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to take Ritalin or not?
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<blockquote data-quote="InsaneCdn" data-source="post: 521744" data-attributes="member: 11791"><p>I've taken Ritalin since the kids were small. No side effects, except that it's obvious when it wears off.</p><p>K1 started Ritalin at age 6. K2 started at age 5. Both are now on Concerta - same chemical family. Again... minimal side effects (slight impact on appetite for K1, but he's on a fairly high dose).</p><p></p><p>Ritalin has several advantages... one being that it doesn't accumulate in your system. So... you try it. It's out of your system in about 8 hours... and no matter what the dose, you don't have to taper off. It can also be fine-tuned in very small increments - big advantage when kids are small and 2.5mg makes a difference! </p><p></p><p>Biggest disadvantage was the rebound effect - you can really tell when it wears off! (Its part of why we moved to Concerta.)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="InsaneCdn, post: 521744, member: 11791"] I've taken Ritalin since the kids were small. No side effects, except that it's obvious when it wears off. K1 started Ritalin at age 6. K2 started at age 5. Both are now on Concerta - same chemical family. Again... minimal side effects (slight impact on appetite for K1, but he's on a fairly high dose). Ritalin has several advantages... one being that it doesn't accumulate in your system. So... you try it. It's out of your system in about 8 hours... and no matter what the dose, you don't have to taper off. It can also be fine-tuned in very small increments - big advantage when kids are small and 2.5mg makes a difference! Biggest disadvantage was the rebound effect - you can really tell when it wears off! (Its part of why we moved to Concerta.) [/QUOTE]
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