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Re: Did you take your meds today?
« Reply #2205 on: September 05, 2011, 11:34:29 AM »
Yes. Although I'm wondering if I'm experiencing some unwanted side effects with the concerta.

What possible side effects?

I took my meds last night, including calcium and a multivitamin with extra Vitamin D.

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Re: Did you take your meds today?
« Reply #2206 on: September 05, 2011, 02:38:11 PM »
I remembered the weekly med, but forgot the morning meds.  Oh, well
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Re: Did you take your meds today?
« Reply #2207 on: September 05, 2011, 03:37:27 PM »
Yes. Although I'm wondering if I'm experiencing some unwanted side effects with the concerta.

What possible side effects?

I took my meds last night, including calcium and a multivitamin with extra Vitamin D.

My heart beat is a bit irregular at times. I feel shortness of breath. And I feel slightly hyper after the med should be out of my body.
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Re: Did you take your meds today?
« Reply #2208 on: September 05, 2011, 03:42:03 PM »
Yes. Although I'm wondering if I'm experiencing some unwanted side effects with the concerta.

What possible side effects?

I took my meds last night, including calcium and a multivitamin with extra Vitamin D.

My heart beat is a bit irregular at times. I feel shortness of breath. And I feel slightly hyper after the med should be out of my body.

I wonder if the hyper feeling after the medicine is out of your body is just that, because one of the uses of Concerta is to tone down the hyperactivity of ADHD.

How long have you been taking it?

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Re: Did you take your meds today?
« Reply #2209 on: September 05, 2011, 03:43:00 PM »
Yes. Although I'm wondering if I'm experiencing some unwanted side effects with the concerta.

What possible side effects?

I took my meds last night, including calcium and a multivitamin with extra Vitamin D.

My heart beat is a bit irregular at times. I feel shortness of breath. And I feel slightly hyper after the med should be out of my body.

I wonder if the hyper feeling after the medicine is out of your body is just that, because one of the uses of Concerta is to tone down the hyperactivity of ADHD.

How long have you been taking it?

A little more than a week. I didn't use to be that hyper. My problem is more that of ADD without the H.
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Re: Did you take your meds today?
« Reply #2210 on: September 05, 2011, 03:57:12 PM »
Yes. Although I'm wondering if I'm experiencing some unwanted side effects with the concerta.

What possible side effects?

I took my meds last night, including calcium and a multivitamin with extra Vitamin D.

My heart beat is a bit irregular at times. I feel shortness of breath. And I feel slightly hyper after the med should be out of my body.

I wonder if the hyper feeling after the medicine is out of your body is just that, because one of the uses of Concerta is to tone down the hyperactivity of ADHD.

How long have you been taking it?

A little more than a week. I didn't use to be that hyper. My problem is more that of ADD without the H.

 Mine too, feeling hyper now must feel uncomfortable.  :-\
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Re: Did you take your meds today?
« Reply #2211 on: September 06, 2011, 08:43:36 AM »
Not sure I like the pills, tbh. I will have to talk to my doc.
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Re: Did you take your meds today?
« Reply #2212 on: September 06, 2011, 09:02:33 AM »
Concerta is long-acting Ritalin isn't it? It is expensive here if you are diagnosed as an adult (but if diagnosed as a child, it is available on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme which makes it $5.60 per prescription).

Recently I found out that there are more medications for ADHD available in the US than here in Australia. For instance, we don't have Adderall here. Dexamphetamine, Ritalin, Concerta and Strattera is all we have I think.

I took all my meds today. :)
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Re: Did you take your meds today?
« Reply #2213 on: September 06, 2011, 11:15:36 AM »
I don't think Concerta and Ritalin are the same but Concerta is long-acting.
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Re: Did you take your meds today?
« Reply #2214 on: September 06, 2011, 04:09:16 PM »
I don't think Concerta and Ritalin are the same but Concerta is long-acting.

Concerta and Ritalin are both methylphenidate, so they are the same medication, but Concerta delivers the medication over an eight to twelve hour period as opposed to all at once, like ordinary Ritalin does.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concerta

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Re: Did you take your meds today?
« Reply #2215 on: September 06, 2011, 04:31:14 PM »
Uh, who me?????????
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Re: Did you take your meds today?
« Reply #2216 on: September 07, 2011, 10:06:24 AM »
Yes
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Re: Did you take your meds today?
« Reply #2217 on: September 07, 2011, 12:13:01 PM »
I don't think Concerta and Ritalin are the same but Concerta is long-acting.

Concerta and Ritalin are both methylphenidate, so they are the same medication, but Concerta delivers the medication over an eight to twelve hour period as opposed to all at once, like ordinary Ritalin does.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concerta

Thanks. :plus:

My doc says I need to stop taking it. He suspects it is causing my problems.
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Re: Did you take your meds today?
« Reply #2218 on: September 24, 2011, 10:23:07 PM »
Yes and even bought a better type of Calcium pills
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Re: Did you take your meds today?
« Reply #2219 on: September 24, 2011, 10:30:57 PM »
 It's good to see this thread bumped, as it is helpful.  I did take my meds today.  :thumbup:
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