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Posted by AdamCanada on June 28, 2007, at 18:17:42
Ritalin for me loses effectiveness if I take it too often also it causes a lot of weightloss.
How is Concerta different?
Ritalin has been a short term miracle for me for my social anxiety and depression lack of interests, lack of motivation etc.
Posted by F00TBALL on June 28, 2007, at 22:42:21
In reply to Concerta how different is it from Ritalin?, posted by AdamCanada on June 28, 2007, at 18:17:42
It's a bad idea to use amphetamines for social anxiety/depression. Sure, they might make you temporarily feel better, but so will ecstasy and cocaine.
check out this website...
socialfear.com
Posted by Maximus on June 29, 2007, at 13:33:23
In reply to Concerta how different is it from Ritalin?, posted by AdamCanada on June 28, 2007, at 18:17:42
Hi Adam,
I'm taking Concerta for residual symptoms of bipolar depression. It helps a great deal, especially with anhedonia.
Concerta is a long acting methylphenidate compound, say 10-12 hours. I have no crash or anxiety related to it and it did not stop working.
Good luck with it!
Posted by Racer on July 2, 2007, at 15:08:35
In reply to Re: Concerta how different is it from Ritalin? » AdamCanada, posted by Maximus on June 29, 2007, at 13:33:23
Just my own experience here:
I've taken Ritalin for a while, and recently switched to Concerta. In the beginning, when I first switched, I had headaches -- just like the headaches I got when I first started taking Ritalin. They've gone away now, just as they did when I started taking Ritalin.
Just in case you experience something funky, and wonder why, since it's the same basic drug. I thought there was a problem, but apparently the different mechanism of release is enough to start some adjustment phase issues...
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