OK so I got prescribed Concerta and it's actually got the "HCL" on the end so the info I was reading before must have been wrong, lol. Anyway the important thing is, it worked great for me at the starting dose! I focused for longer than I can ever remember doing on something that I've been angsting over not doing (but too anxious and overwhelmed-feeling to approach) all year! Literally my only side effects were a tiny ear ringing at the beginning that went away quickly and then a headache at the end. I made sure to eat a lot of protein in the morning, had it with food, and tried to drink enough water all day (fail on the last one I suppose). No dry mouth but I hope I can stave off the headache if I eat and drink more throughout the day next time. Seems stimulants dehydrate you, so you have to drink more than usual! Now I've done a day without medication again and I tried to be productive (and to my credit I did reasonably well) but I was back to having limited patience and forgetting everything and having no working memory.