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 | ADD | dry mouth, loss of apetite, mild anxiousness | For the most part Concerta has helped me tremendously. I kind of feel it slowly kick in and I have energy and focus to work. I feel a bit like a "work horse". I feel a noticeable difference when I do not take the medication for a day or two. My family also notices because my productivity goes down the toilet. | F | 37 | 6 months | 3/5/2009 | 4 | ADD | Sweaty finger tips, cold, headaches at first, decreased appetite, slight hand tremor, anxiety | Concerta is very helpful to keep me focused and productive throughout the day. It causes moments of gripping anxiety, but my resting anxiety rate is much lower since I'm more productive. I can usually rationalize the anxiety attacks quickly as a side effect of the med. After the first two weeks, the headaches went away. The strangest changes have been sweaty finger tips (not palms, just fingertips) and being cold all the time, but putting on more clothes just makes the sweating worse. Overall, enough benefit to outweigh the side effects. | M | 26 | 2.5 months | 3/5/2009 | 3 | ADD | Loss of appetite, headaches at the beginning of first taking concerta, Nausea, mood swings / having werid thoughts, lack of sleep, anxiety | Im on 27mg and it has made a difference in my work and school settings, I sometimes feel like I have bad anxiety from the drug and sometimes I wish I wasnt lacking on sleep but most of all it does work you just have to adjust to all the side effects. | F | 21 | 3 months | 3/1/2009 | 2 | ADHD | My son was taking this medicine at 27 mg working fine, due to getting older it no longer worked on focusing and behavior. Moved him up to 36mg, he began vocal ticks (humming noise) and some facial ticks with his mouth (smiling). | Am worried that if I continued him on this it will have long term affects, supposidely the vocal ticks will go away after use of the drug. | M | 9 | 3 months | 2/22/2009 | 5 | Adult AD/HD | (Initially and following any changes in medication) Mild headache and nausea, decreased appetite I began getting severe headaches when my medication was changed (I have a history of migraines), but I have had it changed back and am no longer experiencing any negative side-effects. | I take 36mg twice a day and my ability to control my thoughts has improved dramatically. I thought it would change who I was initially, but with the correct dosage it only gives me the ability to do the things I want to. I have no problems with sleeping (I used to drink coffee and coke to relax myself). | F | 19 | 3 months | 2/18/2009 | 5 | ADHD | negatives that went away after a few weeks of continued use - dry mouth similar to smoking weed, increased heart rate, ive allways had shaky hands but it increses and effects the whole body(really bad when your tolerance is low....permanent- insomnia if not taken early enough, sometimes maybe once or twice a week it puts me in a great mood and makes me very talkative and social, sometimes its a positive but other times i just ramble on and on about things that are only interesting to me until someone tells me to shut up, increases urges for cigarettes.. i have a very strange diet off the drug(sometimes i eat once a day and others i can eat nonstop) but on it, it makes me hungry but once i eat im usually good for the rest of the day | i started on 36mg and it worked for a while until my tolerance grew and it wore off quicker and quicker then raised to 54mg.in school i focused more and it was easier to keep my mind on the task at hand but when it wore off a million and one thoughts ran through my head at once and it became incredibly difficult to concentrate on one thing.at home sitting around doing nothing is not an option but once i find something i can do it for hours without gettin bored... i stopped taking it everyday and now i only take it when i find school becoming more difficult or i need to get something done. i can take 2 54s and clean my whole house in about an hour or 2 and it be spotless. a task that normally i half ass and takes me all day. it makes me want to do things i dont like or find boring just so i have something to do which is positive due to my lazy dont feel like it(unless it is something im interested in) attitude. i think this is the most effective medicine ive had and once my body got use | M | 17 | 3 years | 2/16/2009 | 1 | ADHD | irritation, anxiety, strange thoughts, bad mood | Even with the small initial dosage (10 mg) the side effect were awful. It really made my son be concentrated but not on tasks or homework either on his problems, increased warnings, irritation and anxiety. Should be very careful taking this drug. | M | 11 | 7 days | 2/13/2009 | 4 | ADD | i have fatigue, loss of weight, sadness, hostility, emotional, abdominal pain | i think thta it helps me but people with eating disorders should stay away. im kinda addicted to the weight loss from it | F | 15 | | 2/10/2009 | 3 | adhd 18mg | I definitely feel confused and have a distorted view of reality. Some depression, headache and insomnia. It is only day 2 though. | M | 19 | 2 days | 2/4/2009 | 5 | ADD/ADHD | WEIGHT LOSS! DECREASED HUNGER! this summer when I went off of it (out of school) I gained 20lbs in less than 2 weeks, when I went back on it, I lost the 20lbs and went back to my normal weight within a month! | I like it other than that. | F | 16 | 4 years | 2/3/2009 | 4 | ADDHD | I am Dizzy off and on. Occasional mood swings. | I am on 18MG right now. The only side effect I have noticed is being dizzy. It had worked a little but I think I need a higher doseage. I took Concerta a couple of years ago a noticed a big difference. I was also on a higher doseage back then. It has kept me calm for the most part...I am a very high strung person. | F | 32 | 3 weeks | 1/25/2009 | 5 | ADD | Loss of appitite, short-term memory loss, dry mouth. | I have been extremely happy with the outcome and would recommend anyone considering an ADD medication to discuss this one with your doctor. | F | 19 | 4 months | 1/19/2009 | 4 | ADHD | loss of appettite, occaisional mood swings | My 2 sons are on concerta; my older one(13) is on 54 mg and seems fine. My 10 year old just changed from Ritalin LA 30 mg to Concerta 54, and has had a big drop in appetite so far, and mild headaches. Has only used it one day, so hope this decreases. Seemed better @ school. | M | 13 | 6 years | 1/14/2009 | 1 | Adult ADHD | A little jittery/hyper, sleeplessness, irritability, constipation at higer dose. | I tried Strattera with no benefit and awful side-effects and switched to Concerta building up to 54mg. It did NOT help with my concentration/attention. I might have felt a little pick-me-up at 36mg. The side-effects weren't terrible but at 54mg I felt like I was racing and jittery. Dr. has now switched me to Adderall XR 10mg which is working much better for me. | M | 51 | 30 days | 1/12/2009 | 4 | ADD | At higher doses this medication caused me to be anorexic, rageful and suspicious. Lower dosages are fine. Helps word recall and attention. | F | 34 | 5 months | 1/11/2009 | 3 | ADD | I don't know what happened... I have been on Concerta for about 5 months and it worked fine. I went back to school after Christmas break and started to to take Concerta again. 3 days after starting again, I have felt depressed, tired, and a lack of appetite. | M | 15 | 5 months | 1/9/2009 | 4 | ADHD (Combined) | Dry mouth, loss of appetite, slight headache, insomnia | Took my first dose with breakfast - was worried about side effects after reading other comments and thought that would help. Felt pretty good all day and while it's still new I'd say it is definitely going to help me. I was just diagnosed this week although I have felt I was ADHD for the past 10 years and have come to the realization that I was this way as a very young child. I was the kid who upset bee hives and fell down wells - it's a wonder I made it to diagnosis! At some point, I decided to make it work for me but it's just such a struggle to "seem normal" at work that I just don't have anything left for home, etc. That's why a little dry mouth, insomnia or headache isn't going to keep me from continuing treatment. However, if a time comes where I feel this isn't the right med then I'm going to keep trying different ones until my doc helps me find the one that's right for me. | F | 39 | 1 days | 12/25/2008 | 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 | 4 | ADD | i just started talking concerta last week, i came off of ritalin to concerta becasue i didnt like the ups and down of ritalin.so far so good. maybe less appetite..some aniexty at times. i am able to focus on my school work and when i am at my work. I feel more involved in the things i am doing. | i like it so far, its only been a week though... | F | 22 | 9 days | 12/18/2008 | 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 |