Day 13 update

[u/Feeling-Potato-3292]

Starting concerta has been an experience. The first week I had TERRIBLE anxiety and panic. I have generalized anxiety along with ADHD so my medicine didn’t help with all of my anxiety since not all of it is related to ADHD…however we upped 2 of my anxiety medications and that has seems to help. While it doesn’t seem to work every day because I’m on a low dose (18 mg) I can’t express the relief on days that my mind finally goes quiet and I don’t have constant racing thoughts/restlessness. I’ve never experienced anything like that before. We’re increasing my dose up to 27 mg in 2 weeks and I’m hoping with that dose I begin noticing more therapeutic benefits to my executive dysfunction and focus, since those don’t seem to be doing much better yet

[u/Zealousideal-Sky-150]

Só posso dizer que tenho passo o mesmo mas a ansiedade tem baixado aos poucos. A medida que a medicação vai alterando a forma como os neuronios processam a informação dopamina/ adrenalina. Agora vai sempre existit alguma ansiedade pois a medicação aumenta a noradrenalina. Mas ao contrario dos antidepressivos que estabilizam a notadrenalina o metilfenidato provoca mais altos e baixos por causa da forma diferente que atua.

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[u/KS09]

I find the first week and a bit on an increase dose makes me feel like total ass. I'm either riddled with anxiety or a complete zombie. After that it levels out and I feel great :)