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I would get the tightness in the neck (felt like I needed to swallow) and sometimes tightness in the chest when the dose was too high. On Concerta this would be in the early afternoon when the peak hit, and even a bit as the initial rise in the morning occurred; this was on 54mg. Similar effect when I’d take too much of the generic Ritalin SR. No headaches though. Now I take 2 Apo 20mg SR methylphenidate (generic Ritalin SR) with no side-effects. If I take them too close together (i.e. 3-4hrs instead of 6-7hrs) I get the side-effects about an hour after the 2nd dose.
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