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What do you consider to be a “normal” dose? I’ve heard of people using 60+ mg of Ritalin and thinking that’s normal. Ritalin is a powerful stimulant at 5 or 10m
by n8cpdx 4y ago
What do you consider to be a “normal” dose? I’ve heard of people using 60+ mg of Ritalin and thinking that’s normal. Ritalin is a powerful stimulant at 5 or 10mg. You can get lower doses or different formulations - e.g. 5 or 10mg at extended release to last through the day.
Extended release is usually preferred by doctors in part because you avoid the highs and lows.
Regardless of what “normal” practice is, if you are getting high from methylphenidate, the dose is wrong, and if you can’t get therapeutic effects at a dose low enough to avoid a “brutal” comedown, you should be looking for alternatives.
- TrevorJ 4y ago>if you can’t get therapeutic effects at a dose low enough to avoid a “brutal” comedown, you should be looking for alternatives. Agreed, this is why I no longer use it to treat my condition. The point I am making is that parents need to be aware of these potential side effects, because a child isn't necessarily in a position to articulate the fact that they are experiencing adverse effects like this. The medication is a CNS stimulant first and foremost. These effects aren't exactly rare.
- smittywerben 4y ago> I’ve heard of people using 60+ mg of Ritalin and thinking that’s normal. Hello. That's me. I can sleep on that dose. Is that not normal?