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 | Mood swings, anger, trouble going to sleep | After trying several medications for ADHD, this medication helps the most. My son is able to concentrate and is doing well in school (finally!) He becomes generally irritable at 5:00 and will have a major rage fit (throwing things,etc) about once a month. He also used to have trouble going to sleep, but he takes another medication for that and it has helped. | M | 10 | 2 years | 4/16/2009 | 2 | adhd | mood swings irretable, depressed, loss of appteite, increased heart rate, suicidile, angry, made me very non social | i was on adderall since i was about 6 i think the when i turned 15 i was switched to concerta i became very anti social extream deppression bad mood swings and suicidile. it was awful i was failling in school because i was so deppressed i did not want to do anything and thought very low of my self i had no more drive in me to achieve. i told my parents what it was doing to me the mood swings and deppression and they did not listen. i became so deppressed i tryed to overdose. i do addmitt that this drug may work for some but for anyone who has a child taking this drug that if they start having these mood swings to contact your doctor and let him be aware. the mood swings and deppression can turn into to something worse. after my attempt i refused to take the drug any longer. since then i have learened to control my adhd and am happy and doing very well | F | 20 | 14 years | 4/16/2009 | 5 | ADHD | Excessive thirst, loss of appetite (not bad if you need to lose a few pounds), some compulsion to clean and finish tasks (is that bad?) and compulsion to smoke, which I do not do if I don't take my meds. | Eating prior to taking lessens the effects, a necessity for me. I am on 36mg. At first it was hard to sleep, but everything evened out after 2 weeks. My mood is definitely better, everything seems do-able! I think that lots of the side-effects of others I am reading are lessened by eating in the morning and waiting for your body to adjust to the medication, or lowering the dose. I have tried the other drugs for ADHD, this is my favorite. | M | 40 | 6 years | 4/15/2009 | 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 | 4 | ADD | loss of appetite, weight loss, depression, crying spells, anxiety, overall gloom and doom feeling, fatigue | My fiance started taking Concerta a month ago. He says it helps him a lot. It really controls him fidgeting and his concentration is so much better. He does well in college, but his loss of appetite is hard to deal with. I also notice that he is crying a lot and depressed. However, he does take Lexapro for depression. This could be a factor as well. | M | 20 | 30 days | 4/8/2009 | 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 | 3 | ADD | Positive: Better focus and concentration in quieter environments. Negative: Increased hunger & minor weight gain, dehydration, excessive talking, less concentration and focus in noisy or active environments, sadness, easily irritated, increased heart rate & blood pressure, minor upper tummy and chest pain for a couple of hours after taking, shakiness, playing with fingernails and fingertips while talking to others. | Overall, I was not happy being Concerta. I felt it changed my personality in a negative way (argumentative, less patient, introverted, moody, grouchy) and produced negative habits which I have never experienced before (playing with fingertips, etc.) I was also concerned with the increased heart rate and blood pressure. For me, there were not enough positive side effects to keep taking this drug. I am now trying Vyvanse. | F | 48 | 4 months | 4/5/2009 | 4 | ADHD | mild mood change; less and more depressed, makes me feel like i should always be doing something. dry mouth. Hyper sexual. Nausea; Dry heaving, headaches, breathing problems | I been on other Adhd Meds and so far this has been the best. I think i might need a higher dosage but lately i been feeling a little weird maybe its the drug. Well either way i prefer this over 3 other meds. | M | 21 | 3 months | 3/31/2009 | 5 | Adult ADD | Dry mouth, changes in appetite | I'm on 54 mg's of Concerta and my life has changed COMPLETELY. After being told for years I was lazy and unmotivated (because I tested well and could hyperfocus), along with diagnosed with depression, I finally decided to ask my doctor about ADD. Turns out I've been untreated for years... Well, not only can I get things done, my overall mood is SO much better. I find it works better when I take it around 10/11 am (however, I am cranky in the morning before taking it.) The side effects are more than bearable in comparison to the positive results I've had, especially my overall enthusiasm and improved mood. Frustrated I hadn't found out sooner! | F | 22 | 2 months | 3/29/2009 | 1 | ADHD | loss of appetite, moodiness, stomach pain, headache, insomnia, | my son lost 3 pounds in a month, when the med wore off he was moody, said he felt "weird", trouble falling asleep, seemed a little withdrawn(he is VERY social). He told me he didn't like the way he feels. It helped him focus in school but after a month we were told to increase from 18mg to 27mg. I took him off Concerta and now I have my son back. He has even gained back all the weight he lost. We will work through his ADHD WITHOUT any medication. | M | 10 | 4 weeks | 3/29/2009 | 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 | 2 | ADD/ADHD | Spacey, calm then anxious, anxious then calm, HEADACHE-mania 6 hours in, irritable at the end of day | I started at 18mg and the first day seemed to work but it didn't motivate me like adderall. I would get a killer headache around 3PM (took dose around 9AM) and I would take tylenol which made it go away for the most part. I was easily irritable at the end of day when I got home from work. While on it, I would space out and not do my work. And the next day, I would have a harder time getting out of bed. I did not have sleep or non-eating problems like I did on adderall. Sometimes, I felt more hungry than usual on Concerta. But when I went up to 36 mg, i would wait longer to eat lunch. Adderall worked best for me but I grew an addiction so I don't want to take it. I'm going to try Vyvanse next... | F | 25 | 30 days | 3/26/2009 | 4 | school concentration | lack of appetite, increased mood (while in effect), sadness and crying(at the end of the day), rage (to emotional issues or life issues), high energy and focus. | I took concerta 54 to finish up my last of my college degree- now I'm afraid to get off of it. I lost 25 lbs, feel good about myself.. I'm just worried about the depression when I come off of it. I feel regulated on drugs, like I need another pill to put me to sleep. I drink more. | F | 23 | 2 months | 3/25/2009 | 3 | ADD | I did better in school and concentrated more. | I had sever weight lose. Loss in appreciate and in my social life, i get angry very easy.. mainly in the later day.. like 5 o'clock and have a hard time sleeping. And nose bleeds all the time recently. its horrible. | M | 16 | 1 years | 3/25/2009 | 1 | ADHD | MY 40 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS ON CONCERTA FOR 75 DAYS, THEN COMMITTED SUICIDE. NO WARNINGS OF ANY KIND TO FAMILY OR FRIENDS. SHE DIED 2/26/09. | F | 40 | 75 days | 3/24/2009 | 3 | ADHD | loss of appetite, sleeplessness, hard to wake up, anti-social, moody/argumentative, headaches, depression and crying | My son is 16, last night he asked me to come to his room and talk to him, he was crying...not common for him but it has happened twice before. He told me he is depressed and really needs me to make an appointment with his doctor. This is the second time he has done this. The first time he broke up with his girlfriend so I thought it was teenage drama. It is not drama, there is something going on. He has been on Concerta 54 for about a year and a half and we've had some different side effects from time to time but it is just now dawning on me that the Concerta is probably the problem. All of the side effects he has had have happened on different occasions but the Concerta is what keeps him awake at night he is so tired but can't sleep. He also has no appetite. Concerta does work, he functions in school but is it worth the cost of side effects? I think we'll have to do something different. This is more than just a teenage depression or some kind of drama. Something is going on here and i | M | 16 | 2 years | 3/12/2009 | 1 | ADHD | depression, lack of appetite, tons of energy | very excited about taking, felt clearer than ever. stopped taking for a few days then committed suicide. | F | 40 | 50 days | 3/11/2009 | 3 | why not | headache | hope it works | F | 34 | 8 days | 3/10/2009 | 4 | ADHD | I am now taking 27mgs of concerta and although it is helping me focus more in school and improve my thinking, as a side effect i have been very aggressive towards my parents and sister, and i have been taking 27 mgs of concerta for about a week and i feel mad and irratated when the medicine run out. | Concerta helped me out with my life but the side effects are different for everyone and for me its aggresivness and headachs | M | 18 | 1 years | 3/9/2009 | 4 | ADHD | My son has been on Concerta for about 3 years. He is now up to 72mg every morning and I have started to notice that he twists his tounge and makes goofy movements with his mouth. His mouth is always very dry and it is noticable when he talks. Toward the evening when it is wearing off he becomes a very irritable, angry, and just plain mean child. If I don't give him his other medicine he will not go to sleep at night and he makes sure I don't go to sleep as well. On the other hand if he doesn't have it he is so wound up and hard to be around without getting angry because of all the things he is doing and saying. | M | 10 | 3 years | 3/6/2009 |