Ritalin IR not doing much?
Hey everyone, I’ve recently started Ritalin IR and wanting to see if anyone’s had a similar experience.
I’ve been titrating up over the past couple of weeks. First week 2x5mg daily, following week 10mg in the morning and 5mg in the afternoon. I haven’t felt any “focus” I’ve just felt tired, like needing to nap all the time. I thought it was just the low dose in the first week but it’s not getting any better. I understand the tiredness could be part of my body adjusting to the medication but I thought it might have improved by now.
I’ve noticed the doses only last about 2.5 hours and I can clearly feel when they’ve ‘worn off’ (anxious, agitated) which I’m really not enjoying. I’ve been trying to do everything right, like high protein breakfast, no caffeine, etc, so it’s been a bit frustrating.
Honestly I’m feeling defeated, especially after the process of actually getting diagnosed. I know everyone responses to medications differently, but I was hoping it would help manage some symptoms even just slightly.
I’ll be discussing this with my psychiatrist, I’m just mainly looking to see if anyone else has anyone else had a similar experience on Ritalin IR with feeling tired instead of focused and what did you find worked for you.