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I was on adderall 40 mg for about two and a half years while in college and experienced no side effects or problems. I would only take it while I was in school and then would take the adderall "vacations" during my breaks from school. However, about a year and a half ago, I began to develop insomnia from the zoloft I used to be taking for depression (at the time, I didn't know that the insomnia was from the zoloft.

Hello, my 13 year old son was diagnosed with ADD (not hyper kind) as well as learning disabilities a few years ago. He has been taking concerta most of the time but i sometimes will let him take a break so he can eat properly and stop having such bad stomach aches. the doctor thought we should try strattra since it is new and in a different family than concerta. My son got really dizzy and lost all the feeling in his body.

I've recently gone back on to my add med (Adderall - I Hated Ritalin and Concerta (concerta is just extended release Ritalin) - I'm also taking Xanax w/Ambien at night. I've been on these meds for awhile and have had no issue with them. That said - they both are extremely addictive. Amphetamine's are easier for WD's, but harder on the body if not used as perscribed. Benzo(whatevers), are easier on your body (as long as used as perscribed) but have worse WD's than opiate's.

He feels like everyone is picking on him. I hate it. I get so mad at him that I have to take a break. Today it was his brother making noise, he said he couldnt consintrate. Thats one I hear alot, but then he just had a meltdown and said he couldnt do his homework, that he didnt get it. It was a subtraction problem that he said this about and I couldnt believe it!! He is my math wiz!!! It was an easy problem, he knew it!! I know he is not doing it on purpose and that he really needs "help.

My son, Aidan, is 5 and half years old and preparing to enter Kindergarten in apublic school on the fall. He started having behavioral issues when he was 2 1/2 everything from bouncing off the falls to repetitive behaviors like flipping light switches to figuring out how to break out of the house.

My girls are on Concerta and it helps with their ADHD, and they dont have any bad side effects. I know all kids are different, but you may want to talk to the doc about it and give it a shot.

I'm a 23 year old male in college diagnosed with ADHD (which I've successfully been on welbutrin and concerta for about 3 years now). I admit first hand, I've been a stim junkie in the past, energy drinks in particular. I stopped with those once I found a lifting supplement known as NOXPLODE (which is a blend of an energy, NO, and creatine in short).

As I watched the rest of my children suffer and begin to grow resentful toward their brother, we made the decision to start him on Concerta. I have not seen any negative side effects. Really it has been wonderful. We are now able to do things together as a family. Having said that, I HATE that my baby has to be on this medication. I am tired of managing symptoms. I want a cure! I am not sure if that exists, but this doesn't feel like victorious living. I am drowning in guilt every day.

The doctors have switched it again, and he's now been on concerta 1 time a day, for about a year with Chlodin 5 times a day. He's starting to back talk again he throws fits horribly, he's mean to his sister. I know this all sounds like a typical 5 year old, but take that times 10. He literally won't shut up. We have currently diagnosed him with a runny mouth that won't stop. He has to have the last word in everything.

I am merely trying to obtain all the knowledge possible and doing the best i can. I am currently 12 and a half weeks pregnant with my first baby. I did not know for a while and had a very dificult time quitting smoking marijuana. my concern is with doctors and cps drug testing. I went to the doctors this past week and was told i tested positive for marijuana. while i am not surprised, I have begun living on the right track and am wondering, is it too late for me?

I can't move out of state right now either (I have 50 bucks in the bank at this moment and my boyfriend who works full time is just as broke), and I really REALLY don't want to go down illegal routes just to make myself a functioning member of society. I don't want to break the law, I just want to get by and survive, go to college, read a book, I JUST WANT TO LIVE!

This is painful for me to write because the memories themselves are still open wounds, and after a year and a half of therapy, and finding out my therapist/counsel doesn't see eye to eye with me on the medication abuse I've been put through, I have now lost yet another therapist, and I have no one left in the medical field I feel I can connect to. I am refusing connection from all that I have been through because I just don't want to be in pain anymore. Apparently people don't understand.

She recently put him on ritalin this is the 3rd medicine she has tried him on. At first it was working for 4 hours and then it goes away then he gets a half a dose at 1pm and it does nothing. At school he can not concentrate at all after the 4 hours is up around 11am. He also throws occasional temper tantrums. Then the worst is at night you have to force him to keep still to do his homework and when its bed time good luck trying to get him to sleep.

My symptoms started about 2 and a half years ago, and have been getting steadily worse since then. At that point I was not under any particular stress as it was summer break, although I had recently had strep, and gone through most of my finals that quarter with a high fever. (I was part of a program for high school students to take college classes). So, does this sound like it's the result of stress, or should I push my doctor to keep looking?

my child is almost 10, saw phychiatrist recently because my son had the diagnosis of adhd since age 4, while on concerta 36, he had severe side effects which were concerning to me so he saw a psychiatrist, who saw autisic symptoms and she is sure he is aperger's, i've noticed lots of odd behaviours in the last 2 yrs but thought was adhd, he is now off meds and no longer hyper 2-4-7, but when when he gets overstimulated by noise or other kids, he gets extremely hyper and aggitated, sits on floor

My oldest son started showing signs of aggression and anger within the last year and a half. It started out with him getting very angry over small situations and saying he was going to kill himself. He would actually choke himself and try to pull out his hair and scratch himself. We took him to a psychologist and he was diagnosed with ADHD. I have no idea where he got the idea of killing himself at 4. My husband and I never speak of these kind of things and it really scared me.

I'm going back to my psychiatrist in a few weeks after a year and a half break from meds. I find myself realizing that I have not really accomplished anything in the last couple of years, ever since college ended. I don't finishing anything that I'm working on, and I've only worked a few months of part time jobs in the last couple years.

So, my three and a half year old son has been having major issues since before 18months. He has been on Tenex which is showing no effect it did work well for the first few weeks but he is back to his previous behaviors. It never did help with agression or impulsivity but it did slow him down and he was not doing his high pitched screaming that he normal does.

He is now 7 and has been a handful for most of his life. He has been on med's for 3 and a half years now. We also have not been able to be given one diagnosis. He has ADHD with generalized anxiety accompanied with much anger and aggresstion. And now is showing firm signs of OCD. You never know what to expect from him one day is good the next is really bad. We also went and had him tested, this did tell us alot, he has some learning disabilities and laungage delays on top of all the rest.

Let me start by telling you my situation. About two and a half years ago I was diagnosed by my gyno with my first case of bacterial vaginosis. I was given a cream and not too long after I recovered from BV, I was diagnosed with my first yeast infection. I was given creams and it went away. About a month later, another yeast infection followed by creams and then BV followed by more messy creams. I was told by my gyno that I was just going through some hormonal changes and I was okay.

She is now over 4 yrs, and weighs 50 lbs. I havent had any luck with the medications they have given her. Ritalin, Concerta, and Aderall. She is so moody and impossible to deal with. She cries all the time, and throws fits constantly. It's like she is never happy. I am not currently giving her any of those meds.) For the past 3 days I have given her a 50 mg Zoloft and day 4 i gave her half the pill. She has been so pleasant to be around, I have never seen her in such a great mood.

I have done the garbage thing with my son's toys too. He actually helped also and another time I told him I was going to break them in half and throw them away - he broke them for me and threw them in the trash bin...I just don't get it...

I was thinking about asking my neuro for Concerta again. I worked a year and a half ago. Just wondering if it would halep the inability to concentrate?

I thought that children were to be given breaks from this drug to see if they can cope without it. I need any facts about this, they just seem to be upping his meds. Our son is a good boy, im not really sure why he is on this. Does anyone have facts about this, that would be great. Thank You.

I am totally off Prosac now , my Concerta is half dose. I was taking 4-5 10MG/650MG Loricets for too many pains too count. I have gotten down to 1.5 a day in 6 weeks. As for my Clonapin I was on 4MG then 2MG which I have cut to 1MG for sleeping (I am bi polar) I have talked to many people who have told me that cold turkey on Clonapin can lead to siezures so I am trying to get a new shrink to help me detox them. No luck in my area yet.

He said it was a bunch of baloney. It made sense to me though. My son has been on concerta for 3 years and I was hoping this could be a good supplement. The only problem is that the fish oil pills are HUGE! Unfortunaltey- they don't make them small, soI think your daughter would have a hard time swallowing the pills, I know my son would and he is a very good pill taker. I am very lucky that Salmon happens to be his very favorite food, which is a very good source of Omega-3.

I was afraid I'd run out of opions but what my phy and I discovered is that I tend to build up a resistance to a drug after about a year or so depending on drug. But the good news is after a break from the drug I can switch back and it will work for me so I just have to keep changing around. I also understand about the "medicine cabitnet" peole think I'm a drug addict but when they live with differnt health problems as I do they can say something.

His current medications are Concerta 54mg twice a day (second dose at noon/school), Klonipin 1/4 of a .5 in the morning and at noon and a whole .5mg at night, Zoloft 25mg once a day, focalin 5mg in am, and clonidine 1/2 tab x 2/day and 1 full .1mg at night.

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