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 |
| 4 | ADHD | Diarrhea,headache,stuttering,twitching | I've been on Concerta for over a year and I take 72 mg. I once made the mistake of drinking a redbull and nearly died. I went into a coma like stage in my mind, started shaking and my heart rate increased. Other than that moment, the medicine is fine. I've lost 40 lbs...and couldn't be a harder worker. My sleep in slightly disrupted if I don't take it early, but it's been a life saver. | F | 28 | 1 years | 12/5/2008 | 4 | ADD | #1 is headache. Some dry mouth, loss of appetite, cold hands and feet, occ heart pounding, jaw clenching, def increase in cigarettes | The loss of appetite is ok cuz I ate too much anyway, the dry mouth and other SE's are manageable-jaw clenching was weird and painful until I realized I was doing it-I have to make myself stop. If I'm chewing gum it's out of control. The big deal is the headache-its daily and painful. But on the other hand-I have more success with this than any other medication and I'm only taking 18 mg. I'm thinking of asking for a dosage increase of 9-18mg but take it a couple of hours after my first dosage b/c this is only lasting me 6-8 hours tops. Def helping with impulsivity and concentration | F | 28 | 1 months | 9/11/2008 | 4 | ADHA | headaches, dry mouth, urinating a lot! | I noticed as my life had become more hectic, that I was not able to stay on task. I would start doing the dishes, and I would get a few done and then I would bounce to the living room and start dusting, then I would go back to the dishes ect. I would be talking to someone and be in the middle of a conversation and just up and walk away. I started out on a dose of 18mg for 1 month. Everything was great. After 3 weeks,i felt like my old self again. My doctor did tell me that he would have to get my dose correct. I went back to the doctor on Friday and my dose was increased to 36mg. Saturday I started taking the new dose. I feel like im stoned! im constantly thirsty, peeing 8-10x a day, and ive been getting headaches. I feel that because I was just increased, my body needs time to adjust. I can sleep better at night, and have no issues getting to sleep. I do however get the shakes, and tend to forget I need to eat ( could be why im getting the headaches) I am starting school the end of this month for my RN. As long as this medication can keep me as focused as it is now, where I am getting what needs done, done. I feel this medication will do me wonders!! My only complaint about this medication is that I don't like the feeling of being stoned once it starts coming out of my body around 10-12 hrs after I have taken the medication. My question to anyone who takes this medication is, Do you feel like your high when its coming out of your system? | F | 28 | 1 months 36 MG 1X day | 8/12/2013 | 3 | ADD | Mild headaches, frequent urination | I am still on the fence, and have been on it for three months(36mg). The doc wants to bump me up to 54. Has anyone else noticed the peeing thing- it has become somewhat difficult to control. It comes on unexpectedly and can be very inconvenient (like when I'm in my car). I have seen some positive signs, so I am guardely hopeful. I have not been working, but managed to find a job and will start in a week. That will be a good test for the drug. | M | 28 | 3 months | 12/20/2005 | 3 | ADHD | Dry mouth,trouble sleeping,in the begining loss of appitite(but only for 2 days) | I started Concerta while in my Anatomy and Physiology class,realized I might possibly have ADHD when I could not stay focused throughout this class, and could not retain all of the information given.I was then presribed 18 mg Concerta, and it did help slightly with retaing an imense amount of information I had to study for;however it only helped in the begining and then it was as if I took a sugar pill after a few days.I have now been prescribed 36 mg and will be trying it out tomarrow prior to starting school,I will update how it effects me then. | F | 28 | 4 days 18 mg 1X day | 8/26/2010 | 3 | ADHD | jittery, insomnia, racing pulse | I liked this medication, but only because I lost a bunch of weight on it :) I felt that it helped initially but I think it may have been wishful thinking on my part. I will be trying Adderall next. | F | 28 | 1 months | 12/23/2002 | 3 | adult adha | lack of sleep very high depresstion very high anger | i have been taking the concerta xl 36mg for 2 weeks now i can never sleep till about 5am i have days were i am fine and then days were i just flip at anything and then days were i feel that my being here would be best if i take my own life so i carnt cause pain to any1 anymore if you have had the same feelings can you please get back to me with wot helped you cause i am sick of these feelings | M | 28 | 2 weeks 36 mg 1X day | 12/10/2013 | 1 | Adult ADHD | Racing heart ( 100 / min ) and HEADACHE!!! | Today was the first and LAST day of taking concerta! Maybe the doc started me on too high mgs or maybe this is just the wrong med for me, either way I'm done! My heart rate was about 100 all day and I was soo temped to go to the ER for some help. | F | 28 | 1 days 54mg 1X day | 8/12/2010 | 1 | ADD | moodiness, loss of appetite, increased anger, irritability, crabbiness, withdrawn, insomnia. | My husband has been taking this for the past 6 months. He was once a very patient, loving, understanding person. He is now angry and withdrawn all the time. He has a hard time sleeping. He is quick to snip at me, and is always short in his answers. He has lost at least 15 pounds, and he is not heavy to begin with, he has admitted to loss of appetite. I am not sure that he even has ADD, which may be the problem, he says he can not concentrate without it. However, he can not seem to concentrate or get things done without me reminding him when he is taking it. Please email me if anyone is having this kind of problem. I am a 25 year old female and my husband is 28 years old. | M | 28 | 6 days | 3/6/2006 | 5 | Adult ADHD-Inattentive Type | Loss of Appetite without feeling sick (GREAT), Brief increase in energy on the first day. Rest of the week, meds seem to have worn off. | I think Concerta is great! I was started on the low dose, doc says he wants to monitor BP in 3 weeks and see where we stand. The first pill I took I could feel it going to my brain, like a burning sensation up the back of the neck and skull, haven't had that feeling since the first day. On the first day on this med, I was manic but in a good way. Tons of energy, talking non stop and cleaned my room spotless which I haven't done in over 6 months. I was also hyperaware of everything. Second day, the effects weren't nearly as noticable, in fact, I don't feel it the same way anymore. I hardly feel anything to do with the meds. It does however continue to take it's toll on my appetite, which is fine with me because I gained 40 pounds over two years thanks to my thyroid gland. After it was removed due to cancer I gained another ten. I had no idea I had ADHD until I did some research and the symptoms fit. I love this med only wish I could feel it like I did on the first day. Going to talk to the doctor about upping my dosage. | F | 29 | 8 days 18 MG 1X day | 7/8/2010 | 5 | Hypersomnia | Extreme appetite suppression, headaches for first few weeks (completely gone now), increased energy, decreased sleepiness, increased motivation | love it! | F | 29 | 2 months 54 mg 1X day | 10/4/2010 | 5 | AdHD | I take a strattera 40 mg concerta 36mg wellbutrin 150xl lamictal 100 combo to wide down I take niquitin lozenges. I'm happy and just introduced the concerta 2 months ago the rest I was on for years. My advice to the previous post take nicotine replacement | M | 29 | 2 months 36 | 3/10/2014 | 5 | ADD | Difficulty sleeping at night, loss of appetite. (email me for my full story) | I'm 29 years old. When I was younger I struggled desperately to stay organized and focused but failed. My parents worked soooo hard to help me and my teacher's always said the same thing "He is so smart, if only he would focus" or "He does great on tests but constantly forgets his homework". I always felt so different. My backpack had cookie crumbs and crumbled paper. It was dirty and I always forgot books, and pens. Everyone seemed so organized.. so perfect. I wanted to be like them but no matter how hard I would try, I would end up failing. This brought on depression and sadness. Especially in High School when my social life became complex. At some point I decided to be the class clown. I suppose, if you can't beat your problem.. might as well use your wild and silly behavior to your advantage. I got detentions and my parents were happy just to see D's and C's on my report cards. Being so smart, but struggling so hard was very frustrating for teachers and my parents. Finally, after many failed attempts I sat down with a psychologist provided by the school. After quite a few sessions, she diagnosed me with ADD. My parents heard all of the bad things about Ritalin and the like. They took me to the University of Chicago Hosptial and had me professionally tested for ADD. After that, it was off to a psychiatrist. It was determined by both sources that I indeed had ADD. I took Ritalin. It made me focus. It slowed the world down for me a | M | 29 | 2 months | 4/7/2009 | 4 | add | insomnia on higher doses, little "rushed out" at first, dry mouth. | This drug does the trick. I think most people dont give it a chance because of the initial reaction. Its a central nervous system stimulant, so obviously its going to give you a bit of a rush which might lead to some initial anxiety...... If you start on a low dose and work yourself up, you will have no problems with this medication..... give it time like anything else. | M | 29 | 4 months 54 mg 1X day | 4/21/2010 | 4 | adhd | none | F | 29 | 2 days | 5/20/2006 | 3 | frontal-lobe injury | Insomnia! Reduced appetite, jitters, jaw-clenching | A dose of Concerta that is effective for my cognitive issues makes it impossible for me to sleep. I didn't notice when I first started taking it because there were other contributors to my sleep problems, but now that I'm settled down enough to experiment more, I can see that the insomnia is totally bananas. | F | 29 | 3.5 years 27 2X day | 1/6/2012 | 3 | ADHD | Extreme insomnia, Extreme social anxiety, Heart palpitations, No appetite, OCD like symptoms, Zombie State of mind | After taking Ritalin for several years when it became ineffective (I guess I developed a tolerance to it) I took a break for about a year but my parents decided I needed my Adhd meds again because I was in trouble at school all the time and my grades were horrible. They tried me on Concerta. My grades improved at first but then came the bad stuff. Like Ritalin, Concerta made me disgusted by the taste and smell of food, I would only eat once every 3 days, I was 5' 0" and weighed 106 lbs. I went from being a social people person to scared to death to even look someone in the eyes, I thought people could read my mind. I'm not schizophrenic but stimulants bring out side effects that make me think like one. Extreme insonmia, only slept for 6 hours every 3 days. OCD like symptoms, started checking everything 3 times, all labels on products had to be facing a certain way, I felt like a zombie like I was in my body but something else was controlling my movements and thoughts. Also had heart palpitations. My normally healthy heart would suddenly beat like thump-thump-thu-thu-thump and I would gasp for air when it happened. I took from age 15-18 then again from 19-22. I tried taking a break at age 18 but I lost every job I had and had no option but to start back, otherwise I could not function as an adult. But eventually, even though I was a zombie forced to focus, I could only focus on things I enjoyed. I lost all attentiveness for college and my job, I forgot to pay rent. | F | 29 | 8 years 40mg 1X day | 5/6/2015 | 2 | diagnoses of adult adhd | Worked to the extent it made me focus on my work. After 4 hours of taking the xr version. I was Nauseous and irritable and exhausted. I was crashing out and passing out afterwords and couldnt funtion after the crash, it stopped Mt sex drive, I lost my appetite entirely (165 to 150 in one week), and I was starting to feel like I had a cold all the time. They switched me to adderall 30mg twice a day. I thought my doctor was crazy so I only took one a day. I've been taking that for over 2 months now and I've had a 2 week early menstrual cycle that comes with Nasty cold sores (not prone to cold sores) as well as relationship problems. The adderall caused me to start a cycle of ultra rapid cycling bipolar disorder displays. If your already anxious and panic and withdrawl socially, don't take adderall, it will make your anxiety into mania hell. I'm going to the clinic today to beg them to step me off of it. I don't want this anymore. Its destroying a perfectly good relationship I have and it causing me to think about how worthless I am. | Crash, no appetite, no sex drive, relationship problems, menstrual cycle instability with heavier bleeding, cold sores, increased sudden onset rapid BD, paranoia, complete loss of time, obsessive need to study. | F | 29 | 4 months 27mg | 3/13/2015 | 2 | Add | Took this medicine and felt great first couple weeks. However started waking up 230 and couldn't fall back asleep. I would be so tired and irritable that I decided to not take it one day to sleep that night. I was so depressed stayed in the house for weeks!! Even with taking it after that day. I have stopped taking it slowly and finally feel myself!! So I ask do we take concerta for add and anti depression medicine? Or just deal with it? | F | 29 | 2 months 35 | 2/19/2012 | 2 | Concentration | Headache, tired by 2pm, irritable | I have been taking this drug for 7days. The first few days I was very calm and low key nothing really bothered me. By the 4 day I was tired mid day and very irrtable by the time I got home from work | F | 29 | 7 days | 10/13/2006 |