Posted by Sulpicia on March 24, 2001, at 17:04:25
In reply to metadate regular ritalin, posted by michael on March 24, 2001, at 14:55:04
> If I wanted to compare immediate release/regular ritalin to metadate, would crushing the metadate pills and ingesting the powderized pill yield the same results as a dose of regular ritalin?
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> Please don't worry, I'm not going to make a habit of this. I'm just wondering if this would allow me to make a valid comparison, rather than getting an entire prescription's worth of regular ritalin (since I now have the metadate)
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> ...and this would also allow me to discuss/compare my response to both forms at my next appointment, rather than getting another prescription at my next appt., and waiting until the one after that to have that conversation... Hope that makes sense... michaelHi -- first, trust whatever answer Cam gives you rather than mine.
IF metadate is the same thing as Concerta [time release ritalin in the US], the answer is emphatically no.
Concerta has this fancy OROS delivery system with an outer coating resembling PVC [plastic plumbing pipe] with tiny holes thru which the med escapes, in theory in response to an osmotic
gradient. It was made to prevent crushing. I can't imagine how you would break it, but if you did, please realize that you would have not a single dose, but 3 or 4. Even if your med is just some standard time release med,
these meds usually have binding agents; I *believe* the result is that the active med is unevenly distributed. This means that you could potentially wind up with 90% of a 12 hour dose in a fraction of the pill.Please don't do this unless you completely understand how the time release med is bound.
It would be a lot simpler to ask your doc for a sample, or a prescription for 10 tabs of regular ritalin.If cost is an issue, have you considered either adderall or dexedrine? Much cheaper, smoother in most folks opinions,
and potentially better tolerated by adults.
If you've been diagnosed with ADD/HD your doc will understand that lots of fiddling is necessary for adults
to get the right dose and med. He should be able to work with you on this.
Seems a bit safer?
If I may, what was the Dx?
Best,
S.
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