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Hey zoie,

I've been on RitLA for five years, and love it. I was on Rit tabs, and would forget to take the next dose. I'm at 60 mg/day, so you can imagine trying to remember to take 3 doses a day was hard. I always had so much left over at the end of the month!

What i think may be happening is that if you were on 10mg/day regular, you probably took 2 x 5mg. Now, your RitLA is releasing the same amount, but over a longer period of time, so your effective serum level at any given time is lower than it was before. However, it has removed the cycling fluctuations that double dosing produces with the RitReg.

Ask your doctor if you can increase the RitLA dose.

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I'm learning that with the Ritalin LA that your metabolism plays a HUGE factor in how well you can deal with it. My son has been taking it, but it had absolutely no effect on him whatsoever. If the regular generic Ritalin works for my kid the next step will be to ask for the extended sounds better..

Ritalin LA (the extended release) may be different to you because it works by giving you half the pills meds now, and half about 4 or so hours later.  It won't give you that instant releases' "bump" when it starts.  It also won't give you that "down" feeling as it stops working either.

Ritalin LA and regular Ritalin are essentially the same - just time release for one.  But - if you take it later in the day - the pill is still inside working so yes, you'd find your sleep more difficult than with the smaller time of the regular dose.

I'd suggest that if you are taking it late in the day - take it right as you wake.  That would give you most of the day yet not be so close to bedtime (unless you sleep 15 hours a day - then I can't help you there).

I would check with your MD either way - describe how it's working (or not) and see if there's a better way.

I was wondering if anyone had any feedback on it? I was on the ritalin reg, 10mg a day and now I am on Ritalin LA. I am thinking it is not at effective ? And that it does effect my ability to get a good night's sleep

Stacie

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