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taking too much?

i started off at 18 mg of concerta. when i was told i might have mild ADD... but really i think it was because i had meningitus when i was hella young and i have insomnia and i went to a really hard school but anyways i am now at 54 mg and at first i did notice it when i lost alot of weight and was 120 lbs at 6ft tall and my doctor wanted to send me in and thought i had an eating disorder but now i have gained all my weight back and then some and i take it and dont even notice i am taking it anymore, and i feel like i need to take more because my concentration seems to have returned to what it was when i was younger but even worse, and i know i need to eventually get off of it but i am waiting till summer to start cutting back when i don't have school and the thing is i only notice it when i take two 54 mg a day.... which i try not to do but sometimes i feel like i need to because i cant concentrate otherwise when i need to get things done or i forget i already took one which i know is bad, i like that taking 108 mg because i feel like it actually does something for me like i felt each time i went up a dose but of course im afraid to keep doing that because i know it is bad for me even though i dont know it, but because it has not hurt me yet is it ok that i will randomly take that much or should i just switch to some other ADD meds if there are any that would help me concentrate but wouldnt involve me taking so much because i did catch myself wanting to take a third but i knew that that would be way too much and not wanting to risk it anymore. and is it ok to take it with an anti anxiety medication?  just because i do find myself sometimes becoming very stressed an anxious when i take alot of i run out and have to wait a few more days to get my re fill. and also i know its supposed to stay in your body for 8 hours but sometimes i feel like it is in me alot longer... is that just because i am 20 and i have been taking them since i was 14. and i know i need to stop but how much is the limit that anyone should take because i know my tolerance is built up but i am pretty sure that means i can then overdose and not realize it...... sorry that was kind of a long drawn out question
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765070 tn?1384869794
Well, see when I switched from Concerta to Adderall, I just stopped the Concerta and went to taking the Adderall XR.  After a few months the XR did not seem to work very long or throughout the day.  So, in 2007, I went on Adderall short acting pill form which generic form is amphetamine salts or amphetamine mix tabs.   With this pill, first of all, it is extremely inexpensive.  I pay $30 for 180 tabs 20 mg each.  I cut each in half and take each half 4 times a day a total of 40mg.  Which is great, due to the fact that it is consistent throughout the day.  I have been taking this for almost 2 1/2 years now.  I was on 10 mg at first but after 6 months went to 20 mg 2x day.  I haven't had any issues and am not used to it.  

When you switch from Concerta to Adderall, there should not be any lapsed time in between. You will just take the adderall instead.  Hope this has helped.  This may not work for you but Vyvanse works great for my son as well.  
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well when you switched how long before you got used to it because i couldnt even go a week without going crazy when i didnt have my medication and everything was pissing me off and i felt out of wack, so seems like switching to a new medication would pretty much do the same thing for a while!? if you get what i mean
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765070 tn?1384869794
What might be happening is that your body is used to this specific med.  You might need to tray a different med to help with the symptoms.  The same thing happened to me and I switched to another med called adderall short acting form 10mg 4 times daily.  I have had to change my meds at least 3 or 4 times since I started taking the ADHD meds.  After 2-3 years your body sort of becomes immuned to the specific med.  You should not take any more than 54 mg since that would be harmful to your body.   You could try Vyvanse, which my son takes, and it works great for him and is consistent throughout the day.  Hope this helps.  If you have any other questions, I am here.  
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