CONCERTA Reviews (METHYLPHENIDATE HYDROCHLORIDE)Average Rating: 3.3 (772 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare CONCERTA with similar:
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| 3 | My son - ADHD | Focused with a vengence at times. Tested out as extremely intelligent. Needs to be redirected. Complained of headaches, focused "tactical plan" ... have worked with him to reinforce positives and he has an extremely empathetic heart. Have challenged the schools ... he's not a "cookie cutter" kid. Will fight for his rights and keep him empathetic. | Some schools push drugs ... some programs are willing to work with you. Hang in there and love your child. You are the "best" barometer if you're doing your job. | F | 46 | 1 years | 10/16/2006 | 3 | ADD | Sinus Headache, sadness, increased ocd. | Been taking Concerta for 5 weeks @ 36mg. (also take 40mg Celexa for depression/anxiety) Went to my regular dr with a severe sinus headache-she put me on antibiotics, but after reading these posts it's clear that the headache is a common side effect. Mine are severe, especially later in the day, and I have them everyday!! Otherwise good stuff!! I am much less restless, I sleep great! I used to wake up at 3am unable to stop moving my legs and my head working at full speed solving everyday issues. I am less irritable, less anxious. However I did go through a week of increased sadness-I rarely cry so this was big to me. That has subsided. I also suffer from a different form of ocd where I tend to pick my skin, especially while reading, driving or watching TV. This has increased probably due to me being able to take time out to relax, obviously my subconcious still needs stimulation. I am working hard trying not to pick. Cigarettes and alcohol still somewhat of a crutch, but we cant change | F | 37 | 5 weeks | 10/16/2006 | 5 | Adult ADD | increased energy, dramatic weight loss, headache | This mediacation works very well for me but now I have to stop the medication because of lack of psychiatrists in the area and I am sure I am addicted to this drug. I missed dosages before and felt like I was moving in slow motion. I also have lost so much weight, 20 lbs in less than a year, and every one is telling me how great I look-I'm terrified of gaining back the weight. I've never been able to control my appetite so well. Infact, I forget to eat some days. | F | 30 | 10 months | 10/15/2006 | 2 | Concentration | Headache, tired by 2pm, irritable | I have been taking this drug for 7days. The first few days I was very calm and low key nothing really bothered me. By the 4 day I was tired mid day and very irrtable by the time I got home from work | F | 29 | 7 days | 10/13/2006 | 5 | Adult ADD (Primarily Inattentive) | headache (the first day); decreased appetite; insomnia | This is my third day on it (18mg), and so far I love it. It helps me to concentrate without diminishing my creativity (I'm a freelance writer). In fact, if anything, I'm more creative than before! It's like the floodgates have opened and ideas are just pouring out onto the page. In addition to (debilitating!) ADD I have some anxiety issues, and when I was on Adderall XR (20mg), the anxiety seemed to get worse. On Concerta, however, I seem to be getting the concentration benefits without the added anxiety or jitters. I don't mind the decreased appetite, as without Concerta I'm decidedly a food addict. The only real downside is the insomnia. I'm hoping that will eventually become less of a problem (right now I'm staying up most of the night). Oh, and I recommend avoiding caffeine while on this drug; I had a couple Diet Cokes yesterday and afterwards I was positively buzzing. It actually felt very good, and I was incredibly productive, but at the same time it almost felt a littl | F | 24 | 3 days | 10/5/2006 | 2 | 10 yr old son is taking it for ADHD | It definitely has helped with his hyperactivity, but he has huge, uncontrollable mood swings. Now he has to take another med for his mood swings. | F | 31 | 2 years | 10/3/2006 | 1 | ADD -ADHD- ODD | There are too many side effects this drug has on children. Parents please hold on to your children the years pass too quickly and soon they will no longer be children. Dont make them into something else so fast. If they are hyper or can't pay attention that well, or just can't sit still these are side effects of being a child and should not always be looked at as a problem. | I see these drugs taking away the best part of a child's personality everyday. I don't think I want to know a child that isn't hyper, or silly in ways. Children are like snowflakes each is unique, should we really be ready to reform them so early. Do we really want our children acting like little adults all the time? | | 9/27/2006 | 2 | ADHD | Anger/simmering rage. I'm normally not overly hostile. This stuff had me looking for a target to which I could assign my anger. The first day I tried it, it sort of snuck up on me. The second day, I went off (verbally) on a family friend. Day three, today, will be my last on this stuff. I'm feeling very hostile/angry and there's no reason and nobody here as a legitimate target. Intellectually, I know the feelings are drug induced, so I can be cool until this wears off. | The down side - major hostility, the up side - at least I could concentrate on it. (Wait, maybe that's a down side too.) | M | 51 | 3 days | 9/25/2006 | 2 | ADD | TIREDNESS, SADNESS, REBOUND, AGGRESSION, HEADACHE | My child was put on CONCERTA, because of rebound on Ritalin. When starting Ritalin he was a normal happy child. However he did not complete his work in Grade 1 and was put on Ritalin. I personally could not rate him as either hyperactive or inattentive. In the year on Ritalin I began seeing him as hyperactive and inattentive. During the December school holiday the drug was stopped. At first he was wild and very difficult to handle etc. then at the end of the school holiday he was calm and the boy I used to know. I went to the doctor asking him about it and he was put on Concerta. However I started noticing things like conflict with friends. Also the afternoons were very difficult. After an incident (fighting with other children)I decided to do research on Concerta. I was very worried and after discussion with the doctor we decided to stop the Concerta. At that stage we couldn't stop the Concerta, but during a long school holiday I started taking him off. Just like in December he was ve | F | 45 | 5 months | 9/5/2006 | 5 | ADD, Anxiety, Depression | This is my second day taking this so it's hard to say what side effects I am having. I had a headache yesterday for a bit. Wasn't very hungry. | I am very interested in talking with a person at my age who has been taking this for awhile. So far I like it. Just a minor headache late yesterday. I got a lot done. Felt very focused, a few tense moments with the kids but nothing like before and I handled it quickly and in a good manner. I'm also taking Paxil and just quit taking Wellbutrin. I thought wellbutrin and Paxil were a bad combination for me. Anyone have experience with taking Paxil and Concerta? Please post and I'll contact you via email. I really think my issue is ADD and not so much depression and tha is why I suggested taking to my Dr. to take Concerta. I did take Straterra and Focalin and didn't like them for different reasons. So far Concerta seems to be the best for me. | F | 38 | 2 days | 8/27/2006 | 3 | "ADHD" | Headaches, Insomnia, Nose bleeds, Anger issues | I'm gonna try to keep this short, I took this drug in order to do better in high school. I did find a bit more focus, but I'm fairly sure it was simply due to the fact that I was hyper from the concerta. It turns out that men with ADD have many of the same symptoms as men with depression. Before committing to an increased dose of attention deficit medicines try out anti-depressants for about 1 and 1/2 months. It may allow you to miss out on many of the extremely negative side affects which I experienced first hand for no reason. (As for the anti-depressants I suggest welbutrin, it worked for me!) I hope that this helped. | M | 17 | 2 years | 8/20/2006 | 4 | Adult ADHD | very bad headache, stomache ache, dry mouth, trouble sleeping | iam on 36mg in the morning, i just started taking it yesterday and i am scared to take it again, will the side effects weaken? i do notice i have patience and all but i feel like i have to do tooo many things at once!!, i dont have paranoia and am scared of getting it, is it really hard to deaL WITH? HELP!! | F | 19 | 1 days | 8/16/2006 | 4 | adhd | height & weight slow down | My 8 year old son has been using 18mg concerta 1 time a day for the last 2 years. It has helped a lot with focusing, and with the hyper activity. My biggest concern right now is that we're noticing he is alot smaller and skinnier than the rest of his peer group- and he used to be one of the tallest of his peer group. We are very concerned it is stunting his growth and are trying to weigh the options of taking him off of it. Any one else have this concern? | M | 8 | 2 days | 8/15/2006 | 4 | add | Headaches, sinus pressure, | I started taking concerta about 3 months ago and it started great, like an energy boost that also gave me a sharper focused mind. For a while I thought it stopped working. But then I realized it wasnt going to do all the work for me. I focused my mind while on it and learned to channel my mind. Concerta definitely helped me do this. My motivation levels practically double while on it to boot. HOwever I took it twice one day by mistake (about 6 hours into the first dosage of 36mg I took a second) and immediately I felt a pressure in my forehead whenever I tried to think, this later developed into a strenuous rollercoaster headache that has been with me for about a week (even when i stopped taking it for several days). This scares me, and Im curious whether this has somehow affected my brain ina long term way. Also Im curious if this medication is even worth it when there are so called natural remedies to add, does anyone have an experience or knowledge of such products and their effects | M | 17 | 3 months | 8/15/2006 | 4 | add | Headaches, sinus pressure, | I started taking concerta about 3 months ago and it started great, like an energy boost that also gave me a sharper focused mind. For a while I thought it stopped working. But then I realized it wasnt going to do all the work for me. I focused my mind while on it and learned to channel my mind. Concerta definitely helped me do this. My motivation levels practically double while on it to boot. HOwever I took it twice one day by mistake (about 6 hours into the first dosage of 36mg I took a second) and immediately I felt a pressure in my forehead whenever I tried to think, this later developed into a strenuous rollercoaster headache that has been with me for about a week (even when i stopped taking it for several days). This scares me, and Im curious whether this has somehow affected my brain ina long term way. Also Im curious if this medication is even worth it when there are so called natural remedies to add, does anyone have an experience or knowledge of such products and their effects | M | 17 | 3 months | 8/15/2006 | 3 | Adult ADD | dry mouth, constant need for fluids, complete loss of sex drive, loss of appetite until end of day then I eat non-stop, persistant almost obsessive behaviour on some tasks, withdrawn. | I felt the medication initially worked but after 3 months of taking it I am not getting the the same results. Im up to 54mg/day and don't want to increase. I still have better focus but not the result I was hoping for. | F | 32 | 3 months | 8/4/2006 | 5 | Bipolar Disorder | Always thirsty. Must take early in morning to avoid sleep disturbance. Loss of appetite. Blurry vision? Disrupted menstrual cycle? | Concerta has been a blessing. I take Lithium for bipolar disorder, and I was also taking Dexadrine. However, Dexadrine was a challenge to remember twice a day and Concerta solved this problem. Much clearer concentration, my mood swings (I rapid cycle) have levelled out immensely. Irritability is decreased. I am having difficulty with vision and am trying to pin down when it started. My menstrual cycle is out of wack now and I'm pretty sure that it is related to Concerta. Will be doing research and talking to my physician. | F | 38 | 3 months | 7/31/2006 | 5 | ADHD | I had....many of the common side effects. Not one now. | I was very concerned at first, but now, I am glad I hung in there! I have no side effects. I feel great. I can focus much better now. (I rated it a 3 with my first post) I can't believe the change in me! I don't feel so anxious. I stay on task. I am very happy with it. WOW! I hope my son has the same results when he begins taking it. | F | 40 | 21 days | 7/31/2006 | 5 | Adult ADD | Dry mouth, excesive sweating, can't sleep, sometimes I'm irritable but could be from lack of sleep too. Take Sonata (4-hr sleeping pill) as needed. | Helps me concentrate, can focus on multiple items, doing better at work (promotions). Currently take 1-36mg and 1-54mg each morning. If I take less it doesn't work (according to my wife) and if I take more I bounce off the walls. The benefits far outweigh the side effects. | M | 38 | 4 years | 7/30/2006 | 5 | ADHD | Well...I went off of my medicine for about a week because of a bunch of crap..and I got back on it yesterday. I noticed I was really shaky..and my ocd had been gone (pretty much) while i was off of it. now, in the past two days it's come back so im happy to say that i think i need a decrease.I take 108 mg every morning.but i think the ocd isnt really that at all...but like others said, that they concentrated on one thing too much and as one person put it, in a zombie like state. my mouth dropped as i read that. i have anxiety and i was depressed for 3 years. periods of insomnia....oh yeah a wee bit of paranoia....or more. | i was put on lexapro, paxil, and paxil cr at different times obviously while i was depressed and came to the conclusion that i can't take anti-depressants when i tried to commit suicide. hah. my dad cant take them either. he also has anxiety. went through a ROUGH 3 years which most likely caused the depression... concerta pretty much is my life saver though. oh yeah, i cracked and went to attempt suicide with the lexapro...anyways...ive had people tell me that when im not on my meds to not go near them. literally. im 17 and act like im 8 for arguments sake without it. im not sure on the length of time...i have an EXTENSIVE diagnosis/misdiagnosis and perscription history. im just glad that it really isnt ocd!!YAY! THANK YOU COMMENTORS! | F | 17 | 6 years | 7/24/2006 |