Wednesday, July 29, 2009 Bgsgrad asks

Q: is extended sleep (14-16 hours at a time) a symptom of ritalin overdose?

My daughter is taking Ritalin, and while visiting us, slept for 75% of the 3 days she was here. She called today and claims she overdosed on Ritalin to explain her behavior. Nothing I've read indicates that long sleeping periods are symptomatic of OD-ing.--in fact just the opposite. I'm confused! Please respond

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Eileen Bailey

7/30/09 10:01pm

Thank you for your question and welcome to ADHDCentral.com.

I have not heard excessive sleeping as a symptom of overdose of Ritalin. This could be a symptom of depression, which is a common coexisting conditin with ADHD. Your daughter could be having problems with coexisting conditions.

Eileen

thomas shannon

7/30/09 10:25pm

when i was on it i also slept 14 to 16 hours a day thats because it gave me shaky legs at night and kept me up all night my grades droped cause i slept in school and was up all night i dont think she ODed..how long has she been on it?how much does she take?

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