>> Over the _years_ that my son has been taking ritalin I've seen just
>> about all the arguments about the slow down in growth and how a med
>> "vacation" is required or, at least, recommended.  My son has not
>> experienced any slow down in either weight gain or attainment of
>> height; he is, in fact, just out of the "normal" range on the high
>> side for both.  I'd like to take an informal and totally unscientific
>> poll of those who participate here on whether or not this has been a
>> problem for their child.
    Tam has only been on Ritalin for a couple of months...I was warned
that she would loose her appitite, and therefore loose lots of weight.
Not true!  She eats exactly as she always has, and sleeps (Or dosn't)
exactly as she always has.  Oh, except that about 45 min after takeing
it, she gets very drowsy, for about an hour.
                                                 Amber
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