Re: Concerta not working after 5 weeks

[Anonymous]

I was started on an 18 mg trial for a month, and the first two weeks were amazing! After that, it seemed kind of sporadic, so when I went to my follow up, the psychiatrist upped the dosage to 36mg. I felt another increase in productivity, but it wore off a bit faster. I do find that I’m able to complete things easier now than before the meds, but when comparing to the first two weeks on the 18mg, it doesn’t feel quite as good.

I’m probably just over the novelty of it all and getting used to it rather than any reduction in the effectiveness of the meds. At my last appointment, I felt that I was doing well on the 36mg, but I wasn’t sure if I could do better on a higher dose, so I’m on a two week trial of the 54mg, to see if there is any difference. Right now I would say that my biggest problem isn’t my ability to focus, but making sure I’m focusing on the right thing! Also, with the job I work at now, I have to be able to drop what I’m doing to serve clients at a moment’s notice, so I’m finding that I occassionally get irritated because I’ll be right in the middle of something and not have a choice about being interrupted.

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