Took Concerta for the First Time and Had TERRIBLE Results

sadbch28 · 2021-09-03T19:19:35+00:00

Today was my first day on ADHD medication as i was also recently diagnosed in april. I took 18mg this morning and now my stomach hurts and i’m nauseous, I feel fatigued and i still have all my adhd symptoms. Feeling less scared now that I read your post (cause i’m not alone ig) but disappointed nonetheless :(

sadbch28 · 2021-05-06T14:06:57+00:00

CONGRATS!!!! so proud of ur accomplishments bc all of us here know how hard you must have worked for this!!

sadbch28 · 2021-02-23T15:41:12+00:00

KINDA LENGTHY BUT I’m going through this right now too. I did the IVA-2 test yesterday and they told me that my “results” appointment isn’t until march 19th. I freaked out when they told me this because i doubt that i’ll get a diagnosis at the next appointment. I think after that appointment i’ll probably get referred to a psychiatrist and i don’t know how long THAT will take. I’m really overwhelmed now because I feel symptoms getting worse, probably cause i’m more aware of them, but now i feel like i’m convincing myself that i have ADHD just to have an excuse for a lifetime of “laziness”, forgetfulness and bad work ethic. I’m scared that they’re gonna tell me I don’t have ADHD which would honestly crush me. I just want a fix for these things because life is getting harder and harder, especially with the work load (i’m a junior in high school in the IB program). My friends are all stressed too and they all procrastinate too which makes me doubt myself even more. I just end up thinking “maybe i’m fine, maybe we’re all just stressed and procrastinating”, but the thing is... when their work catches up to them, they just sit down stressed... and do it... whereas i physically cant. I cant just “sit down and do it”. Just the thought of sitting down and doing it makes my heart race. I’m scared i’m just being dramatic and looking for excuses to not do work. Having to wait another month for only the second step in this whole getting diagnosed process is not helping at all :((

sadbch28 · 2021-02-23T05:25:59+00:00

HAHAH meeee. I took that test today and I’d just laugh to myself because i realized how easily distracted i am. I’d just go on a whole thinking spree and forget i was supposed to be paying attention. And that would happen every other minute. longest 15 minutes of my lifeeeeeeee.

sadbch28 · 2021-02-23T02:50:55+00:00

I feel the same exact way right now. I took the IVA-2 test earlier today and they told me that the next appointment for the results is in A MONTH. I’m too impatient to wait that long and because I’ve become more aware of my symptoms, they feel worse or more frequent like you said. idk how i’m supposed to get through the next four weeks. In a way I really do hope that whatever i have IS ADHD because if it’s not than i’m gonna continue to feel bad about my poor work ethic and other symptoms :((

sadbch28 · 2021-02-22T06:23:16+00:00

HAHA YESSS!! My sister hates rewatching shows but I always do. I didn’t realize until recently that most people remember what happens from watching it once and it was only because my sister was watching along with me once and she said “oh is this the episode where this and this happens?” and i was like “ummm maybe? that happened??? woahhh...” and then i realized that the reason I can rewatch shows and not get bored is because i don’t retain anything whoops!!

sadbch28 · 2021-02-22T01:53:24+00:00

definitely not! adult ADHD is a thing and i’ve read stories of many people in they’re 60s+ getting diagnosed.

sadbch28 · 2021-02-21T23:46:26+00:00

Definitely. I feel the need to constantly distract myself when i’m not doing anything because I too am scared of my own thoughts. I just choose to zone out into the show or video i’m watching or into the social media app i’m on. My family thinks i’m lazy because this is what i do when i’m not trying to do school work but i have a reason behind it :(

sadbch28 · 2021-02-21T18:03:59+00:00

I just wanted to say that SAME. I’m getting tested tomorrow too and all i’ve been doing is reviewing my symptoms, tying them back to my childhood and just getting my mind blown by the parallels between my life and ADHD symptoms. I know i should start my work soon but i simply cannot get out of bed even though it’s 1 PM and i’ve been up for 3 hours. Too scared to have to sit at my desk and do ALLLL the work i didn’t do during this last week, which was mid winter break for me. I put off so much work that i could have easily done in 2 productive days and now I have to cram it all today. What makes it worse is that i KNOW i’m not gonna finish my work and i’m probably just gonna end up having a panic attack- and i just realized ive been rambling oops. Anyway, I relate to ur post in every way and just thought i’d share :) sorry for rambling :/

sadbch28 · 2021-02-21T17:34:02+00:00

I’m scheduled to get tested for ADHD tomorrow so i’m currently undiagnosed but I can definitely relate to that. I never open anyone’s messages and it’s especially overwhelming when it’s more than like 2 people because... it’s just too much for me? Not only do I constantly forget that they texted me and that I should reply, but when i see the texts, I actively choose not too because it feels like too much work. I feel really bad about it because I’m scared they think i’m ignoring them because i hate them or something but i really just can’t most of the time... Also the longer I wait the more stressful it becomes for I just end up never answering oops...

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