Been on Strattera for 8 weeks. Seems to help, but - still fade away, act impulsively and forgetful.
Any good news about Strattera?
first of all what are all of your diagnosis? then maybe i might be able to helpThe doctor just writes a lot of stuff down and we talk, but I don't remember the diagnosis or she may not be finished Only started in June. At first she thought I was bipolar - told me to research it, that's when I discovered ADHD in adults & went back to her with the info. I'm very typical.
Will symptoms work? Besides ADHD symptoms. Major depression off & on - Anxiety & Panic attacks - phobias I do get extremely hyper & happy at times, but they seem situational and don't last. Like at parties or fairs Forgot - Strattera 40m & Lexapro 20m PLEASE FORGIVE THE TYPOS AND MISTAKES
A couple of years i was diagnosed with bipolar dis.
In addition, I've been depressed my whole life but not enough to really be noticed by family and friends--shadow syndrome. The only thing that didn't jive with the bipolar was my VERY rapid cycling of mood
--very
many up and downs in the course of as little as 10 minutes is
possible. so, started the adhd research. Then, took stattera. all those
commercials--worked on me--non-stimulant blah blah blah. I really
wanted it to work. I dont remember what I was feeling, but did try it
twice in the course of about 2 months. Then my doctor suggested
adderall, which is a stimulant--it's the real thing/speed.
However, i calm down and get clear, motivated, more confident,
hopeful. The "research" says that if one weren't adhd or add, he/she
would feel the desired street effects, SPEEDY. I am no more sped
up than I am w/o it. SO, my meds are: lexapro, wellbutrin, lamictal,
and adderrall. YIKES!!! I REALLY CAN'T BELIEVE IT SOMETIMES. tried to get off the lexapro and wellbutrin a few times but cried
way
too much about every little thing. sometimes i thing the meds are
worth the moeny, side-effects and social ramifications--if the word got
out then. at, that is. Other times I feel the same way i've felt
probably since i was born. I have finally found a
wonderful therapist/behavioral/cognitive--just what I need.also--the generic adderrall had no effect on me. The brand name does. I do not care what the "experts--the pharmacists, doctors say--"I'ts the same thing." I know from my experience, that it was not the same for me. I asked one authoritarian pharmicist he had ever taken Adderral general and brand name adderrall . His speepish answer....NO. my answer....i have and i do and i know what i feel.
also--I believe that we each have oour own unique neurtransmitter soup brewing in our brains, consequently, the old cliche holds true "the meds' effects depend on the individual, even if we look at 2 individuala with seemingly identical symptoms." Again, this just my opinion.
good luck--i tatally empathize with all of you. Whatever i read on this message board could easily have been written by me.
Thanks for your imput - It's good to know I'm not alone in this. County Girl, i agree.
has anyone switched from regular adderall to adderall xr? I have and just wanted to hear feedback re others' experiences. No se davinci56
try starting a new thread. Bet you'll get a better response. Somebody has had to switch.
Countrygirl, I am in my first month of using Strattera and suppose it to help.
I was and or have been miserable with side-effects. Not enough so as to
stop . . . but enough so that it has not been fun. Of course anything is
better than before. Like you I am using a combination of the same two
drugs, in as I am most likely somewhat larger than you my dose is in
proportion to my size.
Strattera 60m & Lexapro 30m
sucked. Adderall XR is the way to go.UPWings, does Strattera make you tired?Shock - yeah, that's why I take it about 6:00 p.m. I'm ready to sleep by 9:00 or 10:00 - Think it's great. It's timed released, but when I wake up in the mornings - I'm rested & ready to go. Not tired all day either. And no nasty side effects like I've read about. oops, I'm not UPWings. Sorry - ain't got no sence Shock, et al, It is hard for me to tell. I do not sleep well for some many
years now. I have been on the Lexapro for almost one year. It (Lexapro)
seems to have many of the same side effects as Strattera. Poor sleep
being one, I am on the Strattera for near 4 weeks now. I am feeling
different, better I think, despite the 'down side.' So I won't blame it for
those tired feelings. There is a price to pay however . . .
I always explained the inside of my head, to those whom have asked, that
I feel somewhat like a slot machine. The wheels go round and round and I
never know will come up, nor the direction I will take at that moment. Nor
the next.
Now for the first time in many years I have clarity of thought. I, LOL, am
somewhat unsure what to do with this new power. Thus I suppose I will
have to retrain myself to accomplish tasks and such.
I take all of my medications in the early AM, due for the most part to try
to dodge the 'sweats' at sleep time. It does not work as I wished, but I
think it somewhat better than my experience with taking them in the early
evening.UPWings,
A lot of people have told me, and I have experienced first hand, the tiredness that Strattera can cause. When I was tired all the time, I told my Psych and she said that it was due to the Strattera. Then again, it effects everyone differently. If you continue to feel tired, tell your doctor and they will find another med to put you on. Remember, it can take a long time (sometimes up to a year) before you find the perfect med that works for you.
I fully understand how you feel when you try to tell people what's going on inside your head. My boss use to call me "scatterbrained"...but she was just teasing and never meant any harm by it. She was a good friend. I explain my crazy head like this:
"It use to be that I had a billion things going on in my head at once, things bouncing off in all directions and it was overwhelming. I thought that everyone was like this and that I just lacked the ability to control it. Especially with my work (I'm a graphic designer) because I have tons of ideas but it's hard for me to get them out coherently. Now, with the help of my Adderall XR, my brain is more controlled. I still have tons of ideas but it's as if they all form a line and I can go through them one by one. Also, just the simple fact of knowing what the hell was wrong with me all those years was enough to relieve the depression and constant self-doubt."
Yes, it sucks that we have ADD but then again, as I have said many times on these boards, it is a blessing in disguise. We have the ability to think more vast and beyone what most people can. It baffles me that I can sit down and think of 5 concepts for a project in just a half hour and it takes most of my co-workers a day to do the same. I have learned to accept it and use it to my advantage.
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