Posted by saint james on October 6, 1999, at 0:31:38
In reply to Re: Ritalin SR, posted by anita on October 3, 1999, at 14:34:37
> Hi Jay,
>
> I've been taking it for atypical depression. What do you want to know? One thing -- my pdoc said that many people need to take it twice a day
> (morning and afternoon) because even tho it is sustained-release, it can wear off way before the end of the day. I found this to be true in my case.
>
> anita
>James here....
Rit moves thru the body quickly so for many the SR is the best way to take it. Some people are rapid metabolizers of Rit, so any formulation of it leaves them with periods of not being on a med.
This happened to me, as a child SR worked so well that I only took it for one school year, and on it quickly sailed ahead of the class and next year did not need it. As an adult, even SR left me not on it most of the time, ie very roller coaster; Dexadrine is more even for me.james
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