Gina Pera's Blog, page 35

ADHD and Sleep: Organizing Your Brain

I slept 10 hours the other day—quite unusual for me. While I was lazing in bed that morning, I contemplated my new mattress topper. Could it be the reason? Then, I remembered an interview I did with Patricia Quinn, MD on the topic of ADHD and sleep. She explained how “swaddling” helps babies to go […]

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ADHD and Sex: Post-Orgasm Irritability and Jerkdom

What do these three activities have in common: lovemaking, shopping, and videogaming. Answer: They all carry the potential to send human dopamine levels on a wild roller coaster ride, creating negative side effects that can linger for weeks. Irritability. Poor focus. Restlessness. You name it. Yes, you understood that correctly: Sex, specifically orgasms, can make […]

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Wishing You Many Happy Valentine’s Days Ahead: The Musical

  Back in the “bad old days,” before my husband and I started happily traipsing through the woods singing “I Got You, Babe” (see video below), back when we were getting whipped around on the ADHD roller coaster, we desperately needed better strategies—fast! As for Valentine’s Day, sometimes we were lucky it wasn’t the Valentine’s […]

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Announcing: A Fresh Look and Focus

Welcome to the re-designed ADHD Roller Coaster. It has been six years, so time for a fresh look. In case you’re wondering where you are, here is a picture of the old design. The focus here at the ADHD Roller Coaster remains the same: news and views on Adult ADHD—highlighting research, personal essays, and much […]

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Sound Off: Users of Generic Concerta Share Their Stories

What, exactly, was the problem with the Concerta generics recently downgraded by the FDA? I mean other than these generics lacking the essential technology that makes Concerta, Concerta (the novel OROS osmotic pump). My previous post highlights the technical details, along with some consumer tips for coping with the transition.  In this post, below, you […]

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Sound Off: Generic Concerta Users’ Stories

What, exactly, was the problem with the Concerta generics recently downgraded by the FDA? I mean other than these generics lacking the essential technology that makes Concerta, Concerta (the novel OROS osmotic pump). My previous post highlights the technical details, along with some consumer tips for coping with the transition.  In this post, below, you […]

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Sound Off: Concerta-Generics Users Stories

What, exactly, was the problem with the Concerta generics recently downgraded by the FDA? I mean other than these generics lacking the essential technology that makes Concerta, Concerta (the novel OROS osmotic pump). My previous post highlights the technical details, along with some consumer tips for coping with the transition.  In this post, below, you […]

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Sound Off: Concerta-Generics User Accounts

What, exactly, was the problem with the Concerta generics recently downgraded by the FDA? I mean other than these generics lacking the essential technology that makes Concerta, Concerta (the novel OROS osmotic pump). My previous post highlights the technical details, along with some consumer tips for coping with the transition.  In this post, below, you […]

Consumer Q&A on Concerta Generics

Here is the latest news about Concerta generics, along with consumer tips for dealing with the shake-up following the FDA’s downgrading of two generics. To recap, my previous post reported the FDA downgrading in November 2014 the two Concerta generics, manufactured by Mallinckrodt and Kudco/Kremers-Urban. It was determined that the medication in these products is […]

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Consumer Q&A on Concerta and Generics

Here is the latest news about Concerta generics, along with consumer tips for dealing with the shake-up following the FDA’s downgrading of two generics. To recap, my previous post reported the FDA downgrading in November 2014 the two Concerta generics, manufactured by Mallinckrodt and Kudco/Kremers-Urban. It was determined that the medication in these products is […]