I've been taking Concerta XR 54mg /day for 6 months now. For me the benefits are greater than the side effects. The side effects I have and still experience are: acid reflux, irritability that can go into full anger from trivial things, some reckless behavior and , without it I fall in a depressed mood and pretty much can't do anything anymore. Hope it helps someone! ☺
Glad you get more benefit from it, the side effects will be varying in severity for everyone. I still take it occasionally when I need to get motivated. Good luck.
I take 90MG a day.... if you took 20MG 3x a day of instant release the actual dose needed for concerta is 90MG. Most doctors will not do this but that is the reason why you’re having so much trouble with concerta. It’s just too low.
I was on concerta, I did great in high school til I got off. Then as an adult I tried again. I was doing well, but the office closed and I couldn't find another doctor I could afford without insurance. ITs 5 years later and I am trying to get back on Concerta. I miss being able to focus and honestly I know the side effects and I am okay with that.
My story is the same as yours. I happy that you are starting your medication back but also glad you were able to be yourself and feel what life was like without it. It’s a process for sure girl 💕
i’ve been taking concerta for a good 2 months . the side effects for me were: shaking,jitteriness,nervousness,loss of appetite, stuttering (slightly), tummyaches, irritability and my anxiety was increased. however it does help me focus and it makes me do things productive. i love how it constantly keeps me busy . i would find a lot of stuff to do when it would be in my system. ive been taking this stuff pretty much my whole life , i used to be on 20 mg of methylphenidate but it would wear off too soon so i would have to take another one throughout the day and my doctor didn’t want an overdose and i even feared that myself . so she put me on 36 mg to balance out the whole day. i have to say it’s doing good for me just the side effects that make it hard, but it’s okay ! i just kinda fear addiction… i dont wanna become addicted . but i think im okay :) thanks for the video
I LOVE Taking Charge of Adult ADHD by Dr. Russell Barkley. I am relistening to it now on audible. I listen to it while I do errands or in between work tasks or even as I get ready to go out. A great book to understand the neuroscience of ADHD a little bit more and practical steps to control it (hence the name.) I highly recommend this book to adults with ADHD.
Listening to him and reading some of the comments, I honestly thought a lot of the side effects were unrelated, like the voice, the anxiety, the muscle tension, the irratibilty to name a few. So it turns out I'm not so much of an asshole, it was just my meds. I might still be an asshole. I haven't stopped taking them for about 4 years now
It makes me severely agitated like I get annoyed and mad when people talk to me , loud noises as well , I feel like I’m in another world , dizzy , I feel like nothing makes me happy no, not hungry , very depressed and baddd anxiety. This is what it’s like when I’m coming down from it .
I took Concerta 27mg. Felt amazingly calm the first two days. Then..... I started having crying spells and depression and obsessive thoughts I could barely control. And decided to just stop. Felt great the next day and the following.
Same thing for me.. I like that I can focus and that it suppresses my appetite, but the crying and depression hits me outta nowhere like a ton of bricks.
Hi, I discovered yesterday May 22, 2020. That I have ADHD. I'm 33yo and It would be much easier if I discovered it 20 years ago. I started Converta today, still did't feel much difference as I am trying first the 18mg, but it's a relieve to know it. All my life I struggled with tasks, even tough I learnd another language, I graduated as a Commercial Pilot, worked with that in Brazil and Canada for a total of 7 years, work as a stocktrader for 4 years and now living in Japan, trying to learn japanese, as my wife's familie and herself are from here. I have acompliched few nice things, but I always felt I am under average, all my life. Not great in 'nothing', mediocre in most of things. Happy in general with the most important things like family, love, life experiences... But professionaly not so much, mostly frustrated and disappointed with my performance. Let's see how this discovery will be a life changing for me. I'll go again to the psychiatrist in 15 days to see how the medicine worked and if we'll increase or not. You channel is helping me a lot, Thank you a lot!!!
Hi 👋 I first started ADHD treatment on concerta 7 years ago I was very hyperactive and was actually never diagnosed when I was in primrary school at 17 was placed on 54 mg daily it is quite potent so anyway am now on 27 mg they come in strengths of 18 27 36 and 54 mg my dose is equivalent of 25 mg instant release methylphenidate which works over a total period of 12 hours
Just love your videos Discovered your channel ADHD Masterery, last week. I wanted to tell you, I've followed, watched & listened to many of the ADHD youtube individuals. You are spot on and have really taken the time to really work on figuring things out and your research is done well. I started listening to you last week, when I started listening it happen to be listening to some of your most recent RUclipsvideo 's. Then I came across a few of your earlier videos, done about year ago or more. What a difference from when you started, you have really nailed and covered this ADHD topic so well. The difference between a year ago and now, like night and day. You have really become a amazing speaker.
It's reassuring to hear you talking about the voice thing, I've had that too, which sucks as a performer, to notice your body acting like it's under immense tension (despite lack of exterior stress), affecting the voice and not being able to use it to its full potential
When I was on concerta, it would stop working for me a week into taking it, although in the week it worked it really helped me out with my work. I don’t remember this, but my mom says it would make my mouth tic often and she has video proof of it happening. Despite this all happening, I wish she would take me to the doctor to at least try a different medicine. She refuses to, no matter how much everyone else in the family begs her to. I saw a comment say the good outweighs the bad, but for me it’s the opposite
Find a way to send a message to your doctor and tell him/her that your parents won't give you the medicine you need. Ask the doctor if he/she can alert other health care people to try to help...Find a way to use the health care people or your school counselors to pressure your parents...getting treatment will improve your life and your school work...without it, your likelihood of doing well in the long run goes down...at least until you can help yourself once you leave the house...and it sounds like you should leave when you can...
I'm 38 I've had ADD all my life, does anybody else feel incredibly violent and angry when things don't go according to plan, or you're bombarded with annoying thing's? Or am I just an arsehole ?
I've been taking 36 mg of it for about a year now. While on it I can only focus on what I'm reading or when I'm doing any kind of paperwork on a desk. But I do not feel fully alert of my surroundings and sometimes feel lazy and a little sloppy when I'm doing physical movements. I also slur my words sometimes when I'm having a conversation. I have no problem sleeping when taking it, actually sometimes it makes me sleepy
@@mooksimillians6195 you will feel like that for a little but you should be able to neutralize it, you will feel like you don't have your awareness that you have without meds for a while but after a week or two you should be getting all the benefits and not so much the cons
@@jusmax374 Not lesser, Methylphenidate stop the recapture of dopamine, exactly like cocaine do. The only difference between those two is the way you take them. By taking it by nose, it is way more addictive because the effect hit directly. Being ingested, the effect is released more slowly, so its less addictive. But the two molécule have exactly the same effect on the brain.
The teeth clenching I thought it was just me 36mg was waaaaaaay too much for me. Normally I get anxious in the winter time until I am past the longest night but that has not been bothering me. My wife orders me to switch off the light and go to sleep so I do. I have been off it now for months and it got me through a really tough teaching job I retire in a few months and that is the end of it. I do not trust what it does to my brain.
I just started using Concerta (i think it's been 12 days). My focus increased and now at least i can finish things i need to do. Some side effects i experienced: My body (especially my hands) is colder Bellyache More anxiety Minor headaches Loss appetite Some sleeping issues
For everyone feelin irratible ( tense muscles eventually pain ) for me at least what works is exercising. I know this is pretty common knowledge but i havent seen it in comment section so i feel obliged to say it. When i dont exercise i feel the muscle tension and pain very extremely to the point that it disables me from doing anything else but exercising solves it. You dont need to exercise in particular for example streching or yoga also helps to relieve the tension. Also a final tip that helped for me is the cold showers. Lately i didnt really have time to exercise and i am very irritable tho and not really sure what to do aside from these so any other tips are welcome. Btw im currently on concerta so maybe switching med will help does anyone have any experience about this?
I was on 18mg for a week then started 36mg after that. The working effects are fantastic. I finally felt everything lighting up and was functioning like I normal (Nerotypical).. The day I went up to 36mg (Friday, week before) I had this lower back pain that spread Across my pelvis too late that evening. By Tuesday nothing changed, I was still in discomfort.. I went back and forth to the doctors Wednesday-Friday and was treated for an infection although my results were clear. Friday I had swollen up and looked 6 months pregnant.. the pain Would exacerbate if I was to bend over to pick up something or standing up from a seated position.. almost like the feeling I was crushing something inside my pelvis doing these movements. I came completely off the meds on Saturday to see if it would correct itself. It didn’t and felt so Defeated and stressed.. The pain didn’t let up by Sunday (today) so I took 36mg. More just to cope with going to a&e.. I really Struggle articulating myself And social situations.. The hospital did the same tests and said they believe I have groin strain! I said to them how can it be groin strain over nine days?? I then told him about the Concerta. I mentioned it started the day I took 36mg and that I came off it for one day and when I went back on it today. I noticed the stiff neck and the cold hands the most.. They think it might be the Concerta that’s causing this pain because it all started that Friday I went up to 36 mg. I reckon they’re gonna take me off for two weeks when I see my own GP tomorrow. If it sorts its self out I’m going to be prescribed something else.. Any recommendations as Concerta is the only thing I’ve tried and found it absolutely fantastic but the side-effects are not worth it. ☹️
That sucks! Sorry to hear your bad experience. I can reccommed you try Atomoxetine, that was my first one, its not a simulant and works like an anti-depressant. Nowadays I take a daily low dose of xenidate xl and that works for me because I get the extra focus with far less nasty side effects. Keep trying to find what works for you and good luck.
Thanks for the info and taking the time to reply.. I’m Dyslexic too. Would u believe I re read and changed that 100s of times. Before I sent it 🙈.. now reading it again, and wow... Looked fine when I sent it. Glad you was able to decipher it.. 🥰 I used to take an anti depressant about 6years ago after a trauma and couldn’t regulate my emotions. I really didn’t like them 😕 and I managed to come off it pretty quick. The ones your describing are probably nothing like it.. but soon as i hear antidepressant I kinda back off.. I’ll have a read up on what you take tho.. are you noticing any side effects on them? 🙃
Hi again... I’m now on xenidate XL now.. but I can’t feel them working at all.. I’m bored and not focused enough like I was on Concerta. Everyone I work with are seeing it and say to me ‘Lauren have you taken your pills today’ 🤦🏼♀️🙈..
The muscle pain could be due to thus. I had bad leg cramps with adderal XR and yes u drank a shit ton if water but found this in a REDDIT forum. It's a known side effects of these drugs . Trust your instinct!@ your kidneys and muscles are worth more than social anxiety and lack of focus. I know it sucks!
I'm currently on Concerta 18 mg and it makes me reeeealy angry and paranoid. I try to balance this side effects with mindfulness meditation and trying to keep my mouth shut so I won't lash out at someone and say something stupid, but honestly it doesn't always work haha.
Thanks so much for this. I've just started on Concerta LP (not sure if LP is equivalent to XL here in France) but I've just been really quite discouraged, quite bummed out after my first week taking it. This is after 4 years of begging doctors in France to prescribe something that the majority of doctors in the country refuse to prescribe as France is a bit behind when it comes to conditions like ADHD. The side effects have been pretty scary - tremendous irritability, tension in the back of my neck and head, sudden periods of extreme emotion, just feeling as if I've drank too much coffee, really. It doesn't feel healthy, it's scary. I took a low dose of ritalin when I lived in Korea and that made me feel more 'awake' and enganged in conversations, I remember feeling 'normal', but this is different, this is just stressful.
Started a generic brand of Concerta XL (Xenidate XL) yesterday at 18mg and all i've noticed is a slight heaviness around the eyes... and nothing else. I haven't noticed any side effects yet but when taking the tablets, my mind still drifts very easily throughout the day. I have yet to see any positives from the current dose so hopefully i'll see a change when the meds get upped next week.
As a student in highschool i like concerta. I love the focus and i love the things it does for me. I dislike the anxiety bit of it and i dislike the cold hands. Im white so my hands are always nasty red or purple even. Its one of my greatest insecurities. Its just all a huge combination.
My wee one has ADHD and has been taking Concerta for 18 months. Focus is way better and hes actually learning things being taught in school. His dose was just increased and hes had auditory hallucinations at night. Trouble sleeping. Wonder to drop the dose back down n see how he does.
I've been diagnosed with adhd recently, and today's my first day taking any medication. I'm taking concerta at a low dose (18 mg), but so far I feel like my body is physically in a rush on the inside(like I could win a race) , but my brain can actually think clearly and my thoughts are more slowed down instead of 1000 thoughts per second. And I've been able to be pretty productive today without overthinking it. Will that rush feeling go away? It also feels like I'm somewhat hyper aware. Just feels different than what I'm used too. Not sure if I'm liking it really.
@@wiseone4348 yes, it went away after a few days for me as well. I'm also on 27 Mg now, hoping to up my dosage soon, but it is expensive 😂 it has definitely been a life changer though.
@@blond5361 honestly, so far so good! I struggled with pretty wicked insomnia for the first couple months on it, but its starting to even out now, and I do not get that rushy feeling either 😂 sometimes I have more energy, sometimes I don't. Sometimes I talk more, sometimes I don't. I definitely focus better and can hold my attention for much longer than I have been able too.
i stopped taking it after a couple weeks because when the concerta would wears off my vision would be burry and i had major depth perception loss like i didn’t know how far or close someone or something is and i couldn’t focus my eyes because the medication would make a muscle in my eye spas out. but medications effect everyone differently so i hope concerta can work and help you.
ive only been on 27mg of concerta for like 3 days and i feel like ive gone through a new physical symptom everyday. first it was a stomach ache, i could handle that, then day 2 was a very minor headache, it constantly felt like i was on the verge of having a full blown headache and day 3 has been nausea. i got work done on day to and im doing work today so we will see how that goes, i hope my body adjusts to the meds and picks a symptom i can fair better like the mild stomach aches of day one.
Im 18mg then 2nd week i took two this sunday i felt LETHARGIC for hours like a azombie and no energy hated it. Then went bk to one get a lull at 3/4pm at work and no positive effects scared but i gotta tell pscyh UK that this aint for me needa chnage 😢 😭😥😢
I can’t stop grinding my teeth when I take it . It also makes me sweat a lot , super thirsty like just gulping shit ton water down because after every sip u still feel so thirsty. I can’t eat on it so I eat something filling before taking it otherwise I won’t eat for 24 hours , if u don’t eat on this med it’ll make u pass out . Makes u lose a lot of weight . Also made me super non social I’m already non social and I would get mad when people spoke to me for a long time . Loud noises made me jump , so paranoid like just jumpy and high alert all the time . Also made me crave for nicotine a lot even tho I quit it . One sip of alcohol and u can have a seizure it’s that serious lol . Can’t sleep on it and melatonin won’t do shit . Bad headaches and dizziness. U always have to be doing something otherwise you’ll be bored just staring at the wall deep in thought . Everything is dirty to me on this med like id sweep the floor over and over , or just clean a lot and then sweat a ton . I hate being outside on it u can hear everything like the birds the wind people etc everything is so sensitive it’ll annoy u . If u been holding something in for awhile and ur around people on the med you’ll just snap on them for no reason . Once it wears off you’ll feel like eating a shit ton of food , craving stuff u don’t even like . Stuttering when u are talking to someone that requires more then small talk . So sensitive everything hurts like noises it’s annoying.
Wonder Women omg wow u went through alotta shit! I am looking at reviews of Concerta. Everything is negative. N ur story just made me decide hell no i will not try that. Thank u for sharing. I hope u r doing better.!
If you grind your teeth you will destroy them.Go to your dentist .He can create a custom made mouthguard to use at night.It is very important.Also stimulants make your mouth dry.There is a special toothpaste made by Colgate that has 3 times the normal amount of fluoride of normal ones (it is prescribed).
Wonder Women OMG you described my experience exactly when I try to not take it for a few days: massive hunger and stuttering when I have to talk for a long period of time. 😂
Hi i know this is an old video and im trying to find those with a similar experience to me i was on concerta for a few weeks in my teen years i hated it i was zombied out and everything felt like i was on autopilot and disconnected after years of trying to get back onto Medication i finally managed to see a specialist and im now on xaggitin XL 54mg at first i feel fantastic for a few hours after taking them but afterwards i feel very sleepy is there any advice someone could give me to help with this side effect i usually take it in the morning and by early afternoon till night i am sleepy, getting a good nights sleep tho haha so its definitely helping somewhat
It would have been nice if you mentioned the dose, I suspect you are on a high dose maybe the highest. Those are all side effects I have heard people talk about, and I know myself, the higher voice pitch is true cause of increased anxiety , its the high dose 100% You would not have those issues on 5 10 or 18 mg methylphenidate.
Concerta ruined my appetite and then my physique as I lost a stone of muscle in a year The NHS let me down completely as my "6 week medical review" happened 13 months late
Methylphenidate makes my eyes go a bit blurry. Took some instant release just before a theatre trip (and wore my brand new glasses) and it was really wishy-washy. As in blurry by the way, it wasn't Aladdin at Christmas.
Hi I don’t know if anyone will reply. I have been taking concerta since I was young. Constantly going up in mg. I was up to the 70s mg. During covid I went down to one pill not my normal two and it has caused weight gain and different bathroom habits/bloating. Has this happened for anyone else?
I dont have adhd and I tried two 54ml pills lol. At first I wanted to sleep really badly and got really tired, then I found almost everything and everyone funny, then I just did not want to sleep at all. If I had to describe how it felt it was like being high on weed but you see things like you would when you’re sober
I take 72mg daily- on the whole it's been a game changer however I find during the end of the day my face gets really flush and hot, I assume this is a side effect of the medication wearing off
As far as I researched, concerta gives an adrenaline like effect I don’t remember the chem name. That makes the blood flow to your vital organs and less to your limbs.
I have been put on a 54mg from nothing for the last 10 years, I have been spewing, sweating, unable to sleep, dry mouth as you seiad, feeling like a zombie, socaly awakwared, the list go on, I comes in waves my Dr just but me on 18mgs witch is a huge difference in size but has been such a ruff week I am to sceard to take them, I feel as if ritlen is better as you can kinda controll the dose as you feel, any thoughts on this, soz about the spelling and grate vid thanks
I've been on 10mg methylphenidate (Rubifen brand) for the past month and overall it is ok mentally, but I've developed really dramatic belly fat! I'm thin and this has never been as issue for me (I have also had pregnancy tests to rule that out) nothing else has changed and it could be a coincidence, but has anyone else experienced this? I am not eating any more, if anything I can go without eating sometimes due to lack of hunger...
@@xx011 I stopped taking rubifen shortly after that comment and the huge stomach I'd developed went away in time. I do believe it was a side effect to the drug as it was so extreme and no other factors were involved. None of the pharmacists at work had heard of that side effect specifically with this drug, but sudden stomach weight gain can be a side effect with drugs. I believe that was the case for me as my eating hadn't changed.
You cant if you take the drug you are screwed unless you take other shit to make you sleep.I dont get anxiety from it but still cant sleep.Not an anxious feeling at all,i just cant
jhmm gf i took like 56mg of concerta on evening and then at night i took like 100mg quetiapine i was tired but still i couldnt sleep and because i took it my blood sugar was low and then i couldnt get up or else i would have fainted and yeah that was fucked up heh
I don’t understand how you can have all these negative side affects. I am more calm collected in traffic when am on Concerta. My patience level is very high compared to when am I am not on medication.
I got adhd and i took concerta once and it was the worst day of my life.I have litt anxiety but i never had a panik attack. As i took concerta i couldnt sleeep for 40 hours.Maybe i could focus but what life is ths if i cant sleep and i felt very depresed. Also the nausea,the dry neck,the muscular tension,the palpitations,i felt like im heaving a heart attack and a panik attach.Because i breathe very bad and i was so tensed and angry. I guess im stuck with this disease bec clearly this treatment doesnt work. I wanted to divide the pill in 2 or 4,to take a smaller dose but she cant be divided.
For me it worked for like two days then after that back to my usual just wanting to lay down and do nothing but with cold hands and sweating. Wish my doctor would let me try something else
Hey OP, I don't know if you still need an answer for this but I'll be happy to answer if you do. I'll be taking it for the first time tomorrow so I'll be happy to answer if you haven't gotten one already
I’m 41yrs old and have just been diagnosed with ADHD. I began titration yesterday at 18mg Zaggitin xl (concerta equivalent). I noticed the jaw ache yesterday and the same today and that’s 18mg. What am I going to be like on 36mg when my dose increased?? I’m a very highly strung person and although I’ve been anxious in public today, it’s similar to how I’ve felt in the past. I have found that I haven’t been as frustrated or angry since I started taking it. I have been quite tired though. Can anyone relate to this?
Try not put this much expectations in a medicine. It's not NZT. Be happy totally depends on you, take the right dosage and early, like 7am. Wake up 6am or before, go sleep 10~11pm, not after, make exercises reguarly to burn energy. I had this problem too, all my life, mostly because I had too much energy acumulated. Eat as much as you can/need in the right time, avoid eat in wrong schedule, like in the middle of afternon, night... Try eat a good break fast before 9, a nice lunch around 12~1pm, dinner between 19~20... If you wanna eat something else, avoid big meals, only things like banana, apple, juices. It helps, sometimes you eat small things in wrong moments and it take out all you appetites. Maybe, change the medicine helps too... From Concerta (Methylphenidate) to Vyvance (lisdexamfetamine dimesylate). It helps most of people. I hope you do well mate. God bless you!
Huh, no wonder I was so viciously angry and then in a month I became stable again. It was really a jekle and hyde situation and everyone was so wary of me, I feel bad.
I look at it differently. I can't say I was 'viciously angry', but I have always repressed a lot of anger because I try to avoid conflict. On ADHD meds, I found that it is far more healthy to let others know how angry you can be, otherwise they're not going to know better. I felt bad about the negativity of being "that guy" to make others uncomfortable. However, I say that as long as you own the negatively as part of who you are, and carry yourself with proper candor, then I think society can forgive you. It's like The Simpson's Ned Flanders, if you know what I may be referring to.
first day on it 27 mg, an hour in my pupils dilated! and I am still having a bit of trouble concentrating. is the pupils thing normal my eyes are heavy as well.
𝐈 keep like licking my gums and biting the insides of my cheeks and I just can't stop, but my parents like when I'm on it so I'll just deal with it I guess
bro i take it and i have to criticize it because it has a lot of negative side effects like - loss of apetite , dont rly give a fuck tho - depersonalization 😢 i hate it dude - just an unreal feeling - you just float away
like the first time i took it it was beautifull like i didnt realy care about anything i woud just do it if i was told to do it so ye it was much beter than usual but idn i might have to up the dosage idn
I have been on 3 ADHD medication first one was elvanse 2nd one was mediknet xl and now I'm on concerta 18mg.. at first it was ok then about over a week my anxiety flared up so had my fight or flight keeps switching on constantly I feel kind of spacey. I really don't know what to d. I've no energy at all I don't know what my gp will do I've noticed that concerta gives me tics
I've been taking Concerta XR 54mg /day for 6 months now. For me the benefits are greater than the side effects. The side effects I have and still experience are: acid reflux, irritability that can go into full anger from trivial things, some reckless behavior and , without it I fall in a depressed mood and pretty much can't do anything anymore. Hope it helps someone! ☺
Glad you get more benefit from it, the side effects will be varying in severity for everyone.
I still take it occasionally when I need to get motivated. Good luck.
That's a high dose lmao
@@bikelifejohngotti9045 I take the same amount
I take 90MG a day.... if you took 20MG 3x a day of instant release the actual dose needed for concerta is 90MG. Most doctors will not do this but that is the reason why you’re having so much trouble with concerta. It’s just too low.
Ava Watkins same
I was on concerta, I did great in high school til I got off. Then as an adult I tried again. I was doing well, but the office closed and I couldn't find another doctor I could afford without insurance. ITs 5 years later and I am trying to get back on Concerta. I miss being able to focus and honestly I know the side effects and I am okay with that.
My story is the same as yours. I happy that you are starting your medication back but also glad you were able to be yourself and feel what life was like without it. It’s a process for sure girl 💕
There is a discount coupon on the concerta website. I believe it knocked mine from 75 to just 4$.
ZLPY2020 dose?? My English is not good
i’ve been taking concerta for a good 2 months . the side effects for me were: shaking,jitteriness,nervousness,loss of appetite, stuttering (slightly), tummyaches, irritability and my anxiety was increased.
however it does help me focus and it makes me do things productive. i love how it constantly keeps me busy . i would find a lot of stuff to do when it would be in my system.
ive been taking this stuff pretty much my whole life , i used to be on 20 mg of methylphenidate but it would wear off too soon so i would have to take another one throughout the day and my doctor didn’t want an overdose and i even feared that myself . so she put me on 36 mg to balance out the whole day. i have to say it’s doing good for me just the side effects that make it hard, but it’s okay ! i just kinda fear addiction… i dont wanna become addicted . but i think im okay :) thanks for the video
You found any work around or fix for shakiness, jitteriness and anxiety? That’s my only current issue I’ve been having.
You need it to help you function normally. How can you become addicted to something that you already need regardless ?
I LOVE Taking Charge of Adult ADHD by Dr. Russell Barkley. I am relistening to it now on audible. I listen to it while I do errands or in between work tasks or even as I get ready to go out. A great book to understand the neuroscience of ADHD a little bit more and practical steps to control it (hence the name.) I highly recommend this book to adults with ADHD.
So true, I'd be even more lost without Dr Barkley. 👍
Listening to him and reading some of the comments, I honestly thought a lot of the side effects were unrelated, like the voice, the anxiety, the muscle tension, the irratibilty to name a few. So it turns out I'm not so much of an asshole, it was just my meds. I might still be an asshole. I haven't stopped taking them for about 4 years now
I'm thinking the same thing, I'm on 18mg Concerta and it's literally all good for me. 😁👍
LMAO glad I'm not the only one who thinks like this
love how you threw in the calendar and clock app.
It makes me severely agitated like I get annoyed and mad when people talk to me , loud noises as well , I feel like I’m in another world , dizzy , I feel like nothing makes me happy no, not hungry , very depressed and baddd anxiety. This is what it’s like when I’m coming down from it .
I felt this way on Adderall. Maybe most stimulants do this to us. sucks.
That's how i feel just now, first day on it though, first meds i've taken for ADHD..
I get so dizzy I take a medication to calm it down. Im over adhd medication. Will try life without.
I took Concerta 27mg. Felt amazingly calm the first two days. Then..... I started having crying spells and depression and obsessive thoughts I could barely control. And decided to just stop. Felt great the next day and the following.
Same thing for me.. I like that I can focus and that it suppresses my appetite, but the crying and depression hits me outta nowhere like a ton of bricks.
Same for me. Worked great till the crippling depression and obsessive thoughts kicked in
bro fr i dont feel real everything around me feels so unreal
Hi, I discovered yesterday May 22, 2020. That I have ADHD. I'm 33yo and It would be much easier if I discovered it 20 years ago. I started Converta today, still did't feel much difference as I am trying first the 18mg, but it's a relieve to know it. All my life I struggled with tasks, even tough I learnd another language, I graduated as a Commercial Pilot, worked with that in Brazil and Canada for a total of 7 years, work as a stocktrader for 4 years and now living in Japan, trying to learn japanese, as my wife's familie and herself are from here. I have acompliched few nice things, but I always felt I am under average, all my life. Not great in 'nothing', mediocre in most of things. Happy in general with the most important things like family, love, life experiences... But professionaly not so much, mostly frustrated and disappointed with my performance. Let's see how this discovery will be a life changing for me. I'll go again to the psychiatrist in 15 days to see how the medicine worked and if we'll increase or not.
You channel is helping me a lot, Thank you a lot!!!
Hey Pedro how are you doing now?
Hello Pedro, how are you now? Your treatment is good for you today? :)
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Your concerta videos are such a great resource as someone just starting on it. Thanks for sharing your experience!
Concerta for me has been an absolute lifesaver
Hi 👋 I first started ADHD treatment on concerta 7 years ago I was very hyperactive and was actually never diagnosed when I was in primrary school at 17 was placed on 54 mg daily it is quite potent so anyway am now on 27 mg they come in strengths of 18 27 36 and 54 mg my dose is equivalent of 25 mg instant release methylphenidate which works over a total period of 12 hours
Same
I swear
@@rainman3216 hi there I’m on 36 mg which is a fairly good dose I found on 27 it wasn’t enough so maby that would help
Just love your videos
Discovered your channel
ADHD Masterery, last week.
I wanted to tell you, I've followed, watched & listened to many of the ADHD youtube individuals.
You are spot on and have really taken the time to really work on figuring things out and your research is done well.
I started listening to you last week, when I started listening it happen to be listening to some of your most recent RUclipsvideo 's. Then I came across a few of your earlier videos, done about year ago or more. What a difference from when you started, you have really nailed and covered this ADHD topic so well. The difference between a year ago and now, like night and day. You have really become a amazing speaker.
It's reassuring to hear you talking about the voice thing, I've had that too, which sucks as a performer, to notice your body acting like it's under immense tension (despite lack of exterior stress), affecting the voice and not being able to use it to its full potential
When I was on concerta, it would stop working for me a week into taking it, although in the week it worked it really helped me out with my work. I don’t remember this, but my mom says it would make my mouth tic often and she has video proof of it happening. Despite this all happening, I wish she would take me to the doctor to at least try a different medicine. She refuses to, no matter how much everyone else in the family begs her to. I saw a comment say the good outweighs the bad, but for me it’s the opposite
Find a way to send a message to your doctor and tell him/her that your parents won't give you the medicine you need. Ask the doctor if he/she can alert other health care people to try to help...Find a way to use the health care people or your school counselors to pressure your parents...getting treatment will improve your life and your school work...without it, your likelihood of doing well in the long run goes down...at least until you can help yourself once you leave the house...and it sounds like you should leave when you can...
I'm 38 I've had ADD all my life, does anybody else feel incredibly violent and angry when things don't go according to plan, or you're bombarded with annoying thing's? Or am I just an arsehole ?
I've been taking 36 mg of it for about a year now. While on it I can only focus on what I'm reading or when I'm doing any kind of paperwork on a desk. But I do not feel fully alert of my surroundings and sometimes feel lazy and a little sloppy when I'm doing physical movements. I also slur my words sometimes when I'm having a conversation. I have no problem sleeping when taking it, actually sometimes it makes me sleepy
I'd try 27 mg. I'm going to try that, i have the same problem.
Art Gonzalez, i’ve been taking concerta 36mg, but for some reason I’ve been feeling tired and lazy today.
𝐈t makes me feel unaware too, it's like your in your own bubble
I feel a little blurry...
@@mooksimillians6195 you will feel like that for a little but you should be able to neutralize it, you will feel like you don't have your awareness that you have without meds for a while but after a week or two you should be getting all the benefits and not so much the cons
Daaamn you're a fine looking guy! 😲
sounds like you're already too thirsty to try Concerta, if it gave you a dry mouth you might need IV fluids!
fomoran lmao
I only experienced these side effects when I was on 20mg once I reduced my dose down to 10mg It helped loads - no side effects
Methylphenidate have the exactly same mecanic than cocain. If ur a muslim, U cant take this.
@@igor-fk3vv so it’s like lesser cocaine?
@@jusmax374 Not lesser, Methylphenidate stop the recapture of dopamine, exactly like cocaine do. The only difference between those two is the way you take them. By taking it by nose, it is way more addictive because the effect hit directly. Being ingested, the effect is released more slowly, so its less addictive. But the two molécule have exactly the same effect on the brain.
@@igor-fk3vv she can take it since it’s for medication reason stop spreading false info
Wow, this is so interesting I had all these effects on Adderall. Next week they're switching my meds to Concerta...
they’re probably gunna be worse methylphenidate in my opinion is always worse than amphenamines
@@zpz-sombraa5170 interesting... i'm only one day.. totally impatient i know.. but an observation i will hold on to, thanks
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The teeth clenching I thought it was just me 36mg was waaaaaaay too much for me. Normally I get anxious in the winter time until I am past the longest night but that has not been bothering me. My wife orders me to switch off the light and go to sleep so I do. I have been off it now for months and it got me through a really tough teaching job I retire in a few months and that is the end of it. I do not trust what it does to my brain.
I just started using Concerta (i think it's been 12 days). My focus increased and now at least i can finish things i need to do. Some side effects i experienced:
My body (especially my hands) is colder
Bellyache
More anxiety
Minor headaches
Loss appetite
Some sleeping issues
For everyone feelin irratible ( tense muscles eventually pain ) for me at least what works is exercising. I know this is pretty common knowledge but i havent seen it in comment section so i feel obliged to say it. When i dont exercise i feel the muscle tension and pain very extremely to the point that it disables me from doing anything else but exercising solves it. You dont need to exercise in particular for example streching or yoga also helps to relieve the tension. Also a final tip that helped for me is the cold showers. Lately i didnt really have time to exercise and i am very irritable tho and not really sure what to do aside from these so any other tips are welcome. Btw im currently on concerta so maybe switching med will help does anyone have any experience about this?
I was on 18mg for a week then started 36mg after that. The working effects are fantastic. I finally felt everything lighting up and was functioning like I normal (Nerotypical)..
The day I went up to 36mg (Friday, week before) I had this lower back pain that spread Across my pelvis too late that evening. By Tuesday nothing changed, I was still in discomfort..
I went back and forth to the doctors Wednesday-Friday and was treated for an infection although my results were clear. Friday I had swollen up and looked 6 months pregnant.. the pain Would exacerbate if I was to bend over to pick up something or standing up from a seated position.. almost like the feeling I was crushing something inside my pelvis doing these movements.
I came completely off the meds on Saturday to see if it would correct itself. It didn’t and felt so Defeated and stressed..
The pain didn’t let up by Sunday (today) so I took 36mg. More just to cope with going to a&e.. I really Struggle articulating myself And social situations..
The hospital did the same tests and said they believe I have groin strain! I said to them how can it be groin strain over nine days?? I then told him about the Concerta. I mentioned it started the day I took 36mg and that I came off it for one day and when I went back on it today. I noticed the stiff neck and the cold hands the most..
They think it might be the Concerta that’s causing this pain because it all started that Friday I went up to 36 mg.
I reckon they’re gonna take me off for two weeks when I see my own GP tomorrow.
If it sorts its self out I’m going to be prescribed something else..
Any recommendations as Concerta is the only thing I’ve tried and found it absolutely fantastic but the side-effects are not worth it.
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That sucks! Sorry to hear your bad experience. I can reccommed you try Atomoxetine, that was my first one, its not a simulant and works like an anti-depressant. Nowadays I take a daily low dose of xenidate xl and that works for me because I get the extra focus with far less nasty side effects. Keep trying to find what works for you and good luck.
Thanks for the info and taking the time to reply..
I’m Dyslexic too. Would u believe I re read and changed that 100s of times. Before I sent it 🙈.. now reading it again, and wow...
Looked fine when I sent it. Glad you was able to decipher it.. 🥰
I used to take an anti depressant about 6years ago after a trauma and couldn’t regulate my emotions. I really didn’t like them 😕 and I managed to come off it pretty quick. The ones your describing are probably nothing like it.. but soon as i hear antidepressant I kinda back off..
I’ll have a read up on what you take tho.. are you noticing any side effects on them? 🙃
Hi again...
I’m now on xenidate XL now.. but I can’t feel them working at all..
I’m bored and not focused enough like I was on Concerta.
Everyone I work with are seeing it and say to me ‘Lauren have you taken your pills today’ 🤦🏼♀️🙈..
The muscle pain could be due to thus. I had bad leg cramps with adderal XR and yes u drank a shit ton if water but found this in a REDDIT forum. It's a known side effects of these drugs . Trust your instinct!@ your kidneys and muscles are worth more than social anxiety and lack of focus. I know it sucks!
I'm currently on Concerta 18 mg and it makes me reeeealy angry and paranoid. I try to balance this side effects with mindfulness meditation and trying to keep my mouth shut so I won't lash out at someone and say something stupid, but honestly it doesn't always work haha.
Same here! I've gotten overstimulation twitches and paranoia from this medication. 55 mg 😭
Thanks so much for this. I've just started on Concerta LP (not sure if LP is equivalent to XL here in France) but I've just been really quite discouraged, quite bummed out after my first week taking it. This is after 4 years of begging doctors in France to prescribe something that the majority of doctors in the country refuse to prescribe as France is a bit behind when it comes to conditions like ADHD. The side effects have been pretty scary - tremendous irritability, tension in the back of my neck and head, sudden periods of extreme emotion, just feeling as if I've drank too much coffee, really. It doesn't feel healthy, it's scary. I took a low dose of ritalin when I lived in Korea and that made me feel more 'awake' and enganged in conversations, I remember feeling 'normal', but this is different, this is just stressful.
Have you been diagnosed with ADHD? I know that stimulants affect neurotypical people pretty badly
Thank you for your review on this medication. So far the other videos have spoken highly on Concenta. Your video is making me think twice.
That's the wrong take away
Started a generic brand of Concerta XL (Xenidate XL) yesterday at 18mg and all i've noticed is a slight heaviness around the eyes... and nothing else. I haven't noticed any side effects yet but when taking the tablets, my mind still drifts very easily throughout the day. I have yet to see any positives from the current dose so hopefully i'll see a change when the meds get upped next week.
Maby try a higher dose I’m on 36 and it’s great speak with you’re doctor
As a student in highschool i like concerta. I love the focus and i love the things it does for me. I dislike the anxiety bit of it and i dislike the cold hands. Im white so my hands are always nasty red or purple even. Its one of my greatest insecurities. Its just all a huge combination.
My wee one has ADHD and has been taking Concerta for 18 months. Focus is way better and hes actually learning things being taught in school. His dose was just increased and hes had auditory hallucinations at night. Trouble sleeping. Wonder to drop the dose back down n see how he does.
thanks man! this is motivation for me!
I took 2 54mg of concerta at once, i feel good and more concentrated. I was only prescribed with once a day 54mg, is that bad???
I've been diagnosed with adhd recently, and today's my first day taking any medication. I'm taking concerta at a low dose (18 mg), but so far I feel like my body is physically in a rush on the inside(like I could win a race) , but my brain can actually think clearly and my thoughts are more slowed down instead of 1000 thoughts per second. And I've been able to be pretty productive today without overthinking it. Will that rush feeling go away? It also feels like I'm somewhat hyper aware. Just feels different than what I'm used too. Not sure if I'm liking it really.
I’ve started on 18mg aswell, I had that same rush feelings, it goes away after couple days, it felt like my body got use to it now I’m on 27mg lol
how’s it been going with the medication?
I want to stay on 18mg for as long as possible. The higher the dose, the higher the side effects
@@wiseone4348 yes, it went away after a few days for me as well. I'm also on 27 Mg now, hoping to up my dosage soon, but it is expensive 😂 it has definitely been a life changer though.
@@blond5361 honestly, so far so good! I struggled with pretty wicked insomnia for the first couple months on it, but its starting to even out now, and I do not get that rushy feeling either 😂 sometimes I have more energy, sometimes I don't. Sometimes I talk more, sometimes I don't. I definitely focus better and can hold my attention for much longer than I have been able too.
thank you for your wonderful information!! 👍💕
i stopped taking it after a couple weeks because when the concerta would wears off my vision would be burry and i had major depth perception loss like i didn’t know how far or close someone or something is and i couldn’t focus my eyes because the medication would make a muscle in my eye spas out. but medications effect everyone differently so i hope concerta can work and help you.
ive only been on 27mg of concerta for like 3 days and i feel like ive gone through a new physical symptom everyday. first it was a stomach ache, i could handle that, then day 2 was a very minor headache, it constantly felt like i was on the verge of having a full blown headache and day 3 has been nausea. i got work done on day to and im doing work today so we will see how that goes, i hope my body adjusts to the meds and picks a symptom i can fair better like the mild stomach aches of day one.
Im 18mg then 2nd week i took two this sunday i felt LETHARGIC for hours like a azombie and no energy hated it. Then went bk to one get a lull at 3/4pm at work and no positive effects scared but i gotta tell pscyh UK that this aint for me needa chnage 😢 😭😥😢
I can’t stop grinding my teeth when I take it . It also makes me sweat a lot , super thirsty like just gulping shit ton water down because after every sip u still feel so thirsty. I can’t eat on it so I eat something filling before taking it otherwise I won’t eat for 24 hours , if u don’t eat on this med it’ll make u pass out . Makes u lose a lot of weight . Also made me super non social I’m already non social and I would get mad when people spoke to me for a long time . Loud noises made me jump , so paranoid like just jumpy and high alert all the time . Also made me crave for nicotine a lot even tho I quit it . One sip of alcohol and u can have a seizure it’s that serious lol . Can’t sleep on it and melatonin won’t do shit . Bad headaches and dizziness. U always have to be doing something otherwise you’ll be bored just staring at the wall deep in thought . Everything is dirty to me on this med like id sweep the floor over and over , or just clean a lot and then sweat a ton . I hate being outside on it u can hear everything like the birds the wind people etc everything is so sensitive it’ll annoy u . If u been holding something in for awhile and ur around people on the med you’ll just snap on them for no reason . Once it wears off you’ll feel like eating a shit ton of food , craving stuff u don’t even like . Stuttering when u are talking to someone that requires more then small talk . So sensitive everything hurts like noises it’s annoying.
Wonder Women omg wow u went through alotta shit! I am looking at reviews of Concerta. Everything is negative. N ur story just made me decide hell no i will not try that. Thank u for sharing. I hope u r doing better.!
cloclo731 it’s like that after awhile of taking it I’ve been taking for 11 years now and it fucks things up
If you grind your teeth you will destroy them.Go to your dentist .He can create a custom made mouthguard to use at night.It is very important.Also stimulants make your mouth dry.There is a special toothpaste made by Colgate that has 3 times the normal amount of fluoride of normal ones (it is prescribed).
Wonder Women OMG you described my experience exactly when I try to not take it for a few days: massive hunger and stuttering when I have to talk for a long period of time. 😂
The sweat one has started for me
Thank you so much your videos really help me
Hi i know this is an old video and im trying to find those with a similar experience to me i was on concerta for a few weeks in my teen years i hated it i was zombied out and everything felt like i was on autopilot and disconnected after years of trying to get back onto Medication i finally managed to see a specialist and im now on xaggitin XL 54mg at first i feel fantastic for a few hours after taking them but afterwards i feel very sleepy is there any advice someone could give me to help with this side effect i usually take it in the morning and by early afternoon till night i am sleepy, getting a good nights sleep tho haha so its definitely helping somewhat
I just started and definitely having side effects. Hope you are doing well!
It would have been nice if you mentioned the dose, I suspect you are on a high dose maybe the highest.
Those are all side effects I have heard people talk about, and I know myself, the higher voice pitch is true cause of increased anxiety , its the high dose 100%
You would not have those issues on 5 10 or 18 mg methylphenidate.
Concerta ruined my appetite and then my physique as I lost a stone of muscle in a year
The NHS let me down completely as my "6 week medical review" happened 13 months late
I’m on 45mg and I haven’t had any side effects.
Methylphenidate makes my eyes go a bit blurry. Took some instant release just before a theatre trip (and wore my brand new glasses) and it was really wishy-washy. As in blurry by the way, it wasn't Aladdin at Christmas.
Hi I don’t know if anyone will reply. I have been taking concerta since I was young. Constantly going up in mg. I was up to the 70s mg. During covid I went down to one pill not my normal two and it has caused weight gain and different bathroom habits/bloating. Has this happened for anyone else?
Bro i been using this for like 7 years but all of a sudden im getting all side effects, I cant focus, i feel like im lagging, i feel generally dumber.
I dont have adhd and I tried two 54ml pills lol.
At first I wanted to sleep really badly and got really tired, then I found almost everything and everyone funny, then I just did not want to sleep at all.
If I had to describe how it felt it was like being high on weed but you see things like you would when you’re sober
Lol if u don't have adhd u shouldn't take it
I take 72mg daily- on the whole it's been a game changer however I find during the end of the day my face gets really flush and hot, I assume this is a side effect of the medication wearing off
As far as I researched, concerta gives an adrenaline like effect I don’t remember the chem name. That makes the blood flow to your vital organs and less to your limbs.
Yes, it's a CNS stimulant
Yo guys how do yall deal with the sleep and not being able to fall asleep well?
Taking this medication made my metabolism very high, how can I counter that?
I have been put on a 54mg from nothing for the last 10 years, I have been spewing, sweating, unable to sleep, dry mouth as you seiad, feeling like a zombie, socaly awakwared, the list go on, I comes in waves my Dr just but me on 18mgs witch is a huge difference in size but has been such a ruff week I am to sceard to take them, I feel as if ritlen is better as you can kinda controll the dose as you feel, any thoughts on this, soz about the spelling and grate vid thanks
A side affect I have is loss of appetite
That is pretty usual side effect, I get it too, thats why I try eat as much as possible before taking me medication
ADHD Patrick yes I eat a lot before and a lot after
I've been on 10mg methylphenidate (Rubifen brand) for the past month and overall it is ok mentally, but I've developed really dramatic belly fat! I'm thin and this has never been as issue for me (I have also had pregnancy tests to rule that out) nothing else has changed and it could be a coincidence, but has anyone else experienced this? I am not eating any more, if anything I can go without eating sometimes due to lack of hunger...
Self reported food intake is unreliable. Most likely you're starving yourself then going on binges to make up. It's not a conscious action
@@anthonydunkley7844 definitely not the case for me, but thanks for the reply
@@xx011 I stopped taking rubifen shortly after that comment and the huge stomach I'd developed went away in time. I do believe it was a side effect to the drug as it was so extreme and no other factors were involved. None of the pharmacists at work had heard of that side effect specifically with this drug, but sudden stomach weight gain can be a side effect with drugs. I believe that was the case for me as my eating hadn't changed.
How do you manage your sleep schedule?
You cant if you take the drug you are screwed unless you take other shit to make you sleep.I dont get anxiety from it but still cant sleep.Not an anxious feeling at all,i just cant
jhmm gf i took like 56mg of concerta on evening and then at night i took like 100mg quetiapine i was tired but still i couldnt sleep and because i took it my blood sugar was low and then i couldnt get up or else i would have fainted and yeah that was fucked up heh
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I don’t understand how you can have all these negative side affects. I am more calm collected in traffic when am on Concerta. My patience level is very high compared to when am I am not on medication.
Different for everyone. Anxiety was the killer.
I got adhd and i took concerta once and it was the worst day of my life.I have litt anxiety but i never had a panik attack.
As i took concerta i couldnt sleeep for 40 hours.Maybe i could focus but what life is ths if i cant sleep and i felt very depresed.
Also the nausea,the dry neck,the muscular tension,the palpitations,i felt like im heaving a heart attack and a panik attach.Because i breathe very bad and i was so tensed and angry.
I guess im stuck with this disease bec clearly this treatment doesnt work.
I wanted to divide the pill in 2 or 4,to take a smaller dose but she cant be divided.
Lazar Catalina any follow ups on this? Just happened to me
Try Modafinil and see if will work for you
For me it worked for like two days then after that back to my usual just wanting to lay down and do nothing but with cold hands and sweating. Wish my doctor would let me try something else
Are you still off it? I'm thinking of doing the same.
We all need something extra to help us bro.
Do you feel anxiety after the effects?
Hey OP, I don't know if you still need an answer for this but I'll be happy to answer if you do. I'll be taking it for the first time tomorrow so I'll be happy to answer if you haven't gotten one already
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should we take it before or after meal?
I’m 41yrs old and have just been diagnosed with ADHD. I began titration yesterday at 18mg Zaggitin xl (concerta equivalent). I noticed the jaw ache yesterday and the same today and that’s 18mg. What am I going to be like on 36mg when my dose increased?? I’m a very highly strung person and although I’ve been anxious in public today, it’s similar to how I’ve felt in the past. I have found that I haven’t been as frustrated or angry since I started taking it. I have been quite tired though. Can anyone relate to this?
I hate taking this. İt makes me depressed. I cant sleep ı cant eat ı cant be happy ı cant feel anything and its sucks
Try not put this much expectations in a medicine. It's not NZT. Be happy totally depends on you, take the right dosage and early, like 7am. Wake up 6am or before, go sleep 10~11pm, not after, make exercises reguarly to burn energy. I had this problem too, all my life, mostly because I had too much energy acumulated. Eat as much as you can/need in the right time, avoid eat in wrong schedule, like in the middle of afternon, night... Try eat a good break fast before 9, a nice lunch around 12~1pm, dinner between 19~20... If you wanna eat something else, avoid big meals, only things like banana, apple, juices. It helps, sometimes you eat small things in wrong moments and it take out all you appetites.
Maybe, change the medicine helps too... From Concerta (Methylphenidate) to Vyvance (lisdexamfetamine dimesylate). It helps most of people. I hope you do well mate. God bless you!
Tbh not gonna lie those are almost all the reasons why i love it xd
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I'm sort of numb too, first day taking it.. but i feel distant... odd.
Has anyone had ear pain on them ?
Huh, no wonder I was so viciously angry and then in a month I became stable again. It was really a jekle and hyde situation and everyone was so wary of me, I feel bad.
I look at it differently. I can't say I was 'viciously angry', but I have always repressed a lot of anger because I try to avoid conflict. On ADHD meds, I found that it is far more healthy to let others know how angry you can be, otherwise they're not going to know better. I felt bad about the negativity of being "that guy" to make others uncomfortable. However, I say that as long as you own the negatively as part of who you are, and carry yourself with proper candor, then I think society can forgive you. It's like The Simpson's Ned Flanders, if you know what I may be referring to.
first day on it 27 mg, an hour in my pupils dilated! and I am still having a bit of trouble concentrating. is the pupils thing normal my eyes are heavy as well.
I am having dry mouth unending thirst and chest pain headaches. Please tell me if i should stop.
If you think it’s worse than the good effects then yes stop
@@jusmax374 i lowered my dose.
@@jaystreet4004 did it work?
Yes! Thanks for asking
Jaw n teeth so clenced since taking concerta and the tiredness not omworth it im on like 18mg been 2wreks gotta chnage
I’ve been on it for 10 days and honestly it feels like pharmaceutical grade meth
i take concerta and boy
I take this and I do terrible in school
What about Adderall?
Can't get it in the UK
@@ADHDMastery wow I didn't know that
𝐈 keep like licking my gums and biting the insides of my cheeks and I just can't stop, but my parents like when I'm on it so I'll just deal with it I guess
When I feel something like this come up I find that chewing like 2-3 sticks of gum helps a lot. Also builds jaw strength so there’s another plus
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bro i take it and i have to criticize it because it has a lot of negative side effects like
- loss of apetite , dont rly give a fuck tho
- depersonalization 😢 i hate it dude
- just an unreal feeling
- you just float away
18mg would perhaps do you better.
like the first time i took it it was beautifull like i didnt realy care about anything i woud just do it if i was told to do it so ye it was much beter than usual but idn i might have to up the dosage idn
𝐒ame, I just feel up to anything
I have been on 3 ADHD medication first one was elvanse 2nd one was mediknet xl and now I'm on concerta 18mg.. at first it was ok then about over a week my anxiety flared up so had my fight or flight keeps switching on constantly I feel kind of spacey. I really don't know what to d. I've no energy at all I don't know what my gp will do I've noticed that concerta gives me tics
Any updates Angela? I’m in a similar situation. Tried Elvanse and now on Medikinet XL and am struggling with it.
Is it normal to feel paín on the left hand? That doesn't happen to me with instant realease.