I (F20) was diagnosed with bipolar disorder and ADHD six months ago and am still very new to learning about how meds work.

I am just wondering if anyone else has had any experiences with taking Ritalin during mania and helping calm down.

I can feel myself ramping up to a manic episode and taking Ritalin has been helping me with stopping intense emotional waves and allows me to actually organise my life for a few hours.

I feel like this is a very obvious post, but I'm feeling prematurely helpless against my upcoming mania.

Thanks.