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Dexmethylphenidate belongs to the group of medicines called central nervous system (CNS) stimulants. It is used to treat Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in patients 6 years of age and older .
Dexmethylphenidate increases attention and decreases restlessness in children and adults who are overac... continue
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Treatment Success Rate
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| Condition | Members | Success |
| ADHD / ADD | 336 |
68% |
| Oppositional Defiant Di... | 10 |
70% |
| Asperger Syndrome | 6 |
100% |
| Bipolar Disorder | 4 |
100% |
| Autism / Autism Spectrum | 5 |
80% |
Overall, 70% (381
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She's only been on this for three weeks, but it is working. We've up the dose from 5 to 10 to 15 mg. It is wearing off in the early afternoon. Side effects are trouble sleeping, moodiness and crying.
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Current med. Works well, but dosage needs to be adjusted frequently
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This is the best we have tired so far. He has an appetite and his mood swings are normal.
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Again this one caused way to many headaches in my daughter.
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we had noticed a great improvement in Chris when he was on the Focalin.
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she takes 15mg in the morning and 10 in the afternoon. some days it seems to work great other not so well.
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He currently takes 15 mg XR daily and 10 mg Focalin in the afternoons during homework time. This seems to have the least amount of side effects of all meds tried. He seems more like himself now.
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It has been amazing for my son and his school work!
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worked when used
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no, it was to help him calm down and focus..it si an ADHD med. [More] -
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Was this to help with sleep or something else,, Thanks for sharing, I have not thought or heard of this med,,, hugs [More] -
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Thought this would really help my son out. And, I immediately saw improvement after his first dose. However, I also noticed that he exhibited a mild h... [More] -
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You may want to look into taking Melatonin at night to help with sleep. My son is using Focalin 5mg during the day and sleeps well at night on the Mel... [More] -
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it spun me out of control.... BUT... it was probably because I have bipolar too [More]
