Methylphenidate (Concerta XR) & Adderall XR question

[BabyGurl3171IsBack]

Ok, I'm rx'd methylphenidate (Ritalin IR, for legit ADHD) 20 mgs 3 x's a day but of course blew it in a week. So, I'm using Concerta 54 mgs atm & I take off coating, peel off plastic cover & chop pink n white insides, discarding only the plastic & gray matter. I then swallow them bc I tried snorting once n all I got was a glue like snot blowing experience lol.

Anyway, I usually take, snorted, 30 mgs every 2 to 2 & 1/2 hrs for about 18-30 hrs or so. Sometimes doin 10 mg bumps between 30's. I'm talking of my Ritalin IR here.

Today I did the above prep with the Concertas (54 mgs) & I took one at 6 am, another at 8:44 am & just took one at 1:16 pm. I feel absolutely nothing. What could b the issue here? I wonder if it's a tolerance issue as my tolerance to methylphenidate is pretty high. I've done 300+ mgs in 30-38 hrs. 200 mgs a few times in about 12-15 hrs.

I'm at 162 mgs in 7 hrs. So, tolerance or what?

Also, so I dnt start another thread, my dr is talking of switching me to Adderall instead of methylphenidate bc my "children are on it so I should b on the same medication." His words. What sense does that make? Dnt they act differently? I'm literally scared of Adderall (well XR, IR I'm ok) so how can I explain to him that I can't take XR bc I had a bad reaction n only will try IR? I can't tell him I tried XR bc I was nvr prescribed Adderall, I had tried a friend's.

I'm not asking how to get drugs or what to say but how to explain, without basically ratting myself out I self experimented, that XR formulations are not a good mixture for me.

The Adderall XR (30 mgs) caused extreme energy (I literally walked my town the entire time, talkin to the poor bf who I made come along lol) for 5 hrs followed by 9+ hours of pure hell filled with panic & anxiety that handfuls of alprazolam & clonazepam didn't even phase. My methylphenidate calms me, helps me focus n does give me motivation but not a speedy rush. I hate when drs gotta mess with stuff that isn't broken!

Thanks!!

 

[Kittycat5]

It makes no sense at all. Ahh doctors, whatcha gonna do?

 

[T. Calderone]

I'd say the first issue is tolerance if the concerta is not giving you the effects you want. The doctor thing seems odd, I don't know the rationale he's thinking that since your kids are on Adderall XR, that it would be good for you as well. If he insists, then I guess you can't really say anything that indicates you have been experimenting on your own.

In that case it would be best to accept the script, and give it a try. If after a couple days you don't like it, then call the office and tell them it's not working well for you. At that point perhaps the doctor would be receptive to switching you back to the previous meds.

 

[BabyGurl3171IsBack]

Yeah TC, it made absolutely no sense to me. We r diff people. So bc I take 6 mg clonazepam a day should my 11 & 16 yr old do it as well? I mean that's what he's sayin basically. Same meds bc we r in the same house @@ ridiculous!

If I have no choice, I'll accept it but bet I'll b callin within 3 days lol. Bet imma argue til I'm blue in the face that MPH is doin just fine.. When I dnt run out lol.

Most of the time the MPH works better than the clonazepam for my anxiety/panic.

 

[_DankOpiAmp_]

Adderall is better, go with it. I don't know why the fuck you would care about IR vs XR. If you grind them up finely enough they are the same. It isn't a problem. IR just has a sweeter taste, it is the same shit, one just has longer acting binders I mean, come on.

 

[BabyGurl3171IsBack]

Adderall is better, go with it. I don't know why the fuck you would care about IR vs XR. If you grind them up finely enough they are the same. It isn't a problem. IR just has a sweeter taste, it is the same shit, one just has longer acting binders I mean, come on.

Actually no, I've crushed XR in my pill grinder n other ways many times (to a very fine dust) n it still made me panic horribly with terrible cd's. I was also on Daytrana, time released methylphenidate, n it made me violent n dr had to get me off that in 3-4 days. He wanted to try that bc he was afraid I'd forget to take my Ritalin 3 x's a day. Most time released meds cause the neg effects to act on me. Idk y but they just do. It could b bc my adrenal system is compromised from X-linked Adrenalukodystrophy but I can't say for sure.

I appreciate ur input but time release medications are bad for me. Even something as dumb as Wellbutrin XR had bad side effects that led me to the hospital. There is something they put in XR Meds that my chemistry doesn't agree with at all.

And when I said I tried Addy XR ground finely many times, I mean MANY times n always bad results ��

 

[_DankOpiAmp_]

You probably ended getting too much into you too fast because you did the entire dose ground up. That is exactly what happens when you take too much. It absorbed much faster so you past the pleasure zone and only got negative effects. It is not that is less effective, it is so much more effective that you passed the mark. You should really try it with 1/2 or 1/3 of the dose.

Over complicated explanations are usually bullshit.... Did you grind the IR when you did it? If not, then what I said is likely the cause of those negative symptoms. It you have so much in you at one time that it just causes anxiety you still get the bad come down.

 

[Plurvana]

Your doc is a strange. but you shouldn't worry too much. Aderall, Concerta, Methylphenidate... It's technically all the same thing, with slight differences. It shouldn't cause too much of a problem.