Ritalin is proficient in dealing the ADHD very superiorly. It is the common drug and most popular among expert to prescribed for ADHD and narcolepsy. But Ritalin is not that easy o be dealt with - - it can be abused also. Here we are giving a short review of Using Ritalin for ADHD and abuses related to it.
Ritalin is a prescription medication and it is a CNS stimulant drug. The main impact is to treat ADHD and it can also boost up the attentiveness. It is effective in making reduction in the hyperactivity and impulsiveness in the patient.
The person who is facing ADHD constantly experiences the difficulty in having attentiveness and cannot easily pay attention. The ADHD person is more impulsive and hyperactive than the normal person with the same age. The changes in the behavior due to ADHD, normally gets apparent at the time when kids start the schooling or before the school. It is actually appear at the age near to seven years.
ADHD symptoms in many patients get improved in the teen age or with the time as they grow up. However the symptoms may remain constant in the adult grownups. Ritalin is the master prescription in dealing with ADHD in kids, teenagers and adults. Ritalin is also prescribed for the treatment of narcolepsy which is disorder of sleep.
Ritalin is good and effective tool for the ADHD issue but it is better to use Ritalin as a partial selection of the whole treatment program. With Ritalin other therapies must be adopted to deal with ADHD and other counseling method can also be adopted.
Ritalin is brand of Methylphenidate and it is the main ingredient of Ritalin and Methylphenidate is very potent of being habit forming. It is recommended not to take Ritalin in large doses and do not take it for long term. Make gaps between the intakes. When the person starts to take the medication for a long term, the medication stops to treat the symptoms effectively and the patient does not get the desired result so consequently the user start the intake on large doses to achieve the needed impacts. There may be some behavioral changes in the patient.
Commonly occurring negative effects of Ritalin are as follows:
• Headaches
• Nervousness
• Lose of hunger
• Impaired eyesight
• Sickness
• Abdominal pain
• Trouble in staying asleep
• Panic disorder
• Decrease in the growth (in children)
Immediately make contact with your medical expert if you or your child is bearing the above effects. There may be other possible side effects other than these above stated. Ritalin for ADHD is the best treatment but one may use it with vigilance.
