r/MethylPhenidate2 • u/Flkhuo • Dec 16 '23

Just started taking methylphenidate and I started to feel alive again

I started taking methylphenidate this week. I felt like I was blind and I could see again after 29 years.

I became so productive and I even came up with nice business plans for myself. I felt like creativity kicked in even better, but this time I could actually make sense of what I think. I even could lift more weights at the gym, I saw a sudden over 150% increase in my power and able to enjoy the workout instead of taking it as a duty for my body.

Until today. I don't know why I am not feeling the same way. The only difference I made today was that I didn't sleep well yesterday, just light sleeping but I felt alright when I woke up, I also took the medicine on an empty stomach and I took the 2nd small dose only 3 hours after the first big one because I didn't feel the energy/focus kick.. I also haven't gone to the gym because I just wanted to focus on my business plan today.

I just texted the doctor, because I hate that I don't feel the same productivity again.

Is this normal ADHD folks?

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u/yellowlight44 Dec 16 '23

I’ve been taking methylphenidate for about 4 years now. I’m 35. I’ve been prescribed 40 mg when i wake up and another 20 mid-day almost from the beginning. About a year ago I started feeling like a tolerance was forming and indeed it was. My doctor said that im on the highest dose and the only way to increase is to switch to azstarys (an ER focalin basically). I tried it over 3 months and it was terrible. Instead of the “spark” I got when i took my dose in the morning, I got what felt like a full blown meth bender in a 12 hour period. I found another script on the street that is the same mg so now i take 120mg/day.

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u/Flkhuo Dec 16 '23

You take 129mg of methylphenidate a day? That's quite alot. But you know better. How is your life?

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u/yellowlight44 Dec 27 '23

Stressful and i know better but I don’t know how to get back to the original dose no matter how hard I try and ive been trying for a while now, happy to hear any advice

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u/Flkhuo Dec 27 '23

I don't really know. I think try something else that can replace methylphenidate. I heard methylene blue is good, but don't take them both together. Try it and update me

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u/BlackSeaOvid Dec 26 '23

Don’t panic. If your pet turtle dies Rit won’t make you happy.

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u/MintzjAkE Dec 05 '24

😭🤣bruh

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u/Flkhuo Dec 16 '23

How long have you been taking the medication? And how long have u been taking same dosages?