[CFSCFS]

Hello all:
Had every test imaginable plus sleep studies, and was put on 54 mg Concerta after a life-long battle with "cronic fatigue." Yay! it's changed my whole life, but I'm quite concerned about something: I am a fairly light social-drinker, maybe 1 or 2/month, yes, the bottle of Concerta says "no alcohol," my doctor, however, says provided it's been at least 9 hours after taking the med it's out of my system, and a modest amount of alcohol will do no harm. I have never had the intense alcohol affect that I now am getting since being on the Concerta. After one or two glasses of wine I am "gone," lights-out, completely drunk. I am just wondering if anyone can share their experiences and shed some light on what is happening. I just spoke with my doctor and he says that this particular med does greatly intensify the alcohol affect while it's in the system, but 9 hours later should have no affect.
Any and all comments would be appreciated.
Thank you.
Laura

[CFSCFS]

Oh come on......No one has any experience with alcohol while on methylphenidate /concerta/stimulants in general????

[vic320]

I have been on many different medications for ADHD and found that none of them except Concerta (18mg) have a problem with alcohol. I find that even after one drink (on an empty stomach) I feel very tired and way more drunk then I should. On a full stomach it's better but it still is an unpleasant experience. This is a bummer because Concerta seems to work best for me but I also like to drunk once in a while.

-Vic

[rewpez]

yes, im on concerta just took a few shots and feel incredibly good

[dpm911]

I took concerta several years ago ad just got back on it recently. I was at dinner and had a two glasses of wine. Now i drink on occasion so just two glasses shouldn't have effected me, but i felt as if i had been drinking all day. Later on in the shower that same day I felt my heart pounding slowly in my chest. It wasnt a rapid beating but it felt like i was being slowly struck in the chest with a hammer. I felt it again when i went to bed that night. has any one else had that problem?