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 | okay at 18mg a little edgy at 36mg | took 18mg for 2 months and felt slight but positive results. Got tested again and was put on 36mg and I now want to go back to 18 because of edgyness I feel. I almost feel like I went backwards on 36mg | M | 49 | 2 months | 12/1/2004 | 1 | adhd | kjasndf | kjsdnf | M | 24 | 2 months | 11/19/2004 | 4 | add | at first irritability , slight agitation, need to take it same time every day. Those side effects were worse when PMS was an issue. Definitely HELPED the add which as an adult/Mom is a real pain. Avoiding Coffee while on it also helped. | F | 42 | 5 months | 11/4/2004 | 4 | | 10/26/2004 | 4 | depression | M | 43 | 4 days | 9/27/2004 | 3 | Add | I was very satisfied in the beginning - when i started at low dose @18 mg. I was focused and very motivated and did not affect my sleep... improved my thinking... | Now I am feeling nervous even @18 mg... lowered it from 56 mg. I miss the first feelings I had... did I go too fast in increasing dosage... everyday my stomach feels nervous and when I increase the dosage I feel that I am taking off on just nervous energy... | F | 52 | 90 days | 9/15/2004 | 3 | ADD | mild paranoia, slow reactions | helped so far, for the first time I could actually find it in me to research into this drug... paranoia is strange, scary, have never suffered from it before. LOOKING FOR ADVICE. | F | 21 | 3 days | 9/1/2004 | 5 | add | F | 24 | 2 months | 8/31/2004 | 5 | Severe ADD & dyslexia | Deprest, shaky, sick, not hungry, sleeplessness, with draw, | I took ridalin when i was about 7 till about 14 all tho i really don't remember much of it but my parents still strugled with my learning problems. Now that im on concerta I feel focused and can sit and do a project and WANT to finish it. the problem is i WANT to finish it so bad i will be late for school, work, or other activites. Last winter i was diagnosed with depreshion and social anxiety and was put on zoloft. During the summer i decided not to take my concerta because i wasnt in school. As soon after i stopped my concerta my siciatrist said my depression was lifting up and i felt so much more happy. I hung out with friends and even had a boy friend my self image seemed to improve in my eyes. I didnt make the connection and thought it was the zoloft and all the hours spent in councling. Now that Im out of councling and in school taking my concerta I realize now that I'm depressed and with drawed i feel like i cant talk to anyone and avoid my friends as much as possible. I love my school and want to go there but the fear of people and social scares me more then ever now. I can feel the side effects of the concerta dirasticly now Im shaky all the time and feel sick from time to time I know i should eat but the thought of food sickens me and most of all even tho i take my concerta very early in the morning around 7am I still cant sleep before 2am still im not tired when i wake up. But over all the concerta really helps me read if i forget a day i sit in school looking at the clock and drawing pictures. my days seem like years and reading is 10 times as hard and i have to read things over and over. So sometimes the side effects are worth the out come of concerta. | F | 17 | 3.5 years | 8/27/2004 | 1 | adhd | Can I pick a 5 for the Pro's and a 1 for the con's? I've been taking concerta for about 2 weeks now. I've experienced side affects such as: dry mouth, irritability, and readiness to jump into any arguement. I wouldn't say that I'm more Violent, but I can defanetly feel myself working harder to make Rational decisions. But the most frightening of them all happend within the last couple days. Right around the same time everynight (7:45ish - 8:30ish) I've been having trouble with paranoia- included in that I feel like I'm almost in a nightmare that I view as reality. I question my current state of reality, imagine | Amazingly enough, Concerta Does work for me. If I can learn how to master my thoughts well enough I don't really see a problem with it aside from the loss of apetite and the constant need for liquids. I really feel incontrol of my mind and body when I'm using concerta, and it allows me to attack several tasks instead of doing one until i get bored and move to the next. I have noticed my memory is somewhat sharper this short into it and I have a better ability in public speaking because I can hold one train of thought. Heck, I can hold several trains of thoughts which is amazing. I feel this far into my trial it would be a waste if I stopped if my main concern can be fix by a few simple dietary treatments or something along those lines if it is realated. For those of you who just read this and are thinking | M | 22 | 2 weeks | 8/23/2004 | 1 | adhd | Can I pick a 5 for the Pro's and a 1 for the con's? I've been taking concerta for about 2 weeks now. I've experienced side affects such as: dry mouth, irritability, and readiness to jump into any arguement. I wouldn't say that I'm more Violent, but I can defanetly feel myself working harder to make Rational decisions. But the most frightening of them all happend within the last couple days. Right around the same time everynight (7:45ish - 8:30ish) I've been having trouble with paranoia- included in that I feel like I'm almost in a nightmare that I view as reality. I question my current state of reality, imagine | Amazingly enough, Concerta Does work for me. If I can learn how to master my thoughts well enough I don't really see a problem with it aside from the loss of apetite and the constant need for liquids. I really feel incontrol of my mind and body when I'm using concerta, and it allows me to attack several tasks instead of doing one until I get bored and move to the next. I have noticed my memory is somewhat sharper this short into it and I have a better ability in public speaking because I can hold one train of thought. Heck, I can hold several trains of thoughts which is amazing. I feel this far into my trial it would be a waste if I stopped if my main concern can be fix by a few simple dietary treatments or something along those lines if it is realated. For those of you who just read this and are thinking | M | 22 | 2 weeks | 8/23/2004 | 1 | ADHD | However, after almost an hour of this escapade, it got to a point where I started to think about what was really going on. I very fast realized that there was no way in hell that what I had made up was real. There wasn't anything realistic of what I was thinking or dramatizing out. I started to calm down and it was as if I just awoke from a nightmare with someone chasing me. I've never had any kind of experience such as this, and want to know what could be contributing factors to it- I'm still unsure. I have Dizziness, headaches, and sweat a good amount regardless of the temperature. One thing I do notice is that I do some things in repetition. Some over and over and over again, like walking back in forth in my living room or walking to the door for the sole purpose of locking it because I don't want an intruder. Checking my peep hole because I think there is someone out there. All the while my physical body is doing this, I’m having a huge battle of wits in my head, and I’m thinking about so many different things and unlike when I'm not using concerta I can and do focus on not just one but several thoughts going on at once. I think maybe the problem at hand could be that not only am I focusing on the realistic answer (none of these feelings and emotions are warranted by anything valid) but the simple fact that I’m also focusing on a large amount of other things. I feel like my mind is operating way over what it usually does, and in results this is what happens. Is this caused by stress? Is it eating habits? I don't know, but I’d like to; anyone? | M | 22 | 2 weeks | 8/23/2004 | 1 | ADHD | (ADD ON) | M | 22 | 2 weeks | 8/23/2004 | 5 | ADD | Loss of Appetite-probably Concerta (started zoloft same day as concerta) wiggling my toes and figity at the end of the day. | Only been on for 7 days but I love this med. Adderall didn't work as well for me it was inconsistant. So far I stay very focused throughout my workday and I need to be doing something productive constantly. Also my Bp too high on Adderall-fine w/Concerta | F | 34 | 7 days | 8/7/2004 | 4 | ADHD | dry mouth, metalic taste | Greatly increased ability to sustain focus. | F | 50 | 2 months | 7/26/2004 | 5 | ADHD - Combined Type | Slight jitteriness during first week of treatment with 54mg | Everyone responds differently to ADHD meds but Concerta is definitely the medication for me. I can stay focused and on track long enough to write a 500 word essay in 2 hours vs. 12 hours without Concerta. Other areas I have notice dramatic improvements in are social skills, emotional impulsivity, quality of sleep, restlessness, organization, memory and anxiety. I take 56mg in the morning and an additional 36 in the evening to cover studying, sleeping and driving. This gives me 21 hours coverage. | F | 23 | 8 months | 7/23/2004 | 4 | ADD (without hyperactivity) | appetite loss and occasional dizziness were the only side effects that didn't go away after the first week (though, the dizziness may have just been a result of not eating enough) others included- insomnia and headaches | More than anything, taking concerta has helped me in reading better and faster. I've also noticed that it is much easier to form addictions (like smoking) and much harder to shake them when I take my medication. | F | 17 | 2 years | 7/12/2004 | 3 | | 7/5/2004 | 5 | AD/HD | Loss of appetite. Problem sleeping | Great medicine. Changing my life as i speak. | M | 38 | 2 days | 6/30/2004 | 2 | AD/HD | Severe mood swings when concerta wears off, headaches about twice a week | I am none too impresed with concerta, and it has caused me nothing but problems | M | 21 | 3 months | 6/26/2004 |