Posted by tensor on October 29, 2003, at 1:53:03
In reply to Strattera may not be right - what now? Supplement?, posted by Aurore on October 28, 2003, at 21:59:35
Hi,
I can only speak for myself, but all meds i've tried i have always could tell if they are going to work or not within a week.
when i read your post, i recognize myself. Always fouling myself thinking: tomorrow(the BIG day when everything will be different), i will do all the homework and go training(as i've promised my instructor hundreds of times), but it ends either in the bed or in front of my computer. lack of motivation, anxiety, soc phobia, thousands of thoughts in your mind when you have to focus on one. this is particulary troublesome for me because i study.
i find benzos like klonopin pretty good to handle this because it slows down my overspeeded brain and it is also working for social phopia, but it might be depressant, as you can read in my post a few rows down. xanax might be an alt.
I've tried a med that is pretty similar to strattera, which is edronax(reboxetine), they are both strong noradrenaline inhibitors. I didn't do much for me, it antidepressed me for a month but boosted the focus problem. So, basically im in the same boat as you are.
Have you tried any SSRI´s? Wellbutrin(buproion) could be a choice, it´s used to treat ADD and depression. Tofranil(imipramine) could also be a chioce to consider.Best luck, and please lemme know what your pdoc prescribed you :)
/tensor
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