Not focused on Concerta - hyped instead
I've been taking Concerta for a while now and waiting to get a higher dose now (because the meds are barely available in my country). The effects make me question if I have ADHD or just lied through the assessment. I also have diagnosed autism, depression and anxiety so it might be a mix of those instead and not ADHD.
But what are those effects? Well, I don't feel focused at all. Actually I feel more scattered and fidgety. Can't sit still more openly than ever. Instead I have more energy and am more outgoing. I'm also on pregabalin which could explain the outgoingness, although I've been taking it for a year now and only noticed huge changes after Concerta. I still don't have much motivation for stuff, but it's better since I can even walk the dog or watch a movie. Yet again, it could be just that it's spring again. Autistic meltdowns came back though.
So in short - more hyped, less anxious, but scattered. And it in turn makes me anxious that I don't actually have ADHD and instead get high regularly. I take 36mg since I felt like 18mg doesn't work at all. Maybe it's just too high?
My doctor thinks I should actually take a higher dose, maybe eventually even the 72mg.
I am not seeking medical advice here! I just wanted to ask if anyone experienced something like that as well and how it turned out for them. Should I be worried or not? I talked about it to my psych and that's why she prescribed a higher dose. So far she's been really good, but I am stressed out anyway.
It would be great if anyone with the same effects took the same meds as I so I can compare or at least had the same diagnoses.
Just to be sure: I am not planning to lower the dose, quit the meds, make any unauthorized changes or anything as such! I just want other people's perspective to calm my anxiety about it.