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With so many people taking a look at their medicines and being surprised to discover that they’ve been given the generic versions, I suspect it’s completely legal not to tell them. So it’s up to us to be smart consumers and take a very close look at the pills before we accept and pay for them. Now that I’ve had a chance to try a branded ADHD drug instead of a generic one, and based on what I’ve heard and read about the shortcomings of these generics, I shall insist on the branded from now on.
Today is my second day on branded Concerta, and I can definitely feel the effects of it, even though this is only my second dose. About 2 hours after I’d taken it, I got a lovely calmness and more focus (as opposed to hyper-focus) than I can ever remember feeling. I went walkies, and, for the first time, was able to actually slow down and enjoy it, instead of rushing to get to where I was going as quickly as possible. Walking like that, instead of slamming my feet down on the sidewalk, I noticed that at the end of my walk, my feet didn’t hurt nearly as much.
When I stopped for lunch at a food court, instead of just grabbing my usual quick junk nosh of KFC or allegedly Chinese food or a burger, I thought about it, and opted for chicken souvlaki (no sauce), with a green salad (no dressing or feta) and rice—a food court meal I hadn’t had in years. And although I knew I had half an hour to eat and get to my massage appointment, I ate slowly, and without feeling the need to grab something to read while I was doing it. I focussed on my lunch, and on a tiny bit of people-watching. And, for the first time, I was able to sit down and eat, without my usual very fidgety leg going a mile a minute.
During my massage, I was actually able to relax to the point of almost falling asleep by the end of it, even though the masseur was working on some very tight and sore muscles. Walking home afterwards, I stopped in 2 stores, was able to resist most of the urge to look at other things on the shelves that caught my eye, and at the end of it, I bought ONLY the things I’d intended to. I was amazed at how little I’d spent.
The Concerta didn’t totally stop all the impulsivity, distraction, fidgetiness, and urge to do things as quickly as possible, but it definitely greatly reduced them. And it enabled me to quickly catch myself, think what I was doing, and tell myself to stop and get back on track.
This is quite a remarkable sensation!
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