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 | ADHD | I was just changed over to Concerta. I haven't started it but always come to this website as I start a new drug. | I work in healthcare and believe in patient feedback. I am disgusted to see people post on here that they had no idea that the drug could cause suicidal thoughts, depression, anger increased anxiety and tics. How could any of you say you didn't know. It's on the pharmacy printout, the insert with the drug and ALL over the internet. Most ADULTS who are trying Concerta have tried other stimulants. The side effects are all the same. The suicidal thoughts and thoughts of harming yourself are the same for ADHD meds, SSRIs, MAOIs and Tri-Cyclics. DO YOUR HOMEWORK!!! It's ok to record your side effects, but to say you didn't know is just ignorant. READ THE INSERT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! KNOW THE SIDE EFFECTS and LOOK for the SIGNS. UGH, unless you're illiterate there's no excuse!!! | F | 35 | 0 days 36 1X day | 4/9/2010 | 3 | Add | Depress, Nervous, some hands shaking, loss of appetite | F | 35 | 3 weeks 18mg | 4/20/2013 | 3 | adult ADHD | lack of ability to sleep without taking sleep aids (unisom 1 tablet, 3 or 4 capsules of valerian, one 5 mg tablet of melatonin, 3 or 4 capsules of 250 mg 5htp, one tryptophan) although I am able to sleep with all of this, it gets expensive and doesnt work 100% of the time. Thirst, which I can live with, sexual dysfunction, which I cant live with, adrenaline rush feeling in my hands like a throbbing feeling that aches. | I plan to taper down my dosage amount and hope that the psychiatrist understands and doesnt object, I take 36 mg one time per day in AM. while the drug has changed my life for the better and I would not change taking the drug if I could go back, I think that my body is tired of it (the sexual dysfunction side effect is only since a few months ago as well as the throbbing in my hands) I also feel that the sleep interruption is weakening my immunity and I want to get better, sound, uninterrupted sleep. I am hoping that cutting my dose in half will take away the side effects that I am experiencing, even if it doesn't I plan to stop taking concerta eventually and hope that my life will stay on track. | F | 35 | 5 years | 3/27/2009 | 3 | F | 35 | 1 days | 3/14/2005 | 3 | ADHD | Since 36MG I have suffered from TMJ. I am currently on 72MG and the clenched jaw is intense. I find the tension builds up when I get mildly stressed. The jaw pain even develops when playing video games like RockBand2 | I have been using concerta for almost a year. Been able to focus on tasks I previously was interested in, but ever followed through. Now I can. | M | 35 | 1 years | 7/11/2009 | 3 | adha I was told | Dizziness, short term (5 second) blackouts, loss of appetite, nightmares , fits during sleep , chest pain muscle pain | M | 35 | 1 years 54 | 6/17/2014 | 3 | Adult ADD/Depression | Since it generally was to help w/my Focus & Concentration, it would work :) However, it'd make me jittery, fast heartbeat & headache... Recently (past month) the headaches have increased from being Mild & Manageable to now being Moderate & Irritating. Also, nausea set in 2-3wks ago & just last week began the nausea followed by vomiting :( | *This rating is my 'current stint w/Concerta, tho took it B4, years ago* -- Take it AS PRESCRIBED (for all U addicts out there)! Yes, I AM A RECOVERING ADDICT & tried my own way & it doesnt ever work - @ least not for long... ;) | F | 35 | 3 months 36mgX's2 | 7/28/2016 | 2 | adhd combined | When i first started taking this drug it was life changing and worked really well. I was able to complete a college course and do things like deal with supermarket queues without a problem. Main side effect for me was i lost an awful lot of weight and my drinking and smoking cigarettes became too much as i felt dependant on them to unwind at she end of the day. I decided to make effort to stop drinking and smoking and join a gym. I felt as long as i continued taking my medication i would never be able to stop drinking and smoking. So i Stopped taking my medication and went to the gym. The gym really helped instead of medication but i was training 3 times a day and got very addicted until i injured myself. I wasn't able to train for a long time and i started to deteriorate. So i to take my mediation again and i feel awful. This time around i am two stone heavier and it does nothing to suppress my appetite. I am constantly hungry. I feel angry all the time and i have more sensory issues than even before! I have a dull head ache, can't relax but do not know what to do with myself. | F | 35 | 5 years 36 | 2/3/2014 | 2 | ADHD | extreme panic attacks: heart palpitations;nausea;dizziness;fear;weakness;exhaustion. Would not recommend this drug. | M | 35 | 3 months 54MG 1X day | 9/14/2010 | 1 | ADD | Anxiety, extremely aggression, fatigue, headache, appetite changes, Blurry mind, nausea, vomiting, being forgetful, faster heart pumping especially after trying to eat or smoking cigarette,paranoia , dreaming about harming myself or others, mood swings, hallucinations, acting too much impulsively, irritation, feeling like zombie. | Good to take if you want to focus your work or school but better to not take any medication, i think better to find put joyful things to do instead being pushed to do things what we don't like. This is because stimulate your nervous system and changing all your behavior which is open to debate, i had lots of side effects and can't tolerate Concerta or Ritalin. | F | 35 | 3 months 36 1X day | 4/5/2016 | 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 | Concerta is not for everyone. It has changed my life for the better. I'm calm rationale and focused. I accomplish so much at work and home. I'm organized and get my shit done. It does take away my crazy vibrant personality so I'm trying to find a balance. I'm more quiet and my co-workers ask where I am and why I'm not telling penis jokes anymore 😝. Would I rather be wild, not productive and totally chaotic? No thank you. I can't have caffeine either or I totally fly over the coo coos nest. My son takes Ritalin but that wears off instantly so hell prob move to concerta soon. Adderall made him violent. These drugs are are case by case. | F | 36 | 3 months 18 | 10/8/2014 | 5 | ADHD | Some trouble sleeping at night. Best to take the second you wake up. 10 year old son on 72mg for 3 months. only trouble is sleeping as well. | It is a great medication, providing you take consistently. I don't believe in breaks. I find if you break, the first couple days rough emotionally, and i find it works best after 2 weeks straight. but thats just me. | M | 36 | 4 years 72MG 1X day | 3/18/2013 | 5 | ADHD - my son age 10 | Increase in appetite, slight increase in thirst, occassional mood swings, little bit of difficulty falling/staying asleep. | I think Concerta is wonderful. My son is ADHD and his hyperactivity made the Energizer Bunny look lazy. He used to always be in trouble at school, grades were nearly failing, the teacher/principal were always calling to complain, no one at school would be his friend. He's been on Concerta for 2 years and we've seen more positives than negitives. The teacher rarely calls, his grades have improved, he laughs more since he's not always in trouble, when I take him to school I hear kids calling out his name to say 'hi' or to say 'come on' and off he runs...he has friends now! He still has mood swings occassionally and can become very angry, but temperment doesn't just come from adhd, it also comes from parents. With calm talking, lots of praise and reenforcement of rules with structured non-physical discipline he is getting better at that. At the beginning we had the problem with him not sleeping, but we fixed that by doing his homework immediately after school and then sending him | F | 36 | 2 years | 3/28/2007 | 5 | ADD (inattentive) | No negative side effects. After 35 years of undiagnosed ADD, I finally can experience life without distractions. Have tried Strattera, Wellbutrin, Adderall XR and Focalin XR -- Concerta BY FAR has done the trick for me. Able to focus for a good 8-9 hrs. Sadly, after that time has passed, I go into "a funk" and often wander around aimlessly (browsing the internet with no specific purpose, watching TV for a good 10 minutes before it occurs to me that I haven't turned it on (hahaha!), takes an hour to clean 5 minutes worth of dishes, and just feel a low sense of accomplishment with tasks). I have taken 56mg as late as 5pm and was sleeping like a baby by 10:30p. It doesn't make me feel jittery, IF ANYTHING-- it really calms me down. Which is an irony-- How A STIMULANT can calm a person down. I also have had panic attacks since a young child and am taking 100mg of Zoloft for this. I couldn't be happier with the way that I feel and my ability to focus and complete tasks (as | There is so much 'negative' talk about stimulants and how they should be 'outlawed.' Unfortunately, I don't believe such critics are going through the issues that those with A.D.D. are. If a person has cancer, arthritis, even a toothache--such ones will get sympathy because others can imagine what such an ailment would be like. But, when the primary OUTWARD symptoms of an A.D.D.'er is "lazy, mindless, flighty, cannot stay on task, all over the place, etc.", there isn't any sympathy to be found (nor does it look very good on a resume`). Parents are told they aren't disciplining their children properly if their kids have A.D.D... and adults never quite measure up to their full potential and SADLY--may never know why (if undiagnosed). There are, indeed, reasons NOT to take these types of medications, but when the results of 'untreated a.d.d.' are added to the equation, the reasons for getting a.d.d. cared for FAR OUTWEIGH leaving it to the wind. | M | 36 | 9 months | 2/1/2007 | 4 | add/bi-polar | loss of appettite, blurred vision, dry grainy eyes | i can handle the loss of appettite, because i feel this medicine is already helping. but the blurred and grainy eyes have got to go! anyone else have this problem? | F | 36 | 3 days 56 mg 1X day | 5/22/2010 | 4 | ADD | Decreased appetite and irritability. (Although irritability for me is just being "honest and upfront" with people who before annoyed me and took advantage of me. Now I call people out and am more confident and assertive). Sleeplessness if I took my pills too late in the day. Side effects tended to ware off by the end of the day. | For all of those adults who complain about ADHD drugs and their side effects, maybe you really don't have ADD and shouldn't be taking this drug to begin with. Seriously, if you truly have ADD this drug will work. If you don't have ADD, this drug will have an exact opposite effect on you. Why do you think people who don't have ADD are always trying to get their hands on this prescription drug? And if it decreases your appetite then you need to account for that and make life changes! Eat large caloric meals etc in the morning and evening to account for the mid day abstinence in hunger. You still have to take control of you life. It's not just handed to you in a freakin' pill. Take responsibility and stop complaining! | M | 36 | 3 years 18 1X day | 1/18/2011 | 4 | ADHD | Sometimes hard for me to fall asleep at night. However, I don't have problems if I take it as soon as I get up in the morning and I am up a full 15 or so hours. | It has helped me tremendously in regards to being impulsive. I am taking 54mg. When I first moved up to this dosage I had some dry mouth problems but that has gone away. I have more focus and I am able to finish projects that I start. Very happy with the medication. Not sure if I am at the correct dosage yet though. | F | 36 | 1 days | 7/18/2009 | 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 | 3 | ADD | The first day I took it (18mg - at around noon), I was up until 3am because I was so wired. I had to wake up at 6am when I took another pill and functioned normally all day. After a couple weeks, I noticed this unreasonable anger building inside. I spoke to my doctor about it and he upped the dose to 36mg I believe. He told me that the beginning dose was to get my body used to it more gradually and that the anger was to be expected since the 18mg is usually a dose prescribed to younger kids. I have been on this medication for about 3 years now. Slowly, at the max does of 54mg, the anger is returning and I assume that it is because my body is becoming acclimated to it. Also, after all this time, I am noticing that the stimulant effect when I first take it is virtually non-existent. I've also noticed that I have become further anti-social (pre existing personality disorder traits are being amplified ten fold). | I am considering going off this medication because of the type that it is (stimulant). I dread the thought of what I will be like as I go off of it and replace it with Stratera (which is a non-stimulant that works in about 70% of patients). I was previously on Ritalin, but it wasn't working for me. | M | 36 | 3 years | 12/8/2009 |