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I was curious about others experience with the generic form of Ritalin. Some folks have stated that the generic form is less effective. Please share your experiences.

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I was curious about others experience with the generic form of Ritalin. Some folks have stated that the generic form is less effective. Please share your experiences.

I used the generic form, for my 6 year old son, for about a month.  I found that the results were not necessarily weaker but just more inconsistant. Sometime it seemed to be a slightly elevated dosage and weaker other times. Again, I was dealing with a 6 year old at the time and his behavior is pretty unpredictable, but I don’t think this was just the usual variations.

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I was curious about others experience with the generic form of Ritalin. Some folks have stated that the generic form is less effective. Please share your experiences. My pharmacist says that generics can be as much as 10% weaker, and my experience with generic Ritalin pretty much matches.

They can also be stronger. Another thing is that the name brands will often vary between lots too.

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