Dexmethylphenidate User Reviews & Ratings (Page 3)

• Zmom
• February 24, 2009

Focalin (dexmethylphenidate) for ADHD "My 8-year-old son has been on this medicine for 1 year. At first, it was great, it helped with his self-control, focus, etc. Now he is having side effects such as chest pain, aggressiveness, irritability, and tics."

• math-...
• December 6, 2014

Focalin XR (dexmethylphenidate) for ADHD "I'm an adult who has taken this off and on for 4 years. I've always had trouble concentrating, and Focalin is an effective fix. I do think there are minor side effects, though. It makes me feel much more focused and less worried/panicked about what I need to do. Unlike others, though, I would not say it calms me down, I feel like it actually stresses me out more. When I take this, I'm more serious and easily annoyed, and I can't relax. I have also found that my appetite drops off and that I don't sleep very deeply. Overall, a great medicine, but for me and many ADHD people, our symptoms are brought out due to simply a lack of strenuous physical exercise (1 hr) every day. When on a regular exercise and sleep schedule, I do not need it."

• MTano
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• February 17, 2020

Focalin XR (dexmethylphenidate) for ADHD "I've tried almost every single ADHD pill from Adderall to Daytrana to Ritalin to Vyanese to Concerta...Focalin is BY FAR the best for me. I am on the 10mg dose. Was originally on 30mg but my heart was beating way too fast on it. The other meds made me very angry, but this keeps me at bay, yet focused. Only con I have with this is about an hour after I take it, I have a bowel movement. I'm also the same way with coffee. I don't take it everyday and on the days where I don't I can definitely tell, but I don't have cravings."

• Anonymous
• September 13, 2008

Focalin (dexmethylphenidate) for ADHD "I started taking this medication 1 month ago and have had absolutely no ill effects from it. My first worry was not being able to sleep once I heard the word 'stimulant'. Not an early riser, I set my alarm clock to go off at 6 AM just to take the pill! Now I am taking it much later and have absolutely no ill effects. I seem to have more energy, sleep better, and am starting to get some things accomplished instead of dabbling in two or three different things."

• NB9217
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• January 31, 2014

Focalin (dexmethylphenidate) for ADHD "My 6.5-year-old son has been taking this medicine for over a year. A few months after taking it, we switched him to Ritalin, but the Ritalin made his behavior crazy. I don't have much to complain about this medicine. Any ADHD medication is going to make your child zombie-like. My son takes 10 mg XR in the morning, and I can literally see the switch in his personality in about 10 minutes. He is supposed to take 5 mg non-extended release after school, however, I hardly give that to him anymore. I sometimes break the 5 mg pill in half and just have him take 2.5 mg to focus on his homework if I see him struggling. We just had his medication reduced to 5 mg in the morning, 2.5 after lunch, and 2.5 later in the afternoon - waiting to see how this works out."

• MyAidan
• Taken for less than 1 month
• January 21, 2016

Focalin (dexmethylphenidate) for ADHD "My son was diagnosed with ADHD when he was 6yrs old. He is 7 and in 2nd grade now. After thinking long and hard about meds for him I decided to put him on at the start of the new year. I do not like it. He takes 10 mg a day and I see no change. Things seems to be worse. Still hyper, not focused, frustrated easily, crying easily and more talkative. After a week the nurse at the dr. Office said to give it some time to work and try it for 2wks. I did and still no change. His teacher sees no improvement in school and I don't see it at home. As soon as the 2 wks was up in stopped. He complained about stomach aches and as of today his teacher notices ticks with him and I see the same thing at home. I'm done with Folican. It's not for my son."

• gabbyc
• March 29, 2014

Focalin (dexmethylphenidate) for ADHD "I have been on Focalin XR 10 mg for a week now, and it seems to be pretty good. I have ADHD/ADD, and I was on Vyvanse, but it made me very moody and also made me drop 20 pounds in two months. I also noticed impulses on that medication. Focalin seems to be different, I feel a bit zombish, but I feel it's not an issue. I also have somewhat of an appetite. I feel much more focused."

• momommy
• August 7, 2008

Focalin (dexmethylphenidate) for ADHD "My daughter (6 years old) has been on Focalin for 30 days now to control her ADHD. This is our wonder drug. It gives her the control she needs without making her experience ups and downs. She hasn't experienced any problems with sleep, and we can see the medicine leave her after about 6 hours."

• Ihate...
• August 4, 2016

Focalin (dexmethylphenidate) for ADHD "Im 17 years old and I've taken Focalin Xr 30mg for most of my life and as much as it helps in school i would not recommend taking this at all, like most people with adhd I am pretty good socially and when I'm on focalin i become very pannicky, you cant eat and for me i feel like pukigg if i try to eat, my body becomes achy and my mouth gets really dry and mucusy, sleeping is a nightmare, I have tried to make this work, even took it every single day to build up a tolerance, but its always the same thing. Sure, i managed to sit down and get my work done but when the work is done and school done for the day you feel strange, like not in your own skin. A tutor is the best thing that has happened to me along with b12 vitamins."

• happy...
• April 20, 2009

Focalin (dexmethylphenidate) for ADHD "This medication has been a godsend in some ways. I am an adult executive that suffers from ADD/ADHD, and I use the XR version of this on an as-needed basis, usually when I have lots of mundane paperwork to get through that would never otherwise get done due to my lack of ability to naturally focus on tasks like that."

• Emano
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• March 9, 2019

Focalin (dexmethylphenidate) for ADHD "I'm 20 and in college, on a 10mg dose of Focalin. It has helped me a lot! Focusing was a huge struggle for me before taking it, but now I am very attentive in my early morning classes without issue. I did experience some side effects, namely itching and sweating of the hands and feet, but that went away after a couple weeks. Other than that, it has been amazing!"

• Maryl...
• January 30, 2016

Focalin (dexmethylphenidate) for ADHD "I have taken a number of ADHD medications starting around 6th or 7th grade to help with school. I tried Vyvanse, Concerta, Ritalin, and Focalin. Focalin by far has been my favorite. When on Focalin I could crank out work and was very effective. While many people complain about the lack of hunger you feel, this was almost a plus to me because it gave me one less thing to distract me. The only negative that I experienced was sometimes feeling detached, lonely, or on the verge of tears. They were not severe but did occur. I still loved this brand the most of all of the brands I had tried but unfortunately, our insurance stopped covering Focalin and I switched back to Ritalin which is where I am at now."

• Bobbi...
• February 19, 2013

Focalin XR (dexmethylphenidate) for ADHD "I am loving all these comments about this medication, and I thought I was the only one in the world who had these same issues. My 1 lb 13 oz daughter had to have a tracheotomy in for 4 years, got it removed, and immediately began acting out, which led to ODD and ADHD. Went through all the medicines, I am a nurse by the way. I found this, and I am sticking to it. It does have an appetite suppression effect and only lasts 6 hours peak time. After 3 PM after school, it wears off, and let me tell you it's on until I give her clonidine 0.1 mg tab at night (helps to sleep). I don't know where to go from here. Luck and God bless you all."

• Anonymous
• October 13, 2010

Focalin (dexmethylphenidate) for ADHD "My son started Focalin 10 mg about 3 weeks ago. He does great in school, but I have noticed when Focalin wears off, his moods explode. He gets aggravated at the drop of a pin. He has also told me his stomach hurts all the time."

• Mac...
• August 19, 2015

Focalin XR (dexmethylphenidate) for ADHD "My son was diagnosed with ADHD about 6 months ago,he is 7 years old, this medicine Works great. He's not zombified. Helps him to really focus and helps with school. Only side effect I noticed is he doesn't have a appetite and it wears off about 4pm and he eats like crazy then. No mood swings. Very satisfied with this medication."

• Blast...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• August 6, 2015

Focalin XR (dexmethylphenidate) for ADHD "I was diagnosed with ADHD when i was about 5 and my experience over all has been amazing ive been on it for 12 years now i take 40mg once in the morning and in the afternoon and by like 6pm it wears off(btw im 6 feet tall and weigh 225 lb thanks to this medication). The only bad parts or symptoms im having are that Caffeine has no effect on me anymore( probably built up a tolerance thanks to the focalin) , I dont always sleep to well, and ever since i tuned like 14 my appetite went from non-existent to out of control (dont know why...) im 17 now and am an A- Student where as i was an F student before, I definitely recommend this but i should warn you all its not for everyone there are alternatives."

• Colle...
• February 26, 2020

Focalin XR (dexmethylphenidate) for ADHD "I am 19 year old female in college, and an athlete with extreme ADHD. I usually take Adderall Xr 20-30mg and it has helped me so much in college, I used to drink 6 cups of coffee a day just so I could focus enough to remember where I left my keys and sit down to take a test, but now adderall does that for me. FOCALIN however, was possibly the worst experience of my life. Focalin took every bit of anxiety and sadness and threw me into several panic attacks. I am a very happy and energetic person, I have never experienced depression or anxiety like this. I didn’t sleep all night and I spent most of the night sobbing uncontrollably. My heart was beating out of my chest and I couldn’t think about anything but how sad and stressful everything was. I suggest to NEVER take this medication, the side effects FAR outweighed the purpose of the medication. I never felt focused or honed in."

• Anonymous
• March 19, 2012

Focalin (dexmethylphenidate) for ADHD "My 9-year-old takes Focalin XR during the school day and Focalin for a kick-up at night for extracurriculars. For us, it's been great. He had been on Adderall but became negative, dramatic, and started threatening self-harm. When you hide knives from your 6-year-old, it's a problem! He's in the gifted program now but has always been a good student. All conversations with teachers started out 'He's so smart, but...' We don't hear the 'but' anymore. We just started taking him off the meds more, which can drive us crazy, but we noticed that he was always on the taller side. Now he's one of the shorter kids, and he's underweight. He doesn't eat while medicated, so we're hoping he'll grow more if we take a break."

• AQano
• August 15, 2019

Focalin XR (dexmethylphenidate) for ADHD "Focalin does the trick in getting you less scatter-brained and it helps with focus, but be sure you are only ADHD and aren't also autistic and/or have motor tics/nervous tics because it is an amphetamine stimulant drug. There it might make you more fidgety if you fidget or have nervous tics out of anxiety and over-stimulation. I'm on the spectrum and this drug makes my repetitive motor movements worse."

• 25wit...
• May 3, 2008

Focalin XR (dexmethylphenidate) for ADHD "I had a lot of success with Focalin. I felt like my brain got turned off, which was a good thing! I could sit through my classes and actually get stuff done. I stopped losing things, and I got things done faster and with ease. I lost weight, which was pretty cool. I didn't have too many side effects that I can recall, except for the lack of appetite."

• Anonymous
• April 13, 2012

Focalin (dexmethylphenidate) for ADHD "This was the sixth medication that my 6-year-old son tried. Loved Daytrana, but the rashes were terrible, and it took forever to kick in. Hated Focalin. He had no better appetite on it, and most importantly, even though his symptoms were not resolved, he was a zombie on the lowest dosage - hyperfocused, irritable, no sense of humor (and this is the kid that was always called 'a one-man show' in school). On to number seven now...."

• Anonymous
• June 25, 2011

Focalin XR (dexmethylphenidate) for ADHD "Our 11-year-old son is diagnosed with ADHD inattentive type and has been on this medicine for 14 months now. It made a big difference for him. He is on 15 mg Focalin XR. If he doesn't take it for a day, the teacher can really tell the difference. He can focus now and became a part of the class, contributes to the conversation, and also has an easier time with his social life. He doesn't hate school anymore. We don't see any behavioral issues at home when it wears off. He has appetite loss, so he eats a big breakfast before he takes the medication. He also got used to eating sandwiches at school even if he is not hungry. It became a part of his routine."

• Mommy...
• November 6, 2008

Focalin (dexmethylphenidate) for ADHD "My 7-year-old, who has had epilepsy since age 1, was diagnosed with ADHD about a year ago. We recently started him on Focalin XR as his first form of treatment. A little afraid of the side effects because he has had severe side effects in the past from various seizure medicines, but once we found the right seizure medicine for him, he's been seizure-free. Our next task was finding an ADHD medicine that would work well with the seizure medicine - this was a bit frightening. He's been on Focalin for about a month, and it really is a wonder drug. I have a goal in life to keep my kids off drugs, but I've accepted that some medicines are needed in children. This stuff is a blessing to my family and, most importantly, to my son."

• HLS
• March 19, 2012

Focalin XR (dexmethylphenidate) for ADHD "Overall, this medication has been absolutely wonderful. Our 12-year-old son was diagnosed at age 7 with ADHD. We did try another medicine, but it stopped working after about 2 years. We have been on the Focalin XR since. Our son takes 25 mg, 2 times daily about 6 hours apart. It has helped a ton. He does have the appetite issue, but we are sustaining it, and when it wears off at night, he eats great. The mornings are the worst part before the medicine kicks in. Our son has improved so much in school and in his extracurricular activities. He is a total joy when the medication is working. We do try and give him 'drug vacations' on the weekends and during the summer, which helps maintain his weight."

• Anonymous
• January 28, 2018

Focalin (dexmethylphenidate) for ADHD "My 13 year old daughter was switched to focalin after a few days the feelings of sadness, anxiety, and sleeplessness caused her not to be able to deal with it and she tried to commit suicide. If you read up on this medicine the FDA is asking for that to become one of the side effect warnings for this medication. My daughter was placed in a behavioral center that could help her and she has not took anymore ADHD medication since that day. She told me (her mom) I will never do that again but that medicine made me feel so sad and my thoughts weren't my own. Never again will my daughter take this medication or anything for ADHD!"