Hi Medicated. Well, since you have an Rx for Ritalin, you almost certainly have a dx of ADHD (I don't think docs give that drug-- a Schedule II medication -- out for 'perhaps' dx's). I detect a curious and insatiable mind in your drive for answers, a positive ADHD trait, in your post. If you do have this dx (and the Ritalin kind of says you have it), welcome to the club!

Mike