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Oh hey bonus Methylphenidate super power... I mentioned I was feverish above, I'm sick at the moment and curled up in bed and Methylphenidate XR (concerta specifically) has some serious withdrawal effects. The first day is awesome because your body essentially says "fuck this being awake thing, I want my stimmies" so if you're sick as fuck you just skip meds for a day and you'll just "be unconscious" and get to skip the miserable day full of hacking coughs, runny noses, and utter fucking boredom.
It's actually pretty sweet!
Second day of withdrawal is just a world ending headache though, so be careful about that one.
Good to know! About how long do I have to take it daily for me to start worrying about withdrawals?
A while, months at least, maybe a full year. And if you're coming off the medication you'll usually have a step down plan to avoid them.
ugh, sorry you're going through that 🫤