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Welcome, and good luck on the Straterra. There's a good bunch of folks here and I think you'll enjoy it :)
welcome to the forum.
Best of luck with the Strrattera, it didn't seem to help me much.

yeah, that feeling of being on the sidelines, waiting for life to start hits home with me. more than once have i caught myself feeling as if i was living someone else's life. don't know who's- just not mine.

always trying to live like 'normal' people, but always still unique beyond my control.

have been accused of being non-conformist as a way of rebelling. if they only knew i was born a contrarian, and that i have suffered many sad moments wishing i could just be like everyone else, just to now and then be able to go along with the others and fit in.

don't get me wrong. i am generally happy about being who i am. i am not one of the sheep. i think outside the box by nature. my oddball thoughts entertain and enlighten those around me. i am challenging to be around, and for some that's a good thing. (of course, for others it's a threat to their fragile egos!)

keep coming back. this place has been like a church for me.. it's good for education, edification, sanctification, celebration, clarification, medication, talkification, and laughication. o.k. i made the last 2 words up. but it is still true.

Hey guys, I'm new here. I'm glad I found this board. I'm reading other peoples stories and seeing a lot of myself in them.

I've known I am ADHD for a few years now but only tried med a couple of times. Concerta once and Strattera once. I didn't give either drug a chance and only used them for a monthish. At that time in my life I was also drinking a lot and smoking pot like a fiend. That was shortly after my Dad died (had a heart attack while we were jogging). It's been around four years since I tried the meds and I no longer drink a lot and I've totally quit smoking weed. I've always seemed to just get by at work and I think my personality has saved me more than once and has let me get away with many things. The same with school growing up. I have all the classic stories about my school and college experiences as well as my work history. Recently I got a good job I really enjoy. I don't want to screw this up and decided to go to the Dr about getting drugs for ADHD again and actually go through with them till I find the med that is right for me. I'm starting Strattera on Monday...the pharmacy didn't have any 10mg pills so I could get the script filled on Friday. It feels kind of like I am getting a chance at life as a "normal" person. I've always downplayed my ADHD and thought I could suceed if I just applied myself. Well, as ya'll probably know appling yourself only works for a month or two before it's forgotten about. Well, I am going to get help with this and make life happen. I've always felt like I was sitting on the sideline waiting for life to begin. Whenever it seemed like it was beginning I would stall. That is over. Here is to hoping Strattera works. If not, I'll try another drug. I'll keep ya posted....if ya'lls don't mind!

Welcome Home!!!!!!!! It seems like it, doesn't it? This is a great place.

Hope you do well on Strattera..it didn't work very well for me. It made me extremely nauseated. There were other side effects at first, but they went away within a week or two, but the nausea never did. I am taking Adderall XR now and am very pleased with the results. I have heard that there are other people who are very satisfied with Strattera, so you may do just fine!

I wish you the best and look forward to more posts.

Kimberly

Hey sdw227,

Welcome to the Mirror!

Amazing how many of us there really are in reality.

Life's a gas, and we gots lots of it.

lots of luck with the strattera --- i hope it works well for you. unfortunately i don't think we can get adderall in the UK (sucks big time!!!). maybe they'll change that soon. Been on Strattera for about 3 months. Yes, made me sleepy. I take it about 6:00 and sleep like a baby By 10:00 It has helped me being able to consentrate in class. I notice when I fade away, getting a little better organized, but kinda thinking I need to up the dosage. I take 40mg

Oh the sexual side effects on Strattera can go either way. I'm one of the lucky ones.

[QUOTE=sdw227]Hey guys, I'm new here. I'm glad I found this board. I'm reading other peoples stories and seeing a lot of myself in them. [/QUOTE]

You'll find that a lot - we have as much in common here as we do in differences.

Well - drinking a lot and smoking pot would make things not pan out the way they should. Alcohol is a central nervous system depressent and pot's a psychoactive drug. Both can aggravate depression and negate meds so I have no doubt if you are straight and sober this time it will be way better.

You had things in your life that were justifiably making you depressed. Once you go through the mourning stages and work through life - then the rest comes into focus better.

Strattera might work for you - it works for many. However, for a large number of people it tends to slow you down and make you feel less happy than you probably feel now. It's important to keep weekly visits with your care provider so they can adjust your meds.

Good luck - and for sure - keep us posted!!

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[QUOTE=sdw227]Hey guys, I'm new here. I'm glad I found this board. I'm reading other peoples stories and seeing a lot of myself in them. [/QUOTE]

You'll find that a lot - we have as much in common here as we do in differences.

You had things in your life that were justifiably making you depressed. Once you go through the mourning stages and work through life - then the rest comes into focus better.

Good luck - and for sure - keep us posted!!

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Really, Glen - Strattera suppose to slow you down? Must need to up my dose!

I dunno if it's SUPPOSED to - but it sure did for me! I took my full dose of dex - then the strattera. It was like walking in the friggin matrix! Everything was like moving in tar for me. Hadn't felt that way in 20 years - when I'd had hydroponic pot. Like trying to struggle to even move. Bad trip. I've heard similar but not anywhere as bad as me. I'll not be trying it again!I picked up the Strattera today. I start it tomorrow. 10mg the first four days, then up 10 every four days after to 30mg. Then I hold for a week or two. Then up 10mg every four days again 'till I hit 80mg. WOO HOO!! Let the ADHD drug roller coaster begin!!

Woo-hoo!

It may take a week or two to experience the full benefit of Straterra. However, there are folks who experience something, sometimes a side effect, within a shorter period of time, like a few hours, or days.

Best wishes, and let us know hoo it woos out.

Lucky? As in voluntarily celibate?

I was always wanting to lay down....ZZZZZZzzzzzuh hardly

Thanks for the warm welcome everyone! The time I took Strattera is worked very well for me mentally. The problems where physical. Stomach cramps and no sex. This time the Dr is prescribing very low doses in the beginning in hopes of lessing the side effects. I am also going to eat well before taking meds and I have some hebal stomach stuff I hope works. I haven't figured out the sexual side effects yet.

With Concerta I just felt funky. I was agitated for lack of a better word. Felt like my brain was being squeezed and it made me feel flat. I have not tried other drugs except the Strattera.

I'm just so frustrated with not being able to advance at a career and always seem to be skipping around with jobs. I get bored after a few months and begin daydreaming about getting a different one. I'm a sales rep for Sysco and have a fun job with a great company and want to apply myself 100 percent. I'm excited to see if the meds work and really want to get ahead career wise. I know I have great potential but it seems I can never harness that potential. I'm lucky that my "other half" is such a patient person and can deal with my spazzy self!

Again, thanks for the warm welcome! I'll keep ya'll posted.

Strattera makes me sleepy...Does that happen to anyone else?