Ritalin and Memory Loss?? Really need help please take a look

[McBane]

The thing about ritalin is that it is very quick acting (30-60 mins)and then very quick to wear off (2-3 hrs) so it produces the "peaks and valleys" effect which is not desired by most people. The way to eliminate this effect is to take multiple small doses which keeps the levels in the bloodstream constant. This however can be a problem too as most people don't want to have to pop several pills a day (during class, etc). If ritalin works for you, but you don't like the "peaks and valleys" effect, you might look into Concerta. Concerta is time released methylphenidiate which uses a plastic release capsule that has a small hole in the end and releases its dose constantly throughout 12hrs. I've taken this before and it works a hell of a lot better than just plain ritalin. The only downside is that sometimes you want to work on homework for just a few hrs and when you take concerta, its a 12 hr ride. You can however cut the pills up and it destroys the release mechanism and then you have ritalin thats just like what you have now. If plain ritalin ritalin is too harsh (it is for me) then you might try Concerta. Small doses of adderall work great too. It's longer lasting than ritalin (4-6 hrs) and has and has a completely "smooth" effect.

Thanks for the advice bro. I notice that ritalin actually works for like 4-6 hours though after I take it. Maybe it's just that I am imagining it but I feel it working for that long ? Anyways concerta is out of the picture because I only use it for studying and like you said I don't want a 12 hour ride. Thanks for the advice though and bump for more opinions

 

[katiemendesalba]

Nice Disucussion here about Ritalin and want to say its good,because many people told me about ritalin and my uncle also used it and he is no problem to use it,he is very satisfy .