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Bender,
I started off taking Ritalin, then Concerta, then Adderal, and now I am taking Focalin XR. RItalin made me feel like there were ants under my skin. Concerta had no affect at all, but I noticed if I needed to use my brain at all that day, I got blinding headaches. I called Adderal my “Stupid” pills, cause they made my brain not work. Focalin seems to do it for me. I can think, concentrate, and I don’t get headaches or any other noticable side-effects.
Short answer? Talk to your doctor. Let him/her know about what you are taking and why it isn’t working for you. Be as specific as you can. Write your experiences down in a notebook. That last part worked for me, because I don’t have to remember what to tell her.
These people see hundreds of cases like ours, where we only see ourselves.
Good luck, and be persistent.
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