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Post by sim on Dec 29, 2009 15:26:22 GMT -5
Ok so 3 weeks ago my doc perscribed ritalin. 10mg in the morning and 10mg at night.... my therapist has twice encouraged me to just try it... that bottle has been in my fridge, on my kitchen table, under my couch, and now on my end table beside the couch.... i keep thinking... yeah i need to start taking that... but that thought goes as quickly as it came...... I wonder if there is a pill fairy to just drop it in my mouth when im snoring in the middle of the night  my next doc appointment is on the 4th... what do i tell him is the reason i havnt taken it yet? honestly i dont ever think about it... i have gotten to busy ewith tech stuff to slow down. and i only think of it when i see that bottle laying around somewhere. |
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Post by jj on Dec 29, 2009 23:57:36 GMT -5
You could tell him the dog ran off with the pill bottle.  You need to try them. Just do it!!!!!!!! Go get the bottle and set it where you go everyday. Like tape the bottle on your computer monitor or something. I'm serious! If you start tomorrow you can at least tell the doctor you finally just started them. That way he/she may not yell so much. lol I sit all my "things to do" list and pill bottles that need to be refilled by my coffee pot because I go to that first thing in the morning and several times before I head out the door. |
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Post by charliegirl on Dec 30, 2009 12:11:53 GMT -5
If the dr has prescribed stims he should have you on a mood stabilizer already. Put the bottle of ritalin with the mood stabilizer.
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Post by sim on Dec 31, 2009 10:07:21 GMT -5
I took it this morning finnally...
charlie.. all im on is the ritalin....
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Post by misty on Dec 31, 2009 11:47:52 GMT -5
Leave yourself notes all over the house! And try to take it at the same time each day. That way you can get into a routine & not wonder later whether or not you already took it. Once its in your system I think you'll find yourself remembering to take it better. Good luck & let us know how well it works.
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Post by sim on Jan 4, 2010 11:14:56 GMT -5
ok i gave it a fair shot... i took it sinse thursday as perscribed and i see no changes execpt i stayed up late the first night... (but it was also new years) got a doc appt. today.... lets see what he says
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Post by sim on Jan 4, 2010 14:36:47 GMT -5
ok i'm back... Doc said that no changes bad or good with ritalin is 1 vote against ADHD. And he said that according to my test results it sounds as if i had lack of parenting growing up.... I wanted to stand up and slap the hair piece off him  my mom was a great mom and did everything she could to help me.... anyways he wants to try me on one more med... Aderall... then made several points not to sell them on the streets cuz the street value was high... What the heck? Why would sell them? ugh... ok so ill try these and see what they do.... 20mg twice a day.... |
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Post by jj on Jan 5, 2010 23:05:31 GMT -5
I can't imagine taking it for not even a week would tell you much. You did tell him you only took it for a few days, didn't you?
I'm curious Shadow. What happens when you drink something with caffine in it? Do your thoughts slow down or does it make you hyper? If it makes you hyper then maybe you don't have the hyper part of ADHD. Not a fool proof test of course.
As far as the doctor, I'd want to smack him too. Why do they always try to blame the parenting. Grrrr.
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Post by sim on Jan 6, 2010 14:26:22 GMT -5
The ritalin and the amphetamines are the quick release kind... it only takes a few days to see ANY changes... No changes with Ritalin.. and i have been taking the amphetamine sense monday night... no changes either...
and I tried what you said JJ about the sodas.... so i downed 3 cans back to back and it didnt do anything (((shrugs)))
I did however drink coffee for the first time about 6 years ago... the guy promised me i would like it the way he made it and it was on the house... i drank 1/4th of a cup and 30 minutes later i was wired up... but it lasted about an hour then went away... i never drank coffee again lol...
maybe im just wierd
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Post by jj on Jan 7, 2010 0:23:04 GMT -5
Well, I guess the caffine trick failed on you. lol You would think one of those drugs or both would make you feel something. Like high or something. I mean peope without adhd use that kind of stuff to get a buzz (which I do not condone at all). So it is weird that it is doing nothing at all for you in a good or bad way.
And actually, I'm the one that is weird. Any drug that is supposed to make you have energy makes me tired and visa-versa. I can have 5 cups of coffee right before bed and go to sleep immediately.
I hope they find something that helps.
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