Dose increased | ADHD Information

I had to get 2 different prescriptions and go to 2 different stores to have them filled.  I got the 54mg at one store and the 18mg at another - wierd!!!

My store is going to stock the 2 different mg's for me in the future!!  I will let you know next week if I see a difference in the dosage. 

 I asked my doctor if maybe he thought I was expecting too much from the medication and he said NO, he sees a difference.  I do see a difference also, I just want to be calm like other people I see!!    

I think the increase will only help you. When i was on concerta I was
prescribed over 170 mg.

I went to the doctor today and he increased my Concerta to 72 mg!!!  I will take the increase in the morning and see how it goes.  He told me I could increase up to 108mg if I needed to!!!

I thought that sounded pretty high!!! 

We talked about firefighting in the summer compared to paperwork and other crap I do in my life.  I told him I was totally focused in the summer firefighting but not everywhere else in my life.   I told him the 54mg was lasting about 7 to 9 hours.  He hyped me up talking about firefighting and then changed the subject so fast to paying bills and paperwok and school starting with the kids - it kinda threw me and I didn't think it was right!!!

I thought adhd people were supposed to be able to switch thoughts on a dime - I was never good at that!! 

i'll have to have a look but i think i read in a book that it is hard for ADHD people to switch tasks and thoughts.

i know i can't multitasks and my thoughts are always kinda muddled.hope the rise helps,i am going back next monday and i think he is going to up mine as well.

I guess you are right - it makes me wonder if the doctor did it on purpose?  I should have asked him, but I didn't think about it until a lot later!! 

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I thought adhd people were supposed to be able to switch thoughts on a dime - I was never good at that!! 

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i think as far as switching thoughts on a dime, it isn't necessarily a controlled switch but one that's impulsive!!

I would like to be killin a fire right now!!!    Instead I am in the office at my desk using my time consrtuctively as you can see!!!    I am on a conference call talking about fire business management!!! 

Hey scotmama or others,

Have you ever got a killer headache after you medication has worn off?  I increased the dose yesterday and did not notice much, but about 13 hours later I was sitting watching my daughters soccer practice and got a killer headache that lasted until the aspirin I took kicked in!!!

I don't know if it was the med increase or just my body being worn down from the fires I have been on.  Maybe I did not eat enough yesterday!! 

keep on killin' fires momma!!Meh, I wouldn't worry.
Concerta is significanly weaker and less potent than other meds such as adderall and dexedrine.