Anyone take Concerta for PD, or know anything about it? We are considering taking it, simply because we have taken Adderall in the past but it is really pricey and our neuro (the good one) doesn't want to script it on an ongoing basis-it's more for when absolutely necessary, like a business meeting or something. He told us Adderall can be psychologically addicting and so we are very careful with it-him, in not scripting very much at a time and only once or so a year, and us, not taking it every day but only when absolutely necessary. It really does help with the focus and getting stuff done, though, so we are considering asking him for a script for Concerta.

Anyone with any experience or knowledge of Concerta and PD please share, thanks.

No direct experience, but from what I have read it does work on dopa receptors so there may be an increased sensitivity when taken with Sinemet on a daily basis. Maybe there is a way to space dosages? Hope in bumping this up that someone else can be of more help. -Laura

i have been taking concerta for about 4 mo. i started out on 18mg..now on 27 hve noticed a major differance in thought clarity and am generally calm and somewhat motivated..i have also lost lil weight due to my new found disgust with food ,although concerta has improved alot of my "normal" behaviour...constantly losing things..doing everything a certain way so i dont forget what im doing ...counting on my fingers n anything else around..(so i dont forget what # i was on) ...etc..etc. I would reccomend that if you do decide to try it ...do it in the weekend...my boyfriend also has some add symptoms...and took one of my 18mg one day...just to see ...was a total disaster and stated things that day such as...i dont know how u can think straight while taking this...did u hear that?..im freakin out...needless to say he was almost in tears..not good for him...i on the other hand have found that concerta keeps me calm and content..with that i have become a little less amused by anything in general..bored..not my usual bubbly self..that kinda bums me out..but the calmness definately makes up for the blah.

Hi krasycupcake

I just wanted to mention that this is the Parkinson's Disease forum and so the question asked by the OP was related to concerta for PD rather than for ADD

I think your bf's experience when taking your med again emphasizes how very dangerous it is to share meds with anyone for whom they have not been specifically prescribed!

Ooops...see had no idea i was in a parkinsons chat room..