Concerta side effects and effectiveness?
Ok well ive been on concerta since last friday, started with 27mg made me feel sleepy at around 12am when i took it at 8 am and headaches also and didnt feel any different, went to doc he added another 18mg so now 45mg, first day i took the 45 i didnt really feel different except it lasted till i was done school for the headaches and sleepiness to start, so i took it again today and it went pretty well in the morning it sort of felt like a rush of caffeine but not really as strong sort of like an energy boost that lasted til about 3 diminishing the whole day, i noticed tho that my upper body about 2 inches below shoulders and up felt warmer and they were a bit more red along with my face, maybe higher blood pressure? and also in the morning my muscles always seem to twitch the first hour or 2 the day went pretty well except i dont see it really affect my attention really its more my motivation but thats about it and today for the first time my appetite wasnt gone! so are these side effects? does it sound like im taking to much? cause my dad mentioned so your getting high and then chuckled, or is that normal for the first couple hours to feel a caffeine like boost? oh and it gets stronger when i actually drink caffeine (had half a pop) and do you think its really working ? because my focus isnt really there apposed to my motivation which is sort of a bit higher, and when im on the pill i notice a difference in how i feel so i can feel when it hits me, im 16 almost 17, 5'11, 145lbs help would be much appreciated
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Hi Jake, I took 36mg Concerta for two months, and hated every minute of it. I asked instead to be given 120 10mg Instant Release generic Ritalin, and it's much better. You can control the dose, no headaches, you don't have to worry about taking it more than 6 hours before bed, the list goes on and on. From my experience, no one likes Concerta. Talk to your doc about switching to IR methylphenidate (Ritalin).