The Doc Put me on Adderall XR

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Yes, Concerta and Ritalin are the same medication (generic: methylphenidate). Metadate and Ritalin LA are also the same. The difference is in the delivery system and it is a huge difference. Concerta lasts much longer and is much smoother.

Generally speaking, Adderall is stronger. If you are already on it, and IF you aren't too concerned about the recent warnings about Adderall, you might go ahead and try a higher dose of it before changing drugs completely. But, that's up to you.

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I've been on it for 4 days. Two at 5 mg., two at 10 mg. It sounds as though you keep upping the dose until it works. And it sounds like you know when it works. So maybe your dose isn't high enough. I'd think you'd want to try upping it before switching it just to be sure -- but obviously your doctor knows best.

For me so far I feel less irritible -- and a little more confident about getting my tasks done at work. It's been good. But I'm still just as forgetful, and I'm still fidgety when resting. I had posted earlier to see what experiences other folks had. I imagine my doctor will have me try 15mg & 20mg in the next week. It will be interesting to see hwo that works.

From these boards, it seems most people are on around 30 - 40 mg.

Good luck with it. My doctor told me that for her patients, she's seen the highest success rate with Adderall (which is why she tried that first with me).