tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29038780.post116195691747598047..comments2008-12-07T13:02:31.466-05:00Jason Schwartzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00235579770274235358noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29038780.post-724052603816562112008-12-07T12:46:00.000-05:002008-12-07T12:46:00.000-05:00My name is Nikki Hughes and i would like to show you my personal experience with Ritalin.<BR/><BR/>I am 51 years old. Have been on Ritalin for 9 years now. I began taking it for depression after my marriage ended, and also in a misguided attempt to lose weight! I lost about 15 pounds at the beginning, had tons of energy, felt great...but the weight loss stopped within a few months.. I currently feel focused and motivated after I take it and am able to get a lot done. As well as the generic ritalin, I take 6 - 12 Tylenol 1 tablets a day. I know how bad this is, but can't seem to stop for more than a few days. The last nine years seem to be a blur...it's like I have lost those years....I hardly remember anything about them. I find this sad and frightening. I take what my doctor prescribed: three 10mg. tablets a day. I have tried many times to completely get off this drug but I now realize that I am truly addicted to it. If I stop taking it for more than one day I become extremely depressed and have very negative, hopeless thoughts and ideas.<BR/><BR/>I have experienced some of these side effects-<BR/>very irritable when it wears off; sometimes difficult to fall asleep, memory loss, hear music in my head that won't stop.<BR/><BR/>I hope this information will be useful to others,<BR/>Nikki HughesRitalin Prescription Medicationhttp://www.drug3k.com/drug/Ritalin-10531.htmnoreply@blogger.com