Hey there Eva long time no see. Big Hugs 2 U ((((EW))))

IMHO~I never cared for Ritalin when my Daughter was 5 she was Diagnosed with ADHD and the P tried that and I didn't like the effects. So he tried a low dose of Adderall and she just seemed Blah so we tried a low dose or Concerta and she has been on that since she was 5 now she's up on 12 and it has worked for the most part.

YES! It makes a HUGE difference when you take your Ritalin.
Do you take the Ritalin at 12:00pm or 12:00am? What I noticed with my daughter is when the Ritalin wore off you start getting the symptoms of your ADD back and your mind does race and what not. It's not relaxed anymore. What my daughters P would do is he would, and still does give her a low dose or Clonidine to help her sleep. For adults I think past the age of 30 it's a heart medication, but for Children through adulthood it is more like relaxent sleeping pill.

BTW~Did you start having a hard time sleeping after you started the Ritalin? Or before? How old are you? R U in school? Do you do any extra curricular activities? Do you agree with the DX? Just a few questions to learn more of your situation, if that's OK ? If you don't want to say thats definately ok to You can PM me as well

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There has been speculation that all along I've had ADD since childhood and not bi-polar issues

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I had the same DX but it was vice versa. Supposedly had ADHD all my life, but it was actually Bi-Polar. It's funny my mom just thought I was a bad kid. When I became 20 years old I seeked out treatment and a year ago was DX with Bi-Polar. It took over 10 years of Therapy and literally 10 P's later to figure that out. Crazy huh

Did this help at all?

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Always here for you,
Jlove