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Old 08-10-2010, 06:39 AM  
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Originally Posted by gmr324 View Post
My son was a zombie and had no appetite when we tried using Ritalin many years ago. We decided we rather have our son's perky personality and normal weight back by skipping the drugs and live with the lower grades. The side effects are not worth the increase in grades. Besides, if you push hard enough, the teachers are required to accomodate the issue by providing extra time for assignments and tests.
Done correctly your kid should not of been in a zombie state, proper dosage it should keep them alert/aware. Not a zombie. I experienced the zombie state with Adderall when taking to much of it at once.
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