Re: Concerta not working after 5 weeks

[Anonymous]

Wow… You guys are exactly talking about what I came here for. Started Concerta since September (27Mg). First week was awesome. I felt like I was more aware of everything surrounding me; kind of feeling like when you wake up after a loooong night of sleep. I also felt way less irritable with the kids and had no side-effects at all. Workwise, wow! I finally ended all of those projects making me anxious.

On the second week though, I could already feel the effects wear down. I have thus been upgraded to 36Mg 3 weeks later.

Once again, good effects the first 2 weeks, but then started to feel zombie again in the afternoon. I also had the feeling that when the effects were ending (around 5:30 – 6:00 PM) I felt like I haven’t sleeped for days. My doctor thus upgraded me to 54Mg. Almost no difference except for more side-effects on the first 5 days (nausea). The side-effects wore off totally, but I feel like the medicine does not do as much as it should.

What makes things complicated is to compare my situation with my “previous self”. I don’t totally remember how bad I felt before I started Concerta. I only remember the great effects of the few first days of having my brain teased! I have tried to skip a dose on weekends just to see, but I feel sleepy for the whole day and get irritable with the wife and the kids.

One thing I noticed though is that if I don’t sleep well, I feel like I have not taken medicine. If I sleep well and workout, the medicine looks more efficient.

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