Posted by cybercafe on March 8, 2003, at 21:26:44
In reply to Re: is 20 mg twice daily ritalin SR a lot?, posted by fachad on March 7, 2003, at 23:28:32
thanks for replying> I think 40mg/day of methylphenidate is fairly average.
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> How long have you been at that dosage?a couple months :(
> Also, my previous pdoc HATED Ritalin SR, he would not write for it. He told me I could have Ritalin IR, or Concerta, or Metadate, but not the SR. He said that it was basically a wax tablet and that it's dissolve rate and delivery of MPH was very erratic and unreliable.
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> So, if you can afford it, you may want to ask your pdoc for the 54mg Concerta tablet. That would be a slight dose increase, plus a top quality controlled release mechanism.unfortunately in canada metadate and concerta are not available...
hence i am considering a move to the UK (where psychiatrists are not available) :)
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