How long should it take for Ritalin to work?
March 11, 2009 by How To Treat ADHD
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I’m a 25 year old grad student and have had ADD all of my life. I tried Strattera when i started grad school and didn’t see much improvement. Now I have only my thesis (and ADD) standing in my way of getting my masters degree and getting the heck outta there! I never wanted to get on stimulant meds but now I’m out of options. I don’t want to hear about homeopathic or natural remedies…trust me-over the course of 25 years I have tried them all.
My question is-I started on 10mg of Ritalin 2x a day about a week ago. I feel calmer (confirming the ADD diagnosis…b/c if i wasn’t ADD I’d be high) but that’s about the extent of it. I sat down to work on my thesis to no avail. I feel like it is almost working and maybe I just need a higher dose but I don’t know if it is too soon to call the dr. From my understanding, the effects are supposed to be immediate. It also seems to be a small dose for someone classified as “severe” ADD. Anyone with experience please help!
I hate it when people who know nothing about a disorder dis it. I hope someone kicks you when you are down, joelius24. As a matter of fact, I have tested at genius levels all of my life..this is why I was never diagnosed until adulthood. I have 2 bachelors degrees and almost have my masters degree. I am at the top of my class and always have been. Nothing is “above” me, joelius24. Maybe instead of dissing me, you should EDUCATE yourself on things you obviously don’t understand…or is that ABOVE you??
Also, I have NEVER experimented with drugs. I have taken Ritalin after MUCH consideration and research about the drug. If you had an infection would you take an antibiotic? Would you take an asprin for a headache? Do you call that experimenting with drugs? Go find someone else to poke fun at to make your pathedic self feel better. I have better things to do than to stay up all night trying to make myself feel better by putting others in pain. Obviously you do not. You are a sorry excuse for a human being. With the amount of “answers” you have you obviously don’t have a job or lead a productive life. By the way, I have a full time job and I’m a full time grad student. I’m sure that’s nothing you could handle.
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I’m a 25 year old grad student and have had ADD all of my life. I tried Strattera when i started grad school and didn’t see much improvement. Now I have only my thesis (and ADD) standing in my way of getting my masters degree and getting the heck outta there! I never wanted to get on stimulant meds but now I’m out of options. I don’t want to hear about homeopathic or natural remedies…trust me-over the course of 25 years I have tried them all.
My question is-I started on 10mg of Ritalin 2x a day about a week ago. I feel calmer (confirming the ADD diagnosis…b/c if i wasn’t ADD I’d be high) but that’s about the extent of it. I sat down to work on my thesis to no avail. I feel like it is almost working and maybe I just need a higher dose but I don’t know if it is too soon to call the dr. From my understanding, the effects are supposed to be immediate. It also seems to be a small dose for someone classified as “severe” ADD. Anyone with experience please help!
I hate it when people who know nothing about a disorder dis it. I hope someone kicks you when you are down, joelius24. As a matter of fact, I have tested at genius levels all of my life..this is why I was never diagnosed until adulthood. I have 2 bachelors degrees and almost have my masters degree. I am at the top of my class and always have been. Nothing is “above” me, joelius24. Maybe instead of dissing me, you should EDUCATE yourself on things you obviously don’t understand…or is that ABOVE you??
Also, I have NEVER experimented with drugs. I have taken Ritalin after MUCH consideration and research about the drug. If you had an infection would you take an antibiotic? Would you take an asprin for a headache? Do you call that experimenting with drugs? Go find someone else to poke fun at to make your pathedic self feel better. I have better things to do than to stay up all night trying to make myself feel better by putting others in pain. Obviously you do not. You are a sorry excuse for a human being. With the amount of “answers” you have you obviously don’t have a job or lead a productive life. By the way, I have a full time job and I’m a full time grad student. I’m sure that’s nothing you could handle.
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ADHD Feedback: 15-20 minutes. and 20 mg a day is a relatively high dose, and dose isn’t directly related to “severity” anyway. i don’t know quite what you expect it to do - it’ll make you calmer so you don’t get distracted all the time, but that doesn’t mean it will be easy to write your thesis, it just means that you won’t have a harder to concentrating on it than a non-ADD person would.
ADHD Feedback: many college students experiment with drugs, i suppose you have the advantage that your’s are legal. ritalin should kick right in, but, in my opinion, won’t help you to retain anything should you really need to concentrate. have you ever considered that maybe the material is above you? i think you should think about it that way. for a few hours, entertain the idea that you are not intelligent enough to write your thesis, and not good enough to finish college. i think your reaction to this idea will arm you better than ritalin will.
ADHD Feedback: According to paper work I received when my son was on Ritalin:
Adult dose-5-15 mg 2-3x daily. Take 30-45 min before meals last dose taken before 6 pm. Adult starting dose 5-10 mg 2x daily.
My son’s Dr said it could take a month before Ritalin was working completely and the effects are not immediate. It can take approx an hour or so. If, after a week or two you feel that it isn’t working talk to your doctor about increasing your dose. Have you tried Concerta? It is basically a time release Ritalin and it worked better for my son…
Good luck! Please ignore other peoples ignorance! I get it all of the time about medicating my son although the benefits are obvious!