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 |
| 5 | ADHD/Schizoaffective | NONE | Concerta helps me concentrate. I also take the Concerta with Wellbutrin SR and I can concentrate and remember things a million times better. | F | 22 | 5 years 54 MG 1X day | 7/26/2010 | 3 | ADD and have depression | im not too sure of this medicine, the first day i thought it helped..i actually slept fine and had a great appetite..i thought that was strange cuz i heard you dont eat and sleep..im not sure why my body has reacted this way.2nd day was the same and the third..now i feel up and down and cant even concentrate..i cant read things..this is why i went on the meds....someone please help me figure this out | i dont understand this meds..they said if u are on your period it wont work?? Someone please help me, im a single mom have 2 daughters with health problmes..i really neeed to get my life together for my girls | M | 27 | 6 days 36 1X day | 7/17/2010 | 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 | ADHD | Trouble going to sleep | My daughter has ADHD, we have been on other meds, concerta gives her control of herself. She says she is able to concentrate in school better and is more comfortable in social settings. It actually helps with OCD and other aggressive behaviors. To help with her sleeping she takes 3mg of meletonin and 2.5mg of clomindine to help her sleep. Works like a charms she will sleep for 8-10 hours and feels rested in the morning. Our experience is not enough sleep can effect her ADHD, no matter what meds she is on. She and we feel she is more herself when she is on it, because she can control her behavior. If zombie effect happens, we lower the does, especially from school year to summer, when she may not need to concentrate as much on task work. Our thinking is, you should always smile and laugh, if not, we need to adjust the meds, which we have done many times! | F | 10 | 3 years 54mg 1X day | 7/14/2010 | 5 | ADHD | Slow weight gain, but helps control weight. Loss of appetite while the medicine is working. Difficult to sleep at night sometimes if I didnt take the medicine early in the morning. Wake up in the middle of the night because my body needs food and nutrition that it is not getting during the day because of the medicine. Keeps me positive, focused, and level-headed. | I love this medicine. I have been taking it for 8 years and now, even as an adult, I do not wish to stop taking it. The days that I don't take it I feel depressed and unfocused and I eat constantly. The medicine helps me to stay concentrated. I graduated high school with a 4.0 GPA. I am doing great in college and have high expectations for the future. I know that without this medicine, I would have dropped out of college by now and would have never made it this far. | F | 19 | 8 years 72 MG 1X day | 7/12/2010 | 2 | adult ADD | Fatigue, stomach pain, nasuea, irratibility | It worked mildly for my ADD. I was able to complete tasks, however, I feel exhausted all day but cant seem to fall asleep at night. | F | 25 | 30 days 36MG 1X day | 7/11/2010 | 1 | adhd | Depression,headache night sweats, hopelussness, dry mouth, zombie feeling | Awful, not helped | M | 15 | 3 days 45 1X day | 7/9/2010 | 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 | 4 | ADD | Slight headaches, loss of appetite, | I'm not angry all the time now and when I do get mad it isn't nearly as big a deal as it used to be. I can now follow a project through from beginning to end. I used to start a project, leave it unfinnished then start another. I had trouble finishing anything I started. I am now getting things done around the house after work and on the weekends. I used to spend a large portion of my time watching TV, surfing the net. | M | 49 | 30 days 52 1X day | 7/7/2010 | 2 | adult add | Dry mouth, jaw clenching, aggression, lowered libido, desire to smoke/drink, high heart rate, night sweats/difficulty sleeping. When not taking it on the weekend I experience panic attacks and listlessness. | This drug does help me be productive and definitely fights the desire to nap during the day, but I find the side effects intolerable. I'm specifically concerned about the high heart rate and aggression. Although it allows me to work on a task, I am definitely less creative and much less "big picture", to the point where I occasionally will work on something irrelevant all day long. I think I need to find another way to discipline myself without the drug. | M | 33 | 30 days 18 1X day | 7/7/2010 | 1 | adhd | It's taken me 15 years to fully gauge the effect of this drug on my life from adolescence to adulthood. What seemed like minor side effects as a child (social awkwardness, anxiety, staring into oblivion), turned out to be warning signs of lasting effects on my life as an adult. With the stimulants I achieved a 4.0 GPA both in high school and in college, and found a high paying dream job on Wall St. But on the flip side, the stimulants have robbed me of my happiness. The anxiety is incessant. It has destroyed my romantic relationships and left me socially dysfunctional. I can't maintain romantic relationship, don't speak to my family anymore, and don't have any close friends. I've found that that "distant stare" that we get with the drug isn't just a funny side effect. Your mind is thinking so much (stressing about some minor detail) that it stops using those instinctive/emotional pathways that make you "human". As a consequence, when interacting with othe | I would encourage parents trying stimulants on their children to take a deeper and more thoughtful look at what's happening to their child on the medication. GPA is an easy thing to measure, but emotional development isn't. Ultimately, it's the latter that will govern meaningful happiness, not the former. | F | 30 | 15 years 18mg 3X day | 7/7/2010 | 3 | ADD anxiety | head aches. intense insomnia. loss of appetite. | at first, (the first few days of taking) it made me feel like i was high or something. After a month or so it started to help me schooling which i really liked! but later, about 3 months, it started causing me to not fall asleep until about 3am. Currently, i go through the night tossing and turning until about 4am. I am an extreme athlete, competing at international tournaments, and concerta's sleeplesness affects have killed my game. | M | 16 | 4 months 1X day | 7/6/2010 | 3 | lack of concentration, agression | over thinking, aggression, can't sleep, can't eat, over emotional, sits for long hours playing with legos and never makes anything. | Seven year old son couldn't concentrate in school, couldn't sit still, couldn't follow directions. Now he is a zombie. Rail thin to the point I can see his rib cage. Won't eat. Sits for long periods of time "thinking" over things. Taking him off. | M | 7 | 1 years 36mg 1X day | 6/23/2010 | 5 | adhd | loss of appetite, mood swings, aggressiveness | My 9 yr old daughter is on 27mg and is now doing really well in school. We/She are very proud of her accomplishments. She is now able to stay focused in class, homework, day to day life,... She was losing weight at the beginning but now with a high/healthy calorie diet she is maintaining her weight. Recently she missed a dose and by the end of the day she was acting very differently, she was screaming for no reason,... I was told it was withdrawl to not miss any doses. Now I've been noticing other behaviors even without missing any doses. She has been fitting alot with her younger sister and just a couple of weeks ago started being even a bit violent. Anyone experiencing this too? I'm really rethinking this, nervous about the long-term effects. | F | 9 | 6 months 27 mg 1X day | 6/22/2010 | 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 | 3 | ADD | dry mouth, shaking, jaw tension, social awkwardness, irritability, depression as drug wore off, increased tobacco cravings, anxiety and nervousness, loss of appetite. | As long as I was engaging myself in some sort of nonsocial activity the more severe side effect didn't really bother me. I have trouble socializing with people while on concerta and become extremely irritable around them. | F | 20 | 2 years 54 1X day | 6/18/2010 | 4 | Adult ADHD, and OCD | Nausea as the medications wear off, loss of appetite (yet gaining of weight), increases severity of already common migraines, non - social, skin picking, anxiety. | Concerta has helped me the most out of all the stimulant drugs i have been placed on ( Ritalin LA, dexamphetamine, Ritalin), mainly because it has helped me focus on one thing at a time and improves my ability to actually get out of bed. I was self medicating with illegal stimulants before this and they tried other meds as i listed above and i continued to use drugs until concerta. Since i started Concerta i have felt no need to use drugs because it gives me the focus i need, and i find the extended release system works better than with other long acting stimulants. Of course it has some negative side effects, like loss of appetite, headaches and it messes around with my blood pressure but for me it has more pros than cons. It also helps a lot with my obsessive compulsive disorder it seems to clear my head and stop the obsessions. | F | 21 | 4 years 54-70mg 1X day | 6/16/2010 | 3 | Adhd | Im very chill without the drug, in class i never talk and just stare of into space. first couple days i was off the wall! jittery, shaking, constant talking, need to learn,ive been playing drums for many years, always a very good drummer, since ive been taking the drug i can barely keep a beat! As soon as i started taking the drug burning sensation at tip of penis, sexually active std tests are negative. Anxiety, Blurred vision, insomnia. Weight loss. Numbness of hands, and lips. | The plusses are i feel more alert,remember to brush my teeth and get ready for things. hopefully my side effects go away soon. | M | 15 | 24 days 54 (mg) 1X day | 6/12/2010 | 1 | i was getting made to | dizzyness, headeac, i wud just sit there like a zombie n cudnt even function propaly it took my hole personality away it didnt help me learn at all in fact it made me dumer n just like have to put my head down n close my eyes i cudnt talk to anyone n i still cnt even tho iv been off it for 2 years it is not somthing u wnt to put ur children on you will destroy there life as much as it destroyed mine. i had 2 mates who killed themselfs becuse of it n it has made me wanting to kill my self every day of my life even tho im off it. i am never able to hold a convo that last even more then 5 min now even tho befor i went on this shit drug i was the one who wudnt shut up now as much as i try n talk to people it is impossible for me | I AM TELLING YOU NOW DO NOT PUT UR CHILDREN ON THIS SHIT TRUST ME I SAID NO AFTER BEING ON IT FOR 9 YEARS HOW MUCH IT STUFFED UP MY LIFE I HAVE NEVER BEEN THE SAME PEROSON I USED TO BE AFTER BEING ON THEM UR A HORRIBLE PARENT IF YOU PUT UR CHILDREN ON THEM!!!!!!!!!!!!!! | M | 17 | 9 years 68 1X day | 6/7/2010 | 3 | ADD | Its my 11 year old son... He took the pill once and came home that night after school and he was like a zombie and he said he had felt dizzy and sick all day | My son now refuses to take the medication So I guess it's back to the drawing board..... | M | 11 | 1 days 27 1X day | 5/29/2010 |