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 | AADD | agitation...anxiety.... depression? grumpy....tweaked out feeling.....on 27 mg | I am in the middle of a crisis right now....and i am also on two anti-depressants....i feel i am not in reality...i can't think...ultra sensitive....sad....lost...just cannot get a grip...is it the combination of drugs....or can Concerta make it more difficult to deal with things rationally? help!! has anyone had the same issues??? can this drug "make problems seem worse.. than they really are?" | F | 31 | 9 months | 9/14/2005 | 4 | ADHD-related medicine addict | Dry mouth/unquenchable thirst which led to frequent urination, piercing headache, blurred vision, severe insomnia, nausea, nervousness, slight paranoia, jittery limbs, overall calm but euphoric feeling | I take Concerta and other such medications for a different reason than others who posted, but I have been searching all night on my computer (insomnia, anyone?) for possible side-effects from a Concerta user who does not have a pre-existing attention disorder. I was slightly conerned about some of the side effects I was having since I have never taken Concerta before (but am no guest to Ritalin) and since calming down, decided to post my experiences and side effects for others who may be concerned with theirs. NOTE: I am NOT in ANY way promoting the abuse of Concerta, simply providing a little information for those who may be panicking about possible side effects when there is not a pre-existing attention-related disorder. | F | 17 | 2 times | 9/14/2005 | 5 | ADD | About 1 month of decreased appetite. Did lose 35 pounds, although it was needed. Perhaps more tired.? | This worked excellent for me. My Dr. started me at 36mg, then tried 54mg, to try that it was way too much. I found a huge increase in concentration, staying on task, motivation. Now in college, which wouldn't be possible otherwise. Worked excellently for me. Very impressed, very happy! My girlfriend is as well. As I said, perhaps more tired? Wondering if the increased brain activity actually slows your metabolism down? | M | 21 | 6 months | 9/11/2005 | 1 | ADHD | anxiety, loss of appetite, ultra sensitive to light & sound, moody, obsessive | My son was extremely frustrated in school due to a learning disability and ADHD. Dr's recommended meds to help him focus. He took ritalin with okay results, helped him focus but he withdrew and became very timid and quiet, not wanting to play outside or seek friends out, I thought this was just his personality that he was just a loner. We then tried a time release formula, started concerta about 2 months ago and his anxiety quadroupled. He worried, and obsessed about the smallest things, he had no tolerance for his siblings, he was just not a happy child. At first I thought this was just his personality but a couple of days in a row I forgot to give him his pill and realised he was in a really good mood. The third day gave him his Concerta again and he was a nervous wreck. Since, we have stopped the Concerta and started giving him a St Johns Wort supplement, he is like a different child. Happy, talkative, more energy for life. Don't know if St. Johns Wort will help him concentrate any better but I'd rather have a happy lively child than watch him be drained of his personality by the concerta. Of course I'm not recommending this to anyone, this is just what worked for us. | M | 9 | 2 months | 8/17/2005 | 2 | ADD | Sleeping and eating all the time, Can't get motavated | F | 43 | 2 weeks | 8/8/2005 | 4 | Chronic fatigue/ADD | Dry mouth, restlessness, stomach pains,headaches. | I've been taking effexor er for two years. It's a beneficiarry in keeping me stable somewhat from day to day which is more than I can say for all the other anit depressents. . It's proven effective and important in respect to helping me attempt a life, however, on flip side- has exacerbated my fatigue issues which leads to less focus abilities. So, I started on concerta for energy boost's and concentration factors. I'm now able to sustain long hours without tired spells. It's a catch 22 in a sense though. I have insomnia more then ever now and concerta cancles it's own side effect out by keeping me up all day so I don't sleep the day away. My purpase for being on it. I've gained more stamina and focus ability but since my brain seems to be going a mile a minuete, the quality of my work has taken a turn for the worse. I had problems before with not paying attention to details but now I get so lost in just performing an activity I don't realize i'm making mistakes along the way. | F | 24 | 20 times | 7/24/2005 | 1 | ADD | Insomnia, hyperactivity, trouble swallowing & speaking correctly, increased tics. | F | 9 | 11 days | 7/14/2005 | 5 | ADHD/angry/terrible attitude | loss of appetite, trouble sleeping if he takes the medication after 8 AM | My 12 year old son, who was adopted at 4 months, took Ritalin from 5 years until about 10 years of age. We then tried Concerta and he went 1 week without eating more than half a meal a day. We took him off the concerta and tried Strattera. We saw a great improvement with Strattera. His teacher who did not know we had changed his meds said the difference was | M | 12 | 1 days | 7/7/2005 | 5 | ADHD/angry/terrible attitude | loss of appetite, trouble sleeping if he takes the medication after 8 AM | My 12 year old son, who was adopted at 4 months, took Ritalin from 5 years until about 10 years of age. A year ago his neurologist put him on 27 mg Concerta AND 40 MG Strattera once daily and he is now the love of my life!! He is very affectionate, helps with chores with minimal complaining (honest!!), and is a joy to be around. However, if he gets only the Strattera and not the Concerta, he gets mouthy and becomes a semi pain. For parents who don't want to | M | 12 | 1 years | 7/7/2005 | 5 | education | Increased heart rate, increased libido, increased aggression, increased speed of thought, decreased precision of thought, ridiculously narrow focus on task at hand so oblivous to anything else, paranoia/increased perception of danger, insomnia, increased social cue perception. | Difficult tasks seem easy since a lot of energy is at your disposal, however, you need to master yourself first, get used to this phyche change, aggression can change to moodiness and depression if it isn't applied constructively to the task at hand, therefore I don't advise you to use this drug when you want to relax. | M | 19 | 3 months | 6/17/2005 | 2 | ADD | headaches, severe mood swings. | This probably isn't long enough to make a fair judgement, but this isn't helping me. I'm on the 36 mg, and from what I've seen on other websites, this is supposed to help immediately. I was lauging over a TV show one minute, and now I'm crying my eyes out because I hate math. The mood swings could also be attributed to my friend's passing away a week ago, or my lack of sleep, but the sobbing has started after I started taking Concerta. Is this normal? If anyone would like to email me about this, I'd really appreciate it. | F | 13 | 2 days | 6/15/2005 | 3 | add/adhd | not much of an appetite, grades in shool dropped | My son started taking concerta 2 months ago. Although his teacher at school says he is doing better I don't see much of an improvement. His grades in school went from 7 A's and 1 B to 3 A's, 3 B's, a C,and a D. I don't know about anyone else but I don't see that as an improvement. My son had tried Straterra before and he had side effects of hearing voices and we imediately took him off. I took my son to a psychiatrist and he said he feels my son is fine. He told me to finish his school year out on his meds and take him off for the summer. Also said to start him out next school year without any medication and see if the new school year and teacher turn out any better and then we would take it from there. | M | 7 | 2 months | 5/24/2005 | 3 | ADD | i experienced depression, social withdrawal, extreme anxiety, a few headaches, decrease in appetite, couldnt fall asleep until late at night, always tired. although...it did help me concentrate a bit more, i think there are way more negative effects that positive. i became very irritable and mean and lost a lot of friends in the process of taking this medicine | i have been taking concerta for about 5 months now, anywhere from 40-80 mg a day, periodically. i change it all the time and do not take it twice a day. Some days I dont even take it at all | F | 16 | 5 months | 5/17/2005 | 4 | ADD and depression | loss of appetite insomnia mood swings dizziness | Definately more positive aspects than negative. At first driving was a little difficult, as well as social interacting. Now I'm a studying machine! | F | 23 | 3 months | 5/9/2005 | 3 | ADD | At first everything was great it really helpped with no side effects 2 1/2 years later with a higher dose my son is having severe mood swings and anger management issues I asked our Dr when this first started taking shape and was told that those were not side effects but it seems other are having the same problems | M | 10 | 2 years | 5/6/2005 | 5 | ADHD (w/o hyperactivity) | Initially, I experienced appetite loss, a little trouble sleeping, a little bit of anxiety... | Yes, I did have a few side effects at first but this was only because my body was getting used to concerta. It HAS worked for me though: I can focus! I've been on 36mg for almost 6 months now and it's helped me a great deal with school. My GPA for the school term where I hit rock bottom, before being diagnosed, was a 0.0! Yes, I had absolutely no motivation and convinced myself not to take my finals because I couldn't study, therefore I had horrible knowledge on the subjects. What was my GPA last term? 3.7! Yup, I can focus, I can read, I can analyze without driving myself nuts. Best of all, I love to study. It's become a part of everyday for me and I do it with pleasure. It's really amazing, considering that I used to hate studying with a passion, because I couldn't do it. Concerta doesn't make you smart though... a person's abilities are present but ADHD symptoms hide them or make them appear non-existent. Concerta's a way to suppress those symptoms so that one can eventually achieve their full potential. | F | 20 | 6 months | 5/5/2005 | 2 | ADHD | The doctor increased my son's dose from 54mg to 72mg. What a nightmare. He had severe mood swings, nausea, etc. poor kid, like he doesn't suffer enough. Never let them do this to another child. | M | 13 | 2 months | 4/22/2005 | 4 | ADD | Effects during: anxiety, agitation, rapid heartbeat, loss of appetite. Effects when drug wears off: paranoia, moodiness, sleep deprivation, depression (I don't understand how some people list depression under reasons- it just adds to it). Other effects: addiction and dependence; days without Concerta I feel are spent wasted doing nothing productive | Despite the extreme side-effects experienced, I rated Concerta a 4 simply because it works as a stimulant; it keeps me focused inside and out of the classroom, and I'm driven to work and keep working until the drug begins to wear off some 8-10 hours later. A workaholic zombie, with little emotion or boredom to get in the way of getting tasks done. Once the intended effects wear off, the emotion will hit me like a ton of bricks, and depression and paranoia will set in. Usually, I counter this with a mild tranquilizer in the evenings to force myself to relax or sleep during this period. I'm a graduating college senior, dual majoring in both mathematics and computer science- I honestly don't think I could have pulled this off without the help of Concerta. My advice: take it if you absolutely need it to finish work/school projects, and only on the days you need it. (dosage: 36 mg) | M | 22 | 2 years | 4/18/2005 | 1 | Depression-AdHD | It hospitalizated 2 teenagers I know. Both tried to commit suicide. One of these kids was my 17 yr. old son. He eat 14-17 concerta to kill himself. He is really lucky to be alive | this stuff is only effective 70% of the time.What about the other30% of the people .No one really knowns the answer.How many people have committed suicidewith this drug. | F | 43 | 1 months | 4/14/2005 | 2 | ADHD | Headaches, paranoia, agitation, anxiety, rapid heartbeat, and fast pulse. | Felt the side effects within 2 days. Agitation is getting a little better, but only because I avoid all stressors if possible. The fast pulse (possible high blood pressure) is getting worse. I lay in bed and can feel my head and neck rapidly pounding because of my racing pulse. This heightens my anxiety. Anxiety attacks out of no where and I've never been prone to them. I hate this medicine and would give it a 1 if I was | F | 34 | 1.5 weeks | 4/11/2005 |