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Re: Did you take your meds today?
« Reply #3345 on: July 27, 2012, 02:26:23 PM »
Got a ritalin prescription today.
Pharmacy had to order it, so, it will be in after the weekend.

Am curious.

Good luck with it. It's brilliant when ou get the dosage right.

I'm starting with a low dosage. Follow up, week after starting.

Everyone starts with a low dosage. The tricky part comes when you build up a tolerance to the stuff (which can happen pretty fast) and take a break. But I maintain it's just brilliant if your mind is all over the place.
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Re: Did you take your meds today?
« Reply #3346 on: July 27, 2012, 02:32:09 PM »
Got a ritalin prescription today.
Pharmacy had to order it, so, it will be in after the weekend.

Am curious.

Good luck with it. It's brilliant when ou get the dosage right.

I'm starting with a low dosage. Follow up, week after starting.

Everyone starts with a low dosage. The tricky part comes when you build up a tolerance to the stuff (which can happen pretty fast) and take a break. But I maintain it's just brilliant if your mind is all over the place.

And that is what I am hoping for indeed.

I also like the idea of being able to have my mind wandering all over in the weekends.
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Re: Did you take your meds today?
« Reply #3347 on: July 27, 2012, 02:37:32 PM »
Got a ritalin prescription today.
Pharmacy had to order it, so, it will be in after the weekend.

Am curious.

Good luck with it. It's brilliant when ou get the dosage right.

I'm starting with a low dosage. Follow up, week after starting.

Everyone starts with a low dosage. The tricky part comes when you build up a tolerance to the stuff (which can happen pretty fast) and take a break. But I maintain it's just brilliant if your mind is all over the place.

And that is what I am hoping for indeed.

I also like the idea of being able to have my mind wandering all over in the weekends.

Might be a good idea to have two prescriptions--my first day or two after a break are 20mg while the subsequent ones are 30mg.
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Re: Did you take your meds today?
« Reply #3348 on: July 27, 2012, 02:43:02 PM »
Got a ritalin prescription today.
Pharmacy had to order it, so, it will be in after the weekend.

Am curious.

Good luck with it. It's brilliant when ou get the dosage right.

I'm starting with a low dosage. Follow up, week after starting.

Everyone starts with a low dosage. The tricky part comes when you build up a tolerance to the stuff (which can happen pretty fast) and take a break. But I maintain it's just brilliant if your mind is all over the place.

And that is what I am hoping for indeed.

I also like the idea of being able to have my mind wandering all over in the weekends.

Might be a good idea to have two prescriptions--my first day or two after a break are 20mg while the subsequent ones are 30mg.

She's having me started at three times 5 mg a day. And, wants me to have them every day for a while, to get a proper 'feel' for what it does. Next week she will very likely increase the dosage. By the time she thinks I know what it does, and have got the right dosage, I'll be free to "play" with it in terms of taking days off, she said.
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Re: Did you take your meds today?
« Reply #3349 on: July 27, 2012, 03:47:33 PM »
Got a ritalin prescription today.
Pharmacy had to order it, so, it will be in after the weekend.

Am curious.

Good luck with it. It's brilliant when ou get the dosage right.

I'm starting with a low dosage. Follow up, week after starting.

Everyone starts with a low dosage. The tricky part comes when you build up a tolerance to the stuff (which can happen pretty fast) and take a break. But I maintain it's just brilliant if your mind is all over the place.

And that is what I am hoping for indeed.

I also like the idea of being able to have my mind wandering all over in the weekends.

Might be a good idea to have two prescriptions--my first day or two after a break are 20mg while the subsequent ones are 30mg.

She's having me started at three times 5 mg a day. And, wants me to have them every day for a while, to get a proper 'feel' for what it does. Next week she will very likely increase the dosage. By the time she thinks I know what it does, and have got the right dosage, I'll be free to "play" with it in terms of taking days off, she said.

Sounds like a good idea. Cos you will be needing days off.
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Re: Did you take your meds today?
« Reply #3350 on: July 28, 2012, 07:03:55 AM »
Got a ritalin prescription today.
Pharmacy had to order it, so, it will be in after the weekend.

Am curious.

Good luck with it. It's brilliant when ou get the dosage right.

I'm starting with a low dosage. Follow up, week after starting.

Everyone starts with a low dosage. The tricky part comes when you build up a tolerance to the stuff (which can happen pretty fast) and take a break. But I maintain it's just brilliant if your mind is all over the place.

And that is what I am hoping for indeed.

I also like the idea of being able to have my mind wandering all over in the weekends.

Might be a good idea to have two prescriptions--my first day or two after a break are 20mg while the subsequent ones are 30mg.

She's having me started at three times 5 mg a day. And, wants me to have them every day for a while, to get a proper 'feel' for what it does. Next week she will very likely increase the dosage. By the time she thinks I know what it does, and have got the right dosage, I'll be free to "play" with it in terms of taking days off, she said.

Sounds like a good idea. Cos you will be needing days off.

The guy I spoke to before meeting the doctor said he had different types of clients. Some needed breaks, some needed taking it all the time. He agreed with me that the positive thing of Ritalin was that breaks were an option.
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Re: Did you take your meds today?
« Reply #3351 on: July 28, 2012, 02:26:37 PM »
Yes, that's what my doctor says, too. Some patients take it every day while others need a break every now and then.

Took mine today.
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Re: Did you take your meds today?
« Reply #3352 on: July 28, 2012, 04:07:47 PM »
Yes.  Also just took an antacid tablet for the nausea.  We don't have any nausea medicine in the house.
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Re: Did you take your meds today?
« Reply #3353 on: July 29, 2012, 11:17:46 AM »
  I am indeed compliant with my medication routine.  :angel:
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Re: Did you take your meds today?
« Reply #3354 on: July 29, 2012, 02:40:18 PM »
Most of them. Still got to take one of my oxycontin, and 0.25mg clonidine before I go to bed. Not sure when that will be though. And this synthetic herb smoke 'black mamba' stuff is helping nicely with my sore knee.
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Re: Did you take your meds today?
« Reply #3355 on: July 29, 2012, 03:30:14 PM »
Just about to. My hip and knee are killing me.
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Re: Did you take your meds today?
« Reply #3356 on: July 29, 2012, 05:19:27 PM »
Yes
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Re: Did you take your meds today?
« Reply #3357 on: July 30, 2012, 04:34:15 AM »
Just took the crazy meds.
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Re: Did you take your meds today?
« Reply #3358 on: July 30, 2012, 06:24:44 AM »
  I have taken my Strattera and will soon take my multivitamin.  :thumbup:
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Re: Did you take your meds today?
« Reply #3359 on: July 30, 2012, 02:46:24 PM »
Yes.
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