Concerta not working, can't take Strattera... what can I do? - ADD / ADHD Message Board

mason1828 · 11-08-2004, 02:00 PM

I've been using 36 mg Concerta for a few months now (sometimes I double up tablets). I don't take it weekends. I tried Strattera but had bad side effects (blocked urine -- weird).

I'm still having major adult ADD problems during the week on Concerta. Are there other medications I should try? Is it hopeless? Other therapies?

lillypad · 11-09-2004, 10:42 AM

I also tried concerta. My understanding is that it "delivers" in the bowel. I have recurring IBS so some days I know it was evacuated before it even had a chance.

I now take ritalin, the short acting, the generic. I take it before eating in the a.m., then 2 more times during the day 4 hours a part. I prefer it for several reasons. First, it delivers in the stomach which for me means I don't run the risk of losing it before it has a chance to work. Another thing I like about it is that it is faster acting than the concerta. And yet another, if I am overly tired and want to go to bed early, I skip the 4pm dose and can hit the hay early. On the time release meds, I would find myself waiting out the drug to settle down to sleep. It might work for you.

index.html · 11-10-2004, 01:32 AM

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Originally Posted by mason1828

I'm still having major adult ADD problems during the week on Concerta. Are there other medications I should try?

There are other medications out there. Talk to your doctor. He might want you to give Adderall a try.

PS. I wouldn't "double up" on pills without your doc's okay.

bashful · 11-10-2004, 07:03 PM

Try taking ritilan my 6 year old son is on 20mg twice a day and it is doing wonders. He has never taking the one you are so i dont know any thing about it.