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Concerta

Concerta

Concerta XL tablets contain the active ingredient methylphenidate hydrochloride, which is a type of medicine called a stimulant. It is used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children.

Concerta can be effective in treating ADHD however as with all drugs it carries a risk of side effects these are as follows

  • Nervousness.

  • Difficulty in sleeping (insomnia).

  • Decreased appetite.

  • Headache.

  • Drowsiness.

  • Dizziness.

  • Abdominal pain.

  • Nausea and vomiting.

  • Dry mouth.

  • Increased heart rate.

  • Awareness of your heartbeat (palpitations).

  • Rise in blood pressure.

  • Skin reactions such as rash or itching.

  • Pain in the joints (arthralgia).

  • Hair loss (alopecia).

  • Weight loss or delayed growth with prolonged use.

  • Abnormal involuntary movements (twitching or tics).

  • Emotional highs and lows.

  • Irritability.

  • Depression.

  • Disturbances in the composition of the blood.

  • Liver problems.

 

 

 

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14th Nov 2008
Study Drugs the real affects
http://media.www.trinitytripod.
com/media/storage/paper520/news/
2008/11/11/Features/study.Drugs.
The.Real.Effects-3535798.shtml

5thOct 2008
Psychostimulants (Stimulants): Side
Effects, Dangers and Street Use
http://psychdrugs.wordpress.com/2008/
10/03/psychostimulants-stimulants-
side-effects-dangers-and-street-use/

5th Oct 2008
Drug Regulatory Agency Warnings
on Psychiatric Drugs
http://cchrstl.org/wordpress/?p=77

2nd Aug 2008
ADD or ADHD? Diet or
Drug? Drug Side Effects.
http://psychdrugs.wordpress.
com/2008/07/31/add-or-adhd
-drug-or-diet/

9th Dec 2007
Renegade School Board Member
Educates Parents on ADHD
Alternatives
http://www.newstarget.com
/022292.html

2nd Dec 2007
Drugs are not the
answer for ADHD
http://articles.mercola.com
/sites/articles/archive/2007/
12/01/drugs-are-not-the
-answer-for-adhd.aspx

15 Nov 2007
Long Term Use of
Ritalin May Stunt
Children's Growth
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=32452

Do ADHD drugs have heart risks?
http://montgomery.
injuryboard.com/defective-
drugs/do-adhd-drugs-
have-heart-risks.php?
googleid=11637

New study to examine
potential cardiovascular
risks of
ADHD drugs
http://www.theheart.org/
article/814097.do