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<blockquote data-quote="InsaneCdn" data-source="post: 551220" data-attributes="member: 11791"><p>Methylphenidate is the generic description for drugs in the Ritalin family. It's been used for decades - it was one of the "original" medications for ADHD. Well known lists of benefits and side-effects. </p><p></p><p>Some of the key advantages include the fact that it is fast-acting. Even the "long-acting" forms (Concerta, etc.) are fast-acting. They are out of your system in under 24 hours - usually, much less than that. Straight standard Ritalin (and it's generic forms) is out of the body in about 8 hours. Effectiveness of a dose is more like 3.5 to 4 hours. With this class of drugs, there is no ramp-up, no time to build up in the body. It works, at a given dose, or it doesn't. </p><p></p><p>in my opinion, it's one of the least-scary medications out there for ADHD. In our part of the world, it's always the first one given. And they tell us it is effective for something like 75-80% of the kids (and adults). Most frequent reason given for switching from the short-acting versions is "rebound effect", which kicks in when the dose wears off. Not everyone gets serious rebound effect. For those who do, long-acting versions like Concerta avoid multiple rebounds - leaving just one at the end of that dose. </p><p></p><p>I've been on this class of drugs for over 10 years.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="InsaneCdn, post: 551220, member: 11791"] Methylphenidate is the generic description for drugs in the Ritalin family. It's been used for decades - it was one of the "original" medications for ADHD. Well known lists of benefits and side-effects. Some of the key advantages include the fact that it is fast-acting. Even the "long-acting" forms (Concerta, etc.) are fast-acting. They are out of your system in under 24 hours - usually, much less than that. Straight standard Ritalin (and it's generic forms) is out of the body in about 8 hours. Effectiveness of a dose is more like 3.5 to 4 hours. With this class of drugs, there is no ramp-up, no time to build up in the body. It works, at a given dose, or it doesn't. in my opinion, it's one of the least-scary medications out there for ADHD. In our part of the world, it's always the first one given. And they tell us it is effective for something like 75-80% of the kids (and adults). Most frequent reason given for switching from the short-acting versions is "rebound effect", which kicks in when the dose wears off. Not everyone gets serious rebound effect. For those who do, long-acting versions like Concerta avoid multiple rebounds - leaving just one at the end of that dose. I've been on this class of drugs for over 10 years. [/QUOTE]
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