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 | ADD | Iritability, Loss of apetite, Insomnia, slightly depressed( most likely because of the lack of sleep, Muscle Tension | Started off taking 15 mg of Ritalin every morning (did this for about 3 weeks) which did almost nothing and wore off after my first class. I switched to taking 54 mg of Concerta every morning, deffinetly noticed my concentration improve. After the first day using Concerta i was unable to fall asleep that night and ended up staying awake till i had to go to school again. I took my 54 mg's that next morning just so i would be able function in school that day. That night i had trouble falling asleep but ended up getting about 4 hours in. Today i took another 54 mg's in the morning and am feeling quite depressed and irritable at the moment. I realize that different medications treating ADD/ADHD will have significantly different effects on one individual over another. . . this drug just isn't for me i guess | M | 17 | 4 days | 3/13/2008 | 4 | adult adhd | Can't focus, trouble completing tasks, constantly moving legs, very hyperactive. | My son is on concerta and it has helped him greatly. I have noticed a few headaches with him. I just switched today after a week on Strattera 80mg I had horrible sideeffects on that medicine. Mainly alot of very bad male only problems. I just took first pill a hour ago. I was a little embaressed to even ask for help but after noticing the good effects of strattera I can't wait to see if concerta helps me even better. I would like to here from others my age as to your experience with adhd and the medicine | M | 38 | 1 days | 3/7/2008 | 3 | ADD | some insomnia, loss of appetite during the day and then very hungry at 11-12 at night, erectile dysfunction, loss of libido, increased apathy, decreased self confidence | I started taking this because I couldn't concentrate while studying. Now, I can study for 12 hours straight, and the time just flies by. I do use an energy drink at the same time however, otherwise I get sleepy and lose focus. My GPA has gone up dramatically and I am motivated to participate in many more extracurricular activities. For the first time in my life, I am having erectile problems. I went off the drug last summer and had no problems whatsoever but now for no reason I can think of, 2/3 of the time I lose my erection just as I suit up. This is incredibly frustrating to myself and my girlfriend, and I can't think of any other reason why this should be occurring. I will go off the drug once more in the summer (I don't have insurance to subsidize the pills) and I hope this problem ceases. | M | 25 | 1 years | 3/7/2008 | 5 | ADHD | I don't want to jynx it, but after 1 week we have seen no side effects. Maybe a slight decrease in appetite... maybe, but that's it! | My son actually got suspended from Kindergarten! I didn't even know this was possible. But after taking Concerta for a week now he's been doing GREAT! Suddenly his homework is nice and neat (whereas before it was correct, but practically unreadable). He is no longer squirming in his seat or invading other's personal space. He's listening to his teachers! It's amazing! He takes the lowest dose even though he was diagnosed with a moderate to severe case of ADHD. By 4pm he starts to return to his busy self, but even at that point he seems a bit more in control. So far this drug is a miracle! I just pray that there are no long-lasting side effects. | M | 5 | 7 days | 2/27/2008 | 4 | adult add | slightly elevated liver functions but don't know if it's related to concerta | F | 62 | 2 years | 2/26/2008 | 5 | ADD | Slight headache, Nervousness | Concerta is great. Grades have been up and easier to get along with everybody. Whats great is when your on concerta and you rub the top of your head it feels really good. | M | 17 | 5 months | 2/25/2008 | 3 | Attention Deficit Disorder | loss of appetite causing extreme weight loss, extreme anxiety, headaches, abdominal pain, cold feet and hands, extreme mood swings | I am on 36mg of Concerta and it has not helped at all. My grades continue to go down. The most this medication has done is help me lose weight and put me through a lot of other much worse side effects. It has caused severe mood swings, one minute i will be feeling happy and the next i will be depressed and feeling down. | M | 16 | 3 months | 2/18/2008 | 4 | ADD | loss of appetite, however when wearing off, feel really hungry and shakey. nothing sounds appetizing to me... even if i am starving i cant seem to find anything i want to eat. moody, dazed and confused. increase in grades | the only thing that i dont like is that when i am coming down, whether it be part time through the time release or end of day, i feel extremely hungry but cant really pin point what i want to eat. i feel weak and skakey like you do when you are starving. i try to eat but the hunger pains make me nauseus. drinking a lot of water kind of helps for a little while. sometimes i daze out pros: when i was in college 3 yrs ago, my grades were awful. i didnt want to be there so i skipped or just fell asleep during class. my gpa was a .78 this year when i started back this semester. so far my lowest grade has been a 90. i would def. say that it helps me concentrate and stay focused | F | 23 | 1 months | 2/13/2008 | 3 | ADD | Irritability, Headaches, Fidgety, Intense Anxieties, Extreme Motivation | It's weird, above all concera made me drowsy. I would have energy during the day, but then I'd just crash. I'd be easily upset by the smallest of things. | F | 17 | 3 weeks | 2/10/2008 | 4 | Depression | Feel a little hyper at times. | I was experiencing an extremely low energy level and loss of interest. It was getting hard to even to get up to go to work. I'm taking this in conjunction with prozac (which I need for insomnia/anxiety). This has been a nice combinaton. I'm concerned with my building up a tolerance and requiring more for same effect. Taking 27 mg/day. Anyone else trying for depression/low energy level? | M | 61 | 3 months | 2/9/2008 | 5 | | 1/29/2008 | 5 | ADHD | Irregular/rapid heartbeat (to the point it's scary), anxiety, blurred vision, insomnia, headaches when I do not take it, slight depression when it wears off, slight addiction, disturbing dreams,can get angry easily | After taking Concerta my grades improved from c/d's to straight a's. I am now the top 15% of my class and can focus a lot more in the class. However, the side effects are very bad and really effect me. I am afraid to go off the medicine because if i skip a day I go through withdraw. I also get scarred about my heart, my resting heart rate when i take the medicine is 105! | F | 18 | 4 years | 1/27/2008 | 4 | ADD | Upon taking it I lose my appetite, I am less social, I have irregular heart beats, cold feet and hands (due to loss of blood flow), short muscle spasms in arms and legs. | It works great. I have problems staying focused but when i take it I am very focused and efficient with what i need to do. | M | 19 | 6 years | 1/27/2008 | 3 | ADD | shaky,wayy spaced out to another world,confused,abnormal thinking even though on 18 mg.and more(look to the right) | taken it for only 2 days but still seemed to affect highly and im 15 but my mind is older.anyways i dont know what im feeling anymore.headaches way more bored and yawn allot but very concentrated and perform better in tasks including reading not to mention also on starcraft. ive also gotten more social. dizzyness and feeling really fucking awkward, attempted suicide.anxiety.inpatientness, i guess i got rage, and a shit load of more things i cant remember but thats most of it. | M | 15 | 2 days | 1/19/2008 | 3 | ADD | Inability for sexual climax, weight loss/loss of apetite, depression, insomnia or extreme drowsiness. Physical dependency if I go off it. | It changed my life by allowing me to focus on school and social relationships, but 5 years later I'm still trying to figure out if it was worth the side effects. | M | 17 | 5 years | 1/9/2008 | 5 | ADD | dry mouth, cold sweaty hands and feet, difficult to fall asleep and stay asleep | this medication has helped me tremendously- for 50 years there has been a "storm" raging in my head and it was very difficult to stay with one thought for more than a split second - now I am able to control my thoughts and think about one thing in detail. I have become incredibly organized and productive. | M | 50 | 3 months | 1/7/2008 | 2 | ADHD | BEFORE: falling asleep everywhere NOW: I'm never tired. I put off going to sleep! | 3 pills 36 mg each, first thing in the morning Before taking this med, I was always staying up late. I never liked to go to bed. Of course the next day I always suffered- falling asleep everywhere. Now, I STILL stay up late, lose track of time & usually think, "Wow! I NEED to go to sleep!", but never really feel like hittin' the hay. Going to work on back to back nights of 2-3 hrs each is NO PROBLEM. To me, that's nuts - - - I OUGHT TO be walkin' into walls & FALLIN' flat on my face with such little sleep! When I get depressed, it now seems worse, BUT- my LIFE is eff'd up more than before, so I'm disinclined to blame the meds... Don't know if Concerta 108mgs is what I need- - - I tested out on a PC program (letters pop-up, hit 'SPACE' for all letters except for 'X') SUPPOSEDLY at the low end of my age range. What if I'm NOT ADHD? It'd be no suprise if there are lucrative drug company kickbacks to our mercenary Drs of the Loony, just for checking o | M | 45 | 12 months | 1/6/2008 | 3 | ADD | increased hyperactivity, fidgety, shaky, much more social with everyone. | it's only my first day taking it so i'm not sure if it's just that i'm not used to it or something. | F | 18 | 1 days | 12/14/2007 | 4 | ADHD | dry mouth, loss of appetite, unable to sleep then when medicine wears off, difficulty staying awake, not as social | Concerta has truly helped me with my grades for the last two tests my grades have increased dramatically. My friends can always tell when i am on the medication i am not as social and willing to hang out, i tend to get a little overfocused on things and when the medicine wears off i have a major difficulty staying awake. Overall it has been beneficial so far and the side effects are not bad enough that i will stop taking it. | F | 18 | 3 weeks | 12/10/2007 | 2 | increased attention/concentration, | I experienced mostly nothing | M | 55 | 2 years | 12/9/2007 |