Hello All!
I have been getting Ritalin (20 mg) generics from my local CVS pharmacy for about 6 months now. I always get generics and, until yesterday, the brands were Sandoz and Novartis:
Yesterday I was surprised to see when I picked up my prescription that the manufacturer was one that I haven't had before, MALLINCKRODT. I am pretty sure it's still a generic but it looks more "official" with the capital "M" imprinted on the pill.
Maybe I am just imagining things but it seems like this particular brand works better than the others I have had! Hopefully that is true and this manufacture is better.
Does anyone have any experience with these brands? Particularly with MALLINCKRODT? Based on your experiences how do they compare?
Thank you,
Jan
P.S. I have had bariatric surgery (gastric sleeve) and now my stomach is like 20% the size that it used to be. :O Therefore, the effectiveness of any oral drugs that I take is significantly less due to reduced absorption. What my Doctor's usually do is just give me higher dosages to compensate. 20mg x 3 / day is the most my Dr. can give, however, I guess due to laws.
Is there anything I can take along with the Ritalin, that will help with either increase it's absorption or increase it's overall effectiveness (i.e. potentiatiors)?
Thanks again.
I have been getting Ritalin (20 mg) generics from my local CVS pharmacy for about 6 months now. I always get generics and, until yesterday, the brands were Sandoz and Novartis:
Yesterday I was surprised to see when I picked up my prescription that the manufacturer was one that I haven't had before, MALLINCKRODT. I am pretty sure it's still a generic but it looks more "official" with the capital "M" imprinted on the pill.
Maybe I am just imagining things but it seems like this particular brand works better than the others I have had! Hopefully that is true and this manufacture is better.
Does anyone have any experience with these brands? Particularly with MALLINCKRODT? Based on your experiences how do they compare?
Thank you,
Jan
P.S. I have had bariatric surgery (gastric sleeve) and now my stomach is like 20% the size that it used to be. :O Therefore, the effectiveness of any oral drugs that I take is significantly less due to reduced absorption. What my Doctor's usually do is just give me higher dosages to compensate. 20mg x 3 / day is the most my Dr. can give, however, I guess due to laws.
Is there anything I can take along with the Ritalin, that will help with either increase it's absorption or increase it's overall effectiveness (i.e. potentiatiors)?
Thanks again.
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