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My friend has been on different meds for years. He loves his lithium and a couple of other meds but recently, the doctor added another one that he adores! It's concerta. He said it's the first time he's felt "awake" and not had that druggy feeling. He said it's kinda like speed but w/o the side effects.
Anyone know anything about it? I have trouble keeping my eyes open sometimes and it sounds like a good med.
Anyone know anything about it? I have trouble keeping my eyes open sometimes and it sounds like a good med.
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Wow...no one's tried concerta??? Welll hmmmm...is it that new? It's supposed to stop that sleepy, tired feeling of which so many people complain.
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i havnt heard but i like it already anything to beat the tired feelings
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I believe concerta is an adhd med, my grandson took it and it threw him into rages, pdoc said he is not stable enough to take adhd meds yet, thats all I know about it
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Rages? Hmmmmm..that's not good. But I've heard of kids raging on zoloft, prozac, paxil, effexor and zombied on ritalin. So maybe it's not a good one for kids. I'm going to see if I can try it because I HATE this tired, sleepy feeling.
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