# Concerta = Memory Loss **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [June 6, 2013, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/concerta-memory-loss/660318 "2013-06-06T18:43:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![randomface](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/5fc32e/32.png) [@randomface](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/randomface)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2013, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/concerta-memory-loss/660318/1 "2013-06-06T18:43:15Z")
I started taking Concerta last Friday in place of Provigil for my narcolepsy issues. I quit taking it Tuesday because I was having some sexual issues with my girlfriend and that was unacceptable. Today, I realized that I have very little memory of what has been going on in my life since last Friday. I remember a few scattered things, there are some hazy sections, and a lot of it is blank. I’m pretty down about it, and a little scared. Anyone else ever had something like this happen to them? ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2013, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/concerta-memory-loss/660318/2 "2013-06-07T00:06:58Z")
My son (just shy of age 6) has been taking Concerta for a couple of months for ADHD. His memory is unaffected, as best as I can tell. And I sure hope he isn’t having sexual issues yet, period. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2013, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/concerta-memory-loss/660318/3 "2013-06-07T00:15:32Z")
Concerta is a stimulant, IANAD but it doesn’t sound like the kind of thing that would cause memory loss. I’ve had methylphenidate in several forms. Headaches, high blood pressure, inability to sleep sound like the kind of things you’d encounter. ---
**Author:** ![Ambivalid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2013, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/concerta-memory-loss/660318/4 "2013-06-07T00:19:41Z")
I just did a quick Google search of “concerta” and “memory loss” and came back with all sorts of results. Suffice to say, you’re not the first to experience these problems. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2013, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/concerta-memory-loss/660318/5 "2013-06-07T00:36:12Z")
Interesting, I googled ‘concerta memory loss’ and found a number of articles discussing the subject. Apparently it’s not that common of a side effect, this article says it occurs in 1.31% of people reporting side effects. Of course I knew that before, but I forgot. ---
**Author:** ![DataX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@DataX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DataX)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2013, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/concerta-memory-loss/660318/6 "2013-06-07T00:43:34Z")
IANAD, but I wouldn’t stress out about this too much. Even if it is due to medication - it’s almost certainly temporary. ---
**Author:** ![njtt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ecd19e/32.png) [@njtt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/njtt)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2013, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/concerta-memory-loss/660318/7 "2013-06-07T04:25:48Z")
> [@DataX](#): > > IANAD, but I wouldn’t stress out about this too much. Even if it is due to medication - it’s almost certainly temporary. Right. Pretty soon he will have forgotten all about it. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2013, 10:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/concerta-memory-loss/660318/8 "2013-06-07T10:36:12Z")
> [@randomface](#): > > Today, I realized that I have very little memory of what has been going on in my life since last Friday. I remember a few scattered things, there are some hazy sections, and a lot of it is blank. If you’re anything like me . . . your life is mundane and meaningless, and there’s nothing worth remembering. ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2013, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/concerta-memory-loss/660318/9 "2013-06-07T12:58:36Z")
> [@TriPolar](#): > > Interesting, I googled ‘concerta memory loss’ and found a number of articles discussing the subject. Apparently it’s not that common of a side effect, this article says it occurs in 1.31% of people reporting side effects. Of course I knew that before, but I forgot. On the other hand, it’s my experience that you can google “\ \” and find articles discussing it, if not legions of people swearing they suffer from it and clamoring for a class action lawsuit against \\>. So a small dose of NaCl is not contraindicated. ---
**Author:** ![randomface](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/5fc32e/32.png) [@randomface](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/randomface)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2013, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/concerta-memory-loss/660318/10 "2013-06-07T14:54:53Z")
After consulting with my friends, I’ve managed to piece together most of what happened this weekend, and with some prompting I remember much more of it than I thought I did. Still doesn’t make me feel much better. It shouldn’t take me 15 minutes of hard thinking to remember I went to my grandparents and went skeet shooting. ---
**Author:** ![DocCathode](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doccathode/32/18773_2.png) [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2013, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/concerta-memory-loss/660318/11 "2013-06-07T23:56:17Z")
I’ve been on Concerta for years. I have not experienced sexual side effects or memory problems. ---
**Author:** ![Namkcalb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c89c15/32.png) [@Namkcalb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Namkcalb)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2013, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/concerta-memory-loss/660318/12 "2013-06-08T02:41:04Z")
> [@DocCathode](#): > > I’ve been on Concerta for years. I have not experienced sexual side effects or memory problems… …that you can remember ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2013, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/concerta-memory-loss/660318/13 "2013-06-08T02:44:34Z")
Moved MPSIMS --\> IMHO, home of threads on medical and pharmacological topics.