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 |
| 4 | ADHD/ODD | My son has not experienced any side effects! | My son has ADHD/ODD and he would get a note sent home from school every day saying that he was disruptive, didn't listen and would get aggressive with staff and other students. We got him put on the Concerta and he is a totally different child, and he don't get notes sent home unless there good ones. Its great and I love it!!! | M | 5 | 5 months | 4/19/2007 | 2 | Add inattenative type | My throat hurts a little while first swallowing the pill. I kinda have cold symptoms. Moody, even though I was always moody. Eyes feel weird, like there is water in them, but turns out there is no water in them. | I don't think it's working. I'm still everywhere, my thoughts are everywhere. I told myself I was going to start cleaning my room as soon as I took the pill, I started but didn't finish. I want to try adderall. I wasn't excited about using concerta when the doctor mentioned it to me. I haven't heard many success stories. | F | 21 | 1 days | 4/18/2007 | 2 | add | overwhelming anxiety, on edge all the time, no appetite what so ever, tense, heavy smoking, shaking, talking to fast, panic attacks, paranoia, diziness, headaches, shortness of breath, muscly fatigue from hardly and activity, fast heartbeat | it helped me concentrate, when i wasnt overwhelmed with anxiety. I was always focused on how i felt rather than focusing on school. | F | 17 | 1 months | 4/16/2007 | 3 | Recently diagnoised at age 38. My daughter age 15 was being treated and I decided to give it a whirl. Doctors say the disease is hereditary, and I was constantly loosing things. Feel dizzy all the time only started out on 18mg I'm on my third day. Is it normal to feel dizzy almost all day? The first two days had a pounding headache and a feeling of always being hungry. | F | 38 | 4 days | 4/9/2007 | 5 | ADD, inattentive type | It kills my appetite -- which has actually been great, because I have a LOT of weight I need to lose. The only problem there is that I'm hypoglycaemic, and not wanting to eat at all has done some nasty things to my blood sugar. The major problem I've had side-effect-wise has been psychosis. I have a psychotic disorder to begin with, but was undiagnosed when I started on this, and Concerta made it worse. Before going on meds for that disorder, I would have hallucinations and HORRIBLE mood swings and paranoia everynight when it wore off. | Jeez, I wish this were a generic, already! It's REALLY expensive when you don't have a prescription plan to help pick up the costs. That's led me to skip it when I know I won't NEED it. But when I take it, it's the greatest stuff! I've been a total space case my whole life but was diagnosed only two years ago, so I went through that whole "you're stupid" thing. A LOT. This helps me prove just how NOT stupid I am -- I can keep my head in a conversation, I can make a to-do list and follow through on it, and I can even find my wallet and keys! (Long been a big problem.) It hasn't changed who I am, like I thought it would -- it's just made it like my mind is finally still and quiet enough to let me control my thoughts, rather than having them all bounce around aimlessly. I understand why a lot of people have reservations about stimulants, but in all honesty, this has made me a much better version of myself, and I wouldn't want to have to do without it. | F | 28 | 2 years | 4/5/2007 | 5 | ADD | None besides less hunger, but this was only helpful since he "self medicated" with foods to bring up his energy level before diagnosis. NOT good! Now he eats normally, I sometimes have to ASK him to eat. I have tought him about what foods are good for him, so now he chooses healthy eating. | My son was diagnosed with ADD after having lots of problems in school (8 yrs old). He is the mellow inattentive type. He had problems with balance and coordination as well. Now he can keep up with his peers in gym, he doesn't fall off the chair in class. He can focus and his grades has improved greatly. With all this, his self confidence has sky rockeded! He is making more friends and is less weepy and touchy. This has been a miracle for my son. For those who truly don't understand what AD(H)D is REALLY like to live with, please do some research before you judge. I am 40 and just now got diagnosed myself. My life have really been a mess socially, educationally and professionally. This has made me feel alienated and different for most of my life- and depressed. I wish ADD "existed" when I was a child- my life could have been so much different if I had gotten the help I needed then. The silent judgements from the surroundings when living with undiagnosed ADD is devastating to a | F | 40 | 4 months | 3/31/2007 | 3 | add | stomach upset, agitation at times, insomnia some, feeling less physically healthy,anxiety, mood swings, weakness at times | been on concerta for 2 months. definitely helps, but exagerrated my blood sugar problems. If there is any one else who is on this medicine who is hypoglycemic, I'd recommend buying a blood glucose monitor to keep an eye on your glucose levels. the medicine seems to intensify the symptoms of hypo.once i started monitoring my blood glucose, i could see a direct coralation between some of my mentioned side effects and my sugar level(always low when side effects are a bit too much).since the medication suppresses the appetite, I found it VERY important to force myself to snack all day(every 2 hours or so to maintain somewhat of a proper b.g. level. It definitely took some of the edge off the side effects.And since glucose is the ONLY fuel your brain uses,maintaining proper levels seem to help the med. work better. Hope this will be useful to atleast a few people. | M | 31 | 2 months | 3/31/2007 | 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 | 3 | ADD | Short term memory difficulty, headache, zoning out in a social setting | No decreased appetite, clearly improved concentration | F | 14 | 1 days | 3/28/2007 | 3 | ADHD | My heart beat is faster then normal and I get scared sometimes if it will wear down. I can't fall asleep until midnight and later then that some nights, when i have to get up at 6am the next day. It's hard to get up, and the onyl way I stay awake is by continuing to take it. | It helped me with my grades in school, helped me stay awake, and i had more energy. But I also can only get about 5 to 6 hours of sleep a night | F | 16 | 11 months | 3/1/2007 | 2 | Aspersers Syndrome/ADD | irritated, change in thought process, dry stickey scalp, extreme irritation and dryness of the facial muscles, eye irritation, thoughtlessness, unreasonable agression, weightloss, blurred thoughts, and super insomnia (3-4 hrs of sleep) | Ihe Medication makes me feel lifeless, I loose my way of thinking, I feel like my minds on auto-think, I lose my perspective, I argue with my thoughts, I know I'm less willing to be social, I feel like people hate me for no reason and I constantly have to argue with my mind to keep it from thinking bad or negative thoughts. I'm always arguing with every thought I think and I want it to stop! | M | 16 | 4 months | 2/19/2007 | 2 | Adult ADD | The only thing I've really noticed is the dry mouth. Last night I realized I got in a really bad mood all of the sudden. Like the medicine shut off. | I am taking 18mg per day. I was just given the prescription. I don't feel what I hoped to feel as far as concentration. Will it get better with time or do I need to up the dosage? | F | 26 | 2 days | 2/14/2007 | 4 | son (10)inattentive adhd | he has trouble sleeping so he takes it by 7:30 every morning,decreased appetite at lunch but makes up for it at bedtime,slight headache at times especially in the sun, | i have to say with the drug my son is happier and does better at school.he routinely gets As and Bs now.he used to have a hard time at school but now he likes it. even his penmanship improvedwe tried adderall first but it wasnt right for him.hetakes 27 mg. | M | 10 | 1 days | 2/8/2007 | 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 | 5 | Adult ADD | Loss of appetite, occasional headaches, slightly increased heart rate, occasional dry mouth. | I was diagnosed with ADD at age 15. I took Ritalin 3 times a day or as needed through high school and college. I switched to Concerta a couple of years ago and I love it. I take a low dose and always have but it helps tremendously. It greatly helped my organization skills so now, even if I don't take it, I can work harder but I know what to do to stay organized. | F | 25 | 2.5 years | 1/25/2007 | 2 | ADD | On 4th day, 25 mg, and thus far have not noticed any positive change. I noticed a deep, REM sleep with vivid dreams, but feel very sluggish/tired again by late morning. I get sinus-like headaches about 6-8 hours after taking, feel more irritable, crabby and short with my family, especially at night. Depressed too? My appetite has not waned but changed, as I feel cravings that I cannot satisfy. Also relate to posting on tinnitus---in the past few days, I noticed loud, persistence ringing or "hums" at certain times of the day--never had that before. I'm hoping these side effects will pass, and waiting for results to "kick in." Will give it one more week at most. | I don't like rating it a 2 if Concerta helps other people--so far it's just not doing it for me. I went to my doctor for ADD after feeling a burst of energy from a steriod prescribed for my bronchitis---it gave me focus for 2 days, and I was able to complete tasks. Sought help for my ADD after researching on-line---I was off the charts. This is my first experience with any ADD drug. | F | 45 | 4 days | 1/25/2007 | 3 | ADHD | headache and insomnia | My 6 year old son just started taking concerta. So far his appetite has not decreased but he has been having headaches at night. He is having trouble sleeping. I really dont know if the benefits will outweigh the risks. | M | 6 | 2 days | 1/7/2007 | 1 | impulsive, stimulous-bound | Suicidal thoughts. Tiredness. | My son was given Metadate CD first. It made him argumentative, overly-sensitive, and he blew up at the slightest requests. (This was not in his personality prior to the med.) So we stopped. Then he was given Concerta. On the 4th day, he said he didn't want to live. We stopped the med. Testing if the response could have been connected to something else that happened at the same time that he was taking the med, 3 weeks later he started it again. Days 1 and 2 left him totally zapped of any energy, extremely tired. He's edgey again. We're stopping it as we do not see any benefit and are extremely concerned about his first attempt's side-effect. | M | 10 | 4 days | 1/7/2007 | 3 | concentration | none | M | 39 | | 1/5/2007 | 5 | depression | none. all ssri class drugs failed | lack of dopamine, and key elements of brain chemicals,some patients lack all these.only concerta helped. also helped a lot with add/adhd | M | 58 | 5 times | 12/25/2006 |