my experience with concerta so far

my experience with concerta 27mg was absolutely terrible. started vomiting at the 7th hour both day 1 and 2, plus had this constant head pressure with sore neck/traps/upper back. the weird thing was i got crazy hungry - like bottomless pit stomach hungry - which is opposite of what most people report. could eat a whole bread and still be starving (though weirdly, lemon flavored olives helped with the hunger)

the side effects made me so irritable i ended up in arguments with my grandparents who didn't understand what was going on (they don't know about the adhd or meds). the med had me so messed up i threw a bread knife at the kitchen window and other stuff out of impulsive rage

by days 8-9 my sleep was completely fucked and the bottomless pit stomach was still there. maybe there were benefits but couldn't even tell through all the side effects. still vomited too. but i had zero anxiety or depression issue as side effect, kinda weird

went back to the doc and she just dismissed it saying "not everyone gets same side effects its normal" and tried pushing me back to wellbutrin (which i refused). she even started questioning why i was taking detailed notes in appointments, suggesting it was anxiety/ocd even though i told her its my adhd making me forget things so i take notes..

dont doctors take notes about patients? she knew prozac made my adhd symptoms worse cause she gave me prozac in first session which only amplified my adhd symptoms. she didnt even even consider strattera as an option. just kept pushing antidepressants even though it backfired on me. and then she kindly implied me to "gtfo"

so yeah, be prepared that it might not work for you. some people do great on it but for others like me the side effects can be brutal. everyone's different

PS: please dont get discouraged or dont feel hopeless cause some people love to FLAUNT here as how "18 mg concerta" itself made them become literally superman on day 1.. to make you question if you are beyond saving..

reading those posts kills me inside too but there is nothing we can do about it