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Re: Concerta and mood problems

Posted by BLPBart on August 23, 2002, at 1:41:59

In reply to Re: Concerta and mood problems, posted by ADD'er in SC on August 22, 2002, at 20:21:08

> Boy, that's some tolerance. Not sure what the max dose is on concerta. I do take Adderall 30XR.
> This seems to work for me, but when I was at 20 mg, I had to go up. 40 probably would have been too much.
>
> Not sure why your tolerance is so high. Any other meds being taken? If so, what? Also, psychostimulants do interact with acidic substances....ie, acorbic acid, fruit juice - causing delayed absorption. I have heard to take it with milk, which I have done with success.
>
> How about in the past with other meds? Same tolerance? I'm somewhat at a loss on this one. Wish I could be of more help.
>
> Best of luck,

I'm not sure how useful this will be but I'll tell you my experience with Concerta. I've been under treatment for major depression for a few years and have tried a number of anti-depressants. Most of the trial and error being due to intolerable side effects. During all of this my doc and I started to believe that ADD might be part of my problem so he started me on 10 mg/day of dexedrine with the use it for a week, up it to 20 if you don't feel anything routine. After I got to 30 and it didn't seem to be doing anything, he decided to try Concerta. I took 32 mg/day for a week but didn't feel anything. He then had me double it. My only reaction to it was a little bit of anxiety (it reminded me of when I'm dreading something that's going to happen later in the day and I have a little bit of "butterflies in the stomach" kind of feeling). I then went back to the dexedrine and tried 40 mg which ended up working well for me. Actually, as a result, I am now solely on dexedrine which appears to be working very well for both the ADD and the depression.


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