Posted by alohashirt on September 9, 2006, at 0:18:43
In reply to Re: PLEASE HELP! concerta dosage conversion? » alohashirt, posted by liliths on September 7, 2006, at 6:52:01
No problem. Its always interesting to hear others experiences.
I was on Concerta and seemed to be losing some mental agility . I tried adderall, which was clearer and sharper but my blood pressure went through the roof. Next was Concerta + small amount of dexedrine. I ramped up dexedrine whilst ramping up Toprol to get the BP down. When focalin xr came out my pdoc suggested I might get the sam eresults as concerta+dexedrine without the bp effects. It did, and it was more consistent.
What si your health plan? Are they removing concerta from their forumulary? that seems weird for such a popular medication.
> hi there... thank you for the extra info :)
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> About how long before that second peak you mentioned and also about how long do you think the drug is effective for you before wearing off?
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> sounds like there isn't much of a crash - just a let down - which I certainly hope is true for me - I like the sound of those words "clearer and crisper"
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> did you switch to focalin from concerta and did your pdoc give you the same (1/2 right?) dose or make you start over and taper up?
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> I haven't a clue how my pdoc will react to this - but seeing how they're discontinuing coverage for concerta on my health plan, switching to generic ritalin just doesn't sound like an option I want anyway.. and I really am battling incredible lethargy & depression, despite my meds. I can feel them 'trying' but it just isn't enough
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> I am SO tired of feeling like garbage day after day. Though even if he does give it to me, I'll probably wait until my current concerta script is done as this new health insurance makes me have everything written by my primary - I bring her the scripts the pdoc writes and she has to write new ones. She's not crazy about doing it, so I don't want to tax her patience and go in too often. I'm afraid she'll simply pull out and I'll REALLY be stranded
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> thanks again
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> namaste,
> lilith
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> > Focalin IR is cerainly rougher as it wears off. The Focalin XR, which I take, has a sharper feeling than Concerta - clearer and crisper. I take my second dose justafter the second peak of dose1. I should really use a shorter acting med in teh afternoons (for the sake of my sleep habits)
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> > When it wear s off there is no unpleasant feeling, just sleepiness.
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