u/I-Will-Be-Made-Anew

I was on Concerta for my final few years of school and it's honestly the only reason I was able to graduate, but I remember I hated the side effects like heart palpitations, shakiness, sweatiness, and not feeling hungry or sleepy, and just feeling uncomfortable in general.

I stopped taking it when I graduated, but I'm applying for colleges now and I'm finding it hard to feel motivated to do anything so I went back to my psychiatrist to see if there was anything else I could try. She said this was the beat option and she was kind of resistant to putting me on anything else, so I'm back on it now.

I've been on it for only a few days, and I'm getting stuff done, but I'm also getting all those symptoms again and I'm so uncomfortable.

I just can't help but feel like no one would take this if they were feeling as jittery and uncomfortable as I do right now, which makes me wonder if what I'm feeling is TOO much of those side effects.

Can anyone share their experiences on Concerta? Or if you've tried multiple meditations including Concerta how did it compare?

I'm trying to slowly switch out all my things to be cruelty free, which has been very easy, honestly, because most of my things were thankfully already cruelty free. One thing I'm finding difficult is switching out my Loreal Elvive shampoo and conditioners because I've tried others and they just don't work as well. I have curly hair, and everything else has just been too drying or has made my hair greasy.

Looking for recommendations to try, nothing too expensive please :)