Posted by liliths on August 29, 2006, at 11:39:42
In reply to Re: PLEASE HELP! concerta dosage conversion?, posted by momofdnd on August 29, 2006, at 10:43:04
thank you so much for your reply.
I tried Ritalin before changing to Concerta. I actually didn't think it was working at first - took a couple of days but I experience no 'up and down' on it, which I definitely did with the Ritalin. It's much more gradual.
I'm glad you found something you like! I'm curious though how you managed to switch from 72mg to only 10mg. Are you taking standard Ritalin? How long did you try the Concerta?
and yes, I could hardly have taken 100mg at once! LOL
That was one of the reasons I hated the thought of switching. In addition to the 'crash', I dreaded having to figure out and doing a multiple dosing schedule.but I just had the strangest experience at the drugstore... I went to fill the 'generic' and it turns out that Concerta is listed as having a generic Methylphenidate and the subscription information was the same... meaning they gave me 2-54mg tablets and oddly enough, look enough like Concerta for me to think the pharmacy and my health insurance provider is crazy!
I only hope the refills continue like this and it works the same (if it even IS, in fact, a generic version :) as I really wasn't looking forward to switching to something so different. I guess I'll see over the next couple of days if I feel any difference and find out next month when I fill yet another prescription if it's the same :)
thanks again for your help.
namaste,
lilith> I have taken both and I prefer the Methylphidate. You wouldn't want to take 100mg of it at once though. Wow!!! you would be flying. The other good thing about it is that it is a lot cheaper!!!!
> I was taking 72 mg concerta and 10 mg. of methylphidate daily. I would choose the methylphidate any day....
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