I was prescribed Concerta two days ago from my psychiatrist. I thought I was getting help, and turns out I wasn't right. I took my first dose yesterday, and felt a tiny bit slowed town but was still moving around a lot and unable to sit still. I felt as if it didn't help anything. This morning I took my pill at 10:30am, and was pretty much fine all day (no change really, maybe a little calm but not perfect, as I can't tell what I'm supposed to be like since Ive had ADHD prety much my whole life(so I thought I was normal). I'm better at the current moment, but tonight at work (from 4pm until about an hour ago), I felt like I was going crazy. I work in a restaurant, and I'm one of the head cooks some nights. There was another head cook there tonight but I decided to run the line because I was bored. I started to get lost in what I was doing, and felt like I was going super slow, all of a sudden the board was full of orders and I wasn't telling my staff what I needed them to get me or help me with in the orders. My focus was off balance and I couldn't concentrate on a damn thing. I finally asked the other cook to take my place because I wasn't feeling well. I started like, not getting disoriented, but I felt like I wasn't all there, everything was fuzzy and like blurry and I felt like I didn't know what I was doing really. Everything seemed slow motion, and then later on in the evening I was startled easier, by almost every loud noise or voice. I would take literally about 5 steps into what I was doing then Id stop because I completely forgot what I was going to do, or looking for, or getting, or saying. I am like this when I'm not on medication but its never been this bad. It's pretty mild, and I remember a few seconds later. But i actually stood still and looked around like I had completely forgotten things.

Fair warning, being ADHD I talk a lot, and I have a lot more to day in my story (sorry, I just really need advice).

I noticed that I was breathing heavier like I was out of breath almost, or trying to catch my breath, but I was barely moving around. I was cleaning off the counter with very little force and my muscles were hurting, and I felt as if I was working out. My heart was beating faster than usual and I was literally barely doing anything at all. I had to keep stopping to take drinks because I had dry mouth, and I haven't been hungry for most of the day.

I was upset when I got to work, because of a tiny argument before I left home, but it subsided within an hour and I was fine. It wasn't like I was stressed to be at work but I just felt completely useless and drained but hyper at the same time.

Aren't ADHD meds supposed to eliminate all that? And NOT make your symptoms worse?

So...Does anyone know if I should take my meds tomorrow or skip them and call my psychiatrist for an appointment? I don't know how soon I can get into see him, I'm supposed to go back in 3 weeks anyways.

Maybe the medications side effects are temporary for the first few days on them? My psychiatrist told me the ONLY symptoms were insomnia(which he said i shouldnt have because the meds will have died down by then), and suppressed appetite(which he said he hasnt heard many complaints about).....that just makes me feel even more NOT normal, since I have just about every single side effect thats listed for the medication.

Thought I was getting better, and now everything is worse.
Any suggestions? I don't know what I should do, and I can't even calm down enough to get a good sleep. Is this worth going to the hospital for if it happens again? Or do I just stop taking the meds?