Concerta vs Vyvanse
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| Methylphenidate is used as part of a treatment program (including psychological, educational, and social measures) to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder - ADHD. It can help increase your ability to pay attention, stay focused on an activity, and control behavior problems. It may also help you to organize your tasks and improve listening skills. Methylphenidate is a mild stimulant that is thought to work by changing the amounts of certain natural substances in the brain. | Lisdexamfetamine is used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) as part of a total treatment plan, including psychological, social, and other treatments. It may help to increase the ability to pay attention, stay focused, and stop fidgeting. | |||
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| Add Concerta review This was given to my 7 year old daughter for ADHD, she also has Fragile X. This medication caused her to hallucinate, she went 24 hours without sleep and was extremely emotional. We were told to stop the medicine immediately. I have been using Concerta for nearly 10 years now. It has really helped me in school (concentrating in class, getting my work done, organization, rule following.) However, the loss of appetite and the drying of the mouth has always been hard for me to deal with. I am very thankful for what the medicine has helped me do, but at the same time I have to admit that it is often hard to imagine func ... My son has been on this medication for about two months now. It was effective at first and then started losing its effect. We then added a dose of Intuniv and saw great improvements. My son is complaining of his head constantly itching, can't stop pulling at his hair, and his hair has now started falling out in patches. We will be taking him off this and trying another medication. This has been ve ... made me more alert,able to concentrate and stay focused | Add Vyvanse review I have been using this medication for 3 weeks and my life has changed. I'm an Adult with ADD. Work had become very difficult for me to focus and I found myself doodling some days. I'm now able to complete task at home as well. I've tried other ADD medicines but this is great. Sometimes throught the day I have to stop and say wow. I really don't feel like I'm on medication but my life is so m ... It helps me doing a lot more in one day. Now I can work with a good level of concentration. I thought vyvanse was great, but I noticed hives on my hands initially and disregarded the reaction. It wasn't until I had hives (large) all over my face, severe dry eye, for a month, I realized I was having a reaction to the drug. My own physician did not relate the hives to the drug. I had to figure it out myself after spending hundreds of dollars on copays to the eye doctor and revisits to m ... I have been taking this drug for a couple of weeks. At first, the side effects and positive effects are immense. My brain was able to pick up anything at anytime, I never had this ability before. Whenever I walk to school, I would notice the flowers, sidewalk, other people, rather than just be hidden in my own cloud. School definately has become easier. I now focus in class, get things that need t ... My grandson takes this medication for ADHD. They up the doseage, ever since then he has uncontrolable head movement. He jerks his head forward. Is this a system of the meds? He has never done this before. | |||
