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Just stumbled on this thread. Not off-topic at all; in fact it was pretty compelling to read. I’ve had tinnitus since starting Concerta a year and a half ago—constant, crazy-loud at night, and yup: worse on the left side. There’s been an improvement of about 40% in loudness since bringing my dosage down. (The meds were causing elevated BP.)
What really amazed me was abslt0’s description of the rheumatism-like pain. Have had that issue my whole life, exactly the way you describe, except during pregnancy (the high-level hormones of PG commonly alleviate arthritis). But no more creaky, sore joints or needing to avoid the cold since being on stimulants. Gotta like that. (BTW, in case this helps in some chance way, only two things appear to cause the pain now—raw tomato and tartrazine; tested this out numerous times.)
So basically, even though I was more physically fit when younger, I’m more limber now.
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