Please describe the medication: methylphenidate?

Useful: A minor amphetamine, which has been used to treat sleep disorders such as narcolepsy, but also, can improve daytime hypersomnia of any etiology. Does help some with fatigue, may be a useful adjuvant for depression, and poor attention such as adhd, and even seems to help speech rehab after a stroke. Does have rapid development of tolerance.

Methylphenidate is a: Stimulant medication used to treat all 3 types of adhd. It increases circulating Dopamine in the part of the brain that inhibits behavior. Like the other stimulant, amphetamine, it works as a single agent in 80 -90% of cases & is approved till age 65. Common side effects are headache, stomach ache, delayed-onset sleep, & appetite suppression the 1st few months of rx. It can increase anxiety & tics.