Guest guest Posted April 30, 2003 Report Share Posted April 30, 2003 > > Someone mentioned that their Concerta looked like rabbit food pellet, but > ours does not. I dont think. I believe it was a white capsule, as it should > be a capsule. > My son was on Concerta for a few months. It is a caplet, tan in color, about 1/4 inch long, and coated to be easily swallowed. It is never to be crushed- this ruins the formulation. A capsule can be separated and the contents poured out. Come to think of it, it did resemble rabbit food. Anyway, we had to take him off of it, because it heightened his anxiety, and he also started to exhibit some OCD behavior. The doctor said these are side effects and took him off. I checked the side effects, and it says that people who are anxious may become more anxious while taking Concerta. HTH someone, Sandi Philadelphia, PA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 30, 2003 Report Share Posted April 30, 2003 Sandi, the rabbit pellet is what we have. Since it is sustained released if it is crushed then the medicine gets " dumped " into the bloodstream right away. This can cause a lot of problems for the person taking it. I also spoke too soon about Concerta working well for us. It was working well until the last few days. I have noticed Zach doing more hand wringing and pacing and just agitated. MISSY SAHM of MANY April is Autism Awareness Month!! Become aware of our special kids!! Excuse Me While I Go Raise Tomorrow's Future. Re: Concerta > > > > Someone mentioned that their Concerta looked like rabbit food pellet, but > > ours does not. I dont think. I believe it was a white capsule, as it should > > be a capsule. > > > My son was on Concerta for a few months. It is a caplet, tan in color, about > 1/4 inch long, and coated to be easily swallowed. It is never to be crushed- > this ruins the formulation. A capsule can be separated and the contents > poured out. Come to think of it, it did resemble rabbit food. > > Anyway, we had to take him off of it, because it heightened his anxiety, and > he also started to exhibit some OCD behavior. The doctor said these are side > effects and took him off. I checked the side effects, and it says that people > who are anxious may become more anxious while taking Concerta. > > HTH someone, > Sandi > Philadelphia, PA > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 2, 2003 Report Share Posted May 2, 2003 It is the 18 mg concerta that is small and mustard coloured and yes looks a bit like rabbit food. Sheelagh Concerta In a message dated 4/30/03 6:09:52 PM Central Daylight Time, autism-aspergers writes: My son was on Concerta for a few months. It is a caplet, tan in color, about 1/4 inch long, and coated to be easily swallowed. It is never to be crushed-this ruins the formulation. A capsule can be separated and the contents poured out. Come to think of it, it did resemble rabbit food.Concerta is not all this shape, size and color. It depends on the dosage. My son was taking about 3 x 36 mg. So, the 36 mg were white. Perhaps that is why yours looked different. My son has always had to be on higher doses., 14, is on a high dose, but he is taller than I am and metabolizes things quickly.When he took Concerta, he was on the Concerta capsule which is time released. in IL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 2, 2003 Report Share Posted May 2, 2003 The 26mg is the same shape only gray. MISSYSAHM of MANY April is Autism Awareness Month!!Become aware of our special kids!! Excuse Me While I Go Raise Tomorrow's Future. Concerta In a message dated 4/30/03 6:09:52 PM Central Daylight Time, autism-aspergers writes: My son was on Concerta for a few months. It is a caplet, tan in color, about 1/4 inch long, and coated to be easily swallowed. It is never to be crushed-this ruins the formulation. A capsule can be separated and the contents poured out. Come to think of it, it did resemble rabbit food.Concerta is not all this shape, size and color. It depends on the dosage. My son was taking about 3 x 36 mg. So, the 36 mg were white. Perhaps that is why yours looked different. My son has always had to be on higher doses., 14, is on a high dose, but he is taller than I am and metabolizes things quickly.When he took Concerta, he was on the Concerta capsule which is time released. in IL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 10, 2004 Report Share Posted September 10, 2004 A couple of you have questions about Concerta. My son's teachers also complain he doesn't focus in class, however, I think it is more anxiety related. His doctor tried him on Concerta just to see if it would make a difference. Ironically, he halved his Celexa at the same time. The first day he was on it, I and the daycare staff noticed he was different. (He had taken Ritalin before and not seemed like this). He was very serious, not goofy like he normally is. He didn't seem happy or sad, just serious. All day. After 4 days, he had a complete meltdown and was completely unreachable. He was mouthy, throwing things at me, threatening to hit me and when I sent him to his room to cool down, he started trashing his room. He was pulling out all his drawers and dumping everything on the floor, thowing things at the walls trying to make dents, etc. I had to send my boyfriend in to physically restrain him as I was no longer strong enough (he was only 7). Ten hours after his dose, about 6 hours later, he finally calmed down and started to act like himself again. I never gave him Concerta again and he never acted like that again. The psychiatrist wanted me to try it again and see what happened to confirm it but I refused. He obviously has no idea how strong a child can become when that angry and I couldn't put him in that situation at school where other kids could get hurt and he could get expelled. He did say that children with anxiety and other mood disorders are often made much worse by stimulants and can become violent. It can bring on a sort of manic reaction in them. So given that Concerta is a stimulant for ADD/ADHD, I don't think that worsening symptoms are a good sign with this medication. I would talk to your doctor about discontinuing this medication. As for sleeping, most kids find it wears off after 10-12 hours and they can still sleep OK. There are some that metabolize slower than others who find that Concerta (not Ritalin) doesn't wear off soon enough to sleep. If he really finds it helps at school, you can try a combination of Ritalin and Ritalin SR. The regular Ritalin is given first thing when they wake up to help them get dressed and out the door, the SR takes longer to start working but lasts longer and he may not need a dose at school. Some people have said that Concerta was so much better than the above combination and others have said it made their child behave very strangely, unlike Ritalin. No one has been able to explain why other than it may have something to do with your child's digestion as Concerta being absorbed is very much dependent on that. R. --------------------------------- Post your free ad now! Yahoo! Canada Personals Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 10, 2004 Report Share Posted September 10, 2004 A couple of you have questions about Concerta. My son's teachers also complain he doesn't focus in class, however, I think it is more anxiety related. His doctor tried him on Concerta just to see if it would make a difference. Ironically, he halved his Celexa at the same time. The first day he was on it, I and the daycare staff noticed he was different. (He had taken Ritalin before and not seemed like this). He was very serious, not goofy like he normally is. He didn't seem happy or sad, just serious. All day. After 4 days, he had a complete meltdown and was completely unreachable. He was mouthy, throwing things at me, threatening to hit me and when I sent him to his room to cool down, he started trashing his room. He was pulling out all his drawers and dumping everything on the floor, thowing things at the walls trying to make dents, etc. I had to send my boyfriend in to physically restrain him as I was no longer strong enough (he was only 7). Ten hours after his dose, about 6 hours later, he finally calmed down and started to act like himself again. I never gave him Concerta again and he never acted like that again. The psychiatrist wanted me to try it again and see what happened to confirm it but I refused. He obviously has no idea how strong a child can become when that angry and I couldn't put him in that situation at school where other kids could get hurt and he could get expelled. He did say that children with anxiety and other mood disorders are often made much worse by stimulants and can become violent. It can bring on a sort of manic reaction in them. So given that Concerta is a stimulant for ADD/ADHD, I don't think that worsening symptoms are a good sign with this medication. I would talk to your doctor about discontinuing this medication. As for sleeping, most kids find it wears off after 10-12 hours and they can still sleep OK. There are some that metabolize slower than others who find that Concerta (not Ritalin) doesn't wear off soon enough to sleep. If he really finds it helps at school, you can try a combination of Ritalin and Ritalin SR. The regular Ritalin is given first thing when they wake up to help them get dressed and out the door, the SR takes longer to start working but lasts longer and he may not need a dose at school. Some people have said that Concerta was so much better than the above combination and others have said it made their child behave very strangely, unlike Ritalin. No one has been able to explain why other than it may have something to do with your child's digestion as Concerta being absorbed is very much dependent on that. R. --------------------------------- Post your free ad now! Yahoo! Canada Personals Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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