Posted by Brainbeard on April 30, 2011, at 10:47:32
In reply to Re: Ritalin And/Or Concerta - Which Works For You? » Brainbeard, posted by mtdewcmu on April 29, 2011, at 17:57:18
>It may be better to take two Concertas staggered in the morning and midday, but I can't prove this, as my brain is refusing to do the math.
I was playing with the same idea, but when I tried to do the math, I believe I found that it would probably not be all that ideal. My father used to take |Concerta 54mg twice a day, to make sure that any rebound could only happen while he was asleep. That's probably the most practical way to avoid a crash: make sure you crash in your sleep. But this might go hand in hand with insomnia for some, or most. I haven't got much trouble falling asleep even when loaded with stims - my clomipramine plus fluvoxamine get me to dream country soon enough when \I lie down.
On Ritalin, my mood is rather unstable. Concerta yields more consistent results. On Ritalin, I can get an unheimisch, eerie feel about things. On Concerta, my mood is more stable, but I do feel bored sooner than on Ritalin.
I'm trying to get used to a Ritalin-crash, to become immune to it, as it were. Mind over brain, something like that.
Current meds: clomipramine 225mg, fluvoxamine (Luvox) 50mg, methylphenidate 30-90mg, flupentixol 1mg. PRN: oxazepam 5-20mg or other benzo's.
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