My Refusal to Eat While on Ritalin

In my parent's efforts to find the right medication for me, I switched around a lot, and each one had it's own aggressive side effect. My brother to this day jokes about how I didn't take my medications, the couch did. While I may have subconsciously blocked out the fact that I hid my meds, after speaking to parents it seems to be a real dilemma. Kids would notice and get frustrated with side effects, and then refuse to take their pill. The specific main side effect that I had while on Ritalin was the loss of appetite. I wouldn't eat for the duration of the pill, and even for hours after it wore off. Looking back at the symptoms, I'm not surprised that I eventually refused to take the pills, even subconsciously. Needless to say I lost a lot of weight in that phase of my journey through meds.