Posted by mtdewcmu on April 30, 2011, at 11:52:43
In reply to Re: Ritalin And/Or Concerta - Which Works For You?, posted by Brainbeard on April 30, 2011, at 10:47:32
> I was playing with the same idea, but when I tried to do the math, I believe I found that it would probably not be all that ideal. My father used to take |Concerta 54mg twice a day, to make sure that any rebound could only happen while he was asleep. That's probably the most practical way to avoid a crash: make sure you crash in your sleep. But this might go hand in hand with insomnia for some, or most. I haven't got much trouble falling asleep even when loaded with stims - my clomipramine plus fluvoxamine get me to dream country soon enough when \I lie down.
>That's nice that you aren't given to insomnia. My ability to fall asleep is brittle.
I gave this problem some more thought. The way to properly extend the concentration curve might be to take a dose of Concerta in the morning, followed by twice that dose around midday. So you could take a 27mg tab upon awakening, and a 54mg tab at noon. That way your levels would keep ascending even as the first one gave out.
> On Ritalin, my mood is rather unstable. Concerta yields more consistent results. On Ritalin, I can get an unheimisch, eerie feel about things. On Concerta, my mood is more stable, but I do feel bored sooner than on Ritalin.
>Ritalin didn't really do anything good for me at all, except for an occasional, fleeting buzz at the beginning. I've never tried Concerta, but I wonder how much better it might be.
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