u/Helicopter-chan

If this isn't the right place to post, I apologize! I don't know where else to ask this, but I'm curious if anyone else experiences headaches and uses Ritalin to stop them.

For like 3 years now, whenever I return from college, I'd sleep for 2-3 hours and wake up with a painful migraine that lasts until I sleep at night. Today I thought it was especially bothersome and popped 5mg of Ritalin and the pain instantly vanished.

Genuinely curious how that happens because headaches are usually a side effect of the stimulant, but in my case, it helps my normal headaches