• About Ritalin LA (Generic)​

    ​Ritalin (Methylphenidate) belongs to the family of medications known as stimulants. It is used to treat Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Narcolepsy (uncontrollable need to sleep). It helps to increase attention and decrease restlessness for children and adults who have been diagnosed with ADHD.

     

    Other measures (e.g., psychological, educational, and social therapies) are used along with Ritalin (Methylphenidate) as part of an overall treatment program for ADHD. Ritalin (Methylphenidate) also helps to stimulate people with narcolepsy so that they do not fall asleep at inappropriate times.

     

    Ritalin (Methylphenidate) may be available under multiple brand names and/or in several different forms. Any specific brand name of Ritalin (Methylphenidate) may not be available in all of the forms or approved for all of the conditions discussed here. As well, some forms of Ritalin (Methylphenidate) may not be used for all of the conditions discussed here.

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    Use Of Ritalin

     

     

    Other measures (e.g., psychological, educational, and social therapies) are used along with Ritalin (Methylphenidate) as part of an overall treatment program for ADHD. Ritalin (Methylphenidate) also helps to stimulate people with narcolepsy so that they do not fall asleep at inappropriate times.

    Keep the medication in a place where others cannot get to it. Read all patient information, medication guides, and instruction sheets provided to you.

    To prevent sleep problems, take this medicine in the morning.

    Ritalin tablets and Ritalin SR tablets should be taken at least 30 to 45 minutes before a meal. Extended-release Ritalin LA capsules can be taken with or without food. Follow the directions on your medicine label.

    Do not crush, chew, or break a sustained-release tablet. Swallow the tablet whole. Breaking the tablet may cause too much of the drug to be released at one time.

    To make swallowing easier, you may open the Ritalin LA capsule and sprinkle the medicine into a spoonful of pudding or applesauce. Swallow right away without chewing. Do not save the mixture for later use.

    Store at room temperature away from moisture and heat.

  • Ritalin Side Effect

    mood changes, feeling nervous or irritable Sleep problems (insomnia) fast heart rate increased blood pressure loss of appetite Weight loss nausea stomach pain a headache.

    Enhancing performance Reviews show that therapeutic doses of Ritalin ( methylphenidate) result in modest yet unambiguous improvements in cognition, including working memory, and inhibitory control, episodic memory in normal healthy adults; the cognition-enhancing effects of these drugs are known to occur through the activation indirectly of both Adrenoceptors and dopamine receptors in the Prefrontal cortex. Methylphenidate and other ADHD stimulants also improve task saliency and increase arousal. Ritalin can improve performance on difficult and boring tasks and are used by some students as a study and test-taking aid. Based upon studies of self-reported illicit stimulant use, performance-enhancing use, rather than use as a recreational drug, is the primary reason that students use stimulants.

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