mel,
I am in the same boat as you. i just started to take this medicine like 2 weeks ago. I take 80 mg a day. and i see some results. i did take dexedrine in the past and that worked really well but it took a tole on my body. well i hope it works iout for you.
jon
I am 45 and have recently started back on Strattera. I first took it years back. The first weeks on it my stomach/head bothered me and was very tired at first but that dissipated and I was left with dry mouth and weight loss. Once the drug settled in about 3 months I gained back alittle weight/appetite.
I just lost my father and knowing it would be a very stressful time I went back on Stattera starting at 40, now at 60, previous I had been on 80 but the fatigue was too great.
I went off it not because it didn't work as it did help me focus better and just be a lessed stressed out person but it curves my creatively and ZEST for life a bit so I went off for almost a year. Unfortunately I am not as detailed oriented off it and I want to chat all the time instead of settling down to work so back on again. I also have such a low self esteem and confidence when I am not on it along with impulsivity and addictive behavior.
I have been thinking of trying Adderall XR to see how I would do on it but like you have read some bad things. Reality is there are good/bad about each drug out there and unfortunately we have to be guinea pigs with ourselves because each persons chemistry is soooo different, until we can fight the right fit. It realllly sucks and I hope medicine will be able to test neurotranmitter levels and such in person without breaking the piggy bank, in the near future!