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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
| Top 5 Communities | ||
| Condition | Members | Success |
| ADHD / ADD | 341 |
68% |
| Oppositional Defiant Di... | 10 |
70% |
| Asperger Syndrome | 7 |
100% |
| Bipolar Disorder | 5 |
100% |
| Autism / Autism Spectrum | 5 |
80% |
Overall, 70% (388
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Works for one kid.
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worked, but had seizure like symptom effect one me.
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2 of my children take low doses of this mid day to hold them over until they get home at 6pm
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made me have out burst of anger
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decreased appetite
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it works great, but it's too short acting. we just upped the dose from 5 mg to 10, so i'm hoping to see more improvement
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Seems to work for me.
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Doc told me to change meds couse my body got just to this drug and doesn't work as much as it shoud
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This has worked the best for me. Gets me to a fuctioning level without side effects- I just wiss it worked longer.
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I can tell a difference but it is no miracle cure.
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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]
