Day 4 on ritalin and very :(. I am sweating quite a bit, have a headache, have muscle ache and generally feel rubbish. I complained to my psychiatrist's secretary and she spoke to my psych. He apparently thinks it is the symptoms of caffeine withdrawal combined with ritalin stimulation. He thinks I am going cold turkey. I drank 17 oz of diet coke and 3 cups of tea daily so I cannot understand why I am suffering side effects from not having caffeine. It is not a heavy dose of caffeine. He told me to persist and keep up with the ritalin, but not sure if I will as I feel really awful.

Any comments or help would be appreciated.

Nadri

I felt really down when i first starting taking, i thought it was due to the ritalin but my doctor said in such a short time i wouldnt be feeling this depressed it must have been other reasons. So im pretty sure it wud be the same for you (i dnno im not very expereiced with it yet)

How much are you taking too? maybe a lower dose would be better :s
(im no expert but hope this helps a bit!)

It sounds like an infection ? .... HOWEVER... I just found this post on yahoo on caffeine withdrawal (very unscientific I know!)...

http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080129134942AAoz4lx

"A bit like a cold minus the runny nose."

Quite interesting? I have not given up caffeine but someone I know just did and they felt pretty lousy too.

It's not a heavy dose of caffeine you were having, but it wasnt mild either ; )

So you have two things going on, it's just a matter of untangling what is what...

Either stick it out for a bit longer, or come off Ritalin and totally get over caffeine and then get back on Ritalin. Personally I would stick the doc's advice - if it's bearable.

All the best!