Guest guest Posted March 3, 2001 Report Share Posted March 3, 2001 Hi everyone, This is semi-off topic, but I was wondering what experiences anyone has had with the new time-release methylphenidate --Concerta? Our almost 11 year old daughter has been taking Adderall for almost a year for a mild ADD, and the reason our psych prescribed it because it was longer acting than Ritalin, so she would not need it at school. Now that this Concerta is available, I am wondering if it is a preferable medication. It seems like I read somewhere that methylphenidate is the drug of choice for ADHD, and I'm looking for anyone's experiences before we see our psych again in 2 weeks. Things are going well on the GFCF front for our son, Graham. He is trying some new foods and I am getting more confident in feeding him and baking. Also, he has gained about 3-4 lbs since January which is terrific (he has always been so skinny). My husband frequently mentions how much more he is talking and interacting. Wish we were seeing some decrease in the hyperactivity, but he has just started SI therapy at school, and I think this may assist with that. Anyway, once again we have outlived our critics--it's the story of my life :-) Thanks for all of your help. Fondly, J--mom to Graham and Hayley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 3, 2001 Report Share Posted March 3, 2001 Hi, My son, 9, takes Concerta and we like it very much. In our particular experience the only stimulant that helped him was methylphenidate. Unfortunately for him the side effects are harsh. Adderall was not effective at all (for him). His behavior reports from school have improved on Concerta, and his school work looks about the same. He takes other meds and supplements at noon so we don't get that particular benefit from it. All in all, we are very pleased with this medication. There is a pretty quick difference when it starts wearing off, so I would get your daughter started on homework by 4:00. If you go to the manufacturers website (search on concerta) they have a chart that shows how this stuff works time wise. It's most effective from noon - 2:00 and will be gone from their system around 6:00 or 6:30 pm. Robin in K.C. --- mjaxon1701 mjaxon1701@...> wrote: > Hi everyone, > This is semi-off topic, but I was wondering what experiences anyone has > had with the new time-release methylphenidate --Concerta? Our almost 11 > year old daughter has been taking Adderall for almost a year for a mild > ADD, and the reason our psych prescribed it because it was longer acting > than Ritalin, so she would not need it at school. Now that this > Concerta is available, I am wondering if it is a preferable medication. > It seems like I read somewhere that methylphenidate is the drug of > choice for ADHD, and I'm looking for anyone's experiences before we see > our psych again in 2 weeks. > Things are going well on the GFCF front for our son, Graham. He is > trying some new foods and I am getting more confident in feeding him and > baking. Also, he has gained about 3-4 lbs since January which is > terrific (he has always been so skinny). My husband frequently mentions > how much more he is talking and interacting. Wish we were seeing some > decrease in the hyperactivity, but he has just started SI therapy at > school, and I think this may assist with that. Anyway, once again we > have outlived our critics--it's the story of my life :-) Thanks for all > of your help. > Fondly, > J--mom to Graham and Hayley > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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