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<blockquote data-quote="InsaneCdn" data-source="post: 428952" data-attributes="member: 11791"><p>Short acting... Concerta is based on the same chemical composition as Ritalin. It has a "half-life" of about 4 hours... which means its totally gone from your system in 8 hours.</p><p> </p><p>As opposed to, say, Stratera, which takes 2-4 weeks or more to build up in your system, and all of that or longer to work your way of the drug, because it is "persistent".</p><p> </p><p>So, to explain the Concerta effect: 54mg of Concerta is not the same as 54mg of Ritalin... if you took 54 mg of Ritalin in the morning, you'd have WAY too much in your system for at least the first 4 hours... but, 8 hours after you took it, it would be "gone". When you take 54mg of Concerta, it releases an immediate start-up dose, and then (because its designed to disolve very slowly in the gut) deliveres staged doses for the rest of the "day"... how long Concerta lasts for a particular individual depends on the dose, what kind of a day they had, and physical things like metabolic rate and age. So... while Concerta is advertised as lasting "12 hours", its usually "10-12" and sometimes less.</p><p> </p><p>Concerta does not affect mood directly. But (when it works, as in - if its the right drug for this person), it does affect ADHD, including impulsivity. What I'm seeing in your posts on this thread is that...</p><p>- Concerta has worn off</p><p>- he has some spur-of-the-moment impulse</p><p>- then something happens (in this case, being told he couldn't have the last piece...) </p><p>- at this point, his mood issues kick in... anger/frustration/whatever else, and</p><p>- BOOM! the mood thing blows up.</p><p> </p><p>What time does this kid go to bed? If you have at least a 4 hour window from "normal Concerta wear-off" (as in normal for this kid), ask the psychiatrist about a small dose of Ritalin (comes in generic, as low as 5mg tabs) to be taken after school, so there's something in his system for the evening? While you're at it, ask about whether another medication might work better.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="InsaneCdn, post: 428952, member: 11791"] Short acting... Concerta is based on the same chemical composition as Ritalin. It has a "half-life" of about 4 hours... which means its totally gone from your system in 8 hours. As opposed to, say, Stratera, which takes 2-4 weeks or more to build up in your system, and all of that or longer to work your way of the drug, because it is "persistent". So, to explain the Concerta effect: 54mg of Concerta is not the same as 54mg of Ritalin... if you took 54 mg of Ritalin in the morning, you'd have WAY too much in your system for at least the first 4 hours... but, 8 hours after you took it, it would be "gone". When you take 54mg of Concerta, it releases an immediate start-up dose, and then (because its designed to disolve very slowly in the gut) deliveres staged doses for the rest of the "day"... how long Concerta lasts for a particular individual depends on the dose, what kind of a day they had, and physical things like metabolic rate and age. So... while Concerta is advertised as lasting "12 hours", its usually "10-12" and sometimes less. Concerta does not affect mood directly. But (when it works, as in - if its the right drug for this person), it does affect ADHD, including impulsivity. What I'm seeing in your posts on this thread is that... - Concerta has worn off - he has some spur-of-the-moment impulse - then something happens (in this case, being told he couldn't have the last piece...) - at this point, his mood issues kick in... anger/frustration/whatever else, and - BOOM! the mood thing blows up. What time does this kid go to bed? If you have at least a 4 hour window from "normal Concerta wear-off" (as in normal for this kid), ask the psychiatrist about a small dose of Ritalin (comes in generic, as low as 5mg tabs) to be taken after school, so there's something in his system for the evening? While you're at it, ask about whether another medication might work better. [/QUOTE]
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