I am a 65 year old male. Diagnosed 1 year ago ,have AFIB, and been on meds around 4 months. I tried Adderall with little success except loosing
35 lbs. I have a new counselor that specials in ADULT ADD. She says her adults have more success with Concerta. I am taking 36 mg and thought I was seeing some success but now I do not see much difference in behavior. I am considering either getting off drugs or working back down 17.5 mg. Reading this forum I get the impression that many meds work only so long and people just keep changing meds. I have developed a good exercise program. My goal would be to continue exercise program , watch my eating
habits and see my counselor monthly.

I do not want to get in the med changing loop.

Opinions please.

Thanks

:)welcome aboard enjoy your stay:)

Well, you said the Concerta was helping at first, and Adderall didn't help at all. That probably means you are more sensitive to methyphendiate medications. So you probably found the right medicine. Now you just need to work with your doctor to find the right dosage. Maybe 54mg? And no, you don't need to keep changing meds. I took 36mg of Concerta for for 2 years and it never stopped working.

Hello, everyone. :) I have been looking around this forum for a few days now. I found a description/acrynom that fits me to a "T"; "Sluggish Cognitive A.D.D".

At any rate, abut 7 years ago my doctor and I concluded that I definitely had A.D.D. and that we should try a med called Wellbutrin. I was on a small dosage for 6 months and then we doubled that as it seemed to have little or no effect on me. Doubling up the dosage however, I found myself to be ultrasensitive to sounds/noises. Loud car exhausts, vacum cleaners, etc., and I became extremely irritable and very easily aggitated by these annoying noises. Generally I am a calm, relaxed person and I decided that I could not allow myself to live that way, always on edge and quick to lose my temper, so I stopped taking my medication.

I too, do not want to be an experiment for some faceless giant drug corporation.

Ron.
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hi all,

medication varies from person to person. some require more trials to reach an efficacy that controls symptoms enough to live a relatively stable life, others hit the jackpot right away. i am very fortunate in this respect insofar as i've only tried two medications and the one that worked best has worked for over 17 years, at the same dosage.

it's impossible to say whether you'll try the right med first and even if you do you'll need to adjust the dosage over a period of weeks/months to have the most benefit. that said if your symptoms aren't interfering with your life that much, then i can understand not taking medication. in fact, i certainly wouldn't take it if i could keep my s**t together without it. if exercise, diet, and therapy are sufficient, then maybe there's no reason to go down the medication route at all.

cheers,

-peri

Reading this forum I get the impression that many meds work only so long and people just keep changing meds.


I just want to say that I agree with peripatetic, and that I've been taking methylphenidate, the active ingredient in Concerta, for in the area of fifteen years, and its never become less effective.

It does seem like some people have more trouble than others finding something that works, but its certainly not the case that once you do it will necessarily stop working at some point, and you'll have to start over.

Thanks for the replies. I am going to try something different in the morning. I am an early riser (4-5 am) I am not very active until after lunch. Several times durning my
medication I did have lots of AM activity and seemed to have a much better day.
I plan to walk a mile early in the morning before I start my daily routine and see if that
helps. I would like to try 54 ml but am reluctant to due to my AFID with my heart.

Any opinions on activity and concerta?

Thanks again