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A member asked:

I was recently switched from adderrall, which gave great response, to ritalin, (methylphenidate) with horrible side effects. why so different?

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That's life: These are drug cousins but different enough. People are different, and some that do well on one will not on the other because of their inherent differences. Your experience is not unusual.

Answered 2/6/2015

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