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0 pointsQuikinterp3y ago0 comments

I have and I do use it, and it helps me a lot. But it still feels like there's an underlying laziness to myself. Maybe I should try other medication because I sort of stuck with the first one I tried, and only trialed the doses after that

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ttul3y ago

There are so many to choose from now and some really ingenious delivery systems. For instance, Concerta is a plastic pill surrounded by a hard dose of MPH (methylphenidate). The outer shell of MPH burns off in your stomach providing an immediate dose of the medication. And inside the plastic capsule, there is more MPH in a liquid form. The inner liquid MPH slowly leaks out by osmosis via a tiny hole in the plastic inner shell.

How anyone thought of this and made it actually work is mind boggling.

hirvi743y ago

Looks like it didn't work too well depending on which one you were given.

https://www.medsnews.com/health/two-generic-version-of-conce...

I imagine, it's since been fixed or the companies in question are no longer producing it.

I find all these ingenious delivery systems (including Vyvanse, Maydays, etc.) to be pure marketing gimmicks.

ttul3y ago

The article you linked seems to be talking about how two generic versions of Concerta were pulled because they were not found to be bio equivalent to the name brand medication.

The approved ADHD medications are highly effective and this has been shown through a great deal of well conducted research both by the companies and by independent researchers.

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ttul3y ago

How anyone thought of this and made it actually work is mind boggling.

hirvi743y ago

Looks like it didn't work too well depending on which one you were given.

https://www.medsnews.com/health/two-generic-version-of-conce...

I imagine, it's since been fixed or the companies in question are no longer producing it.

I find all these ingenious delivery systems (including Vyvanse, Maydays, etc.) to be pure marketing gimmicks.

ttul3y ago

The article you linked seems to be talking about how two generic versions of Concerta were pulled because they were not found to be bio equivalent to the name brand medication.

The approved ADHD medications are highly effective and this has been shown through a great deal of well conducted research both by the companies and by independent researchers.

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