CONCERTA Reviews (METHYLPHENIDATE HYDROCHLORIDE)Average Rating: 3.3 (772 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare CONCERTA with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR CONCERTA | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 3 | extreme focus, loss of appetite, my back began popping and cracking(in the spine) and intense pain followed and now that i'm off of the drug it still persists. | i think something in the drug has caused some trauma to me physically. | F | 23 | 2 years 36 mg 1X day | 2/22/2010 | 2 | depression | insomnia, weight loss, worsened acne, anxiety | Tried concerta for a week and a half to combat depression-induced lethargy and over-sleeping. It was great the first week--I cut down from 2.5 lattes/day (one triple, one double) to one per day. Started to experience severe insomnia after about 1.5 weeks so I stopped taking it. Got a lot done in that time period though. It does help you concentrate, definitely, but the side effects were too much for me. I was on a really low dose too. I definitely don't have ADD so might be why I had such a strong reaction. | F | 23 | 10 days 18 mg 1X day | 7/31/2010 | 2 | ADHD | I was diagnosed with ADHD at 16. Im now 23, I was perscribed adderall 50mg a day for 4+ years and it worked phenomenal. Dry mouth and loss of appettite were really only side effects and over time they somewhat subsided. I was incarcerated and gone for 3 years, and recently was given a NURSE PRACTITIONER instead of my doctor....she refuses to put me on 50 mg of adderall therefore making me try vyvanse and now concerta. Vyvanse didnt giv eme the motivation or focus factor and concerta, well.....i have been to the ER twice now because of a freak rash/hives. HAS ANYBODY ELSE HAD THIS HAPPEN, if SO PLEASE EMAIL ME ASAP, seriously. I cant find anyone thats had this happen in the same description as me.Please, if anyone has had similar outbreaks or rashes contact me, ID appreciate it. | Everybodys body is different. This just didnt work for me. Adderall was what made me feel normal,focused,motivated.more patient, less irritable and angry etc. | M | 23 | 2 months 72 mg 1X day | 11/1/2010 | 2 | ADHD | I can't believe all the reviews about anorexia and weight loss, I had increased hunger and weight gain of about 10 pounds over the month I took Concerta. It also caused me to have visual hallucinations. Concerta is also addicting, I found that unlike Adderall, I found myself needing to take Concerta in the morning. It was actually good because I had a problem with taking medication every day, but it's still an addictive drug. | For those who have taken Adderall, I learned the hard way that Concerta is a much stronger drug. It takes a much smaller dose of Concerta to be equal to Adderall. Concerta also requires a build up over days to fully work. So, unlike with Adderall, if you don't take Concerta for a day or 2, it will take a couple days to build up to full strength again. Overall, it helped me concentrate, but I had a lot of side-effects. And as someone who doesn't normally take medication, I could tell it was the drug itself. Especially because if I would stop for a couple days, symptoms would cease. | F | 23 | 30 days 8 1X day | 7/12/2012 | 2 | ADD | Chest pain, loss of appetite, headaches, mood swings, trouble sleeping, low affect, tiredness when it's wearing off. | I have been taking concerta 54mg for almost 2 weeks now and I noticed it helped when I first started taking it but now it seems as if my attention is worse than it was before. Maybe it is just me? I am supposed to be studying right now but got curious and now I'm here... Does it get better once I get used to it? I heard it takes about 2-4 weeks to get it's full effect. | M | 23 | 12 days | 4/14/2009 | 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 | 1 | ADD | increased ADD symptoms, anxiety, depression, mood swings, increased heart rate, insomnia | 17/02/06 took 1 18mg concerta pill at around 3 pm. Stayed at home and did some mixing in my recording studio which went quite well, felt quite focused but not much more than usual. Put it down to placebo effect. Felt slightly anxious but put it down to the fact that I was slightly hung-over from going out the previous night. Felt very hungry before bed. No trouble getting to sleep though. 18/02/06 Woke up feeling fresh (not hung-over) and took 18 mg pill at around 11am but still had anxious feelings through out the day with no improvement in ADD symptoms, in fact they were slightly worse (which I noted, along with anxiety, is a common side effect) I felt uncomfortable being around people. 19/02/06 Decided to take 2 18mg pills at around midday to see if I got better effects than previously. This was a mistake and the anxiety I experienced the day before got twice as bad. I can best describe how I was feeling by an overall uneasiness. I found myself sitting on my bed no | M | 23 | 3 days | 2/25/2006 | 1 | ADD/ADHD | Tired, hungry, unfocused on 36mg; upped dosage to 36mg 2x a day, I'm a small person so then I was just irritable, felt awful, exhausted but couldn't sleep. | I hated it. I will change back to Adderall or go off of meds altogether. | F | 23 | 60 days | 12/17/2008 | 1 | add | Loss of appetite, weight loss, trouble moving from one task to another (tunnel vision), mild depression, sever insomnia, DECREASE IN CREATIVITY (I was an Architecture student and it crippled my first two years at school) | This is a message to all of the parents who are thinking about giving this drug to their child, please don't. I know it sounds like the best option to increase their effectiveness in school, or make the temper tantrums decrease at home. Please remember that he/she is your child and they are not perfect. I was put on this drug in High School, soon after I stopped sleeping, picked up smoking, and lost a sense of who I was. It did increase my grade point average slightly but in return I became a zombie. I stopped taking concerta on my own accord and not only did my grades stay the same but my entire quality of life improved. We only have one life to live don't make your child go through it on drugs. | M | 23 | 6 years | 11/27/2008 | 5 | Anxiety, Depression | Increased energy and concentration, less irritable, improved mood, moderately decreased anxiety, premature ejaculation (w/ Lexapro), better sexual performance (w/o Lexapro), slight headaches | 36 MG. Taken with 10 MG Lexapro. Pronounced and immediate positive effect on anxiety and depression. Positive effects slightly less obvious when combined with Lexapro (I still require it for slightly different reasons). This is the 23rd psychiatric medication I've tried, and it works where Prozac, Valium, Effexor etc. have failed. | M | 24 | 1 months | 12/20/2008 | 5 | add | F | 24 | 2 months | 8/31/2004 | 5 | Adult ADD (Primarily Inattentive) | headache (the first day); decreased appetite; insomnia | This is my third day on it (18mg), and so far I love it. It helps me to concentrate without diminishing my creativity (I'm a freelance writer). In fact, if anything, I'm more creative than before! It's like the floodgates have opened and ideas are just pouring out onto the page. In addition to (debilitating!) ADD I have some anxiety issues, and when I was on Adderall XR (20mg), the anxiety seemed to get worse. On Concerta, however, I seem to be getting the concentration benefits without the added anxiety or jitters. I don't mind the decreased appetite, as without Concerta I'm decidedly a food addict. The only real downside is the insomnia. I'm hoping that will eventually become less of a problem (right now I'm staying up most of the night). Oh, and I recommend avoiding caffeine while on this drug; I had a couple Diet Cokes yesterday and afterwards I was positively buzzing. It actually felt very good, and I was incredibly productive, but at the same time it almost felt a littl | F | 24 | 3 days | 10/5/2006 | 5 | ADD | Insomnia on days I've taken concerta too late, loss of appetite, minor headaches | Probably the best tablet I have ever come across. I can plan my day and get hours of studying done. Boosts my confidence when I'm writing tests or exams. Also have enough energy and concentration to perform well at work. | M | 24 | 2 years 36mg 1X day | 8/5/2016 | 4 | Chronic fatigue/ADD | Dry mouth, restlessness, stomach pains,headaches. | I've been taking effexor er for two years. It's a beneficiarry in keeping me stable somewhat from day to day which is more than I can say for all the other anit depressents. . It's proven effective and important in respect to helping me attempt a life, however, on flip side- has exacerbated my fatigue issues which leads to less focus abilities. So, I started on concerta for energy boost's and concentration factors. I'm now able to sustain long hours without tired spells. It's a catch 22 in a sense though. I have insomnia more then ever now and concerta cancles it's own side effect out by keeping me up all day so I don't sleep the day away. My purpase for being on it. I've gained more stamina and focus ability but since my brain seems to be going a mile a minuete, the quality of my work has taken a turn for the worse. I had problems before with not paying attention to details but now I get so lost in just performing an activity I don't realize i'm making mistakes along the way. | F | 24 | 20 times | 7/24/2005 | 4 | adult add | loss of weight,and sometimes after the effect of the medicine ended(after 12 hours from taking) I feel low blood presure and nausea.. | ıts a good medication for me..makes me focused and more logical,less distractible... | F | 24 | 2 months | 11/16/2007 | 4 | ADD | Mood swings, anxiety, depression, had a hard time falling asleep at first, severe migraines, blacked out vision as some points, rapid heart rate, no appetite, slight shaking of hands | F | 24 | 4 years 27 | 12/19/2012 | 4 | ADHD | Side effects i noticed is that i get aggrivated easily. I dont know if my allergies made my sinus infection or concerta was a part of that. I do notice when im off the pill (36mg) 2 x day, i can have better orgasms when i am sexually active, and when i am on the pill i cant cum as hard when vs when im off the pill. Weird huh? anybody else have similar experiences...email me | great medication, works at work and keeps me busy. I call it the motivation pill. | M | 24 | 1 years | 5/23/2006 | 4 | ADD | Nausea, loss of appetite, insomnia | F | 24 | 9 months | 11/14/2005 | 3 | ADHD | Loss of Appetite- | I have been taking 27 MG for 6 days and for the most part it is great. I do feel kind of like a zombie around 2:00-3:00PM ish... am i taking the medication to early? (i take it at 7:00 AM) I am sleeping fine, much better than before. Much less anxiety and much more focus on my work tasks.The worst side effect is the loss of appetite, but i wouldnt mind dropping a few pounds :) Has anyone else felt zombie-ish on this medication? is it only when it wears off?? Please email me. | F | 24 | 6 days | 9/28/2005 | 3 | ADHD | Extreme headaches, anxiety, heart racing, shakey, decreased appetite, loss of breath, cannot sleep. | I just started taking concerta. I have had some trouble sleeping. I have woken up twice with a really bad headache. I felt very achey on the second day. I experienced extream anxiety. I feel very exhausted by the end of the day, but cannot seem to go to sleep. I have racing thoughts. I will fall asleep and wake up around 3 am and be totally hyper. I am tapering my dosage up until I am at 4 pills a day. I cannot imagine what things will be like with 4 pills. My Dr wants to see which dosage is best for me. I am not sure if any dosage is right for me. | F | 24 | 5 days 18 MG 1X day | 10/23/2010 |