Re: Hi and Thank you

[Anonymous]

Hey Mekcanix,

I think someone ‘way back when’ must have thought you had ADHD since you stated that you had been on Ritalin from about 4 years until you were 16. Ritalin was THE drug of choice for us ADHD people before all the newer alternatives came out.

The dosages of Concerta and Ritalin are not the same. So if someone on a dosage of Ritalin of 20mg that is switched to Concerta wouldn’t be given a dosage of 20 mg (even though they are both methylphenidate). I guess it has something to do with the way the drug is released into our systems.

I take a 72 mg dose of Concerta and it does wonders for me. I started out on 18 mg which was upped to 36 mg after one week. The 18 mg told me it was ‘there’ but it wasn’t until I reached a dose of 72 mg that I received the optimum benefit. My specialist has even considered upping my dose but I am so thrilled with where I am now that I’m not even interested in it.

Keep us updated on your progress. The meds sure have helped me get some life changes under way. Yes, we still have to do the work but it sure is much easier when we can actually focus on the task at hand!

😉

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