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So i have been on Concerta for a little less than 3 months now... and i have lost almost 40lbs...
I have been really stressed lately with a bunch of other things, but all in all my appetite has gone to almost zero!! I have to force myself to eat because i just never get hungry! Like i went 2 days without eating recently and i still was never hungry!! So when i force myself it makes me feel really sick, and its really hard for me to get it all down... and after i do, sometimes i throw up, or sometimes i just have stomach pains!! Anyone else get this? Is it the concerta? or is there something else going on here??? Thanks! Posted on 07/05/08, 09:07 am |
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i need to be on that one!!!!!!!!!!! 
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I think my pdoc and I need to reconsider which med I should be taking. lol
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Ok, this is Allisonnl09, i got a new account.. and this was a serious question! I wasnt asking if you all wanted to be on my medication... I am NOT eating... i am throwing up... i wanted to know if this has happened to anyone else... not if you wish it would happen to you!!!
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I experienced the same thing When I took Concerta. I lost about 40 pounds and couldn't have been happier! The only problem is once you stop taking the medicine you gain it all back and then some.
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well I'm not on concerta, I am on Vyvanse actually my pdoc is upping my dose now to 50mg a day. I have lost about 7lbs already and I don't eat much of anything anymore. I right now haven't had a meal in 2days and still not hungry. Sometimes when I eat I feel really sick to my stomach so I just don't eat much. Plus I'm never hungry...lol! So, maybe it is most of the ADHD meds?! Not really sure though. Anyway I talked to my pdoc about it and he said it is a common side effect of my med but, if it becomes a BIG problem that we will consider something else. So, I would talk to your pdoc about it. How long have you been on it? I have only been on mine for 7 weeks is all.
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i would talk to the pdoc about it if you are concerned
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I believe Concerta has the same chemical make up as Ritalin.
Stimulant medications can have loss of appetite side effects. I take dexamphetamine which gave me no appeitite for 6 weeks. The P Doc told me it should last approx 2 weeks. I have been on this med for 15 weeks and my appetite is OK, eating well. The plus side is that I don't snack or eat sweets and have lost 25lbs. Three months is a concern and you are having physical symptoms. Sounds like Concerta might not be for you, speak to you're Doc for other med options.
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