Straterra
Hey everyone, I am new to this message board..and I have a few questions...I was just put on meds for ADD, but the dr. said that if the Straterra didn't work then I was just stressed out, and not ADD. Well I have been taking it and yesterday after I picked up my 3 yr. old I had to come home and take a nap, and it was in the middle of the day..I had no energy, and if I could have I would have probably just slept forever, I felt like i couldn't even keep my eyes open. I know I am not stressed out, this problem has gone on and just seems to get worse..if I don't get better on the med. how can I appraoch the dr. I don't want to always feel like I do. There has to be a better life, than what I am doing...forgetful, no organization..I have no attention span..I just can't get my life together...and I am 30!!! Help!!! Please!!
jenn
Your message makes me a little upset with your Dr., I don't think Strattera has a good effect on you for several weeks, I would think he should have told you that. In my experience with Dr.'s lately I would see a physicatrist who deals with add, they can prescibe medicine too. Maybe like a small dose of ritalin would help you to see an immediate effect and then go from there. But like I say I would see the physicatrist. God loves you always remember that and think of him wrapping his arms around you and you will find the help you need. It took me forever to finally go to the dr. and then when he said he thought it could be just stress..I have had stress but nothing like what I think I am going through now, and its like when i do get stressewd things do get worse with me..I feel like if I call he is just gonna blow me off..I do have an appt. with a psy. on May 14th..I just wanted toknow if I could get some immediate help..The sad thing was I went blank when trying to explain to the dr. what was going on...Crazy huh? Thanks so much for you advice and your kind words..they mean alot...thanks for listening and taking the time to respond back..
jenn
You are so welcome........Just hang in there. You are so important and if you keep searching you will get the help you need. My daughter is only 16 but, I feel for you because you sound like her. We I hope are finally finding the help we need and you will too. The 14th will be here before you know it. OUr daughter is beginning some group therapy and much more often and we are hoping this will help too. I am somtimes learning a new way to pray that helps me and it is laying your head on a chair or your bedside while you kneel beside it and imagine you are laying your head in Gods lap and telling him how you feel while you pray. It just seems like things get out of control and you need to be comforted sometimes.....Our dau. just needs to accept she has adhd and start living her life in ways that may help her cope. I will pray for you and her both.... Hey, how are you doing on the Strattera, is it working better for you now. It seems to be working better for my dau. now. She is up to 60mg of it, the doc wanted it to be a little stronger but I don't want too. I just want her to keep her happiness, not like on the concerta at 54., seems like it was making her angry a lot. Have a Great DAY You are right about the 54 of concerta. My son was quite a chore. We pulled him off for 5 days, from everything, then went back to 36. It seems to have helped some.
Dr. wants to start strattera, but I am hesitant. I know it takes a couple of weeks to get going. Your daughter is doing well i take it?
She is doing well, but is in lots of counseling now too, she was in a disaster but I think the strattera is working better for her as far as happier. I am glad she is off the concerta. To me it was a roller coster of up and down moods and emotions. We keep hanging in there hoping things stay good and pray a lot too.
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