CONCERTA Reviews (METHYLPHENIDATE HYDROCHLORIDE)

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CONCERTA  (METHYLPHENIDATE HYDROCHLORIDE):  This medication is used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder - ADHD. It works by changing the amounts of certain natural substances in the brain. Methylphenidate belongs to a class of drugs known as stimulants. It can help increase your ability to pay attention, stay focused on an activity, and control behavior problems. It may also help you to organize your tasks and improve listening skills.   FDA Approval Date: 2000-12-08 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

  

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RATING  REASONSIDE EFFECTS FOR CONCERTACOMMENTSSEXAGEDURATION/
DOSAGE
DATE ADDED
 
 1  ADHD extreme anger and depression it works, but it made me black out. there are 4 months of my life where i was an angry, scary person. I tried to hit my mother with a metal pipe because she told me to do the dishes. F 21 4 months
18 1X day
9/8/2023
 4  Brain atrophy racing thoughts I feel a little less creative, and if I take it late in the day complete insomnia cant fall asleep till 5 am. Sometimes for a week. My anger is worse than ever and I get mad a lot. I get in trouble and people stop talking to me, because of what i text or email. I do feel my memory is much better. I am much better at word finding ability and feel mire confident. I have bipolar, but never had Add or Adhd. My focus is great, but sometimes hard to stop doing a project and get onto the next thing. I get out more, clean more and get more done F 50 2 months
54 1X day
7/2/2023
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 5  ADHD Concerta has been a life changer for me. I've been able to slow my thoughts and work more efficiently, be more organized, and get things done with fewer incidences of executive dysfunction. Side effects I've experienced are headaches and trouble sleeping. I'd much prefer to have a little trouble sleeping than go back to life without being able to think straight. F 36 2 months
36 1X day
5/1/2023
 5  ADHD No appetite. Life changing after late ADHD diagnosis in 2014. Took up Piano and guitar and many other interests that would have been impossible before the medication. Like wearing glasses for the first time. Very calm and can be present. I don’t feel revved up anymore. F 62 0 days
72 mg 1X day
2/6/2023
 4  ADD At times my heart will race a bit. I have found this drug to be very helpful. When I feel down and I don’t want to do anything, it helps me to concentrate. It makes everything a little bit brighter. I am in a better mood and feel like I can tackle those things that I’ve been putting off. I have never lost my appetite or had stomach pains or anything else. Sometimes I will wake up with a headache the next morning for a little bit. That could be the weather or anything, tho. This medicine is ER and will last a good 12 hours so take it as early as you can in the morning. F 54 1 years
18 mg
3/17/2022
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 4  Adhd/ inattentive Very few side effects. Occasional increased heart rate. I do not take Concerta everyday, but it does help on the days I do need it. M 54 4 months
27mg 1X day
6/10/2021
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 4  ADHD loss of appetite, can't feel hunger, higher heart rate sometimes it's over 100 BPM resting, insomnia, Concerta is great but I have to take sleeping pills to get any sleep at all. After I started taking concerta I have noticed that most of the time I just don't feel hunger. M 14 5 years
54mg 1X day
11/22/2020
 3  Adhd To the 38 year old lady asking to talk about it. Please Email (see link) M 39 10 months
45 1X day
11/22/2020
Email
 3  ADHD No dry mouth but I drink a lot of water, Head aches every morning the last week (but I also am a person who gets headaches often) I've been on this medication for about a month now increasing the dose weekly, I didn't feel anything until 36 MG the first day I took that dose I was so productive and on cloud 9, then I haven't felt like that since, idk kinda just feel a bit more focused than average (but I know I have to get to the right dose for it to work to its full intent ) F 24 1 months
36 MG 1X day
11/12/2020
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 2  ADD Felt loss of appetite, migraines, upper abdominal pain, food made me feel sick looking at it, Insomnia, heart pounding, erectile dysfunction Made focus a bit better in school. M 17 3 months
54 1X day
10/8/2020
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 2  ADD Itchy eyes, sore throat, dry mouth, loss of appetite. Since I started Concerta I have flu-like symptoms my eyes are itching, and have a sore throat but I don't know why is this happening, I paused the medication for one day and all these symptoms were resolved suddenly, but next day those symptoms came back within one hour after I took my daily dose again. I don't know if this is something serious or will be resolved over the time but, it just doesn't feel ok. If anyone has any idea what can this symptom be, please contact me. Thanks. F 26 3 days
27 1X day
8/12/2020
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 1  ADHD-PI Extreme rise in blood pressure. Hot flushes. Chest tightness. Headache. Extreme tiredness. Irritability and feelings of extreme rage. Increased sensitivity to noise. I feel terrible on this. I cant wait for it to be out of my system. F 38 2 days
18mg 1X day
7/4/2020
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 2  Depression and add Tiredness,zombie like mood,sinus pain,dry mouth,Anxiety Hello.I hope your quarantine days are going okay.I have been on concerta for 2 months and not a single moment i remember i enjoy a thing.It is doing what it supposed to do i think but it turned me on a living zombie.Can not listen to conversations , think fast or be creative.It surely calms my racing thoughts and makes me surf askpatient.com for 7 hours straight reading about Concerta. But i cant even stay on feet just laying down and read about the meds all day long and wonder if i am having the right treatment.My parents and my doctor defines me as lazy,saying that i make excuses.I can not feel anythng and i am socially awkward.I can not articulate my emotions and my thoughts.I can not talk as fast and clear as i used to.I have no energy to do anything i can just read things in my bed.I want to quit but this time my parents and my doctor would judge me.Beside concerta i use risperdal and prozac for my adhd ,it makes me less anxious and less paranoid.But i am not sure if pros outweighs the cons.I was a programmer and studying computer engineering until i had a panic attack, not being able to focus and do an exam question.Can not mute my inner excessive talking and worrying since,leading myself to depression and self critisism and anxiety constantly.With treatment this was all ended but know i am feeling like a complete vegetable,forgot who i was and english basicly.Contact me if anyone experiences the same effects. M 23 60 days
54 mg
5/24/2020
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 1  Adhd Extremely Agitated, moodiness, tunnel vision , zombie like state, hostile. Emotional wreck Worst 2 weeks refused to take the last we weeks. Well it worked on not having a million things going on in my head. It turned my brain into a zombie brain. And I knew it but was stuck. F 38 14 days
20 mg
4/8/2020
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 2  ADD Stomach upset I started at 36 MG and didn’t notice a thing. I was bumped up to 54 and still feel as if I’m not taking sunburning. Adderall was better for me but it stopped working and I doctor wanted to try this. I am going to doctor today and asking to go off this and try Dexedrine or Adderall again F 49 3 months
54
2/13/2020
 4  Adhd insomnia , headache, M 4 days
54
3/28/2019
 4  ADHD/Adult ADD Headache, and quite frankly nothing else. I was diagnosed with ADD when I was 13 years old, however my mother was unable to pay for the medication and thus I didn't get it. However being an adult and earning a paycheck I had revisited this @ 34 YO. Being re-diagnosed again, my Dr. Said I qualified for Concerta as a result of living a particular lifesyle. This included 0 Drugs or Alcohol (Clean & Sober for 10+ Years) Very physycally active, and did not consume Caffeine. I have been using Concerta for 2 years now with absolutely amazing results. Focus on mentally tuff tasks, project follow through, commitment to work. But also mood issues I faced, like mood swings, genrally dissagreable attitidue, and argumentative. Those defects went away (or were reduced significantly) on Concerta. I had started @ 18mg and worked up to 72mg where I currently am. NOTE: I have just booked a consult with my Dr to either adjust my dose, or find an alternative, as I do believe my tolerance has build up very high, and my current 72mg dose is no longer performing past 2:00 Daily. Other then that, it changed my life. No joke. M 36 2 years
72Mg Daily 2X day
5/3/2017
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 3  ADD It started well but after like 2 weeks I noticed severe abdominal pains and cramps, Irritability, a crash around 12pm after taking at 7 am and what seems to be a sinus infection/very runny nose. I need something for my ADD so I can't stop taking it but the side effects are dreadful. If you experienced this or know of something that may work better F 17 2 months
18
4/17/2017
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 4  post graduate student and ADHD I have had headaches but they go away on their own. I have also experienced appitite loss but it did subside after a week of consecutive Concerta usage It is a great drug if used corectly. I dont see it as a once off drug to be taken mid exams, it should be used consistently F 23 1 years
54
3/12/2017
 1  ADHD FEEL ROBOTIC. FEEL SO SO SO DEPRESSED. CANT EVEN FOCUS ON STUDYING. insomnia. such bad anxiety. feel like i cant socialize with anyone and feel awkward even ordering food. i am not happy this pill sucks. seriously losing hope any adhd medicine will ever work for me. went off adderall for this because i didnt like the side effects but at least i could focus on adderall so evidently i need go back. F 22 12 days
36 2X day
3/5/2017
  

CONCERTA  (METHYLPHENIDATE HYDROCHLORIDE):  This medication is used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder - ADHD. It works by changing the amounts of certain natural substances in the brain. Methylphenidate belongs to a class of drugs known as stimulants. It can help increase your ability to pay attention, stay focused on an activity, and control behavior problems. It may also help you to organize your tasks and improve listening skills.   FDA Approval Date: 2000-12-08 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

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