Ok I have been on Concerta 36mg for a few years now and one issue pops up all the time and I need to find a way to fix it. During the late afternoon for a period of a few hours I become quite an a-hole, or mean person as I am being told and yes I do notice at times as well.

Does anyone know how to fix this? Any ideas?

Thanks in advance.

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My daughter takes Concerta and ends up being very emotional at the end of the day. I have heard some people saying how the doctor can prescribe a booster dose. Talk to your doctor maybe that is an option or another medication.

My daughter had the same experience on Concerta. She took it around 7 am and somewhere between 2 and 3 pm she got really nasty!

No, the dose wasn't wearing off: it was kicking in, and too much!

Her psych explained it this way: Concerta is designed to release in 3 stages. The first stage releases 20% of the drug, which lasts for about 3 or 4 hours. The second stage releases another 20% of the drug, which last for 3 or 4 hours. The third stage releases a whopping 60% of the drug.

It was this final 60% release which was too much for my daughter, the dosage was too high and it was making her be an a**hole, also.

The psych said she is probalby one of those people who needs the biggest "kick" in the morning and smaller kicks throughout the day.

So he put her on Focalin XR, which is the same drug as Concerta, but without the big "kick" at the end. Then he gave her a script for a smaller, booster dosage of Focalin in the afternoon. It's a little less convenient--2 pills instead of just one--but the results are far, far better.

Ok I have been on Concerta 36mg for a few years now and one issue pops up all the time and I need to find a way to fix it. During the late afternoon for a period of a few hours I become quite an a-hole, or mean person as I am being told and yes I do notice at times as well.

Does anyone know how to fix this? Any ideas?

Thanks in advance. hi and welcome if Ive not already said it

I wonder if its the slow release factor?....Help experts please some inputs