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Re: does anybody know if ... » Francesco

Posted by Questionmark on October 30, 2003, at 5:42:57

In reply to does anybody know if ... , posted by Francesco on October 21, 2003, at 10:35:48

> sorry for all these posts but it seems I have better nothing better to do this afternoon : )
>
> I started Ritalin some days ago on a very low dose (5mg) and I was supposed to upper the dose to 30mg per day.
>
> I didn't do it because I found that when I'm under the influence of the med (3 hours and an half today) I have the following problems:
>
> 1. diffulty from switching from task to task (getting locked)
> 2. sensation of dumbness
> 3. overfocusing
> 4. perfectionism
>
> All of these end to deteriorate my cognitive performances.
>
> Does anybody experienced similar problems on Ritalin at first...

YES. i always tell myself i'll be able to fight it or handle it well enough, but it's so hard to realize it while it's happening-- and so often it's caused me problems (such as making my horrid procrastination even worse). And i am perfectionistic enough as it is. As much as i looove stimulants, i cannot STAND the overfocusing, the "difficulty switching from task to task," and the perfectionism they give me. i'm having that all this very night from about 8mg methylphenidate as i waste more and more and more and more time!

> ..."and find them improving uppering the dose?"

Absolutely not, unfortunately. The severity of these problems seems directly & positively correlated with the quantity of dose taken.

> I'm wondering if, given these results, uppering the dose would be a complete non-sense or could be justified. My actual diagnosis is ADHD inhattentive type, and I had OCD problem when I was a child.
>
> Thanks


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