Posted by LightShifter on November 4, 2003, at 15:06:32
In reply to Inattentive ADD help, posted by pathpop on October 31, 2003, at 15:13:43
I'm just starting Strattera at 40 mg today and I like the calm, content feeling so far which displaces the anxiety I was having... I also have the Innattentive form of ADD and had extreme trouble reading in school... Strattera works with the reuptake of Norepinephine instead of the reuptake of Serotonin which most antidepressants work on.... I feel we inattentive types may have too much Serotonin and/or don't process it correctly which causes our minds to become worse on the SSRI antidepressants that work with Serotonin reuptake.... We need more norepinephrine and/or dopamine .... I tried Effoxor for 1 day and got "brain fog" on it and it works with both Serotonin and Norepinephine reuptake... When switching to Strattera I didn't get the "brain fog" and Strattera only works with norepinephrine reuptake which can only mean the Serotonin reuptake was causing my brain fog...
I am not on any other meds so this elimates the possibility of polysubstance issues causing it.I would recommend trying small doses of Strattera alone and see how it works. IT also seems to get rid of all the anxiety I was also experiencing and makes me feel calm and content.
Hope This Helps,
Blessings,...Dan/Lightshifter
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