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I was on concerta 27 mg for 1 week and couldn't even think straight my head hurt so bad.Morning untill night.
Now the Dr. wants me to go in tommorow and start the patch has any one tryed this and actually had results?please help!!!!!

2007-02-12 15:07:31 · 2 answers · asked by j6 2 in Health Mental Health

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I'm assuming that you are talking about Daytrona (Ritalin in a patch form). My son was on it after switching from Concerta (108 mg).
His Concerta level was very high and he was starting to be "zombie like". Lower levels were not effective though according to my son (couldn't effectively focus). When he switched to the Daytrona, he started on the 10mg patch and went to the 15mg patch. His grades did suffer while transitioning to the patch. Now I'm not saying the medicine is directly related but my son did experience suicidal thoughts due to poor grades and the possibility that he would not have adequate grades to participate in sports in high school. I don't believe this was a result of the meds, but rather his coping skills were weak at the time.

The patch does have a great advantage over the Concerta in that the effects can be stopped by removing the patch. Concerta last about 12 hours in the body but you can remove the Daytrona patch and the affects will end about 1 hour after removal. You should also notice a more normal appetite on Daytrona versus Concerta.

Oh, forgot to add that my son is now on Stratera along with Prozac to handle depression (although the doctors are now thinking that maybe it isn't a depression issue but more of an anxiety issue so that may change).

2007-02-12 15:42:09 · answer #1 · answered by Jim Maryland 7 · 0 0

I haven't tried the patch. I take Aderall XR and it works just right for me. I had the same problem with Concerta, AND Straterra. Ritelin based products just aren't for me. I definetly don't recommend Ritelin.

2007-02-12 17:02:54 · answer #2 · answered by Rin 2 · 0 0

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