Ya the Concerta is time released (Last about 8-10hours). 54mg seems to be the best dosage. It would have less of an affect on my mood if I went back to 36mg but it doesn't work as good at that dose. I discussed that with my psychiatrist and we decided that I should stay at 54mg.

I'm taking Prozac with my Concerta at 80mg because of severe anxiety. It doesn't help with the low mood that ritalin and concerta give off when they are in effect.

I'm jealous of the people that get an increase in mood with stimulants but I guess my brain is just different. Benzodiazepines make me hyper and lift my mood but I have terrible memory on them quite weird.

Almost everyone gets an effect from drinking energy drinks like monster or 5 hour energy. I don't notice anything from drinking two energy drinks or 20 cups of coffee. When I don't take methylphenidate in the day, I have an insane craving for sugar. I would go to the shop and buy 20-40 dollars worth of candy, coca cola, etc. When I was a kid, I would spend at least 10 dollars a day on sweets and I'm skinny I just burn it off. If I don't take it, I know that Ill need some type of stimulation. Music sounds terrible on methylphenidate, food tastes terrible but It's like I have a content in me like the stimulation is balanced out and I don't need anything. I used to be addicted to video games playing like 12 hours a day straight. When I take methylphenidate, I just don't want to. But at least it helps with my symptoms.

It shouldn't be much of a problem because my mood is already flat