This is my first week of being medicated for ADHD and I’m currently testing out Concerta. I’ve found surprising success and a few interesting gotchas this week.
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Day three on concerta – my first workday
Today was interesting. I woke up, started working and finished a lot of things. My thoughts stayed focused linearly and I didn’t wander and lose track of what was supposed to happen next. I usually do about 6 story points a week and today I did a two pointer before 11:00 and am 60% through …
Day two on Concerta
Waking up to day two on concerta I expected to find a lot more of the same. I wasn’t sure if I was even going to have anything new to write about, but that ended up not being the case. This morning I woke up feeling a bit dehydrated. I drank a lot of water …
Day one on Concerta
This morning I picked up my first prescription for concerta. I ate a somewhat balanced breakfast of cereal with peanut butter (for a protein boost) and held myself to only one cup of coffee. Picking up the prescription the before insurance price for 30 days was $257(surprise!), but the “after insurance” price was only $15 …