Experiences with

Concerta

hello, My 9yr is on Concerta for is ADHD which works for everything! The down fall is the lost of appetite when on it, causing us to use cyproheptadine which doesn’t seem to help, does anybody know of a medication, stimulates or non-stimulants where the side effects aren’t lose of appetite?

Concerta worked but soon stopped working, and she had mega-adrenaline rushes and tachycardia. Now she's on Vyvanse, propanalol (beta blocker for the tachycardia and anxiety), and she's going to start lamictil as a mood stabilizer. But the Vyvanse stopped working even sooner than the Concerta.

I heard most of the people use Vyvanse, Adderall and Concerta. Are those medications WAY BETTER then Ritalin or is Ritalin still a valid option? I'm using Ritalin guys but taking it 2/3 times a day is a joke. Thanks in advance for your help guys

She is on Concerta, but it don't seen to help much.

Just started Xaggatin 36mg yesterday from previously on Concerta 54mg as it wasnt working...just wondering if I should have started with 18mg and work up to 36mg?

update: we tried the 18mg extended release concerta (generic) today and his school camp report was not good - some of her language- impulsive, needing a lot of redirection, talkative, interrupting, tore his papers and threw them, complained of headaches.

He’s on a low dose fast acting concerta twice daily that will eventually get switched to long acting but we want to give the Prozac time to work.

Currently he’s only seeing a psychiatrist to monitor his Concerta medication. He was on Aripriprazol (antipsychotic) but he stopped as he did not like the side effects in the way it made him feel). We are having huge difficulty parenting him, my husband especially.

I take concerta and ritalin.I take my medication and my head hurts. I also drink caffeine and that sometimes makes it worse.

She has tried Vyvanse & Concerta. Both have given her multiple negative side effects and extreme anxiety/panic attacks. She was in the middle of trying a non-stimulant med. (It takes 4 weeks for it to work & she took it for a week and a half).

My kiddo just received that prescription and after reading about it, I am quite hesitant to have her try it as it is not as straight forward as Vyvanse or Concerta. I'm also concerned bc she has been diagnosed with low blood pressure and a side effect can be low blood pressure.

Has anyone had success when switching from adderall to concerta for a situation like this?

He takes 36mg Concerta/36mg Methyphenidate XR 1x daily in am. He about 8 months ago he suddenly started to say very negative things about himslef-Im stupid, nobody loves me, you hate me, your mean, I should just kill myself, ect.

We’ve tried Jornay, Adderal, Concerta, intuniv and Strattera for ADHD and all have made her tics more frequent and noticeable. We stopped meds about 3 weeks ago and her tics have returned to being barely noticeable.

Just starting my journey through titration with meds(currently 54mg concerta XL) too high I feel. Just happy to know I'm not alone and not losing my mind 😊 well not totally.

We switched to Concerta which was working during the school day but then in the late afternoon and evening we had many issues with his behavior. We had been giving him a dose in the afternoon but that prolonged his issue with lack of appetite and we could not get him to go to bed.

Hi I was on concerta 54mg, I found this was too high a dose for me, got a major crash around 3.30 every day and was getting bouts of anxiety throughout the day and constant from about 3pm. I've started elvanse 30mg today to see how I go with that.

We brought this to the attention of our doctor and they are recommending switching to Concerta. Anyone have experience with their child taking this vs taking Guanfacine? He also does some group therapy but it's more geared towards us on parenting strategies and how to manage "big emotions."

I have been on methylphenidate in different forms, Concerta, and Ritalin. Currently, I am on a 60mg dose of Ritalin (IR). I started therapy, more specifically Mindfulness-Integrated CBT, 3 months ago. After reading about it, I felt like it could help me.

Newbie here....was diagnosed with ADHD last month and was prescribed concerta xl. 18mg for one week and then onto 36mg for 3 weeks. It felt like it was working fine and being effective but it was suggested that I go up to 54mg. I started 54mg last Monday 20th and I was expecting the sudden 'Woah!