I started Concerta today. I’m a women and have struggled with what I now know is ADHD. I cried when I finally found an amazing psychiatrist that suggested I try Concerta to determine/confirm that I have adhd. It was like a lightbulb went off for the first time in my life! I want to live! I was so closed to ending my life. I was so exhausted from just trying to exist and that’s no way to live. We did a trial run with Ritalin immediate release and it worked! I’m so happy to now be in Concerta and I’m looking forward to LIVING!
I have taken Concerta 54mg for 22 years now. At the time it was a new medication, a 12 hour lasting one, better the Ritilan, Adderall etc. It's definitely made a difference, like you said yourself Patrick, as have other in the comment feed of your videos. Concerta still is and always will be a "potent" medication. It's aggressive, but it does its job. You learn to live with the side effects and find ways to work with them. I still think this was one of the better thought put medications to treat ADHD/ADD
Hello Trevor, 22 years wow! Thats amazing.Thank you for sharing your experience and insight, it gives me hope. Great to know that there are people who use it long term and get benefit from it :) Yeah true it does the job atleast for me. Havent tried any other meds, for now I m happy with this medication :)
I tried Elvanse for a month and it was very potent but I got a lot of side effects with it. This month I am on methylphenidate like you and the feeling is much milder. It definitely stabilises my mood and I get much less side effects but it's probably not as effective at helping my other ADHD issues like memory. For me I feel like I prefer methylphenidate for more daily long term usage but then a short release dexamphetamine would be great if I have meeting or lecture or something really important to focus on just for that day. Unfortunately I don't think they will prescribe me both in combination for that purpose.
Hello Simon, thank you for sharing your experience. I have had this idea also, I told my doctor about maybe using 2 medications but he disagreed on this idea. It would be great to have option like that.
@@ADHDPatrick we have in big cities ADHD specialty centers with psychiatrist, counselor, nutritionist and therapist all under one business so it makes it easier. I was treated by 2 of these types of places until I moved. Now I pray after for each month services (w medication if appropriate) and I can do it by telephone with a checkup every few months, in person.
Thank you so much for your videos!! I have Adhd and find them very helpful. Have you ever tried Adderall? I take 5mg IR 2 times a day and find it very helpful. With weekends off so I don’t build a tolerance.
Thank you Jennie so much for watching! Glad to hear that! :) No I havent tried it since its not available here in my country, I wish I could try.... Same here, I take usually weekends off from my medication :)
Very interesting video as always, thanks. I’m hoping to get switched from Elvanse to Concerta soon as Elvanse isn’t giving much benefit for focus or motivation or emotional regulation. I’ve done titration on Elvanse and taking more doesn’t have additional positive effects. I’m hoping to be one of the 25% of folks who do better on methylphenidate. Of the remaining 75%, 50% do well on either and 25% do better on amphetamines. Definitely recommend anyone to try both options and see what’s best for you! There’s no way to predict this except for expensive genetic testing. If one seems to give a good effect, maybe the other would be even better! Interested in any video you’d consider making on how you judge medication effectiveness. Maybe you take medication holidays and see adhd symptoms returning so you can judge it helping that way? Maybe you score your focus and productivity each day in work and use that as a way of assessing it? I do the latter. I’d rate Elvanse as an overall 3 out of 10 as it takes a long time to get any effect from it (3 hours!) and any positive effects fade quickly (maybe 3 hours max). Hoping methylphenidate will be at least 8 out of 10! The ADDitude magazine says that’s what they think psychiatrists should aim for, so I’m definitely going to make a strong case to get switched to Concerta asap. Thank you again
Thank you Gerard for your kind words and also sharing your experience! I wish I had that option to try, but for now using only Concerta. That is a great idea! I have taken small breaks, once I stopped completely and I did noticed that I was not the same in terms on productivity and general well being. I drank more coffee which made more more stressed and less calm which is not good. I wish you luck and hope doctor will switch you to concerta and maybe it will work for you better? :) Thank you once again for watching and sharing your experience! :)
@@ADHDPatrick thanks for your reply. Coffee does little for me … wish it worked bit better. I can have 4 cups and get a little focus for few hours. More coffee leads to headaches. My prescription for Concerta is on the way to me as psychiatrist agreed I can switch! Yay. Hoping for great things :) Time will tell and I’ll be sure to leave another comment at some point on how it’s going. Best of luck and looking forward to your next video.
Thank you for your videos😘 I suffer from terrible social phobia and I wonder If you can tell about the best effective antidepressent for social phobia from your own experience😊
I tried dropping the meds... I did alright without antidepressants but had to go back to my Adderall to get through the day without spinning off course.
I’ve taken concerta since october last year. I tried skipping two days last week but I have no plans on quitting concerta. I have however just quit sertraline which is sad cause I really hoped it would help… Anyway, I’m curious about one thing: has anyone here tried both concerta and adderall? Could you describe the difference in experience?
Hey Celine, thank you for sharing! I myself take usually weekends off from med. Sorry to hear that, I heard lot of people dont tolerate it, very old school medication
Watch Dr. Huberman. I think it might be possible to take breaks. Definitely pray about it and God will help you. I recently went back on. Off for 5 months. It was the hardest thing ever being off. I think if i didnt have a three year old i could have went longer. With a lot of cold showers and life style changes. I wanted to workout but had no energy most days. And some anxiety not knowing when it would show up. I pray everyday and trust God with my life now.
I want to ask you. I take conserta but i feel sometimes That i feel not good, brest pain, and I feel speedy, and worry feeling. I take 72 mg a Day. Its good but i get more sensitive also
Haha! I wish they would sponsor me, lol You are right, in the end the best way to find out is to try...Consult with professional and they will see what would be good fit for you :)
Hello Donald, 3 relocations whoa...I would probably lose my mind. For me it would be nice to have one steady income atleast for couple of years instead of just bouncing from place to place...
I was once told “Taking ADHD medication isn’t a matter of life or death… it’s a matter of life and living life.”
Oh so true for me.
Wow that is a awesome quote!
I started Concerta today. I’m a women and have struggled with what I now know is ADHD. I cried when I finally found an amazing psychiatrist that suggested I try Concerta to determine/confirm that I have adhd. It was like a lightbulb went off for the first time in my life! I want to live! I was so closed to ending my life. I was so exhausted from just trying to exist and that’s no way to live. We did a trial run with Ritalin immediate release and it worked! I’m so happy to now be in Concerta and I’m looking forward to LIVING!
Hello Kelly, wow thank you for sharing your story! Amazing. I wish you the best and success!
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Still working good? What is your dosage on Concerta?
I have taken Concerta 54mg for 22 years now. At the time it was a new medication, a 12 hour lasting one, better the Ritilan, Adderall etc. It's definitely made a difference, like you said yourself Patrick, as have other in the comment feed of your videos. Concerta still is and always will be a "potent" medication. It's aggressive, but it does its job. You learn to live with the side effects and find ways to work with them. I still think this was one of the better thought put medications to treat ADHD/ADD
Hello Trevor, 22 years wow! Thats amazing.Thank you for sharing your experience and insight, it gives me hope. Great to know that there are people who use it long term and get benefit from it :) Yeah true it does the job atleast for me. Havent tried any other meds, for now I m happy with this medication :)
Yes nice to hear from someone that has been on it for 22 years. Do you take high blood pressure medication?
What are your personal side-effects?
Rest in Peace. He stopped replying. That’s a bad sign…..
@@gustavogo2915😂
I love your videos!!!
Thank you Kenia so much! :)
I tried Elvanse for a month and it was very potent but I got a lot of side effects with it. This month I am on methylphenidate like you and the feeling is much milder. It definitely stabilises my mood and I get much less side effects but it's probably not as effective at helping my other ADHD issues like memory. For me I feel like I prefer methylphenidate for more daily long term usage but then a short release dexamphetamine would be great if I have meeting or lecture or something really important to focus on just for that day.
Unfortunately I don't think they will prescribe me both in combination for that purpose.
Hello Simon, thank you for sharing your experience. I have had this idea also, I told my doctor about maybe using 2 medications but he disagreed on this idea. It would be great to have option like that.
No they won't
@@ADHDPatrick we have in big cities ADHD specialty centers with psychiatrist, counselor, nutritionist and therapist all under one business so it makes it easier. I was treated by 2 of these types of places until I moved. Now I pray after for each month services (w medication if appropriate) and I can do it by telephone with a checkup every few months, in person.
Thank you so much for your videos!! I have Adhd and find them very helpful. Have you ever tried Adderall? I take 5mg IR 2 times a day and find it very helpful. With weekends off so I don’t build a tolerance.
Thank you Jennie so much for watching! Glad to hear that! :) No I havent tried it since its not available here in my country, I wish I could try.... Same here, I take usually weekends off from my medication :)
I like concerta wayyyy better then Adderall! All the pros minus agitation
@@makingface79 Great to hear that Danielle! :)
Very interesting video as always, thanks.
I’m hoping to get switched from Elvanse to Concerta soon as Elvanse isn’t giving much benefit for focus or motivation or emotional regulation. I’ve done titration on Elvanse and taking more doesn’t have additional positive effects.
I’m hoping to be one of the 25% of folks who do better on methylphenidate. Of the remaining 75%, 50% do well on either and 25% do better on amphetamines.
Definitely recommend anyone to try both options and see what’s best for you! There’s no way to predict this except for expensive genetic testing. If one seems to give a good effect, maybe the other would be even better!
Interested in any video you’d consider making on how you judge medication effectiveness. Maybe you take medication holidays and see adhd symptoms returning so you can judge it helping that way? Maybe you score your focus and productivity each day in work and use that as a way of assessing it?
I do the latter. I’d rate Elvanse as an overall 3 out of 10 as it takes a long time to get any effect from it (3 hours!) and any positive effects fade quickly (maybe 3 hours max). Hoping methylphenidate will be at least 8 out of 10! The ADDitude magazine says that’s what they think psychiatrists should aim for, so I’m definitely going to make a strong case to get switched to Concerta asap.
Thank you again
Thank you Gerard for your kind words and also sharing your experience! I wish I had that option to try, but for now using only Concerta.
That is a great idea! I have taken small breaks, once I stopped completely and I did noticed that I was not the same in terms on productivity and general well being. I drank more coffee which made more more stressed and less calm which is not good.
I wish you luck and hope doctor will switch you to concerta and maybe it will work for you better? :)
Thank you once again for watching and sharing your experience! :)
@@ADHDPatrick thanks for your reply. Coffee does little for me … wish it worked bit better. I can have 4 cups and get a little focus for few hours. More coffee leads to headaches.
My prescription for Concerta is on the way to me as psychiatrist agreed I can switch! Yay. Hoping for great things :) Time will tell and I’ll be sure to leave another comment at some point on how it’s going.
Best of luck and looking forward to your next video.
Thank you for your videos😘
I suffer from terrible social phobia and I wonder If you can tell about the best effective antidepressent for social phobia from your own experience😊
Hello Mikail, thank you for watching :) Lexapro (Escitalopram) was best for me :)
@@ADHDPatrick are you still on that too?
@@aprilhassell1747 Yes :)
I tried dropping the meds... I did alright without antidepressants but had to go back to my Adderall to get through the day without spinning off course.
Thank you for sharing Christopher! Same here, tried 2 times to quit but....
I’ve taken concerta since october last year. I tried skipping two days last week but I have no plans on quitting concerta. I have however just quit sertraline which is sad cause I really hoped it would help…
Anyway, I’m curious about one thing: has anyone here tried both concerta and adderall? Could you describe the difference in experience?
Hey Celine, thank you for sharing! I myself take usually weekends off from med. Sorry to hear that, I heard lot of people dont tolerate it, very old school medication
Watch Dr. Huberman.
I think it might be possible to take breaks. Definitely pray about it and God will help you. I recently went back on. Off for 5 months. It was the hardest thing ever being off. I think if i didnt have a three year old i could have went longer. With a lot of cold showers and life style changes. I wanted to workout but had no energy most days. And some anxiety not knowing when it would show up. I pray everyday and trust God with my life now.
I like Huberman :) Wish you the best April :)
I want to ask you. I take conserta but i feel sometimes That i feel not good, brest pain, and I feel speedy, and worry feeling. I take 72 mg a Day. Its good but i get more sensitive also
Hello, I used to get that too when I was taking higher dose, now I take only 18-36 mg, 72 mg will make me speedy and give other side effects
Hope you are doing well 😗😗
Hey Ben, I m doing okay thank you :) Hope you are doing well too :)
My critical brain keeps telling me this is staged for the Concerta company but I cannot now. Best thing I can do is simply try it out myself.
Haha! I wish they would sponsor me, lol You are right, in the end the best way to find out is to try...Consult with professional and they will see what would be good fit for you :)
Me too stressful new job. 3 relocations this Summer
Hello Donald, 3 relocations whoa...I would probably lose my mind. For me it would be nice to have one steady income atleast for couple of years instead of just bouncing from place to place...
@@ADHDPatrick the 3 relocations were 10 km apart and for the same company and was not so frustrating as I made it sound...
How long you were taking 18 mg, and how long you were taking 36 mg dose of Concerta
Hello Ante, since 2017 July, I switch doses often, sometimes I take 18mg sometimes I take 36 mg, I have done this since I started using medication
@@ADHDPatrick Yeah alright, im at 36 mg , have a nice day
@@antes4586 Thank you! Have a nice day you too! :)
I do 27 mg. I feel escitalpram as combination makes me defensive how about you?
I got panic attacks from Concerta, i think i would switch to non stimulants