Ritalin Kids

Hola Chicas!

This is my first day taking Metadate, which is apparently some form of long-lasting Ritalin.
So far I feel pretty awesome, I'm feeling the same 'human' effect as I had with Concerta, but so far I haven't had the horrible nausea.

I did get a mild stomach ache, but it was more like an uncomfortable feeling instead of a 'look for the nearest trash can cause you're about to barf' kind of feeling.

I can live with the not barfing feeling.

I took my first dose around 6:40 am, and it's now 8:25, so if the 'Concerta' effect (stomach ache) is going to happen it'll be soon.
Apparently I should be feeling the effects of the medication fully by now, and I can say I do feel a lot better than I did with the Daytrana, but I think it may need to be raised a little bit.

It's funny, because one would think that because of my weight I would need larger doses of my medications to keep up with 'all my extra heft' but I'm actually really sensitive to medications.

For a long time I was on a pretty low dose of Prozac because the stimulants used to treat my ADHD ran the chance of boosting the effects of it. I just in the last two or so months doubled that dose and now I'm taking what appears to be a pretty normal dosage.
With my Lamictal I'm on a pretty normal dose, it's never been raised much past what the starter pack boosted me up to and seems to really help keep me even keeled.

That's not to say I don't get hypomanic, but I haven't had a true manic episode since I've been on this dose of Lamictal (or at least when I've actually been compliant with my medications).

Even small med changes seem to have big effects on me that really don't appear to be anything like 'self fulfilling prophecy' type deals. In fact, I didn't even notice the changes in my moods corelating to med changes until after my first suicide attempt in 10th grade.

All of my major hospitalizations, even my first day treatment program a few months before 'the big bang' in 10th grade, all seemed to happen shortly after a medication change.

I've been on a pretty hefty laundry list of medications so it's been a rough ride.

Luckily things mood wise, although pretty low, don't seem to be fluctuating too much.

Bonus List of Drugs I've been on
Zoloft, Wellbutrin XR, Prozac, Abilify, Seraquil (PRN), Restoril, Trazodone, Klonopin, Ativan, Lexapro, Concerta, Daytrana, Metadate