- Increasing dosage question 11th February 2004
... different kids. Adderall (sp?) works great for some kids, Concerta works great for others, etc. Adderall may not be ... without the hyperactivity/impulsivity. I've heard that Concerta or other Ritalin-based medications are often very...
... different kids. Adderall (sp?) works great for some kids, Concerta works great for others, etc. Adderall may not be ... without the hyperactivity/impulsivity. I've heard that Concerta or other Ritalin-based medications are often very ... sleep and he was very emotional. He actually took Concerta for about six months. The adderall seems to work...
- when stimulants don't work 10th February 2004
... with homework, books, assignmetns etc. Have tried Concerta , Ritalin, and Adderall. School (gourmet academic...
- Do you have Adult ADD? 10th February 2004
... struggling with now is that I absolutely cannot sleep on Concerta . Doc for some reason is uncomfortable with switching...
- Need advice. Could my son suffer from ADD? 6th February 2004
... doctor/psychiatrist" put my 14 year old daughter on concerta once and with in 6 months she was a different child ... the age my daughter started ADHD "treatment" (the concerta was just the last) I also have a brother who is bipolar...
- What is proper dosage - Concerta/Ritilan? 29th January 2004
... My question is - How many children are on Concerta , at what dosage, how old are they and how much do ... on the 20th and I feel he may try to switch him to Concerta again (for the evening concentration) . He was on ... at school. We’re wondering if the dosage (of the Concerta ) was wrong. We need his concentration in the evenings ... Please give me some insight on the proper dosages of Concerta and Ritilan. Thank you again Karon...
... that the doctor explained it to me is you divide the concerta dosage by 3 to compare to Ritalin because it is a ... 12 hour medication. Concerta comes in 18 , 27, or 36 mg. 27 mg would be equivalent ... to 9 mg of Ritalin. I have one son who takes Concerta and one who takes Ritalin. The 10 year old takes ... impossible to get homework done. We don't give him Concerta because he would go all day without eating.
My ... other child takes Concerta and we definitely have sleep issues. I give it to ... weekends. What time were you giving your grandson his Concerta in the morning? I give him Ritalin sometimes instead ... of Concerta if he gets up late on the weekend so he isn't up all...
... My daughter 10 yo takes concerta with much less side effects of ritalin although at ... Ritalin was awful for her! My step daughter takes 36 mg Concerta . Our doc tries to go by a rule of 1 mg per Kg of...
... weighs about 70 lbs, and is currently on 36 mg of Concerta AND 40 mg of Strattera. We have tried Ritalin, Concerta ... were lots of ups and downs as it would wear off. Concerta alone (he was on 54 mg for over a year) worked great ... stimulant (he now takes 40 mg Strattera AND 36 mg Concerta at 7:00 am during the week, and 40 mg Strattera AND...
... My son is 8yrs old weighs 61#, and is on 54mg concerta . We had been on Ritalin but like your concern the ... him struggle!! We intitially tried a lower dose of Concerta , but he started to fall back in school. He does...
... to take it that many times a day.But now he is on concerta ,oh he weighs 72 lbs.very thin but he eats pretty ... something he wanted to deal with.so we are back to concerta . but my son feels he dosnt need it so he sometimes...
... thinks he may put him on a slow release Ritilan (not Concerta ) it's an 8 hour pill and then what they do is add ... is taking. How does you son eat and sleep on the Concerta ???? Isn't the paxil an antidepressent???? Why...
- Help?! Inattentive ADD and Concerta 25th January 2004
... and is, unfortunately, a pretty common phenomenon. Concerta advertises itself as being effective for 12 hours ... are finding that not to be the case. (I also take Concerta for "inattentive" ADD.)
A couple of suggestions...
... I had that EXACT same experience when I began the Concerta as well--and time did seem to help, as well as split...
... when first started taking concerta i had the exact same problem. i couldn't stand up...
- Do meds need to be adjusted now and then?? 22nd January 2004
... a day, worked well...but we tried a timed released Concerta due to the ups and downs mid-day and so we didn't ... a behaviorial specialist we upped him to 54mg. of Concerta and it seems to work well.. He is very well behaved...
- 54mgs Concerta=how much Adderall?? 21st January 2004
... I've been experiencing a lot of benefits from the Concerta , but am still unhappy with the inconsistency-- Taking ... like to hear from anyone who has made the switch from Concerta to Adderall- Did it seem to last longer for you, ... there? How much Adderall effectively replaced the Concerta for you? I know everyone is different and just because...
... salt combo is stronger than methylphenidate (ritalin, concerta ) so the highest daily dose recomended is 40mg.
... already done so.
As for comparing adderall and concerta . For most people concerta lasts 8-12 hours. For some...
... Hi, I've recently been prescribed 54 mg of concerta for inattentive ADD. I've been taking it for the last...
... to risk losing what benefit I am deriving from the Concerta now. But the split dosing does seem to carry me through...
... The problem is, Jeffie, that because Concerta and Adderall are different drugs there just isn't ... to compare them mg to mg.
Ritalin, Ritalin LA, Concerta , Metadate plus the generic forms are all methylphenidate ... what freespirit said with regards to Adderall (like Concerta ) being a stimulant medication and will, therefore ... time when it wears off than what we experience with Concerta . My son's psychiatrist says that, in her experience...
... as potent as regular Ritalin.
when comparing Concerta and and Adderall XL, the mechanism and rate of release...
- question for brian880 19th January 2004
... can concerta be given the 1st couple of days starting on the STRATTERA...
... till Strattera kicks in, you can leave your child on Concerta . Some doctors even combine the two, stimulant as well...
- Concerta and anxiety/on-edge feeling.. Any suggestions? 13th January 2004
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Has anyone else had this problem with Concerta ? Should I maybe ask the doc to try Adderal or something ... else?
Ya know, I find that Concerta seems to build up in my system. After taking 36mg ... counselor recently suggested to me that just because the Concerta is *really* helpful to me, doesn't mean that one of...
... was like pulling teeth to get my doc to give me the Concerta .. so he may be reluctant to give me something else ... him.
[QUOTE=index.html]Ya know, I find that Concerta seems to build up in my system. After taking 36mg ... counselor recently suggested to me that just because the Concerta is *really* helpful to me, doesn't mean that one of...
... was like pulling teeth to get my doc to give me the Concerta .. so he may be reluctant to give me something else...
... my soon is 12 years old wt =71 lbs he takes 54 mg concerta and 12.5 paxil with the lower doses of con.
he was ... 20mg total aday of the ritalin ( which is the same as concerta without the time release so he had to take it 3x's...
... my soon is 12 years old wt =71 lbs he takes 54 mg concerta and 12.5 paxil with the lower doses of con.
he was ... 20mg total aday of the ritalin ( which is the same as concerta without the time release so he had to take it 3x's...
... To simplify things currently my son takes 54 mg concerta and 12.5 mg paxil a day both are once aday in the ... morning.
We are going to try strattera to replace the concerta
his pychologist also said that there are ingriedents...
... Concerta , Paxil AND Strattera huh? Has anyone else used this ... pharmacist. Tell the doc about your plans to keep the concerta going as well. This sure sounds like A LOT of meds...
... I do plan on dropping the concerta after a few days...
... major sluggishness for some time moving from 54mgs concerta to strattera, a non-stimulant. I'm on 54mgs concerta...
- Kids with ADHD and sports??? 12th January 2004
... school events later in the evening we switched to Concerta that way the med is given only one time (he don't ... have to have a dose at school or anywhere else) and Concerta being time-released lasts around (12hrs maybe a little...
... discouraged and of course she was. Also he was on the Concerta for 2 weeks, did not eat and could not sleep. Even ... Ritilan makes the child sad/nervous/depressed??? Does Concerta do that???? Does Clonodone always make them so sleepy...
... we tried many other options.) We have settled with Concerta . Yes it does mess with his eating - but every 3months ... try differenet doses. My son was on a lower dose of Concerta than he is on know and it seemed to make him very...
... this area would be the same.
When he was tried on Concerta for 2 weeks he was on 18 mg. per day. He is 59 lb...
... not on meds...that was one of the plusses with the concerta time-released. anyway My son is 59# (he was just...
... Hi again Badkat:
What exact dosage of Concerta is he on and how long has he been on that???
It was ... just our family doc who tried our grandson on Concerta and he didn't even know much about it he had to call...
... and specialized in ADHD-that is when we came to the Concerta Dosage He was on that for about 1year then we went ... 6months or so and tried Starterra and went right back to Concerta now for almost another year. Also somoe else posted...
... !
Maybe our grandson was on the wrong dose of Concerta . Did someone say Concerta does not make them sad...
... Don't give up. I will mention that my son took Concerta for several months and it kept him awake and put him...
... Concerta cr actually is ritalin just a time released
version ... 20mg a day reg ritalin and
now takes 54mg of the concerta .Why such a big difference I dont know.Also my son ... old and
his weight is 71 lb. he's a twig but on the concerta he eats much better.It sounds like your grandson is...
... it's been 2 years).
What age was your son put on Concerta and at what dosage?? Our grandson was put on 18 mg...
... Kevin (my son)was started on concerta cr about 6 months ago at 18mg then 36mg now 54mg because...
... dquist:
Do you mean you are thinking of changing the Concerta to Strattera??? Why??? Is he still depressed on ... the Concerta ???? Has he ever been on Ritilan?
You know...
... been grateful for it.
Dquist, do you think the concerta is worsening your child's anxiety? That can certainly...
... was devestating to him.one reason why we switched to concerta cr a 1x a day med.cause its time released. Karon if...
... an excellent athlete.he is in 6th now and takes the concerta cr (ritalin just time released)the mood swings are...
- A theory on Cultural Influences ADHD epidemic 11th January 2004
... not to blame parents, like myself (one 12 yr old on Concerta and one 9 year with possible "anxiety"), but maybe...
- anyone use strattera over 3months? 11th January 2004
... it longer than 2 months of use
My son has been on concerta cr 54mg. have been given strattera to try at my request...
... build up in the system, while stimulants like Ritalin, Concerta etc. work immediately. Some people notice improvement...
... been on Strattera since March. He ALSO takes 36mg of Concerta with it. The combination of the two medications works ... his anxiety, and it prevents the let down when the Concerta wears off. Additionally, the Strattera seems to inhibit ... many of the side effects he had while taking Concerta alone--namely, lack of appetite and severe insomnia ... night and eats much better than he did while only on Concerta . The Concerta works for his focusing/attention and...
... inhibit many of the side effects he had while taking Concerta alone--namely, lack of appetite and severe insomnia ... night and eats much better than he did while only on Concerta .
I was fascinated to read this, jboon, because ... and very cautiously adding Metadate (same drug as Concerta , just a different delivery system). I was really...
... feed back good or bad.Its weird cause I dropped the concerta to 36mg instead of 54mg and we started the strattera...
... Index and dquist,
My son took 54mg of Concerta for about a year and a half and it worked great for ... gain any weight the last eight months he was on the Concerta . In March, we switched him to Strattera only (40mg ... and sleep normally. So, the doctor added 36mg of Concerta to be taken WITH the Strattera. The combination seems...
- day dreaming 10th January 2004
... instance, I had headaches for the first 2 or 3 days on concerta , but they went away. Also the "rebound" anxiety that...
- Help for teenager with ADD 10th January 2004
... improve his behavior in school. We switched back to Concerta and currently he is taking 2 x 36mg tablets each morning...
- New here - parent of 7yo ADHD boy - need support 6th January 2004
... Hello
I landed here after doing a search on " concerta vs. metadate" because after changing to Metadate, ... drawing board - looking for another doctor. Trying Concerta again. Does everyone have this much difficulty caring...
... Hello
I landed here after doing a search on " concerta vs. metadate" because after changing to Metadate, ... drawing board - looking for another doctor. Trying Concerta again. Does everyone have this much difficulty caring...
- 9 Year old w/ADD on Straterra? 6th January 2004
... started to interfere with much activity. So, we tried Concerta without telling the teacher, and we were impressed ... grouchy and physically aggressive. So we went back to Concerta and he is "fine" again. SO, watch your child and go...
- Is this a side effect? 2nd January 2004
... to something different. Do you know if Adderall or concerta or any other ADD drug does this? Please help
