Ritalin for Narcolepsy User Reviews (Page 2)
Ritalin has an average rating of 7.0 out of 10 from a total of 31 reviews for the treatment of Narcolepsy. 61% of reviewers reported a positive experience, while 16% reported a negative experience.
Reviews for Ritalin
- toots
- July 24, 2009
"This medication works awesome for me. I have narcolepsy and have been on it for about 6 months now. I take 3 x 10 mg tabs a day, and I skip Wednesdays. I am alert, awake, and without any side effects."
- Anonymous
- April 15, 2012
"This medication has worked well for approx. 8 mos to control narcolepsy."
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- frogl...
- April 17, 2009
"This helps me concentrate more."
- Anonymous
- February 14, 2011
"I have been taking Ritalin for about 3 months, and it gives me a boost from being sleepy for about an hour. After that, I become very tired and sleepy. Maybe I should up my dosage."
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- Nikol...
- October 26, 2015
"My 15 year-old son has narcolepsy. Ritalin gave him nightmares, which he rarely had, and kept him awake half the night. Discontinued after 11 days."
- lingi...
- Taken for 1 to 6 months
- November 4, 2019
"I started to have narcolepsy episodes when I started to take Ritalin"
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"Absolutely awesome. I was suffering from Narcolepsy. Now, I am able to do anything that I want. Quite amazing. I feel that I was always only able to achieve about 25%. Now I am around 100%."