concerta weight loss antidepressants

yeah it can make u loose a lot of weight, i take 54mg of concerta for adhd. i would say it would be safe to tkae this medication for weightloss. as long as u follow the laws. u mite want to take ritalin La which is a shorter release. i lost about 20 pounds in about 2.5-3 weeks, maybe even faster. i heard if non adhd people take it makes em high. but yeah   

molldoll, i know thats a high dosage of concerta, ive heard of people who take 108mg concerta. you should try to eat 3,500 calories to gain one pound. so if you want to gain 5 pounds you should eat 17,500 calories. i would only eat 3,500 in a day

Hey Girl,

I know people are going to freak out when I say this...but if you've been having problems losing weight, I would suggest you get on a stimulant. DO NOT listen to people telling you that it will cause weight GAIN...this is not the case at ALL. i went from being 120 pounds to 113 pounds. DON'T STAY ON THE STIMULANT THOUGH. Just get on it until you get down to your comfortable weight, and then make it a point to eat healthier and work out. Hope this helps. To any haters - - - I will not be checking my email to see your rude comments, I have used my friend's old email address so I don't have to deal with b.s...LOL. Have a nice day.

Just a question plz!!! How much did any body take of these pills?

Geodon caused me to lose 40 pounds. unfortunately, it caused shakiness and the effects wane as time goes on, so that you need higher doses. It is very difficult to get off of it once it is no longer effective, including explosive diarrhea, all-over feeling like c**p and serious depression. this was my experience anyway.

Hi, I am 32 but I started using concerta when I was 26. I have never had any of those side effects nor have I lost weight or gained. I take it for ADD. But just as some of the advise of the others I would say consult a specialist before you take anything. Good luck!!

Hey, I'm 14 and I don't really know if I have ADHD... I mean I went to some brain doctor and they said it seems like I do, but my parents aren't sure. Anyway, they started making me take Concerta in a 37 mg dose. It does help me focus, but at lunch when all my friends are eating, I just can't :( I'm hungry, but the thought of eating makes me sick! I have lost a considerable amount of weight, and I am skinny to begin with! I weigh 91 pounds and people always tell me to eat more. I love food! Whenever I don't take Concerta I eat so much! I talked to my mom about it and she said that she would take me off of Concerta, but I really don't want that because it does help me focus... I don't know what to do! Would a lower dosage help?

I am not very fond of taking medication and for most of my college years I tried to do without. I was diagnosed when I was younger but I didn't agree with the evalutaion so, I serached out other clinics types of testing and or programs. I was retested again the testing tho took about a week and it was 2-3 hours a session. Once I got the result I had dificulty accepting it. I still continued with my regular life and school without any medication. I did however, get extra time on testing and with note taking that helped. In grad school tho it was way to difficult that my parents thought it would be best to try medication. Reluctantly I agreed although I was not too happy about taking meds. I tried seeking out other ways of dealing with ADD. I found a great program that has helped considerable and to eventually get off meds. The program tho is out in Meryl Hurst University. Its spendy but its worth every dollar. H.E.L.P. I am still on meds but after I am done with the program I hope I can get off it or at least take less of it. here is the web site. . . best of luck . . www.helpadd.com/

This is a pill used to treat ADD or ADHD and narcolepsy and you can only get it from your doctor if you are diagnosed with these disorders. Unless, you get it off the streets. Which is highly illegal anyway. Yes, it causes rapid weight loss. I lost 40 pounds in 1 month. Thats NOT healthy. In any way. If you want to lose weight just diet and exercise. Don't turn to pills.

This sounds dangerous in my opinion. I take Concerta ER for ADD, with some mild anxiety...Unfortunately, I'm driven by anxiety. Yes, it does work wonders for weight loss and being able to keep it off. However, unless u have a diagnoses if ADD or ADHD of some kind, don't do it.. it is supposed to wire the brain into place thus improving the focus and concentration and getting rid of the anxiety/hyperactivity, which ever one is causing the internal and external distractions. If there is nothing to re-wire, than I am quite sure it will do more harm than good mentally and/or physically. Now, with that said, I had been taking Concerta 36 mg, now finally on the generic, and have been quite successfull at being able to complete certain tasks. However, despite it being the wonder drug, I have had my high and low points mostly no fault of the med, just me foolishly drinking coffee right after swallowing the pilll and not taking it on a more regular basis. Also, as I mentioned before I am driven by anxiety and recently, last 7 months, started generic Zoloft because I could not stand it any longer. I have obsessive traits...I call it "the big O"...when I get overly stressed. However, as it did help these last few months and I am feeling accomplished in my life I quit cold turkey yesterday with no problem except a little depression/low energy despite Concerta. Today, however, I feel like myself again which is great. No obsessive thoughts yet and feel Like the Concerta is working the way it should for my ADD...way much more calm again and motivated...no longer driven by anxiety....I am in control of my mind once again...goodbye "Big O"...An OCD trait of some kind that never occurred to me before. Does make sense since it does run on my mom's side...who knew OCD and ADD could even go together...what a headache it was obsessing without too many compulsions thanks to the ADD...lol...Anyway, I feel alive again...thank u zoloft for helping with the anxiety and many thanks to Concerta for helping stay focused and continuing to jeep me focused!

I've recently been put on concerta for depression. Concerta was originally made to be a weight loss pill however, when testing it they also discovered that it helps people with depression, ADHD, ADD, and many more disorders. When I take concerta I usually take it after a big breakfast. The rest of the day I will not eat unless I have a late dinner. If I do eat lunch or a snack before the medicine wares off I will get major stomach cramps. The capsules are time release so it will last the whole day depending on how many milligrams you take.

PLEASE NEVER TAKE EFFEXOR IT IS HORRIBLE AND WILL NOT HELP WITH ANY WEIGHT PROBLEM..LOSING OR GAINING. THE SIDE EFFECTS ARE TERRIBLE...ONCE YOU START IT ...IT IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO COME OFF OF IT.

Dear god, what?!

I was just using Google to inquire about my rather concerning rapid emaciation, when it suggested this page to me.

(I would like to point out that I am completely aware this thread died down long ago, and likely nobody will read this)

I was absolutely SHOCKED that any of this is being considered! I'm on Concerta, way too much of it at that. I've been on it since... Hell if I even know... Since I was 15 probably; before that I was on Dexedrine (which did absolutely horrible things to me), and before that I was on good old Ritalin. So, including the whole other slew of very oddly chosen pills I've been prescribed over the years, I've been on rather serious medications (That you should never just _decide_ to take) since I was 7 years old or so, so roughly 15 years. Let's not even get into the very very annoying and troubling consequences of being prescribed Risperidone for _anxiety_ (Go Google that, see why that's an absolutely terrible idea) at a time just before or when I started to enter puberty, so yeah, massive influx of estrogen and all that, that's a great thing for a physiologically male human body to be full of during the time when it develops the more typically male characteristics (I'm sure I have some fun surprises when I see what in ungodly hell my skeletal structure looks like after I inevitably lose this weight (aforementioned emaciation) because I haven't seen my damn skeletal structure since before puberty, due to the rapid weight-gaining of either Risperidone or one of those other two horrible substances I took before that (No idea what they were called, one was a bitter mauve fluid, and the other was a yellow capsule that burnt like absolute hell if I didn't chase it with cold milk)).And I'm sorry if I just derailed your entire (... dead? ... abandoned?) conversation, but I didn't have the time to read all of the pages of the article due to the constant unending insomnia Concerta has gifted upon me for over half my life (Oh, and I'm sure Celexa is helping out with the whole "Never sleeping" affair (I'm off Risperidone now, finally))...The person with the top-voted post or whatever, who appears in the thread directly after the Original Poster, listen to that person, those side-effects are very real. Oh, and I'm not sure if that post mentioned the whole "You could die of a heart attack at pretty much any moment if you aren't acclimated to the dosage properly" or not, but, yeah, there's that. I've been acclimating so to speak for _15 years_ and I've got a super duper fun arrhythmia, which _seems_ benign...

it's about time that someone knew what they we're talking about. Just "living" changes one's mental and physical health.

Conserta is not a "weight lost drug" for you to lose weight. it makes you eat less and more active (BUT) It is different when you are a young adult. I have been on this drug since 3rd grade, to help me focus on school and work. Cause i was diagnosed with Adhd. When i was young i was skinny and was almost underweight. Now i have gain that weight from, Puberty. I started gaining weight. and all it did was help me focus now. Some parents put kids on this drugs cause they want there kids to do better in school. But i when to doctors and took test to be diagnosed with ADHD. I have seen kids givin the drug( who dont have ADHD) so they have more control of the child, or study longer and up more hours. (it happened with my sister when my step father wanted my sis to study all night for a test) Overall i am just saying if that is the case good luck to you. And I hope it helps I just dont want you to stay on the drug if you can fix your studying habits to help with school. It helped me in school, and i hope it does for you, and if you hit the point of underweight, drink milk at night to sustain your happy weight :)