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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR CONCERTA | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | Adult ADD (NOT AD/HD) | GOOD-Deeper sleep, less cravings for sugary foods (Yes!), less fidgeting, better focus and patience with my kids, more even temperament, less obsessive habits, less alcohol cravings. BAD/ADVERSE- somewhat dry mouth, feeling dehydrated at times, headaches when the weather changes (rain, temperature) occasionally | I was 38 when I started on Concerta 36 mg, and am now 40. FYI- Body weight has a huge influence on dosage- I'm 6'4", 220 lbs.... down to 27 mg/day after I lost over 20 POUNDS from not craving sugar- I had a dependency for carbs and starchy foods due to the effect sugar has on the brain-it helps people with ADD/ADHD to concentrate temporarily- but now Concerta does it, (for hours, 6-9 on average) WITHOUT THE CALORIES!!! The whole world seemed to 'calm down' within 15 minutes of my first-ever dose, and I haven't looked back. Communication with others is now even-paced, the day doesn't seem so short and rushed now, and socially I'm WAY more effective. Problem-solving is now clearer and more detailed, without the panic or fear of not finishing the job...sound familiar? Also-I was the "life of the party"-whether people wanted me to be or not- before Concerta, but the difference is now I can involve myself socially with half the effort, and still have an awesome time!!! And in all honesty, and without overstating it, Concerta saved my marriage and my relationship with my kids. I now have the patience to listen, and not obsess with my own thoughts and compulsions taking over.....I told my siblings and family about this, too- ADD/ADHD is an inherited trait, and it definitely runs in the family, so get involved, and GET TESTED!! ADD is not a bad attitude, personal failure or weakness on your part- it is an INHERITED, PHYSICAL AFFLICTION within your brain, and it is n | M | 40 | 2.5 years 27 mg 1X day | 3/23/2010 | 5 | ADHD | A bit of itchiness and a tad insomnia. | The benefits of taking Concerta have been tremendous. They're quite subtle but I'm able to 'be in the present' so to speak. Much more control over my thought processes and impulsivity. Feel like I am virtually 'centred' again so to speak. Miraculous medication that is sure to add value to my adult life. | M | 30 | 7 days 36mg 1X day | 6/20/2010 | 5 | behavior problems in school | Never hungry, the first day on it he just started to cry, I asked why and he just said he wanted to play with his friend. And that's not like him at all. i just drove him across town to play and he was fine after that. | I care for my younger brother who is 6. He will be in 2nd grade this September only by the grace of god. Had 35 re-furls this school year and 25 for kindergarten. I had to do something. The meds make him say he is not hungry and I know that's not like him.He is a husky boy 4ft 5in and 95lbs, I just pack a really big lunch with extra snacks and juices so he has more choices. I also let the teachers know he may not want to eat when everyone else does, but just let him sit quietly and eat when he is ready.He says it's his thinking medicine.so far so good. | M | 6 | 4 days 18 mg 1X day | 7/16/2010 | 5 | ADD | Got rid of not being able to sit still. Better Listener, much more soft spoken and sincere to people in general. No tics like Strattera Just a very nice calm state that allows me to think about my actions easily and naturally. No more unnecessary thoughts and emotions to get in the way of a productive discussion. Extreme increase in patience, absence of regressed anger surfacing in a emotional outburst. Increased empathy towards others. Much more open about feelings and a better ability to describe them. All and all, nothing bad so far as side effects go for me, and it doesn't turn me into a mindless zombie like citalopram or strattera. No more tics, twitches, mood swings, anxiety, frigidity, Apathy, loss of creativity, practically no sex drive at all, insomnia, general disassociation from surroundings, change in food taste, appetite, severed mind/body connection, and a ton of other things that I have completely not even come close to experiencing using concerta so far. | After experiencing just about every side effect listed in the "Concerta" ratings, while taking Strattera (atomoxetine); coupled with the feeling of having no libido whatsoever, I had to stop. Id rather be dysfunctional than not feel alive. After contacting my wonderful doc, she told me to stop until my next appointment where she went over the options and decided to put me on the lowest dose of concerta (18mg) since she thought I was extremly sensitive to the atomoxetine by the way i described the side effects I was concerned about. I had also been prescribed citalopram and went through hell because it was working on the wrong neurotransmitters. For someone who has always been skeptical about professional behavioral therapy, I was really not hopeful when I had to see the doc again. But due to her amazing listening skills and her willingness to be open to suggestion, she finally put me on a medicine that has I have not had one negative side effect so far. It is so amazing to have my mind slowed down so I can properly digest information, and organize my thought processes to access a good portion of information and memories mixed up in the mess of my scattered mind. A good way to put it for me, is that I feel like my mind processes information like it did before puberty hit and I got completely turned around mentally. Good to be mostly functional again. side note: most things ive read about stopping a "strattera" regimen, claim there are no withdraw sy | M | 26 | 5 days 18mg 1X day | 9/3/2010 | 5 | AH/HD: Inattentive | Sometimes irritability. This was bad eight hours after I took it, but it gradually diminished after a year or so. Probably exacerbates underlying anxiety. Slight and occasional appetite suppression, no weight loss. Insomnia if taken too late in the day. | It can carry deadly cardiac side effects. Seriously, I'm not a prude, but don't take it unless you have a prescription. | M | 20 | 4 years 54 mg 1X day | 9/22/2010 | 5 | ADD | A bit of anxiety, some chest pain, slight nausea; shakiness. Do not use caffeine while you take this drug! Also was a bit spacy at time and dizzy; felt a little "out-of-body" experience at times... | This drug is like rocket fuel! It really helps me stay focused and allows me to interact with others I would have not interacted with. I can do things again - and the energy is astounding! Yes I am worred about becoming addicted, which is why I do not take it all the time. I go for about 3-5 days on it then take a 4-6 day break. But it does the trick..just try to take a low dose; 18 mg is minimal for me; trying 36 recently, but I think it's too intense @ that range; start small and if you need to increase it, ask your doc. Do not begin with a high dose! | M | 45 | 4 months 18-36/dail 1X day | 2/23/2011 | 5 | ADHD | Extreme anxiety, and panic attacks, GAD, trouble with maintaining healthy weight index. PHYSICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL DEPENDENCE, INABILITY TO DRAW OFF | i was a very weird child, failing in more areas than life aside from school, after several years of very expensive and unsuccessful psychoterapy options, i was placed on concerta 54mg, my grades shot up, and i was the star student. It changed my life completely. Now its 11 years later, and i will be starting college soon, i am trying to take myself off of it, because if i miss a day i am a monster, cant even cross a street safely, however with proper support and physician observation, i hope to be tapered off concerta completely in 12 months!!!!!!!!! i have made a lifechoice, maybe life will be better, and i will be able to focus more without concerta if taken off of it properly | M | 19 | 8 years 54 1X day | 8/28/2011 | 5 | ADD plus sucidal | well really no change when taking just 1 at 36mg taking 3 pills at 36mg each my wife is happy I am feeling smarter plus thinking about writing a book | I am 49 years old, I was a failure in school,hid in the military, always putting people down, had cancer, Over the past year I have tried twice to kill myself without regard to my family or friends, I slept in parks, more focus, now,I don't need spell check, The side effects sometimes suck but I have a family and they need a dad. | M | 49 | 4 months 36 x3pills 1X day | 9/4/2011 | 5 | ADHD | Slight loss of appetite. Sometimes has trouble getting to sleep. Possible OCD or tics developing? | My son who we adopted at 6 weeks old never had any issues until 1st grade, when school became more rigerous and he had to sit still and listen. He was constantly in trouble as he was very impulsive. He could not focus and was very distracted by everything. He was behind academically. When he entered 2nd grade things were no better, so we reluctantly put him on meds. He started with 18mg 1x day on the Concerta and we saw no change in him. His Dr. raised his dose to 27mg 1x day and the difference in our son is amazing! We are very pleased so far with the results. School is 100% better and so is life at home with him! He can focus and he can behave. He has had slight loss of appetite, but it's not real bad. Usually lunchtime is when he doesn't eat much, but the other meals are fine. When he has been off the meds on a weekend, the next time he takes it he seems to have trouble falling asleep that night. We are noticing that he may have developed a tic or OCD or something, as he keeps moving his elbows back and forth and also his knees. He says they "feel different". We will keep our eye on that for now, because the pros have outweighed the cons with this medication at this point. We hate the idea of medications because of not knowing what this will do to him for the long-term. But for now life is easier for him, his teachers, and us. | M | 7 | 2 months 27mg 1X day | 11/8/2011 | 5 | adhd | none that I'm aware of | Completely changed my life.I was told by my old doctor that I was bipolar and he precribed me several meds lexopro welbutrin lamicital and a few others that didn't help.Thank god for my new girl who connected me to a great Doc and said I had adhd. I'm a new man now!!! | M | 55 | 600 days 72mg 1X day | 11/30/2011 | 5 | ADHD | My son doesn't sleep well but his schoolling has improved soo much !! His appetite isn't large but he is soo happy !! He takes 45mg in morning plus 5mg of a booster ( instant release ) and a further 10mg at 6pm before his ballroom dance lesson !! This drug has helped him in soo many ways .. Winning trophies dancing which he loves !! School ... And generally feeling happy !! ;D those bad days are becoming something of the past . | M | 10 | 10 months 45mg | 1/1/2012 | 5 | adhd | sleeplessness | M | 13 | 6 years 30mg+26mg 1X day | 5/11/2012 | 5 | ADD/ADHD | Loss of appetite, Headaches from time to time, most of the time do to not eating. Longer time to fall asleep. Anti social. Try to stay to myself. Started noticing that im not "Mr. Freak in the sheets" no more | I always compared myself to a squirrel, always turning my attention to different things in a room lol Now I can concentrate for the first time in my life! Very greatful. I think before I speak while on my medication.Overall im am totally satisfied with the medicine. The only big issue I have is not being able to performing well in bed. I lose my erection. Told my Dr. about it and he said that there should not be an issue with keeping my penis erect :/ | M | 23 | 4 months 18mg 3X day | 8/25/2012 | 5 | To treat ADD | Racing Heart, Nervousness, Dizziness, Confusion, BUT these symptoms only persist for about 4 days after I start taking Concerta. After that it all levels out and I feel great. | This drug sucks for the first few days after you take it, but after that it's wonderful; you feel great and you can concentrate on things easily for hours. Once you start taking it though, try to avoid breaks in dosages, because then when you start taking it again you'll have to go through all the symptoms you did when you first started taking it all over again. | M | 19 | 4 years 27 MG 1X day | 8/1/2012 | 5 | ADD | The best description i have for effects of taking concerta is "Limitless" the movie that when taking this clear pill changes this guys life dramaticly. (with out it turning bad of course). 1 bad thing with me taking it is i have to stop. my insurance claims that me being 20 has no need for this medication. without it i get so bad that i irratate myself because i say things without thinking, i am bouncing off the walls, and i cant stay quit even if noone is around. another bad thing is that the 2nd year i was on it i got very depressed (not from the medication) and after that started anxiety then came severe panic disorder mostly because of the amount of caffiene plus my depresstion but now my mind works different bc of the concerta and i cant get away from the panic until i was prescribed colonzapam which now slows me down. great medication but caution when using | M | 20 | 5 years 54-36 | 2/24/2013 | 5 | ADD | Slight headache, Nervousness | Concerta is great. Grades have been up and easier to get along with everybody. Whats great is when your on concerta and you rub the top of your head it feels really good. | M | 17 | 5 months | 2/25/2008 | 5 | ADD | About 1 month of decreased appetite. Did lose 35 pounds, although it was needed. Perhaps more tired.? | This worked excellent for me. My Dr. started me at 36mg, then tried 54mg, to try that it was way too much. I found a huge increase in concentration, staying on task, motivation. Now in college, which wouldn't be possible otherwise. Worked excellently for me. Very impressed, very happy! My girlfriend is as well. As I said, perhaps more tired? Wondering if the increased brain activity actually slows your metabolism down? | M | 21 | 6 months | 9/11/2005 | 5 | ADD | Loss of appitite, hard for him to fall asleep | This medication has done wonders for our little boy. He had so much going on in his head that it took the entire class to keep him on task. Before Concerta he could not focus long enough to even copy off a board, now he can. He was falling asleep in class and just about anywhere that he had to sit still for long periods of time. Now he is awake and alert. We did increase our dosage from 18mg to 36mg. He lost about 5 pounds. But as the weeks go through he is getting better and better at eating more and sleeping better. I think it just takes time to adjust to it. | M | 7 | 2 months | 6/19/2006 | 5 | ADD | Some insomnia, dry mouth, felt a little tired and yet at the same time energetic, and that is about all I remember, if there was anymore. All in all there were no bad side effects. | I was in the test study for this. I was about 12 and this was a wonder drug, it helped me so much then. Everything was so lucid, everything, even the hardest questions made perfect sense and I was able to focus so much better. The strange part was that I was able to see the world slower at will ex.: cars seemed slower, people walked slower. It was very strange and I liked it. I was like a computer; being able to analyze things very fast. This happened all in the 4 week I think it was study. I am off of it right now. | M | 15 | 4 weeks | 1/9/2006 | 5 | ADD | loss of some appetite, some abdominal pain, headaches from time to time | I love it. Without it i am annoying and very hyperactive. It has helped me get the A's and B's that i get in school. This probably isn't important to parents but I find that girls like me more when i'm on the drug. when u first use it, the world will slow down. it's awesome. I can also deal with annoying people better. I am kind of laid back when i'm on the drug. My rating on Concerta: 9/Kickass! | M | 13 | 3 years | 1/12/2006 |
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)