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March 15, 2014 at 3:30 am #124525
Hi,
I am making this topic to give my opinion on the difference between Concerta XR and Ritalin LA/IR.
Please note:
These are just from my experience and view from one side.
Please do not let it fully have any change on you, as in you know yourself .I remember on Ritalin LA, well like I have just realized (over the past 1+ year on Concerta and 2 years on Ritalin LA/IR in the past <- before Concerta),
That, well in my experience I see that Concerta a lot of the time (a big % of the time) is missing a ‘instant effect’ , Now Look: I am not saying that the “instant effect” is needed or anything like that, No no ; but like it really depends on the person, the thing is Concerta in my opinion lacks that “fully”, as in if you have a work or study that generally must be 90-100% always you on balanced then Concerta is a bit weak on that side, because lets say; (for example): You had a job that needed you to be on “alert” <- What I mean by that is, no mistakes, a job such as a lets say a Flight Control person or another job like that, you know that sort of zone. I think that Concerta is a bit “that way or this way”, as in it can make you too much or is missing something (Concerta is), compared to Ritalin LA/IR. From my experience/opinion.
And I have fully noticed and realized it now that Concerta is missing that “motivation?” type of thing, so lets say you are doing something ( a task), with Concerta the Concerta makes you 60+% maybe do that task but a lot of the time without being in a “state of mind” what I mean by that is, the Concerta a lot of the time effects your actions more in a way than Ritalin LA/IR. (Depends on a lot of things,etc). I think that well I have experienced that with the Ritalin LA/IR -> It is more motivating 99% of the time. And Concerta lacks that “motivating”,
I am just saying, I’m not saying its awful, but like its a bit unstable?
When I said Ritalin LA/IR (Either one of them. I did not take them together).
REPORT ABUSEMarch 15, 2014 at 11:03 am #124535Hi @tom1
It’s good to share your personal experiences with medication. Even though it is just one person’s experience, it can be very helpful to others. I started my own thread about my experience with Vyvanse awhile ago. And then forgot about it, of course. One thing I can say for sure is that my memory is not improving much.
But I don’t want to get off topic.
I have never taken Concerta and only used Ritalin for a short period of time years ago. But from what I understand, Concerta does have a more slow, subtle effect than Ritalin. It won’t give you that instant “on” feeling, like flipping a switch. Which means you have to motivate yourself more. If you can get started on a task, then it will help you to focus. But you have to get started first, which can be a problem for a lot of people. That is where the more “inastant effect” from Ritalin might be helpful.
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