJT
This is my 7th type of med that Im trying from my doctor and nothing at all wants to work in my system. Any suggestions.
I just need some meds to help me with my college studies in focusing, comrehending what I read, test taking as I just panic before and I have to study for 2 to 4 weeks for a test.. fusterating for me it has been since last Novermber when I started on meds and nothing works..
Have tried, foclain, ritlan la now on, strattera, concerta, desxtrose, dextrose spanualles, addreall and addreal sr.
Any advice on what next I should ask her to try??
Thanks, desperate....
DJT
mom_1970_3
04-27-2005, 10:09 PM
I really hope you don't have to take that, Jess.. :(.. are you parents on any meds.??
I have a son that had taken ritalin LA on two different occations with same results each time. he has had weight loss. hes 12 and is a very small frame child so does not need to loose the weight. we have tried several things over the years and the one thing we got good results from as far as school work was ritalin but the side effects are forcing us to try something else. ritalin is not a great choice.
I have a son that had taken ritalin LA on two different occations with same results each time. he has had weight loss. hes 12 and is a very small frame child so does not need to loose the weight. we have tried several things over the years and the one thing we got good results from as far as school work was ritalin but the side effects are forcing us to try something else. ritalin is not a great choice.