Turns out I must be a little hyper (did raising twins fine, I'm the one who organized block parties), when I asked my GCP if she thought I was a little hyper she said "well,yes".

The Ritalin had an adverse (opposite) effect on me and made me more down and tired. My neurologist tried Adderall to be sure and same thing happened. I take Amantadine 2x a day and always say it takes me from dead to half-dead. But that's me. I think I've heard Ritalin helps some MSers, not others. Any meds seem to need trial and error experimentation.