Re: Methylphenidate troubles.

[Anonymous]

I am taking this (methylphenid.–10 mg. It doesn’t seem to have a lot of effect (I was hoping it would immediately make me feel like tacking some of the large tasks I’ve been putting off, but no, it didn’t) . I’ve not been taking it long. I’m supposed to take two a day but have to work out for myself when. Most days I just took one in the a.m. but today I took two for the first time, one at 9 a.m. and one at 1:30 p.m. because I thought perhaps the reason I wasn’t noticing it helping was that I was only taking it once. I just don’t feel much different–it does seem to make me feel really tired after awhile. Is this common? Does the fact that I don’t notice much effect mean it’s not working for me or that I’m taking too little? The nurse practitioner I am seeing is worried about it causing a stroke although I don’t have high blood pressure even though I am 68. I’m just wondering if I will notice a difference after being on it longer or if this is as good as it gets? I feel as if I’m feeling my way along without a lot of help. If I’d known the clinic I went to was going to put me with a PA, I think I’d have just gone to my family doc. It’s an almost 2 hour (each way) drive to get to this clinic. I thought I would see a psychiatrist. Now I feel more confused than ever and my house looks just as bad as ever or worse. HELP!!

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