See a doctor, tell them your having issues - that you got worse when you started ritalin.....i was on valporic acid for bipolar.

with bipolar, it's a continual tweaking of meds.  every body is different and needs a different mix of meds.

drugstore.com is pretty cool to see drug interactions....but sometimes the feedback from the site is cryptic doctor-speak - or generic paragraphs.

(I saw your 2nd post in the comments.)

If you're just going to quit smoking pot for 6 weeks so they can medicate you, then after 6 weeks go back to pot smoking, it's not going to work.  Because you made a change to your situation.  You need to make a decision if you can really quit pot smoking for life.   Alcohol, they frown upon, but if your stable (not manic or depressed), one drink may be ok.  Ask your doctor.  Valporic Acid is rough on the liver, so heavy alcohol and Valporic Acid will rot out your liver.  Plus, when I drank heavy while taking Valporic Acid, I would start seeing pinweels and get dizzy.  It was real scary.

But if you really want to get things under control - you should quit the pot smoking for life.

I was lucky.  In High School, I could take it or leave it.  Many of my friends though got addicted to pot and did it daily.

For racing thoughts when I can't sleep - they have me on Trazadone.  It works like a charm.  Clears my head right out and I'm out like a light.  Unfortunately, Trazadone doesn't work when I'm manic.  They say trazadone is not addictive.  It's labeled as an anti-depressant, but is prescribed for sleep.  It's cheap too, it's generic.