Tuesday, January 24, 2012 daniik1702 asks

Q: Ritalin, side effects. Is this normal?

im a 16 year old girl. i had adhd all my life. Im now on ritalin 5mg every 4 hrs, 3 a day. (tomorrow i start with 10 mg) i have ADHD, i used to take strattera and it didnt really help, i had really bad side effects. but now with ritalin im really nervous, i had this emotional breakdowns, i cry a lot, i feel everybody is getting agains me, im being really paranoic, lots of anxiety, im not eating normally, i just eat once a day cause i cant think about food i have no appetite ( i think is good cause im a bit over weight), i have diarrhea every morning, i have lots of energy, im getting better in school and concentrating even better.

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Answers (1)

simony

1/24/12 9:56am

Increasing Ritalin only increases your side effects, ask your doctor for analternative, mabe a slow release capsule?

jjbgeneva

1/26/12 2:22pm

What is "normal"?.

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