Anyone on Concerta ???

Normark

Normark

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Hey Guys...

I just started taking concerta today and was just wondering if anyone was on it or have ever taken it ??

My ADD has just been HORRIBLE for the last couple of months and simply can't take it any more...
I wanted straight Ritalin, but Doc wanted me to try this first for a few months and see how I like it...

I was on Ritalin before but it turned me into a Jabbermouth, which was Great at the time because I was doing alot of Cold Call sales, but was just Wired all the time....

Hopefully this will work and get me out of this Lousy rutt I'm in...

Any Help would be much Appreciated...

ttyle

Eric
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I took it for a couple years. It eliminated the highs and lows of my emotional swings by turning life into a great gray blur. It also shot my appetite. Considering I'm naturally ALWAYS been about 5-10lbs underweight for my age, thats, shall we say...BAD. If you think trading your emotions and/or spirituality away is worth shaking your "ADD" go for it. Personally, I think ADD is made-up so the pharmaceutical companies can sell more drugs, but since I don't know you personally, I can't say in your case.
 
Hey Guys

Midwest

Well I really don't have mood swings that I can see..You'd have to ask my wife,, but I think I'm pretty steady...

As for eating...
Can't really comment on that as this is only my 2nd full day on it, and I'm still eating like the pig that I'am. :)

Truthfully if it curbs my appetite and I drop 20-30 pounds, I really won't be real upset about it...

Emotions I will have to wait and see, as it's too early to judge...

Not sure what Spirituality has to do with anything...

As long as it doesn't have any sexual side effects I'll be happy..
That last $hit I was on Really messed me up...(forget the name of it now)

If this helps me get straightened out, I'm willing to try it, as my ADD has been literally out of control for 6-8 months.

I will say though that in the last two days I've got more done and have been more focused than I have in two weeks..

For the last few months I've been sleeping all day, work a few hours,,have a nap, get a little more work done, go to bed, sleep all night and wake up just as frigging tired as when I hit the pillow...

Do that for a few months and you'll be willing to try almost Anything to get out of it...

for the last two nights, I've slept pretty good and have woke up refreshed and eager to get out of bed and get going. Before that I dreaded getting out of bed and wanted to go right back in 10 mins out of bed...

As far as ADD being "made-up"

I assure you for me,, it is Absolutely Not.

I can also assure you that there are a Hell of alot of kids with ADD, that have it For Real...

I work with children on a weekly basis, over the course of several years I've seen what kids are like Off their meds, not on meds, and on meds..
The medication does help them.

Kids that have ADD you can spot in minutes... They literally Bounce off the walls..
Different from a kid who is just full of energy and excited about life....

Children with ADD and ADHD are running a mile a minute at Full Throttle. Their minds are running faster then their bodies can output..This is how they deal with it...

Personally I think it's something in the food chain, much like Peanut allergies..
When I was a kid,, Everyone had PB&J sandwiches for lunch.. Everyday. There were no peanut allergies back then..

Now kids have it so bad, if you've eaten a Snickers and breath on them they will keel over...

Same with Autism.. It's so common now it's not even funny..
One of my best friends son has it ,and there are 7 children that have autism in their class...That's Staggering...

Theres something too it, that is for sure,, and it is Very Real...

Thanks for your input it is Appreciated..

ttyle

Eric
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Well, firstly, the thing to remember is that concerta is really just ritalin, in a 12-hour, 3 stage release capsule. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ritalin

Could the stuff you took before been Strattera, or something like that?

Good to see someone sticking up for the existence of ADHD (don't know enough to defend ADD from it just being a different brand of ADHD). Really, there may be an issue of overprescribing the stuff, and just giving drugs to kids is a bad idea. But honestly, when someone has ADHD, you know it. You really do. They talk. They move. They fidget. They can be very smart (ever wonder who founded Jetblue?) but they are DEFINITELY different from the general populace. I tell ya, I've dealt with enough anti-drug (only medically prescribed ones, and there was one they always could make an exception for :rolleyes:) and anti-pharma, etc. etc., that when you can give them direct proof of a person, one day with meds, one day without... they sorta back down.

Besides, ritalin/concerta is really supposed to NOT mess with emotions. That's what strattera, adderall, and those other REALLY crazy drugs are for (and the ones that kids at my school will sell- not concerta, but adderall). It's quite possible, Midwest, that you don't have ADHD, and they just thought you were ADD because you couldn't focus, though maybe you had other reasons for it (overwhelming emotions aren't something that is necessarily part of ADHD, though it can contribute) and so they doped you up without being as cautious as they coulda been.

Sexual side effects? Well, keep this in mind: methylphenidate (concerta) is a stimulant. Now, if you used anything other than strattera, then the next point I am about to make is moot, as everything else is a stimulant. Do we know any other drugs that are stimulants? Hmmmm..... We have cocaine, caffeine, tobacco, ephedrine, and ecstasy (though in fairness, it also includes ketamine, meth, as well as adderall- though Ketamine uses it to calm rather than excite; meth makes you... shall we say, "very willing but unable in the traditional male role ;)) and adderall does lower desire). So on the whole, there isn't too much to worry about... any effects should be more positive than negative :p.

Hope this helps,
Zero
 
Hey Guys...

Zero....

Great post..

and BINGO on the Strattera.... That's the Beast...

The stuff is VERY strange and has strange sexual side effects..

My doctor didn't believe me until I researched it and showed him the data. I won't go into detail of what effects it had on me in public, but if you'd like to email me,,please feel free...

As for the kids with ADD and ADHD...

Ohh ya,, I see them every weeks at Beavers, Cubs and Scouts...

Have you ever seen a child literally Bounce from ADHD ???

If it wasn't so serious it would be entertaining to watch,, in a Twisted sort of way...
I've gotta deal with them,,so I don't find it so funny...

The only thing I find that helps sometimes is to open the door, set them free and let them burn off some energy for 15 minutes or so...

Anyway,, Thanks much

ttyle

Eric
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Sorry to hear about this Normark. I was wondering why my order has been taking longer than you had originally planned. I know nothing about ADD but its sounds like it kills a persons strength. Bad health sucks, Chron's and arthritis has really eaten my body up, and it is sometimes damn near impossible to get anything done in the knife shop, good thing I was able to take the early retirement package when I did.
 
:rolleyes: Tried the concerta, it was pretty helpful but geez i felt like the energizer bunny and when it wore off, i was a monster.

ritalin plain is best for me, that long acting stuff made my head feel funny, i don't know whats in it but it did.

Ya, Atten DEf is realllllllllll, never knew i had it, till it came on strong big time later in life.:eek:

I guess thats how i multi-tasks at all of my jobs, i constantly drank coffee, now i know why, i still do the coffee

i hate that i have to take it, young people would just love it, until they had to take it forever.

reminds me of that song, ew ya life goes on, even when the thrill of living is gone
 
I took Ritalin from the time I was in 7th grade until I was 19 years old...the real stuff, not the time release stuff. But after taking it for so long, my body had definitely built up it's own immunity to it.

I've taken just about everything on the market....Ritalin (time-release & non time-release), Concerta, Medadate, and one or two others that I can't remember the names of right now...and I'm Adderal right now, which seems to do really well for me. They've all worked about the same for me, but I've found that I can stay focused for a longer time period with the Adderal. But then again, another thing you have to keep in mind, is that it all works differently for different people.

My son is currently on Concerta, and it has it's good points and it's bad points for him, but worked fine for me. He's also taken Adderal before, which did absolutely nothing for him after the first week, but works wonders for me. *shrugs*

Just from my personal experience, sometimes it just takes time to find that one pill that's really gonna do it for you...know what I mean. But when you finally do find it, it seems like a miracle...lol. So don't give up on it...even though I know it can be frustrating.
 
I checked to professional use only sites and neither listed sexual side effects so the odds in extremely high in your favor that will not be a concern.

Insomnia is more likely.

Any sort of perceived heart issues should be reported immediately.

On another note, although I am not familiar with adult ADD, it seems your symptoms of constant drowsyness and exhaustion are more indicative of something like depression, fatigue or a disease such as "mono". There are precautions with the use of Concerta in depression and general fatigue...and of course it wouldn't help with a disease such as mono. I'm a bit confused about your symptoms vs. the treatment.
 
Hey Guys..

Thanks much...

I really appreciate the input..

The fatigue I believe is Chronic fatigue,, lack of sleep, too much work, not enough play time ect ect..

Yaa the insomnia is Wicked...
I've cut my dosage by 1/3.. It's working well,, although I'm still up late at night..

A few nights ago I was up still at 4am and said screw it,,and just went back to work.. LOL

By 7am when the kids got up I was Done like a Dinner and the Mrs had to put the kids on the bus. I didn't even have enough energy to drive them down the lane to the bus stop..If I don't take it the minute I get up,, or forget for some reason I just don't take it,, because I'm still Wired by 12am...

i just have to find the right balance....

However it's working Great,,other than the insomnia..

Thanks

Eric
O/ST
 
Normark said:
Yaa the insomnia is Wicked...
I've cut my dosage by 1/3.. It's working well,, although I'm still up late at night..
Eric
O/ST
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If by cutting your dosage you mean you are cutting the actual Concerta tab, you are essentially destroying the slow-release effect and making it just like regular Ritalin. Not a major concern for you unless the concerta costs more than generic Ritalin for you. If so you are just flushing cash down the toilet. Cutting it also might be aiding in the insomnia, as you get the whole dose at once, instead of in a controlled fashion.

Good luck on finding the right dose; it can be a hassle but if it is the right drug for what ails you, once you find the dose you'll be back to tip top shape. :)
 
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