bleh

[solipsistnation]

Testing Concerta, which is sort of time-release ritalin. You take it at 8 in the morning, and it lasts 12 hours, thus eliminating the possibility of forgetting your noon dose (as I so often do).

After 2 days, as I pass out at 1:30 in the afternoon, I have to say that either the concerta dosage is too low, or it's not effective at all. I feel pretty bleary. At least this is part of a study, and not, like, I've been prescribed it and stuff.

But overall, bleh.

Comments

Concerta

[greybar.livejournal.com]

There's a guy I know who is using Concerta and has been very happy with it. He is looking to move to another one that doesn't have the limited 12 hour effect, but I don't know the name of that one offhand.

Re: Concerta

[solipsistnation.livejournal.com]

Hm. I'm hoping this is just the adjustment period...

[stophittinyrslf.livejournal.com]

i've been much sleepier/weary today and yesterday than i have been in recent history as well, but not sure if i'm ready to chalk that up to the concerta yet.

other than that, it feels about the same as the four-hour ritalin to me, except i keep feeling like i ought to be taking a second dose of it at some point throughout the day. conditioning!

[leahseraph.livejournal.com]

I've seen it work pretty well for people, but mostly those were people who had big problems with the ups and downs of the three or four times a day ritalin dosage. Usually their concerta dose was a little higher than their regular ritalin dose I think.