Anyone else?- meds don’t agree with me | ADHD Information
Thanks for the ideas! It's helpful to hear of other's experiences andthoughts! I'll keep on keeping on! If your meds don't agree with you, perhaps you could just agree to disagree. Can't ignore those uncomfortable confrontations? Can't just walk away? Can't ignore them when they first begin nagging you? Perhaps it's time for a divorce and find one that knows how to take care of you.
Sorry - sometimes they work sometimes they don't. Takes a lot od trial & error. Don't give up too soon. WELCOME!
I've tried Ritalin, Welbutrin and Straterra. Ritalin gave me stomach upset and loss of apetite with a vengence. Welbutrin didn't seem to do anything and Straterra gave me bad stomach upset and diareah.
Sometimes it takes months or even years of trial and error to get the right med. or combo. of meds. that is right for you.
FINALLY what has worked for ME is Adderall XR 20mgs. and Lexapro 10mgs.
Oh, and by the way, WELCOME 
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I've been diagnosed for about three years as ADHD. Have been on Ritalin, Welbutrin and recently Strattera. Can not handle larger doses than 20mg. slow release ritalin. Started Strattera a while back. Was also on Welbutrin at the time. Not crazy about Welbutrin as I feel disconnected from my feelings! Well, maybe I feel like the average pop. but this is not great after 40 odd years of feeling more intensely! (I wonder what drug is out there that filters out the negative intense feelings and leaves the good!?) Anyway, decided I would try Srattera again. THe first time, I thought it might be the combo of the two! I had a day where I was so high, I had to go home from work!
So new time, I came off Welbutrin faster! Initially, everything was good. I increased to 20 mg. and all was well. Then I started feeling a bit hmmm how to decribe it... not exactly dizzy... more like when you have slept too much but at the same time, focused, if this makes any sense! I cut back to 10 mg. thinking that I was going too fast in increasing the dose! For a bit, it was fine. Then, I began to feel wierd again. I also expereinced this feeling like I was in a metiphorical strait jacket. I felt self-conciously focused! I konw I'm not explaining myself well! Too much ritalin does the same thing! I guess the drug is doing it's thing in that I am more inhibited, more focused, but I miss the spontanaity!
So I'm a bit disappointed that all these meds are unselective in what they do! I've thought, Hmmm... could there be other explainations for my poor focus, impulsivity, disorganization, and general chaous (sp?). I have a learning disability I'm sure but this doesn't explain the full picture! I rated very high on ADHD without hyperactivity. But if the meds don't work, does that mean that I'm maybe not? or am I overly aware of the effect? or am I sensitive to meds? orr orr orr...
Certainly, all the meds aid in the ability to focus and curb somewhat my inpulsive response to emotionally charged situations. I guess I think that meds will leave me with the choice... ie, improve my ability to take charge as I choose! It seems like I can only choose to be a drone on meds however, and a spacy drone on Strattera! After all these years, I cannot handle dronedom!
anyone else have these expreiences? Without ADHD, I return to my earlier mantra of your a lazy, undeciplined..... you know the mantra!
Check out the post in the alternative posting about a book called Stopping ADHD. It has really worked for me. You might want to give it a try if you are bothered by meds. or if they don't help you.