You can if you don't watch your food intake after the Concerta/Ritalin wears off. Since it is a stimulant, it usually causes a loss of appetite. After the Concerta/Ritalin wears off, there have been reports of people tending to binge eat.
Amphetimes, such as adderall, vyvanse, ritalin, concerta(xr ritalin).
Ritalin is a brand-name drug for methylphenidate. Methylphenidate is used to treat ADHD; it is also known as Daytrana, Concerta, and Metadate.
Ritalin is listed as a Schedule II drug on the Controlled Substances List (Vyvanse, Adderall, Concerta, etc., are all C-II drugs.
The recommanded dosage is always the lowest working dose. If 18mg allows good results, then it is the correct dosage. We start at a low dose, and we increased if we don't get any result after a week trial. Blood volume, brain chemistry and metabolism are the basic determining factors for what dose is ineffective, effective or "high". Concerta is available in 18mg, 27mg, 36mg, 54mg and 72mg extended release capsules. 18mg is the common starting dose for children and 18mg to 36mg for adults depending on discretion of the doctor. The maximum dosage of Concerta should not be greater than 0.9 mg per pound of body weight. For people switching to Concerta from Ritalin, the dosage requires careful consideration because 18mg of Concerta is much different then 18mg of Ritalin due to Concerta's precision time release mechanism. The following chart outlines the dosage equivalents. 18 mg Concerta = 4 mg Ritalin 3 times per day 27 mg Concerta = 6 mg Ritalin 3 times per day 36 mg Concerta = 8 mg Ritalin 3 times per day 54 mg Concerta = 12 mg Ritalin 3 times per day
Concerta is a stimulant, like Ritalin. If you take it before bed, it will probably keep you up.
No it is not. CurrentTx's for A.D.H.D in Canada are: 1-Ritalin 2-Dexedrine 3-Concerta 4-Adderall
tweeking out?
No, not exclusively; however one study has concluded that it decreased the time to fall asleep when taken with methylphenidate (Ritalin, Concerta).
You don't: Instead, you ask your doctor about using Ritalin, which is the same as Concerta (Methylphenidate) but without the timed/slow release.
Opioids such as percocet, vicodin, dilaudid, percodan, oxycontin, lortab Benzodiazepines such as xanax, valium, Ativan Stimulants such as Adderall, concerta and Ritalin Hope this helps!
i myself have ADD and i find Ritalin extremely not usable as a medicine instead use concerta it's way more effecient.