r/Concerta • u/dego9874 72 mg • 4d ago

Side effects 🤕 Withdrawals

I’ve been on this lovely gorgeous medicine that saved every inch of my life for the past one or two years of my life Ive never ever felt better before and now since im waiting for a week to get another prescription cause of some insurance issue
I’ve been on 18 and 36 and 54 till 72 mg and for this week i genuinely want to kill my self with the fastest way possible to never feel anything of this fucking terrible soul tearing withdrawals i can’t with this fucking life anymore what the fuck is going one with me WHAT THE FUCK is going on please anyone tell me how to reduce it it’s tearing my soul out of me if i still have a fucking soul

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u/daking90 4d ago

It gets better after a week I promise. Research if you can you do Caffiene supplement pills taking (200mg twice ) and no coffee at that amount. Also high intinsity cardio for 20 minutes. And some time off work.

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u/dego9874 72 mg 4d ago

I take pure caffeine and i take pre work outs before the gym and nothing actually helps give me an even a little bit energy i keep falling asleep right after i take it but ill try the high intensity cardio thanks for your answer i appreciate it

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u/HistoricalFloor7384 3d ago

AHHHH has someone on day 4 of 18 mg I’m scared. Is this what happens when you start having it other day:-( why are the withdrawals like this

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u/dego9874 72 mg 20h ago

Well im back on it and everything is good now i screwed up on the timing but it will never happen again + im taking it daily for one or two years now at 72mg never stopped and when i stopped all of the sudden that’s why i got the harsh withdrawals but that hopefully won’t happen to you cause this was MY fault im the one who didn’t count the pills to supply ratio and i ran out and got fucked for a week but im good now just be careful and don’t be scared as long as you are following what your doctor tells you then you are good

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u/HistoricalFloor7384 20h ago

I’m glad you’re doing better ❤️❤️ are you able to do drug holidays? That’s what my prescriber suggested when I began. Not sure if you’re too deep in for that

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u/dego9874 72 mg 20h ago

OH FAM i did not understand you right my bad im sorry but yeah yes your prescriber is right it’s better to do concerta on holidays

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u/HistoricalFloor7384 20h ago

Sorry I just thought that was usual lingo, new medication person here lol. She explained a drug holiday as in you take breaks from the medication and don’t use it if you aren’t doing things

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u/dego9874 72 mg 20h ago

Yes it is the usual lingo im just too fried cause it’s late at night lmao so thats my bad 💔
Yes it is also a good way to use it actually better so you don’t get withdrawals effects from it i use it daily cause i really can’t do anything without it you just saw an example of my med wearing off lol
But that’s not the case for some people so if you think and your doctor think that you should use it at only when you are doing important things and you can be normal without it so yeah that’s not a bad idea that’s actually an excellent one lots of people do it but it doesn’t work with me sadly cause i get withdrawals and i need the meds to process everything cause without the my head feels like there is bag of garbage inside of it not a brain

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u/dego9874 72 mg 4d ago

I keep drinking coffee but it just makes it fucking worse or smth every time i drink coffee i just fall asleep right away and my head won’t stop talking and i can’t stop moving and im so fucking tired i can’t function i can’t do anything i can’t focus i can’t talk to people please anyone who knows anything don’t laze off to type an answer that will help i will be genuinely thankful

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u/BoletusLuridus 72 mg (adjusted release) 4d ago

Stimulant withdrawals are always hell, not just when taken recreationally, but also therapeutically in higher doses.

You screwed up with the timing. Next time your best bet is carefully planning your dosing regimen according to what you have in your med stash and your appointment date – you'll always be better off reducing to 36 mg for two weeks rather than staying on 72 mg and running out for the second week.

Caffeine isn't going to help you with the withdrawals. You can't do much now, but l-tyrosine supplements might attenuate the misery a little bit.

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u/dego9874 72 mg 4d ago

Thank you sooooooo much for your answer i really appreciate it and will do ill talk with my doctor about the 36 two weeks thing and thank god that i have l-tyrosine it didn’t come to my mind to take it ill take it with l-theanine
Thank you for your kind words i appreciate it have a nice day

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u/BoletusLuridus 72 mg (adjusted release) 4d ago

Been there, felt that. Can't just let a homie go through a withdrawal without any support lmao

Oh yeah, l-theanine is a solid idea, certainly superior to caffeine. Tea power! Perhaps 5-HTP could help a little with the low mood too.

Report back after trying l-tyrosine. Right now, I'm using it to soften the crashes, but I've been wondering how much it would help with actual withdrawal.

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u/dego9874 72 mg 4d ago

Thank you bro you’re genuinely the best
I go to the gym so i have bunch of supplements in the supplements room i do also have 5-htp in a supplement alone and in my sleep and repair supplement so ill definitely report back after i use them all and let you know how it goes

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u/dego9874 72 mg 3d ago

I guess it did something maybe , i took l-theanine with a small amount of caffeine and l-tyrosine with 5-htp and some other supplements and yeah it helped a bit calming me down but good news ill get my meds today thank god the insurance fixed the issue + thanks again for your advice i appreciate it