Concerta dosage - doubled
ADHD Related April 26th, 2006This week is the week that my Concerta dosage has been altered (in fact doubled).
So far I have noticed that I am irritable in the mornings, more stressed out, but am able to focus better. I am having difficulty waking up in the mornings as well.
I am struggling to multitask - I am finding that very frustrating as I have went my entire life doing 10 things at once, and now, at most, I am doing 3.
I have noticed that my vision is sometimes difficult - it takes me a few moments longer than usual to focus.
I have been struggling with abstract ideas in regards to programming - maybe its PMT (PMS) or the medication, but if the meds effect my creative flow for much longer, I will loose the will to live.
On the plus side, I have lost another 3 pounds, and my preoccupation with food is now subsided (first time in about 20 years). I am not always planning my next meal, but I do get bitchy if I leave it for too long - if I don’t have a mid morning snack or some fruit juice, I get really really narky!
Hopefully the heightened agitation and sleep issues are just a temporary side-effect. The irritability could just be a female issue - time will tell.
April 28th, 2006 at 8:47 am
If you have to double your dosage, it isn’t worth it.
What’s the underlying problem? Don’t just drown it with drugs, find a solution.
Doctors don’t care. They’ll write a prescription to get you out and get the next one in.
Find the answer.
April 28th, 2006 at 8:50 am
Doubling the dosage is trying to find the right one for me - personalising my medication if you will.
The answer is my meds - and as a doctor myself, I am highly offended by that comment.
May 2nd, 2006 at 9:11 am
Are you honestly telling me you think the greater percentage of doctors try to actually help their patients?
I’d say 80%+ want to get them in, write a prescription and get them out again.
Sorry to offend but it’s true.
May 2nd, 2006 at 9:13 am
I would have to agree that SOME doctors have this type of attitude, maybe not as many as 80%.
Maybe if we treated healthcare more like healthcare and less like a business, this would not happen.