I think I may have accidentally taken 2x 20mgdosages of Ritalin ?

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I just had a rather bad argument with my mom over the phone because I am trying to become independent, I have ADHD and Asperger's, and a wonderful Professor at my University has taken me under her wing and is helping me become fully independent.

Needless to say I was abit upset and kinda stressed since I am working on 4 essays that are my final exam that is due tomorrow

I was having trouble focusing on my essays so I remember looking for my ritalin bottle. I am not sure if I took a pill out of it to take or not, since nearly 30mins later I think, I still couldn't focus

I tried to recall if I took my ritalin or not, and since I didn't see my cup of juice near the pill bottle, but rather instead in my bedroom I just assumed I had not taken any so I took one .

Now I am not sure if I only took one or two.

Please note this was not done on purpose, trust me I hate the sudden rush of energy that i get when ritalin finally kicks in. I would love to be able to take some other medicine instead of ritalin but its too expensive

So what do I do, I am afraid to go to the ER just incase they think it was on purpose and keep me overnight

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Do you feel funny? Any unusual heart palpitations, dizziness, sweating? If you feel ok then just ride it out. You may have difficulty sleeping tonight. If you feel funny or feel unusual symptoms then go to the ER. I mean, if you are not sure whether you did actually take an extra one, then why waste money going to ER unless you feel bad? I keep my meds in a mediset (One of those M, T, W TH, F, S, S boxes) and put my meds in each week just for this very reason. Once I take my meds, I flip the lid open, plus I can see that the days meds are gone. If I tried to just keep them in the pharmacy bottles I'd be wondering all the time, did I take it? did I not? This way I know for sure that yes, I did take them, because the days pills are gone. I have a box marked "morning" and one marked "evening" This works quite well for me. I did this even when I had only one blood pressure pill a day to take just so I could be sure to remember my pill each day.

I think I may have accidentally taken 2x 20mgdosages of Ritalin ?

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