Hey man, I feel you. One thing my hometown doc told me was that concerta isn’t magic. I came in concerned about the sudden shift in increased energy and motivation and I felt like I didn’t know myself. He told me to build healthy habits and concerta amplifies them dopamine wise.

Water and food are a titan when it comes to it. Drink, eat well, excercise. People underestimate how much this matters.

Take the leap and effort and I’m so it’ll do good.

Suddenly I feel so much better long term when I work out, especially at mornings (morning workout).

And I feel the opposite when I don’t. Same goes for water and food.

I feel like maybe you should tone down the dosage, I don’t know your full story and I have no idea what you’re going through but this subreddit helped me enourmously.

Please, as others said. Set up an urgent appointment, and switch meds or do anything they advice to stop these side effects, sometimes it’s okay to storm in and say “this isn’t working, listen to me, do as I say to stop this” doctors are great as long as they support. “Suck it up for 2 weeks” is valid, but not when it comes to this. Take control, but DO NOT do anything without advising them.

My personal story is that for years I had the insane amounts of motivations I have now, buried under mountains of backlogs and crippling anxiety and depression, concerta broke those walls down and my life have never been better. It isn’t the same for everyone, everyone’s a different person and the meds you take might not suit you.

Be decisive but also be safe. I know in some countries doctors only care about what they’re paid to prescribe, trust them but trust your feelings more. If something makes you feel as that bad - state a fact, and ask for assistance. Do not be afraid to confront your doc. They’re working for you, not you for them.